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| {{#Wiki_filter:ATTACEBE2FL'RevisetheTechnicalSpecificationpagesasfollows:Remove5.3-1Insert5.3-190022DOCK05002460470900216pDRADOCpDCP ReactorDesiFeaturesReactorCorea.Thereactorcorecontainsapproximately45metrictonsofuraniumintheformofuraniumdioxidepellets.ThepelletsareencapsulatedinZircaloy4tubingtoformfuelrods.Thereactorcoreismadeupof121fuelassemblies"'ith.eachfuelassemblycontaining179fuelrodlocations.Fuelrodlocationsmay,atanytimeduringplantlife,haveanycombinationofthefollowingasdetermined.inaccordancewithcyclespecificreloadanalyses:1.fuelrodsclad,withZircaloy-42.fillerrodsfabricatedfromZircaloy-4orstainlesssteel3.vacancies.Eachfuelassemblyalsocontains16guidetubesandoneinstrumentationthimbleallarrangedina14x14arraytoformafuelassembly.b.Theenrichmentofreloadfuelshallbenomorethan3.5weightpercentU-235forregionsdeliveredpriortoJanuary1,1984(Regions1-15),4.25weightpercentU-235forregionsdeliveredafterJanuary1,1984,ortheirequivalentsintermsofreactivity.c.Thereare29full-lengthassembliesinthereactorcore.EachRCCassemblycontains16144inchlengthsofsilver-indium-cadmiumalloycladwithstainlesssteelwhichactasneutronabsorberswheninsertedintothecore."'.3-1Proposed | | {{#Wiki_filter:ATTACEBE2FL' RevisetheTechnical Specification pagesasfollows:Remove5.3-1Insert5.3-190022DOCK05002460470900216pDRADOCpDCP ReactorDesiFeaturesReactorCorea.Thereactorcorecontainsapproximately 45metrictonsofuraniumintheformofuraniumdioxidepellets.Thepelletsareencapsulated inZircaloy4tubingtoformfuelrods.Thereactorcoreismadeupof121fuelassemblies"'ith. |
| | eachfuelassemblycontaining 179fuelrodlocations. |
| | Fuelrodlocations may,atanytimeduringplantlife,haveanycombination ofthefollowing asdetermined. |
| | inaccordance withcyclespecificreloadanalyses: |
| | 1.fuelrodsclad,withZircaloy-42.fillerrodsfabricated fromZircaloy-4orstainless steel3.vacancies. |
| | Eachfuelassemblyalsocontains16guidetubesandoneinstrumentation thimbleallarrangedina14x14arraytoformafuelassembly. |
| | b.Theenrichment ofreloadfuelshallbenomorethan3.5weightpercentU-235forregionsdelivered priortoJanuary1,1984(Regions1-15),4.25weightpercentU-235forregionsdelivered afterJanuary1,1984,ortheirequivalents intermsofreactivity. |
| | c.Thereare29full-length assemblies inthereactorcore.EachRCCassemblycontains16144inchlengthsofsilver-indium-cadmium alloycladwithstainless steelwhichactasneutronabsorbers wheninsertedintothecore."'.3-1Proposed |
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| ATTACHMENTBRochesterGasandElectric(RG&E)desirestheflexibilitytoreconstitutefuelassembliesinordertoreducecoolantactivityandutilizetheremainingenergyinfuelassemblieswhichcontainsmallnumbersofdefectivefuelrods.Inthereconstitutionprocess,thefuelrodswhichareknowntobedefectivewillberemovedandreplacedwithdummyrods(Zircaloyorstainlesssteel),ornotreplacedleavingvacancies.Thisreconstitutionwillbeaccomplishedbyeitherremovingthetopnozzleorbyremovingthebottomnozzleafterinvertingtheassembly,inspectingandremovingthedefectiverods,replacingthefailed.rodswithdummyrodsorleavingdefectiverodlocationsempty,and.reattachingthenozzle.Ifafuelassemblyskeletonisdamaged.,serviceablefuelrodsanddummyrodsmaybetransferredtoanewskeleton.Fuelanddummyrodinsertionandnozzleremoval/reattachmentremainthesameasinthereconstitutionprocesspreviouslydiscussed.Thereconstitutedassemblywillmeettheoriginalassemblydesigncriteria.TheR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantTechnicalSpecification5.3.1.adescribesthereactorcoreasconsistingofassembliescontaining179fuelrods.Inordertoallowfortheinsertionofreconstitutedassemblieswithdummyrodsand/orvacancies,thisstatementmustbemodifiedasproposedinAttachmentA.TheuseofreconstitutedfuelassembliesinareloadcoreisconsideredacceptablebecauseeachreloadthatcontainsreconstitutedassemblieswillbeevaluatedusingstandardmethodsasdescribedinReference1.Thereloadanalysiswillevaluatetheeffectoftheactualreconstitutiononcoreperformanceparameters,-peakingfactors,andcoreaveragelinearheatrateeffectstoensuretheexistingsafetycriteriaanddesignlimitsaremet.1naddition,reconstitutedassemblieswillmeettheoriginalassemblydesigncriteria.Inaccordancewith10CFR50.91,thesechangestotheTechnicalSpecificationshavebeenevaluatedtodetermineiftheoperationofthefacilityinaccordancewiththeproposed.Amendmentwould:1.involveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.;or2.createthepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluated;or3.involveasignificantreductioninthemarginofsafety.Thereconstitutedfuelassembliesmeetthesamedesignrequirementsand.satisfythesamedesigncriteriaastheoriginalfuelassemblies.Cyclespecificreloadevaluationswillapplyexistingsafetycriteriaanddesignlimits.Thereforeuseofreconstitutedfuelassembliesdoesnot.involveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.
| | ATTACHMENT BRochester GasandElectric(RG&E)desirestheflexibility toreconstitute fuelassemblies inordertoreducecoolantactivityandutilizetheremaining energyinfuelassemblies whichcontainsmallnumbersofdefective fuelrods.Inthereconstitution process,thefuelrodswhichareknowntobedefective willberemovedandreplacedwithdummyrods(Zircaloy orstainless steel),ornotreplacedleavingvacancies. |
| Thereconstitutedfuelassembliessatisfytheoriginaldesigncriteriaandthereloadinwhichthefuelassembliesareusedisevaluatedtoensureexistingsafetycriteriaanddesignlimitsaremet.Therefore,thepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentisnotcreatedbytheuseofreconstituted.fuel.Therequiredcyclespecificreloadanalysiswillensureexistingsafetycriteriaanddesignlimitsaremet.Thiswillensurethereisnoreductioninamarginofsafety.Basedontheabovediscussions,RochesterGasandElectricsubmitsthattheissuesassociated.withthisAmendmentrequestareoutsidethecriteriaof10CFR50.91andanosignificanthazards.findingiswarranted.Reference1.WCAP-9273A"WestinghouseReloadSafetyEvaluationMethodology",July1985B-2 TABLE1DETAILEDTECHNICALSPECIFICATIONCHANGESLocationPage5.3-1DescritionofChane"179fuelrods"hasbeenreplaced.with"Thereactorcoreismadeupof121fuelassemblies'"witheachfuelassemblycontaining179fuelrodlocations.Fuelrodlocationsmay,atanytimeduringplantlife,haveanycombinationofthefol-lowingasdeterminedinaccordancewithcyclespecificreloadanalyses:ReasonforChaneAllowuseofreconstitutedfuels1.fuelrodsclad.withZircaloy-42.fillerrodsfabricatedfromZircaloy-4orstainlesssteel3.vacancies.Eachfuelassemblyalsocontains"...Replaced."are"with"all"WordingDeleted"Thereactorcoreismadeupof121fuelassemblies."'Usedintheaboveinsertion.}}
| | Thisreconstitution willbeaccomplished byeitherremovingthetopnozzleorbyremovingthebottomnozzleafterinverting theassembly, inspecting andremovingthedefective rods,replacing thefailed.rodswithdummyrodsorleavingdefective rodlocations empty,and.reattaching thenozzle.Ifafuelassemblyskeletonisdamaged., |
| | serviceable fuelrodsanddummyrodsmaybetransferred toanewskeleton. |
| | Fuelanddummyrodinsertion andnozzleremoval/reattachment remainthesameasinthereconstitution processpreviously discussed. |
| | Thereconstituted assemblywillmeettheoriginalassemblydesigncriteria. |
