ML20141A380

Forwards Revised SE Approving Onsite Disposal of Cooling Tower Silt Per 10CFR20.2002

ML20141A380
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	06/18/1997
From:	Milano P NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Reid D VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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ML20141A383	List: ML20141A380 ML20141A415
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TAC-M96371, NUDOCS 9706200255
Download: ML20141A380 (3)

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Mr. Donald A. Reid l Vice President, Operations '

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

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SUBJECT:

REVISED SAFETY EVALUATION - APPROVAL PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 20.2002 FOR ONSITE DISPOSAL OF COOLING TOWER SILT - VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. M96371)

Dear Mr. Reid:

l By letter dated August 30, 1995, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation  ;

4 (VYNPC) requested approval, pursuant to 10 CFR 20.2002, for the onsite i disposal of slightly contaminated silt material removed from Vermont Yankee i

Nuclear Power Station's (Vermont Yankee's) cooling towers. In a safety evaluation (SE) dated March 4,1996, the NRC staff approved the proposed silt j disposal. However, because of discrepancies VYNPC identified between the  ;

j safety evaluation and VYNPC's letter of August 30, 1995, VYNPC postponed j j

implementation of the silt disposal until resolution of the discrepancies. By I

! letter dated August 2,1996, VYNPC informed the NRC staff of the discrepancies

] and requested that the SE be revised accordingly. Recognizing the

! discrepancies, the NRC staff has prepared the enclosed SE to resolve the discrepancies and to replace the SE of March 4, 1996.

l The NRC staff's approval of VYNPC's silt disposal request is. granted provided j the enclosed replacement SE is permanently incorporated into Vermont Yankee's Offsite Dose Calculation Manual as an appendix. Any modification to the proposed action that may be considered in the future must have prior NRC staff j approval.

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR Part 51, the Commission has published in [

] the Federal Reaister an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant ~/

j Impact (61 FR 6662).

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P Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Corporation cc:

Mr. Peter LaPorte, Director Regional Administrator, Region I ATTN: James Mackerheide U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Massachusetts Emergasey Management 475 Allendale Road Agency King of Prussia, PA 19406 400 Worcester Rd.

P.O. Box 1496 R. K. Gad, III Framingham, MA 01701-0317 Ropes & Gray' One International Place Mr. Raymond N. McCandless Boston, MA 02110-2624 Vermont Division of Occupational and Radiological Health l Mr. Richard P. Sedano, Commissioner Administration Building l Vermont Department of Public Service Montpelier, VT 05602 i 120 State Street, 3rd Floor Montpelier, VT 05602 Mr. J. J. Duffy Licensing Engineer l

Public Service Board Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power i State of Vermont Corporation l 120 State Street 580 Main Street l Montpelier, VT 05602 Bolton, MA 01740-1398 Chairman, Board of Selectmen Mr. Robert J. Wanczyk Town of Vernon Director of Safety and Regulatory P.O. Box 116 Affairs Vernon, VT 05354-0116 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.

Ferry Road Mr. Richard E. McCullough Brattleboro, VT 05301 i Operating Experience Coordinator l Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Mr. Ross B. Barkhurst, President l P.O. Box 157 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Governor Hunt Road Corporation Vernon, VT 05354 -

Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05301 G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.

! Deputy Attorney General Mr. Gregory A. Maret, Plant Manager 33 Capitol Street Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Concord, NH 03301-6937 P.O. Box 157 Governor Hunt Road Resident Inspector Vernon, VT 05354 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 176 Vernon, VT 05354 Chief, Safety Unit

Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor j . Boston, MA 02108 1

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D. Reid If you have any further questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. Kahtan Jabbour at (301) 415-1496.

Sincerely, Original signed by Patrick D. Milano, Acting Director Project Directorate I-3 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

! Docket No. 50-271 l

Enclosure:

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