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CAC:001028, (Approved, Closed) EPID:L-2020-LLE-0060, Issuance of Temporary Exemption from 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, Section I.E. for Trojan ISFSI (COVID-19) (Approved, Closed) |
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Other: L-23-005, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation License Renewal Application, Revision 1 (Cac/Epid No. 001028/L-2022-RNW-0007), ML19276D398, ML20014E677, ML20049A082, ML20065N277, ML20065N278, ML20065N280, ML20065N281, ML20065N285, ML20071F156, ML20076D696, ML20094G482, ML20099A180, ML20104C015, ML20104C016, ML20104C018, ML20104C019, ML20105A135, ML20105A136, ML20105A137, ML20105A138, ML20105A139, ML20105A173, ML20111A240, ML20115E377, ML20121A272, ML20136A049, ML20136A050, ML20136A051, ML20150A300, ML20150A335, ML20150A421, ML20155K741, ML20155K742, ML20155K743, ML20155K744, ML20160A040, ML20161A088, ML20163A702, ML20163A703, ML20163A704, ML20181A211, ML20181A212, ML20192A328, ML20192A329, ML20212L768, ML20212L769, ML20212L878, ML20223A036, ML20224A287... further results
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MONTHYEARML19276D3982019-10-0303 October 2019 Exemption Request to Load and Store Spent Fuel in HI-STORM FW Spent Fuel Casks Utilizing Amendment 1, Revision 1 to CoC No. 1032 Project stage: Other ML20115E3782019-10-0303 October 2019 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Exemption Safety Evaluation Report Project stage: Approval ML20014E6772020-01-0909 January 2020 Fws List of Threatened and Endangered Species That May Occur with Respect to the McGuire Exemption Request Project stage: Other ML20015A3142020-01-14014 January 2020 Package: Exemption Request McGuire Nuclear Facility Project stage: Request ML20049A0812020-01-31031 January 2020 Holtec International - HI-STORM 100 Storage CoC Renewal Application Project stage: Request ML20049A0822020-01-31031 January 2020 Holtec International - HI-STORM 100 Storage CoC Renewal Application Project stage: Other ML20055F3372020-02-20020 February 2020 Conversation Record - Clarification Call (02/20/2020) on RAI 1 for CoC 1040 Umax Amendment 4 Project stage: RAI ML20064F6162020-02-29029 February 2020 January 15, 2020, Summary of Meeting with Holtec International, Inc., to Discuss the Upcoming Submittal of the Application for Renewal of the Storage Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 for the HI-Storm 100 Cask System Project stage: Meeting ML20063M0152020-03-0303 March 2020 HI-STORM 100 Renewal Presubmittal Meeting (Holtec Slides, 1-15-20) Project stage: Meeting ML20064E6222020-03-0303 March 2020 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approval of NAC International Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Coc 1025 Renewal (CAC No. 001028) Project stage: Withholding Request Acceptance ML20071J0552020-03-0505 March 2020 Notice of Cancelled Meeting with the U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office to Discuss the Upcoming Submittal of the Application for Renewal of the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility License (SNM-2512) Project stage: Meeting ML20065K2162020-03-0505 March 2020 Notice of Meeting with U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office to Discuss the Upcoming Submittal of the Application for Renewal of the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility License (SNM-2512) Project stage: Meeting ML20071F1562020-03-0505 March 2020 Interim Storage Partners, LLC - Affidavit Project stage: Other ML20071F1532020-03-0505 March 2020 Interim Storage Partners, LLC - Supplemental Information in Support of Nrc'S Environmental Review Project stage: Supplement ML20066K5782020-03-0606 March 2020 Acceptance Review of Request for Amendment No. 7 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1032 for the HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage System Project stage: Acceptance Review ML20065L3442020-03-0606 March 2020 Amendment No. 15 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 for the Hi-Storm 100 Multipurpose Canister Storage System - Request for Additional Information Project stage: RAI ML20065N2852020-03-0909 March 2020 ISFSI Renewed Technical Specifications Project stage: Other ML20065N2772020-03-0909 March 2020 ISFSI Renewal Cover Letter Project stage: Other ML20065N2812020-03-0909 March 2020 ISFSI Preamble-License Renewal Order Project stage: Other ML20071D9942020-03-11011 