ML19320A562
| ML19320A562 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 06/16/1980 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Cavanaugh W ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
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June 16, 1980 Docket No. 50-313 Mr. William Cavanaugh, III Vice President, Generation and Construction Arkansas Power & Light Company P. O. Box.551 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203
Dear Mr. Cavanaugh:
The reactor vessel surveillance specimens for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No.1 (AMO-1) are being irradiated at Davis-Besse, Unit No.1 (DB-1) as part of the Reactor Vessel Integrated Surveillance Program. ANO-1 Technical Specification 4.2.8 requires that if at any time (beginning one year after DB-l's attain-ment of commercial operation at 100% power) 08-1 fails to maintain a cumulative reactor utilization factor of greater than 65%, you shall submit a report which justifies continued operation of ANO-1 with the reactor vessel surveill-ance program conducted at DB-1 or shall propose an alternative program for conduct of the ANO-1 reactor vessel surveillance program.
By letter dated January 15, 1980, you advised the NRC that DB-1 had failed to maintain a cumulative reactor utilization factor of greater t%n 65% and pro-vided a discussion of why you believe continued operation of ANO-1 with the reactor vessel surveillance program conducted at DB-1 was justified.
We have reviewed your submittal of January 15, 1980, and conclude that continued operation of ANO-1 is acceptable. Enclosed is our evaluation which supports this conclusion.
However, to assure the continuation of an adequate reactor vessel surveillance
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program for ANO-1 with the utilization of the DB-1 reactor, we request that you propose Technical Specifications (at least 90 days before startup from your next ANO-1 refueling outage) which would provide limiting conditions of DB-1 operation for the irradiation of the third and remaining ANO-1 capsules in the DB-1 vessel. We also request a response to this letter within 30 days-which will indicata your comitment to the above request.
Sincerely,
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Enclosure:
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Arkansas Pow;r & Light Company cc w/ enclosure (s):
Di anag r, L c si g Dv on Arkansas Power & Light Company Office of Radiation Programs P. O. Box 551 (AW-459)
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Crystal Mall #2 Mr. James P. -O'Hanlon Arlington, Virginia 20460 General Manager Arkansas Nuclear One U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 2
P. O. Box 608 Region VI Office Russellville, Arkansas 72801 ATTN: EIS COORDINATOR 1201 Elm Street t n r ona Building S
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x 57 P. O. Box 2090 Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Director, Bureau of Environmental Babcock & Wilcox Health Services Nuclear Power Generation Division 4815 West Markham Street Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Bethesda, Maryland 20014 Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esq.
Conner, Moore & Corber 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20006 Arkansas Polytechnic College Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Honorable Ermil Grant Acting County Judge of Pope County Pope County Courthouse Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Mr. Paul F. Levy, Director Arkansas Department of Energy 3000 Kavanaugh Little Rock, Arkansas 72205