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ATTN: Mr..Ivan F. Stuart, Kanager
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Gentlemen:
Based on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) staff and the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards review and evaluation of the preliminary design of the nuclear island portion of a SWR /6-
-Mark III. boiling water type nuclear' power plant as described in sis Report (GESSAR-238),
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-your General Electric Rtandard' Safety Analy(SER), NUREG-75/110, dated l
pe have issued a Safety Zvaluation Report December 1975, andxPrelitinary Design-Approval No. PDA-1, dated h
- F December ~22,-1975. The-SER integrates and updates the SER dated r
November 1974, and Supplements.1, 2 and 3 thereto, dated. December'1974, n
U February 1975, 'and March 1975,:respectively.
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In ' general, changes 'to the GESSAR-238 nuclear island desigr. will be-
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-accepted for. staff review if the NP,C staff can conclude that the changes will result in important improvements in plant safety or-
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important improvements in plant performance or design without adversely affecting.the health and safety of the public.
The number of changes should be held.to a minimum.
We plan to amend WASH-1341' to clarify the NRC staff procedures that' will be followed for accept-ance and subsequent ' pproval of future design changes that may be.
a necessary in the GESSAR-238 design.
The Cow:ission has been informed of the issuance of PDA-1 by the staff and will' be kept fully informed of any changes in PDA-1 1
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Copies of the Safety Evalua ion Report, Preliminary Design Approval J
No. PDA-1 and a related not'ce, which is being forwarded to the Office-A i:-
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Division of Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear F.eactor R.egulation Enclosures :
- 1. Safety Evaluation Report dtd December 1975
- 2. Preliminary Design Approval llo. PDA-1 dtd 12/22/75 w/ Attachment A - Conditions of PDA-1
- 3. Federal Register Notice cc:
Mr. W. Gilbert, Manager Safety and Standards General Electric Company 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, California 95114 Mr. L. Gifford, Manager Regulatory Operations Unit General Electric Company 4720 Montgomery Land Bethesda, Maryland 20014
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