ML20008D861
| ML20008D861 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 10/17/1980 |
| From: | Widner W GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| ML20008D862 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8010230368 | |
| Download: ML20008D861 (4) | |
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October 17, 1980
[gy U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Washington, D. C.
20555 URC DOCKET 50-366 OPERATING LICENSE NPF-5 EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2 RELOAD 1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.90, as required by 10 CFR 50.59(c)(1), Georgia Power Company hereby proposes an amendment to the Unit 2 Technical Specifications (Appendix A to the Operating License). The proposed amendment will incorporate revised specifications for Cycle 2 operation with the Reload 1 fuel inserted. The enclosed report, Y1003J01A10, July,1980, " Supplemental Reload Licensing Submittal for Hatch Nuclear Power Station Unit-2 Reload-1", presents the results of plant unique analyses performed for the first reload. Also enclosed are proposed cb nges to the Technical Specifications to implement the results of these analyses.
Amendment 3 to the General Electric Company Licensing Topical Report, NEDE-240ll-P-A, " Generic Reload Fuel Application", submitted to the NRC by the Reference (1) letter includes the fuel to be used in the first reload of Plant Hatch Unit 2.
In accordance with the Unit 2 Facility Operating License NPF-5 item 2.C.(3)(c), " Abnormal Operational Transient Reanalysis", the analyses of the abnormal operational pressurization transients have been performed using the ODYN computer code. The results of these analyses for the load rejection without bypass, feedwater controller failure and the MSIV closure (flux scram) transients can be found in Appendices C and E of the enclosed report, Y1003J01A10.
Also in accordance with item 2.C.(3)(d), " Boiling Transition Data", of the license, Georgia Power Company references the General Electric Company Information Report NEDE-24131, " Basis for 8x8 Retrofit Fuel Thermal Analysis Application", and additional data submitted by Geacral Electric Company
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It is our understanding that the concern for the (Referet_
use of F ransition data for 8x8 R bundles to support the use of the i
GEXL cc _.acion for fuel bundle radial peaking factors expected to be en-countered during operation beyond the first cycle has been resolved in an August 19, 1980, meeting between the General Electric Company and the staff of L.S. Rubinstein (NRC).
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Georgia Power d U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation October 17, 1980 Page Two give final generic approval to the 8x8 R GEXL correlation in a Safety Evaluation Report on the amendments to NEDE-24011-P-A, " Generic Reload Fuel Application", Appendix D, submitted to the NRC by Reference (2) and (3) letters.
Because locci rod burnups may exceed 20,000 Megawatt days per ton of uranium during Cycle 2, we shall address condition 2.C. (3)(a), " Fuel Performance", of the Unit 2 Facility Operating License.
In the Reference (4) letter, arguments were presented for the resolution of this concern.
In view of this letter and that the General Electric Company fuel performance model, GESTR, remains under NRC review at this time, we believe that condition 2.C.(3)(a) of the license has been adequately addressed and no further licensing action is necessary at tnis time.
Based on the enclosed topical report, Y1003J01A10, and the General Electric Company Licensing Topical Report NEDE-24011-P-A, " Generic Reload Fuel Application", the Plant Review Board and the Safety Review Board have determined that the proposed amendment to Operating License NPF-5 does not constitute an unreviewed safety question. We therefore solicit your early review and approval of the proposed amendment to the Unit 2 Operating License.
Very truly yours, h,
i W. A. Widner RDB/mb Attachments Sworn to and subscribe before me this 17th day of October, 1980.
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' Notary Public Notary Putnd Georgia. State at La.'ge My Commission Espires Se44. 20,1983 xc:
M. Manry R. F. Rogers, III
ATTACHMENT 1
REFERENCES:
(1) Letter from J. F. Quirk (G.E.) to Olan D. Parr (NRC), General E12ctric Company Licensing Topical Report NEDE-240ll-P-A, " Generic Reload Fuel Application", Amendment 3, April 27, 1979.
(2) Letter from J.F. Quirk (G.E.) to Olan D. Parr (NRC) General Electric Company Licensing Topical Report NEDE-240ll-P-A, " Generic Reload Fuel Application'!, Appendix D Second Submittal, February 29, 1979.
(3) Letter from R.E. Engel (G.E.) to T. A. Ippolito (NRC), General Electric Company Licensing Topical Report NEDE-24011-P-A, " Generic Reload Fuel Application", Appendix D, Submittal December 14, 1979.
(4) Letter frem T. A. Ippolito (NRC) to C. F. Whitmer (CPC), March 10, 1980.
(5) Letter No. RLG-110-78, from R. L. Gridley (6.E.) to Darrell G. Eisenhut (URC) and Denwood F. Ross (NRC), General Electric Information Report NEDE-2413, " Basis for 8x8 Retrofit Fuel Thermal Analysis Application",
October 5, 1978.
(6) Letter MFN-091-79, REE-016-79, from R. Engel (G.E.) to D. Eisenhut and K. Tedesco (NRC) Additional Information 8x8 R Fuel GETAB R-Factors",
March 30, 1979.
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j-ATTACHMENT 2 NRC DOCKET 50-366 OPERATING LICENSE NPF-5 EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2 PROPOSED DETERMINATION OF AMENDMENT CLASS Pursuant to 10 CFR 170.12 (c), Georgia Power Company has evaluated the attached proposed amendment to Operating License NPF-5, and has determined that:
a)
The proposed amendment does not require the evaluation of a new Safety Ana,1ysis Report or rewrite of the facility license; b)
The proposed amendment does not contain several complex issues, does not involve ACRS review, or does not require an environmental impact statement; c)
The proposed amendment does not involve a complex issue, an environ-mental issue or more than one safety issue; d)
The proposed amendment does involve one single issue; namely operation of Unit 2 in Cycle 2 with thrs, Reload 1 fuel inserted; e)
The proposed amendment is therefore a Class III amendment.
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