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MONTHYEARML20211D1321999-08-20020 August 1999 Application for Amend to License DPR-50 to Revise TS Bases Re Degraded Undervoltage Relay Setpoint Calibration Frequency & Degraded Voltage Relay Tolerance Rev ML20210J0941999-07-29029 July 1999 Suppl TS Change Request 274 to License DPR-50,revising ESF Sys Leakage Limits in post-accident Recirculation Surveillance Tss,As Result of NRC Generic Concerns Re CR Habitability Issues ML20196K5901999-06-29029 June 1999 LAR 285 for License DPR-50,clarifying Authority in Encl License Pages to Possess Radioactive Matls Without Unit Distinction,So That After Transfer of TMI-1 License to Amergen,Radioactive Matls Can Continue to Be Moved ML20209C0551999-06-29029 June 1999 LAR 77 for License DPR-73,clarifying Authority in Encl License Pages to Possess Radioactive Matls Without Unit Distinction,So That After Transfer of TMI-1 License to Amergen,Radioactive Matl May Continue to Be Moved ML20195E3341999-06-0404 June 1999 TS Change Request 265 to License DPR-50,modifying Conditions Which Allow Reduction in Number of Means for Maintaining Decay Heat Removal Capability During Shutdown Conditions ML20209B5891999-05-26026 May 1999 LAR 281 to License DPR-50,revising TMI-1 UFSAR Chapters 5 & 14 to Permit Use of Conservative Deterministic Failure Margin Methodology for Seismic Analysis of Portions of Auxiliary Steam Line.Rept 240046-R-001 Encl.Rept Withheld ML20206R1111999-05-13013 May 1999 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,requesting That License Sections 2.a.(3) & 2.c.(7) & TS Section 3.1.1 Be Revised to Incorporate Administrative Updating & Changes to Bases Statement ML20205H0691999-04-0101 April 1999 TS Change Request 262 to License DPR-50,revising TS by Adding LCO Action Statements & Making SRs More Consistent with NUREG-1430,correcting Conflicts or Inconsistencies Caused by Earlier TS Revs & Revising SFP Sampling ML20203B0421999-02-0202 February 1999 TS Change Request 274 to License DPR-50,expanding Scope of Systems & Test Requirements for post-accident RB Sump Recirculation ESF Systems & Increasing Max Allowable Leakage of TS 4.5.4 for Applicable Portions of ESF Systems ML20196G4401998-12-0303 December 1998 LAR 278 to License DPR-50,requesting Consent to Transfer & Authorize Amergen to Possess,Use & Operate TMI-1 Under Essentially Same Conditions & Authorizations Included in Existing License.Supporting Documentation,Encl ML20196H9751998-12-0303 December 1998 LAR 279 to License DPR-50,reflecting Decrease in RCS Flow Resulting from Revised Analysis to Allow Operation of Plant with 20% Average Level of SG Tubes Plugged Per SG ML20196G7671998-11-25025 November 1998 TS Change Request 277 to License DPR-50,changing Surveillance Specs for OTSG ISIs for TMI-1 Cycle 13 RFO Exams Which Would Be Applicable for One Cycle of Operation Only ML20154Q6201998-10-19019 October 1998 TS Change Request 248 to License DPR-50,adding Operability & SRs for Remote Shutdown Sys Similar to Requirements in NUREG-1430, Std Tech Specs - B&W Plants, Section 3.3.18, Remote Shutdown Sys ML20154P8441998-10-19019 October 1998 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,providing Allowable RCS Specific Activity Limit Based on OTSG Insp Results Performed Each Refueling Outage.Proprietary & non- Proprietary Calculation,Encl.Proprietary Info Withheld ML20154M3691998-10-15015 October 1998 Application for Amend to License Amend Request 276 to License DPR-50 Revising UFSAR Chapter 14 Accident Analysis Atmospheric Dispersion Factors.Ufsar Revised Pages Encl ML20249B2391998-06-11011 June 1998 TS Change Request 273 to License DPR-50,incorporating Alternate High Radiation Area Control Consistent W/Reg Guide 8.38 ML20217E5131998-03-23023 March 1998 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,revising TS Section 3.1.2 to Incorporate New Pressure Limits for Reactor Vessel IAW 10CFR50,App G for Period of Applicability Through 17.7 Efpy.Request Also Submitted in Response to NRC ML20217G0161997-10-0303 October 1997 Suppl to License Amend Request 268 to License DPR-50, Replacing Pages 4-80 & 4-81 Previously Submitted w/TMI-1 License Amend Request 268 on 970812 ML20211C3211997-09-19019 September 1997 Supplemental Application for Amend to License DPR-50 Re License Amend Request 269 Submitted on 970814.Suppl