3 OPERATION SYSTEMS 3.1 Conduct of Review

This chapter of the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) evaluates the descriptions of all operations presented in the Safety Analysis Report (SAR) (Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 2004a) including systems, equipment, and instrumentation for clarity and completeness. Particular emphasis was placed on how operation systems relate to handling and storing spent nuclear fuel (SNF), confining nuclear material, and managing expected and potential radiological dose. The review of the operation systems included selected sections of Chapters 3, “Principal Design Criteria; ” 4, “ISFSI Design; ” 5, “ISFSI Operations; ” 8, “Accident Analysis; ” 9, “Conduct of Operations; ” and 10, “Operating Controls and Limits ” of the SAR and documents cited in the SAR. On-site cask handling outside the refueling building (RFB) and storage activities associated wit