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Respondsto950925RAIre941116ltrrequestingchangetomintimedelayrequiredaftershutdownformovementofspentfuelfromcoretostorageinspentfuelpool.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:00010COPIESRECEIVED:LTR!ENCLlSIZE:7+TITLE:ORSubmittal:GeneralDistributionNOTES:RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-1LAHICKMAN,JINTERNL:FILECEN~ER~N01RRDRY/HICBNRR/DSSA/SRXBOGC/HDS2EXTERNAL:NOACCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111011RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-1PDNRR/DE/EMCBNRR/DSSA/SPLBNUDOCS-ABSTRACTNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL111111111.1NOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESKiROOMOWFN5D-5(EXT.415-2083)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR12ENCL11 0''i' IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyPOBox16631Columbus,OH43216February1,1996lNOIANAMICHlGANPWKRAEP:NRC:1202ADocketNos.:50-31550-316U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionATTN:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555Gentlemen:DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2REFUELINGOPERATIONSDECAYTIMEUPDATEDANALYSISANDRESPONSETOREQUESTFORADDITIONALINFORMATIONThisletteranditsattachmentsconstitutearesponsetotheSeptember25,1995,requestforadditionalinformationconcerningourNovember16,1994,submittal(AEP:NRC:1202).Ouroriginal,submittalrequestedachangetotheminimumtimedelayrequiredaftershutdownformovementofspentfuelfromthecoretostorageinthespentfuelpool.Attachment1containsourresponsetotherequestforinformation.Attachment2containsarevisedthermal-hydraulicanalysiswhichreflectschangesinoperationalstrategiestoincludelongerfuelcyclesonbothunits,andapotentialincreaseinlicensedpowerforDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnit2.Thethermal-hydraulicanalysissummarizedinattachment2superce'desthethermal-hydraulicanalysissubmittedinAEP:NRC:1202.TheclarificationstothespentnuclearfuelpoolstoragerackboralpoisonsurveillanceprogrampresentedinAEP:NRC:1202do,however,remainvalid.Theresultspresentedinattachment2demonstratethatthemaximumbulkspentfuelpoolwatertemperatureisboundedbythe155FpresentedinAEP:NRC:1202fornormaldischargescenerios.Theconclusionsofthenosignificanthazardsconsiderationperformedpursuantto10CFR50.92containedintheoriginalsubmittal,therefore,remainvalid.Incompliancewiththerequirementsof10CFR50.91(b)(l),copiesofthisletteranditsattachmentshavebeentransmittedtoMr.J.R.Padgett,oftheMichiganPublicServiceCommission,andtotheMichiganDepartmentofPublicHealth.0800349602080078'760201PDRADQCK05000315,PPDRpgiI U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionPage2AEP'NRC:1202AThisletterissubmittedpursuantto10CFR50.30(b)and,assuch,anoathstatementisattached.Sincerely,E.E.FitzatrickVicePresidentSWORNTOANDSUBSCRIBEDBEFOREMETHIS@~DAYOF~~1996NoaryPublid-dpitAttachmentsCC:A.A.BlindG.CharnoffH.J.MillerNFEMSectionChiefNRCResidentInspector-BridgmanJ.R.Padgett ATTACHMENT1TOAEP:NRC1202ARESPONSETOREQUESTFORADDITIONALINFORMATION ATTACHMENT1TOAEP:NRC:1202APage1SWERSTORAIBYThissectioncontainsresponsestoquestionsposedbytheUSNRCinresponsetothepreviouslysubmittedHoltecReportHI-941183.Anyreferencetotablesorfiguresinthissectionrefertothecorrespondingarticlesineithertheoriginallicensingreport(datedJuly26,1991)orHoltecReportHI-941183.Ql.ItisassumedthatthecombinedSFPHxheatloadandevaporativeheatlosses(asshowninTable2.2ofHoltecReportHI-941183)areequivalenttothetotaldecayheatgenerationineachcase,e.g.,CaselASFPHxload30.84E6BTU/Hr.