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| {{#Wiki_filter:December 17, 2007 | | {{#Wiki_filter:December 17, 2007 Mr. Jack M. Davis Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Detroit Edison Company Fermi 2 - 210 NOC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 |
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| Mr. Jack M. Davis Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Detroit Edison Company Fermi 2 - 210 NOC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 | |
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| ==SUBJECT:== | | ==SUBJECT:== |
| FERMI 2 C EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR 74.19(c) REGARDING THE FREQUENCY OF PHYSICAL INVENTORY OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL IN THE SPENT FUEL POOL (TAC NO. MD5416) | | FERMI 2 C EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR 74.19(c) |
| | REGARDING THE FREQUENCY OF PHYSICAL INVENTORY OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL IN THE SPENT FUEL POOL (TAC NO. MD5416) |
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| ==Dear Mr. Davis:== | | ==Dear Mr. Davis:== |
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| The Commission has approved the enclosed exemption from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 74, Section 74.19(c), for Fermi 2. This action is in response to your letter dated April 27, 2007, as supplemented by letter dated November 9, 2007. | | The Commission has approved the enclosed exemption from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 74, Section 74.19(c), for Fermi 2. This action is in response to your letter dated April 27, 2007, as supplemented by letter dated November 9, 2007. |
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| A copy of the exemption is enclosed. The exemption has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. | | A copy of the exemption is enclosed. The exemption has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. |
| Sincerely, /RA/ Adrian Muniz, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Licensing Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation | | Sincerely, |
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| Docket No. 50-341 | | Adrian Muniz, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Licensing Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-341 |
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| ==Enclosure:== | | ==Enclosure:== |
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| Exemption cc w/encl: See next page | | Exemption cc w/encl: See next page |
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| DDSO/RSOB LPL3-1\(A)BC NAME AMuniz THarris/via *email JMarshall BWestreich FPeduzzi for CMunson DATE 12/12/07 12/12/07 11/14/07 12/3/07 12/12/07 OFFICE DORL\D OGC/NLO DORL/D[sign] NAME CHaney DRoth CHaney DATE 12/ /07 12/14/07 12/17/07 7590-01-P
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DETROIT EDISON COMPANY.
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| FERMI 2 DOCKET NO. 50-341 EXEMPTION
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| ==1.0 BACKGROUND==
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| Detroit Edison Company (the licensee) is the holder of Facility Operat ing License No. NPF-43, which authorizes operation of Fermi 2. The license provides, among other things, that the facility is subj ect to all rules, regul ations, and orders of the U.S.
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| Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect. The facility consists of a boiling-water reactor located in Monroe County, Michigan. Fermi 2 is in the process of re-racking its spent fuel pool (SFP), which involves the replacement of some older racks with higher-density racks. The NRC approved the re-rack
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| project in its letter dated January 25, 2001. A result of the re-rack effort is that some of the SFP
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| floor space that was previously used to store miscellaneous items is no longer available, due to
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| the addition of the new racks. To address this, Fermi 2 is introducing two Holtec Overhead
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| Platforms (HOPs) to the SFP which are designed to be placed on two specific spent
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| fuel storage racks as approved by the NRC in its letter dated January 25, 2001.
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| 2.0 REQUEST/ACTION Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 74, Section 74.19(c), requires that each licensee authorized to possess special nuclear material (SNM), at any one time and
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| site location, in a quantity greater than 350 grams of contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or
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| plutonium, or any combination thereof, shall conduct a physical inventory of all SNM in its
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| possession under license at intervals not to exceed 12 months.
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| By letter dated April 27, 2007, as supplemented by letter dated November 9, 2007, the
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| licensee requested an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c) to conduct a
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| physical inventory of all special nuclear material at intervals not to exceed 12 months.
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| Specifically, the request is for exemption from the physical inventory requirements for those fuel
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| assemblies that are stored under the HOPs when the HOPs are installed in the spent fuel racks.
