ML032380584
| ML032380584 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 08/14/2003 |
| From: | Canady K Duke Energy Corp, Duke Power Co |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML032380584 (2) | |
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Duke EoPowere A Duke Emny Cnypay Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church St.
Charlotte, NC 28202 EC08H P.O. Box 1006 (704) 382-4712 OFFICE (704) 382-7852 FAx Ken S. Canady Vice Pesident Nuclear Engineering August 14,2003 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk W-Vas StoiDC20j555-i-
Subject:
Catawba Nuclear Station Units I and 2; Docket Nos. 50-413, 50414 McGuire Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370 Topical Report DPC-NE-1 005P, Revision 0, Nuclear Design Methodology Using CASMO-4/SIMULATE-3 MOX (Proprietary)
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References:
(1)
Letter, Martin, R. E. (U. S. Nucljar Regulatory Commission), to Canady,
-S: (Duke1Power),July14,'2003.'
(2)
Letter, Canady, K. S. (Duke) to U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, August 3, 2001c (3),'.
Letter, Martin, RE., (U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), to Canady, K. S., July29, 2002.
(4)
Letter, Canady, K. S. (Duke),'to U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, September 12, 2002.
(5)
~ Letter, Canady, 'K S. (Dukb), to U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, November 12, 2002.
(6)
Letter, Tuikman, M. S. (Duke), to U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, June 26, 2003.
Duke Power (Duke) is in receipt of your Reference 1 letter which states that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has closed the TAC numbers for the review of the subject topical report. This letter also states that the topical report review has been integrated into the review of the MOX fuel lead assembly hcense amendihnt tiquest.
Duke is concerned that this actionsuggests another major delay in the already protracted review of DPC-NE-1005P. Druke subimitted the topical report to the NRC more than two years ago, with a request for a thirteen monh 'revieW p eriod." -As staed 'in the covet letter of this submittal (Reference 2), Duke intends t apply the DPC-NE-1005P methodology-"... initially for reactor physics calculations asyart of the reload design prqcess for uranium-fueled cores at McGuire and Catawba" and evehtutiilY i6^xfiimid s
iY" h ontaining uranium and MOX fuel." The first and only Request for Additional'Information was sent on July 29, 2002 (Reference 3), nearly'one year after the topical report was submitted. Duke responded to this Request for Additional j1Vao
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission August 14, 2003 Page 2 Information in References 4 and 5. At NRC request a supplemental submittal was provided describing Duke's physics test plans for MOX fuel (Reference 6). To our knowledge there are no outstanding issues associated with the topical report review.
This fall Duke intends to begin designing a core containing MOX fuel lead assemblies, and such a core design requires the use of the DPC-NE-1005P methodology. It is requested that NRC complete its review of DPC-NE-1005P, thereby enabling Duke to take advantage of the capabilities and methodology improvements associated with the CASMO-4 and SIMULATE-3 MOX computer codes.
Very truly yours, K. S. Canady cc:
Robert E. Martin Senior Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 08-G9 Washington, DC 20555-0001