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COL Docs - Pre-submittal Meeting Draft, VEGP LAR 20-005, Vacuum Relief Valve Technical Specification Changes
	ML20156A399
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Issue date:	06/04/2020
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Pre-submittal meeting draft, VEGP LAR 20-005, Vacuum Relief Valve Technical Specification Changes Attachments:

ND-20-0668_Vacuum Relief (PSM 6-11-20).pdf Attached is a draft LAR that will be discussed during the 6/11/2020 public meeting.

Thanks, Alina Schiller Project Manager Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Vogtle Project Office O-13 C10 301-415-8177

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