ML19340A536

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Requests Info Re Reactor Max Excess Reactivity,Total Control Rod Worth,Min Shutdown Margin,Max Worth of Single Control Rod of Highest Reactivity Value & Reactivity Control Methods.Updated Info Required within 20 Days of Ltr Receipt
ML19340A536
Person / Time
Site: Dresden 
Issue date: 01/10/1961
From: Price H
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To: Joslin M
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
NUDOCS 8008250863
Download: ML19340A536 (2)


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H L PRICE DIRECTOR DIVISION OF LICENSING AND REGUIATION U S ATOMIC EERGY COMMISSION

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PRIORITY WASHINGTON D C JANUARY 10 1961 TO:

C0900NWEALTH EDIBON COMPANY 72 L*IST ADA23 STR2:T

2. XIIIRAY JOSLIN, VICE PRIiSIDErf ATTE:

CHIC!4C, ILLII;0IS WE ARE SURVEYING ALL LICENSED REACTOR FACILITIES MR UGVRMATION GAINED FEM OPERATING EXPERIENCE WHICH INDICATES CONFIRMATION OF OR VARIANCE F NUCLEAR CHARACTERISTICS SHOWN IN YOUR LICENSE APPLICATION AT TIME OF L THIS WILL UP-DATE,INEDRMATION ON *iOUR FACILITY WHICH WAS REVIEWED ISSUANCE.

BY US DURING EVAIUATION OF YOUR FACILITY LICENSE APPLICATION AND DURING INSPECTIONS. ACC0F"INGLY, PURSUANI TO SECTION 50 54(f) 0F COMMISSION REGU-IATIONS, IOU ARE REQUESTED TO SUDMIT WITHIN 20 DAYS OF REEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE A REPORT CONIAINING THS MLIDWING INMRMATION CONCERNING EACH R OR CRITICAL EXPERIMENT FACILITY OPERATID BY TOU UNDER AE LICENSE:

MAXIMUM FICESS REACTIVITY OF YOUR REACTOR, NOT INCLUDING THE WORTH OF 1.

CONTROL RODS OR OTER CONIROL DEVICES SUCH AS BURNABLE POISON S" RIPS O POISON, OR ANY EKPERIMENTS, AND VARIATION OF EXCESS REACTIVITY OVER CORE LIFE.

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TOTAL CONTROL ROD WORTH.

MINIMUM SHUT-DOWN MARGIN BOTH AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND OPEPATING TEMPER 3

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MAXIMUM WORTH OF SINGLE CONTROL ROD OF HIGHEST REACTIVITY VALUE.

DESCRIPTION AND WORTH OF OTHER METIDDS USED MR CONTROLLING REACTIVIT1, 5

SUCH AS BURNABLE POISON STRIPS OR SOLUBLE POISON, AND VARIATICN OF TE WORTH OF THESE METIO OVER CORE LIFE.

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MAIDUM TOTAL AND INDIVIDUAL WORTH OF ANY FIXED OR EVEABLE EXPERIMENTS INSERTED IX T UR REACTOR.

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WITH RESPECT TO ITEMS 1-6 ABOVE, THE FOLIDWING INEDRMATIDI SIDULD BE INCIDDED: BASIS FOR REACTIVITY VALUES (MEASURED, CAIEULATED OR ESTIMATED);

CONDITION OF CORE FOR WHICH YALUES ARE APPLICABLE (OPERATING OR SHUT-DOWN, AEUNT OF BURNUP,); AE DATES ON WHICH REACTIVITY VALUES WERE LAST DETERMINED.

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THE FDLIDWING INERMATION WITH RESPECT TO OPERATIONS WHICH COUID INVOLVE CHANGES IN CORE REACTIVITY WHEN THE REACTOR IS SHUI DOWN l

l SPEIAL PREAVIIONS TAKE5 'IO PREVENE INADVERTENP CRITICALITY.

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Warrm;n NUCIEAR INSTRUMENTATION IS USED.

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METIDDS USID TO LIMIT AND CONTROL RATE AND AEUET OF REACTivm CHANGES.

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MINIMUM AEUNI THAT REACiDR IS SUB-CRITICAL DURING SUCH OPERATIONS AND B)W THE SUB-CRITICAL MARGIN IS ACHIEVE.

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WHETHER SUCH OPERATIONS ARE CONDICTID UNDER DIRECT AND PERSONAL SUPZPVISION OF TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED AND DESIGNAT9lD SUPERVISORS.

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WHEIB7R SUCH OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN ACCOHDANCE WITH WRITTEN PROCEDURES.

REPORP SBOUID BE SUBMITTED IN 15 COPIES. EMD OF MESSAGE.

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