ML18079A607

Responds to Re Status of Spent Fuel Proceeding. Notice of Hearing Was Published in 780208 Fr.Issues Involve Alternatives to Proposed Expansion & Ability of Matl to Maintain Integrity During Design Life

ML18079A607
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	06/18/1979
From:	Gossick L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Dupont P DELAWARE, STATE OF
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Docket No. so..:. 272 The Hono.rable Pierre S.

• Du.Pont Oov:ernor of Delaware Dover, Delaware 19901 Dear Governor DuPont!

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.JUN.18 1979 Your.lettei* ~£May 31; 1979 to Mr. James 1R>Yore, "Chairman, Atomic Safety and

. Licensing Board, has been referred to me for 'a reply.

In accordance with your request, tlie status 6£ the Salem spent fuel p:i:-pceeding i$. dipcussed below.

• In addition, I have endos~ci the requested documentation and testim~riy,supporting the NRC St~ff's positioniri the proc::_eeding~ *

• The.Noti~e.. of.Opportunity for Hearing for *the -proposed expansion of the spent fuel pool at Salem Nuclear Gener~ting Station, Unit No. 1, was published February 8, 1978.in.the Federal Register* *. Several petitions to intervene were filed. The At~mic S_afety and.. Licensing Board has allowed as intervenors the :Town.ship ~f

• Lower AUow~ys Creek, and. Mr;.and Mrs*, Alfred C. Coleman. Tlie $fates of**_'

• Delaware and.New J ~rsey ~equested to intei*vene in this procee.ding as.. Interested*

States.. BO'ih petitio~s wert:: granted by the Board,.

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The issues* in this.proceeding involve.alterilatives to the proposed expansi.ori., of the sp'ent fuel 'pool and thei ability of the material (Boral) used in the fab.rication of the.

spent.fuel.storage rack_s to rriaint_ain its integrity during the design life of the plant.

• Also, questions have be_en posed by the Licensing Board on the subject*

• of the Three Mile Island* accident. *They have asked what the' *effect,

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be on the expanded-spent fuel storage pool if an accident, similar to the one at

• Three* Mile Island, o'ccurred at Salem.* Unit 1 *

. The hearings in.this proceeding commenced on.May 2, 1979 and continued until May 4~'1979. The hearing is scheduled to resume on July 10; 1979. At that time.,

evidence will be taken o'n the remaining issue and on the questions posed by the

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.As indicated in the enclosed. Safety Evaluation Report (SER) and Environme~tal

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Impact Appraisal (EIA), an evaluation has been completed by the Staff on the safety.

• and environmental issues posed by the proposed expansion of the spent fuel pool.

Also" the Staff has evaluated and_ weigh,ed tl1_e :f:ive factors set 'forth i~ the Com!-

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' t As indieated above, I have enclosed the Staff's SER, EIA, and.the Staff's supple-mental testimony on degradation of tl?-e Baral material used in the spent fUel pool racks. The Licens.ee's and Intervenor's testimony and transcripts of the pro.-

ceedings have been furnished to Ms. June MacArtor, Deputy Attorney General for the Sta~'<= of Delaware.

I hope this status report and supporting documentation is responsive to your le~ter. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call upon me or my staff.

Enclosures as stated 5 ~-6' Distribution:

ED0-06468 Denton Dircks*

NRC Fi 1 e OELD FF. (2)

Shapar/Engelhardt Christenbury Cunninqham/Karma Docketinq & Service Section (_4)

LVGossick/Chron.

Sincerely,

{Signed} lee V. Gos~ie~

Lee V. Gossick Executive Director for Operations

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