ML20135J138
| ML20135J138 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07002910 |
| Issue date: | 08/26/1985 |
| From: | Domer J TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| References | |
| 25737, NUDOCS 8509250306 | |
| Download: ML20135J138 (7) | |
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DRES TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CH ATTANOOGA. TENNESSEE 37401 400 Chestnut Street Tower II l
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Dear Sir:
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Docket No. 70-2910 Tennessee Valley Authority
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i TVA hereby requests an extension until September 30, 1986 of its special nuclear material license, SNM-1861, dated September 5, 1979 for Hatts 4
i Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1.
Our application was dated June 8, 1979 and the supplements thereto. SNM-1861 will expire on September 30, 1985.
i Also, we request an amendment to SNM-1861.
The purpose of the enclosed amendment is to update our application, to reflect personnel and d
division changes within TVA, to allow removal of metal covers over fuel storet in the spent fuel pool when the pool is not flooded, and to make un.its 1 and 2 Ilcenses identical.
These changes are located on pages 1, i
2, 6, and 12 and indicated.by a bar to the right of the changes.
Physical protection of the fuel will be handled as provided in the " Fuel Storage Physical Security Plan," Revision 2, dated October 31, 1980.
However, metal covers are also required.for dust and foreign object control. 'Because of the decrease in construction activities in the area, the metal covers are no longer necessary for these reasons. Other
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i methods, to include sufficient covering, will be used to keep dust and foreign objects from entering the fuel racks in which fuel is stored.
Although moderation control is not necessary, the metal covers also prevented the entry of aqueous foam or mist.
No credit was taken for i
the metal covers in the criticality calculations.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 170.11(a)(5) an amendment fee is not required.
If you have any questions regarding this amendment, please get in touch j
with P. J. Hammons of my staff at FTS 858-2736.
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J. A. Domer, Chief s
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e TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY APPLICATION FOR SPECI AL NUCLE AR MATERI ALS LICENSE FOR RECEIPT AND POSSESSION OF UNIT 2 FUEL ASSEMBLIES W ATTS B AR NUCLEAR PL ANT 1.0 General Information The Tenne s se e Vall ey Authority (TVA) hereby applies f or a spocial nuclea r ma terial s license to provide for receipt, po s se s si on, inspections, storage, and packaging for d el iv e ry to a carrier of f ully a s semble d f uel assembliea and up t o 100 loose fuel rods for th e initial core of the Wa tt s Bar unit 2 reactor.
This license is to e utend until De cembe r 31, 1981, or until th e receipt of an operating li cen se f or Unit 2.
Cornorate Ormanization The Tennessee V all ey Aut h or i ty is a co r po r a t e agency of the Fe deral Gov ernme nt created by th e Te nne a sse Vall ey Authority Act of 1933 [48 S ta t.
58, as am ende d, 16 U.S.C.NH 831-831dd (1970: Supp.
V, 1975)].
TV A' s a c t i v i t i e s a r e conducted primarily in parts of Tennessee, Ke nt uc ky, Al a b am a, Mi s si s si pp i, North Caro 11aa, Georgia, and Virginia.
The of f ice s o f ' th e TV A Boa rd o f Directors and Ge neral Ma na ger are at Kno xv ill e, Te nne s s e e.
All of the di rect or s and principal of f icer s a re Uni ted S ta te s ci t iz e n s.
The names and address of the di rector s a nd principal s officers are as f oll ow s :
Directors Home Address OfficeAddress e
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Dean, J r.
4021 Topside Road 400 W. Summit H il l D r iv e l
( Ch ai rm a n)
Kno xv il l e, TN 37920 E12 A7 Kno xv il l e, TN 37902 John B.
Waters 405 Rid ge cre a t 400 W.
Summit Hill Dr iv e
( Di re ct or)
Waters Edge E12 A9 C S ev i e rv ill e, TN 37862 Eno xv ill e, TN 37902 Richard Freeman 3600 Montl ake Drive 400 W.
Summ i t H il l Drive
( Di re c t or )
Kno xv ill e, TN 37920 E12 A11 En o xv il l e, TN 37902 i
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Officers Home Address Office Address W illi am F.
W illi s 8125 ll ay d e n D r iv e 400 W.
Summit 11111 D r iv e
( Gene ral Manager)
Kno xv il l e, TN 37919 E12 B16 Kn o xv il l e.
TN 37902 Herbert S.
Sanger, J r.
5100 Malibu Drive 400 W.
S umm i t 11111 Drive (Ge ne r al Counsel)
Kno xv ill e, TN 37918 E11D33 Kn o xv il l e, TN 37902 B illy J.
Bond 4 813 Riv er pl a c e 601 W.
Summit 11111 D r iv e (Nanager of Kn o xv il l e.
