ML20237A436
| ML20237A436 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 08/07/1998 |
| From: | Bajestani M TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
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| NUDOCS 9808140060 | |
| Download: ML20237A436 (4) | |
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Tennessee Valley Authortty, Post Offce Eh 2000, Soddy Dasy. Tennessee 37379-2000 Masoud Bajestani Site Vice President Scouoyah Ntclear Plant August 7, 1998 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN:
Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555 Gentlemen:
In the Matter of
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Docket No. 50-328 j
Tennessee Valley Authority
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SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT (SQN) - TOPICAL REPORT FOR THE INSERTION OF LEAD H
TEST ASSEMBLIES (LTAs) CONTAINING URANIUM-236 INTO THE UNIT 2 CORE I
The purpose of this submittal is to provide for your review the topical report associated with the insertion of a limited number of LTAs beginning with the Unit 2, operating Cycle 10 core.
TVA discussed the use of LTAs containing Uranium-236 with the staff in two meetings held i
on March 5, 1998 and July 8, 1998.
Additionally, a change to the SQN i
Unit 2 technical specifications is presently being developed and is l
planned for issuance to the staff by September 1998.
The enclosure provides the topical report that includes the Blended Uranium Lead Test Assembly Design Report (BAW-2328) prepared by j
Framatome Cogema Fuels, the ORNL Chemical and Isotopic Analysis prepared by Oak Ridge National Labs, and the TVA LTA Performance Monitoring Plan.
The Blended Uranium Lead Test Assembly Design Report provides the design and analysis for the installation of the LTAs at SON.
The ORNL Chemical j
and Isotopic Analysis provides the makeup of the material used to
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manufacture the blended' uranium.
The TVA LTA Performance Monitoring l
Plan provides TVA's present plan for monitoring the performance of the l
LTAs in the SON Unit 2 operating Cycle 10 core.
Please direct questions concerning this issue to me at (423) 843-7001 or
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. Pedro Salas at (423) 843-7170.
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Masoud B-stani
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Mr. R. W. Hernan, Project Manager Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville-Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2739 i
NRC Resident Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 2600 Igou Ferry Road Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee 3737D-3624 Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth St.,
SW, suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3415 I
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