ML17249A890
| ML17249A890 | |
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| Site: | Ginna  |
| Issue date: | 04/15/1980 |
| From: | Ziemann D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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UNITEDSTATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSlON WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION DOCKET NO. 50-244 R.
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GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AMENDMENT TO PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 32 License No.
DPR-18 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
A.
The application for amendment by Rochester Gas and Electric Company (the licensee) dated December 14, 1979 (transmitted by letter dated December 20, 1979),
as supplemented February 20, 1980 and March 5, 1980, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.
The fac'ility will operate in conformity with the application,
= the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C.
There is reasonable assurance (i) that the. activities autho-rized by this amendment can be conducted, without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such ac-tivities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D.
The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.
The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable re-quirements have been satisfied.
2.
Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment and by adding a new paragraph 2.B(2)(b) and changing paragraph 2.C(2) of Provisional Operating License No. DPR-18 to read as follows:
2.B(2)(b)
Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, to possess and use four (4) mixed oxide fuel assemblies in accordance with the licensee's application dated December 14, 1979 (transmit-ted by letter dated December 20, 1979),
as sup-plemented February 20, 1980 and March 5, 1980.
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2.C(2)
Technical S ecifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 32, are hereby incorporated in the license.
The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Tec'hnical Specifications.
3.
This license amendment is effective as of the date of its issuance.
R THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Attachment:
Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance:
Apt il 15, 1980 Q Dennis L.
- emann, hse Operating R actors Branch 82 Division of Operating Reactors
ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO.
PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE.NO.
DPR-18 DOCKET NO. 50-244 Revise Apendix A Technical Specifications by removing the page identified below and inserting the enclosed page.
The revised page contains the cap-tioned amendment number and a vertical line which indicates the area of change.
REMOVE
- 5. 3-1 INSERT 5.3-1
5.3 Reactor Desi n Features 5.3.1 Reactor Core a
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b.
The reactor core contains approximately 48 metric tons of uranium in the form of slightly enriched uranium dioxide pellets.
The pellets are encap-sulated in Zircaloy 4 tubing to form fuel rods.
The reactor core is made up of 121 fuel assemblies.
Each fuel assembly contains 179 fuel rods.
The average enrichment of the initial core is a
nominal 2.90 weight per cent of U-235.
Three fuel enrichments are used in the initial core.
The C.
d.
highest enrichment is a nominal 3.48 weight per cent, of U-235.
Reload fuel shall be similar in design to the initial core.
The enrichment, of reload fuel will be no more than 3.5 weight per cent of U-235 or its equivalent in terms of reactivity.
Burnable poison rods are incorporated in the initial core.
There are 528 poison rods in the form of 8 and 12-rod clusters, which are located in vacant rod cluster control guide tubes.
The burnable poison (3) rods consist of borated pyrex glass clad with stain-less steel.
e.
There are 29 full-length RCC assemblies and 4 partial-length RCC assemblies in the reactor core.
The full-5.3-1 Amendment No.
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