ML040980602

Fuel Burn-up Limit Commitment

ML040980602
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	03/31/2004
From:	Barron H Duke Energy Corp, Duke Power Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC MB7863, TAC MB7864
Download: ML040980602 (4)

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A Duke Enkeo Company Duke Power Energy Center P.O. Box 1006 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 March 31, 2004 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

Subject:

Duke Energy Corporation Catawba Nuclear Station Units 1 & 2, Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414 Fuel Bum-up Limit Commitment (TAC Nos. MB37863, MB7864)

References:

(1)

M. S. Tuckman letter to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated February 27, 2003, Catawba Nuclear Station Units 1 & 2, McGuire Nuclear Station Units 1 & 2, Proposed Amendments to the Facility Operating License and Technical Specifications to Allow Insertion of Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Lead Assemblies and Request for Exemptions from Certain Regulations in 10 CFR Part 50 (2)

MOX Fuel Design Report BAW-10238 (P) Revision 1 May 2003 By letter dated February 27, 2003 (Reference 1), as subsequently modified, Duke Energy submitted an application to amend the Catawba operating licenses to allow the use of four mixed oxide (MOX) fuel lead assemblies. On May 30, 2003 Framatome ANP, Inc. submitted reference 2 in support of the license application. Page 1-1 of the MOX Fuel Design Report contains the following passage:

"Extended irradiation of one or more of the lead assemblies for a third cycle.

This irradiation would take the assemblies beyond the bumup limit (50,000 MWdIMThm maximum rod average) requested for batch implementation, but not beyond 60,000 MWd/MWThm maximum rod average."

Duke Energy commits to limiting the MOX lead assembly burnup to 60,000 MWd/MThm (Megawatt Days per Metric Ton Heavy Metal) maximum rod average as provided in the MOX Fuel Design Report submittal. Inquiries on this matter should be directed to Michael T. Cash at (704) 382-5826.

/A<7 c H.B. Barron Executive Vice President - Nuclear Generation Duke Energy Corporation

Oath and Affirmation I affirm that I, HB Barron, am the person who subscribed my name to the foregoing, and that all the matters and facts set forth herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

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NRC Project Manager U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-8G9 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E. F. Guthrie Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Catawba Nuclear Station J. B. Brady Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission McGuire Nuclear Station Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, LLP 1726 M Street, N.W.

Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Mary Olson Director, Southeast Office Nuclear Information and Resource Service P.O. Box 7586 Asheville, NC 28802 H. J. Porter, Director Division of Radioactive Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control Columbia, SC 29201

bcc: attachment Richard Clark-DCS Patrick Rhoads-DOE David Alberstein-DOE Don Spellman-ORNL NCMPA-1 NCEMC PMPA SRE bcc: w/attachment (via email)

S. P. Nesbit M. T. Cash F. J. Verbos J. L. Eller S. P. Schultz L. F Vaughn M. W. Scott L. J. Rudy J. Hoerner - Framatome ANP G. A. Meyer - Framatome ANP bcc: w/attachments (paper copy)

NRIA File/ELL - ECO50 MOX File 1607.2304 Catawba Document Control File 801.01-CN04DM Catawba RGC Date File (J. M. Ferguson - CNOlSA)