ML20212D532
| ML20212D532 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 09/15/1999 |
| From: | Tuckman M DUKE POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9909230158 | |
| Download: ML20212D532 (4) | |
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A Duke Ewy Campany EC07H 526 South Church Street RO. Box 1006 Charlotte NC 28201-1006 M. S. Tuckman Executin Vice President (704)382-2200 OHICE Nudear Generation (704)382-4360 ux September 15,-1999 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Attention: Document Control Desk
Subject:
Duke Energy Corporation McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Numbers 50-369 and 50-370 Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Numbers 50-413 and 50-414 Supplement to License Amendment Request for Revisions to the Technical Specifications for Implementation of Westinghouse Fuel as Described in Topical Report DPC-NE-2009/DPC-NE-2009P, Duke Power Company Westinghouse Fuel Transition Report
References:
1)
M.
S. Tuckman (Duke Energy Corporation) letter to the NRC Document Control Desk, dated July 22, 1998,' License Amendment Request for 1
McGuire and Catawba Nuclear Stations.
- 2) M. S. Tuckman (Duke Energy Corporation) letter to the NRC Document Control Desk, dated October 22, 1998, License Amendment Request for McGuire p
and Catawba Nuclear Stations l
- 3) M. S. Tuckman (Duke Energy Corporation) letter l
to the NRC Document Control Desk, dated January 28, 1999, Response to NRC Request for Additional Information for McGuire and Catawba Nuclear Stations 4)
M. S. Tuckman (Duke Energy Corporation) letter to the NRC Document Control Desk, dated May 6, 2 3 D' ' d. g s
1999, License Amendment Request for McGuire and Catawba Nuclear Stations DR h
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- 5) M.
S. Tuckman (Duke Energy Corporation) letter to the NRC Document Control Desk, dated June 24, 1999, License Amendment Request for McGuire and Catawba Nuclear Stations
- 6) M.
S.
Tuckman (Duke Energy Corporation) letter to the NRC Document Control Desk, dated August 17, 1999, License Amendment Request for McGuire and Catawba Nuclear Stations By means of the references listed above, Duke Energy l
Corporation requested changes to the Technical Specifications related to the installation of Westinghouse fuel at McGuire j
and Catawba Nuclear Stations.
The requested amendment reflected operation with fuel rod average burnup to 62,000 mwd /mtU.
Recent discussions with the NRC Project Manager hava identified a need to address the environmental considerations of operation at the extended fuel burnup limit identified above.
In order to support the NRC final approval and issuance of the requested amendment, Duke Energy Corporation agrees to restrict the maximum fuel rod average burnup to 60,000 mwd /mtU.
This restriction will maintain McGuire and Catawba l
within the scope of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for extended burnup fuels published in the Federal Register on February 29, 1988.
Consequently, Duke Energy Corporation agrees to the requested amendment, as identified in the referenced correspondence listed above, being revised to include a specfic license condition identifying this burnup limit.
The proposed license condition would read:
I Fuel Burnup The maximum rod average burnup for any rod shall be limited to 60,000 mwd /mtU until the completion of an NRC environmental assessment supporting an increased limit.
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S., Nuclear Regulatory Commission September 15, 1999 Page 3 Please address any comments or questions regarding this matter to J. S. Warren at (704) 382-4986.
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Mr. L. A. Reyes, Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth St.,
SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr.
F. Rinaldi, Senior Project Manager Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.
S. Nuclear Regulatory Commiesion Mail Stop O-8 H12 Washington, D.
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20555-0001 Mr.
P.
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Tam, Senior Project Manager Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.
S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-C H12 Washington, D.
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Mr.
S. M. Shaeffer i
NRC Senior Resident Inspector McGuire Nuclear Station Mr. D. J. Roberts NRC Senior Resident Inspector Catawba Nuclear Station Mr. Mel Frye Division of Radiation Protection 36e6 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7221 Mr. Virgil R. Autry, Director Division of Radioactive Waste Management South Carolina Bureau of Land and Waste Management 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29203 j