ML18139B399
| ML18139B399 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry, North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 06/12/1981 |
| From: | Thomar W, Thomas W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| ML18139B400 | List: |
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| 350, NUDOCS 8106180186 | |
| Download: ML18139B399 (2) | |
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e VIRGINIA ELECTRIC A.ND POWER COMPANY RICHMOND~ VIRGINlA 23261 W. N.THOMAS VICE PRESIDENT FUEL RESOURCES June 12, 1981 Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attn:
Mr. D. G. Eisenhut, Director Division of Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:
Serial No. 350 FR/TLW:
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License No.:
VEPCO RELOAD NUCLEAR DESIGN METHODOLOGY 50....:230 50-281 50-,338 50-,339 DPR-,32 DPR-37 NPF-4 NPF-7 Enclosed for your review are forty (40) copies of the Vepco Topical Report VEP-FRD-'42, "Vepco Reload Nuclear Design Methodology".
This report is one of a series of topical reports supplying general information pertaining to the nuclear reload licensing and core follow support capabilities which have been developed at Vepco.
It describes Vepco's methods for reload core design and reload key parameter generation.
The key parameters serve as input to our safety analysis codes, and to the RETRAN code in particular.
The Vepco topical report, which describes the use of RETRAN in safety analysis, has been submitted (VEP-FRD-41, transmitted by letter to you dated April 14, 1981, Serial ijo. 215).
As indicated in my letter to you dated October 17, 1980 (Serial No. 856) we may be supporting reload license amendments with the capabilities described in these reports in the fourth quarter of 1981.
The recommendations of the North Anna and Surry Station Nuclear Safety and Operating Committees, and the System Nuclear Safety and Operating Committee have been incorporated into this report.
This report has also been reviewed by the Safety Evaluation and Control staff.
- Further, it has been determined that the methodology and analysis capability described herein do not involve an unreviewed safety question as defined in 10CFR 50.59.
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VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AN; POWER COMPANY TO Mr. Harold R. Denton We are aware that a fee will be required for the topical report review and will transmit the assessed fee upon.completion of the review.
If you have any questions on the material in this topical report,.please contact us.
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1'1r. Robert*A. Clark, Chief Operating Reactors.Branch ijo.*3 Division of Licensing Mr. Steven A. Varga, Chief Operating Reactors Branch No. 1 Division of Licensi_ng
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- W. :N. Thomas