ML17150A074

Letter to C. C. Chappell Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

ML17150A074
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee, Holtec
Issue date:	05/25/2017
From:	Chen Y J Spent Fuel Licensing Branch
To:	Chappell C C Entergy Nuclear Operations
Chen Y J
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ML17150A073	List: ML17150A074
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CAC L25162
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 May 25, 2017

Mr. Coley C. Chappell Manager, Design and Programs Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vermont Yankee 320 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354

SUBJECT:

VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IM PACT RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF EXEMPTION TO ALLOW LOADING OF CERTAIN LOW ENRICHED CHANNELED UNDAMAGED FUEL WITH HIGHER ENRICHED FUEL IN THE SAME CANISTER (CAC NO. L25162)

Dear Mr. Chappell:

Enclosed is a copy of the environmental assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for an exemption dated November 9, 2016, (Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number No. ML16319A102), and supplemented on January 9, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17010A300), with respect to using Holtec International, Inc. (Holtec) Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1014, Amendment No. 10.

The proposed action would allow Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station to load certain low enriched channeled undamaged fuel with higher enriched fuel in the same Multi-purpose Canister (MPC)-68M. This would be per mitted under exemption from the following requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 72, sections:

• 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), which states that the "-general license is limited to storage of spent fuel in casks approved under the provisions of this part."

• 10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), which states that the general licensee must "Ensure that each cask used by the general licensee conforms to the terms, conditions, and specifications of a CoC or an amended CoC listed in § 72.214."

• 10 CFR 72.212(b)(5)(i), which states that "The cask, once loaded with spent fuel or once the changes authorized by an amended CoC have been applied, will conform to the terms, conditions, and specifications of a CoC or an amended CoC listed in § 72.214."

• 10 CFR 72.212(b)(11), which states that "The licensee shall comply with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the CoC and, for those casks to which the licensee has applied the changes of an amended CoC, the terms, conditions, and specifications of the amended CoC, including but not limited to, the requirements of any AMP put into effect as a condition of the NRC approval of a CoC renewal application in accordance with

§ 72.240." and

• 10 CFR 72.214, which states that "The following casks are approved for storage of spent fuel under the conditions specified in their Certificates of Compliance."

This assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1018.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Yen-Ju Chen, Senior Project Manager Spent Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Spent Fuel Management

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-271, 72-59, and 72-1014

CAC No.: L25162

Enclosure:

Environmental Assessment

Package: ML17150A073; Ltr: ML17150A074; Enclosure (EA): ML16343A859 OFC NMSS NMSS OGC NMSS NAME YChen WWheatley via email PJehle via email JMcKirgan DATE 5/1/2017 5/19/2017 5/24/2017 5/25/17