ML18053A522
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 08/18/1988 |
| From: | Roberts J NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Rouse L NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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- AUG.. 1 8 1989 Leland C. Rouse, Chief Fuel Cycle Safety Branch Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS John P. Roberts, Section Leader Irradiated Fuel Section Fuel Cycle Safety Branch MEETING WITH CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY (CP)
August 12, 1988; 9:00 a.m.
Room 6-B-11 One White Flint North Building, Rockville, MD NRC
'RCThompson RECunningham RHall LCRouse JPRoberts CP DHof fman JSlade To discuss CP's plans for additional spent fuel storage capacity and potential Michigan State legislation on spent fuel storage (see Enclosure 1).
Consumers Power expects to lose capability to store an amount of spent fuel equal to the core of the Palisades reactor in that reactor's spent fuel storage pool in 1992. Therefore, CP is examining other spent fuel storage capacity alternatives. These include in-pool rod consolidation and fuel rod storage (an option which would not provide sufficient capacity to store spent fuel through life of plant) and various dry storage technology designs for licensed storage under 10 CFR Part 72.
CP has requested the Department of Energy verbally, and 'will follow that with a request in writing, to appraise the legislature of the State of Michigan of the safety of storage options other than storage in aboveground reactor pools.
NRC has received a letter from a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives, the Honorable James Mick Middaugh, on this subject (see ).
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Leland C. Rouse 2 AUG 1 8 1988 There are plans to change existing Michigan State law (see Enclosure 3).
NRC will be responding to the request from Mr. Middaugh.
Mr. Thompson thanked the CP staff for informing us of developments regarding CP 1s storage situation.
The meeting ended.
Enclosures:
- 1. Mtg w/Rep. Mick Middaugh
- 2. Ltr fm Rep. Middaugh to NRC
- 3. Enrolled Senate Bill No. 66 cc:
H. L. Thompson, Jr.
R. Bernero R. E. Cunningham G. L. Sjob l om Originaf Signed. By:
John P. Roberts, Section Leader Irradiated Fuel Section Fuel Cycle Safety Branch DISTRI~UTION:. _____ -- * -
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- 8/ 18/88 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE MICK MIDDAUGH REGARnING MICHIGAN PUBLIC ACT 113 JULY 27, 1988
AGENDA
- 1.
Introductions
- 2.
Purpose of Meeting 3.*
Current Wording of P.A. 113
- 4.
Current Status of Fuel Storage at Palisades
- 5.
Future Fuel Storage Strategies
- a.
Rod Consolidation
- b.
Dry Storage
- 6.
Vendor/Utility Ezperience with Dry Storage
- 7.
Economics of Consolidation and Dry Storage
- 8.
Summary Ml0788-00558-0P03
- 1.
Introductions
- 2.
Purpose of'Meeting To describe the impact of Michigan Public Act 113 on Consumers Power Company and to propose a revision to the law.
- 3.
Current Wording of P. A. 113 of 1978 (Ezcerpted)
"Radioactive waste may not be deposited or stored in this state.
Ezception:
lbe safe and secure storage in aboveground storage pools located at or near a nuclear power generating facility of spent fuel rods, or the safe and secure storage at the site of a nuclear power generating facility of low-level radioactive waste produced at that nuclear power generating facility."
For complete wording of the law, see Attachment 1.
- 4.
Current Status of Fuel Storage at Palisades
- 5.
Capacity of Spent Fuel Storage Pool = 892 Current number of spent fuel assemblies = 749 Reserve capacity in storage pool = 143 Reserve capacity lost approzimately March, 1992 Future Fuel Storage Strategies at Palisades Option A:
Rod Consolidation (Attachment 2)
Advantages:
- a.
No change to facility except to the fuel assemblies and to the fuel handling equipment.
- b.
Clearly allowed by P.A. 113; fuel remains in the spent fuel storage pool.
Disadvantages:
- a.
Time consuming, labor and equipment intensive work.
- b.