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| 3.0 DISCUSSION Pursuant to 10 CFR 74.7, the Commission may, upon application by any interested person or upon its own initiative, grant exemptions from the requirements of 10 CFR Part 74, when the exemptions are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and are otherwise in the public interest.
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| Authorized by law This exemption would exempt the licensee from the requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c) for
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| the physical inventory requirements of the fuel assemblies that are stored under the HOPs when
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| the HOPs are installed in the spent fuel racks. As stated above, 10 CFR 74.7 allows the NRC to
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| grant exemptions from the requirements of 10 CFR Part 74. The NRC staff has determined that
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| granting of the licensee's proposed exemption will not result in a violation of the Atomic Energy
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| Act of 1954, as amended, or the Commission's regulations. Therefore, the exemption is
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| authorized by law.
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| Will not endanger life or property or common defense and security Administrative controls associated with the movement of the HOPs and the HOP itself (physical
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| barrier) will prohibit movement of the fuel assemblies in the f uel storage racks below the HOPs
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| when the HOPs are installed. The licensee submitted regulatory commitments in Enclosure 1 of
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| the letter dated November 9, 2007, that provide further assurance that the SNM stored under
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| the HOPs will be adequately controlled and accounted for by the licensee. The HOPs add
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| another barrier for access to the SNM in the SFP, thus, increasing security of SNM stored under
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| the HOPs when the HOPs are installed. Therefore, the exemption w ill not endanger life or property or common defense and security.
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| Otherwise in the public interest The licensee was previously approved by the NRC to install the HOPs as part of the licensee's re-rack of Fermi 2 SFP. The re-rack project increased the capacity of the SFP from
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| 2,414 to 4,608 fuel assemblies to provide full core discharge capability after June 2001. As
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| discussed above, the HOPs are needed to be installed because, due to the addition
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| of the new racks, some of the SFP floor space that was previously used to store miscellaneous
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| items is no longer available. In order for the licensee to perform physical inventory of the SNM
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| stored below the HOPs, the licensee would have to clear and uninstall the HOPs. The HOPs
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| add another barrier for access to the SNM in the SFP, thus increasing security of SNM stored
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| under the HOP when the HOPs are installed. An increase in security is beneficial to public
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| interest. Therefore, the exemption is otherwise in the public interest.
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| ==4.0 CONCLUSION==
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| Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 74.7, the exemption is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest. Therefore, the Commission hereby grants
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| Detroit Edison Company an exemption to Fermi 2 from the requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c) for physical inventory for those fuel assemblies that are stored under the HOPs when the HOPs are installed in the spent fuel racks. The annual physical inventory of all other SNM will continue to be performed per the requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the Commission has determined that the granting of this exemption will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment
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| (72 FR 70619).
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| This exemption is effective upon issuance.
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| Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17 th day of December 2007.
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| FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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| /RA/ Catherine Haney, Division Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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| | ML073110482 OFFICE LPL3-1\PM LPL3-1\LA NMSS/FCSS/ NSIR/DSO/ LPL3-1\(A)BC MCAB/BC DDSO/RSOB NAME AMuniz THarris/via JMarshall BWestreich CMunson |
| | *email FPeduzzi for DATE 12/12/07 12/12/07 11/14/07 12/3/07 12/12/07 OFFICE DORL\D OGC/NLO DORL/D[sign] |
| | NAME CHaney DRoth CHaney DATE 12/ /07 12/14/07 12/17/07 |
