Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The certificate holder may store a
maximum of 791 complete and partial fuel assemblies and storage of containers
with nuclear fuel materials at an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
(ISFSI) at the site of the former Trojan Nuclear Plant, subject to the
requirements of OAR 345-026-0300 through 345-026-0390.
(a) The ISFSI must be designed to maintain
discharges within the limits specified in applicable licenses authorized under
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and any applicable permits issued
under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System;
(b) The ISFSI must be designed such that in
case of accidents the projected dose to an individual outside of the Controlled
Area Boundary will not exceed 1 rem over four days.
(c) The ISFSI may not be used to store any
spent nuclear fuel or radioactive materials and wastes other than that
generated or used in the operation of the former Trojan Nuclear
Plant.
(2) Except as
required for accident mitigation as described in the Safety Analysis Report,
the certificate holder may not remove or transfer a multipurpose canister from
its storage cask without the Council's prior approval.
(3) The certificate holder must notify the
Department of incidents and accidents in accordance with the Emergency Plan
required under OAR 345-026-0340, the Security Plan required under OAR
345-026-0350, and other agreements as established, and must:
(a) Notify the Oregon Emergency Response
System immediately upon declaration of an emergency under the approved
Emergency Plan for the facility;
(b) Notify the Department of non-emergency
incidents or accidents as described in
10 CFR
72.75.
(4) The certificate holder must operate the
ISFSI consistent with a Safety Analysis Report submitted in compliance with
10 CFR
72.70 and the following requirements:
(a) The Safety Analysis Report must provide
for the following programs:
(A) A Temperature
Monitoring and Air Vent Inspection Program. The program must include daily
readings of Concrete Cask air outlet and ambient temperatures. The program must
include provisions for more frequent measurements if temperatures approach
Technical Specification limits. The program must also include a requirement to
check air inlet and outlet vents for blockage weekly. The certificate holder
may extend individual surveillance intervals by up to 25 percent to accommodate
minor variations in work scheduling.
(B) A Radiation Protection Program that
complies with
10 CFR
20.1101 and ensures exposures to ISFSI
personnel and the public are As Low As Reasonably Achievable as that term is
defined in
10
CFR 20.1003.
(C) A Radiological Environmental Monitoring
Program that ensures the ISFSI complies with the Radiation Protection Program
required under paragraph (4)(a)(B) of this rule.
(D) An Aging Management Program for
management of issues associated with aging that could adversely affect ISFSI
components that are important to safety.
(E) A program for maintaining equipment
onsite and having equipment available to respond to credible accident scenarios
as required by the Safety Analysis Report and a plan for construction of new
concrete casks.
(b) The
certificate holder may not make changes to the ISFSI, or Safety Analysis Report
that would require prior approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) under
10 CFR
72.48 without requesting the Council's prior
approval, unless the proposed change is required for compliance with the
regulations or orders of the NRC or is necessary to protect the health and
safety of the public when there is insufficient time to obtain prior
approval.
(5) In lieu of
the requirements of OAR 345-026-0080 the certificate holder must provide a
written report to the Council on the status of the ISFSI biennially. The report
must include, at a minimum:
(a) A summary of
changes to the ISFSI or Safety Analysis Report since the last report that did
not require prior approval from the Council or NRC under section (4)(b) of this
rule;
(b) The results of radiation
monitoring programs;
(c) A summary
of personnel exposure related to ISFSI storage operations;
(d) A statement of expenses related to ISFSI
storage operations;
(e) A statement
of the estimated costs of continuing ISFSI storage operations through
decommissioning and the estimated costs of decommissioning, including a
discussion of the methods and assumptions used to estimate operations and
decommissioning costs;
(f) An
estimate of funds available for continuing ISFSI storage operations through
decommissioning and funds available for ISFSI decommissioning; and
(g) A statement of any significant
developments regarding the opening of a Federally licensed High Level Waste
facility.
(6)
Contractors: The certificate holder must require contractors who perform
portions of the ISFSI storage or transporting operations to adhere to all
applicable provisions of this rule.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
469.470
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
469.410 & 469.501