Will not likely satisfy storage needs until DOE accepts _fuel.
- c.
Higher levels of radiological exposure and contamination.
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Option B:
Dry Fuel Storage (Attachment 3)
Advantages:
- a.
Single storage method until DOE accepts fuel
- b.
Less fuel handling, lower exposure rates
- c.
Less time consuming than rod consolidation
- d.
Technology has been demonstrated as a safe and effective method of storing spent fuel Disadvantages
- a.
P.A. 113 apparently excludes dry fuel storage making implemen-tation of this option uncertain.
- b.
Nev facility required on site.
- c.
Possible crane modifications required in spent fuel storage building.
- 6.
Vendor/Utility Experience with Dry Storage
- a.
General Nuclear Systems' casks are licensed and in use at Virginia Power's Surry Plant.
- b.
Nutech's NUHOMS modules have been constructed and are licensed for use at Carolina Power & Light's Robinson Plant.
- c.
Duke Power has coamitted to Nutech's NUHOMS design for their Oconee Plant.
- d.
Baltimore Gas & Electric will be awarding a bid in approximately 30 days to either a rod consolidation or dry storage vendor.
- e.
The NRC topical review of the Westinghouse MC-10 dry storage cask has been approved.
- f.
The NRC topical review of Nuclear Assurance Corporation's S/T cask has been approved.
- g.
The NRC topical review of Foster Wheeler's Modular Vault Dry Store facility has been approved.
- h.
NRC topical reviews of Combustion Engineering's Dry Cap cask, Transnuclear's TN-24P cask, and Pacific Sierra's CP-9 cask are all in progress.
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Economics CPCo intends to go out for bids in August, 1988, for both the rod consolidation and dry storage options.
'lbe figures below are preliminary estimates only and are all in 1988 dollars.
Cost per Space Offload Ability Lost Total Cost Consolidation 20,000 1999
$6,000,000*
Dry Storage 17,000 N/A
$11,000,ooo**
Cost for consolidation through 1999; new storage option required after this date.
- Cost for dry storage through 2011 (end of 40 year design life).
Potential savings through 1999 = $3,000/Space X 200 Spaces = $900,000 B.
Summary If P.A. 113 is not changed, CPCo will likely:
- a.
consolidate fuel assemblies to maximum allowed by the safety analyses.
- b.
Attempt to identify other means to solve fuel storage problem before the consolidation option is exhausted.
- c.
Operate without full core offload capability as long as possible.
- d.
Shutdown plant when no fuel storage space remains for additional cycles.
If P.A. 113 is changed to allow aboveground dry fuel storage, CPCo will:
- a.
Evaluate rod consolidation and dry storage bids ori their technical and economic merit.
- b.
Select the most desirable fuel storage option.
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colllPILED LAWS ANNOTATED 325.491 P.A.1978, No. 113, Imel. Elf. April 14 AN ACT to regulate the depositing, storing, or both, of radioactive wute * *
- Amend-ed by P.A.1987, No. 202. f l, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22.
TM Peopl.4 of the Stau of Michigan 11uJet:
JIL4H. DePNlt or storqe of radloaetlve wute; prohibition; application of act See. 1. (1) Radioactive wute may not be depoaited or stored in thia state.
(2) Sublection (1) shall not apply to:
(a) The sale and secure storing or dispoaal in aboveground facilities at the site of an edllc:at.ional institution that produces radioactive wute of apeat fuel roda produced by that educational institution.
(b) The aafe and aeeure atorage in aboveground at.orage poola located at or near a naclear power generating facility of spent fuel roda, or the aafe and aec:ure atorage at the lite of a nuclear power generating facility of low-level radioactive wute produced at that nuclear power generating facility.
(c) Wute conaiating of unnium tailinp that result from uranium mining within thia
- tate.
(d) The aafe and secure temporary atorage at the aite of a nuclear power generating facility for not more than 2 days of any radioactfye materials incidental to tranaportation of those materials.
