ML20155F647

Informs of NRC Final Decision on Portland General Electric Co Request for Approval of one-time Shipment of Decommissioned Rv Package from Tnp Near Ranier,Or to Disposal Site at Hanford Nuclear Reservation

ML20155F647
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Site:	Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png
Issue date:	11/02/1998
From:	Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To:	Schaefer D HOUSE OF REP.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001

% 8, November 2, 1998 CHAIRMAN The' Honorable Dan Schaefer, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Commerce

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United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Mr. Chairman:

This letter is to inform you of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) final decision on Portland General Electric Company's (PGE) request for approval of a one-time shipment of the decommissioned reactor vessel package from the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant near Ranier, Oregon, to a disposal site at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, near Richland, Washington.

The reactor vessel would be shipped intact with its internal radioactive components in place.

On October 22,1998, the Commission approved PGE's request and published, in the Federal Reaister. an Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No Significant Impact, regarding the specific regulatory exemptions related to the proposed shipment (see 63 FR 57713; i October 28,1998). The Director of the Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Material  !

Safety and Safeguards, subsequently issued PGE authorization to proceed with the shipment. i Issuance of this authorization concludes NRC's actions for approving the shipment. However, PGE must also obtain approval from: (a) the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), to "

l exempt PGE from certain DOT iagulations; (b) the State of Washington, to dispose of the reactor vessel at the U.S. Ecology site, at the Hanford Nuclear Reservatien; and (c) the State of Oregon, to modify the Trojan Decommissioning Plan. PGE has scheduled the shipment for the summer of 1999. Separately, I would also note that NRC inspectors will observe and accompany the shipment as it occurs. l In closing, I trust that this information wili ce of use to you in addressing any questions you may receive regarding this shipment.

Sincerely, j (M

Shirley Ann Jackson cc: Representative Ralph Hall 9811060082 981029 PDR COMMS NRCC CORRESPONDENCE PDR