+evaporativelosses3.14E6BTU/Hr.,foratotalof33.98E6BTU/Hr.Ifthisisincorrect,explainwhatthecorrectdecayheatloadisineachcaseandjustifyanydifferences.A1.Yourassumptioniscorrectasstated.ThetotaldecayheatgenerationisequaltothesumoftheSPFHxheatloadandtheevaporativecoolingloss.Q2.Apreliminarycomparisonwasmadeofthedecayheatgeneratedbythe80fuelelementsdepositedinthespentfuelpoolincases1A,1Band2forthedecaytimesshowninTable2.2withsimilarcasesinTable5.5.1ofyourprevioussubmittaldatedJuly26,1991whereinthefuelwaspermittedtodecayfor168inlieuofthedecayperiodof100hourspresentlyrequested.Thatcomparisonshowsdifferencesof2.6to2.7E6BTU/Hr.inlieuofthedifferencesyoushowof0.71to0.86E6BTU/Hr.Justifyyourcalculations.A2.Thereductioninthereactorholdtimewillincreasethedecayheatofthefreshlydischargedfuelassembliesonly,thedecayheatfrompreviouslydischargedfuelsisnotaffectedbythechangeinholdtime.However,thefreshfueldecayheataccountsforlessthan508ofthetotalheatgeneration.Additionally,HoltecReportHI-941183incorporateschangestotherefuelingschedulewhichreducethedecayheatcontributionofthepreviouslydischargedfuel.Refuelingschedulechangesincludedusingactualrefuelingoutagedurationsandassemblydischargeburnups.Actualrefuelingoutagelengthswerelongerthanforecastedandactualassemblydischargeburnupswerelowerthatpreviouslyassumed.Thesefactorstendtodecreasethedecayheatcontributionofthepreviouslydischargedfuel.Thereductioninthedecayheatofthepreviouslydischargedfuelservestolimittheincreaseinthetotaldecayheatgenerationrate.Q3.ExplainwhetheryouhavedeviatedfromTable2.1ofHoltecreportHi-941183inusingthenumberofthosedischarged ATTACHMENT1TOAEP'NRC'1202APage2assembliesanddatesofdischargesincalculatingtheheatgenerationofthespentfuelassembliesstoredinthespentfuelpool.Forexample,youstatedthatyoucalculatedtheheatgenerationfor80fuelassembliesinanormaldischargebatchinlieuof76showninTable2.1.A3.ThedecayheatcalculationsinHoltecReportHI-941183aredevisedtoprovideanupperboundtoanyactualdischargescenarios.ThecalculationofthedecayheatgenerationfromallpreviouslydischargedfuelsisbasedontherefuelingscheduleofTable2.1.However,thenormaldischargebatchfromUnit1containsmoreassembliesthandoesUnit2.Toprovideananalysisthatboundsallnormaldischargescenarios,thefinaldischargebatchsizewasassumedtobetheUnit1batchsizeof80assemblies.Thisassumptionservestoincreasetheconservatismoftheanalysis.4.ProvidethedecayheatgenerationratefortheassembliesdepositedinthepoolforeachdischargecycleusedinyourcalculationsforCases3and4.Ifyoudonotusethedi'schargesandcycleEFPDshowninTable2.1explainthemethodusedand)ustifyitsapplication.A4.Thedecayheatgenerationratesforfuelfromeachpreviousdischargecyclearesummarizedbelow.ItwasconservativelyassumedthattheEFPDforallpreviouslydischargedfuelassemblieswas1260days.CycleUnit1DecayHeat(BTUr)182106184518Unit2DecayHeat(BTUHr)23939128582218934223215519718119899023215530692820441726170229366129788227315930511810287631300294311751325017335871358785 ATTACHMENT1TOAEP:NRC:1202APage3121316171819202122232432441433707734853436119737325738592039978941426143416047214956682077304629818353587853708453847144003924221004679285981761078164Q5.Discussbriefly,youroperationofthespentfuelpooltrainsinanormalreload.A5.Thespentfuelpoolcoolingsystem(SFPCS)isnotdirectlyassociatedwitheitherplantstartup,normaloperation,orshutdown.Itisoperatedwhenthereisaneedtolowerthepoolwatertemperatureorwhenthereisaneedtoclarifyorpurifythepoolwater.Bothsituationsaredependentuponfuelloadingofthepoolandupontheelapsedtimethatthespentfuelhasbeeninthepool.TodateonlyoneSFPCStrainhasbeenneededatanypointintimetokeepthepooltemperaturebelowthehightemperaturealarmsetpointof125F.AnevaluationshallbeperformedpriortoeachfullcoreoffloadtoassurethatoneSFPCStrainissufficienttokeepthepoolbulkwatertemperaturebelowthatwhichisacceptable.
