ML20204F722

Forwards Safety Evaluation for Proposed Spent Fuel Pool Expansion at Facility,Per 860425 Application for Amend to License DPR-28.Emergency Standby Sys Must Be Installed & Tested for Safety Evaluation to Be Valid

ML20204F722
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	10/14/1988
From:	Rooney V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Capstick R VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
Shared Package
ML20204F725	List: ML20204F722 ML20204F727
References
TAC-69179, NUDOCS 8810210627
Download: ML20204F722 (4)

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Docket No. 50-271 Mr. R. W. Capstick Licensing Engineer r Vement Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation i 1671 Worcester Poad Framinoham Massachusetts 0170' t

Dear Mr. Capstick:

I sitPJECT: SPENT FUEL POOL EXPANSION SAFETY EVALVATION (TAC NO. 69179)

The Comission has issued the enclosed Safety Evaluation for the proposed i

expansion of the spent fuel pool at the Yemont Yankee Nuclear Power Station.

The Safety Evaluation pertains to your application for license arnendment dated April 25, 1986, as supplemented on Auaust 1.5. September 26. October 21 und  !

November 24. 1986; and February 25. March 31. April 9. April 13. May 22. June '

11. September 1. and December 11, 19871 and March 2 and June 7. 1988.  !

On May 20. 1988 the staff issued License Amendrent No. 104, which authorized  !

you to place new racks in the pool to accomodate 7870 assemblies, and to store J fuel in the racks, not to exceed the presently authorized 2000 assemblies. On June 7, 1988. you wrote a letter to the NRC forwarding a document relating to  ;

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your connitment to provide an enhanced spent fuel pool cooling system. The staff  !

i has examined the safety considerations of the installation and operation of  !

such a system, with storage in the spent fuel storage pool of the proposed 2870 ,

assent. lies and includes e discussion of these matters in the enclosed Safety .

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l The Environmental Assessment related to the proposed amen #ent was transmitted  !

. to you on July 25, 198P. The Notice of Environeental Assessment and finding i of No Significant Impact was published in the Federal Register on fugust 1.  !

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, demonstrate operability for the conclusiens of the Safety Evaluation to be f 1 valid. You will note that we have not issued the license amendment authorizing 1 the storage of more than 2,000 assemblies.  !

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Mr. R. W. Capstick Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:

Mr. J. Gary Weigand W. P. Murphy, Vice President President & Chief Executive Officer and Manager of Operations

, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.

R.D. 5. Box 169 R.D. 5. Box 169

'y Ferry Road Ferry Road Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 Mr. John DeVincentis, Vice President Mr. George Sterzinger, Commissioner Yankee Atomic: Electric Company Vermont Department of Public Service 1671 Worcester Road 120 State Street, 3rd Floor Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 Pcntpelier, Vermont 05602

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Ellyn R. Weiss, Esq. Resident Inspector Harmon & Weiss U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 2001 S Street, N.W. P.O. Box 176 Washington, D.C. 20009 Vernon, Vermont 05354 Samuel H. Press, Esq. Carol S. Sneider, Esq.

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