ML18312A328
| ML18312A328 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/19/2018 |
| From: | Michael Layton NRC/NMSS/DSFM/IOB |
| To: | Steinborn J State of NM, Senate |
| Lindsay H | |
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| Download: ML18312A328 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 19, 2018 The Honorable Jeff Steinborn New Mexico State Senate P.O. Box 562 Las Cruces, NM 88004
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF SAFETY RECORDS FOR SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS REGULATED BY THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Dear Mr. Steinborn:
On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am responding to your letter of September 6, 2018, in which you requested a summary of any instances of nonconformance, non-cited violation, and violation relating to the manufacture and performance of all spent fuel dry storage casks regulated by the NRC. The NRC staff reviewed safety records documented in NRC inspection reports for the last 10 years to obtain the requested information as well as other applicable violations related to the management and operational performance of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). The results of this review are contained in the enclosed summary table. Corrective actions have been taken for all the issues identified, as shown in the summary table in the last column designated by a star (*).
As the summary table shows, there were 95 violations identified by the NRC staff regarding the manufacture and performance of spent fuel dry storage casks regulated by the NRC, including violations related to the management and operational performance of an ISFSI for the last 10 years. Of those, 8 were notices of violations, 74 were non-cited violations, 11 were green findings associated with the operating reactor oversight process, 1 was an escalated enforcement action, and enforcement discretion was used for 1 violation.
The summary table contains an enumerated list of violations, including information on storage sites and vendors, types of inspections, types and summaries of violations, corrective action (CA), and the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession Numbers for the inspection reports. You may access ADAMS at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The inspection manual and inspection procedures referenced in the inspection reports are available on the NRC public website in the document collections (https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/insp-manual/). Specifically, the NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 2690, Inspection Program for Dry Storage of Spent Reactor Fuel at Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations and for 10 CFR Part 71 Transportation Packagings, can be found at ADAMS Accession Number ML120390415. The severity levels and type of violations described in the summary table are in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, which is also available on the NRC public website in the document collections at ADAMS Accession Number ML18138A138.
J. Steinborn I appreciate your interest in this matter. As always, the health and safety of the public is of paramount importance to the NRC. If you need any additional information, please contact me at (301) 415-9956 or Patricia Silva of my staff at (301) 415-7399.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael C. Layton, Director Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
Enclosure:
Summary Table of NRC Documented Violations for Dry Cask Storage Inspections
ML18304A164 LTR: ML18304180 ENCL.: ML18304A189 OFFICE: DSFM DSFM DSFM DSFM OGC DSFM NAME: WWheatley HLindsay PSilva JMcKirgan ACoggins MLayton via email DATE: 10/31/18 10/30/18 10/31/18 10/31/18 11/09/18 11/09/18 Signed on November 19, 2018