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| David G. Pettinari Legal Department 688 WCB Detroit Edison Company 2000 2nd Avenue Detroit, MI 48226-1279
| | 7590-01-P UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DETROIT EDISON COMPANY. |
| | FERMI 2 DOCKET NO. 50-341 EXEMPTION |
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| Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Radiological Protection and Medical Waste Section Nuclear Facilities Unit Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30241 Lansing, MI 48909-7741
| | ==1.0 BACKGROUND== |
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| U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office 6450 N Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 | | Detroit Edison Company (the licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License No. NPF-43, which authorizes operation of Fermi 2. The license provides, among other things, that the facility is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect. |
| | The facility consists of a boiling-water reactor located in Monroe County, Michigan. |
| | Fermi 2 is in the process of re-racking its spent fuel pool (SFP), which involves the replacement of some older racks with higher-density racks. The NRC approved the re-rack project in its letter dated January 25, 2001. A result of the re-rack effort is that some of the SFP floor space that was previously used to store miscellaneous items is no longer available, due to the addition of the new racks. To address this, Fermi 2 is introducing two Holtec Overhead Platforms (HOPs) to the SFP which are designed to be placed on two specific spent fuel storage racks as approved by the NRC in its letter dated January 25, 2001. |
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| Mr. M. V. Yudasz, Jr., Director Monroe County Emergency Management Division 965 South Raisinville Road Monroe, MI 48161
| | 2.0 REQUEST/ACTION Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 74, Section 74.19(c), requires that each licensee authorized to possess special nuclear material (SNM), at any one time and site location, in a quantity greater than 350 grams of contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium, or any combination thereof, shall conduct a physical inventory of all SNM in its possession under license at intervals not to exceed 12 months. |
| | By letter dated April 27, 2007, as supplemented by letter dated November 9, 2007, the licensee requested an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c) to conduct a physical inventory of all special nuclear material at intervals not to exceed 12 months. |
| | Specifically, the request is for exemption from the physical inventory requirements for those fuel assemblies that are stored under the HOPs when the HOPs are installed in the spent fuel racks. |
| | 3.0 DISCUSSION Pursuant to 10 CFR 74.7, the Commission may, upon application by any interested person or upon its own initiative, grant exemptions from the requirements of 10 CFR Part 74, when the exemptions are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and are otherwise in the public interest. |
| | Authorized by law This exemption would exempt the licensee from the requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c) for the physical inventory requirements of the fuel assemblies that are stored under the HOPs when the HOPs are installed in the spent fuel racks. As stated above, 10 CFR 74.7 allows the NRC to grant exemptions from the requirements of 10 CFR Part 74. The NRC staff has determined that granting of the licensees proposed exemption will not result in a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the Commissions regulations. Therefore, the exemption is authorized by law. |
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| Ronald W. Gaston Manager, Nuclear Licensing Detroit Edison Company Fermi 2 - 200 TAC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166
| | Will not endanger life or property or common defense and security Administrative controls associated with the movement of the HOPs and the HOP itself (physical barrier) will prohibit movement of the fuel assemblies in the fuel storage racks below the HOPs when the HOPs are installed. The licensee submitted regulatory commitments in Enclosure 1 of the letter dated November 9, 2007, that provide further assurance that the SNM stored under the HOPs will be adequately controlled and accounted for by the licensee. The HOPs add another barrier for access to the SNM in the SFP, thus, increasing security of SNM stored under the HOPs when the HOPs are installed. Therefore, the exemption will not endanger life or property or common defense and security. |
| | Otherwise in the public interest The licensee was previously approved by the NRC to install the HOPs as part of the licensees re-rack of Fermi 2 SFP. The re-rack project increased the capacity of the SFP from 2,414 to 4,608 fuel assemblies to provide full core discharge capability after June 2001. As discussed above, the HOPs are needed to be installed because, due to the addition of the new racks, some of the SFP floor space that was previously used to store miscellaneous items is no longer available. In order for the licensee to perform physical inventory of the SNM stored below the HOPs, the licensee would have to clear and uninstall the HOPs. The HOPs add another barrier for access to the SNM in the SFP, thus increasing security of SNM stored under the HOP when the HOPs are installed. An increase in security is beneficial to public interest. Therefore, the exemption is otherwise in the public interest. |
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| Supervisor - Electric Operators Michigan Public Service Commission P.O. Box 30221 Lansing, MI 48909
| | ==4.0 CONCLUSION== |
