ML20151Z543

Forwards Amend 21 to License DPR-21 & Safety Evaluation. Amend Revises Tech Spec Section 3.7.A.3, Primary Containment by Removing Permission to Perform Open Vessel Criticality W/O Containment Integrity

ML20151Z543
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	08/19/1988
From:	Boyle M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Mroczka E NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
Shared Package
ML20151Z546	List: ML20151Z543 ML20151Z554 ML20151Z569
References
TAC-65537, TAC-67137, NUDOCS 8808290352
Download: ML20151Z543 (2)

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August 19, 1988 Docket No. 50-245 DISTRIBUTION C DOCRet 111e ? T EJordan, 3302 MNBB NRC & Local PDRs BGrimes, 9/A/2 SVarga, 14/E/4 TBarnhart(4)P1-137 Mr. Edward J. Mroczka BBoger, 14/A/2 WJones, P-130A Senior Vice President SNorris EButcher Nuclear Engineering and Operations MBoyle ACRS(10), 11/F/23 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company OGC GPA/PA P. O. Box 270 DHagan ARH/LFMB Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Gray File

SUBJECT:

ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT (TAC NOS. 67137 AND 65537)

Tie Corraission has issued the enclosed Ainendment No. 21 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-21 for Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1, in response to your application dated December 18, 1987.

The amendment will revise the Technical Specifications Section 3.7.A.3, "Primary Containment," and its associated Basis Section 3.7.A.1 by removing the permission to perform open vessel critic 611ty and open vessel low pcwer physics testing without containment integrity.

Although, as stated in 10 CFR 50.36, the Bases are not part of the Technical Specifications, the licensee, in a letter dated Jur( 1, 1987, proposed to change Bases Section 3.5.E, "Isolation Condenser (IC) System." The staff concurs with the proposed change.

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The notice of issuance will be included in the Coninission's bi-weekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely.

Original signed by Micitael L. Boyle, Project Manager Project Directorate I-4 Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 21 to DPR-21

2. Safety Evaluation cc w/ enclosures:

See next page bk $O052 seosj9 P H 0S000g4g PNV See previous concurrence

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SNorris MBoyle:bd JStolz SHLewis 08/02/88 08/04/88 08/05/88 08/16/88 DFoi

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Mr. Edward J. Mroczka Millstone Nuclear Power Station Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Unit No.1 CC*

Gerald Garfield, Esquire R. M. Kacich, Manager '

Day, Berry and Hcward Generation Facilities Licensing Counselors at Law Northeast Utilities Service Company l City Place Post Office Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3499 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 W. D. Romberg, Vice President D. O. Nordquist Nuclear Operations Manager of Quality Assurance Northeast Utilities Service Company Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Post Office Box 270 Post Office Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Kevin McCarthy, Director Regional Administrator Radiation Control Unit Region I Department of Environmental Protection U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission State Office Building 475 Allendale Road Hartford, Connecticut 06106 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Bradford S. Chase, Under Secretary First Selectmen Energy Division Town of Waterford Office of Policy and Management Hall of Records 80 Washington Street 200 Boston Post Road Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 S. E. Scace, Station Superintendent W. J. Rayrond, Resident Inspector Millstone Nuclear Power Station Millstone Nuclear Power Station Northeast Nuclear Energy Company c/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Conaission Post Office Box ~428 Post Office Box 811 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Niantic, Connecticut 06357 J. P. Stetz, Unit Superintendent Hillstone Unit No. 1 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Post Office Box 128 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 l

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