ML24296A077
| ML24296A077 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Maine Yankee, 07201015 |
| Issue date: | 01/31/2025 |
| From: | Boyce T Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch |
| To: | Laing D Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co |
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| ML24296A076 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2024-LLE-0015 | |
| Download: ML24296A077 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Daniel Laing, ISFSI Manager Maine Yankee 321 Old Ferry Road Wiscasset, ME 04578
SUBJECT:
MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS SECTIONS 72.212 AND 72.214 FOR THE INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION
Dear Daniel Laing:
I am writing regarding your letter dated March 28, 2024 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems [ADAMS] Accession No. ML24094A060), as supplemented by email dated October 30, 2024 (ML24304B052), in which you request exemptions from certain requirements in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 72. You requested specific exemptions from the requirements in 10 CFR Sections 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(3),
72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.212(b)(11), and 72.214 for spent fuel casks loaded or stored at the Maine Yankee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) in accordance with Amendment No. 9 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1015 for the NAC-UMS Universal Storage System. The three exemptions were previously reviewed and approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as applied to Amendment 6 to CoC No. 1015, and are listed below with the references to the previous approvals:
1.
Appendix A, Section A.3.1.4, Canister Maximum Time in Transfer Cask. This exemption is from the requirement to comply with the 25-day requirement in Limiting Condition for Operation 3.1.4 for canister, NAC-UMS-TSC-790-016. This exemption was previously approved by the NRC in its letter to Maine Yankee dated July 14, 2010 (ML101960072),
with the environmental assessment (EA) noticed in the Federal Register (FR) on June 15, 2010 (75 FR 33853). This exemption was approved again by letter dated July 5, 2019 (ML19184A056); the EA was noticed, and the exemption became effective upon publication, in the FR on July 10, 2019 (84 FR 32965).
2.
Appendix A, Section A.5.1, Training Program. This exemption is from the requirement to develop a systematic approach to training that includes comprehensive instructions for the operation and maintenance of the ISFSI, except for the NAC-UMS System. This exemption was previously approved by the NRC in its letter to Maine Yankee dated January 4, 2005 (ML050050209), with the EA noticed in the FR on January 4, 2005 (70 FR 396). The exemption was approved again by letter dated July 14, 2010 (ML101960072), with the EA noticed in the FR on June 15, 2010 (75 FR 33853). This exemption was approved again by letter dated July 5, 2019 (ML19184A056); the EA was noticed, and the exemption became effective upon publication, in the FR on July 10, 2019 (84 FR 32965).
January 31, 2025
D. Laing 3.
Appendix B, Section B.3.4.2.6. This exemption is from the requirement to maintain a coefficient of friction on the ISFSI pad surface of at least 0.5. This exemption was previously approved by the NRC in its letter to Maine Yankee dated February 1, 2004 (ML040350797), with the EA noticed in the FR on January 30, 2004 (69 FR 4543). The exemption was approved again by letter dated July 14, 2010 (ML101960072), with the EA noticed in the FR on June 15, 2010 (75 FR 33853). This exemption was approved again by letter dated July 5, 2019 (ML19184A056); the EA was noticed, and the exemption became effective upon publication, in the FR on July 10, 2019 (84 FR 32965).
The NRC staff evaluated the requested exemptions to verify that there were 1) no differences from the previously approved exemptions, and 2) no changes in Amendment No. 9 to CoC No. 1015 that are relevant to the previously approved exemptions for Amendment No. 6 to CoC No. 1015. Enclosed is a copy of the notice that will be published in the FR. This notice includes a discussion of the staffs safety evaluation and its EA.
The NRC staff has determined that granting these exemptions will not result in any significant impacts to public health and safety, and the environment. The exemptions will be effective immediately upon publication in the FR.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The PDR is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you have any questions, please contact Kristina Banovac at 301-415-7116 or by email at Kristina.Banovac@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Thomas H. Boyce, Acting Chief Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-309, 72-30, 72-1015 License No.: DPR-36 EPID No.: L-2024-LLE-0015
Enclosure:
Draft Federal Register Notice cc:
H. Baldner, NAC International J. Hyland, Maine Department of Health and Human Services Signed by Boyce, Thomas on 01/31/25
ML24296A076 (pkg), ML24296A077 (ltr), ML25029A115 (Draft FRN)
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