ML18059B059
| ML18059B059 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/09/1994 |
| From: | Hsia A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 9406150336 | |
| Download: ML18059B059 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, O.C. 20555-0001 June 9, 1994 Docket No. 50-255 LICENSEE: Consumers Power Company FACILITY: Palisades Nuclear Generating Plant
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING HELD ON MAY 23, 1994, WITH CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY ON PALISADES DRY SPENT FUEL CASK STORAGE FACILITY A public meeting was held with Consumers Power Company on May 23, 1994, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to discuss the licensee's recent examination of the Palisades' dry cask storage pad and NRC's independent assessment of the same subject.
This meeting was initiated by the NRC to provide a forum for the licensee and the NRC to discuss the respective independent studies and for the public to raise comments and questions regarding the Palisades dry storage cask foundation.
This meeting was transcribed.
Enclosure I lists the meeting attendees. is a copy of the meeting transcript.
The respective studies of the licensee and NRC resulted directly from recent concerns about the Palisades storage pad raised by a member of the public (Dr.
Mary Sinclair) and a Region III staff member (Dr. Ross Landsman).
The concerns included the potential for liquefaction in the sands surrounding and underneath the storage pad, sand dunes slope stability, effects of erosion and lake water waves on the sand and storage pad, and other related matters.
These concerns were addressed in the Draft Safety Assessment issued by the staff on May 18, 1994, which concluded that the storage pad location for Palisades dry casks is acceptable for cask support against the effects of the natural hazards identified in the concerns; ther~fore, the pad location will not adversely affect the ability of the cask system to perform its safety function against these postulated natural hazards.
The licensee's study reached conclusions comparable to those reached in the NRC's draft independent assessment.
The licensee's and NRC staff's presentations lasted approximately 90 minutes, followed by a statement read by Dr. Mary Sinclair.
The remaining 90 minutes were for public comments and questions.
The meeting was attended by approximately 85 individuals.
Several TV and newspaper reporters were present
- for portions of the meeting.
The issues raised by the public comments and.
questions are reflected in the enclosed copy of the meeting transcript; some of the comments were:
- 1. There is a need for a public hearing on this issue.
NRC is now performing a site-specific review that should have been* done before the casks were approved.
- 2. The "interim" storage is really for long-term use.
- 3. The cask storage is susceptible to sabotage.
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- 4. The heat removal capability of the casks was in question, particularly in the summer.
- 5. There is significant erosion along Lake Mi~higan that will impact the storage pad.
NRC staff members stayed after the meeting to answer any additional questions and comments.
At that time, Dr. Mary Sinclair asked Mr. John Zwolinski of the NRC staff to relay a message to Chairman Selin requesting that Chairman Selin urge President Clinton to work toward establishing a permanent high level waste repository site.
The NRC.Final Safety Assessment incorporating the staff review of the licensee's report and addressing all the relevant public comments and questions will be issued in about 6 to 8 weeks.
Enclosures:
- 1.
Meeting attende~s
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Meeting transcript cc w/enclosures:
See next page OFFICE LA: PD31 Original signed by OGC Anthony H. Hsia, Project Manager Project Directorate 111-1 Division of React9r Projects - Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation*
- PD: PD31 AD: RII DATE 06/ g /94 06/ ~ /94.
06/ ~ /94, 06/~/94 06
/94 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY FILENAME: -G:\\WPDOGS\\pALISADE\\PAISFSI:MTS
'1 CORRECTED DOCKET FILE COPY MEETING
SUMMARY
FOR MEETING HELD ON 5/23/94 DISTRIBUTION W/ENCLOSURES 1 AND 2 DATED: June 9, 1994 Docket File NRC & LPDRs.
PD31 Reading W. Kropp, IHI!
M. Parker,. SRI cc:r Licensee & Service List REDISTRIBUTED WITH ENCLOSURES 1 AND 2:
w: Russell/F. Miraglia, F/G/18 J. Martin, Riii G. Grant, Riii L. Miller, Riii H. Hille.r, Riii L. Reyes, Acting J. Roe J. Zwolinski L. 'B. Marsh A. Hsi a
- c. Jamerson W. Reamer, 15818 P. Crane, l 5Bl8 J. Co rd es, 15E18 E. Jordan MNBB-3791 G. Bagchi, 7Hl5 R. Pichumani, 7Hl5 R. Rothman,- 7Hl5 R. Jones, Palisades R. Landsman, Riii C. Haughney, 6H3 ACRS (10)
B. McCabe, 17 /_G/21
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Additional distribution to:
Dr. Mary P. Sinclair 5711 Summerset Midland, MI 48640.