| | TheR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantTechnical Specification 5.3.1.adescribes thereactorcoreasconsisting ofassemblies containing 179fuelrods.Inordertoallowfortheinsertion ofreconstituted assemblies withdummyrodsand/orvacancies, thisstatement mustbemodifiedasproposedinAttachment A.Theuseofreconstituted fuelassemblies inareloadcoreisconsidered acceptable becauseeachreloadthatcontainsreconstituted assemblies willbeevaluated usingstandardmethodsasdescribed inReference 1.Thereloadanalysiswillevaluatetheeffectoftheactualreconstitution oncoreperformance parameters,- |
| | peakingfactors,andcoreaveragelinearheatrateeffectstoensuretheexistingsafetycriteriaanddesignlimitsaremet.1naddition, reconstituted assemblies willmeettheoriginalassemblydesigncriteria. |
| | Inaccordance with10CFR50.91, thesechangestotheTechnical Specifications havebeenevaluated todetermine iftheoperation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposed. |
| | Amendment would:1.involveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated.; |
| | or2.createthepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviously evaluated; or3.involveasignificant reduction inthemarginofsafety.Thereconstituted fuelassemblies meetthesamedesignrequirements and.satisfythesamedesigncriteriaastheoriginalfuelassemblies. |
| | Cyclespecificreloadevaluations willapplyexistingsafetycriteriaanddesignlimits.Therefore useofreconstituted fuelassemblies doesnot.involveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated. |
| | Thereconstituted fuelassemblies satisfytheoriginaldesigncriteriaandthereloadinwhichthefuelassemblies areusedisevaluated toensureexistingsafetycriteriaanddesignlimitsaremet.Therefore, thepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentisnotcreatedbytheuseofreconstituted. |
| | fuel.Therequiredcyclespecificreloadanalysiswillensureexistingsafetycriteriaanddesignlimitsaremet.Thiswillensurethereisnoreduction inamarginofsafety.Basedontheabovediscussions, Rochester GasandElectricsubmitsthattheissuesassociated. |
| | withthisAmendment requestareoutsidethecriteriaof10CFR50.91 andanosignificant hazards.findingiswarranted. |
| | Reference 1.WCAP-9273A "Westinghouse ReloadSafetyEvaluation Methodology", |
| | July1985B-2 TABLE1DETAILEDTECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGESLocationPage5.3-1DescritionofChane"179fuelrods"hasbeenreplaced. |
| | with"Thereactorcoreismadeupof121fuelassemblies'" |
| | witheachfuelassemblycontaining 179fuelrodlocations. |
| | Fuelrodlocations may,atanytimeduringplantlife,haveanycombination ofthefol-lowingasdetermined inaccordance withcyclespecificreloadanalyses: |
| | ReasonforChaneAllowuseofreconstituted fuels1.fuelrodsclad.withZircaloy-42.fillerrodsfabricated fromZircaloy-4orstainless steel3.vacancies. |
| | Eachfuelassemblyalsocontains"... |
| | Replaced. |
| | "are"with"all"WordingDeleted"Thereactorcoreismadeupof121fuelassemblies. |
| | "'Usedintheaboveinsertion.}} |
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ATTACEBE2FL' RevisetheTechnical Specification pagesasfollows:Remove5.3-1Insert5.3-190022DOCK05002460470900216pDRADOCpDCP ReactorDesiFeaturesReactorCorea.Thereactorcorecontainsapproximately 45metrictonsofuraniumintheformofuraniumdioxidepellets.Thepelletsareencapsulated inZircaloy4tubingtoformfuelrods.Thereactorcoreismadeupof121fuelassemblies"'ith.
eachfuelassemblycontaining 179fuelrodlocations.
Fuelrodlocations may,atanytimeduringplantlife,haveanycombination ofthefollowing asdetermined.
inaccordance withcyclespecificreloadanalyses:
1.fuelrodsclad,withZircaloy-42.fillerrodsfabricated fromZircaloy-4orstainless steel3.vacancies.
