ML20205A124
| ML20205A124 | |
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| Site: | General Atomics |
| Issue date: | 03/19/1987 |
| From: | Alexander Adams Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Asmussen K GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER |
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Dear' Mr.' Asmussen:
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SUBJECT:
ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT NO. 37 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-67 GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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The Commission has issued Amendment No. 37 to Facility Operating License No..
7 R-67 for the TRIGA Mark F non-power reactor. The amendment consists of; changes to the Technical Specifications in response to your' submittal. dated y i 3
,, %vember 14.-1986.
4 The amindment authorizes. increasing the number of fueled,in-core,thermionic, direct-conversion devices which may be irr. 'iated simultaneously from four to seven.
In addition to this change, to make the license condition more complete, we have discussed with ~your staff and have-amended Paragraph 2.C.1 of Licer.se No. R-67.to include the maximum reactivity insertion allowed in the pulsing
. mode. We also have discussed with your staff and have changed Technical Specification 9;1.1 to eliminate an inconsistency between the license conditio.n for the maximum power level at which the reactor may operate and the A
Technical: Specification for the maximum operating power level by eliminating 1b !'
the ex:eption to the 1.5 megawatt maximum power' level for. the purpose of i U safety, circuit testing. Safety circuits must be tested by a method other than raising the reactor power level above the -licensed limit. We understand that GA has conducted this testing for several. years by introducing an electrical.
signal into the circuit.
Copies of Amendment No. 37 and the related Safety Evaluation are enclosed.
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Manager, Licensing and Nuclear Mr. Keith E. Asmussen Material Control i
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Dear Fr. Asmussen:
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SUBJECT:
ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT NO. 37 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE s
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g The Commission has_ issued Amendment No. 37 to Facility Operating License No.
t R-67 for the TRIGA Mark F non-power reactor. The amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specifications in response to your submittal dated November 14, 1986.
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The amendment authorizes increasing the number of fueled, in-core, thermionic, direct conversion devices which may be irradiated simultaneously from four to i
seven.
In addition to this' change, to make the license condition more complete, we 1
have discussed with,your staff and have amended Paragraph 2.C.1 of Licenst No. R-67 to include the maximum reactivity insertion allowed in the pulsing mode. We also have, discussed with your staff an'd have changed Technical Specification 9.1.1 to eliminate an inconsistency between the license condition for the maximum power level at which the reactor may operate and the Technical Specification for the maximum operating power level by eliminating the exception to the 1.5 megawatt maximum power level for the purpose of safety circuit testing.
Safety circuits must be tested by a method other than raising the reactor power level above the licensed limit. We understand that
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CA has conducted this testing for several years by introducing an electrical i
signal into the circuit.
Copies of Amendment No. 37 and the related Safety Evaluation are enclosed.
Sincerely.
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i Alexander Adams, J.
Project Manager Standardization and Special Projects Directorate Division of PWR Licensing-B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Amendment No. 37 2.
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