ML032801688
| ML032801688 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | NS Savannah |
| Issue date: | 10/17/2003 |
| From: | Alexander Adams NRC/NRR/DRIP/RORP |
| To: | |
| Adams A, NRC/N RR/DRIP/RNRP, 415-1127 | |
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| Download: ML032801688 (6) | |
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October 17, 2003 LICENSEE: U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD)
FACILITY: N.S. Savannah
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING BETWEEN MARAD AND NRC STAFFS On September 24, 2003, representatives of the NRC staff met at NRC Headquarters with representatives of the MARAD, the licensee for the N.S. Savannah. Representatives of the licensees contractor also attended the meeting. Enclosure one is a list of meeting attendees.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss potential plans for decommissioning the N.S.
Savannah. The N.S. Savannah was the only U.S. operational nuclear-powered commercial cargo/passenger vessel. The ship was taken out of service in 1970. The N.S. Savannah is currently located in the James River, Virginia at the James River Reserve Fleet.
Topics discussed at the meeting were: MARAD general information; ship and reactor condition; radiological spaces; licensee response to a notice of violation; selected construction details; decommissioning plans; activities after reactor vessel removal; environmental management; and the license termination plan. Enclosure two are briefing slides used by the licensee at the meeting which contain additional details on the topics of discussion.
The licensee stated that funding had been requested to start decommissioning planning. The licensee would like to proceed with decommissioning such that the reactor pressure vessel would be shipped to the Barnwell, South Carolina waste disposal site in the 2007 - 2008 time frame. Some initial decommissioning work was performed in the 1970s which included removing fuel and resins from the ship and draining coolant from the primary system. The fuel was returned to the AEC.
Unique aspects of the N.S. Savannah design (the shipboard reactor can be moved to another location for decommissioning and the compact reactor compartment limits the extent of the ship that will be impacted by decommissioning activities) and license (the license contains a requirement that NRC approval is needed for dismantlement or disposal) were discussed.
Similarities exist between the licensing status of the N.S. Savannah and that of the Saxton Nuclear Experimental Facility at the start of decommissioning. MARAD has looked at the Saxton licensing process used for decommissioning as part of their planning.
The importance of close communication between the NRC and licensee staffs was stressed.
MARAD will keep the NRC staff aware of developments in decommissioning funding.
Sincerely,
/RA by Warren Eresian Acting for/
Alexander Adams, Jr., Senior Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Section New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-238
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Meeting Attendees
- 2. MARAD presentation slides cc w/enclosures: Please see next page
N.S. Savannah Docket No. 50-238 cc:
Mr. Erhard W. Koehler Marine Surveyor Division of Ship Maintenance and Repair U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration 400 7th Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20590 Mr. David S. Breeden, Jr.
Chief, Safety Office Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity Casey Building, Room 112 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria, VA 22315-6034 Mr. Michael F. Bagley Fleet Superintendent James River Reserve Fleet Drawer C Fort Eustis, VA 23604 Mr. Robert Rohr Fleet Operations and Maintenance Officer James River Reserve Fleet Drawer C Fort Eustis, VA 23604
MEETING BETWEEN THE NRC STAFF AND U.S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION September 24, 2003 NAME TITLE ORGANIZATION Alexander Adams, Jr. Project Manager NRC Joe Seelinger Dep. Dir. Ship Ops. MARAD R. Jon Stouky Sr. VP WPI Franco Godoy VP WPI John Wiegand General Engineer MARAD Erhard W. Koehler Marine Surveyor MARAD John W. Bowen Chief Engineer WPI Patrick Madden Chief, Research and Test Reactors NRC Stephen W. Holmes Reactor Inspector, R&TR NRC Charles L. Stuart, Jr. Mgr. Gov. B/D Westinghouse Electric Enclosure 1
October 17, 2003 The importance of close communication between the NRC and licensee staffs was stressed.
MARAD will keep the NRC staff aware of developments in decommissioning funding.
Sincerely,
/RA by Warren Eresian Acting for/
Alexander Adams, Jr., Senior Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Section New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-238
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Meeting Attendees
- 2. MARAD presentation slides cc w/enclosures: Please see next page DISTRIBUTION:
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