ML20213F593

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Issues Amend to Fundamental Nuclear Matl Control Plan to Permit Alternative Accountability Measurement Method for Fuel Rods Mfg in Mfg Automatic Process Line Per 860826 Request
ML20213F593
Person / Time
Site: Westinghouse
Issue date: 08/29/1986
From: Brown W
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To: Sanders C
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
References
NUDOCS 8611140314
Download: ML20213F593 (2)


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...../ AUG 2 9 1986 DESIGNATED ORIGINAL SGMI:SSK 70-1151 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Nuclear Fuel Division ATTN: Mr. C. F. Sanders, Manager Nuclear Materials Management Drawer R Columbia, South Carolina 29205 Gentlemen:

This is in response to your letter and attachment LA 86-70, dated August 26, 1986, in which y.ou requested an amendment to the Columbia Plant FNMC Plan to permit an alternative accountability measurement method for fuel rods manu-factured in the Manufacturing Automatic Process (MAP) Line.

We have reviewed the proposed alternate measurement method and found it accept-able. Therefore, we have determined that the granting of your request is warranted, and will not adversely affect the common defense and security nor the public health and safety, and is otherwise in the public interest. Accord-ingly, we hereby approve the addition of the following paragraph to the FNMC Plan description of the MAP fuel rod measurement method (M-28).

"As an alternate MAP measurement method to M-28, a loaded fuel rod may be weighed (after insertion of spring and top end plug) on a scale with a capacity of 5 kilograms and a discrimination of 0.5 gram. The tare weight of the rod's inert components is subtracted from this gross weight (as follows) to yield net material weight (grams):

U=R-T-S-TP; where, U is the grams of UO2 in the fuel rod; R is the grams of gross weight; T is the grams of tube and bottom end plug; S is the (lot averaged) grams of spring; and TP is the (lot averaged) grams of top end plug."

We have determined that the enclosure to your LA 86-70 letter, dated August 26, 1986, contains information of the type specified in 10 CFR 2.790(d). Accord-8611140314 860829 PDR ADOCK 07001151 b PDR

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Mr. C. F. Sanders ingly, pursuant to Section 2.790(d)(1), such information is deemed to be commercial or financial within the meaning of 10 CFR 9.5(a)(4) and shall be withheld from public disclosure unless subject to the provisions of 10 CFR 9.12.

Sincerely, as/ ?? -

illard B. Br wn, Chief Safeguards M erial Licensing and International Activities Branch Division of Safeguards, NMSS cc: Mr. A. J. Nardi 4

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