WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice called: Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Exemption.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 18 by Yoira Diaz Sanabria, Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety, and Safeguards.
Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a one-time exemption to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), permitting Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant (BFN) to allow use of the Vacuum Drying System (VDS) for one Holtec FW (CoC-1032) system canister (MPC-0431), despite exceeding the per assembly Region 2 decay heat limit p...