98-18065. Virginia Electric and Power Company, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative; Notice of Issuance of Materials License SNM-2507 North Anna Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation  

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    NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
    
    [Docket No. 72-16]
    
    
    Virginia Electric and Power Company, Old Dominion Electric 
    Cooperative; Notice of Issuance of Materials License SNM-2507 North 
    Anna Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
    
        The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) has 
    issued a Materials License under the provisions of Title 10 of the Code 
    of Federal Regulations, Part 72 (10 CFR Part 72), to Virginia Electric 
    and Power Company (Virginia Power) and Old Dominion Electric 
    Cooperative (ODEC), authorizing receipt and storage of spent fuel in an 
    independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) located on site at 
    its North Anna Power Station in Louisa County, Virginia.
        The function of the ISFSI is to provide interim storage for up to 
    839.04 metric tons of uranium contained in approximately 1824 fuel 
    assemblies from the North Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2, in storage 
    casks. Thirty two assemblies are to be loaded into each cask within the 
    North Anna Power Station spent fuel enclosure at the plant and 
    subsequently transferred to the onsite ISFSI. The cask that is 
    authorized for use is the TN-32 designed by Transnuclear, Inc. The 
    license for an ISFSI under 10 CFR Part 72 is issued for 20 years, but 
    the licensee may seek to renew the license, if necessary, prior to its 
    expiration.
        The Commission's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 
    (NMSS) has completed its environmental, safeguards, and safety reviews 
    in support of issuance of this license.
        Following receipt of the application filed May 9, 1995, a ``Notice 
    of Consideration of Issuance of Materials License for the Storage of 
    Spent Fuel and Opportunity for Hearing'' was published in the Federal 
    Register on July 6, 1995 (60 FR 35237). The ``Environmental Assessment 
    (EA) Related to the Construction and Operation of the North Anna 
    Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (dated March 28, 1997) and 
    Finding of No Significant Impact,'' was issued and noticed in the 
    Federal Register (62 FR 16202) in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51. The 
    scope of the EA included the construction and operation of an ISFSI on 
    the North Anna Power Station site including impacts derived from use of 
    the TN-32 cask.
        The staff has completed its safety review of the North Anna ISFSI 
    site application and safety analysis report. The NRC staff's ``Safety 
    Evaluation Report for the North Anna Independent Spent Fuel Storage 
    Installation'' was issued on June 30, 1998. Materials License SNM-2507, 
    the staff's Environmental Assessment, Safety Evaluation Report, and 
    other documents related to this action are available for public 
    inspection and for copying for a fee at the NRC Public Document Room, 
    the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555, and at 
    the local public document room at the Special Collections Department, 
    Second Floor, Alderman Library, University of Virginia, 
    Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-2498.
    
        Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of June 1998.
    
        For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    William F. Kane,
    Director, Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
    and Safeguards.
    [FR Doc. 98-18065 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
07/08/1998
Department:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
98-18065
Pages:
36969-36969 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. 72-16
PDF File:
98-18065.pdf