March 2020 Submittal of HI-STAR 100 Updated FSAR, Revision 4 Project stage: Request ML20076D6962020-03-11011 March 2020 Interim Storage Partners, LLC - Submittal of Clarifications to Support Nrc'S Continued Review of the Safety Case for the WCS CISF Project stage: Other ML20065N2782020-03-11011 March 2020 ISFSI FRN Notice of Issuance for License Renewal Project stage: Other ML20104C0152020-03-30030 March 2020 International - Amendment No. 4 to the HI-STORM Umax Canister Storage System Project stage: Other ML20104C0162020-03-30030 March 2020 International - Proposed HI-STORM Umax CoC Amendment 4 Appendix a - Changed Pages Project stage: Other ML20104C0182020-03-30030 March 2020 International - HI-STORM Umax Amendment 4 FSAR - Changed Pages Project stage: Other ML20104C0192020-03-30030 March 2020 International - Affidavit for Kimberly Manzione Project stage: Other ML20104C0202020-03-30030 March 2020 International - HI-STORM Umax Amendment 4 Responses to Requests for Additional Information - Supplemental Information Project stage: Supplement ML20091L0642020-03-31031 March 2020 Enclosure 1 - Request for Additional Information - Non-Proprietary Project stage: RAI ML20104C0482020-03-31031 March 2020 International - HI-STORM Umax Amendment 3 Responses to Requests for Additional Information Project stage: Response to RAI ML20091L0632020-03-31031 March 2020 Transmittal Letter - CoC 1042 Amendment Number 2 Request for Additional Information Project stage: RAI ML20065N2802020-03-31031 March 2020 ISFSI License Renewal SER Project stage: Other ML20101P3992020-03-31031 March 2020 Interim Storage Partners, LLC - Submittal of Draft Responses for Several Rals and Associated Document Markups from First Request for Additional Information, Parts 1, 2 and Clarifications Project stage: Draft Request ML20105A1352020-03-31031 March 2020 Enclosure 1 - Affidavits Project stage: Other ML20099A1802020-04-0606 April 2020 Application for Renewal of the Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 for the Hi-Storm 100 Storage Cask System Accepted for Review (Cac/Epid Nos. 001028/L-2020-RNW-0007) Project stage: Other ML20105A1732020-04-0606 April 2020 Interim Storage Partners, LLC - Affidavits Project stage: Other ML20105A1362020-04-0707 April 2020 Enclosure 3 - RAIs and Responses Project stage: Other ML20105A1392020-04-0707 April 2020 Enclosure 8 - Referenced Documents Project stage: Other ML20105A1342020-04-0707 April 2020 Submission of ISP Responses for RAIs and Associated Document Markups from First Request for Additional Information, Parts 2, 3, and 4 Project stage: Request ML20105A1722020-04-0707 April 2020 Interim Storage Partners, LLC - Submittal of Supplemental Information in Support of RAI, Part 3 Project stage: Supplement ML20105A1382020-04-0707 April 2020 Enclosure 7 - SAR Changed Pages Project stage: Other ML20105A1372020-04-0707 April 2020 Enclosure 5 - La Changed Pages Project stage: Other ML20100F2952020-04-0909 April 2020 Tn Americas LLC - Submittal of Renewal Application for the TN-68 Dry Storage Cask - CoC 1027 Project stage: Request ML20104A0402020-04-10010 April 2020 Request for Additional Information for HI-STAR 100 CoC Renewal Application Project stage: RAI ML20111A2402020-04-13013 April 2020 Attachment 2: Proposed HI-STORM Umax CoC Amendment 4 Appendix a - Changed Pages (non-proprietary) Project stage: Other ML20111A2382020-04-13013 April 2020 International - HI-STORM Umax Amendment 4 Responses to Requests for Additional Information - Supplemental Information Project stage: Supplement ML20111A2392020-04-13013 April 2020 Attachment 1: HI-STORM Umax Amendment 4 RAI Supplemental Response (non-proprietary) Project stage: Supplement ML20094G4822020-04-15015 April 2020 GEH-Morris QAP Rev 4 Approval Project stage: Other ML20092L1732020-04-17017 April 2020 Safety Evaluation Report for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Humboldt Bay Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Quality Assurance Plan HBI-L6 Revision 0 Project stage: Approval ML20120A2282020-04-29029 April 2020 Tn Americas LLC, Response to the Request for Additional Information to Application for Certificate of Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 2, to NUHOMS Eos System, (Docket No. 72-1042, CAC No. 001028 EPID: L-2019-LLA-0078)- Request for Extens Project stage: Request ML20121A2722020-04-30030 April 2020 Request to Extend the Due Date for Submitting the GEH Morris Operation License Renewal Application Project stage: Other 2020-03-05
