| Subject: | A few deep questions and requests |
| Date: | 8/1/2015 11:04:03 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time |
| From: | |
Roger:
For the distribution of this e-mail, you are:
- Sr.
Public Affairs Officer:
Roger Hannah - 404-997-4417
at the North Anna Power
Station, Unit 1
I have a few questions. Here
is brief background:
There is commotion in Idaho that arises from the plans to
ship 25 fuel rods from North Anna to the Idaho National Laboratory. Here are a
few quotes from Idaho news media:
The
proposal called for two shipments of 25 commercial spent nuclear fuel rods, one
in June and one in January 2016. In total, the fuel would weigh roughly 200
pounds.
The
second would be obtained from the North Anna Power Station in
Virginia.
The
second shipment of rods would be used for researching nuclear fuel storage.
Here
are some deep questions and requests:
Tell
me how to find the documents on the NRC's web site that detail the licensing by
the NRC and that describe the removal of 25 fuel rods from a fuel bundle at the
North Anna site.
Since the
fuel rods are firmly mounted with spring loading at several points, tell me how
the rods are removed without producing significant scratching.
Has
the fuel bundle ever been chemically or ultrasonically cleaned?
How
many months has the fuel been operated at significant power; that is, greater
than fifty percent?
Have
the fuel rods been removed from the bundle?
Thank
you,
Robert
Leyse
P.
O. Box 2850
Sun
Valley, ID 83353
(208)
622-7740
