ML20195C614

Requests Util to Make Listed Changes to Safety Evaluation Re Increase in Spent Fuel Pool Capacity Through Use of High Density Storage Racks

ML20195C614
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	10/25/1988
From:	Dick G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Goldberg J HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
References
TAC-69374, NUDOCS 8811030244
Download: ML20195C614 (5)

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b WASHINGTON, D. C. 2006S October 25, 1988 Docket No. 50-499 Mr. J. H. Goldberg Group Vice-President, Nuclear Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001

Dear Mr. Goldberg:

SUCJECT:

INCREASE IN THE SPENT FUEL POOL CAPACITY THROUGH THE USE OF HIGH DDiSITY STORAGE RACKS, SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNIT 2 (TAC NO. 69374)

By letter dated October 5, 1988, wa approved the Houston Lighting & Power Company request to increase the capacity of the spent fuel pool through the use of high density (SE).

storage racks. The letter also transmitted the staff's

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Safety Evaluation Please make the following changes to your copy of the safety evaluation:

Cover letter, paragraph 2 - Change "If you are unable to complete the instal?ation of the new racks prior to storing spent fuel in the peol- " to read "If you change your plans and store spent fuel in i

the pool before completing tl:e installation of the new racks-- "

SE page 2, paragraph 2 - Change "169" to "196" SE page ?, paragraph 4. line 7 - after the sentence that ends

---between adjacent walls." add "To provide sp6ce for the Boraflex strips between the ce'Is, a double row of matching flat round raised i

areas are stanped into the side walls of each cell. The eclls art welded together at toe raised areas to hold the Boraflex in place."

SE page 4 Section 7.1.3, paragraph 2 - Change "Figure 5.6-1" to "Figure 5".

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SE page 6, line 5 - Change "physically" to "mechanically".

Delete "or permanently glued onto".

SE page 8, line 3 - Change "physically" to "mechanically".

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"or permanently glued onto".

SE page 9. Section 4.1, paragraph 2, line 3 - Change "post" to "pool",

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i Mr. J. H. Goldberg October 25, 1988 Page 10, line 3, change "instructive" to in-structure.

SE page 10, line 9. Delete "or".

l SE page 10, paragraph 4, line 4 - Change "WF" to "NF",

The following paragraph should be included in Section 4.2 as the i

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"The staff was concerr,ed that after a seismic event, the racks could f

move, creating gaps between the racks different from the one inch initial spacing.

In such a situation the configuration of the racks r

riay not be bounded by the seismic analysis.

In response, HL&P coreitted to p.odify the plant procedures to include a requirer.cnt to l

perform a walkdown of the spent fuel pool to check the rack configura-tiun after a seismic event (i.e., Operating Basis Earthquake or greater)."

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SE page 14, lines 6 and 7 - Change "pcm" to "gpm".

SE page 19, line 3 - Oclete "decide to".

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SE page 19, line 4 - change "rods" to "racks".

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SE page 10, line 9, Delete "or".

SE page 10, paragraph 4 line 4 - Change "Wr" to "fiF".

The following paragrcph should te included in Section 4.2 as the next to last paragraph:

"The staff was concerned that after a seismic event, the racks could move, creating gaps between the racks different from the one inch initial spacing.

In such a situation the configuration of the racks may not be bounded by the seismic analysis.

In response, bl&P corsnitted to r:odify the plant procedures to include a requirenent to perform a walkdcwn of the sp(ent fuel pool to check + S rack r.w figura-tion after a seismic event i.e., Oper'tting 5) asis E.

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SE page 14, lines 6 and 7 - Change "pgn" to "gpm".

.SE page 19, line 3 - Delete "decide to'.

SE page 19, line 4 - change "rods" to "racks".

Sincerely.

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George F. Dick, Jr., Project !!anager Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactnr Projects - I!!,

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Brian Berwick, Esq.

Resident Inspectcr/ South Texas Assistant Attorney General Project Environr. ental Protection Division c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission P. O. Box 1?S48 P. O. Box 910 Capitol Station Bay City Texas 77414 Austin, Texas 78711 Pr. Jonathan Davis Mr. J. T. Westermeier Assistant City Attorney General Manager South Texas Project City of Austin Houston Lighting and Power Corpany P. O. Box 1088 P. O. Box ?89 Austin, Texas 76767 Houston, Texas 77483 Ps. Pat Coy Mr. R. J. Miner Citizens concerned About Nuclear Chief Operating Officer Power City of Austin Electric Utility IC Singleton 7?) Parton Springs Road Eureka Springs. Arkansas 7?637 Austin, Texas 78704 Fr. M. A. McBurnett Mr. R. J. Costello Panager, Operations Support Licer: sir:9 Mr. M. T. Hardt HoustonLightingandPowerCcrpeny City Public Service Board P. O. Por c89 P. O. Ecx 1771 Kadswcrth, Texas 77483 San Antonio, Texas 78296 Mr. A. 7eccaria Jack R. Newran Esq.

Mr. K. G. Fess Newran & PoltriD5er, P. C.

Bechtel Corpcration ICIS L Street NV P. O. Box 21CC Washington, D.C.

?0036 Houston, Texas

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Melbert Schwartz, Jr., Esq.

Fr. R. P. Verret Baker f. Botts Fr. R. L. Range One Shell Plaza Central Power and Light Ccepany

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P. O. Box ?121 Corpus Christi Texas 78403 Prs. Peggy Buchorn Executive Cirector Doub Puntring and Glasgow Citizens for Equitable Utilities, Inc.

Attorneys at Law Route 1. Box 1684 Suite 400 Brazoria, Texas 7742?

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Washington, D.C.

70006 Mr. S. L. Rosen Gen e ll Panager, Operations Support Fonr.on Lighting and Power Company P. u. Box 7C9 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 l

Fr. J. H. Goldberg

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Regional Administrator, Region IV l

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission Office of Executive Director for Operations 611 Ryan Plaza Drive Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Mr. Lanny Sinkin, Counsel for Intervenor Citirens Concerned about Nuclear Power Inc.

Christic Institute 1374 North Capitol Street Vashington, D.C.

20002 Licensing Representative Houston Lighting and Power Company Suite 610 Three Petro Center Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Rufus S. Scott Associate General Counsel Fouston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001 INPO Records Center 1100 Circle 75 Par 6way Atlanta, Georgia 30339-3064 Joseph M. Hendrie 50 Bellport Lane Ee11 port, New York 11713 Gerald E. Vaughn, Vice President Nuclear Operations Fouston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box FE9 Wadsworth, Text.s 77483 R. W. Chewning, Chairtnan l

Nuclear Safety Review Board Fouston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 289 f

Wadsworth, Texar 77483

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