PNP 2015-015, Notification of Spent Fuel Loading

Notification of Spent Fuel Loading

ML15049A041
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	02/12/2015
From:	Hardy J Entergy Nuclear Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
References
PNP 2015-015
Download: ML15049A041 (2)

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Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Palisades Nuclear Plant

-- I fl i27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Tel 269 764 2000 Jeffery A. Hardy Regulatory Assurance Manager PNP 2015-015 10 CFR 72.212 February 12, 2015 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Director, Division of Spent Fuel Management ATTN: Document Control Desk Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Washington, DC 20555-0001 Palisades Nuclear Plant Docket 50-255 and 72-07 License No. DPR-20

Subject:

Notification of Spent Fuel Loading at Palisades Nuclear Plant

Dear Sir or Madam:

In accordance with 10 CFR 72.212(b)(1), this letter provides written notification that Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO) plans to begin loading the Holtec International HI-STORM FW multi-purpose canister (MPC) storage system at the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP) after April 19, 2015, under the PNP general license. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was previously notified of this intent during discussions on September 30, 2014. The NRC began inspection activities related to fuel loading with the new system on January 12, 2015.

ENO intends to apply the approved, 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Quality Assurance Program (QAP) to the loading activities at PNP in accordance with 10 CFR 72.140(d).

ENO submitted the QAP to the NRC on April 25, 2014. The NRC approved the ENO QAP on August 8, 2014. The current revision of the QAP (Revision 29) became effective on December 1, 2014, and will be submitted to the NRC in the next annual report, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(a)(3).

The following information is provided:

Licensee's Name: Palisades Nuclear Plant Licensee's Address: 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 License No: DPR-20 Dockets: 50-255 and 72-07

PNP 2015-015 Page 2 For further information, please contact Bob VanWagner, Palisades Sr. Project Manager, at 269-764-2468.

This letter contains no new commitments and no revisions to existing commitments.

Sincerely, JAH/bed CC Administrator, Region III, USNRC Project Manager, Palisades, USNRC Resident Inspector, Palisades, USNRC