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Submits Application to Amend Certificate of Compliance 9069. Requests That 791204 Application Be Discarded
ML19260E211
Person / Time
Site: 07109069
Issue date: 01/09/1980
From: Dipiazza R
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
To: Macdonald C
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
References
15194, NUDOCS 8002140095
Download: ML19260E211 (2)


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Electric Corporation Divisions January 9, 1980 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety & Safegaards Division of Puel Cycle & Material Safety Washington, D.C.

20555 Attention:

Mr. C. E. MacDonald, Chief Transportation Branch

Subject:

Application for Amendment to certificate of Compliance No. 9069, Docket 71-9069.

The Westinghouse Electric Corporation hereby submits an application for amendment of Certificate of Compliance No. 9069, Docket 71-9069 in accordance with the attach-ment to this letter.

The previous Festinghouse request for amendment to this Certificate which was transmitted by WRD-LA-010, on December 4, 1979 is to be discarded.

The specific changes to the fuel parameters listed in Table 1 are requested.

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Loose-Rods - Change highest enrichnent (PuC UC )

2 2

to read 6.0 w/o Puo (85% fissile).

The UO 2

2 enrichment shall remain at 0.71 w/o.

The justification for this change was previously transmitted to the NRC by Westinghouse letter WRD-LS&S-191, dated February 11, 1977; however, this change had not heretofore been requested.

Please send th; lic2nce amendnent to ms :: -be ;beve addresa.

If you have ani {u.r icns regarding t.iis matt r, please write me at the above address or telephone me at 412-373-4652.

Very truly yours, 8002140d)C 6

1~5^ *"1 Ronald P. DiPiazza, Manager

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TABLE I Plutonium Fuel Licensing Parameters 14x14 Assembly T,on se - Rod s Pellet Parameters Material PuO S"U"

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2 Highest enrichment (PuO UO )

4.4w/c (319 fissile),

6,.2 w/n (85% fiseile),

2 3

.711 w/o

. 71 w /o Diameter (NOM) 0.3659" Same Rod Parameters Cladding matl.

Zirc-4 Same CladO.D.

(NOM)

.422" Same Clad thickness (NOM) 0,243" Same Fuel length 120" - 144" Same Ass'y Parameters No.of rods (max) 179 350/ box 14x14 NA Pattern Fuel rod lattice pitch (NOM)

.556" Touching scuare lattice-Assembly envelope (NOM) 7.784" x 7.784" 8.072" x 8.072" Licensing Criteria Total fissile (max)

< 20 kg/ assembly

< 33 kg/ box

<.90 Same K

(Max ass' y) eff

<.94 Same K

(Max /1,pkg) gff

<.98 Same K

(Max /MCA) gff Poison Plates Required 2 borated stainless Not Required. Boxes per or OFHC copper W drawing C5650D55.

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Percent fissile can be <90% when the percentage of PuO is <3,0 w/o.

2 2)

Fuel rods shall be closely packed in the fuel rod container on no more than an equivalent metal-to-metal square lattice. Partially loaded fuel rod container shall be fitted with a minimum of three, enually spaced blocks, of which the noncombustible portion of the blocks and the method by which they are secured shall assure that the rods are maintained on no more than an equivalent metal-to-netal square lattice within the fuel rod container.

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