ML18059B128
| ML18059B128 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 07/21/1994 |
| From: | Marsh L Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Fenech R CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9408030133 | |
| Download: ML18059B128 (2) | |
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P<>cket No. 50-255
- Mr. Robert A. Fenech Vice President, Nuclear Operations Consumers Power Company Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043
Dear Mr. Fenech:
July 21, 1994 ~
SUBJECT:
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DESIGN BASIS VEHICLE On June 30, 1994, the Commission approved a final rule amending 10 CFR Part 73 associated with protection against malevolent use of vehicles at nuclear power plants.
The rule change modifies the design basis threat for radiological sabotage to include use of a land vehicle.
The rule change also requires vehicle control measures, including vehicle barrier systems, to protect against the malevolent use of a land vehicle.
The vehicle barrier system design requires that the system stop the forward motion of the design basis vehicle (DBV). to this letter describes the characteristics of the design basis vehicle.
Please note that the DBV is Safeguards Information and should be handled accordingly.
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/o enclosure:
See next page SG - Violation of protection requirements SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION subject to CIVIL and CRIMINAL Penalties DISTRIBUTIO~ W/O ENCLOSURE~
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' Enclosure contains SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION upon* removal of enclosure this docunent is decontrolled.
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Mr. Robert A. Fenech Consumers 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. Miller, Esquire Sidley & Austin 54th Floor One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Mr. Thomas A. McNish, Secretary Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue
~ackson, Michigan 49201 Judd (. 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 Building Lansing, Michi~an 48913 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector Office Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 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 Pow~r Company 27780 Blue Star Memortal Highway Covert; Michigan 49043~9530 April 1994