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Informs of Change 12 to License DPR-11,permitting Reactor Cooling Rates in Excess of 200 F/Hr During Power Escalation Program Up to Full Power & Use of Reactor Noise Analysis Technique in Lieu of Rod Oscillator Technique
ML20125D595
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Site: 05000130
Issue date: 09/27/1966
From: Morris P
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To: Mcelroy D
NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
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IN JtEPLY ftEFER70s SEP 2 y ggg Docket No. 50-130 l h  !

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- ' Change No. 12 Attention: [

Vice President, Engineering Gentlemen:

This refers to your requests, dated August 16, 1966, and August 18, 1966, for authorization of two changes in the Technical Specifications of ,

Provisional Operating License No. DPR-11 pursuant to the provisions of Section 50.59 of the coassission's regulations. These requests would permit (1) reactor cooling rates in excess of 2000F/hr during the power ,

escalation program up to full power, and (2) use of the reactor noise

( analysis technique in~ 1ieu of the rod oscillator technique to evaluate the stability of the Pathfinder reactor. These changes have been requested ,

to allow certain . tests which could result in rapid cooldown during.the >

startup program and to minimize disturbances to the reactor vessel and j core which occur as a result of the rod oscillator tests. We have designated these requests Proposed Change No. 12.

  • We have concluded that Change No.12, as set forth below, does t present significant hazards considerations not described or implicit in the Final Hazards Summaary Report, and that there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered. A copy of our related Safety Evaluation is enclosed.

In view of the foregoing, the Technical Specifications of License No. DPR-11 (Appendix,A) are hereby changed as follows: ,

1. Change Section 8.0 to read:

"During testing of the emergency condenser and during the j startup program, and with the superheater drained, the j controlled cooling rate of the reactor may exceed 2000F per hour under the following conditions:

(a) A temperature reduction not to exceed 500F may occur at higher rates during any half-hour period in which  !

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the overall temperature variation does not exceed 1000F, or ,

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Northern States Power Company SEP 2 71966 (b) During performance testing of the emergency condenser; cooling at higher rates may occur during a single 20 minute period occurring within any given hour. The cooling shall not exceed 800F during this 20 minute period, and the number of such tests to be performed under this temporary authorisation shall not exceed five."

. 2. Change Section 7.5.3.6 to read:

"7.5.3.6 Stability Evaluation Transfer function measurements shall be made at sero power (less than 5 mw), and subsequently asy be made at higher power levels, to evaluate reactor stability. An oscillator rod, if used, shall be calibrated at several angular positions to assure that peak-to-peak worth does not exceed 10 cents in the configuration used for transfer function measurements. The range of investigation may extend from 0.01 to about 12 cycles per second. Evaluation of reactor stability shall be made at initial power escalation steps (as specified in 7.5.3 above),

before proceeding to the higher. power steps. Such evaluation and extrapolation of stability shall be based on analysis of I. reactor power noise (noise transfer function) or analysis of transfer function measurements made with the oscillator rod mechanism."

Sincerely yours, 9

ORH11NAL SIGNED Sy Peter A. Morris Pater A. Morris, Director .

Division of Reactor Licensing

Enclosure:

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