Elaine Wellin 1213 Island Dr., #203 Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Michael Keegan P. 0. Box 331 Monroe, MI 48161 Tanya Cabala
- J. Strasma, Riii B. Berson, Riii R. Bernero, NMSS
. Muskegon, MI 49440 Kay Haffner 15184 Dudley Rd.
Brown City, MI 48416
~onsumers Power Company cc:
Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Plant General Manager Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Mr. David W. Rogers Plant Safety and Licensing Director Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 M. I. Mi 11 er, Esquire Sidley & Austin 54th Floor One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Mr. Thomas A. McNish, Secretary Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Judd L. Bacon, Esquire Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Jerry Sarno Township Supervisor Covert Township 36197 M-140 Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 Office of the Governor*
Room 1 - Capitol Bui1ding Lansing, Michigan 48913 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory.. Conimission Resident Inspector Offic~
Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway*
Covert, Michigan 49043 Palisades Plant Palisades Plant Nuclear Facilities and Environmental Monitoring Section Office Division of Radiological Health Department of Public Health 3423 N. Logan Street P. 0. Box 30195 Lansing, Michigan 48909 Gerald Charnoff, Esquire Shaw,.Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge 2300 N Street, N. W.
Washington DC 20037 Alora Davis Commitment Tracking System Coordinator Palisades Plant Consumers Power Company 27780 Blue Star Memorial Hwy.
Covert, Michigan 49043-9530 Mr. Robert A. Fenech Vice President, Nuclear Operations Consumers Power Company Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 Mr. Th'or Strong
.Michigan.Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority Department of Management & Budget Ho 11 i.ster Bldg., P. 0. Box 30004 Lansign, MI 48909-30004
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Rosemary Jones W. Reamer B. McCabe R. Landsman M. Parker W. Kropp C. Haughney G. Bagchi R. Rothman A. Hsi a L. Marsh J. Zwolinski Dick Smedley David Vandewalle Jeanne Maxell Alan Lyon Tom Buczwinski Charles Maclnnis Steven Cote Howard A. Hervin Ralph R. Frisch Mark A. Savage R. D. Orosz Richard C. Miller Jim Kuemin Nancy Kuemin Judd Bacon Kenneth Berry Pat Smedley Jack Hanson Carolyn Ritt Bob Fenech Tom Palmisano Ralph Jenkins D. Joos M. Morris D. Rogers S. Mclean Dennis McKee Elise Shelton MEETING BETWEEN NRC AND CONSUMERS POWER REGARDING PALISADES DRY CASK SYSTEM May 23, 1994 NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo CPCo E - 1 ENCLOSURE 1
S. Singh Byron Ehrler Larry Jacques Dennis Demoss Choon S. Lim Kent R. Novatry C. Costantino Nick Simos Jessie DeerlnWater Elsie Parsons Lamb Laurie Stevens Caroline McRae Bill Krasear Richard Shier John Trapp Frank Lane Tanya Cabala K. Barnes J. M. Kinney Mark Sandy Mary P. Sinclair Elaine Wellin Cynthia 'Price.*
John Schmid~
Sandra J. Hahn Dennis R. Hahn Bill Tyloer John P. Broschak Tim Muehlfeld Kevin An.derson
- Kay Hefner*
Mike Martin Pat Venner William.Potter, Nancy Potter.
Mike PoluhanyF.
Robert C.
Ande~son Amy Anderson Michael Martin Gwin Kuemin Frank Girard Freeda Girard Gerald Akkerhuis MEETING BETWEEN NRC AND CONSUMERS POWER REGARDING PALISADES DRY CASK SYSTEM May 23, 1994 AFFILIATION Sargent & Lundy Sargent & Lundy Sargent & Lundy Sargent & Lundy Sargent & Lundy Sargent & Lundy BNL BNL Citizens Resistance at Fermi 2 W.M.R.E.N.
South Bend Tribune WHFB Radio News Kalamazoo Gazette WCSY FM/AM Earth Lake Mich. Federation Lake Mich. Federation Ethical Naturalist Awareness Peace Ways Inc.
Holland Sentinel Don;t Waste Michigan Don't Waste Michigan W.Mich: Region fnvirn. Network
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