ML19345A293
| ML19345A293 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 03/14/1973 |
| From: | Skovholt D US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | Minnick L YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
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| Download: ML19345A293 (2) | |
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MAR i4 B73 Docket lio. 50-29 Yankee Atomic Electric Company AlTi:
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3.Mirnick Vice Pmaident 20 Tumpike Poad Westboro, Massachusetts 01581 Change No. 107 Gentle:nen:
License No. DPR-3 By letter dated Parch 1,1973, and supplemntal inforention contained in your teletype dated Parca 13, 1973, you mquested autnorization for enking a limited rearrangeant of fuel asse211es in Com X.
You have re;orted that en October 30, 1972, while mroving the upcer core barrel, the Pael assedly in com location D-9 was dansad.
Althou;;1 s@ sequent inspecticn detemined that the danage was =inor, you prtpcae to aplace the danaged fuel asse21y with the Pal assently frcm con locaticn K-5 You also propese to install a new fuel assedly in the vacated cors location K-5 All fuel asse211es involved in this li":ited rearrmaemnt of Com X are sM1u in all respects, have zircaloy clad fuel rods, except that the fuel rods in the new asse217 am unirmdiated and paprescri::ed whemas the fuel rods in the other two asse:Dll's that have already experienced sore bumup in Core X am inprepressuidzed.
We have reviewed.the infomatico you have provided on your evaluation of the safety emsiderations associated with the defimd core rearrange-
- nent. Your nuclear reanalysis has confirmed that the proposed chanw, e
would have a negligible effect on the nuclear characteristics deteded previously by Yankee in the Core X analysis; hence, the margins of safety and the consequences of accidents deterr:ined paviously for operatirg the reactor in the Com X c<2ifiguraticn re nin inchanged.
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'We have concluded that the p:cposed cnang does not involve sintificant hmW.s considerations not described or inplicit in tne Final Safety
. Analysis ?.eport, and that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 50.59 of 10 CFR Part 50, Cnanige No.107 is hemby authorized.
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