(e) The normal uaage and safe and secure storage of radioactive materials used by doeto~s offices, hospitals, health clinics, or other medical research or medical treatment centers.
1181 Lect11&Uon P.A.1987, No. 202, f 3, provides:
Page 1 of 2 The 198'7 amendment, in aubaec. (2)(b), 1ub1ti*
tilted "low-level" for "low level"; reWTOte aub-aec. (2)(0. which prior thereto read:
Thil act shall not take effect unleaa Senate Bill No. 65 of the 84th Legislature is enacted into law."
'The safe and eec:ure temporary etorsge of low level radioactive wute, except by a nudear Pe>wer genersting facility, for not more than 6 monthl, which wute ia pending transfer to a ruw disposal site."
The 198'7 amendment, also, in 1ub1ec. (2)(g),
- ubetituted "part 135 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acta of 1978, being Senate Bill No. 65 waa enacted aa P.A.198'7, No, 203, and wu approved Dec. 19, 1981 and filed Dee. 22. 198'7.
P.A.198'7, No. 202. wu ordered to take imm~
diate effect, and wu approved Dec. 19, 1987 and filed Dee. 22. 198'7.
leetiona 333.13501 to 333.13536" for "Act No.
Cron RefemtcH 305 of the Public Acta of 1972, being 1ection1 Ceding jurisdiction of land to United St.am, 325.451 to 325.462" and "promulgated under purpo1H permitted, see f 3.301.
that part" for "promulgated under that act";
Purchue or condemnation of land by United llld made nonaubltantive changea.
Stat.n for radioactive wut.e etorsge, eee f 8.321.
0...tkll.. from teat Indicated by uten.k* * *
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325.491 Llbnary Ref erenct9 Health and Environment *'825.5(7).
CJ.S. Health and E'nvironment H 91 et aeq.,
106 et aeq., 129 et seq.
WES'O.A W Electronic Research See WESTLA W Electronic Research Guide fol*
lowin1 the Preface.
Notn of Decblona I. In pneral The state may not regulate radiological mat*
ten uaociat.ed with nuclear power planta, but Page 2 of 2 COMPILED LAWS ANNOTATED may regulate the emission of radioactive air pollution, may protect ita citizens against nonra.
diation haiard.s, and may take such other apprt>-
priate nonradiation hazard actions as may be necessary in connection with the construction and operation of.nuclear power plants where such action does not arbitrvily prohibit their construction within the state's boundaries. Op.
Atty.Gen.1981, No. 5948, p. 296.
325.491. Repealed by P.A.1987, No. 202. § 2. lmd. Err. Dee. 22.
The repealed section, which related to reviews of and reporta on the effects of thia act (P.A.
1978, No. 113), wu derived from:
P.A.1978, No. 113, t 2.
C.L.1970, t 325.492.
C.L.1979, t 325.492.
For contingent effect provisions of P.A.1981, No. 202, see the note followin1 t 325.491.
HEARING SCREENING TESTS FOR CHILDREN 3ZS.50l to 325.505. Repealed by P.A.1918, No. 368, § 25101, Err. Sept. 30 For disposition of the subject matter of the
. cedin1 the Public Health Code. t 333.1101 et repealed sections, see the Disposition Table pN-seq.
HEALTH SERVICES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN 325.511 *. Repealed by P.A.1918, No. 318, § 25101, Err. SeP'o 30 For disposition of the subject matter of the repealed section, aee the Diaposition Table pN-ceding the Public Health C-Ode, f 333.1101 et seq.
PHENYLKETONURIA TF.ST ON NEWBORN INFANTS 325.Ul to 315.524. Repealed by P.A.19'78, No. 368, f 25101, Eff. Sept. 30 For disposition of the 1ubjeet matter of the cedin1 the Public Health C-Ode, I 333.1101 ft repealed sections, see the Diapositioa Table pNo seq.
DIAB!:l'F.S R~EARCH PROGRAM 321.531 to 325.533. Repealed by P.A.1918, No. 368. t 25101, Err. Sept. 30 For ctilposition of the 1ubjeet matter of the repealed sections, aee the Disposition Table p~
cedin1 the Public Health Ciode, § 333.1101 ft seq.
POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE 325.511 to 315.55'. Repealed by P.A.1918, No. 368, § 25101, Err. Sept. 30 For diapoeition of the subjeet matter of the ceding the Public Health Ciode, f 333.1101 fl repealed 1ec:tiom, see the Dispoeition Table pN-aeq.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVE JAMES MICK MIDDAUGH ROOM 321 THE STATE CAPITOL LANSING. MICHIGAN 48909 (5171373-0839 August 4, 1988 Mr. Hugh L. Thompson, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety & Safeguards Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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Dear Director Thompson:
ASSISTANT MINORITY WHIP CORPORATIONS ANO FINANCE INSURANCE CONSERVATION ANO ENVIRONMENT.
MINORITY VICE CHAIRMAN EDUCATION LIQUOR CONTROL Present Michigan law limits the storage of speni fuel to aboveground spent fuel pools.
Because of anticipated space limitations, Michigan utilities are evaluating.storage of dry spent fuel in aboveground casks or vaults at commercial nuclear generating plants in this state. For this to be permissible, State law must be amended to allow d~y aboveground storage of spent nuclear fuel.
Before proceeding with arrangements to consider amending the existing law to allow dry aboveground storage of spent fuel in casks, vaults or pools, I would like assurance from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that allowing this aboveground storage would not decrease the safety of the public Please forward the NRC's position on this 1 matter--~fo me as soon as possible.
Thank you.
JAMES MICK MIDDAUGH State Representative JMM/pm
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STATE OF MICHIGAN 84TH LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION OF 1987 Introduced by Senators Cherry, Geo. Hart, Pollack and Ehlers 7>u.PDc. Ad A~. WL
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/2-11'*17 ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 66 AN ACT to amend the title and section 1 of Act No. 113 of the Public Acts of 1978, entitled "An act to regulate the depositing, storing, or both, of radioacttve waste; and to require certain reports on the effect of this act," being section 325.491 of the Michigan Compiled Laws: and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Section 1. The title and section 1 of Act No. 113 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 325.491 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, are amended to read as follows:
TITLE An act to regulate the depositing, storing, or both, of radioactive waste.
Sec. 1. (1) Radioactive waste may not be deposited or stored in this state.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to:
(a) The safe and secure storing or disposal in aboveground\\f~~-iliti-;Jflt the site of an educational institution that produces radioactive waste of spent fuel rods produced by that educational institution.
(b) The safe and secure storage in aboveground etOragepOQl§i located at or near a nuclear power generating' facility of spent fuel rods, or the safe and secure storage at the site of a nuclear power generating facility of low-level radioactive waste produced at that nuclear power generating facility.
(c) Waste consisting of uranium tailings that result from uranium mining within this state.
(d) The safe and secure temporary storage at the site of a nuclear power generating facility for not.more than 2 days of any radioactive materials incidental to transportation of those materials.
(e) The normal usage and safe and secure storage of radioactive materials used by doctor's offices, hospitals, health clinics, or other medical research or medical treatment centers.
(f) The safe and secure storage or disposal, or both. of low-level radioactive waste pursuant to Act No. 460 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 3.751 to 3.752 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and to part 137 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.13701 to 333.13741 of the Michigan Com.piled Laws.
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(g) The safe and secure storage or disposal of radioactive waste with radioactivity less than the amount that would require a specific license under part 135 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.13501 to 333.13536 of the Michigan Compiled Laws and rules promulgated under that part.
(h) The safe and secure storage of radioactive waste that was being stored before January 1, 1970 and that is stored in a manner approved by the department of public health so as not to create a hazard to the public health, safety, or welfare.
Section 2. Section 2 of Act No. 113 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 325.492 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is repealed.
Section 3. This act shall not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 65 of the 84th Legislature is enacted into law.
This act is order:_~d to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate.
. Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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Governor.
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