TN 37914 Kno xv il l e, TN 37902 Natural Resource and Economic Dev elopment)
Hugh G.
Parris 9211 Pl e a sa nt Lane 500 A Che st nut Street (Mannser of Pow e r Oos t ew ah. TN 37363 Tower II and Engineering)
Chattanooga, TN 37401 The a ppli ca n t is not ow ne d, controlled, or domi na ted by an alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign government.
Amency The a ppl ica nt i s not acting as agent or repr e se nt a tiv e of a no th er person in f ilin g thi s a pplica tion.
1.1 Reactor and Fuel 1.1.1 The Reactor The W at t s B ar Nucl ea r Pl ant is loca ted on a site of a ppro xima t ely 17 70 acrea in Rhen Co u n t y, Te nne s n e e on the west ba nk of the Tennessee River at river m il e 5 28.
The site is j ust so ut h of the W at t s B ar Dam a ppro xima t ely 50 m ile a northeaet of Cha t tanoo ga and 31 ell e s nor th-nor th ea st of th e S eq uoy ah Nucl ea r Pl a n t Site.
Watts Bar i s pre se ntly under construction a s a u th o riz e d by Con s tr uc tion Permits C PP R-91 and CPPR-92, Dockets Nos. 50-390 and 50-391 issted by the Atomic Energy Commi s sion on Janua ry 23, 1973.
On April 1,
1976, the NRC a s si gne d repor ting ide ntifica tion symbol XLD t o Wa t t e Bar unit 2.
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shipping containor for subsequent shipmont back to Wootinghouso.
During fuel-handling and initial inspection activities, the area immediately around the new fuel storage vault, and the spent-fuel storage pit will be enclosed by a temporary barrier.
The location of this barrier is shown in figure 2.
Activities outside of this enclosed area will be restricted as follows:
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No o'verhead work in the vicinity.
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No painting, grinding, sandblasting, or similar activities in the vicinity.
No orane operation other than those required c.
for fuel handling and inspootion in the vicinity of the fuel handling area.
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No construction or test work which adversely affects fire protection, power, or lighting in the fuel-handling area.
When fuel-handling operations are not being performed and fuel is stored in the storage racks, metal covers will be placed over the now fuel storage vault.
When fuel is stored in the spent fuel pool and the pool is not flooded, a means shall be provided for dust and foreign object control.
There will be no restriction on activities on the refueling floor with the exception that the Auxiliary Building crane will not be permitted to carry loads over the stored fuel in either the spent fuel pool or new fuel storage vault.
However, loads may be raised over the cask storage area, then rotated for transport along the west wall of the fuel handling area.
Crane operation over stored fuel will be restricted to those absolutely required to accomplish any subsequent testing operations, fuel handling inspections, or spent fuel pool activities.
This will be kept to a minimum.
1.2 3 Fuel-Handling Equipnent All fuel handling will be performed with crines and hoists located in the auxiliary building.
These will include the auxiliary 6
nucloce cofoty of now fuol stored in the now fuel storage vault and the spent fuel storage pit.
New fuel in the new fuel storage vault shall be stored dry, but in an array such that K will be less than 0 95 even if flooded w((h unborated water or less than 0.98 if optimally moderated.
The fuel array in the fully-loaded spent fuel racks is maintained such that K 5 95 assuming the array is fully flooded with nobborated water, the fuel is now with an enrichment of 3 5 weight percent U-235 or less, and the geometric array is the worst possible considering mechanical tolerances and abnormal conditons.
The plastic covering will be opened at the bottom of each o
fuel assembly so that water will not be retained should flooding and then draining of the fuel storage area occur.
The fuel assemblies are assumed to be in their r. cst reactive condition, namely fresh or undepleted and with no control rods or removable neutron absorbers present.
Assemblies cannot be closer together than the design separation provided by the storage facility except in special cases such as in fuel shipping containers where analyses are carried out to establish the acceptability of the design.
The mechanical integrity of the fuel assembly is assumed.
Criticality considerations of fuel assemblies are described in more detail in Watts Bar FSAR, Subsection 4 3 2.7.
Having a maximum of one fuel assembly and 30 loose fuel rods out of storage locations in the criticality safe metal shipping containers, the new fuel storage racks, or the spent fuel storage racks at any one time, precludes the possibility of accidental criticality during receipt, inspection, and handling' activities.
Accordingly, the monitoring and emergency procedures described in 10 CFR 70.24 are unnecessary and an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 70.24 is requested.
23 Accident Analysis Administrative controls will be used to restrict orane operations over stored fuel.
All fuel-handling operations are conducted in accordance with approved detailed instructions, under the direct surveillance of a supervisor.
However, an analysis of a fuel-handling accident is given in the Watts Dar FSAR, Subsection 15.4.9.
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