ML20065S341

Suppl to 900116 Application for Amends to Licenses NPF-4 & NPF-7,specifying Limit of Five Repaired Fuel Assemblies Per Core,Per Generic Ltr 90-02

ML20065S341
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	12/13/1990
From:	Stewart W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
Shared Package
ML20065S343	List: ML20065S341 ML20065S345
References
89-773B, GL-90-02, GL-90-2, NUDOCS 9012210007
Download: ML20065S341 (3)

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VinomlA NM;CUHC AND I'OWI:H Com'ANY lticuwoxo,Vmoixar ununa l December 13,1990 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Serial No.: 89 773B

_ Attention: Document Control Desk NL&P/JYR Washington, D.C. 20555 Docket Nos.: 50 338 50 339 License Nos.: NPF 4 NPF-7 Gentlemen:

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANr NORTH ANNA POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 PROPOSED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGE SUPPLEMENT Virginia Electric and Power Company requested amendments for North Anna Power Station by letter dated January 16,1990. A supplement to the amendments was submitted March 29,1990. The changes in the original submittal allowed the use of solid stainless steel or solid Zircaloy 4 filler rods in place of fuel rods that are known to be failed, and removed the rod uranium weight limit of 1780 grams. The supplemental changes modified the original submittal to be consistent with the guidance in Generic Letter 90 02, " Alternative Pequirements for Fuel Assemblies in the Design Features Section of Technical Specificctions," dated February 1,1990. ,

Subsequently, we were inforried by the NRC North Anna Project Manager that the NRC is in the process of writing a second generic letter to rescind Generic Letter 90 02 pending the resolution of the use of water channels or the unlimited use of filler rods.

As a result, we are supplementing our initial request. This supplement proposes only the limited use of filler rodo. A limit of 5 repaired fuel assemblies per core containing no more than 3 solid stainless steel or Zircaloy 4 filler rods per assembly is proposed.

Open water channels _will not be permitted per the attached cur.9ndments.

The revised Technical Specifications are provided in Attachment 1 and the MERITS version of the Technical Specifications is provided in Attachment 2. A discussion of the proposed changes is provided in Attachment 3.

.This request has been reviewed by the-Station Nuclear Safety and Operating Committoo and it has been determined that this request does not involve an-

- unreviewed safety quest!0n as defined in 10 CFR 50.59 or a significant hazards consideration as defined in 10 CFR 50.92. The bases for our determination is provided in Attachment 3.

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Should you have any questions or require additionalinformation, please contact us.

Very truly yours, bb W. L. Stewart Senior Vice President Nuclear Attachments

1. Proposed Technical Specification Change for North Anna Units 1 and 2

2. Markup of the North Anna MEAITS

3. Discussion of Prcps.eu Ghanges and 10 CFR 50.92 Evaluation oc: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region ll 101 Marietta Street, N.W.

Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. M. S. Lesser NRC Senior Resident inspector North Anna Power Station Commissioner Department of Health Room 400 109 Governor Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 i

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The foregoing document _ was acknowledged before me, in and for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, today by W. L. Stewart who is Senior Vice President Nuclear, of Virginia Electric and Power Company. He is duly authorized to execute and file the foregoing document in behalf of that Company, and the statements in the document are true to the best of his knowledge and belief.

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