ML20041F943
| ML20041F943 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 03/09/1982 |
| From: | Carey J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO. |
| To: | Haynes R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| References | |
| TAC-48018, NUDOCS 8203170571 | |
| Download: ML20041F943 (3) | |
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(412) 456-6000 EUN ism March 9,1982 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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0 Radial Peaking Factor Limit Report - Cycle 3 Centlemen:
Encloaed is a copy of the Radial Peaking Factor Limit Report (RPFLR) for Cycle 3, provided in accordance with Section 6.9.1.10 of proposed Technical Specification Change Request No. 66.
A copy of this letter and attached RPFLR has also been sent to the Chief of the Core Performance Branch, U.S. N.R.C. as required by the above Technical Specification.
If you have any questions regarding this response, please contact my office.
Ver t ly yours,
. Carey Vice President, Nuclear l
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o Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-334, License No. DPR-66 Radial Peaking Factor Limit Report Page 2 cc:
Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nucicar Regulatory Commission Atta:
Mr. William V. Johnston, Chief Core Performance Branch Division of Core and Containment Systems Washington, D.C. 20555 Mr. D. A. Beckman, Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Beaver Valley Power Station Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission c/o Document Management Branch Washington, D.C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn:
Mr. D. A. Chaney, Project Manager Operating Reactors 3 ranch No. 1 Division of Licensing Washington, D.C. 20555 1
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BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION - UNIT 1 RADIAL PEAKING FACTOR LIMIT REPORT This Radial Peaking Factor Limit Report is provided in accordance with Section 6.9.1.10 of the Beaver Valley, Unit No. 1 Technical Specifications.
The F limits for RATED THERMAL POWER within ' specific core planes for -
Cycle 3shaltbe:
X
' f 1.71 f r all core planes containing bank "D"' control 1.
FXY rods, and 2.
For unrodded core planes F
$1.68 up to 2.4 feet elevation, XY 1 68 from 2.4 feet elevation.up to 7.8 feet elevation, 1
gy F
Q.65 above 7.8 feet elevation.
gy These Fyy(Z) limits were used to confirm that the heat flux hot channel factor F (Z) will be limited to the Technical Specification values of:
q F (Z) i[
]
[K(Z)]
for P
>0.5 and, q
F (Z) f [4.64]
[K(Z)]
for P 10.5 q
assuming the most limiting axial power distributions expected to result from the insertion and removal of control banks C and D during operation, inclur'.ing the accompanying variations in the axial xenon and power distri-
' tions as described in the " Power Distribution Control and. Load Following Procedures," WCAP-8385, September, 1974.
Therefore, these F limits provide theinitialconditionsassumedintheLOCAana$ysesaremet, assurance that along with the ECCS acceptance criteria of 10 CFR 50.46.