ML17292B509
| ML17292B509 | |
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| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 12/29/1998 |
| From: | Poslusny C NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| NUDOCS 9901050314 | |
| Download: ML17292B509 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 2055&4001 WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM DOCKET NO. 50-397 NUCLEAR PROJECT NO. 2 AMENDMENTTO FACILITYOPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 155 License No. NPF-21 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
A.
The application for amendment by the Washington Public Power Supply System (licensee) dated October 10, 1996, as supplemented by letter dated November 9, 1998, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.
The facilitywilloperate 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 authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities willbe 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 ail applicable requirements have been satisfied.
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Accordingly, Facility Operating License No. NPF-21 is amended by the addition of paragraph 2.B(6):
(6)
Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to store byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials not intended for use at WPPSS
, Nuclear Project No. 2. The materials shall be no more than 9 sealed neutron radiation sources designed for insertion into pressurized water reactors and no more than 40 sealed beta radiation sources designed for use in area radiation monitors. The total inventory shall not exceed 24 microcuries of strontium-90, 20 microcuries of uranium-235, 30 curies of plutonium-238, and 3 curies of americium-241.
3.
This amendment is effective immediately and is to be implemented within 45 days of its issuance.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION n.,
JL Chester Poslusny, Senior Project anager Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Attachment:
Page 3 of License Date of Issuance:
December 29, 1998
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Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; (4)
Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source of special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; and (5)
Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to possess, but not
- separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of the facility; and (6)
Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to store byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials not intended for use at WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 2. The materials shall be no more than 9 sealed neutron radiation sources designed for insertion into pressurized water reactors and no more than 40 sealed beta radiation sources designed for use in area radiation monitors. The total inventory shall not exceed 24 microcuries of strontium-90, 20 microcuries of uranium-235, 30 curies of plutonium-238, and 3 curies of americium-241.
C.
This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:
(1)
Maximum Power Level The licensee is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not in excess of full power (3486 megawatts thermal).
Items in Attachment 1 shall be completed as specified. Attachment 1 is hereby incorporated into this license.
(2)
Technical S ecifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No.
and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in the license.
The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.
For Surveillance Requirements (SRs) not previously performed by existing SRs or other plant tests, the requirement will be considered met on the implementation date and the next required test willbe at the interval specified in the Technical Specifications as revised in Amendment 149.
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