ML20149M662

Forwards Copy of Notice That Appeared in 961219 Federal Register Re Public Meeting on post-shutdown Decommissioning Activities Rept for SNEC Facility & Agenda for Meeting

ML20149M662
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Site:	Saxton File:GPU Nuclear icon.png
Issue date:	01/22/1997
From:	Alexander Adams NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Singh K SAXTON NUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL CORP.
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NUDOCS 9701240201
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1 January 22, 1997 Mr. Kenneth Singh, Nuclear Engineer Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Division of Nuclear Safety Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-8469

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING DECOMMISSIONING AT SAXTON

Dear Mr. Singh:

As we have discussed, the Nuclear Regulatory C9mmission is planning to hold a public meeting on the Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) for the Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corporation (SNEC)-Facility (SNEF) in the Saxton Fire Hall located at 8th and Norris Street, Saxton, Pennsylvania 16678 on January 28, 1997, at 7:00 p.m. Please find enclosed a copy of the notice that appeared in the FEDERAL REGISTER on December 19, 1996 (61 FR 67078).

The public meeting is required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(11), as amended. The meeting is informational and will include a presentation by the NRC' staff on the decommissioning regulatory process and the licensee on planned decommissioning activities. Representatives from the' State of Pennsylvania are welcome and encouraged to attend the meeting. Although we have not planned for a formal presentation from the State, State representatives _that attend the meeting will be introduced to the public. '

An agenda for the meeting is also enclosed. If you ha"e any questions concerning this meeting please contact me at 301-415-1127. ,

Sincerely, Original signed by:

Alexander Adams Jr., Senior Project MLnager Non-Power Reactors and Decomissioning Project Directorate' Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation r

' Docket No. 50-146

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SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING DECOMMISSIONING AT SAXTON

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Dear Mr. Singh:

l As we have discussed, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is planning to hold a public meeting on the Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) for the Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corporation (SNEC) Facility (SNEF) in the Saxton Fire Hall located at 8th and Norris Street, Saxton, Pennsylvania 16678 4

on January 28, 1997, at 7:00 p.m. Please find enclosed a copy of the notice that appeared in the FEDERAL REGISTER on December 19, '996 (61 FR 67078).

The public meeting is required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(ii), as amended. The l meeting is informational and will include a presentation by the NRC staff on the decommissioning regulatory process and the licensee on planned

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are welcome and encouraged to attend the meeting. Although we have not planned for a formal presentation from the State, State representatives that attend the meeting will be introduced to the public.

An agenda for the meeting is also enclosed. If you have any questions concerning this meeting please contact me at 301-415-1127.

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Alexander Adams Jr., Se 'or Project Manager Non-Power Reactors and Decomissioning Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-146

Enclosures:

As stated

Agenda for Public Meeting Concerning Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corporation Facility Post Shutdown Decomissioning Activities Report Saxton Volunteer Fire Company Hall Eight & Norris Streets Saxton, PA 16678 Tuesday, January 28, 1997 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM 6:30-7:00 pm Public sign-up period to present comments I

7:00-7:10 pm Welcome and explanation of the meeting format Norma Ickes, Chair, Bedford County Board of Commissioners i

l 7:10-7:35 pm Description of the decommissioning regulatory process

Alexander Adams, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 7

35-8:00 pm Description of the decommissioning inspection process John White, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region I 8:00-8:15 pm Questions on NRC presentation

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15-8:30 pm Break l 8:30-8:55 pm Description of the Saxton Post-Shutdown Decommissioning

Activities Report (PSDAR) and decommissioning activities G. A. Kuehn, GPU Nuclear 8:55-9:10 pm Questions on Saxton presentation 9:10-9:55 pm Public comments on Saxton PSDAR 9:55-10:00 pm Closing remarks t

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION j GPU NUCLEAR CORPORATION AND SAXTON NUCLEAR EXPERINENTAL CORPORATION

(SAXTON NUCLEAR EXPERINENTAL FACILITY)

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NOTICE OF RECEIPT AND AVAILABILITY FOR COMENT OF POST SHUTDOWN DEC0m ISSIONING ACTIVITIES REPORT

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j The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is in receipt of and is making available for public inspection and comnent the Post-Shutdown Decomissioning i Activities Report (PSDAR) for the Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corporation  !

i (SNEC) Facility (SNEF) located near the Borough of Saxton, in Liberty Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. A public meeting on the SNEF PSDAR will be held in the Saxton Fire Hall located at 8th and North Street, Saxton, l Pennsylvania 16678 on January 28, 1997, at 7.00 p.m.

Reactor operations at SNEF were terminated in Nay 1972. The reactor is defueled, with reactor fuel removed from the site, and the reactor cooling I system is drained. SNEC submitted the SNEF Decomissioning Plan (DP) dated February 16, 1996, to the NRC in accordance with NRC regulations in effect at that time. The licensee submitted the SNEF Decomissioning Environmental Report on April 17, 1996. On July 18 and November 8,1996, the licensee submitted additional information on the DP and environmental report in 1

response to a request for additional information from the staff. When j

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proposed amendments to the NRC's decommissioning regulations were published in '

the FEDERAL REGISTER on July 29, 1996 (61 FR 39278), the licensee requested {

! that the review of the DP and related documents be suspended. Wnen the 1

j amended regulations became effective on August 28,'1996, the submitted DP, as

! supplemented, became the SNEF PSDAR pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82 as amended. By i letter dated September 30, 1996, the licensee discussed the effect of the 1 ,

amended regulations on its plans for decommissioning the SNEF.

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q The public meeting, required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(ii), as amended, is i

} informational and will include a presentation by the NRC staff on the i decommissioning regulatory process. The licensee will give a presentation on planned decommissioning activities. A question and answer period will follow the presentations. Because of restrictions in the license for the SNEF, a license amendment is also needed before decommissioning activities can begin.

This amendment to the SNEF license will be the subject of a separate notice for public comment pursuant to 10 CFR 50.91.

The FNEF PSDAR is available for pub:ic inspection at the SNEF local public document room, located at the Saxton Community Library, Front Street, Saxton, Pennsylvania 16678, and at the Comission Public Document Room, l 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037. The SNEF PSDAR is filed as the SNEF DP dated February 16, 1996, the SNEF Deconnissioning Environmental Report dated April 17, 1996, and the licensee's response, dated July 18 and November 8,1996, to a request for additional information from the staff dated June 6, 1996.

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Comments regarding the SNEC PSDAR may be submitted in writing and j

. addressed to Mr. Alexander Adams, Jr., Senior Project Manager, Non-Power

Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate, Division of Reactor Program Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, M.S. 0-11-B-20, U.S. NRC, i

Washington, DC, 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-1127.

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. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of December 19%. I FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COPMISSION h

Sey ur H. Weiss, Director Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate i Division of Reactor Program Management  ;

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation j l