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Category:Exemption from NRC Requirements
MONTHYEARML23355A0612023-12-14014 December 2023 Portland General Electric Company - Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation ML20149K4182020-05-28028 May 2020 Issuance of Temporary Exemption from 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, Section I.E. for Trojan ISFSI (COVID-19) ML20147A6062020-05-13013 May 2020 VPN-006-2020 Pge Request for Temporary Exemption 2023-12-14
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MONTHYEARML23355A0612023-12-14014 December 2023 Portland General Electric Company - Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation ML23290A1612023-09-25025 September 2023 Portland General Electric Company - Biennial Report of Changes to NRC-Approved Quality Assurance Program ML23272A0322023-09-14014 September 2023 Portland General Electric Company Revision 31 to PGE-8010, Trojan ISFSI Quality Assurance Program IR 07200017/20234022023-08-0101 August 2023 Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation - NRC Security Inspection Report 07200017-2023402 (Cover Letter) ML23146A0422023-05-10010 May 2023 Portland General Electric Co., Submittal of Annual Financial Report for Year 2022 ML23124A0992023-03-28028 March 2023 Portland General Electric Company - NRC Service List Changes ML23048A0342023-02-0707 February 2023 PGE-1080, Biennial Report of the Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation for 2021 Through 2022 IR 07200017/20224012022-09-22022 September 2022 Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation NRC Security Inspection Report 07200017/2022401 ML22115A0362022-04-14014 April 2022 Portland General Electric Co., Annual Financial Report for Year 2021 ML22038A4352022-01-13013 January 2022 Transmittal of Revision 17 to PGE-J0691 Trojan- Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Safety Analysis Report ML21309A1102021-10-26026 October 2021 Portland General Electric Co., Revision 30 to PGE-8010, Trojan Nuclear Quality Assurance Program ML21330A0252021-09-28028 September 2021 Trojan ISFSI Biennial Report of Changes to NRC-Approved Quality Assurance Program ML21132A2582021-05-0707 May 2021 Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) - Trust Agreement Between Pacificorp and the Bank of New York Mellon ML21118A0412021-04-15015 April 2021 Portland General Electric Co., Annual Financial Report for Year 2020 ML21084A1172021-03-0202 March 2021 Portland General Electric Company - Annual Report of Individual Occupational Radiation Dose Monitoring ML21043A2562020-12-21021 December 2020 Portland General Electric Co., NRC Service List Changes ML20280A5212020-12-11011 December 2020 Materials License No. SNM-2509 for the Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation ML20280A5192020-12-11011 December 2020 Issuance of Materials License No. SNM-2509 for the Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Transmittal Letter ML20287A2332020-11-0909 November 2020 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Trojan License Amendment Request Transmittal Letter IR 07200017/20200012020-10-27027 October 2020 Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) - NRC Inspection Report 07200017/2020001 ML20198M3782020-07-0808 July 2020 Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation'S (ISFSI) - Radiological Decommissioning Cost Estimate and Funding Plans Additional Documentation ML20149K6312020-06-12012 June 2020 Letter - Trojan License Amendment Request - Accepted for Review ML20149K4182020-05-28028 May 2020 Issuance of Temporary Exemption from 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, Section I.E. for Trojan ISFSI (COVID-19) ML20147A6062020-05-13013 May 2020 VPN-006-2020 Pge Request for Temporary Exemption ML20115E2832020-04-0909 April 2020 Trojan ISFSI, Transmittal of Annual Financial Report for Year 2019 ML20087J6822020-03-23023 March 2020 Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation'S (ISFSI) Radiological Decommissioning Cost Estimate and Funding Plans ML20083G8002020-03-10010 March 2020 Trojan Site-Specific Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) License Change Application (Lca) 72-08, Potential Explosion Effects on ISFSI ML19221B6472019-08-0909 August 2019 Letter to B. Nicholson Issuance of Renewed Materials License No. SNM-2509 for the Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (Cac/Epid Nos. 001028/L-2017-RNW-0011 and 000993/L-2017-LNE-0009) IR 