ML19241B017

Safety Evaluation Supporting Amend 35 to License DPR-16

ML19241B017
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	05/30/1979
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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1979, arrnosec certain recuctions in Maximum Average Planar Linear Hea:

3eneraticn Rate (MAPLnGR ) a::alicaole to continued c;:erations of :ne Oyster Creek :~1cility. Since tnese preocsals mocify the "APL.,GR 1imits in :ne f ac111:y Tecnnical Scecifications, they require NRC autncrization to amenc

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DCCXET NO. 50-219 JERSEY CENTRAL POWER i LIGHT CCMPANf NOTICE CF ISSUANCE CF AMENDMENT 70 PROVISICNAL GPERATING LICENSE The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ( ne Ccmmission) has is;ued Aaaencment No. 35 to Provisional Cperating License No. CPR-16, issued to Jersey Central Power & Light Company (the licensee), whicn revised tne Tecnnical Specifications for operation of tne Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (the facility) located in Ccean County, New Jersey.

The amencment is effective as of its date of issuance.

The arencment allows aceration with one recirculation,1 cop :7: of service using the more restrictive Maximum Average Planar Linear Heat Generation Rate (MAPLHGR) limits (originally authorized by Amendment No. 20, dated March la,1978) with values extended to encoccass higher excosure fuel.

In secarate actions relating to this facility, the Commission is:

(1) Amending License Nc. CFR-15 to extend the acplica-bility of the minimum water level safety limit to all mcces :f coeration, anc adc a new safe y limit in Secticn 2.1,F to require tna two recircu-la:4:n 1:ces -emain 0:en during III m: des of Oceraticn excec wi:n -he 4- =. v~/ =.s.,

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7590-01 anc regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, whicn are su forth in the license amencment.

Orior public nctice of :nis amencmer was not rcuired since

ne amencment coes not involve a significant hacards consideration.

The Ccomission has determined that the issuance of this amencment will not result in any significant environmental impact and that pursuant :: 10 CR 551.5(d)(4) an environmental impact statement er negative declaration and environmental impact appraisal need not be precared in connection with issuance of tnis amencment.

For furtner de: ails with escect to this action, see (1) the acclication for amend ent dated May 24, 1979, and th licensee's sucait als dated Acril 30, May 15 and 17,1979, (2) Amendment No. 35 to License No. :P -15, anc (3) the Ccmission's related Safety Evaluaticn.

All of :nese items and the Ccmaission's secarate actions described above are availacle for cublic inspection at tne Ccm.isticn's Public Cccuren: Occm, 1717 H Street, N.

W., Washing:ci., D. C.,

and at ne Ccean Scun y Library, Erick Tcwnshio Eranch, '01 Charnbers Bridge Roac, Eri ck ~;wn, New Jersey 03722.

A cocy of items (2) and (3) in acciti:n

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7590-01 Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this 3Cth day of May, 1979.

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