ML20205D678
| ML20205D678 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Calvert Cliffs  |
| Issue date: | 10/19/1988 |
| From: | Mihalcik J BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8810270174 | |
| Download: ML20205D678 (2) | |
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Al DALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRI CHARLES CENTER P.O. BOX 1475 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21203 NUCLEAR ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT CALYERT CUFFS NUCLEAR POwtm PLANT LUS9f. WARYLAND 20457 October 19, 1988 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1 White Flint North Mail Stop Pl-137 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20850 ATTENTION:
Document Control Desk SUBJ ECT:
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Unit Nos. 1 & 2; Docket Nos. 50-317 & 50 318 Intent to Use C E Owners Group Topical Report CEN-372-P, "Fuel Rod Maximum Allowable Gas Pressure"
REFERENCES:
(a)
CEOG Letter, J. K. Gasper to Mr. J. A. Norberg, CEOG 88-337, August 15, 1988 (b)
CEOG Letter, Dr. J. K. Gasper to Mr. F. Miraglia, CEOG-88 092, March 30, 1988 Centlemen:
On August 15, 1988, the C-E Owners Group submitted topical report CEN 372 P, "Fuel Rod Maximum Allowable Gas Pressure" (Reference [a]) for Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff review.
This topical report technically justifies operation with fuel rod pressure in excess of RCS pressure.
NRC approval will allow longer reload cycles to be achieved as well as increased flexibility in fuel management programs.
The purpose of this letter is to reaffirm Baltimore Gas and Electric's intent to credit the technical justification provided in CEN-372 P in the analyses to be performed for the Calvert Cliffs Unit 2 Cycle 9 reload.
This letter is provided in support of our discussion with Mr. Scott McNeil on this subject on August 18, 1988, during our meeting with Mr. McNeil and Mr. Larry Kopp concerning some of the details of the Unit 2 Cycle 9 core reload.
We understand that there may be difficulties in beginning review of the topical report to expect either approval or disapproval from the NRC prior to our crediting it for startup of Unit 2 Cycle 9.
Since the rrethods presented in the topical report do not have to be credited until well into the cycle, approval (or disapproval) of the topical is not required prior to Cycle 9 startup, hh; d'
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. Document Control Desk October 19, 1988
'Page 2 As previously discussed with Mr. McNeil, BC6E will provide a cycle burnup limit beyond which we may not operate Unit 2 Cycle 9 without crediting CEN-372-P.
This will allow many months additional time to.. review the topical without impacting Unit 2 Cycle 9 startup. This burnup limit will be provided in the Reload Analysis Report for Unit 2 Cycle 9 in February, 1989, if acceptable with
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I BC6E is prepared to meet with the NRC Staff at the earliest opportunity to L
support review of the information provided in CEN 372 P.
Please contact us to discuss BC&E's use of this topical and establish a meeting on this topic if desired.'
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Very truly yours, L
A. Mihaleik P incipal Engineer -
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J. K. Casper (OPPD) i J. A. Norberg (NRC)
F. J. Miraglia (NRC)
B. Boger (NRC)
W. Hodges (NRC)
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