Includes Addl Change to TS Section 3.1.4 & Proposed Page Rev Clarifying That UFSAR Analysis Is More Conservative ML20211C2221997-09-19019 September 1997 Supplemental Application for Amend to License DPR-50 Re TS Change Request 266.Supplement Provides for Phased Review & Issuance of License Amends & Involves Administrative Correction to TS Decay Heat Removal Sys Leakage Rate ML20210J9951997-08-14014 August 1997 Revised License Amend Request 269 for License DPR-50, Revising TMI-1 UFSAR Section 14.1.2.9 Environ Dose Consequences for TMI-1 Steam Line Break Analysis ML20141J3981997-08-12012 August 1997 Tech Spec Change Request 268 for License DPR-50,revising Surveillance Specification for Once Through Steam Generator Inservice Insp for TMI-1 Cycle 12 Refueling (12R) Exams Applicable to TMI-1 Cycle 12 Operations ML20198E7871997-07-30030 July 1997 TS Change Request 266 to License DPR-50,incorporating Addl Sys Leakage Limits & Leak Test Requirements for Systems Outside Containment Which Were Not Previously Contained in TS 4.5.4 ML20141E1311997-05-0808 May 1997 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of Change Request 264,incorporating Addl NRC-approved Analytical Methods Used to Determine TMI-1 Core Operating Limits ML20140E2351997-04-21021 April 1997 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,requesting Rev to TS 3.3 Re Emergency Core Cooling,Reactor Bldg Emergency Cooling & Reactor Bldg Spray Systems ML20134M1111997-02-0707 February 1997 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,incorporating Certain Improvements from Revised STS for B&W Plants, NUREG-1430 & Addl Changes as Described in Encl TS ML20133D2651996-12-24024 December 1996 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,requesting Reinstatement of Auxiliary & Fuel Handling Bldg Ventilation Sys TS ML20132F3221996-12-16016 December 1996 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of Change Request 260,reflecting Change in Legal Name of Operator of Plant from Gpu Corp to Gpu Inc & Reflecting Plant License & TS Registered Trade Name of Gpu Energy ML20135C5201996-12-0202 December 1996 TS Change Request (Tscr) 75 to License DPR-73,relocating Audit Frequency Requirements to Pdms QA Plan ML20117H0181996-08-29029 August 1996 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of TS Change Request 257,incorporating Certain Improvements from STS for B&W Plants (NUREG-1430) ML20113D1901996-06-28028 June 1996 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of Change Request 259,allowing Implementation of Recently Approved Option B to 10CFR50,App J ML20112C8751996-05-24024 May 1996 Errata to Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of TS Change Request 243,replacing Pages for App a ML20101R1361996-04-10010 April 1996 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of Change Request 243,revising Addl Group of Surveillances in Which Justification Has Been Completed Following Receipt of 930623 Application ML20100J6831996-02-22022 February 1996 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of Change Request 254,revising Proposed TS Page 4-46 on Paragraph 4.6.2 That Provides Addl Testing Requirements in Case Station Battery Cell Parameters Not Met ML20095J2261995-12-21021 December 1995 Revised TS Change Request 254,raising Low Voltage Action Level to 105 Volts DC ML20091L2831995-08-23023 August 1995 Rev to TS Change Request 223 to License DPR-50,incorporating Ref to 10CFR20.1302 ML20087F4881995-08-11011 August 1995 Rev to TS Change Request 252 to License DPR-50,removing TS Section 3.2 Re Makeup,Purification & Chemical Addition Sys Requirements.Certificate of Svc Encl ML20086R3001995-07-24024 July 1995 Rev to LAR 250 to License DPR-50,clarifying Section III, SE Justifying Change for source-range Nuclear Instrumentation SRs ML20085N1551995-06-22022 June 1995 TS Change Request 227 to License DPR-50,replacing Pages for App A.Certificate of Svc Encl ML20084N3461995-06-0101 June 1995 TS Change Request 223 to License DPR-50,deleting Remaining Portions of RETS & Relocating TSs Per Guidance in GL 89-01 & NUREG-1430 ML20084L4201995-06-0101 June 1995 TS Change Request 251 to DPR-50,revising TS 5.3.1.1 to Describe Use of Advanced Clad Assemblies ML20084B3261995-05-24024 May 1995 Application for Amend to License DPR-50.Amend Would Change Surveillance Test Requirements