ML033250573

VEPCO - North Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Notification of Revision in Commitment Tracking Movement of Fuel Assembles

ML033250573
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	10/23/2003
From:	Hartz L Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
To:	Division of Nuclear Materials Safety II
References
03-514
Download: ML033250573 (2)

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3 VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY RICHMOND, VIR;INIA 23261 October 23, 2003 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Serial No.: 03-514 Region 11 NAPS/JHL: RO Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center Docket Nos.: 50-338 e1 Forsyth Street, SW 50-339 Suite 23 T85 License Nos.: NPF-4 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 NPF-7 VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY NORTH ANNA POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2

-NOTIFICATON OF REVISION IN COMMITMENT TRACKING MOVEMENT OF FUEL ASSEMBLIES On July 28, 1989, Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion) responded to the Notices of Violation identified in NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-338/339 89-14.

Violation UB13 was associated with the placement of a new fuel assembly into a spent fuel rack location already containing a spent fuel assembly. The response to the violation included in part, a revision to Station Administrative Procedure (ADM) 19.24.

The procedure revision included: 1) use of magnetic status boards as a controlled nuclear material tracking mechanism, 2) verification of all requested fuel movements against the magnetic status boards prior to actual fuel movement, and 3) performance of physical inventories after each refueling outage and at an interval not to exceed 12 months. The purpose of this letter is to notify the NRC of a revision to the above stated commitment consistent with the guidance of RIS 2000-17.

Dominion has reevaluated the need to maintain the magnetic status boards as a controlled nuclear material tracking mechanism to maintain compliance. The preferred and more technological current method of tracking movement of fuel assemblies is through the use of .a computer database. The computer database presently used is updated for all fuel movements that occurred by the end of the shift or day as applicable. This process provides a controlled method of tracking nuclear material and ensures continued compliance.

In addition, the commitment for performing physical inventories of the fuel pool after each refueling outage and at intervals not to exceed 12 months is no longer warranted to ensure continued compliance. The update of the computer database provides the means for ensuring the proper location of fuel assemblies in the fuel pool. In addition, physical inventories and material balance reporting are being performed in accordance with 10CFR74.13(a)(1) and 10CFR74.19(c).

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact Mr. Thomas Shaub at (804) 373-2763.

Very truly yours, L. N. Hartz Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Commitments made in this letter: None cc: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Mr. S. R. Monarque U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 8-H12 Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. M.J. Morgan NRC Senior Resident Inspector North Anna Power Station