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Dear Mr. Goller:
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OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION DOCKET NUMBER 50-21S CYCLE 6 RELOAD INFORMATION Your letter of June 18, 1975 requested information concerning our schedule and plans for refueling the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating
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Station. On July 25, 1975 we responded indicating our intention to refuel in April and thy 1976.
Since the station will be shutdown starting late in December (or possibly sooner) for repairs on the turbine-generator condenser, we have decided to conduct the refueling at that time. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our plans in light of this change. contains updated responses t,o the questions asked in your June 18 letter.
The fuel to be inserted during this reload is ideritical to that previously approved by the NRC and used in Oyster Creek except for a minor change in the mechanical design. Approximately.one-tenth of the present core will be. replaced.
It is not anticipated that any Technical Specifi-cation Changes will be required and, since the changes to the fuel and the core appear to be minor, it is anticipated that the safety evaluation will demonstrate that there are no unreviewed safety questions involved with the core modification.
If this is the case, we anticipate accomplish-ing the reload without obtaining prior approval from the NRC it. accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59.
Should our safety evaluation and independent safety reviews demonstrate that unreviewed safety questions are involved with the modification or that Technical Specification changes are requ, ired, we intend to submit the request for licensing action and sup-Porting analyses about December 1, 1975.
In this case, we would request expeditious review and approval.
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Mr. K. R. Collar October 29, 1975 Acciotcut Dircctor for Pega 2
. Operating Reactors We trust that this is sufficient information to accommodate your scheduling but if pou have further questions, please contact me or Mr. T. M. Crimmins at (201) 334-7888 extension 633.
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J ENCLOSURE 1 OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR CENERATING STATION CYCLE SB RELOAD INFORMATION 1.
Name of facility: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.
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Scheduled date for next refueling shutdoun: December 27, 1975 or earlier. should maintenance schedules on balance of plant components require it.
3; Scheduled date'for restart fottaving refueting:
February 13, 1976 or 7 weeks after shutdown.
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Witt refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a Technical Speoification Change or ather iicenee amendment? If anever is yes, uh9t in general, vill these be? The safety evaluation of the proposed Joad has not been completed but it is not anticipated that any Technical Specification Changes or license arandments will be req'uired.
If the results of the safety evaluation of this refueling demonstrates that no unreviewed safety questions are involved with the fuel or core modification and that no Technical Specification Changes are required, the refueling will be accomplished without seeking prior Commission permission in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59.
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Schedute datefe) for subnitting proposed ticensing action and supporting infonnation:
Should licensing action be necessary, the request and supporting information will be submitted December 1, 1975.
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Important licensing considerations associated uith refueling, e.g.,
new or different fuel design or supplier, unreviewed design or performance anatyeie methods, significant changes in fuel design, neu operating procedure: The fuel to be inserted during this reload is identical to that previously approved for use in the Oyster Creek reacter except for a minor mechanical design change.
No other changes in the above items are anticipated.
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