MEETING MINUTES

Dry Cask Storage and Transport Sub-Committee January 21, 1999

The first meeting of the Dry Cask Storage and Transport Sub-Committee of the Yankee Rowe Community Advisory Board (CAB) was held on January 21, 1999 at the Rowe Town Hall in Rowe, Massachusetts. Chairman Chuck Bellows called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM with all six members present.

DRY CASK AND TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEE ATTENDEES
Chuck Bellows
Lenny Laffond
Nina Newington
Bill Lequier
Rick Williams
Allan Twitchell

Chuck Bellows began the meeting by suggesting the committee review the video of -ill-.he presentation on dry cask storage as previously planned.

Don Reid relayed a message for Jane Grant concerning the NRC legal proceedings pertaining to the proposed approval of Yankee's license termination plan. Jane thinks spent fuel issues are unlikely to get addressed in the hearing because of an earlier commission decision on the subject. All parties (NRC, Yankee, CAN, New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, and the Franklin Regional Planning Board will be attempting to convince the board of judges as to the validity of their arguments. It will be a good, vigorous process with a unique opportunity to review concerns by intervening groups and Yankee's response.

Len Tremblay, lead engineer on dry cask storage for Duke Engineering, then gave a detailed demonstration on how Yankee would store its fuel using the dry cask storage model. The presentation is available on video.

Mr. Tremblay explained that Virginia Power has two different types of casks. As one of the leading companies to use dry cask storage Virginia Power first used a Trans-Nuclear metal cask. They then changed to the NAC system as the program evolved.

Nina Newington was concerned with the history of dry cask storage and what problems such a system has. She also has concerns that if Yankee removes its fuel pool, when and if the fuel is put in dry cask storage, Yankee would have no place to repackage the fuel safely if in fact Yankee had a problem with a cask.

Stan Gawle told the committee that Yankee is willing to send members who are interested to visit a dry cask facility. Nina Newington, Lenny Laffond, Allan Twitchell and possibly Bill LeQuier are interested. Len Tremblay is working on arrangements.

The next meeting will be held at Rowe Town Hall on Thursday, March11, 1999 at 7 PM. The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 PM.

Respectfully submitted pending committee approval, Chuck Bellows