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7 v-t, R. C. DeYoung, Assistant Director for Light Water Reactors Group 1, L SUPPLDENTAL SUPSEILIRI'E OF-16x16 FUEL ASSEMBT.Trs Surveillance of the System 8016x16 fuel ags emblirm has been the subject h
of dis-ussions among Reactor Safety, _ Reactor"Prniect_s,gCambustion
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Engineering, acclicants and the ACRS,Q This letter clarifies our position for a surveillance ccrrmitment from the first two licensees to use the Ccrrbustion Engineering System 80 16516 design.
L desired surveillance program is des
- j fdr.closurc 1. ' Tir program requires visual inspec'd.on (e.g., by under; eater television viewing system) of all the peripheral rods in tlie initial core fuel assemblies once they are noved into the spent fuel pool. At the time of refueling, the staff nust be afforded 10 days advance notice of the a
j start of inspection so that it tray observe the inspegtions and the resultant evaluations of the fuel assemblies' performance. The oon-clusions of the inspection are to be provided to the staff prior to pcuer ascendency.. If ancrralies are detected during the 100% visual
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i inspection, then the applicant nust conduct a follotf-on investigation i
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of a representative sample of individual fuel rods.
The CE System 80 fuel design is scheduled. for operation in the following plants: Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 M2B6)'; Wate_rfgrd UnitJ (?/79);
San Onofre Unit 2 (3/79); and St. Incie Unit 2 (9/79). Please assure that the listed applicants are responsible for the supplenental surveillance orogram as outuned in Enclosure 1.
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'7 VictorStello,^[r.,AssistantDirector for Paactor Safety Directorate of Licensing
Enclosure:
Supplenuntal Surveillance Program cc:
S. Hanauer F. Schroeder D. Ross L. Ribenstein G. Rivohk O. Par.
R. I.obal D. Houston S. Varga E. Leins 8201190549 810403 PDR FOIA
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MADDEN 80-515 PDR
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