ML20055F905

Forwards Safety Evaluation Supporting Criticality Analysis for Cycle 5 Fuel in Spent Fuel Storage Racks

ML20055F905
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	07/16/1990
From:	Kintner L Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Cottle W ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Shared Package
ML20055F906	List: ML20055F905 ML20055F908
References
TAC-76757, NUDOCS 9007190350
Download: ML20055F905 (3)

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Docket No. 50-416 DISTRIBUTION 16fNRC & Local PDRs-LKintner OGC PD4 1. Reading EJordan 5 Mr. William T. Cottle DCrutchfield. ACRS(10)

Vice President, Operations Grand Gulf. RDudley LKopp Entergy Operations, Inc. PNoonan 8be5 Post Office Box 756-Port Gibson, Mississippi '39150 ,

SUBJECT:

CRITICALITY ANALYSIS FOR CYCLE 5 FilEL IN SPENT FUEL STORAGE RACKS ,

-(TAC NO. 76757)

By letters dated April' 26,1990 and June 7 1!'90, the licensee (Sy', tem Energy ~ ,

Resources,, Inc.~ before June 6,1990 and Entergf Operations, Inc on and af ter, that date) submitted a criticality _ analysis for the storage of new Cycle 5 fuel in the spent fuel stc rage racks of Grand Gulf Nuclear Statior... Unit:1: (GGNS-1).

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The NRC. staff has completed its review of this submittal. The staff's Safety Evaluation is enclosed. The staff-concludes that that GGNS.1 spent fuel storage racks can' safely: accommodate the new Cycle 5- fuel.

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SUBJECT:

CRITICALITY ANALYSIS FOR CYCLE 5 FUEL IN SPENT FUEL STORAGE (TACNO.76757)-

.By letters-dated April 26, 1990 and June 7,- 1990, the licensee (System Energy Resources, Inc. before June 6, 1990 and Entergy Operations, Inc. on,and after that date) submitted a' criticality analysis for the storage of new Cycle 5 fuel in the spent fuel storage racks of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. , Unit 1 -(GGNS-1).  !

The NRC staff has completed its review of this submittal. The~ staff's Safety _

Evaluation is enclosed. The staff concludes that'that GGNS-1--spent fuel storage racks can' safely accommodate-the new Cycle 5 fuel.

Sincerely..

. 2 Lester L. Kintner,_ Senior _ Project Manager 1 Project Directorate IV '

-Division of Reactor Projects-- III IV, V and Special Projects . ,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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