ML20009D267
| ML20009D267 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 07/10/1981 |
| From: | Clark R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Groce R Maine Yankee |
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| NUDOCS 8107230321 | |
| Download: ML20009D267 (3) | |
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Dear Mr. Groce:
The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment flo. 5 8 to /acility Operating License flo. DPR-36. The amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specifications (TS) in response to your applications dated Febraury 13, 1981, flarch 25,1981, June 20,1981 and April 28, 1981 (Cycle 6 reload) as supplemented by letters dated fiay 15, 1981 and June 19,1981.
The amendnent:
- 1) Revises the Technical Specifications to support the operation of the Maine Yankee Atomic power Station at full rated power during Cycle 6.
- 2) Revises additional Appendix A Technical Specifications by:
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incorporating changes required by our letter dated April 20, 1981 regarding redundant barrier isolation of the prinary coolant systen froe the low pressure safety injection systen, b.
incorporating changes to the reactor vessel fluence figures, and c.
incorporating changes in rethod of disabling the safety injection tank isolation valves and corresponding loop isolation valves in the open position.
Sore portions of your proposed Technical Specifications have been nodified to nect our requirenents. These nodifications have been discussed with and agreed to by your staff.
The continued acceptable performance of control element assemblies (CEA) and CEA guide tube sleeves will need to be evaluated by an inspection at the end of Cycle 6 and each subsequent cycle until a pernanent repair is identified. The inspection progran should include a reasonable proportion of Exxon fuel to establish CEA and CEA guide tube perfornance for this fuel.
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.- Your letter of May 15, 1981 provided a steam line break scoping analysis to justify startup and continaed operation to an irradiation of 4000 MWD /liTU in Cycle 6.
Approval for the continuation of operations in Cycle 6 beyond 4000 MWD /MTU will require that the revised steam line break analysis be appropriately submitted. This analysis will consider your installation of a steam driven main feedwater pump.
Our confirmatory order dated April 20, 1981 confirmed your comnitments to implement certain actions prior to returning to power after the Cycle 6 refueling. With the approval of Technical Specifications 3.19.b.3, 4.6. A.1.b and 4.6.A.2.f contained in the enclosed Safety Evaluation, as well as your installation of an additional check valve in each safety injection line, we find that your commitments have been satisfactorily completed; therefore, we consider this matter closed.
Copies of the Safety Evaluation and the Notice of Issuance are also enclosed.
Sincerely.
Original signed by Robert A. Clark Robert A. Clark, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #3 Division of Licensing DISTRIBUTION:
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E. W. Thurlow, President Mrs. L. Patricia Doyle, President Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company SAFE POWER FOR MAINE Post Office Box 774 Edison Drive Augusta, Maine 04336 Camden, Maine 04843 Mr. Donald E. Vandenburgh First Selectman of Wiscasset Vice President - Engineering Municipal Building
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Yankee Atomic Electric Company U. S. Route 1 20 Turnpike Road Wiscasset, Maine 04578 Westboro, Massachusetts 01581 Stanley R. Tupper, Esq.
John A.*Ritsher, Esquire Tupper and Bradley 102 Townsend Avenue Ropes & Gray 225 Franklin Street Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538 Boston, Massachusetts 02110 David Santee Miller, Esq.
Mr. Rufus E. Brown 213 Morgan Street, N. W.
Deputy Attorney General Washington, D. C.
20001 State of Mpine Augusta, Maine 04330 Mr. Paul Swetland Resident Inspector / Maine Yankee Mr. Nicholas Barth c/o U.S.N.R.C.
Executive Director P. O. Box E Sheepscot Valley Contervation Wiscasset, Maine 04578 Association, Inc.
Mr. Charles B. Brinkman P. O. Box 125 Alan, Maine 04535 Manager - Washington Nuclear Operations Combustion Engineering Inc.
4853 Cordell Avenue, Suite A-1 Wiscassett Public Library Association
. Bethesda, Maryland 20014 High Street Wiscasset, Maine 04578 Mr. John H. Garrity, Director Mr. Torbet H. Macdonald, Jr.
Nuclear Engineering & Licensing Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Office of Energy Resources Edison Drive State House Station #53 Augusta, Maine 04333 Augusta, Maine 04336 Robert M. Lazo, Esq., Chairman l
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I Office l
Washington, D. C.
20555 ATTN:
EIS COORDINATOR JFK Federal Building Dr. Cadet H. Hand, Jr., Director Boston, Massachusetts 02203 l
Bodega Marine Laboratory University of California cc w/ enclosure (s) and incoming Bodega Bay, California 94923 dated:
2/13/81, 3/25/81, 6/30/81 l
Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger 4/28/81, 5/15/81, 6/19/81 i
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board State Planning Officer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Executive Department Washington, D. C.
20555 189 State Street Augusta, Maine 04330 1
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