Mr. Tom Williamson

The company will make the request to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as an amendment to the closed nuclear power plant's License Termination Plan, according to Tom Williamson, the Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Affairs Director.

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Senator Kilkelly introduced Maine Yankee's Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Affairs Director Tom Williamson who presented the project update in place of Mike Meisner who is recovering from eye surgery.
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Mr. Williamson commented that most CAP members had a first hand impression of project progress from the morning site tour so much of what he planned to cover the panel may have already heard.A copy of Mr. Williamson's presentation is included as Attachment 1 of the meeting record.The project is now about 80 percent complete with 400 workers on-site.The last lost time accident was in May 2000.Worker dose is at about 44 percent of the NRC limit.Fuel transfer is progressing well with 34 of the 60 canisters now transferred to the dry fuel storage facility.Number 34 was the best processing time yet at 5.3 days.Mr. Williamson indicated fuel transfer should be complete by the end of February.
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Mr. Williamson noted that Maine Yankee has coordinated the outfall 009 work with the harbor master as equipment will be staged in the river.

Under regulatory status Mr. Williamson reported that the NRC disagrees with Maine Yankee's response to the June 24 Notice of Violation involving the empty vertical concrete cask that slid on the heavy haul trailer due to ice last winter.Mr. Williamson said this violation has to do with process, not safety and that Maine Yankee expects it to be resolved soon.
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In closing Mr. Williamson noted that the NRC and its consultants (Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education) will be on-site next week to perform confirmatory surveys much like they did earlier this year.The State will also have a team here.

Questions for Mr. Williamson: How far down is the bottom of the neutron shield tank?About 60 feet below ground.

Mr. Thomas Williamson, Maine Yankee Director of Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Affairs began the Maine Yankee meeting introduction and regulatory update.Mr. Williamson noted that Mr. Michael Meisner who usually speaks during this time was away on business and that he and Michael Thomas, Maine Yankee Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer would be covering the presentation.Mr. Williamson updated the panel on the following:
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Mr. Williamson reminded the panel that last March Maine Yankee requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approve this September the release of Non-ISFSI land from Maine Yankee's license contingent upon the satisfactory review by the NRC of the dismantlement and survey information for the remaining Non-ISFSI land.NRC staff had indicated that a contingent request could not be approved and a copy of Maine Yankee's letter withdrawing the request is in the CAP packet.Maine Yankee is in discussions with the NRC regarding a schedule for FSS package reviews that will support project completion next spring and accomplish the same result as the earlier request.

The August 18 NRC Inspection Report for the past approximately 6 months found Maine Yankee's programs to be appropriately implemented but also identified three "apparent violations."Mr. Williamson explained that an apparent violation is a matter, which is under review by NRC but is not at this point a violation of NRC regulations.The first two apparent violations concern an incident in February where an individual failed to source check radiological instruments while documenting that he had checked the instruments.This was self-identified by his peers.The individual was terminated.The follow-up investigation found the instruments to be properly calibrated.The other apparent violation concerns a calculation change Maine Yankee made to its License Termination Plan that the NRC indicates required Agency approval.Maine Yankee's response, which was sent to the CAP along with the Inspection Report, demonstrates there is no basis for a violation.Discussions with the NRC are ongoing on this issue.

Also on NRC matters, Mr. Williamson told the panel that Maine Yankee has received new ISFSI security orders related to access authorization.The non-safeguards version of the orders was sent to the CAP prior to the meeting.

On State issues Mr. Williamson briefed the CAP on a five-year post-decommissioning radiological groundwater monitoring program the State and Maine Yankee agreed to in late June.
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Mr. Williamson also mentioned that Maine Yankee and the DEP are in preliminary discussions about a potential natural resources damages trade as a way to bring closure to the issue of monitoring impacted groundwater on Bailey Point resulting from plant operations.A natural resources damages trade would involve trading another resource of similar value to offset the damage to Bailey Point groundwater.

On other property matters Mr. Williamson informed the panel that on August 5 Maine Yankee sold the 430 acre north Ferry Road parcel to the Town of Wiscasset's non-profit development entity that in turn transferred it to a private developer who began work on the property just after the sale.Maine Yankee also expects to transfer the Eaton Farm property to Chewonki this fall.Some delay has resulted due to needing sub-division approval from Wiscasset.This requirement was triggered by the first sale.

Mr. Williamson concluded his presentation by noting that the Friends of the Coast (FOTC) marine sampling program reported on at the June 17 meeting is essentially complete.
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Mr. Williamson replied that Maine Yankee looks forward to briefing Mr. Shadis on this issue and that numbers that appear to be large are in fact consistent with MARSSIM (Multi-Agency Radiation Site Survey Investigation Manual).
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Mr. Williamson replied that the primary purpose was to discuss the release of Non-ISFSI land.
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Mr. Williamson replied inspections are paid for by the licensee through an annual license fee, a fee for inspections, and a fee for license reviews.
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Mr. Williamson thanked the State for its oversight role on the project and said that the State has helped Maine Yankee improve its overall site remediation and final status survey effort.The State has found some things that have caused Maine Yankee to relook at its processes and procedures.

The company will make the request to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as an amendment to the closed nuclear power plant's License Termination Plan, according to Tom Williamson, the Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Affairs Director.
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According to Williamson, removing additional soil from the area will result in a lower overall residual dose than was originally planned.
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Currently about 10-15 rail cars of waste are being shipped per week, and more rail cars are needed for the operation, according to Williamson.
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The fuel transfer will by completed by the end of February or the first of March 2004, according to Williamson.
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According to the overview given by Williamson, the decommissioning is 80 percent complete, with worker dose at 44 percent of the NRC limit, which is less than half the dosage with 80 percent of the project completed.

There are about 400 workers on-site currently with no lost time accident since May of 2002, according to Williamson.Next CAP Meeting

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