07200017/20194012019-07-24024 July 2019 Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Physical Security Requirements for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Inspection Report 07200017/2019401 ML19035A6102019-02-0404 February 2019 Letter to B. Jenkins Request for Additional Information for the Technical Review of the Application for Renewal of the Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation License No. SNM-2509 (CAC No. 001028) ML18113A3412018-04-23023 April 2018 Letter to B. Jenkins Package: Request for Additional Information for the Technical Review of the Application for Renewal of the Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation License No. SNM-2509 (CAC No. 001028) ML18094A4892018-04-0303 April 2018 Letter to M. E. Tursa Request for Additional Information Regarding Portland General Electric Company'S Decommissioning Funding Plan Update for Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation ML18075A3682018-03-29029 March 2018 Letter to Mr. David Howe, Oregon Health Authority; Review of the Draft EA for the Trojan ISFSI IR 07200017/20170012018-02-16016 February 2018 Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Inspection Report 07200017/2017001 ML15233A1202015-08-25025 August 2015 Staff Review of Interim Evaluation Associated with Reevaluated Seismic Hazard Implementing Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1 ML15149A3762015-05-28028 May 2015 Information Request to Support NRC Annual Baseline Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Inspection (Mxg) IR 05000346/20140072015-02-17017 February 2015 IR 05000346/2014007; on 11/03/2014 - 01/09/2015; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station; Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications ML15012A5862015-01-12012 January 2015 Confirmation of Initial License Exam ML13228A3992013-08-12012 August 2013 Letter to Holders of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Licenses Re Rescission of Certain Security Orders Concerning Spent Nuclear Fuel in Transit - Rin 3150-AI64 (NRC-2009-0163) EA-02-109 ML1009504462010-04-0101 April 2010 Trojan ISFSI Annual Financial Report for Year 2009 ML0706801312007-03-17017 March 2007 Closure of Nrc'S Review of Firstenergy Nuclear Operating Company'S Response to GL 2006-03 for Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2; Davis-Besse, Unit and Perry Unit 1 ML0624905312006-08-29029 August 2006 Transmittal of Revision 7 to the Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Emergency Plan, PGE-1075 ML0618403302006-06-22022 June 2006 Trojan ISFSI Annual Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2005 ML0608303252006-03-21021 March 2006 Consummation of Midamerican Energy Holdings Company Acquisition of Pacificorp Holdings, Inc. as Approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ML0607900742006-03-17017 March 2006 Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage, Amendment 6 for Materials License SNM-2509 ML0521503002005-07-21021 July 2005 Application of Pacificorp for Approval of Indirect Transfer of License No. SNM-2509 (Application) ML0516502802005-06-0606 June 2005 PGE-1061, Trojan Nuclear Plant Defueled Safety Analysis Report and License Termination Plan (PGE-1078), Revision 22, and Subsequent Deletion as an Active Topical Report and Licensing Basis Document ML0515902902005-05-31031 May 2005 Trojan Nuclear Plant, ISFSI, Request to Update Service List 2023-09-25
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May 28, 2020 Mr. Bradley Y. Jenkins Vice President, Utility Operations Portland General Electric Company Trojan ISFSI 71760 Columbia River Hwy Rainier, Oregon 97048
SUBJECT:
ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM 10 CFR Part 73, APPENDIX B, SECTION I.E. FOR TROJAN INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (EPID: L-2020-LLE-0060 [COVID-19])
Dear Mr. Jenkins:
This is in response to your request dated May 13, 2020 (Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20147A606), for a temporary exemption under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 73.5 from physical and medical requalification, for Portland General Electric Companys (PGE) Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). Your request is consistent with the guidance in the April 7, 2020, letter issued by Mr. Lubinski (ADAMS Accession No. ML20094G166) on providing regulatory relief during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE).
