ML17090A311

Re-registration of Spent Fuel Storage Casks Under Amended Certificate of Compliance

ML17090A311
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar, 07201032
Issue date:	03/31/2017
From:	Simmons P Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC L24948
Download: ML17090A311 (3)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Spring City, Tennessee 37381 March 31, 2017 10 cFR 72 212 ATTN: Document Control Desk Director, Division of Spent Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, D.C . 20555-0001 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-90 and NPF-96 NRC Docket Nos. 50-390, 50-391 , and72-1048

Subject:

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant - Re-registration of Spent Fue! Storage Casks Under Amended Certificate of Compliance

References:

1. Letter from NRC to Holtec lnternational, "lssuance [ofl Certificate of Compliance No. 1032, Amendment No. 0, Revision No. 1, for the HI-STORM FloodAtVind Multipurpose Canister Storage System (TAC No. L24948)," dated April 25, 2016.

2. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Watts Bar Nuclear Plant - Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212(b)(2)," dated November 4,2016.

3. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Watts Bar Nuclear Plant - Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212(b)(2)," dated November 17 ,2016.

By letter dated April 25, 2016 (Reference 1), the NRC issued Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1032 Amendment 0, Revision 1, for the HI-STORM 100 FloodMind (FW)

Multipurpose Canister (MPC) Storage System.

ln accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 72.212, "Conditions of general license issued under 572.210," paragraph (b)(4), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is submitting the re-registration for the use of six HI-STORM FW spent fuel storage casks under the general license to store spent fuel at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) lndependent Spent Fuel Storage lnstallation. All six casks were registered with the NRC in references 2 and 3, and referenced CoC 72-1032, Amendment 0.

The registration letters, however, did not include a reference to Revision 1, which was an administrative oversight. The re-registration of these six casks, which were placed in service between October 5,2016 and November 11,2016, is provided below.

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 March 31, 2017 ln accordance with 10 CFR 72.212, "Conditions of General License lssued Under 572.210,"

paragraph (b)(2), WBN is re-registering with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the use of spent fuel storage casks at WBN's lndependent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.

Accordingly, WBN provides the following information:

Licensee Name: Tennessee Valley Authority Licensee Address: Post Office Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381-2000 Reactor License Numbers: NPF-90 and NPF-96 Reactor Docket Numbers: 50-390 and 50-391 Responsible I ndividual : Gordon Arent Director, Watts Bar Nuclear Licensing Cask Certificate Number: 1032, Amendment No. 0, Revision 1 April 25,2016 Cask Model Number: HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System For the cask system placed in service on October 5, 2016:

Cask ldentification Mu lti-Purpose Canister Numbers: Type 37 Serial No . 017 Overpack Serial No. 029 For the cask system placed in service on October 14,2016:

Cask ldentification Multi-Purpose Canister Numbers: Type 37 Serial No. 117 Overpack Serial No. 030 For the cask system placed in service on October 21 ,2016:

Cask ldentification Multi-Purpose Canister Numbers: Type 37 Serial No. 019 Overpack Serial No. 031

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 March 31, 2017 For the cask system placed in service on October 28,2016:

Cask ldentification Mu lti-Purpose Canister Numbers: Type 37 Serial No. 020 Overpack Serial No. 032 For the cask system placed in service on November 3, 2016'.

Cask ldentification Mu lti-Purpose Canister Numbers: Type 37 Serial No. 1 18 Overpack Serial No. 033 For the cask system placed in service on November 11, 2016:

Cask Identification Mu lti-Purpose Canister Numbers: Type 37 Serial No. 022 Overpack Serial No. 034 This document contains no regulatory commitments.

Please direct any questions concerning this matter to Gordon Arent, WBN Licensing Director, at (423) 365-2004.

Respectfully, /

Paul Simmons Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant cc:

NRC Regional Administrator - Region ll NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Robert Carrion - Region ll ISFSI Coordinator