Palo Verde provides the following response: Palo Verde uses the NAC-UMS Storage System and to date we have not loaded any failed fuel assemblies. BTW, when you say high levels of Kr-85 do you mean Kr-85m (10.8 year half-life vs. 4.5 hour half-life)?
Seth PS hope you guys have recovered from Irene From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Erik P Simon Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 4:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Powernet: NUHOMS loading failed fuel Surry Power Station wants to know if anyone has had to deal with loading failed fuel into NUHOMS casks specifically the 32-PTH metal matrix type? We have recently loaded 4 of 32 assemblies with known leakers and are experiencing difficulties in vacuum drying the DSC due to high levels of Kr-85. Our current configuration has the vacuum drying system directly discharging to the Vent Stack 2 ( Vent Vent), there is no let down or delay prior to the radiation monitor. Thanks, Erik Erik Simon Health Physics Shift Supervisor Radiation Protection, Surry Power Station Dominion Generation Phone: 757-365-2672; Internal: 8-798-2672 Pager: 800-272-5643-3299; E-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic message contains information which may be legally confidential and/or privileged and does not in any case represent a firm ENERGY COMMODITY bid or offer relating thereto which binds the sender without an additional express written confirmation to that effect. The information is intended solely for the individual or entity named above and access by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you. --- NOTICE --- This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain confidential, privileged or proprietary information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original and any copy or printout. Unintended recipients are prohibited from making any other use of this e-mail. Although we have taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this e-mail, we accept no liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of this e-mail or attachments, or for any delay or errors or omissions in the contents which result from e-mail transmission.
