ML101600294

Federal Register Notice Publishing an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a Request for Exemptions from 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214

ML101600294
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Site:	Haddam Neck  File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	06/07/2010
From:	Goshen J NRC/NMSS/SFST/LID/LB
To:	Lenois J Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co
Goshen, JM, NNSS/SFST, 492-3325
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ML101600285	List: ML101600294 ML101600304
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TAC L24373
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June 7, 2010 Mr. James Lenois Manager, Haddam Neck Plant Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company 362 Injun Hollow Road East Hampton, CT 06424-3099

SUBJECT:

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE PUBLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR A REQUEST FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM 10 CFR 72.212 AND 72.214 (TAC NO. L24373)

Dear Mr. Lenois:

In accordance with Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Companys (CYAPCO) request for exemptions dated September 1, 2009, and pursuant to 10 CFR 51.35, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), is forwarding an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for noticing in the Federal Register. The requested exemptions would allow CYAPCO to adopt the provisions of NAC-MPC Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1025, Amendment No. 5. This would allow a visual alternative to Technical Specification Surveillance Requirement 3.1.6.1 to verify the operability of the concrete cask heat removal system to maintain safe storage conditions and will also remove a specification in the CoC for tamper indicating devices. CYAPCO also requested continuation of previously granted exemption to relieve CYAPCO from the requirements to develop training modules under its systematic approach to training that include comprehensive instructions for the operation and maintenance of the independent spent fuel storage installation, except for the NAC-MPC System.

The NRC will notify you in a timely manner of our decision on these exemption requests.

Enclosed is a copy of the Federal Register Notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John Goshen, P. E., Project Manager Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-213, 72-39

Enclosure:

Federal Register Notice

cc: Service List Mr. James Lenois Manager, Haddam Neck Plant Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company 362 Injun Hollow Road East Hampton, CT 06424-3099

SUBJECT:

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE PUBLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR A REQUEST FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM 10 CFR 72.212 AND 72.214 (TAC NO. L24373)

Dear Mr. Lenois:

In accordance with Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Companys (CYAPCO) request for exemptions dated September 1, 2009, and pursuant to 10 CFR 51.35, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), is forwarding an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for noticing in the Federal Register. The requested exemptions would allow CYAPCO to adopt the provisions of NAC-MPC Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1025, Amendment No. 5. This would allow a visual alternative to Technical Specification Surveillance Requirement 3.1.6.1 to verify the operability of the concrete cask heat removal system to maintain safe storage conditions and will also remove a specification in the CoC for tamper indicating devices. CYAPCO also requested continuation of previously granted exemption to relieve CYAPCO from the requirements to develop training modules under its systematic approach to training that include comprehensive instructions for the operation and maintenance of the independent spent fuel storage installation, except for the NAC-MPC System.

The NRC will notify you in a timely manner of our decision on these exemption requests.

Enclosed is a copy of the Federal Register Notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John Goshen, P. E., Project Manager Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-213, 72-39

Enclosure:

Federal Register Notice cc: Service List ADAMS Package No.: ML101600285 (Memo-ML101600294)

File location: G:\SFST\Haddam Neck\9 01 09 Exemption request\ Haddam Neck EA and FONSI ltr.doc SFST SFST SFST OFC SFST JGoshen WWheatley JDavis for NAME EBenner 06/04/2010 06/04/2010 06/04/2010

DATE 06/07/2010 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

cc:

Mr. Allan Johanson, Assistant Director Ms. Deborah B. Katz, President Office of Policy and Management Citizens Awareness Network Policy Development and Planning Division P.O. Box 83 450 Capitol Avenue- MS# 52 ERN Shelburne Falls, MA 01370-0083 P.O. Box Bo 341441 Hartford, CT 06134-1441 Mr. Randall L. Speck Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hayes & Handler, Regional Administrator, Region I LLP U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission The McPherson Building 475 Allendale Road 901 Fifteenth Street, NW Suite 1100 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Washington, DC 20005-2327 Dr. E. L. Wilds, Jr. Director Mr. Robert Capstick Monitoring and Radiation Division Communications Manager Connecticut Department of Environmental Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Protection Company 79 Elm Street 77 Lakewood Road Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Newton, MA 02461 Board of Selectmen Mr. Joseph Fay Town Office Building General Counsel Haddam, CT 06438 Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Ms. Rosemary Bassilakis 362 Injun Hollow Road Citizens Awareness Network East Hampton, CT 06424-3099 54 Old Turnpike Road Haddam, CT 06438 Mr. Wayne Norton President & CEO Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company 362 Injun Hollow Road East Hampton, CT 06424-3099