ML20043G729

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Amends 16 & 6 to Licenses NPF-76 & NPF-80,respectively, Revising Tech Specs by Permitting Use of Fuel W/Max Enrichments of 4.5 Weight Percent of U-235
ML20043G729
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Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 06/11/1990
From: Charemagne Grimes
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML20043G730 List:
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NUDOCS 9006210063
Download: ML20043G729 (7)


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AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 16 License No. NPF-76

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The Nuclear -Regulatory Commission (the Commission) hat, found that:

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The application for amendment by Houston Lighting & Power Company *

(HL&P) actingion behalf of itself and for the City Public Service Board of San Antonio (CPS), Central Power and. Light Company (CPL),

j and City of Austin, Texas (COA) (the licensees) dated March 1, 1990, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act). and the Commission's rules and j

regulations set-forth in 10 CFR: Chapter I;.

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'The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as

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amended, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations J

of'the Commission; C.

There is reasonable assurance:

(i) that the activities authorized 1

by-this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health l

and safety of the public, and-(ii) that'such activities willibe a

' conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; O.

The issuance of this-license amendment will not'be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; j~

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The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 m

of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been saticfied.

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Accordingly, the. license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifi-cations as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment and Paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-76 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No.16, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in the license.

The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

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The ' license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION MT Christopher I. Grimes, Director Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

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ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NOS.16-AND 6 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NOS. NPF-76 AND NPF-80 DOCKET NOS. 50-498 AND 50-499 Replace the following.page of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with the attached page. -The revised page is-identified by Amendment number and contains a vertical-line indicating the area of change.

The corresponding overleaf page-is also provided to maintain document completeness.

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DESIGN FEATURES 5.3 REACTOR CORE

' FUEL ASSEMBLIES 5.3.1 The core shall contain 193 fuel assemblies with each fuel assembly con-taining 264 fuel rods clad with Zircaloy-4.

Each fuel rod shall have a nominal active fuel length of 168 inches.

The initial core loading shall have a maxi-mum enrichment of 3.5 weight percent U-235.

Reload fuel shall be similar in physical design to the initial core loading and shall have a maximum enrichment' of 4.5 weight percent U-235.

ll CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLIES i

.5.3.2 The core shall contain 57 full-length control rod assemblies.

The full-length control rod assemblies:shall contain a nominal 158.9 inches of absorber material.

The absorber material within each' assembly shall be silver-indium-cadmium or hafnium.. Mixtures of hafnium and silver-indium-cadmium are not permitted within a bank.

All control rods shall be clad with stainless steel tubing.

5. 4 ' REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM DESIGN PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE 5.4.1 The Reactor Coolant System is designed-and shall be maintained:

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'In accordance with the Code requirements specified in Section 5.2 of the FSAR, with allowance for normal degradation pursuant to the applicable Surveillance Requirements, b.

For a pressure of 2485 psig, and c.

For.a temperature of 650*F, except for the pressurizer which is 680 F.

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t 5.4.2 The total water and steam volume of the Reactor Coolant System is 13,814

+ 100 cubic feet at a nominal T,yg of 561*F.

5.5 -METEOROLOGICAL' TOWER LOCATION

, 5. 5; 12 The meteorological towers shall be located as shown on Figure 5.1-1.

5.6 FUEL' STORAGE-

. CRITICALITY 5.6.1' The spent fuel storage racks are designed and shall be maintained with:

A k,77 equivalent to less than or equal to 0.95 when flooded with a.

unborated water, which includes a conservative allowance of SOUTH TEXAS - UNITS 1 & 2 5-6 Unit 1 - Amendment No. 2,10,16 Unit 2 - Amendment No. 2, 6

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-AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 6 License No. NPF-80 y

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found-that:

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A.

The application for amendment by Houston Lighting & Power Company *

(HL&P) acting on behalf of itself and for the City Public Service Board of San Antonio (CPS), Central Power and Light Company (CPL),

and City of Austin, Texas (COA) (the licensees) dated March 1, 1990, i

complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act 1

of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations i

set forth.in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.

The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions.of the Act,land the rules and regulations l

of the' Commission;

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There'is reasonable assurance:

(1) that the activities, authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be

- conducted -in compliance-with the Commission's regulations; LI D.

The'. issuance.of this license' amendment will=not be inimical to the ll common defense and security or to-the health =and safety of the public; 1

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The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51

.of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have I

been satisfied.

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  • Houston Lighting & Power Company is authorized to act for the City Public Service Board of San Antonio, Central Power and Light Company and City of.

Austin. Texas and'has= exclusive responsibility and control over the physical construction, operation and maintenance of the facility.

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Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifi-cations as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment and Paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-80 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised

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through Amendment No.

6, and the Environmental Protection Plan i

contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in the license.

The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

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The license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i

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Christopher I. Grimes, Director Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance:

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