ML20028B786
| ML20028B786 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 11/17/1982 |
| From: | Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Bauer E PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8212060097 | |
| Download: ML20028B786 (4) | |
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NOV 1 7 1982 DISTRIBUTION:
C621 NRC PDR LB#2 Filt Local PDR Habel son NSIC EHyhon PRC FDecket(Nssd;i;50L353/3533 Region I E.L. Jordan, DEQA:IE J. M. Taylor, DRP:IE Hodgdon, OELD Mr. Edward G. Bauer, Jr.
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Philadelphia Electric Company 0 Parr 2301 Market Sr.reet AbRS (16)
Philadelphia, Nansylvania 19101
Dear Mr. Bauer:
Subject:
Request for Additional Information - Limerick (Auxiliary Systems)
Revision 10 to the Limerick FSAR contains extensive revisions to Section 9.1 regarding Fuel Storage and Handl.ing, particulary in Sections 9.1.1 and 9.1.2.
As a result of these modifications, the Auxiliary Systems Branch had identified additifonal areas which need clarification, as delineated in Enclosure 1.
7 Please provide us, within 7 working days from receipt of this letter, with the date(s) on which you plan to respond to the above. Any questions concerning this information request should be directed to Dr. Harvey Abelson (301) 492-9774, the Licensing Project Manager.
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A. S hwencer, Chief
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Enclosure:
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Limerick Mr. Edward G. Bauer, Jr.
Vice President & General Counsel Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 cc: Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esquire Mr. Marvin I. Lewis Conner and Wetterhahn 6504 Bradford Terrace 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19149 Washington, D. C. 20006 Frank R. Romano, Chairman Mr. Robert W. Adler Air & Water Pollution Patrol Assistant Counsel 61 Forest Avenue Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, DER Ambler, Pennsylvania 19002 505 Executive House P. O. Box 2357 Charles W. Elliott, Esquire Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Thomas & Hair 123 North Fifth. Street Honorable Lawrence Coughlin Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102 House of Representatives Congress of the United States Judith A. Dorsey, Esquire Washington, D. C. 20515 Limerick Ecology Action 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1632 Roger B. Reynolds, Jr., Esquire Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 324 Swede Street Norristown, Pennsylvania 19401 Mr. Karl Abraham Public Affairs Officer Dr. Judith H. Johnsrud Region I Co-Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Environmental Coalitio. on 631 Park Avenue Nuclear Power King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19806 433 Orlando Avenue State College, Pennsylvania 16801 Mr. Suresh Chandhary Resident Inspector Joseph A. Smyth '
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ENCLOSURE 1
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Auxiliary Systems Branch Request for Addition Information Limerick Generating Station Docket Nos. 50-352 & 50-353 410.93 We have noted that you t.re the first applicant to state that (9.1.1) no fuel will be stored in a new fuel vault.
FSAR Amendment 10 states that the new fuel will be stored in the spent fuel pool.
a) Verify that no fuel will be stored in the new fuel storage vaul t.
b) Provide a justification for not having and using a new' fuel storage vault.
c) Provi, dea description of the physical modifications to the vault which will prevent any fuel bundle from being stored in the vault.
410.94 The FSAR Amendment 10 removed the statement that a fuel bundle (9.1.2) cannot be inse,rted anywhere other than a designated storage location. Remoying this statement implies that fuel could be placed in the pool in a location not designated as a storage location, such as along the pool walls. Verify that a fuel bundle cannot be inserted anywhere other than a designated storage location. As an alternate, provide a discussion of every location other than a designated storage location where fuel can be placed.
The discussion should include the effect on k in proc $bbr,es,terlocks, fuel support structure (s), administrative and the configuration of the fuel in tenns of number and location of the bundles. Provide drawings which show all locations which are not designated storage locations and seismic Category I supports for each bundle.
410.95 The FSAR, by Amendment 10, reduced the uplift force which could (9.1.2) be applied to the spent fuel racks without damagiag the racks to 1250 pounds.
The FSAR states that the lifting bail yields at an uplift force greater than 1500 pounds.
Specify the force at which the lifting bail yields and the damage to the racks with the lifting bail yield force applied to it.
410.96 Verify that the k for the spent fuel storage facility under optimummoderatorbbnditionsislessthan.98.
g (9.1.2) 410.97 Please provide details on the verifications performed for the (9.1.2) criticality analysis niethods.
Include the experiments used and the results of the verification, including bias and uncertainty.
Discuss any uncertainty included as a result of extrapolation to pool conditions (e.g., center-to-center spacing).
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If so, provide the magnitude of this-j effect.
If not, justify the omission.
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