ML20215K437
ML20215K437 | |
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Issue date: | 01/30/1976 |
From: | Rusche B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
To: | Roisman A RUISMAN, KESSLER & CASHDAN |
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! COPY January 30, 1976 Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.
Roisman, Keesler and Cashdan 1712 N Street, Northwest ' '
Washington ~, D. C. 20036 -
Dear Mr. Roisman:
This is in response to your letter to me of December 23, 1975 regarding procedural matters concerning the use of mixed-oxide fuel in light water nuclear power reactors under the provisions of the Commission's November 14, 1975 notice. The specific information you requested follows:
- 1. The staff has adopted 10% of the maximum concentration of recycled l plutonium fuel analyzed in the draf t GESMO (1.15 SGR) as an informal
- guideline for determining those cases in which prior notice would be a afforded of proposed nuclear power reactor operating license amend-ments to use mixed-oxide fuel. Proposals to use mixed-oxide fuel exceeding 10% of SGR would fall in the category for which prior notice would be given. I wish to emphasize that this judgmental staff guideline has been' chosen primarily on the basis of the recog-nized .public interest in this matter. As indicated in the draft GESMO, the safety and environmental considerations are essentia,11y unchanged for a currently designed LWR operating with mixed-oxide
- fuel rods equal to 115% of SGR.
- 2. The staff would review any proposal for the use of mixed-oxide fuel in light water power reactors on the merits of the particular pro-posal. Acceptance or rejection would be based on compliance with l
the Commission's regulations. The Commission's determination,
! " Scope, Procedures and Schedule for Generic Environmental Impact i
Statement and Criteria for Interim Reviewing Actions," does not include any specific eligibility criteria for use of mixed-oxide fuel in light water power reactors. However, as noted in the Commission's determination, no wide-scale use of mixed-oxide fuel is possible until af ter the Commission's final decision on wide ,
scale use has been reached.
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Anthony Z. Rosiman 3. A decision on whether or not an environmental impact statement will be prepared by the NRC staff in conjunction with an appli-cation for an operating license amendment for the use of mixed-
' oxide fuel in a light water nuclear power reactor will be based i
on the same informal staff guideline set forth in Item No. 1 above.
W' e will provide you with notification of applications for the use of
' mixed-oxide fuel in light water power reactors as they are filed.
I appreciate your interest in this matter.
Sincerely,
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Ben C. Rusche, Director j Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation F .
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