In your letter, you requested a temporary exemption from 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, Section I.E., physical and medical requalification, to allow an extension of the requalification frequency which allows the Trojan ISFSI to complete the required 12-month security personal physical requalification at the first reasonable opportunity and no later than 6 months following the suspension of the emergency declaration at the local, State, and Federal level. You have committed that each applicable individual within the security organization will be examined by a licensed medical physician through an internet based visual examination (e.g., telemedicine application) prior to the current expiration of the qualification. Further, you have committed to entering all physical and medical requirements that are extended into the corrective action program prior to the expiration date of the qualification to ensure tracking for completion.
You state that the exemption is needed because Trojan ISFSIs Training and Qualification (T&Q) Program requires face-to-face appointments for the annual physical and medical requalification. Due to the COVID-19 PHE, the Oregon Governor and the Columbia County Board of Commissioners issued shelter-in-place orders, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends avoiding close contact. During this time, the qualified medical provider for the Trojan ISFSI is not seeing patients for routine visits, such as physical examinations. In addition, entering a medical facility would impose undue health risks to the individuals, their family, medical staff, and coworkers. Therefore, you conclude that this temporary exemption is needed to follow State and local governments restrictions and CDCs recommendations.
B. Jenkins Pursuant to 10 CFR 73.5, Specific exemptions, the Commission may, upon application of any interested person or on its own initiative, grant exemptions from 10 CFR Part 73 when the exemptions are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security and are otherwise in the public interest.
Authorized by Law This temporary exemption would allow PGE an extension of the physical and medical requalification frequency which allows Trojan ISFSI to complete the required physical and medical requalification when the conditions are suitable for such activities. The NRC has determined that granting this temporary exemption will not result in a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the NRC's regulations. Therefore, this temporary exemption is authorized by law.
Will Not Endanger Life or Property or the Common Defense and Security The staff performed a review of the temporary exemptions requested on the basis of the statements and representations provided by PGE in its temporary exemption request submittal in accordance with Commission policy, security orders, and ongoing staff activities.
Under 10 CFR 73.51(d)(5), you are required to comply with the applicable provisions of Part 73 Appendix B, Section II; and provisions within Section II require security personnel to be requalified in accordance with the NRC-approved training and qualification plan. Your approved T&Q Program commits to the provisions of 10 CFR Appendix B to Part 73 Section I.E (physical requalification) which requires that security personnel shall meet specified physical requirements every 12 months. You state that, because you have been in compliance with those requirements until this time, the individuals that this exemption applies to have satisfied those requirements prior to their initial assignment and during any subsequent physical and medical requalification. In your letter, you committed that each applicable individual within the security organization will be examined by a licensed medical physician through an internet based visual examination (e.g., telemedicine application) prior to the current expiration of the qualification. You also committed to entering all physical and medical requirements that are extended into the corrective action program prior to the expiration date of the qualification to ensure tracking for completion.
Because the requested temporary exemption is applicable to specific security officers who were previously qualified in accordance with 10 CFR Appendix B to Part 73 Section I.E, and they will receive an internet based visual examination by a licensed medical physician , the staff determined that it is reasonable to conclude that these security officers will maintain their physical qualification, proficiency, and the ability to demonstrate acceptable performance of day-to-day job activities (e.g., detection and assessment, patrols, and searches) even though the requalification periodicity will be temporarily exceeded through the PHE. Moreover, because PGE stated that it will continue to ensure that any individual within the security organization who selfdeclares their inability to perform their current assigned tasks will be removed from duty, the staff determined that effectiveness of the security force will be maintained. Therefore, the NRC finds that granting the requested temporary exemption would not endanger life or property or the common defense and security.
