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Submits Clarifying Comments & Proposed Actions Re Application for SNM License
ML20138D746
Person / Time
Site: 07002997
Issue date: 10/10/1985
From: Cutter A
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To: Jennifer Davis
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
References
25881, NLS-85-346, NUDOCS 8510240395
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Mr. John G. Davis Office of Nuclear Material Safety & Safeguards U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT NO.1 - DOCKET NO. 50-400 SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS LICENSE

Dear Mr. Davis:

Carolina Power & Light Company hereby submits clarifying comments and proposed additions regarding our Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) application for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (SHNPP). The comments and information provided in

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If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Gregg A. Sinders at (919) 836-8168.

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Mr. B. C. Buckley (NRC)

Mr. H. A. Cole Mr. N. Ketzlach (NRC-NMSS)

Mr. Wells Eddleman Mr. G. F. Maxwell (NRC-SHNPP)

Mr. John D. Runkle Dr. J. Nelson Grace (NRC-RII)

Dr. Richard D. Wilson Mr. Travis Payne (KUDZU)

Mr. G. O. Bright (ASLB)

Mr. Daniel F. Read (CHANGE /ELP)

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ATTACHMENT 1 Comment Number Comment 1

CP&L provides the following clarification to our revised application dated September 17, 1984: a total of.041 grams of U-235 enriched to greater than 90% will be provided in ten, fission chambers.

2 A total of approximately 72 milligrams of U-238 and approximately 120 milligrams of Np-237 will be provided in the Reactor Vessel Surveillance Capsules. The amount listed in our SNM license application is for one capsule and there are six capsules.

3 Please add: There are two fission chambers in the Excore Neutron Flux Monitoring System in which there is approximately a total of 2.02 grams U-235 enriched to greater than 90%.

4 Please add: The two primary sources are Californium-252; cermit wire; 150 millicuries maximum per source, not to exceed 300 millicuries total.

5 Please include reference to this letter in our license.

6 As stated in our response to Question 5b included in our revised application dated September 17,1984, the Manager - Operations is responsible for approval of fuel handling procedures. The Manager - Technical Support will review these procedures.

7 As provided in our response to Question $b included in our revised application dated September 17, 1984: " Minimum qualifications for each position are in accordance with ANSI /ANS 3.1 - September 1979 draf t as modified by,CP&L's position in FSAR Section 1.8."

Paragraphs 4.2.2 and 4.2.4 of the September 1979 draf t and the 1978 version of.the. standard contain similar requiremen_ts.

8 As.provided in Section-2.2 of our revised application dated September 17, 1984:_"The m.i.nimum qualifications for the reactor operator responsible for criticality safety for fuel assembly

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previously held an NRC RO license at another facility and has had direct fuel handling experience, or b.

previously held a responsible position in charge of new fuel receipt and handling at another facility."

9 It should be noted that self reading pocket dosimeters will be read daily and the dose estimated at least every two weeks and recorded.

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