ML20003E105
| ML20003E105 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 08/07/1978 |
| From: | GILBERT/COMMONWEALTH, INC. (FORMERLY GILBERT ASSOCIAT |
| To: | CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16341B552 | List:
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| References | |
| CON-044549-000, CON-44549 D-809-095, D-809-95, NUDOCS 8104020259 | |
| Download: ML20003E105 (1) | |
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DRAFT VALUE/ IMPACT ASSESSMENT 1.
PROPOSED ACTION 1.1 Description The proposed guide is an updating of the material in Regulatory Guide 3.24 to correct omissions and reflect regulatory developments since Regulatory Guide 3.24 was issued.
Regulatory Guide 3.24 has been withdrawn (46 FR 14507).
1.2 Need for Proposed Action There is increasing interest in the nuclear community in the licensing requirements for the storage of spent fuel in an ISFSI.
The proposed guide is designed to assist prospective applicants by discussing in more detail specific requirements of Part 72 for the license application.
1.3 Value/ Impact of the Proposed Action 1.3.1 NRC The further explanation of the content of license applications covering the storage of spent fuel in an ISFSI will De helpful to the licensing staff in their contacts with potential licensees and in the review of such applica-tions when received, particularly
" mini-review" before docketing of such applications.
- 1. 3. 2 Other government agencies Both the Department of Energy (00E) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have expressed interest in the storage of spent fuel in an ISFSI and are now trying to determine the applicable licensing requirements.
- 1. 3. 3 Industry The further explanation of the content of license applications covering the storage of spent fuel in an ISFSI is thougnt to be particularly useful to the utilities, which deal primarily with the NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
The NRC Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, which 4810.42oo359 24
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1.3.4 Public There is a need to aid the public in becoming better informed on the various aspects of the licensing of spent fuel storage in an ISFSI.
The proposed guide will contribute to meeting this need.
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TECHNICAL APPROACH The proposed guide is nontechnical in its content.
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PROCEDURAL APPROACH 3.1 Procedural Alternatives Potential NRC procedures that may be used to disseminate the information contained in the proposed guide are:
ld Regulation Regulatory guide Branch position paper NUREG report i
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- 3. 2 Value/ Impact of Procedural Alternatives A regulation is not a suitable means of disseminating the explanatory type of information contained in the proposed guide. A NUREG report is also not a viable alternative because the proposed guide contains regulatory positions.
Only a regulatory guide or branch position paper are considered to be viable alternatives.
Branch positions are sometimes presented for guidance of this sort.
How-ever, because of the limited distribution within NRC for concurrence, branch positions should be formalized by the issuance of a regulatory guide.
In this case, no branch position has been prepared or is anticipated.
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3.3 Decision on Procedural Approach A regulatory guide should be prepared.
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STATUTORY CONSIDERATIONS 4.1 NRC Authority This guide will fall under the authority of the NRC as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974.
4.2 Need for NEPA Assessment The proposed action is not a major Federal action as defined by 10 CFR 51(a)(10) and does not require an environmental impact statement.
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RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER EXISTING OR PROPOSED REGULATIONS OR POLICIES O
The proposed guide is one of a series of guides that will replace Regula-tory Guide 3.24.
Another guide in this series, Regulatory Guide 3.44, " Standard Format and Content for the Safety Analysis Report for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (Water-Basin Type)," was issued in November 1980.
In addi-tion, two draf t guides have been issued for comment:
" Standard Format and Content for the Safety Analysis Report for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation," Task FP 029-4, December 1980, and " Design of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (Water Basin Type)," Task FP 806-6, January 1981.
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SUMMARY
AND CONCLUSIONS The proposed regulatory guide should be issued as it meets a current need in the written development of the regulatory bases for the licensing of spent fuel storage in an ISFSI.
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