ML18065B044

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Forwards Rept on Use of Mcbend Code for Calculation of Neutron Fluences in PVs of LWRs
ML18065B044
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Site: Palisades Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 11/06/1996
From: Bordine T
CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
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NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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consumers Power. Thomas C. Berdine Manager, Licensing l'OWERINli MIUllliAN-S l'IUllillUS Palisades Nuclear Plant: 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert, Ml 49043 November 6, 1996 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 DOCKET 50-255 - LICENSE DPR PALISADES PLANT . '.

TOPICAL REPORT ON THE USE OF THE MCBEND CODE FOR THE CALCULATION OF NEUTRON FLUENCES IN THE PRESSURE VESSELS OF LWRS In our Updated Fluence Submittal letter, dated April 4, 1996, Consumers Power Company (CPCo) provided the updated fluence evaluation. This evaluation was based on the current, NRC approved, discrete ordinate transport theory (DORT) code used by Westinghouse. In our evaluation, a Monte Carlo code, MCBEND9A, was used to provide an independent verification of the Westinghouse results.

  • The attached report entitled, "Topical Report on the Use of the MCBEND Code for the Calculation of Neutron Fluences in the Pressure Vessels of LWRs," has been prepared for review and acceptance under the NRC licensing topical report program.

The NRC is requested to review this report and provide approval for the use of MCBEND9A code for the calculation of neutron fluences in the pressure vessels of LWRs.

This submittal is not in support of our Updated Fluence Submittal. It is submitted to support any future use of MCBEND9A for the calculation of neutron fluences in pressure vessels.

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OF COMMITMENTS This letter contains no new commitments and no revisions to existing commitments.

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Thomas C. Berdine

. Manager, Licensing CC Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC Project Manager, NRR, USNRC NRC Resident Inspector - Palisades Attachment

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