ML14342A118

Ltr G. Van Noordennen Response to Request for Exemption from Portions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Regarding Transfer Times of Loaded Magnastor Canisters for the Zion Nuclear Power Station ISFSI ... Docket 72-1037, TAC L24

ML14342A118
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	12/11/2014
From:	Hsia A Division of Spent Fuel Management
To:	Gerard van Noordennen ZionSolutions
White B
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ML14342A154	List: ML14342A118 ML14342A148 NRC-2014-0199, Enclosufederal Registered Notice, Exemption Issuance (Draft)
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TAC L24933
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 11, 2014 Mr. Gerard van Noordennen Vice President Regulatory Affairs Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 ZionSolutions, LLC.

101 Shiloh Boulevard Zion, Illinois 60099

SUBJECT:

RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM PORTIONS OF TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS SECTIONS 72.212(a)(2),

72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.212(b)(11), AND 72.214 REGARDING TRANSFER TIMES OF LOADED MAGNASTOR CANISTERS FOR THE ZION NUCLEAR POWER STATION INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (TAC NO. L24933)

Dear Mr. van Noordennen:

This is in response to your letter dated June 25, 2014 (Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML14182A474), requesting an exemption under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 72.7. You requested an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(5)(i),

10 CFR 72.212(b)(11), and 10 CFR 72.214, which states that the licensee shall comply with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the certificate of compliance being utilized, specifically, Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1031, Amendment No. 3, for the MAGNASTOR storage system.

The NAC International Inc. MAGNASTOR Cask System, CoC No. 1031, specifies requirements, conditions, and operating limits in Appendix A, Technical Specifications.

ZionSolutions LLC., (ZS) has been loading spent fuel in the MAGNASTOR Cask System for storage at the Zion Nuclear Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation under CoC No. 1031, Amendment No. 3, as authorized by the general license provisions of 10 CFR Part 72. ZS is seeking an exemption from the CoC conditions requiring the general license to meet all the requirements of the technical specifications for the MAGNASTOR Cask System.

Specifically, ZS is requesting an exemption from Table A of Limiting Conditions of Operation (LCO) 3.1.1, Section 1 of the Technical Specification for MAGNASTOR CoC No. 1031 Amendment No. 3, to change the time allowed after helium backfill from 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> to 600 hours0.00694 days <br />0.167 hours <br />9.920635e-4 weeks <br />2.283e-4 months <br /> for transfering a canister containing 20 kilowatts of decay heat from the decontamination pit to a vertical concrete cask.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff reviewed ZS exemption request for the Zion Nuclear Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, and details of the review are included in the enclosed exemption, which will be published in the Federal Register.

Based upon the staff evaluation, the NRC has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, the

G. van Noordennen 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 NRC granted ZS, via the notice published in the Federal Register, an exemption from the requirements in 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2),

72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.212(b)(11), and 72.214 that states the licensee shall comply with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the CoC only so that ZS may use up to 600 hours0.00694 days <br />0.167 hours <br />9.920635e-4 weeks <br />2.283e-4 months <br /> after helium backfill to transfer loaded MAGNASTOR canisters with heat loads up to 20 kilowatts from the decontamination pit to vertical concrete canisters at the Zion Nuclear Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, rather than the 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> permitted by LCO 3.1.1 of MAGNASTOR CoC No. 1031 Amendment No. 3.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the publicly available records component of the NRCs document system, ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 287-0673, or Bernard White of my staff, at (301) 287-0810.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Anthony H. Hsia, Deputy Director Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-295, 50-304, 72-1037 TAC No.: L24933

Enclosure:

Exemption cc: Zion Nuclear Power Station Service List w/o Enclosure

G. van Noordennen 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 NRC granted ZS, via the notice published in the Federal Register, an exemption from the requirements in 10 CFR 72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.212(b)(11), and 72.214 that states the licensee shall comply with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the CoC only so that ZS may use up to 600 hours0.00694 days <br />0.167 hours <br />9.920635e-4 weeks <br />2.283e-4 months <br /> after helium backfill to transfer loaded MAGNASTOR canisters with heat loads up to 20 kilowatts from the decontamination pit to vertical concrete canisters at the Zion Nuclear Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, rather than the 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> permitted by LCO 3.1.1 of MAGNASTOR CoC No. 1031 Amendment No. 3.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the publicly available records component of the NRCs document system, ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 287-0673, or Bernard White of my staff, at (301) 287-0810.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Anthony H. Hsia, Deputy Director Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-295, 50-304, 72-1037 TAC No.: L24933

Enclosure:

Exemption cc: Zion Nuclear Power Station Service List w/o Enclosure DISTRIBUTION: SFST R/F ROrlikowski, RIII MLombard JHickman, RDB/NMSS DMarcano RMcCullum, NEI Close out TAC# L24933 ADAMS:Package: ML14342A154 Ltr: ML14342A118 FRN: ML14342A148 G:\SFST\Bernie White\Casework\ZionSolutions Exemption for MAGS Amd 4 use\Exemption issue to Zion\exemption ltr.docx OFC NMSS/SFM NMSS/SFM NMSS/SFM NMSS/SFM JChang CAraguas NAME BWhite WWheatley via email via email DATE 10/27/14 10/28/14 10/27/14 10/31/14 OFC OGC NMSS/SFM NMSS/SFM S. Clark Name MSampson AHsia Via email DATE 12/3/14 12/3/14 12/11/14 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

cc: Service List Patrick T. Daly Kent McKenzie Senior VP and General Manager Emergency Management Coordinator ZionSolutions, LLC Lake County Emergency Management 101 Shiloh Boulevard Agency Zion, IL 60099 1303 N. Milwaukee Avenue Libertyville, IL 60048-1308 Gerard Van Noordenen VP Regulatory Affairs Regional Administrator ZionSolutions, LLC U.S. NRC, Region III 101 Shiloh Boulevard 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Zion, IL 60099 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Gary Bouchard John E. Matthews VP Engineering, Ops & Nuclear Security Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Decommissioning Plant Manager 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ZionSolutions, LLC Washington, DC 20004 101 Shiloh Boulevard Zion, IL 60099 John Sauger Senior VP & General Manager Alan Parker ZionSolutions, LLC President Projects Group 101 Shiloh Boulevard EnergySolutions Zion, IL 60099 1009 Commerce Park Drive, Ste. 100 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Anthony Orawiec Decommissioning Plant Manager John Christian ZionSolutions, LLC President of Logistics, Processing and 101 Shiloh Boulevard Disposal (LP& D) Group Zion, IL 60099 EnergySolutions 1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1500 Mclean, VA 22102 Dan Shrum Senior VP Regulatory Affairs EnergySolutions 423 West 300 South, Ste. 200.

Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Russ Workman General Counsel EnergySolutions 423 West 300 South, Ste. 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Alwyn C. Settles Section Head, Nuclear Facility Inspection Bureau of Nuclear Facility Safety Illinois Emergency Management Agency 1011 North St., PO Box Mazon, IL 60444