RA-09-041, Request for Proposed Amendment to Maine Yankee ISFSI Physical Security Plan and Exemption from NRC Regulations 10 CFR 73.55(e)(1)

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Request for Proposed Amendment to Maine Yankee ISFSI Physical Security Plan and Exemption from NRC Regulations 10 CFR 73.55(e)(1)
ML093640044
Person / Time
Site: Maine Yankee
Issue date: 12/22/2009
From: Connell J
Yankee Atomic Electric Co
To:
Document Control Desk, NRC/FSME
References
MN-09-015, RA-09-041
Download: ML093640044 (2)


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Maine Yankee 321 OLD FERRY RD e WISCASSET, ME 04578-4922 December 22, 2009 MN-09-015 RA-09-041 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555

References:

(a) License No. DPR-36 (Docket No. 50-309)

(b) ISFSI Docket No.72-030 (c) Maine Yankee Letter to USNRC dated February 2, 2009, "Submission of Revision 0 to the Maine Yankee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Physical Security Plan" MN-09-003 (d) USNRC Letter to Maine Yankee dated April 30, 2009 (TAC NO. L24322)

(e) Maine Yankee Letter to USNRC dated September 29, 2009; MN-09-014 (f) USNRC Letter to Yankee Atomic Electric Company dated March 13, 2002 (TAC NO. MB0209)

(g) USNRC Letter to Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company dated January 30, 2003 (TAC NO. MB2085)

Subject:

Request for Proposed Amendment to Maine Yankee ISFSI Physical Security Plan and Exemption from NRC Regulations 10CFR73.55(e)(1)

In Reference (c), Maine Yankee submitted to the USNRC, a complete revision (Rev. 0) to the Maine Yankee ISFSI Physical Security Plan, pursuant to 50.90. In Reference (d), USNRC indicated that Maine Yankee ISFSI Physical Security Plan Revision 0 did not constitute a decrease in safeguards effectiveness and could be implemented without NRC prior review and approval, pursuant to 10 CFR 50. 5 4 (p). Accordingly, Maine Yankee implemented the change and submitted the revised ISFSI Physical Security Plan to the USNRC, by Reference (e).

Pursuant to 10CFR 50.90 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. (Maine Yankee) requests Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review and approval of an amendment to the Maine Yankee ISFSI Physical Security Plan. Maine Yankee also requests approval of an exemption from NRC Regulations 10 CFR 73.55(e)(1). Specifically, Maine Yankee requests to be exempted from the provision in 10 CFR 73.55(e)(1) which states that the central alarm station must be located within the protected area.

ATTACHMENTS A TO C TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE PROTECTED AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. THIS LETTER WHEN SEPARATED FROM ATTACHMENTS A TO C IS NOT SAFEGUARDS.

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U. S, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Attention: Document Control Desk December 22, 2009 Page 2 Attachment A describes the proposed amendment to Maine Yankee Security Plan and provides supporting justification. Attachment B describes the request for exemption from NRC Regulation 10 CFR 73.55(e)(1) and provides justification to show why, pursuant to 10 CFR 73.5, the exemption is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense or security, and is otherwise in the public interest. Similar requests have been approved for Yankee Atomic Electric Company and for Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company in References (f) and (g).

If you should have any questions, please contact Mr. James Connel1, ISFSI Manager, at (207) 882-1303.

Very truly yo James Connell ISFSI Manager Attachments:

A. Request for Proposed Amendment to Maine Yankee ISFSI Physical Security Plan B. Request for Exemption C. Page changes to the Maine Yankee ISFSI Physical Security Plan C w/o Attachments:

G. Poulin W. Norton J. Fay John Goshen, Project Mgr. NRC S. J. Collins, Administrator Region I, NRC Judy Joustra, DNMS Branch Chief, Region I, NRC Mark Roberts, Region I, NRC Jay Hyland, State of Maine Pat Dostie, State of Maine ATTACHMENTS A TO C TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE PROTECTED AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. THIS LETTER WHEN SEPARATED FROM ATTACHMENTS A TO C IS NOT SAFEGUARDS.