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| Wayne County Emergency Management Division 10250 Middlebelt Road Detroit, MI 48242
| | Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 74.7, the exemption is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest. Therefore, the Commission hereby grants |
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| Mr. Joseph H. Plona Vice President - Nuclear Generation Detroit Edison Company Fermi 2 - 210 NOC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166
| | Detroit Edison Company an exemption to Fermi 2 from the requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c) for physical inventory for those fuel assemblies that are stored under the HOPs when the HOPs are installed in the spent fuel racks. The annual physical inventory of all other SNM will continue to be performed per the requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c). |
| | Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the Commission has determined that the granting of this exemption will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment (72 FR 70619). |
| | This exemption is effective upon issuance. |
| | Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of December 2007. |
| | FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION |
| | /RA/ |
| | Catherine Haney, Division Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| October, 2007}} | | Fermi 2 cc: |
| | David G. Pettinari Wayne County Emergency Management Legal Department Division 688 WCB 10250 Middlebelt Road Detroit Edison Company Detroit, MI 48242 2000 2nd Avenue Detroit, MI 48226-1279 Mr. Joseph H. Plona Vice President - Nuclear Generation Michigan Department of Environmental Detroit Edison Company Quality Fermi 2 - 210 NOC Waste and Hazardous Materials Division 6400 North Dixie Highway Radiological Protection and Medical Waste Newport, MI 48166 Section Nuclear Facilities Unit Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30241 Lansing, MI 48909-7741 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office 6450 N Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 Mr. M. V. Yudasz, Jr., Director Monroe County Emergency Management Division 965 South Raisinville Road Monroe, MI 48161 Ronald W. Gaston Manager, Nuclear Licensing Detroit Edison Company Fermi 2 - 200 TAC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 Supervisor - Electric Operators Michigan Public Service Commission P.O. Box 30221 Lansing, MI 48909 October, 2007}} |
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MONTHYEARML0723602532007-09-18018 September 2007
Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure
Project stage: Withholding Request Acceptance
ML0731205732007-12-0505 December 2007
Environmental Assessment for Exemption from 10 CFR 74.19(c) Regarding Physical Inventory of Special Nuclear Material Located in the Spent Fuel Pool
Project stage: Approval
ML0731104822007-12-17017 December 2007
Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c) Regarding the Frequency of Physical Inventory of Special Nuclear Material in the Spent Fuel Pool, TAC MD5416
Project stage: Approval
2007-12-05
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December 17, 2007 Mr. Jack M. Davis Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Detroit Edison Company Fermi 2 - 210 NOC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166
SUBJECT:
FERMI 2 C EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR 74.19(c)
REGARDING THE FREQUENCY OF PHYSICAL INVENTORY OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL IN THE SPENT FUEL POOL (TAC NO. MD5416)
Dear Mr. Davis:
The Commission has approved the enclosed exemption from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 74, Section 74.19(c), for Fermi 2. This action is in response to your letter dated April 27, 2007, as supplemented by letter dated November 9, 2007.
A copy of the exemption is enclosed. The exemption has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Adrian Muniz, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Licensing Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-341
Enclosure:
Exemption cc w/encl: See next page
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7590-01-P UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DETROIT EDISON COMPANY.
FERMI 2 DOCKET NO. 50-341 EXEMPTION
1.0 BACKGROUND
Detroit Edison Company (the licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License No. NPF-43, which authorizes operation of Fermi 2. The license provides, among other things, that the facility is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect.
The facility consists of a boiling-water reactor located in Monroe County, Michigan.
Fermi 2 is in the process of re-racking its spent fuel pool (SFP), which involves the replacement of some older racks with higher-density racks. The NRC approved the re-rack project in its letter dated January 25, 2001. A result of the re-rack effort is that some of the SFP floor space that was previously used to store miscellaneous items is no longer available, due to the addition of the new racks. To address this, Fermi 2 is introducing two Holtec Overhead Platforms (HOPs) to the SFP which are designed to be placed on two specific spent fuel storage racks as approved by the NRC in its letter dated January 25, 2001.
2.0 REQUEST/ACTION Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 74, Section 74.19(c), requires that each licensee authorized to possess special nuclear material (SNM), at any one time and site location, in a quantity greater than 350 grams of contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium, or any combination thereof, shall conduct a physical inventory of all SNM in its possession under license at intervals not to exceed 12 months.
