ML17310A573

Forwards Safety Evaluation Re Fuel Assembly Shoulder Gap Measurements.Commitment to Perform Shoulder Gap Measurements to Ensure Adequate Clearance No Longer Necessary,Per 930125 Request

ML17310A573
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	09/02/1993
From:	Linh Tran Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Conway W ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE CO.
Shared Package
ML17310A575	List: ML17310A573 ML17310A577
References
TAC-M85821, TAC-M85822, TAC-M85823, NUDOCS 9309130173
Download: ML17310A573 (6)

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September 2,

199 Docket Nos.

50-528, 50-529, and 50-530 Hr. William F.

Conway Executive Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company P.O.

Box 53999

Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999

SUBJECT:

SAFETY EVALUATION FOR FUEL ASSEMBLY SHOULDER GAP MEASUREMENTS (TAC NOS.

H85821, M85822, AND H85823)

By letter dated January 25,

1993, you requested NRC approval to discontinue fuel assembly shoulder gap measurements.

In support of your request, you provided CEN-419(V)P, "Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station - Unit 1 End-of-Cycle 3 Fuel Examination Report."

This report contains the results of fuel rod shoulder gap measurements made by ABB-Combustion Engineering, Inc. during the Unit 1 cycle 3 refueling outage.

The NRC staff has completed its review and concludes that the commitment to perform shoulder gap measurements to ensure adequate clearance is no longer necessary for Palo Verde Units 1, 2, and 3.

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is enclosed.

This completes the staff's effort on this issue and closes TAC Nos.

H85821, H85822, and H85823.

Sincerely, Original signed by:

Linh N. Tran, Project Manager Project Directorate V

Division of Reactor Projects III/IV/V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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1993 Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530 Hr. William F.

Conway Executive Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company P.O.

Box 53999

Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999

SUBJECT:

SAFETY EVALUATION FOR FUEL ASSEMBLY SHOULDER GAP HEASUREHENTS (TAC NOS.

H85821, H85822, AND H85823)

By letter dated January 25, 1993, you requested NRC approval to discontinue fuel assembly shoulder gap measurements.

In support of your request, you provided CEN-419(V)P, "Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 End-of-Cycle 3 Fuel Examination Report."

This report contains the results of fuel rod shoulder gap measurements made by ABB-Combustion Engineering, Inc. during the Unit 1 cycle 3 refueling outage.

The NRC staff has completed its review and concludes that the commitment to perform shoulder gap measurements to ensure adequate clearance is no longer necessary for Palo Verde Units 1, 2, and 3.

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is enclosed.

This completes the staff's effort on this issue and closes TAC Nos.

H85821, H85822, and H85823.

Sincerely,

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation cc w/enclosure:

See next page Linh N. Tran, Project Hanager Project Directorate V

Division of Reactor Projects III/IV/V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Hr. William F.

Conway Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde CC:

Hr. Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street

Phoenix, Arizona 85007 James A. Beoletto, Esq.

Southern California Edison Company P. 0.

Box 800

Rosemead, California 91770 Senior Resident Inspector Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station 5951 S. Wintersburg Road

Tonopah, Arizona 85354-7537 Regional Administrator, Region V

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S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1450 Maria Lane Suite 210 Walnut Creek, California 94596 Mr. Charles B. Brinkman, Manager Washington Nuclear Operations ABB Combustion Engineering Nuclear Power 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Nr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street

Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Chairman Haricopa County Board of Supervisors 111 South Third Avenue

Phoenix, Arizona 85003 Jack R.

Newman, Esq.

Newman 8 Holtzinger, P.C.

1615 L Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C.

20036 Nr. Curtis Hoskins Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Palo Verde Services 2025 N. 3rd Street, Suite 220

Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Roy P.

Lessey, Jr.,

Esq.

Bradley W. Jones, Esq.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld El Paso Electric Company 1333 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 400 Washington, D.C.

20036 Nr. Thomas R. Bradish, Manager Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Arizona Public Service Company P. 0.

Box 52034

Phoenix, Arizona 85072-2034

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