for source-range Nuclear Instrumentation ML20083N7771995-05-17017 May 1995 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of Change Request 252,removing Chemical Addition Sys Requirements from TS to COLR ML20079A7771994-12-23023 December 1994 Rev to TS Change Request 221 to License DPR-50,revising TS Page 3-32a ML20073F9241994-09-26026 September 1994 LAR 246 to License DPR-50,revising License Condition 2.C.9 Re Long Range Planning Program ML20069A6731994-05-20020 May 1994 TS Change Request 244 to License DPR-50,requesting Revised CR Trip Insertion Time Testing Acceptance Criterion for Remainder of Cycle 10 for 12 Specific CRs Which Initially Experienced Slow Rod Drop Times During Testing on 940317 ML20065M6681994-04-19019 April 1994 TS Change Request 237 to License DPR-50,deleting Audit Program Frequency Requirements from TS & Relocating Subj Requirements to Operational QA Plan ML20065K0381994-04-11011 April 1994 TS Change Request 238 to License DPR-50,relocating Detailed Insp Criteria,Methods & Frequencies of Containment Tendon Surveillance Program to FSAR ML20073C7701994-03-22022 March 1994 Application for Amend to License DPR-50 Re TS Change Request 242 Concerning Control Rod Trip Insertion Time Testing ML20064J3771994-03-11011 March 1994 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,revising TS Re Allowable Outage Time for Emergency Feedwater Pumps During Surveillance Activities 1999-08-20
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MONTHYEARML20211D1321999-08-20020 August 1999 Application for Amend to License DPR-50 to Revise TS Bases Re Degraded Undervoltage Relay Setpoint Calibration Frequency & Degraded Voltage Relay Tolerance Rev ML20210J0941999-07-29029 July 1999 Suppl TS Change Request 274 to License DPR-50,revising ESF Sys Leakage Limits in post-accident Recirculation Surveillance Tss,As Result of NRC Generic Concerns Re CR Habitability Issues ML20209D6651999-07-0808 July 1999 Corrected TS Pages 3-21,4-5a,4-9,4-38 & 6-3 to Amends 211 & 212 to License DPR-50.Pages Failed to Reflect Previously Approved Changes Granted in Amends 203 & 204 in Case of Amend 211 & 207 in Case of Amend 212 ML20196K5901999-06-29029 June 1999 LAR 285 for License DPR-50,clarifying Authority in Encl License Pages to Possess Radioactive Matls Without Unit Distinction,So That After Transfer of TMI-1 License to Amergen,Radioactive Matls Can Continue to Be Moved ML20209C0551999-06-29029 June 1999 LAR 77 for License DPR-73,clarifying Authority in Encl License Pages to Possess Radioactive Matls Without Unit Distinction,So That After Transfer of TMI-1 License to Amergen,Radioactive Matl May Continue to Be Moved ML20195E3341999-06-0404 June 1999 TS Change Request 265 to License DPR-50,modifying Conditions Which Allow Reduction in Number of Means for Maintaining Decay Heat Removal Capability During Shutdown Conditions ML20209B5891999-05-26026 May 1999 LAR 281 to License DPR-50,revising TMI-1 UFSAR Chapters 5 & 14 to Permit Use of Conservative Deterministic Failure Margin Methodology for Seismic Analysis of Portions of Auxiliary Steam Line.Rept 240046-R-001 Encl.Rept Withheld ML20206R1111999-05-13013 May 1999 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,requesting That License Sections 2.a.(3) & 2.c.(7) & TS Section 3.1.1 Be Revised to Incorporate Administrative Updating & Changes to Bases Statement ML20205H0691999-04-0101 April 1999 TS Change Request 262 to License DPR-50,revising TS by Adding LCO Action Statements & Making SRs More Consistent with NUREG-1430,correcting Conflicts or Inconsistencies Caused by Earlier TS Revs & Revising SFP Sampling ML20203B0421999-02-0202 February 1999 TS Change Request 274 to License DPR-50,expanding Scope of Systems & Test Requirements for post-accident RB Sump Recirculation ESF Systems & Increasing Max Allowable Leakage of TS 4.5.4 for Applicable Portions of ESF Systems ML20196H9751998-12-0303 December 1998 LAR 279 to License DPR-50,reflecting Decrease in RCS Flow Resulting from Revised Analysis to Allow Operation of Plant with 20% Average Level of SG Tubes Plugged Per SG ML20196G4401998-12-0303 December 1998 LAR 278 to License DPR-50,requesting Consent to Transfer & Authorize Amergen to Possess,Use & Operate TMI-1 Under Essentially Same Conditions & Authorizations Included in Existing License.Supporting Documentation,Encl