ML17188A147
| ML17188A147 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 04/10/1998 |
| From: | Rossbach L NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
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| TAC-MA1257, NUDOCS 9804160139 | |
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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Pre~ident Nuclear Generation Group,
Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towe rs West Ill
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The U.S. Nuciear Regulatory. Corrimissi.on (Com"missio'ri)- has* issued the enclosed Amendment No. 16 8 to Facility Opera~ing pcen~e No.. DpR; 19 fs>r Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2.
The amendment is in response to your appljeation dated March 19, 1998, as supplemented by letters dated March 28, 1998, and April.3,, 199_8.
- The amendment would change the:"f ~ctini~I Specifications (TS) by revising the Dresden, Unit-2, Minimum Critical Power Ratio (MCPR) In TS*Section 2.1.B and footnotes in TS Section 5.3.A, to allow the use of Siemens Power Corporation (SPC) ATRIUM-98 fuel for all operating Modes at
- Dresden, Unit 2, Cycle 16.
This request for amendment was submitted under exigent circumstances to support Dresden, Unit 2, Cycle 16, operation which is scheduled to begin on April 13, 1998. ComEd had submitted an application for TS amendments on August 29, 1997, to allow the use of SPC ATRIUM-98 fuel, citing SPC Topical for Revised ANFB Correlation Uncertainty, ANF-1125(P), Supplement 1, Appendix D. This SPC topical report is still under staff review and, therefore, the staff can not complete review of the licensee's August 29, 1997, amendment request at this time. To allow the use of ATRIUM-98 fuel at Unit 2 for Cycle 16, ComEd submitted this one-time cycle-specific amendment request' proposing an interim conservative approach to calculating the MCPR Safety Limit.
A: copy of the Safety Evaluatio.n is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.
Sincerely, Orig. si_gned bY.
Lawrence W. Rossbach,' Project Manager Project Directorate 111-2
- Division of Reactor Projects - Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-237
Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No. 168 to DPR-19
- 2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encl: see next page
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- 1..e Mr*. Oliver D. Kingsley, President Nuclear Generation Group Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 Downers Grove, IL 60515
SUBJECT:
ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT (TAC NO. MA1257)
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission) has issue~ the enclosed Amendment No.
to Facility Operating License No. DPR-19 for Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2.
The amendment is in response to your application dated March 19, 1998, as supplemented by letters dated March 28, 1998, and April 3, 1998.
The amendment would change the Technical Specifications (TS) by revising the Dresden, Unit 2, Minimum Critical Power Ratio (MCPR) in TS Section 2.1.B and footnotes in TS Section 5.3.A, to allow the use of Siemens Power Corporation (SPC) ATRIUM-98 fuel for all operating Modes at Dresden, Unit 2, Cycle 16.
This request for amendment was submitted under exigent circumstances to support Dresden, Unit 2, Cycle 16, operation which is scheduled to begin on April 13, 1998. ComEd had submitted an application for TS amendments on August 29, 1997 to allow the use of SPC ATRIUM-98 fuel, citing SPC Topical for Revised ANFB Correlation Uncertainty, ANF-1125(P), Supplement 1, Appendix D. This SPC topical report is still under staff review and therefore the staff cannot*
complete review of the licensee's August 29, 1997 amendment requ~si at this time. To allow the
. use of ATRIUM-98 fuel at Unit 2 for Cycle 16, ComEd submitted thi.s**one time cycle specific amendment request proposing an interim conservative approach,to calculating the MCPR-Safety Limit.
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A copy of the Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notic/of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.
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Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No.
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SUBJECT:
ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT (TAC NO. MA1257)
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission) has issued the enclosed Amendment
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to Facility Operating License No._ DPR-19 for Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2.
The amendment is in response to your application dated March 19, 1998, as supplemented by letters dated March 28, 1998, and April 3, 1998.
The amendment would change the Technical Specifications (TS) by revising the Dresden, Unit 2 Minimum Critical Power Ratio (MCPR) in TS Section 2.1.B and footnotes in TS Section 5.3.A, to allow the use of Siemens Power Corporation-ATRIUM-9B fuel for ~II operating Modes at Dresden, Unit 2, Cycle 16.
A copy of the Safety Evaluation is also _enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commissio_n's biweekly Federal Register notice.
- Docket No. 50-237
Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No.
- 2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encl: see next page DISTRIBUTION:
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v UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, President Nuclear Generation Group Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place,. Suite 500 Downers Grove, IL 60515 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555--0001 April 10, 1998
SUBJECT:
ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT (TAC NO. MA1257)
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission) has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 168 to Facility Operating License No; DPR-19 for Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2.
The amendment is in response to your application dated March 19, 1998, as supplemented by letters dated March 28, 1998, and April 3, 1998.
The amendment would change the Technical Specifications (TS) by revising the Dresden, Unit 2, Minimum Critical Power Ratio (MCPR) in TS Section 2.1.8 and footnotes in TS Section 5.3.A, to allow the use of Siemens Power Corporation (SPC) ATRIUM-98 fuel for all operating Modes at Dresden, Unit 2, Cycle 16.
This request for amendment was submitted under exigent circumstances to support Dresden, Unit 2, Cycle 16; operation which is scheduled to begin on April 13, 1998.. ComEd had submitted an application for TS amendments on August 29, 1997, to allow the use of SPC ATRIUM-98 fuel,*
citing SPC Topical for Revised ANF8 Correlation Uncertainty, ANF-1125(P), Supplement 1, Appendix D. This SPC topical report is still under staff review and, therefore, the staff can not complete review ofthe licensee's August 29, 1997, amendment request at this time. To allow the use of ATRIUM-98 fuel at Unit 2 for Cycle 16, ComEd submitted this one:"'time cycle-specific amendment request proposing an interim conservative approach to calculating the MCPR Safety Limit.
- A copy of the Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.
Docket No. 50-237 Sincerely,
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- Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No. 168 to DPR-19
- 2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encl: see next page
- 0. Kingsley Commonwealth Edison Company cc:
Michael I. Miller, Esquire Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Commonwealth Edison Company Site Vice President - Dresden 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, Illinois 60450-9765 Commonwealth Edison Company Dresden* Stati.on Manager 6500.N. Dresden Road Morris, Illinois 60450-9765 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dresden Resident Inspectors Office 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, Illinois 60450-9766 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC, Region Ill 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, Illinois 62704 Chairman Grundy County Board Administration Building 1320 Union Street Morris, Illinois 60450 Document Control Desk-Licensing Commonwealth Edison Company 1400 Opus Place, Suite 400 Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 Mr. David Helwig Senior Vice President Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Dresden Nuclear Power Station Units 2 and 3 Mr. Gene H. Stanley PWR's Vice President Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Mr. Steve Perry BWR's Vice President Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Mr. Dennis Farrar Regulatory Services Manager Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Ms. Irene Johnson, Licensing Director Nuclear Regulatory Services Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500
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