Eachfuelassemblyalsocontains16guidetubesandoneinstrumentation thimbleallarrangedina14x14arraytoformafuelassembly.
b.Theenrichment ofreloadfuelshallbenomorethan3.5weightpercentU-235forregionsdelivered priortoJanuary1,1984(Regions1-15),4.25weightpercentU-235forregionsdelivered afterJanuary1,1984,ortheirequivalents intermsofreactivity.
c.Thereare29full-length assemblies inthereactorcore.EachRCCassemblycontains16144inchlengthsofsilver-indium-cadmium alloycladwithstainless steelwhichactasneutronabsorbers wheninsertedintothecore."'.3-1Proposed
ATTACHMENT BRochester GasandElectric(RG&E)desirestheflexibility toreconstitute fuelassemblies inordertoreducecoolantactivityandutilizetheremaining energyinfuelassemblies whichcontainsmallnumbersofdefective fuelrods.Inthereconstitution process,thefuelrodswhichareknowntobedefective willberemovedandreplacedwithdummyrods(Zircaloy orstainless steel),ornotreplacedleavingvacancies.
Thisreconstitution willbeaccomplished byeitherremovingthetopnozzleorbyremovingthebottomnozzleafterinverting theassembly, inspecting andremovingthedefective rods,replacing thefailed.rodswithdummyrodsorleavingdefective rodlocations empty,and.reattaching thenozzle.Ifafuelassemblyskeletonisdamaged.,
serviceable fuelrodsanddummyrodsmaybetransferred toanewskeleton.
Fuelanddummyrodinsertion andnozzleremoval/reattachment remainthesameasinthereconstitution processpreviously discussed.
Thereconstituted assemblywillmeettheoriginalassemblydesigncriteria.
TheR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantTechnical Specification 5.3.1.adescribes thereactorcoreasconsisting ofassemblies containing 179fuelrods.Inordertoallowfortheinsertion ofreconstituted assemblies withdummyrodsand/orvacancies, thisstatement mustbemodifiedasproposedinAttachment A.Theuseofreconstituted fuelassemblies inareloadcoreisconsidered acceptable becauseeachreloadthatcontainsreconstituted assemblies willbeevaluated usingstandardmethodsasdescribed inReference 1.Thereloadanalysiswillevaluatetheeffectoftheactualreconstitution oncoreperformance parameters,-
peakingfactors,andcoreaveragelinearheatrateeffectstoensuretheexistingsafetycriteriaanddesignlimitsaremet.1naddition, reconstituted assemblies willmeettheoriginalassemblydesigncriteria.
Inaccordance with10CFR50.91, thesechangestotheTechnical Specifications havebeenevaluated todetermine iftheoperation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposed.
Amendment would:1.involveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated.;
or2.createthepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviously evaluated; or3.involveasignificant reduction inthemarginofsafety.Thereconstituted fuelassemblies meetthesamedesignrequirements and.satisfythesamedesigncriteriaastheoriginalfuelassemblies.
Cyclespecificreloadevaluations willapplyexistingsafetycriteriaanddesignlimits.Therefore useofreconstituted fuelassemblies doesnot.involveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated.
Thereconstituted fuelassemblies satisfytheoriginaldesigncriteriaandthereloadinwhichthefuelassemblies areusedisevaluated toensureexistingsafetycriteriaanddesignlimitsaremet.Therefore, thepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentisnotcreatedbytheuseofreconstituted.
fuel.Therequiredcyclespecificreloadanalysiswillensureexistingsafetycriteriaanddesignlimitsaremet.Thiswillensurethereisnoreduction inamarginofsafety.Basedontheabovediscussions, Rochester GasandElectricsubmitsthattheissuesassociated.
withthisAmendment requestareoutsidethecriteriaof10CFR50.91 andanosignificant hazards.findingiswarranted.
Reference 1.WCAP-9273A "Westinghouse ReloadSafetyEvaluation Methodology",
July1985B-2 TABLE1DETAILEDTECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGESLocationPage5.3-1DescritionofChane"179fuelrods"hasbeenreplaced.
with"Thereactorcoreismadeupof121fuelassemblies'"
witheachfuelassemblycontaining 179fuelrodlocations.
Fuelrodlocations may,atanytimeduringplantlife,haveanycombination ofthefol-lowingasdetermined inaccordance withcyclespecificreloadanalyses:
ReasonforChaneAllowuseofreconstituted fuels1.fuelrodsclad.withZircaloy-42.fillerrodsfabricated fromZircaloy-4orstainless steel3.vacancies.
Eachfuelassemblyalsocontains"...
Replaced.
"are"with"all"WordingDeleted"Thereactorcoreismadeupof121fuelassemblies.
"'Usedintheaboveinsertion.