ML20196G7671998-11-25025 November 1998 TS Change Request 277 to License DPR-50,changing Surveillance Specs for OTSG ISIs for TMI-1 Cycle 13 RFO Exams Which Would Be Applicable for One Cycle of Operation Only ML20195C6811998-11-12012 November 1998 Amend 52 to License DPR-73,relocating Audit Frequency Requirements from TMI-2 to TMI-2 Post Defueling Monitored Storage QA Plan & Extends Max Allowed Interval Between Certain Audits from 12 Months to 24 Months ML20154P8441998-10-19019 October 1998 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,providing Allowable RCS Specific Activity Limit Based on OTSG Insp Results Performed Each Refueling Outage.Proprietary & non- Proprietary Calculation,Encl.Proprietary Info Withheld ML20154Q6201998-10-19019 October 1998 TS Change Request 248 to License DPR-50,adding Operability & SRs for Remote Shutdown Sys Similar to Requirements in NUREG-1430, Std Tech Specs - B&W Plants, Section 3.3.18, Remote Shutdown Sys ML20154M3691998-10-15015 October 1998 Application for Amend to License Amend Request 276 to License DPR-50 Revising UFSAR Chapter 14 Accident Analysis Atmospheric Dispersion Factors.Ufsar Revised Pages Encl ML20249B2391998-06-11011 June 1998 TS Change Request 273 to License DPR-50,incorporating Alternate High Radiation Area Control Consistent W/Reg Guide 8.38 ML20217E5131998-03-23023 March 1998 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,revising TS Section 3.1.2 to Incorporate New Pressure Limits for Reactor Vessel IAW 10CFR50,App G for Period of Applicability Through 17.7 Efpy.Request Also Submitted in Response to NRC ML20217G0161997-10-0303 October 1997 Suppl to License Amend Request 268 to License DPR-50, Replacing Pages 4-80 & 4-81 Previously Submitted w/TMI-1 License Amend Request 268 on 970812 ML20211C2221997-09-19019 September 1997 Supplemental Application for Amend to License DPR-50 Re TS Change Request 266.Supplement Provides for Phased Review & Issuance of License Amends & Involves Administrative Correction to TS Decay Heat Removal Sys Leakage Rate ML20211C3211997-09-19019 September 1997 Supplemental Application for Amend to License DPR-50 Re License Amend Request 269 Submitted on 970814.Suppl Includes Addl Change to TS Section 3.1.4 & Proposed Page Rev Clarifying That UFSAR Analysis Is More Conservative ML20210J9951997-08-14014 August 1997 Revised License Amend Request 269 for License DPR-50, Revising TMI-1 UFSAR Section 14.1.2.9 Environ Dose Consequences for TMI-1 Steam Line Break Analysis ML20141J3981997-08-12012 August 1997 Tech Spec Change Request 268 for License DPR-50,revising Surveillance Specification for Once Through Steam Generator Inservice Insp for TMI-1 Cycle 12 Refueling (12R) Exams Applicable to TMI-1 Cycle 12 Operations ML20198E7871997-07-30030 July 1997 TS Change Request 266 to License DPR-50,incorporating Addl Sys Leakage Limits & Leak Test Requirements for Systems Outside Containment Which Were Not Previously Contained in TS 4.5.4 ML20141E1311997-05-0808 May 1997 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of Change Request 264,incorporating Addl NRC-approved Analytical Methods Used to Determine TMI-1 Core Operating Limits ML20140E2351997-04-21021 April 1997 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,requesting Rev to TS 3.3 Re Emergency Core Cooling,Reactor Bldg Emergency Cooling & Reactor Bldg Spray Systems ML20134M1111997-02-0707 February 1997 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,incorporating Certain Improvements from Revised STS for B&W Plants, NUREG-1430 & Addl Changes as Described in Encl TS ML20133D2651996-12-24024 December 1996 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,requesting Reinstatement of Auxiliary & Fuel Handling Bldg Ventilation Sys TS ML20132F3221996-12-16016 December 1996 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of Change Request 260,reflecting Change in Legal Name of Operator of Plant from Gpu Corp to Gpu Inc & Reflecting Plant License & TS Registered Trade Name of Gpu Energy ML20135C5201996-12-0202 December 1996 TS Change Request (Tscr) 75 to License DPR-73,relocating Audit Frequency Requirements to Pdms QA Plan ML20134D7761996-10-24024 October 1996 Amend 51 to License DPR-73,revising TS to Extend Surveillance Interval for Demonstrating Operability of Containment Airlock ML20128K1831996-10-0808 October 1996 