ML20049J870
| ML20049J870 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 03/19/1982 |
| From: | Clayton F ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| To: | Varga S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| ML20049J871 | List: |
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| TAC-47523, NUDOCS 8203290175 | |
| Download: ML20049J870 (5) | |
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Joseph it. Farley Nuclear Plant - Unit 2 Spent Fuel Pool Modification Amendment 2 Gentlemen:
In response to your letter of March 4,1982, enclosed is Amendment No. 2 to Alabama Power Company's Spent Fuel Pool Modification submitted on December 18, 1981 and amended in February, 1982.
This amendment responds to the questions identified in Enclosure 1 of your ftarch 4, 1982 letter, makes corrections for typographical errors and design standards, and clarifies the Safety Evaluation for the Technical Specification Change. A response to the questions contained in Enclosures 2, 3, and 4 of your March 4, 1982 letter will be provided in Amendment No. 3 to this report scheduled to be submitted in April,1982.
If you have any questions, please advise.
Yours very truly, I
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FLCJr/ JAR:lsh Enclosures cc: Mr. R. A. Thomas (w/ enclosure)
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME Mr. G. F. Trowbridge-(w/ enclosure)
Mr. J. P. O'Reilly (w/ enclosure)
THIS MDAY OFkuI.,1982.
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Mr. W. G. Hairston, III Mr. J. W. McGowan Mr. C. D. Nesbitt Mr. R. G. Berryhill Mr. D. E. Mansfield Mr. J. A. Ripple Mr. W. G. Ware Mr. L. B. Long Mr. J. R. Crane Mr. A. A. Vizzi l
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FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2 SPENT FUEL POOL MODIFICATION AMENDMENT 2 REVISION INSERTION INSTRUCTIONS March 15, 1982 Section Page Instruction Attachment II Replace Title Page Replace Table of Contents Replace III III-6 Replace III III-7 Replace III III-8 Replace III III-9 Replace IV IV-3 Replace IV IV-4 Replace IV IV-8 Replace V
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SAFETY EVALUATION FOR FARLEY UNIT 2 SPENT FUEL P00L MODIFICATION
Background:
The spent fuel pool at Farley-Unit 2 currently contains 13-inch center-to-center spent fuel storage racks. The current spent fuel storage capacity of Unit 2 is 675 fuel assemblies. Alabama Power Company plans to install high density poison spent fuel storage racks in Unit 2 prior to the first refueling outage. The installation of these racks will increase the capacity of the Unit 2 spent fuel pool to 1407 fuel assemblies and will require a revision to the plant technical specifications.
References:
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Farley-Unit 2 Technical Specification 5.6.
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Joseph Farley Nuclear Plant Final Safety Analysis Report.
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NRC letter to All Power Reactor Licensees, dated April 14, 1978.
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NRC letter to All Power Reactor Licensees, dated January 18, 1979.
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Joseph M. Farley Unit 2 Spent Fuel Pool Modification Report.
Bases:
The attached report entitled " Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Unit 2 Spent Fuel Pool Modification" provides the bases for the proposed expansion of the spent fuel pool. The information provided in this report is consistent with the NRC guidance paper for spent fuel pool modification applications transmitted in References 3 and 4.
The report documents the compliance of the Farley-Unit 2 high density poison spent fuel rack installation with the NRC requirements as specified in the position paper referenced above. The proposed technical specification revisions are provided in Section III of the report.
The technical specification revisions were associated with Section 5.6 on Fuel Storage. Paragraphs 5.6.1.1.a and 5.6.1.1.b were revised to incorporate the maximum enrichment and nominal center-to-center distance between fuel assemblies placed in the storage racks respectively.
Paragraph 5.6.1.2 has been deleted because the first core loading has taken place and Alabama Power Company does not intend to place new fuel in these racks under dry conditions.
New fuel may be stored in these racks under wet or flooded conditions.
Paragraph 5.6.1.3 has been revised to indicate the maximum enrichment for i
the new fuel racks. Additionally, paragraph 5.6.1.3 has been renumbered to 5.6.1.2.
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Paragraph 5.6.3 has been revised to increase the capacity of the spent fuel pool from 675 to 1407 fuel assemblies. The bases for the above changes are documented in Reference 5.
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Conclusion:==
The proposec expansion of the spent fuel pool and change to Section 5.6 of the technical specifications do not involve an,unreviewed safety question as defined by 10CFR 50.59.
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