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Submits Supplemental Info Re 891019 Application for Amends to Licenses NPF-72 & NPF-77,per 891222 Request.Use of Vantage 5 Fuel Does Not Impact Safe Operation of Reactor Provided Existing Safety Limits Satisfied
ML20005G106
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Site: Braidwood  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 01/09/1990
From: Hunsader S
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
To: Murley T
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NUDOCS 9001180138
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1 Dr. Thomas E. Murley, Director  ;

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Attnt Doctsment Control Desk

Subject:

Braidwood Station Units 1 and 2 -)

Supplement to Application for Amendment to Facility Operating Licenses NPF-72 and NPF-77  :

NRO Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457 ]

References a) October 19, 1989 S.C..Hunsader letter ,

to T.E. Murley  ;

Dear Dr. Murley:

In reference (a) pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90, Commonwaalth Edison proposed to' amend Appendix A Technical Specifications of Facility Operating Licenses NPF-72 and NPF-77. The proposed amendment requests the use of

- VANTAGE 5 fuel or the combination of VANTAGE 5 - fuel and the present optimized Fuel' Assembly core at Braidwood Station Units 1 and 2.

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On December 22, 1989, the NRC staff requested that information provided in the No Significant Hazards ruview of reference (a) be supplemented with additions 1 information. Specifically, it was requested that the statement "...that the method and manner of plant operations is unchanged" be explained further. The purpose of this letter is to provide the requested information.

The use of VANTAGE 5 fuel does not impact the safe Operation of the reactor provided that the existing and the proposed safety limits as well as the Limiting Conditions for Operation (LCOs) and the associated action  !

requirements are satisfied. All current safety limits will continue to be maintained. The safety limits and LCOs in the plant Technical Specifications will be addressed and evaluated for each reload core design and will therefore take into account appropriate fuel enrichment and burnup. By observing bounding limits specified in the criticality analysis for the Byron and Braidwood fuel storage racks, the consequences of accidents remain within the existing accident criteria. Other than the use of the VANTAGE 5 fuel, the proposed changes do no involve any equipment additions or modifleations at the '

station. Currently installed equipment will not be operated in any manner

'different than previously operated. Changes will be made to technical data within existing station procedures; however, the methods used to handle the fuel or operate the plant will remain unchanged. As a result the request to use VANTAGE 5 fuel does not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated. >

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Dr. T.E..Murley January 9, 1990 i

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Commonwealth Edison is notifying the State of Illinois of this supplement to the application for the amendment by transmitting a copy of this letter and.its attachments to the designated State Official.

Please direct any questions regarding this submittal to this office.

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//C. [ A S. C. Hunsader Nuclear Licensing Administrator

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