NL-21-0385, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-554, Revise Reactor Coolant Leakage Requirements
| ML21273A072 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Hatch, Vogtle, Farley  |
| Issue date: | 09/29/2021 |
| From: | Gayheart C Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NL-21-0385 | |
| Download: ML21273A072 (59) | |
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