CY-04-170, Notification of Plant Record Storage on Optical Disks
| ML043150258 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png |
| Issue date: | 11/02/2004 |
| From: | Bouchard G Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co |
| To: | Document Control Desk, NRC/FSME |
| References | |
| CY-04-170, FOIA/PA-2005-0203, GL-88-018 | |
| Download: ML043150258 (2) | |
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CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY HADDAM NECK PLANT 362 INJUN HOLLOW ROAD
- EAST HAMPTON, CT 06424-3099 NOV 2 2004 CY-04-170 License No. DPR-61 Docket No. 50-213 Docket No. 72-0039 Re: GL-88-18 U.S. Nuclear Reguiatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Haddam Neck Plant Notification of Plant Record Storage on Optical Disks ina accor'darnce 'with 'thbguidance'p'rovided 'in USNRC"Ghenric'Le'tter 88-18; 'Plfit Recrd Storage-'or Optical Disks, dated October 20,"1988;,the'-i-addarm"Neck Plant is, ritifying 'the' Comission that it 'intends to istit u e' anoptical disk records storage system.
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (CYAPCO)"'is in th'e'process"of decommissioning the facility and has constructed an on-site Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). Records associated with the 10 CFR Part 50 licensed operation and the existing and future records associated with the ISFSI may be preserved using an optical disk storage system.
Generic-Letter.-88-18-refers to the "storage of.an optical-disk in the-document imaging system" for on-line retrieval. CYAPCO believes this recommendation is reflective of the hardware designs available in 1988 which generally used mainframe computer installations with dedicated large disk storage hardware.
Present optical disk storage technology most often uses desktop computers or servers for readout of removable computer disks which are not stored "in the document imaging system."
"Disk storage will be as recommended by the manufacturer,'but information will 'remain readily retrievable for use by the plant and ISFSI staff.
CYAPPOCO. 'hcomnunicated.'wlith the disk and record storgae system 'suppliers rega'rdi'ng.'the 'certified us'eful t if~e'of disks Th6. respo'nses ;hav'etb'de~n'va'ried 'wit~h most manufa'6ctu're'rsau'alifyinri their pirojedtions! n' thevariable's of the storage environment. Obtaining a guaranteed certified useful life for computer disks from
Document Control Center CY-04-170/ Page 2 the manufacturers has not been practical. Consequently, CYAPCO will rely on a periodic maintenance review of the disks and the stored records to assure the continued integrity of the records.
If in the future, records storage is transferred to a newer document imaging system, CYAPCO will follow the guidelines of Generic Letter 88-18 regarding transfer and verification of records so copied.
Sincerely, Date Director, Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Affairs cc: S. J. Collins, NRC Region 1 Administrator T. B. Smith, NRC Project Manager, Haddam Neck Plant R. R. Bellamy, Chief, Decommissioning and Laboratory Branch, NRC Region 1