ML20154A377

Submits for Docket 7200025,licensing of Proposed DOE Id Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Activities Under Privatization Initiatives.Award of Contract Scheduled for Late Spring of 1999

ML20154A377
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom, 07200025, 072*****
Issue date:	09/23/1998
From:	Wilcynski J ENERGY, DEPT. OF, IDAHO OPERATIONS OFFICE
To:	Paperiello C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
References
07200025, 7200025, NUDOCS 9810020289
Download: ML20154A377 (2)

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Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office 850 Energy Drive Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401-1563 September 23,1998 Mr. Carl J. Paperiello, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comraission Washington, D. C. 20555

SUBJECT:

Licensing of Proposed Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID)

Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Storage Activities under Privatization Initiatives (OPE-SFP-98-331)

Dear Mr. Paperiello:

In an effort to place Department of Energy (DOE) spent fuel in new interim dry storage, for future shipment from the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL),

DOE-ID is proceeding with the SNF Dry Storage Project. A Request for Proposals (RFP) will be issued to solicit a single vendor to design, obtain a license, construct and operate an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) and associated dry transfer functions. The installation will be located at the Idaho Nuclear Technologies and Engineering Center formerly the Chemical Processing Plant (ICPP). Award of a contract is scheduled for late spring of 1999.

The three fuel types planned for inclusion in this facility are listed below, along with the associated metric tons heavy metal [MTHM] in each fuel and the estimated number of storage canisters (SC). The storage canister count is based on one commercial system and was used for estimating purposes.

Fuel Tvoe MTHM Number of SCs (est.) ,

Peachbottom Unit 1 Cores 1 and 2 2.95 23 Shippingport Light Water Breeder Reactor (LWBR) 42.55 7

. Standard Stainless Steel (TRIGA) from both domestic and foreign research reactors .32 2 These fuel types were selected based on the quality of available characterization data, NRC familiarity with similar spent nuclear fuel types (technical licensing basis), and the need to place O such fuels in retrievable interim dry storage pending availability of a repository suitable for their i disposal.

DOE-ID proposes to allocate space for the location of this facility next to the proposed location 7

of the Independent Spent Fuel Storage installation (ISFSI) for the storage of the Three Mile lsland Unit 2 (TMI-2) core debris, for which a license application was submitted on October 31, d'joo i

1996 (Docket 72-0020),

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2- September 23,1998 Funding for this project was obtained under the current DOE privatization initiative. As part of this initiative, DOE is seeking procurement of a standard commercial SNF storage system -

modified to meet the specific characterictics of our fuel. It is our desire that the private vendor, es the designer and operator of the facility, would apply for and hold the 10 CFR Part 72 NRC license. The vendor would also pay for the NRC license application review and subsequent

. annual fees End inspections. DOE would remain accountable as the SNF owner and would underwrite responsibility for nuclear indemnification and eventual decontamination and decommissioning of the facility.

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The project is planning to meet the followir.g schedule:

Milestone _Qate Award Contract to Vendor June 1999 Submit License Application June 2000 i Start construction / fabrication July 2002 Start Fuel Loading Operations December 2004 DOE would appreciate the opportunity to meet with the NRC and discuss this project further, in an effort to minimize vendor inquiries and raquests for meetings, perhaps a single meeting between DOE and the NRC attended by prospective vendors would be the most appropriate. I i g would like to work with you and your staff to set-up such a meeting.

Please do not hesitate to contact my deputy Warren Bergholz (208-526-2497), Jan Hagers (208-526-0758) or Charles Maggart (208-526-5560) should you require any additional n information.

l Sincerely,

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, J. M. Icy i Manager cc: R. Henderson, DOE-HQ A. Griffith, DOE-HQ B. McNaught, LMITCO

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