ML19276E882
| ML19276E882 | |
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| Site: | Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/27/1979 |
| From: | Ziemann D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 7903210562 | |
| Download: ML19276E882 (2) | |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET NO. 5_0-155 CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has issued Amendment No. 23 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-6, issued to Consumers Power Company (the licensee), which revised the Technical Specifications for operation of the Big Rock Point Plant (the facility) located in Charlevoix County, Michigan. The amendment is effective as of its date of issuance.
The amendment corrects spent fuel storage information in Section 4 of the Technical Specifications.
The application for the amendmer.t complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment. Prior public notice of this amendaent was not required since the amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration.
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storage pool. A lead shielded transfer cask, with associated winch, shall be used for this operation, in conjun tion with the semigantry crane.
In addition, a j ib crane and two monorail cranes may be used for moving fuel.
Storage of fuel shall be restricted to the follow-ing areas:
(a) New Fuel Storage New fuel shall be stored in the designated dry-storage racks provided at elevation 632.6' inside the containment sphere.
Racks with locking covers shall be provided for storage of 102 fuel bundles.
The rack array is 6 by 17 on a square pitch with a spacing of 13 inches between bundle center lines.
This provides adequate spacing to prevent accidental critical-ity even if the area should be flooded.
New fuel stored in these racks shall be limited to that described in Section 5.
Movement of fuel into and out of the storage racks shall be restricted to one bundle at a t ime.
(c) Srent 7lel 5tcraze Spent fuel snal. ce sture<1 in the designated storage racks located in the spent fuel storage pccl vnich is appr cximate2y 30 :eet ieep.
Tour rac r. aca emblies sc.all be provided, cne wits a 6 by 12 array an 1 square pitch, two with 1 o by a array cn 1 square pitch, and One wit-1 5 by 5 array on a square jitch, thus giving a s:crage capacity 3: 193 fuel bundles.
Spacing for 212 racks shall be at least 11 _c.cnes cetween bundle center i.es, tr.us providing adequate spacing to prevent accidental crit cality, uel ' tared in these racks shall ce imite2 : Snat T
lesc: ibed in Jection 5
- 40 venet.; of fuel into and cut of tne storage rack; :nal. ce restricted to :ne bundle at a time.
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ATTACHMENT 10 LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 23 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-6 DOCKET NO. 50-155 Revise Appendix A Technical Specifications by removing the page identified below and inserting the enclosed page.
The revised page includes the captioned amendment number and contains vertical lines indicating the areas of cisange.
Remove Insert 4-12 4-12
. 2.
Accordingly. the license is anenced by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment and paragraph 2.C(2) of Facility License No. DPR-6 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 23, are hereby incorporated in the license.
The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.
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This license amendment is effective as of the cate of its' issuance.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0fR1ISSION
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Attachment:
Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance:
February 27, 1979