ML20101S323
| ML20101S323 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Calvert Cliffs, Davis Besse, Oconee, Palisades, Point Beach, Arkansas Nuclear, Prairie Island, Surry, Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 07/12/1996 |
| From: | William Reckley NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20101S325 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-96-322 IEB-96-004, IEB-96-4, NUDOCS 9607170246 | |
| Download: ML20101S323 (2) | |
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July 12, 1996 MEMORANDUM TO: NRR Project Directors THRU:
Gall H. Marcus, Director
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SUBJECT:
BULLETIN 96-04, " CHEMICAL, GALVANIC, OR OTHER REACTIONS IN SPENT FUEL STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION CASKS " (MPA X604)
NRC Bulletin 96-04 (attached) instructs power reactor licensees with independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs), vendors of spent fue, storage or transportation casks, and holders of certificates of compliance for spent fuel storage or transportation casks to provide information related to material compatibility of storage casks or transportation casks with the environments that they may encounter. The bulletin was issued in response to an event at Point Beach in which a chemical reaction between a coating on a storage cask and the borated water in the spent fuel pool re:ulted in the production of hydrogen. A hydrogen ignition occurred when licensee personnel initiated welding of the cask lid.
The bulletin was sent to all holders of operating licenses or construction permits for nuclear power reactors. However, only those licensees with an exining ISF51 or holders of certificates of compliance for transportation casks need to respond to the bulletin. A list of plants from which a response is expected is provided below:
Calvert Cliffs Robinson Oconee Surry Arkansas Nuclear One Davis-Besse Palisades Point Beach Prairie Island Licensees that do not have an ISFSI or transport cask certificate of compliance should not submit any response to the bulletin (i.e., they should treat the bulletin the same as an information notice). This includes those i
licensees that plan to construct an ISFSI but have not yet taken delivery of the storage casks.
If a licensee has questions on whether or not they need to respond to the bulletin, please have Project Managers contact me at 415-1314 h} 'l l or email-WDR.
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CONTACT: William D. Reckley, NRR (301) 415-1314 l
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i MPA 1 Als have been opened for the plants listed above.
If a licensee submits a response for any other plant, contact the NRR LPM and, if necessary TACs will be created.
Upon receivig a submittal from an " action addressee" i
licensee, Project Managers should update WISP to reflect the submittal and ensure that the NRR LPM is provided a copy of the submittal.
Submittals will i
be evaluated by NMSS and NRR technical staff. Requests for additional information or other correspondence will be coordinated by the NRR LPM and j
provided to the appropriate Project Manager for issuance.
Project Mangers may direct any questions regarding the bulletin to me at 4
415-1314/email-WDR or Marissa Bailey of NMSS at 415-8531/email-agb.
Attachment:
As stated.
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J. Roe i
DRPE/DRPW Deputy Directors 1
4 DRPE/DRPW Project Managers 1
M. Boyle, TA, DRPE C. Carpenter, TA, DRPW i
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