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Forwards Amend 8 to License SNM-33,amending Condition 6 of License & Adding Conditions 31-34 & SER
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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Combustion Engineering, Inc. 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

Enclosures:

1. Revised License No. SNM-33
2. Safety Evaluation Report cc w/encls:

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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DATE:06/ /88 06/ /88 06/ /88 06//d/88 0FFICIAL RECORD COPY

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