NL-21-0667, License Amendment Request to Allow Elimination of Encapsulation Vessels
| ML21210A242 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 07/29/2021 |
| From: | Gayheart C Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NL-21-0667 | |
| Download: ML21210A242 (20) | |
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