ML20049J431
| ML20049J431 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Clinch River |
| Issue date: | 03/11/1982 |
| From: | Thomas C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8203180185 | |
| Download: ML20049J431 (7) | |
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Harch 11, 1982 Docket tio.: 50-537 APPLICAtlTS: Department of Energy Tennessee Valley Authority Project Management Corporation FACILITY:
Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant
SUBJECT:
Sul4%RY OF IMRCil 2,1982 HEETIliG Of( CRBR FUEL CYCLE On March 2,1982, we met with the applicants' representatives in Silver Spring, Maryland to discuss the Clinch River Breeder Reactor (CRBR) plant fuel cycle. The purpose of the meeting was to advise the applicants of additional infomation needed for our review of CRBR fuel cycle, in-cluding transportation, safeguards and waste management. We were assisted at the meeting by representatives of Battelle Pacific fiorthwest Laboratory, our consultant for the fuel cycle review. A list of the meeting attendees is provided in Enclosure 1.
A list of additional information needed for our review and requested of the applicants is provided in Enclosure 2.
The applicants agreed to respond to the asterisked itums by Harch 5,1982 and the remaining items by March 15, 1932.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Cecil 0. Thomas, Section Leader Licensing Section CRBR Program Office Office of fluclear Reactor Regulation
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Dr. Cadet H. Hand, Jr., Director Barbara A. Finamore Bodega Marine Laboratory S. Jacob Scherr University of California Ellyn R. Weiss P. O. Box 247 Dr. Thomas B. Cochran Bodega Bay, California 94923 Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Daniel Swanson 1725 I Street, N.W.
Office of the Executive Suite 600 Legal Director Washington, D.C.
20006 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Eldon V. C. Greenberg Washington, D.C.
20555 Tuttle & Taylor 1901 L Street, N.W.
William B. Hubbard, Esq.
Suite 805 Assistant Attorney General Washington, D.C.
20036 State of Tennessee Office of the Attorney General L. Ribb 450 James Robertson Parkway LNR Associates Nashville, TN 37219 Nuclear Power Safety Consultants 8605 Grimsby Court William E. Lantrip, Esq.
Potomac, MD 20854 City Attorney Municipal Building P. O. Box 1 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 George L. Edgar, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1800 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 Herbert S. Sanger, Jr., Esq.
General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville, TN 37902 l
Chase Stephens, Chief i
Docketing and Service Section Office of the Secretary U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, D.C.
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Raymond L. Copeland Project Management Corp.
P. O. Box U Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 l
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ENCLOSURE I ATTENDEES MARCH 2, 1982 MEETING ON CRBR FUEL CYCLE Applicants N. Ovuka (DOE)
R. Woolley (D0E)
G. Sherwood (DOE)
P. Docherty (Westinghouse)
W. Bergholz (DOE)
G. Edgar (PMC)
Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory
- 0. Hill I. Nelson B. McCallum P. Reardon C. Geffen B. Sorenson B. Currie D. Strenge Nuclear Regulatory Commission H. Lowenberg J. Ayer C. MacDonald B. Browning D. Hurt R. Boyle V. Hodge T. Clark D. Odegaarden C. Thomas l
R. Dube l
B. Jones I
ENCLOSURE 2
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED FOR CRBR FUEL CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW u
The basic ORIGEN resu'.ts used by DOE as the basis for the DOE CRBR Fuel Cycle Environmental report and the rationale for applicability to operations such as fuel reproc6ssing, transportation of spent fuel 1
and waste nanagement of high level and TRU wastes.
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The basis and methodology used to develop the values included in Table 5.7-1, CRBRP - Summary of Environmental Consideration for Fuel Cycle.*
A compilation of the numerous radioactive material transportation operations including movements to and from the CRBRP as well as the fuel cycle facilities. This summary should include information such as i
type of. shipment, mode of transport, heat generation, activity and special materials in. packages, shipping frequencies and distances, data for estimation of both general population and worker does estimates, l
emergency provisions, etc.
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Transportation accident bounding data coveri.ng minimum spent fuel cooling time and combination with sodium and water and fire conditions,*
t The capacity for spent fuel storage at CRBRP should be r' lated to the e
approximate availability of back end fuel cycle facilities.
Protection of this fuel from sabotage should be ' discussed.
O A description of performance capabilities for physical security and material control and accounting should be provided.
Quantitative goals for sensitivity and timeliness should be provided for material loss J
detection.
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o In the area of fuel fabrication insufficient information is provided for physical security. Material similar to that provided for physical security for fuel reprocessing should be furnished.
O A draft submittal indicates that NRC does not require physical protection for spent fuel shipments. This is not factual.
NRC does require such protection and a description of planned security measures is required.
O Resolve the various inconsistencies in information between the several amendments to the CRBR Environmental Report and draft material submitted concerning the CRBR Fuel Cycle, e.g. portion of FMEF capacity required for'CRBR fuel fabrication, average number of blanket elements discharged annually, number of control rods, etc.*
O Provide substantiation for the statement, "As the CRBRP high-level wastes are:similar to those from an LWR impacts from disposal of these wastes will be no diffsrent from those from the LWR fuel cycle."
- Provide a compilation of the n'umerous waste streams and forms that will o
be evolved from the CRBRP and its supporting fuel cycle operations in-cluding originating facility, waste description and form, estimated radio-logical composition, planned management mode, any special features or concerns e.g. sodium content or incinerator ash, etc.
Low leve,1 wastes as well as TRU and high level wastes should be identified.
Provide justification for the DOE position that there will be no environ-O mental considerations from the waste management functions related to CRBR fuel cycle.
(Table 5.7-1)
- Provide a basis for the safeguards and environmental review and assessment O
of the effects of production and transportation of the plutonium oxide for
the initial core.
o DOE has mentioned five alternatives for reprocessing CRBR fuel. Only two alternatives are discussed in any depth.
For the purpose of our review flRC will only consider the Demonstration Reprocessing Plant (DRP) since it appears to have the bounding processing environmental effects and also its features are described in more detail than the other alternatives. We believe that DOE should provide a rationale that consideration of the DRP will bound the impacts of any realistic repra.essing alternative.
In the area of materials control and accounting additional information O
is required for the DRP similar to that provided for the fuel fabrication step.
Our legal staff has concluded that to be able to answer certain admitted o
hearing contentions, estimated costs of safeguarding the CRBR fuel cycle will be required.
DOS's reference to NRC's report NUREG-0414 on safeguarding an LWR M0x fuel cycle is not adequate. Also socio-economic impacts for safeguarding must be addressed.
Responses due by March 5, 1982; remaining responses due by March 15, 1982.
Distribution
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bec: Applicant Service List NRC PDR Local PDR ilSIC CRBRP0 File H. Denton D. Eisenhut R. Vollmer e
N R. Mattson o
S. Hanauer H. Thompson J. P. Knight RECEIVED D. Muller MARI'519825 i "I W. Johnston ouston O
L. Rubenstein e
F. Schroeder 3'
M. Ernst ACRS (16)
OI&E (3)
S. Treby (0 ELD)
V. Moore B. Grimes R. Woodruff Region II Administrator
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L. S. Tong NRC Participants J. A. Olshinski, Reg. II R. E. Ireland, NRC-Idaho J. Austin B. D. Liaw J. Glynn P. Wood Receptionist - Phillips Bldg.
CRBR Staff J. Long R. Jackson Charlie Thayer, Reactor Training Center, Chattanooga H. Lowenberg i
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