ML20195J474
| ML20195J474 | |
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| Site: | 07000036 |
| Issue date: | 06/16/1988 |
| From: | Rouse L NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Mcgill P ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY |
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- 6 ce JUN 161988 IMUF:GHB 70-36 SNM-33, Amendment No. 8 Combustion Engineering, Inc.
C-E Power Systems Group ATTN: Dr. P. L. McGill, Vice President Nuclear Fuel 1000 Prospect Hill Road Windsor, Connecticut 06095-0500 Gentlemen:
In accordance with your application dated April 29, 1988, and supplement dated June-6,1988, and pursuant to Title 10. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 70, Condition No. 6 of License No. SNM-33 is hereby amended to authorize possession and use of uranium enriched to a maximum 5.0 weight percent in the U-235 isotope.
This authorization is subject to the following additional License Conditions:
- 31. Notwithstanding the statement in Section 4.2.3 of the application, the k-effective of a unit or an array of. units shall not exceed 0.95 unless specifically authorized by the license.
- 32. Nuclear criticality safety evaluations puformed by the licensee in accordance with Section 2.7, Part I of the application, shall be based on assumptions of optimum moderation and reflection of individual safe units and of arrays.
- 33. Nuclear criticality safety evaluations involving k-effective calculations performed oy a Nuclear Criticality Specialist shall be independently reviewed and approved by an individual having, as a minimum, the qualifications of a Nuclear Criticality Specialist.
- 34. For uranium enriched to more than 4.1 w/o U-235, the licensee shall limit the agglomeration / granulation process, each agglomerated powder storage locaticn, and the pellet pressing operation to safe mass units as specified in Table 4.2.4, Part I of the application.
l These conditions were discussed and agreed to by your Mr. Eskridge and l
Mr. Bidinger of my office.
l All other conditions of the license shall remain the same.
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2 JUN I 61988 Revised License No. SNM-33 incorporating Amendment No. 8 and our Safety Evaluation Report are enclosed.
FOR THE NUCLEAR RECULATORY COMMISSION Ofigina! Signed By:
Leland C. Rouse, Chief Fuel Cycle Safety Branch Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS
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Mr. A. E. Scherer, Director Nuclear Licensing Mr. C. B. Brinkman, Manager Washington Nuclear Operations Mr. J. A. Rode, Plant Manager Heutite Fuel Manufacturing Mr. H. E. Eskridge, Supervisor Licensing, Safety and Accountability Distribution w/ encl __.....
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