Amend 50 to License DPR-73,revising TS to Incorporate Improvement from Administrative Controls Section of Revised STS for B&W Plants ML20117H0181996-08-29029 August 1996 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of TS Change Request 257,incorporating Certain Improvements from STS for B&W Plants (NUREG-1430) ML20113D1901996-06-28028 June 1996 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of Change Request 259,allowing Implementation of Recently Approved Option B to 10CFR50,App J ML20112C8751996-05-24024 May 1996 Errata to Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of TS Change Request 243,replacing Pages for App a ML20101R1361996-04-10010 April 1996 Application for Amend to License DPR-50,consisting of Change Request 243,revising Addl Group of Surveillances in Which Justification Has Been Completed Following Receipt of 930623 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of Cycle 10 for 12 Specific CRs Which Initially Experienced Slow Rod Drop Times During Testing on 940317 1999-08-20
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JERSEY CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY AND PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT I l
i Operating License No. DPR-50 l Docket No. 50-289 :
Technical Specification Change Request No. 232 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF DAUPHIN )
i This Technical Specification Change Request is submitted in support of Licensee's i request to change Appendix A to Operating License No. DPR-50 for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit I. As part of this request, proposed replacement pages for Appendix A are also included.
GPU NUCLEAR CORPORATION BY: >
VicePresidefandDirector,TMI-I i
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i NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION j IN THE MATTER OF DOCKET NO. 50-289 i GPU NUCLEAR CORPORATION LICENSE NO. DPR-50 i
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE l This is to certify that a copy of Technical Specification Change Request No. 232 to Appendix A of the Operating License for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station Unit 1, has, on the date given below, been filed with executives of Londonderry ;
Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; and the !
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, Bureau of Radiation i Protection, by deposit in the United States mail, addressed as follows i
Mr. Daryl LeHew, Chairman Mr. Russel L. Sheaffer, Chairman !
Board Supervisors of Board of County Commissioners i Londonderry Township of Dauphin County l R. D. #1, Geyers Church Road Dauphin County Courthouse (
Middletown, PA 17057 Harrisburg, PA 17120 J
Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection .
Attn: Mr. Richard Janati l Pa Dept. of Environmental Resources ;
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Harrisburg, PA 17120 CPU NUCLEAR CORPORATION BY: er j VicePresidentadjDirector,TMI-l l- DATE: August 26, 1993 i i
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l ENCLOSURE I. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGE RE00EST (TSCR) NO. 232 i GPUN requests that the following changed replacement pages be inserted l into the existing Technical Specifications: j Revised pages: 5-4, and 5-5 These pages are attached to this change request. l II. REASON FOR CHANGE This change is requested to modify the TMI-l Technical Specifications to accommodate limited fuel reconstitution based on NRC-approved generic j Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) Topical Report BAW-2149, " Evaluation of Replacement ;
Rods in BWFC Fuel Assemblies", December,1991. NRC approval of BAW-2149 I l
was provided in a Safety Evaluation Report, dated April 12, 1993. This !
change provides flexibility for improved fuel performance by permitting timely removal of fuel rods found to be leaking during a refueling outage or determined to be pnssible sources of future leakage. The proposed '
change also adds a provision for the use of a limited number of lead test assemblies in non-limiting core regions. This proposed Technical Specification revision is consistent with the guidance contained in NRC ,
Generic Letter 90-02, Supplement 1, dated July 31, 1992, and incorporates '
a line-item improvement in Technical Specifications.
