ML20155B508

Forwards Exemption from 10CFR70.34, Criticality Accident Requirements, Per 870423 Request.Continuation of Monitoring Using Intermediate & Source Range Neutron Monitors After Defueling Unnecessary

ML20155B508
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Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	05/27/1988
From:	Masnik M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Standerfer F GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
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May 27, 1988 4

1 Docket No. 50-320 DISTRIBUTION (Docket Files "A ACRS(10)

Mr. F. R. Standerfer "NRC &' local PDRs Gray File Vice President / Director TMurley/JSniezek SVarga Three Mile Island Unit 2 iMiraglia BBoger GPU Nuclear Corporation CRossi SNorris Post Office Box 480 MMasnik TBarnhart(4)

Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 OGC-WF ARM /LFMB EJordan PDI-4 RF

Dear Mr. Standerfer:

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SUBJECT:

THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION UNIT 2 APPROVAL 0F EXEMPTION FROM 10 CFR 70.24, "CRITICALITY ACCIDENT RE0VIREMENTS" We have reviewed your submittal of April 23, 1987, and revised October 26, November 9, and December 4, 1987 which contained in part a request for exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 70.24, Criticality accident r au irements, for ,

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the TMI-2 facility. As discussed in the enclosed Exemption, continuation of monitoring using the intermediate and source range neutron monitors after defueling is not necessary since the possibility of a criticality wouli be precluded and the reactor building would be unoccupicd except for infrequent inspections. We conclude that your request for exemption to 10 CFR 70.24 is appropriate and acceptable, as stated in the enclosed Exemption. The Exemption is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

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l Orginal signed by Michael T. Masnik, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I-4 Division of Reactor Projects I/II

Enclosure:

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William T. Russell Frank Lynch, Editorial Regional Administrator The Patriot U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 812 Market Street 475 Allendale Road Harrisburg, PA 17105 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Dr. Judith H. Johnsrud Robert B. Borsum Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power Babcock & lilcox 433 Orlando Avenue Nuclear Power Division State College, PA 16801 Suite 225 1700 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Ernest L. Blake, Jr. Esq. Michael Cnurchill, Esq.

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Philadelphia, PA 19107 Secretary Marvin I. Lewis U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7801 Roosevelt Blvd. #62 Washington, DC 20555 Philadelphia, PA 19152 Sally S. Dlein, Chairperson Jane Lee Dauphin County Board of Commissioners 183 Valley Road Dauphin County Courthouse Etters, PA 17319 Front and Market Streets Harrisburg, PA 17101 Thomas M. Gerusky, Director Walter W. Cohen, Consumer Bureau of Radiation Protection Advocate Department of Environmental Resourecs Department of Justice P. O. Box 2063 Strawberry Square, 14th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17120 Harrisburg, PA 17127 Ad Crable Mr. Edwin Kinter Lancaster New Era Executive Vice President 8 West King Street- General Public Utilities Lancaster, PA 17601 Nuclear Corporation 100 Interpace Parkway Parsippany, NJ 07054 U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Environmental Prot Agency P. O. Box 88 Region III Office Middletown, PA 17057 Attn: EIS Coordinator NT-23 Curtis Building (Sixth Floor)

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