ML20217K495
| ML20217K495 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 07/30/1997 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Torricelli R SENATE |
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| ML20217K501 | List: |
| References | |
| 2.206, DD-97-14, NUDOCS 9708150269 | |
| Download: ML20217K495 (2) | |
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Dear Senator Torricelli:
I am responding to your letter to Chairman Jackson dated June 13, 1997, regarding the Resolution of the Berkeley Township Environmental Comission."
Please find enclosed our reply to Ms. Worrall, Acting Chairman. Environmental Comission, which contains a Director's Decision pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206. As described in our response to Ms. Worrall, the Comission has 25 days after issuance of the Director's Decision to initiate a review.
The Comission did not initiate such a review: therefore, the decision constitutes the final action of the Comission in this matter.
The decision dismissed as premature the requested action of the resolution.
namely, that the )lant be shut down whenever fuel is transported from wet to dry storage, in t1at it is one of the options being considered by the licensee. As noted in the enclosed Director's Decision, should the licensee choose the o) tion of moving fuel from wet to dry storage while the reactor is operating, t7e licensee would be required to seek NRC staff approval.
In order to receive approval the licensee must request a license amendment, whicl'i would be published in the federal Register for public coment and, as provided by Section 189 of the Atomic Energy Act, an opportunity for a public hearing would be offered.
An additional option being considered by the licensee is the upgrading of the reactor building crane to meet the criteria for a single-failure-proof crane. The Comission has not required license amendments for facilities handling heavy loads that employ a crane meeting the specifications and design criteria in NUREG-0554, Single-Failure Proof Cranes for Nuclear Power Plants."
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission does not have any related requests or action (s) under consideration to move fuel while the plant is operating.
I trust this response and the Director's Decision is responsive to your constituents' concern, Sincerely.
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