ML20148F264

Responds to 721012 Proposed Change 102 & 721025 Supplemental Info Re Core 10 Fuel Assembly Removable Fuel Rod Replacement.Authorizes Fuel Assembly Reinstallation W/New Fuel Rod Into Core Location J-7 Per 10CFR50.59

ML20148F264
Person / Time
Site:	Yankee Rowe
Issue date:	10/27/1972
From:	Skovholt D US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To:	Minnick L YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 8011040734
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Change No. 102 Gentlenen:

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Bf letter dated October 12, 1972, and supplenental infonmtion contained $

in your teletype dated October 25, 1972, you ruauested authorization to y replace four runnvable fuel rods in one Com X fu?1 assembly with four new fuel roda, L r

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%e proposed change, cbsimated Change .No.102, would pennit you to N ruinstall a fuel assembly with four new fuel rods into Core location - $c J-7 during the present outage for replacing control rods. Le new '@

fuel rods will be aimilar in all Inspects to the fuel zods in the fuel @

accombly. Bus, the nuclear characteristics of the new fuel rods ap- .%

pror.inate those of the irradiated fuel rods that will be replaced. g y-

, Le You $ntind to carry out a detailed inspection on the four irradiated fuel Inds (two preprassuriced and two unproprescurized) as part of [Ep Yankee's continuing program of fuel perfourance evaluation. You will )ds; pro ptly ruport the inspection findings to the Connissian.

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.r he 'ibchnical Specifications appended to Licenne 'b. DPR-3 for the ..

3 Yadme Iccctor include a description of tha circaloy clad fuel in the E panent Core X.

Spacifically, Section 101 in the Schnical Specifi- X cations allouc a total of 96 rer.cyable rods in eidtt fuel aseemblica in to facilitate post-irmdiation inapection. ~g; A

kt Wa have raviewed ttu infonction you have cubnitted on your evaluation  :

M of the safety concidarations associated with the mplacerent of four -

fuel roda in the ftel asserbly from core location J-7. Your nuclear 3 r' ruennlyais has confined that the proponed replacenent of four fu21 1 I:

Iods would have a negligible effect on the nuclear characteristics  ; c detemined previously by Yankee in the Coru X analysis; hence, the '

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