Otherwise in the Public Interest The staff reviewed PGEs request and acknowledges that the State and local restrictions and
B. Jenkins CDCs recommendations as a result of the COVID-19 PHE have caused challenges for Trojan ISFSI to comply with the annual physical and medical requalification requirements in 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, Section I.E. The staff finds that allowing an extension of the physical and medical requalification frequency and allowing Trojan ISFSI to complete the required requalification when the situation is suitable for such activities serves the public interest by facilitating the implementation of security measures regarding physical and medical requalification in a manner that does not conflict with practices recommended to limit the spread of COVID-19. The exemption allows the licensee to continue maintaining the safety and security of Trojan ISFSI during the COVID-19 PHE. Therefore, the NRC finds that granting the requested temporary exemption is in the public interest.
Environmental Consideration NRC approval of this exemption request is categorically excluded under 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25),
and there are no special circumstances present that would preclude reliance on this exclusion.
The NRC staff determined, per 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(vi)(E), that the requirements from which the exemption is sought involve education, training, experience, qualification, requalification, or other employment suitability requirements. The NRC staff also determined that approval of this exemption request involves no significant hazards consideration because it does not authorize any physical changes to the facility or any of its safety systems, nor does it change any of the assumptions or limits used in the facility licensees safety analyses or introduce any new failure modes. Additionally, the NRC staff determined that approval of this exemption would not result in a significant change in the types or significant increase in the amounts of any effluents that may be released offsite because this exemption does not affect any effluent release limits as provided in the facility licensees technical specifications or by the regulations in 10 CFR Part 20, Standards for Protection Against Radiation; no significant increase in individual or cumulative public or occupational radiation exposure because this exemption does not affect limits on the release of any radioactive material or the limits provided in 10 CFR Part 20 for radiation exposure to workers or members of the public; no significant construction impact because this exemption does not involve any changes to a construction permit; and no significant increase in the potential for or consequences from radiological accidents because this exemption does not alter any of the assumptions or limits in the facility licensees safety analysis. In addition, the NRC staff determined that there would be no significant impacts to biota, water resources, historic properties, cultural resources, or socioeconomic conditions in the region. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the approval of this exemption request.
Conclusion Accordingly, the NRC has determined that pursuant to 10 CFR 73.5, this temporary exemption is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest. Therefore, the Commission hereby grants PGE a temporary exemption from the annual physical and medical requalification requirement in 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, Section I.E. for Trojan ISFSI, which is incorporated in the NRC approved security plan required by Appendix B, Section II.E. This temporary exemption will allow an extension of the physical and medical requalification frequency to allow Trojan ISFSI to complete the required 12-month security personal physical requalification at the first reasonable opportunity and no later than December 31, 2020, or 90 days after the termination of the PHE by the Department of Health and Human Services, whichever occurs first. The duration of this exemption is consistent with the duration provided in an April 20, letter (ADAMS Accession No.
B. Jenkins ML20105A483) regarding expedited review of other Part 73, Appendix B security personnel training and requalification frequency exemptions at other NRC licensed facilities. If you are not able to meet the physical requalification requirements prior to the expiration of this exemption, you may request an additional exemption.
Sincerely, Digitally signed by John B.
John B. McKirgan McKirgan Date: 2020.05.28 13:10:48 -04'00' John B. McKirgan, Chief Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 72-17 License No. SNM2509 CAC No. 001028 EPID: L-2020-LLE-0060 cc: See attached list.
B. Jenkins cc:
Todd Cornett Siting Division Administrator Oregon Department of Energy 550 Capitol St. NE, 1st Floor Salem, OR 97301 Mary C. Muessle Director, DNMS U.S. NRC Region IV 1600 East Lamar Boulevard Arlington, Texas 76011-4511
ML20149K417 (Pkg) ML20149K418 (Ltr(
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