ML20050Q117
| ML20050Q117 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee, Mcguire, McGuire, 05000000 |
| Issue date: | 10/27/1981 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| To: | Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19251A788 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-81-413 S81-549, NUDOCS 8204140475 | |
| Download: ML20050Q117 (2) | |
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October 27, 1981 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY MEMORANDUM FOR:
William J. Dirck's, Execut' e Director for Operations
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SUBJECT:
SECY-81-54 9 - INDEMNIFICAT C N OF LICENSEES 3
STORING SPENT FUEL AT SITE OTHER THAN THE SITES WHERE THE FUEL IRRADIATED This is to advise you that the Commission (with all Commissioners approving) has approved publication of a Federal Register Notice (FRN)
(Appendix "B") that would announce the Commission's intent to modify Duke'.s indemnity agreement at McGuire to extend indemnity covera McGuire reactor.,ge to Oconee irradiated fuel stored at the
~K~ majority of the Commission (Chairman Palladino and Commissioners Ahearne and Roberts) has also agreed to a policy authorizing the EDO to handle similar requests on a case-by-case basis, informed of any action taken.
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In connection with his approval, Commissioner Ahearne provided the following statement':
"I assume a request involving transfer of irradiated fuel from one utility to another would not be a 'similar' request and would be referred to the Commission. "
s Although approving the McGuire Amendment, Commissioners which delegates authority to the EDO.Gilinsky and Bradford have dis i
this matter is as follows:
Their statement on "We should modify the standard indemnity provision to extend coverage to spent fuel irradiated elsewhere, if the transfer has been approved by NRC.
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obvious that the key decision is whether to authorize aIt seems transfer.
Once a transfer has been authorized, of the Price-Anderson coverage should be automatic."the extension Li On a related matter, agree with the following statement of Commissioner Ahearne: Chaf "As far as I can-tell, the only reason we are offering an opportunity for a hearing on the indemnity agreement language is because 8140.9 of our regulation commits us to do so.
j do not see the point of having a hearing on the language of I
an indemnity agreement and suggest we change the regulations to avoid similar future situations."
CONTACT:
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The Office of State Programs was informed of this action on October 26, 1981.
The staff is requested to accomplish the following:
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Forward a copy of the FRN to the Office of the Secretary after signature and dispatch by the EDO.
(SECY SUSPENSE:
11/10/81) 2.
Forward a paper which proposes to amend 10 CFR 8 140.9
" Modifications of Indemnity Agreements," by deletion of the second sentence which reads:
"Such notices will provide at least a fifteen day period following the date of publication in the Federal Register in which interested persons may file petitions for leave to intervene with respect to the proposed agreement."
(SECY SUSPENSE:
12/30/81) cc:
Chairman Palladino Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Bradford Commissioner Ahearne Commissioner Roberts Commission Staff Offices Director,. State Programs Exec. Legal Director Director, NMSS Director, NRR l
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