By letter dated April 27, 2007, as supplemented by letter dated November 9, 2007, the licensee requested an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c) to conduct a physical inventory of all special nuclear material at intervals not to exceed 12 months.
Specifically, the request is for exemption from the physical inventory requirements for those fuel assemblies that are stored under the HOPs when the HOPs are installed in the spent fuel racks.
3.0 DISCUSSION Pursuant to 10 CFR 74.7, the Commission may, upon application by any interested person or upon its own initiative, grant exemptions from the requirements of 10 CFR Part 74, when the exemptions are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and are otherwise in the public interest.
Authorized by law This exemption would exempt the licensee from the requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c) for the physical inventory requirements of the fuel assemblies that are stored under the HOPs when the HOPs are installed in the spent fuel racks. As stated above, 10 CFR 74.7 allows the NRC to grant exemptions from the requirements of 10 CFR Part 74. The NRC staff has determined that granting of the licensees proposed exemption will not result in a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the Commissions regulations. Therefore, the exemption is authorized by law.
Will not endanger life or property or common defense and security Administrative controls associated with the movement of the HOPs and the HOP itself (physical barrier) will prohibit movement of the fuel assemblies in the fuel storage racks below the HOPs when the HOPs are installed. The licensee submitted regulatory commitments in Enclosure 1 of the letter dated November 9, 2007, that provide further assurance that the SNM stored under the HOPs will be adequately controlled and accounted for by the licensee. The HOPs add another barrier for access to the SNM in the SFP, thus, increasing security of SNM stored under the HOPs when the HOPs are installed. Therefore, the exemption will not endanger life or property or common defense and security.
Otherwise in the public interest The licensee was previously approved by the NRC to install the HOPs as part of the licensees re-rack of Fermi 2 SFP. The re-rack project increased the capacity of the SFP from 2,414 to 4,608 fuel assemblies to provide full core discharge capability after June 2001. As discussed above, the HOPs are needed to be installed because, due to the addition of the new racks, some of the SFP floor space that was previously used to store miscellaneous items is no longer available. In order for the licensee to perform physical inventory of the SNM stored below the HOPs, the licensee would have to clear and uninstall the HOPs. The HOPs add another barrier for access to the SNM in the SFP, thus increasing security of SNM stored under the HOP when the HOPs are installed. An increase in security is beneficial to public interest. Therefore, the exemption is otherwise in the public interest.
4.0 CONCLUSION
Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 74.7, the exemption is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest. Therefore, the Commission hereby grants
Detroit Edison Company an exemption to Fermi 2 from the requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c) for physical inventory for those fuel assemblies that are stored under the HOPs when the HOPs are installed in the spent fuel racks. The annual physical inventory of all other SNM will continue to be performed per the requirements of 10 CFR 74.19(c).
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the Commission has determined that the granting of this exemption will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment (72 FR 70619).
This exemption is effective upon issuance.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of December 2007.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Catherine Haney, Division Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Fermi 2 cc:
David G. Pettinari Wayne County Emergency Management Legal Department Division 688 WCB 10250 Middlebelt Road Detroit Edison Company Detroit, MI 48242 2000 2nd Avenue Detroit, MI 48226-1279 Mr. Joseph H. Plona Vice President - Nuclear Generation Michigan Department of Environmental Detroit Edison Company Quality Fermi 2 - 210 NOC Waste and Hazardous Materials Division 6400 North Dixie Highway Radiological Protection and Medical Waste Newport, MI 48166 Section Nuclear Facilities Unit Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30241 Lansing, MI 48909-7741 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office 6450 N Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 Mr. M. V. Yudasz, Jr., Director Monroe County Emergency Management Division 965 South Raisinville Road Monroe, MI 48161 Ronald W. Gaston Manager, Nuclear Licensing Detroit Edison Company Fermi 2 - 200 TAC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 Supervisor - Electric Operators Michigan Public Service Commission P.O. Box 30221 Lansing, MI 48909 October, 2007
