ML18067A538
| ML18067A538 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 05/09/1997 |
| From: | Robert Schaaf NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Bordine T CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| References | |
| GL-96-04, GL-96-4, TAC-M95981, NUDOCS 9705150091 | |
| Download: ML18067A538 (2) | |
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~- r-PMr. Thomas C. Bordine~
Manager, Licensing Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial* Highway Covert, MI 4~043
. May 9.97
SUBJECT:
PALISADES PLANT -
GE.NERIC LETTER 96-04,. "BORAFLEX DEGRADATION IN SPENT FUEL P90L STORAGE RACKS (TAC NO. M95981)
Dear Mr. Bordine:
This letter acknowledges receipt of your response dated October 24, 1996, to NRC Generic Letter (GL) 96-04.
GL 96-04 ~as issued June 26, 1996, to all nuclear power reactor licensees. It requested licensees that use Boraflex as a neutron absorber in their spent fuel storage racks to assess the capability of.the Bo~aflex to maintain~ 5-percent subcriticality margin and to sub~it a plan to the NRC describing proposed actions if this subcriticality m~rgi~
cannot be maintained due to Boraflex degradation.
Your response stated that the Boraflex at Palisades is currently assessed to be fully capable of performing its criticality control function.
You also provided a description*
of your process for monitoring for Boraflex degradation. A description of the,
- results of previous testing, plans for additional testing; and fuel pool silica'levels and their relationship to Boraflex performance were also provided.
Based on the information prrivided, we consider your respons~ to GL 96-04 t6 be
- complete.
This completes staff action on TAC No. M95981.
Should you hav'e any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1312, or the Lead Project Manager for this issue,. Steven "Bloom, at (301) 415-1313.
Docket No. 50-255 cc:
See next page.
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. B. Burgess, Riii Sincerely.*
Original signed by Robert G. Schaaf, *Project Manager Project Directorate 111-1.
Division of Rea~tor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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DOCUMENT NAME:
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- Mr. Thomas C. Bordi ne Consumers Power Company
- cc:
Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Site Vice President Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 Mr~ Robert~. Fenech, Sr Vice Pres Nuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Consumers Energy Company
- 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 M. I. Miller, Esquire Sidley & Austin 54th Floor One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Mr. Thomas A. McNish.
Vice President & Secretary Consumers Energy Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 4.9201 Judd L. Ba~on, Esqu~re Consumers Energy Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201
- Regional Administrator, Region III**
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 J*erry Sarno Township Supervisor
. Covert Township 36197 M-140 Highway.
Covert, Michigan 49043 Offic~ of the Governor Room 1 - Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48913 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorfal Highway Covert, Michigan. 49043 Palisades Plant Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
- P. 0. Box 30630 CPH Mail room Lansing, Michigan 48909-8130 Gerald Charnoff, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge 2300 N Street, N. W.
Washington DC 20037 Michigan Department of Attorney General Special Litigation Division 630 Law Building P.O. Box 30212 Lansing, Michigan. 48909 April 1997