ML20211P907

Informs of Plans to Insert Four Fuel Bundles of Westinghouse Quad+ Design Into Core as Part of Reload 7 as Described in Util .Reload 7/Cycle 8 Refueling Outage Scheduled to Begin in Jan 1987

ML20211P907
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	12/12/1986
From:	Brons J POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
To:	Muller D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
JPN-86-58, NUDOCS 8612190158
Download: ML20211P907 (2)

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December 12, 1986 JPN-86-58 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.

S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.

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20555 Attention:

Mr. Daniel R. Muller, Director BWR Project Directorate No. 2 Division of BWR Licensing

Subject:

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-333 Westinchouse Demonstration Assemblies

Reference:

1) NYPA letter, J.C.

Brons to D.R. Muller, dated June 3, 1986 (JPN-86-25), Concerning the same subject.

2) Westinghouse letter, E.P. Rahe to R.M.

Bernero, dated December 10, 1986, (NS-NRC-86-3187).

Dear Sir:

The New York Power Authority plans to insert four (4) fuel bundles of the Westinghouse QUAD + design into the FitzPatrick core as part of Reload 7 as described in Reference 1.

These lead test assemblies are part of a program to qualify Westinghouse as a vendor of nuclear fuel for FitzPatrick.

The Reload 7/ Cycle 8 refueling outage is currently scheduled to begin in January 1987.

Westinghouse has submitted a report titled, " Supplemental QUAD + Demonstration Assembly Report for James A.

FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, WCAP-11159" to the NRC in Reference 2.

The report contains a detailed comparison of the QUAD + bundle to the GE P8X8R bundle with which it was designed to be compatible.

WCAP-11159 has been submitted to the NRC for technical review.

The Authority will be referencing this report in the Technical Specifications amendment application concerning Reload 7/ Cycle 8 in the near future.

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4 WCAP-11159 contains information which the Westinghouse Corporation customarily maintains in confidence and withholds from public disclosure.

Should you or your staff have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. J. A. Gray, Jr. of my staff.

Very truly yours, Vj on rons Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation cc: Office of the Resident Inspector U.

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