IR 05000397/2012008

IR 05000397-12-008 and 07200035-12-001, 7/24-25/2012, Energy Northwest Columbia Generation Station, Independent Spent Fuel Storage

ML12236A395
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	08/24/2012
From:	Spitzberg D B NRC/RGN-IV/DNMS/RSFSB
To:	Reddemann M E Energy Northwest
References
IR-12-001, IR-12-008
Download: ML12236A395 (35)

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August 24, 2012 Mr. M. E. Reddemann Chief Nuclear Officer Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 (Mail Drop 1023)

Richland, Washington 99352

-0968 SUBJECT: COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION

- INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (ISFSI)

INSPECTION REPORT 05000397

/2012008 AND 07200035/2012 001 Dear Mr. Reddemann

A routine inspection was completed of your dry cask storage activities associated with your Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI)

on July 24 - 25, 201 An exit was conducted with your staff to discuss the findings of the inspection on July 25, 201 The inspection reviewed the current storage activities associated with your ISFS Between 2002 and 2008, you completed several loading campaign s which placed twenty

-seven Holtec HI-STORM 10 0 casks on to your pa Since then

, no additional loadings have been performed and non e are scheduled for this yea The focus of this inspection was to review the status of the stored casks to verify ongoing compliance with the Holtec Certificate of Compliance N and associated Technical Specifications

the Holtec Final Safety Analysis Report; the regulations in 10 CFR Part 20 and Part 72

and to review any changes that had been made to your ISFSI program since the last NRC inspectio Your ISFSI operations were found to be in compliance with the applicable NRC regulations and requirements and your storage casks were found to be in good physical conditio No violations of NRC regulations were identifie In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response if you choose to provide one, will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading

-rm/adams.htm To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal

, privacy or proprietary information so that it can be made available to the public without redactio Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact the undersigned at (817) 20 0-1191 or Mr. Vincent Everett at (817) 20 0-1 19

Sincerely,

/RA/ D. Blair Spitzberg, Ph.D., Chief Repository & Spent Fuel Safety Branch U N I T E D S T A T E S N U C L E A R R E G U L A T O R Y C O M M I S S I O N R E G I O N I V1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD A R L I N G T O N , T E X A S 7 6 0 1 1-4511 Columbia Generation Company

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50-397, 72-35 License s: NPF-21 Enclosure: Inspection Report 05000397/2012008;07200035/2012001 w/ Attachment: