ML20054D956
| ML20054D956 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vallecitos File:GEH Hitachi icon.png |
| Issue date: | 04/15/1982 |
| From: | GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20054D951 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8204230540 | |
| Download: ML20054D956 (2) | |
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e EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR A CHANGE TO TECHNICAL i
SPECIFICATION TO LICENSE TR-1 l
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Proposed Technical Specification 9.5 The existing Technical Specification 9.5 should be changed to read:
95 Any additions, modification or maintenance to the e
I containment building or its isolation system, the reactor, the primary coolant system, auxiliary fluid systems connected thereto, or the reactor safety system shall be designed, fabricated, and tested in accordance r
with.the original specifications or specifications sub-sequently reviewed in accordance with Technical Specifi-cation 9 2 3 and approved by the facility manager.
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Justification The change was requested to permit the use of the review process contained in Technical Specification 9.2.3 for making changes in the original specification. Such changes may be needed for a variety of reasons.
For example, a trade name may be specified, and the vendor may no longer be in business.
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The need for this change has become critical.
On January 20, 1982, new safeguards regulatory requirements mandated the physical protection of a large quantity of unclassified safeguards information. As the 1
GETR facility was the only operation at the Vallecitos Nuclear Center (VNC) to which the new rules would apply, it was decided to accelerate t
a previous decision to ship all GETR fuel, irradiated and unirradiated, to DOE facilities in Idaho. Accordingly, General Electric received an exemption from full implementation of 10CFR73.21 provided all of the fuel was removed by the end of the third quarter of 1982 (Letter, L. J.
Evans to G. E. Cunningham, 1/13/82).
Failure to meet this goal would result in VNC being in violation of 10CFR73.21, and implementation of the rules is expected to cost in excess of $10,000.00.
in order to ship the fuel some modifications must be immediately made i
to the GETR facility to permit the preparation of the fuel for shipment (removal of hardware, etc.) and the loading of the fuel into the shipping casks. Among the modifications is the replacement and testing of build-Ing ventilation valves, which cannot be completed without the requested Technical Specification change.
I The urgency of the modifications is demonstrated by the shipping schedule. We estimate that it will take at least two weeks to prepare the fuel for loading and eighteen weeks for shipment (one shipment per week). This schedule does not permit any delays if the third quarter date is to be met.
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The granting of this emergency change does not represent any safety problems. The new Technical Specification 9.5 assures a review process (Tech. Spec. 9 2 3) for any specification changes that will ensure a continued high margin of quality and safety, i
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