ML20127P001

Discusses Review of FSAR for Facility.Specific Comments Listed

ML20127P001
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	03/18/1969
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To:	Morris P US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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NUDOCS 9212010476
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f ounda t lorit for t hit nlant, we find it tFat were e r pimed irro*! ble to offer any co-w et conce r ning t he tdecoec y of t he de s l e'r.

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of the nero to considstr toil-ttructure int e rac t ion end t he r e 1.' t i ve re t i e ts tetween buildinn'.

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t. de t e s.h :< r te far ce r l ie r then at y f i rm l da t ed dnc ur+ nt s re la t i ng to t he r e v it s. n f tir coettrvctinr. ocr~it.

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u-to'detr are coci rio t rtflect thence? in the de5 len < r iter la that wre brou ht out doring t he cent t r uc t ion rerrri t revicw nrocest.

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19 7, iecember ;7,1907, and Jul y R,

.sectiera ef Anarndi x A are cat ed July lb, IV 7, retnecti v(ly.

ihr three tan, les of des ign computat ions gisen therein are rs ter<? ie ll y similcr in deteil*

i>f the ; r nced.,re followed; from the inforsvtion cisen tfcrt!n It is r,a t r a t 5 i t. ) e to j udce whet her the rev it t d 5eitmic cr iteria,.

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'be 1imited date.of this t y. e whic h i

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ture annropr late 1 y such inf orrut ion t houlv havc t.ren updcted. augmented a nd d i s c us s tai in the l'AR.

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Un iage 12.2.7 of the is/J lt-is noted that Clais 11 s t ruc t ures i

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t o t;e at s e r i a nc e w i t h t he rna t e r i a l p re s e n t ed i n arwe r to Question t.1* of 4

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