ML19271E170
| ML19271E170 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07002901, 07002940 |
| Issue date: | 04/23/1984 |
| From: | Crow W NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Rood H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8405020066 | |
| Download: ML19271E170 (1) | |
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. Rood, Project Manager Licensing Branch #3 Division of Licensing, NRR FROM:
M. T. Crow, Section Leader Uranium Process Licensing Section Uranium Fuel Licensing Branch
SUBJECT:
SOUTHERN CALIORNIA EDISON COMPANY RE00EST FOR EXEMPTION FROM REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR 70.24 At your request, we have reviewed the application of the Southern California Edison Company (SCE), dated March 27, 1984, requesting an exemption from the criticality alarm requirements of 10 CFR 70.24 insofar as the regulations apply to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units ? and 3.
On May 21,1981, SCE was granted Materials License Nos. SMM-1879 and SNM-1852 authorizing the receipt, possession, inspection, and storage of fuel assemblies and accessories for eventual use in the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3, respectively. The two licenses included an exemption from the provisions of 10 CFR 70.24 insofar as this section applies to materials held under the licenses. Good cause existed for granting the exemption from the requirenents of 10 CFR 70.24, based on the applicant's demonstration of subcriticality under normal and accident conditions during fuel assembly handling and storage. The Materials Licenses' limited activities to the storage of fuel assemblies in their shipping containers and the handling of only one fuel assembly outside its shipping container or storage racks at any one time. Because of the inherent features associated with the storage and inspection of unirradiated fuel containing uranium enriched to lest than 5%
in the U-235 isotope, the staff determined that granting such an exemption would not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and was in the public interest. This exemption was authorized pursuant to 10 CFR 70.14 We see no reason why this exemption cannot be extended to any new unirradiated fuel assemblies meeting the above conditions. Therefore, we recommend the exemption be granted provided no more than one unirradiated fuel assembly is authorized to be outside ar, approved shipping container or storage rack at any one time.
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S0llTHFRN CALIORNIA EDISON COMPANY RE0t1EST FOR EXEliPTION FROM RE0tlIDEHFNTS OF 10 CFP 70.24 At your request, we base \\ reviewed the application of the Sout,her California Edison Company (SCE), dated. March 27,19M, requesting an p(emption from the criticality alarm requi'rements of 10 CFR 70.24 ins r as the regulations apply to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station n ts 2 and 3.
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Units 2 and 3, respectively. The two ligenses included an exemption f rom the provisions of 10 CFR 70.24 incofar,as this section applies to naterials held under the licenses. Good causefexisted for granting the exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 70.24., based on the applicant's demonstration of subcriticality under normal and,7ccident conditions. Because of the inherent features associated with the storage and inspection of unirradiated fuel containing uranium enriched,to less than 5% 10 the if-235 isotope, the staff determined that grt.nting,such an exemption would not endanger life or property or the common defence and security, and was in the public interest. This exemption was author.' red pursuant to 10 CFR 70.14%
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We see no reason _why t iis exemption cannot be extended to any new unirradiated fuel assembliesmeeting the above conditions. Theref'n[e, we reconmend the exemption he, granted.
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