ML20154P360
| ML20154P360 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 09/27/1988 |
| From: | Sears P Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Randazza J Maine Yankee |
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| NUDOCS 8810030038 | |
| Download: ML20154P360 (3) | |
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September 27, 1988 I
Oocket No. 50-309 DISTRIBUTION g ecen gyle MRushbrook NRCPOR N
PSears Local PDR Mr. J. B. Randazza PDI-3 Rdg.
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President SVarga EJordan Maine Yankee Atemic Power Company BBoger BGrimes 83 Edison Drive ACRS(10)
GPA/PA Augusta. Maine 04336 RWessman
Dear Mr. Randazza:
SUBJECT:
MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER STATION - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF h0 SIGNIFICANT IMPACT - TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM THE SCHE 00LAR REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROPERTY INSURANCE RULE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 4, 1988 (10 CFR 50.54(w)(5)(i))
I On August 5, 1987, the NRC published in the Federal Reaiste_r_ a final rule amending 10 CFR 50.54(w).
The rule increased the amount of on-site property damage insurance required to be carried by NRC's power reactor licensees.
The rule also required these licensees to obtain by October 4, 1988 insurance policies that prioritized insurance proceeds for stabilization and decontamina-tion after an accident and provided for payment of proceeds to an independent trustee who would disburse funds for decontamination and cleanup before any other purpose.
Subsequent to publication of the rule, the NRC has been informed by insurers who offer nucle 1r property insurance that, despite a goori faith effort to obtain trustees required by the rule, the decontamination priority and trusteeship provisiens will not be able to be incorporated into policies by the time required in the rule.
In response to these comments and related petitions for rulemaking, the Comission has proposed a revision of 10 CFR 50.54(w)(5)(1) extending the implementation schedule for 18 months (53 FR 36338, September 19, 1988). However, because it is unlikely that this rulemaking action will be completed by October 4,1988, the Comission is issuing a temporary exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(w)(5)(1) until completion of the pending l
rulemaking extending the implementation date specified in 10 CFR 50.54(w)(5)(1),
but not later than April 1.1989. Upon completion of such rulenaking, the licensea shall comply with the provisions of such rule, r
Enclosed is an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Si relating to a temporary exemption from 10 CFR 50.54(w)(5)(i)gnificant Impact for the l'.aine Yankee Atomic Pcwer Station y
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This assessment is being forwarded to the Office of Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely, Ic)
Patrick M. Sears, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I-3 Division of Reactor Projects I/II
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Mr. J. B. Randazza Maine Yant.. Atomic Power Company Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station cc:
John R. Randazza, President Mr. P. L. Anderson, Project Manager Madne Yankee Atomic Power Company Yankee Atomic Electric Company 83 Edison Drive 1671 Worchester Poad Augusta, Maine 04336 Framingham, Massachusetts 07101 Mr. Charles B. Brinkman Mr. G. D. Whittier, Manager Manager - Washington Nuclear Nuclear Engineering and Licensing Operations Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Combustion Engineering, Inc.
83 Edison Drive 7910 Woodmont Avenue Augusta, Maine 04336 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 John A. Ritsher, Esquire Ropes & Gray 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 State Planning Officer Executive Department 189 State Street Augusta. Maine 04330 Dr. E. T. Boulette, Plant Manager Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company P. O. Box 408 Wiscasset Maine 04578 Regional Administrator, Region !
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road Xing of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 First Selectman of Wiscasset Municipal Building U.S. Route 1 Wiscasset, Maine 04578 Mr. Cornelius F. Holden Resident Inspector c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box E Wiscasset, Maine 04578 r