ML19210A755
| ML19210A755 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point, Arkansas Nuclear, Crane  |
| Issue date: | 04/14/1978 |
| From: | Grimes B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO. OF NEW YORK, INC., METROPOLITAN EDISON CO., SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT |
| Shared Package | |
| ML111230356 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910310568 | |
| Download: ML19210A755 (1) | |
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AP 50-289 v Docket N0**
To All Power Reactor Licensees Gentlemen:
Enclosed for your infonnation and possible future use is the NRC guidance on spent fuel pool modifications, entitled " Review and Acceptance of Spent Fuel Storage and Handling Applications". This document provides (1) additional guidance for the type and extent of information needed by the NRC Staff to perfonn the review of licensee proposed modifications of an operating reactor spent fuel storage pool and (2) the acceptance criteria to be used by the NRC Staff in authorizirg such modifications. This includes the information needed to make the findings called for by the Comission in the Federal Register Notice dated September 16, 1975 (copy enclosed) with regard to authorization of fuel pool modifications prior to the completion of the Generic Environmental Impact Statement, " Handling and Storage of Spent Fuel from Light Water Nuclear Power Reactors".
The overall design objectives of a fuel storage facility at a reactor complex are governed by various Regulatory Guides, the Standard Review Plan (NUREG-75/087), and various industry standards. This guidance provides a compilation in a single document of the pertinent portions of these applicable references that are needed in addressing spent fuel pool modifications. No additional regulatory requirements are imposed or implied by this document.
Based on a review of license applications to date requesting authcrization to increase spent fuel storage capacity, the staff has had to request additional infonnat. ion that could have been included in an adequately documented initial submittal.
If in the future you find it necessary to apply for authorization to modify onsite spent fuel storage capacity, the enclosed guidance provides the necessary infonnation and acceptance criteria utilized by the NRC staff in evaluating these applications. Providing the infonnation needed to evaluate the matters covered by this document would likely avoid the necessity for NRC questions and thus significantly shorten the time required to process a fuel pool modification amendment.
a Sincerely, s
Brian K. Grimes, Assistant Director for Engineering and Projects Division of Operating Reactors
Enclosures:
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NRC Guidance j49} 'Q 2.
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