I I I .. SAFETY EVALUATION JUSTIFYING CHANGE TMI-l Technical Specification Section 5.3.1.1 includes a design t description for fuel assemblies which specifies that a fuel assembly contains 208 fuel rods arranged in a 15x15 lattice. The proposed change to the Technical Specification permits the substitution of zirconium alloy or stainless steel filler rods for fuel rods in fuel assemblies in accordance with NRC-approved applications of fuel rod configurations.
Fuel assemblies are limited to those fuel designs that have been analyzed with applicable NRC-approved codes and methods, and shown by tests or i analyses to comply with all fuel safety design bases. Flexibility to i
deviate from the number of fuel rods per assembly is desirable to permit.
timely removal of fuel rods found to be leaking during a refueling outage or determined to be possible sources of future leakage. This improvement in the fuel performance program will provide for reductions in future occupational radiation exposure and plant radiological releases.
NRC-approved Topical Report BAW-2149 demonstrates that approved BWFC analysis methods, when applied to reconstituted fuel assemblies will assure that NRC specified acceptable fuel design limits are met. Approval of BAW-2149 provides the basis that BWFC fuel assemblies reconstituted consistent with the restrictions of the report do not represent an unreviewed safety question and, therefore, that such reconstitution may be done under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59 without prior approval of the NRC. The proposed Technical Specification revision ensures that fuel rod configuration and fuel assembly design for a specific operating cycle, have been analyzed with applicable NRC-approved methodologies and that the safety limits and General Design Criteria of 10 CFR 50 Appendix A are maintained.
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t Reconstitution of a limited aumber of fuel rods in fuel assemblies to be !
. reinserted in the core has become a common industry practice. Latest l generation fuel assemblies used at TMI-I are specifically designed to ,
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With respect to the aescription of fuel rod cladding, Technical Specification Section 6.3.1.1 is revised to identify zirconium alloy fuel i rods as described in NUREG-1430, Standard Technical Specifications for Babcock & Wilcox Type Plants, Revision 0, dated September 28, 1992. TMI-I ;
was granted an exemption dated November 14, 1991, pursuant to 10 CFR l 50.12, from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.46(a)(1)(i), 10 CFR 50.44(a), i and Appendix K to 10 CFR 50 regarding the use of Zirlo (alloy of l zirconium) clad fuel instead of Zircaloy clad fuel as specified in the l rules. Any additional future use of zirconium alloy fuel rod cladding l beyond the scope of the existing exemption will require formal exemption j requests, based on the then current wording of the applicable regulations. :
This clarification only reflects the previously granted exemption and is j consistent with the new Standard Technical Specifications. Therefore, j this change is considered to be administrative. '
The existing TMI-1 Technical Specification Section 5.3.1.1 description that "the reactor core is composed of slightly enriched uranium dioxide pellets in fuel rods," is deleted since it is redundant to the generic letter model Technical Specification wording. Therefore, this change is considered to be administrative.
IV. NO SIGNIFICANT HAZfh0S CONSIDERATION GPUN has determined that this Technical Specification Change Request ;
involves no significant hazards consideration as defined by NRC in 10 CFR 50.92.
- 1. Operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not involve a significant increase in the probability of l occurrence or the consequences of an accident previously evaluated.
The proposed amendment only permits the limited substitution of filler rods for fuel rods in fuel assemblies in accordance with the NRC-approved Babcock & Wilcox Fuel Company (BWFC) fuel assembly reconstitution methodology described in BAW-2149. Allowing this substitution for fuel rods that are found to be leaking during a refueling or are possible sources of future leakage will result in reductions in future occupational radiation exposure and plant radiological releases. Therefore, this change does not increase the probability of occurrence or the consequences of an accident previously evaluated.
- 2. Operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated. Substitution of filler rods is permitted in accordance with NRC-approved BWFC fuel assembly reconstitution methodology described in BAW-2149.
- 3. Operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
Substitution of filler rods is permitted in accordance with NRC-approved BWFC fuel assembly reconstitution methodology described in BAW-2149. This methodology preserves existing fuel design and safety limits. Therefore, it is concluded that operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment does not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
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