ML20127F005
| ML20127F005 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 06/13/1985 |
| From: | Thompson H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Browning R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| NUDOCS 8506240746 | |
| Download: ML20127F005 (4) | |
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
Robert Browning, Director Division of Waste Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM:
Hugh L. Thompson, Jr., Director Division of Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
QUESTIONS FROM MAY 22, 1985 NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HEARING ON LOW LEVEL WASTE Enclosed are answers to Questions 1, 3, and 4 assigned to NRR. Our answers are consistent with our June 3 and June L3,1985 coments on the HMSS proposed Policy Statement on low-level waste storage at power plant sites.
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00ESTION 1, HAS THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY HAD CONTACT WITH NRC REGARDING llW STORAGE OF NON-REACTOR WASTE AT
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THEIR SITES?
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IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT J. P. BAYNE, FIRST EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER, NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY, IN A MAY 30, 1985 LETTER TO WILLIAM DIRCKS, REFERRED TO THEIR l
TELEPHONE CONVERSATION PRIOR TO THE NEW YORK STATE Put IC HEARING ON MAY 22, 1985 ON LOW-LEVEL WASTE STORAGE.
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REFERS TO A STATEMENT BY MR. DIRCKS THAT HE WAS OPPOSED TO l
STORAGE OF NON-UTILITY WASTE AT FITzPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.
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OVESTION 3.
WOULD THE NRC LICENSE HAVE TO BE AMENDED FOR THE FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT TO SELL OR TRANSFER PROPERTY TO THE STATE TO BE USED FOR llW. STORAGE PURPOSES?
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IN ANSWERING THIS QUESTION, WE PRESUME THAT THE LAND TO BE SOLD i
OR TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE WOULD BE LOCATED REMOTELY FROM THE PLANT, EITHER WITHIN THE EXCLUSION AREA OR OUTSIDE OF THE AREA WITHIN THE LOW POPULATION ZONE.
IN E'ITHER CASE, THE LICENSE l
WOULD NOT REQUIRE AMENDING.
HOWEVER, IF THE LAND WERE INSIDE l
THE EXCLUSION AREA, THE LICENSEE IS REQUIRED TO REPORT THE
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'CIANGE IN THE USE OF THE LAND TO THE NRC, WITH AN ASSESSMENT UNDER 10 CFR PART 50.59 0F THE POTENTIAL IMPACT, IF ANY, ON THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE PLANT AND ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH ~AND SAFETY.
FURTHERMORE, THE LICENSEE WOULD MAINTAIN CONTROL OF ALL THE ACTIVITIES INSIDE THE EXCLUSION AREA (10 CFR 100.3(A)).
IF THE LAND TO BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED WERE OUTSIDE THE EXCLUSION AREA AND WITHIN THE LOW POPULATION ZONE, THE LICENSEE MUST REPORT THE t
ACTIVITY TO THE NRC.
THE NRC WOULD REVIEW THE PLANS AND THE t
l LICENSEE'S ANALYSIS AND WOULD EITHER CONFIRM THAT THERE IS No i
PROBLEM OR THAT ONE EXISTS.
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OUESTION 4.
HOW LARGE IS THE AREA ON THE REACTOR SITE THAT IS SUBJECT TO NRC LICENSING JURISDICTION?
(WITH RESPECT TO LOCATING A STORAGE FACILITY ON.A UTILITY SITE).
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ACCORDING TO 10 CFR PART 100.3(A), WHICH DEFINES " EXCLUSION AREA," THE LICENSEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO' DETERMINE ALL t
ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA.
HOWEVER, ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO TfE!
OPERATION OF THE REACTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE PERMITTED BY THE 4
NRC.
IN THE CASE OF FITzPATRICK, THE EXCLUSION' AREA IS ABOUT 600 ACRES AS DEFINED IN THE FINAL SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORT.
FURTHERMORE NRC JURISDICTION EXTENDS BEYOND THE EXCLUSION AREA INTO THE LOW POPULATION ZONE (LPZ) TO THE EXTENT THAT'THE NRC~
REQUIRES THAT THE LICENSEE REPORT TO THE NRC ANY ACTIVITY IN THE LPZ.
IF THE ACTIVITY WERE PERCEIVED BY THE LICENSEE TO HAVE A POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE PLANT, THE BURDEN WOULD FALL TO THE LICENSEE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE USER OF THE LAND TO MITIGATE ANY IMPACT ON THE PLANT.
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