ML20149G974

Summary of 771025 Meeting W/Util in Silver Spring,Md Re Storage of Oconee Nuclear Station Spent Fuel at McGuire Nuclear Station.List of Attendees Encl

ML20149G974
Person / Time
Site:	Mcguire, McGuire
Issue date:	11/10/1977
From:	Roberts J NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
References
TAC-57316, TAC-57317, NUDOCS 8802190039
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ftlS:R/F FACILITY: McGUIRE flVCLEAR STATION FCRR:R/F SU"MARY OF MEETI:!GHHELD WITil DUKE POWER CO.

TO DISCUSS STORAGE OF OCO LEE !!UCLEAR STATION SPEilT FUEL AT Ti!E !!cGUIRE f;UCLEAR STATIO:1 Purnose:

A meeting was held on October 25,1977 at 7915 Eastern Avenue, Silver Spring, Md. between Duke Power Company personnel and !!RC staff (see attached list) to discuss a possible application by Duke to store i spent fuel from its Oconee Nuclear Station in the spent fuel storage pool of its McGuire Nuclear Station under a 10 CFR Part 70 license.

Background:

A letter dated July 22, 1977 was sent to Dr. Clifford V. Snith, Jr.,

Director, tiMSS, by William O. Parker, Vice President, Steam Production.

Duke Pcwer Company, requesting fiMSS to review the possibility of stcrage of Oconee fuel at McGuire prior to its obtaining an operating license under 10 CFR Part 50. Duke subsequently requested a meeting with !!RC staff and on October 19, 1977 a meeting on October 25, 1977 was set.

Discussion:

Duke Power Company is considering the use of the spent fuel storage pool at its McGuire iluclear Station (now under construction) to store spent fuel frca its Oconee fluclear Station. In response to staff questioning Duke personnel indicated their belief that they had a need for such storage space and that other alternatives were not feasible within the limited time av'ailabic before Oconee fuci pools were full in about fiarch 1979 (sce enclosed Duke Power Company state-ment). While Duke projects that licGuire fluclear Station will begin loading fuel in January 1979, if this date should slip, a Part 70 license would be necessary to store Oconee fuel at the McGuire pool.

Staff passed out copies of the October 18,1977 "fluelear Fuels Policy" statsient noting that this may or may not, depending upon the timing

. . . . . .of - its implementation, have an effect on a justification of need by Duke.

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2-Oconce fuel storage at the McGuire pool has been considered in the FSAR for McGuire (for the Part 50 application). Such storage has not been considered in the environmental review.

r In 'esponse to staff questioning it was noted that there is little difference between Oconec and !!cGuire fuels. Both stations are PWR.

Oconee uses B&W 15 by 15 pin assemblies and McGuire Westinghouse 17 by 17 pin assemblics. Initial fuel enrichment and final burnup are about the same for both. Such differences that do exist then appear to be in handling of the assemblies and the need to place a i

' bottom spacer under any Oconee asscably placed in the "cGuire pool to raise it up slightly to facilitate handling.

l Construction workers' presence at the McGuire Station site, in the event of any storage of Oconee fuel at ?!cGuire was noted. However, construction workers will be present at McGuire after the first unit is operational.

l They will be engaged in second unit construction. Their presence has been considered in the environmental review under the Part 50 application.

Staff noted that while there were no technical or legal impediments to applying for a Part 70 license to store Oconee spent fuel at the McGuire pool, questions do arise concerning indemnification under a transition to a Part 50 license. Under a Part 70 license there is no Price Ander:on indennifaction. Under a subsequent Part 50 license whether such protection would exist for Oconee spent fuel would probably depend on whether the Coc:nissioners chose to use their discretionary authority as in the Robinson-Drunswick case. Staff noted that a study of the Price Anderson indemnification was underway and would be presented to the Cocnission in May 1978.

With respect to a Part 70 application, the staff advised Duke perscnnel to reference applicable work completed under their Part 50 application to expedite licensing review. The Part 70 application from Duke Power Company is expected in January 1970.

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' Recycle Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and 11aterial Safety cc: Mr. Greg Pollack , Duke Power Co.

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MEETIlm ATTENDEES NRC Richard W. Starostecki John P. Roberts Ralph A. Birkel Jerry Carter Duke Power Company Greg Pollack G. A. Copp D. C. Holt

MCGUIRE NUCLFAR STATION RECEIPT OF OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION SPENT FUEL Schedule McGuire 1 Fuel Loading I$f!I:05 , 1979 Oconee Initial Fuel Shipment March, 1979 Concern Potential for dif ferential schedule changes and resulting adverse impact on capability to assure continued Oconee operation makes it necessary ta consider licensing McGuire as an independent spent fuel storage facility for some interim period of time.

Considerations Type of License Required Content and Forrar of Application Use of Existing References Indemnity Provisions Security Requirements Key Personnel - Duke

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