ML17258A333

Advises That Scope of SEP Topic IX-1 Re Fuel Storage Has Been Adequately Covered in Various Independent Analyses. Topic Is Complete

ML17258A333
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	11/24/1981
From:	Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Maier J ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
References
TASK-09-01, TASK-9-1, TASK-RR LSO5-81-11-050, LSO5-81-11-50, NUDOCS 8111300218
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E. Ginna facility, As part of our evaluation we have reviewed the spent fuel pool modifications as described in Amendment ll to Provisional Operating License DPR-18 issued November 15, 1976.

We have determined that the Safety Evaluation supporting the Amendment was performed in accordance with current licensing criteria.

This review satisfies the aspects of Topic IX-1 relating to criticality and the structural capability of the storage

racks, By letter dated November 3, 1981 the staff issued a Safety Evaluation (SE) regarding the proposed Spent Fuel Pool Cooling System (SFPCS) modifications, The evaluation concluded that the proposed SFPCS modification and the exist-ing backup systems were found to be acceptable.

That SE also resolved the concerns identified in questions 1 and 2 of our March 31, 1981 request for additional information regarding SEP Topic IX-l, Therefore, we have determined that the November 3, 1981 SE satisfies the aspect of Topic IX-1 with regard to cooling capability, gueqtion 3 of our March 31, 1981 request for information pertained to the handling and consequences of dropping heavy loads over the spent fuel pool, Control of heavy loads is being reviewed as an Unresolved Safety Issue (USI A-36, Control of Heavy Loads Near Spent Fuel, NUREG-0649) and as such, is independent of the SEP program.

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E, Ginna plant with respect to seismic capability has been reviewed and presented in NUREG/CR-1821, "Seismic Review of the Robert E.

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Docket No. 50-244 LS05-81-11-050 UNITEDSTATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 November 24, 1981 Mr. John E. Maier Yance President Electric and Steam Production Rochester Gas

& Electric Corporation 89 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14649

Dear Mr,

Maier I

. SUBJECT; SEP TOPIC IX-1, FUEL STORAGE (R, E,

GINNA)

We have completed our evaluation of SEP Topic IX-1, "Fuel Storage" for the R,

E. Ginna facility, As part of our evaluation we have reviewed the spent fuel pool modi.fications as described in Amendment ll to Provisional Operating License DPR-18 issued November 15, 1976, We have determined that the Safety Evaluation supporting the Amendment was performed'in accordance with current licensing criteria.

This review satisfies the aspects of Topic, IX-1'elating to criticality and the structural capability of the storage

racks, By letter dated November 3,

1981 the staff issued a Safety Evaluation (SE) regarding the proposed Spent Fuel Pool Cooling System (SFPCS) modifications, The evaluation concluded that the proposed SFPCS modification and the exist-ing backup systems-were found to be acceptable, That SE also resolved the concerns identified in questions 1

and 2 of our March 31, 1981 request for additional information regarding SEP Topic IX-l, Therefore, we have determined that the November 3, 1981 SE satisfies the aspect of Topic IX-1 with regard to cooling capability, question 3 of our March 31, 1981 request for information pertained to the handling and consequences of dropping heavy loads over the spent fuel pool, Control'of heavy loads is being reviewed as an Unresolved Safety Issue (USI A-36, Control of Heavy Loads Near Spent Fuel, NVREG-0649) and as such, is independent of the SEP program.

4 The structural response of the R.

E, Ginna plant with respect to seismic capabtl.ity has been reviewed and presented in NUREG/CR-1821, "Seismic Review of the Robert E, Ginna Nuclear Power Plant as Part of the Systematic Evalua-tion Program,"

Although the seismic review did not specifically evaluate the spent fuel pool structure, the overall conclusions was that the Ginna plant str uctuIes and structural elements are adequately designed to withstand the postulated earthquake,

John E. Maier Based on the above, we have determined that the scope of SEP Topic IX-1 has been adequately covered in various independent analyses.

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'onclude that Topic IX-l is complete.

Sincerely,

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See next page Dennis H, Crutchfield, Chief Operating Reactors Branch No.

5 Division of Licensing

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