ML22146A187
| ML22146A187 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde, Catawba, McGuire, 07201031, 07200077  |
| Issue date: | 06/01/2022 |
| From: | Yoira Diaz-Sanabria Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch |
| To: | |
| B WHITE NRC/NMSS/DFM/STLB 3014156577 | |
| References | |
| NRC-2022-0113 | |
| Download: ML22146A187 (6) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 72-1031; 72-38; 72-44; 72-45; and 72-77; NRC-2022- 0113]
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC;
Arizona Public Service Company;
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Exemptions ; issuance.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued four exemptions
in response to requests from Arizona Public Service Company; Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC; and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. T he exemptions will allow the
licensees to deviate from the requirements for the MAGNASTOR storage cask system
in Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7 and Amendment No. 9, by
utilizing storage cask lids that were not fabricated in accordance with the requirements of
two codes issued by the American Concrete Institute. The NRC is issuing a single
notice to announce the issuance of these exemptions because these are nearly
identical.
DATES: The two exemptions to Arizona Public Service Company; Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC were issued on May 13, 2022, and two exemptions were issued to
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC on May 16, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022- 0113 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly
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Stacy.Schumanns@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the
For Further Information Contact section of this document.
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in the Availability of Documents section.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard White, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555 -
0001; telephone: 301-415-6577, email: Bernard.White@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC issued four exemptions in response to requests dated March 31, 2022,
and April 7, 2022, from Constellation Energy Generation, LLC and Arizona Public
Service Company; and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, respectively. The exemptions
2 allow exemption from the requirements of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) sections 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.214, and the portion of 10
CFR 72.212(b)(11) which requires compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in
the certificate of compliance for each spent fuel cask used by an independent spent fuel
storage installation general licensee.
The exemptions requested authorization to load, and store spent fuel in
MAGNASTOR storage casks with lids that were not fabricated in accordance with
Technical Specification A4.2 as specified in Amendment Nos. 7 and 9 of the NAC
International Certificate of Compliance No. 1031 for the MAGNASTOR storage system.
Amendment No. 7 is used at the Catawba, McGuire and Palo Verde independent spent
fuel storage installations. Amendment No. 9 is used at the Three Mile Island, Unit I
independent spent fuel storage installation.
Technical Specification, Appendix A, A4.2 requires the concrete cask to be
designed and fabricated in accordance with the American Concrete Institute
Specifications ACI-349, Code Requirements for Nuclear Safety Related Concrete
Structures, and ACI -318, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, which
according to the technical specifications govern the concrete cask design and
construction, respectively.
NAC submitted an amendment request to eliminate the need for compliance with
the referenced technical specification for the concrete in the cask lids in the Certificate of
Compliance No. 1031 for the MAGNASTOR storage system, however the exemptions
were necessary to meet loading campaigns scheduled before resolution of the NACs
amendment request. The applications provided information documenting that concrete
in the cask lids is not relied upon for the strength safety function provided by the ACI
codes in Technical Specification, Appendix A, A4.2, and the concrete in the cask lids
3 was fabricated using standards that ensure the concrete will continue to meet the
required shielding safety function. Based on the NRC staffs evaluation of the exemption
requests, and the statements and representations provided by the applicants in the
exemption requests, the staff concluded that the proposed actions to exempt the cask
lids from the current Technical Specification in A4.2 at each of the ISFSI sites is
authorized by law and will not endanger life, property, or the common defense and
security, and is otherwise in the public interest and, therefore meets the exemption
requirements in 10 CFR 72.7.
II. Availability of Documents
The following table provides the facility name, docket number, document
description, and ADAMS accession number s related to each exemption issued. For
further details with respect to these exemptions, see the requests for exemption for each
facility in ADAMS. For additional directions on accessing information in ADAMS see the
ADDRESSES section of this document.
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION ADAMS ACCESSION NO.
Palo Verde Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation DOCKET NO. 72-44 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Units 1, 2, and 3 and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket Nos. STN 50- 528/529/530 and 72-44 Renewed Operating License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, NPF-74 ML22090A098 Request for Exemption from NAC-MAGNASTOR Certificate of Compliance 72-1031 - Cask Lid Design Requirements, dated March 31, 2022.
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Units 1, 2, and 3 and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket Nos. STN 50- 528/529/530 and 72-44 Renewed Operating License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, NPF-74 ML22118B162 Request for Exemption from NAC-MAGNASTOR Certificate of Compliance 72-1031 - Cask Lid Design Requirements -
Supplement, dated April 28, 2022.
Issuance of exemption for Palo Verde ISFSI ML22111A282 (Package)
Three Mile Island, Unit 1 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-77 Request for an Exemption to the Requirements of Certificate ML22090A182 4
of Compliance No. 1031 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System, dated March 31, 2022.
Supplemental Information to Exemption to the Requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031 for the NAC ML22116A236 MAGNASTOR Storage System, dated April 26, 2022.
Issuance of exemption for TMI-1 ISFSI ML22110A110 (Package)
Catawba Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-45 Request for an Exemption to the Requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage ML22097A057 System, dated April 7, 2022.
Supplement to the Request for an Exemption to the Requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031 for the ML22118B165 NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System, dated April 28, 2022.
Issuance of exemption for Catawba ISFSI ML22111A356 (Package)
McGuire Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-38 Request for an Exemption to the Requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage ML22097A057 System, dated April 7, 2022.
Supplement to the Request for an Exemption to the Requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031 for the ML22118B165 NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System, dated April 28, 2022.
Issuance of exemption for McGuire ISFSI ML22111A310 (Package)
NAC International Amendment Request Submission of an Amendment Request for the NAC International MAGNASTOR Cask System Amendment No. ML22024A374 12, dated January 24, 2022.
Supplement to NACs Amendment Request for the NAC International MAGNASTOR Cask System Amendment No. ML22077A769 12, dated March 18, 2022.
RAI Response to NACs Amendment Request for the NAC International MAGNASTOR Cask System Amendment No. ML22108A197 12, dated April 18, 2022.
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Dated: May 31, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Yoira K. Diaz-Sanabria, Chief,
Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch,
Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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