ML20237G236
| ML20237G236 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/05/1987 |
| From: | Rouse L NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Thompson H NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| REF-PROJ-M-38, REF-PROJ-M-45 NUDOCS 8708130374 | |
| Download: ML20237G236 (3) | |
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Hugh L. Thompson, Jr., Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards THRU:
Richard E. Cunningham Director Division of Fuel Cycle, Medical, Academic and i
Commercial Use Safety 1
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FROM:
Leland C. Rouse, Chief I
Fuel Cycle Safety Branch
SUBJECT:
ITEMS OF INTEREST l
4 R0D CONSOLIDATION DEMONSTRATION At the invitation of the Department of Energy an NRC staff member attended a proposed dry rod consolidation technology demonstration on July 23, 1987, at DOE's Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.
While a crane malfunction delayed this demonstration ~,'over 20 fuel assemblies have been consolidated in this initial program achieving a fuel rod consolidation ratio of 2 to 1.
Consolidation of non-fuel bearing assembly components is not part of this initial effort, but will be addressed in a future project. This program provides a basis for a follow-on Prototypical Consolidation Demonstration Project which has the objective of developing dry rod consolidation for the Monitored Retrievable Storage facility, i
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On July 30, 1987, staff met with representatives of URENCO to discuss their preparation of a licensing basis document which would illustrate how they
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intend to proceed with their application. The main thrust of the document would be the applicability of each section of 10 CFR Part 50 to uranium enrichment licensing.
BABC0CK & WILCOX (B&W), NNFD RESEARCH LABORATORY l
Materials License No. SNM-778 issued originally to B&W Lyncburg Research Center (LRC) was renewed on July 30, 1987, for a five-year period.
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the LRC merged into the B&W Naval Nuclear Fuel Division and will be known as the NNFD Research Laboratory.
The Licensee is authorized to conduct research and development activities of uranium fuel and testing of irradiated fuels.
STATUS OF HEARINGS 1.
Sequoyah Fuels, Gore, Oklahoma, Comprehensive Waste Disposal Plan t
Sequoyah Fuels Corporation submitted the Comprehensive Radiological Faolid Waste Management Plan as renuired by Source Material License No. SUB-1010, 870Blyh[
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l Condition 21 on November 13, 1986. There has not been a schedule set for l
this pmceeding. On March 25, 1987, S'quoyah Fuels Corporation petitioned for termination of the proceeding on ti a basis that no onsite disposal is l
now planned. The staff is not a party
.9 the proceeding, but has responded to a request from the Presiding Officer for its views on the status of Sequoyah Fuels' actions.that would support its petition.
Subsequently.-
on June 26, 1987, the Presiding Officer deferred ruling on SFC's motion to terminate the proceeding pending completion of its efforts to implement I
the new Plan and required SFC to file a report on the status of those efforts within five days. Staff responded to the status report on July 28, 1987, i
recommending that the Presiding Office withhold further action pending Region IV's decision regarding Quivira Mining Company's application to process raffinate sludge.
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Kerr-McGee, West Chicago, Illinois, Kress Creek Decontamination On May 28, 1987, the staff filed a motion to terminate the Kress Creek proceeding and to vacate the licensing Board's initial decision dismissing the Order to Show Cause. On June 23, 1987, the Appeals Board rejected the motion on the basis that the staff had mischaracterized the Creek bed contamination as source material rather than byproduct material under Sec. 11e(2). As source material,. the State would have jurisdiction over the matter under the provisions of the recent Sec. 274(b) agreement. On July 13, 1987, the staff filed a Petition for Commission Review of the Appeal Board's Order denying the termination request.
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Kerr-McGee Rare Earths Facility, Decommissioning Plan, West Chicago, Illinois-This hearing is being held in abeyance pending the staff's completion of the supplement to the Environment =1 Impact Statement. The Draft Supplement was made available on June 26, 1987. The current schedule calls'for issuance of the Final in late 1987. The Board has indicated that they may resume a portion of the Hearing after the Draft is issued.
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