Respondsto950925RAIre941116ltrrequesting changetomintimedelayrequiredaftershutdownformovementofspentfuelfromcoretostorageinspentfuelpool.DISTRIBUTION CODE:00010COPIESRECEIVED:LTR
ATTACHMENT2TOAEP:NRC:1202AREVISEDSAFETYANALYSISPERFORMEDBYHOLTECINTERNATIONAL}}
!ENCLlSIZE:7+TITLE:ORSubmittal:
GeneralDistribution NOTES:RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD3-1LAHICKMAN,J INTERNL:FILECEN~ER~N01 RRDRY/HICBNRR/DSSA/SRXB OGC/HDS2EXTERNAL:
NOACCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111011RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD3-1PDNRR/DE/EMCB NRR/DSSA/SPLB NUDOCS-ABSTRACT NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL111111111.1NOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:
PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESKiROOMOWFN5D-5(EXT.
415-2083)
TOELIMINATE YOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSFORDOCUMENTS YOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR12ENCL11 0''i' IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyPOBox16631Columbus, OH43216February1,1996lNOIANAMICHlGANPWKRAEP:NRC:1202A DocketNos.:50-31550-316U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission ATTN:DocumentControlDeskWashington, D.C.20555Gentlemen:
DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2REFUELING OPERATIONS DECAYTIMEUPDATEDANALYSISANDRESPONSETOREQUESTFORADDITIONAL INFORMATION Thisletteranditsattachments constitute aresponsetotheSeptember 25,1995,requestforadditional information concerning ourNovember16,1994,submittal (AEP:NRC:1202).
Ouroriginal, submittal requested achangetotheminimumtimedelayrequiredaftershutdownformovementofspentfuelfromthecoretostorageinthespentfuelpool.Attachment 1containsourresponsetotherequestforinformation.
Attachment 2containsarevisedthermal-hydraulic analysiswhichreflectschangesinoperational strategies toincludelongerfuelcyclesonbothunits,andapotential increaseinlicensedpowerforDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnit2.Thethermal-hydraulic analysissummarized inattachment 2superce'des thethermal-hydraulic analysissubmitted inAEP:NRC:1202.
Theclarifications tothespentnuclearfuelpoolstoragerackboralpoisonsurveillance programpresented inAEP:NRC:1202 do,however,remainvalid.Theresultspresented inattachment 2demonstrate thatthemaximumbulkspentfuelpoolwatertemperature isboundedbythe155Fpresented inAEP:NRC:1202 fornormaldischarge scenerios.
Theconclusions ofthenosignificant hazardsconsideration performed pursuantto10CFR50.92contained intheoriginalsubmittal, therefore, remainvalid.Incompliance withtherequirements of10CFR50.91(b)(l),
copiesofthisletteranditsattachments havebeentransmitted toMr.J.R.Padgett,oftheMichiganPublicServiceCommission, andtotheMichiganDepartment ofPublicHealth.0800349602080078
'760201PDRADQCK05000315, PPDRpgiI U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Page2AEP'NRC:1202A Thisletterissubmitted pursuantto10CFR50.30(b)and,assuch,anoathstatement isattached.
Sincerely, E.E.FitzatrickVicePresident SWORNTOANDSUBSCRIBED BEFOREMETHIS@~DAYOF~~1996NoaryPublid-dpitAttachments CC:A.A.BlindG.CharnoffH.J.MillerNFEMSectionChiefNRCResidentInspector
-BridgmanJ.R.Padgett ATTACHMENT 1TOAEP:NRC1202ARESPONSETOREQUESTFORADDITIONAL INFORMATION ATTACHMENT 1TOAEP:NRC:1202A Page1SWERSTORAIBYThissectioncontainsresponses toquestions posedbytheUSNRCinresponsetothepreviously submitted HoltecReportHI-941183.
Anyreference totablesorfiguresinthissectionrefertothecorresponding articlesineithertheoriginallicensing report(datedJuly26,1991)orHoltecReportHI-941183.
Ql.ItisassumedthatthecombinedSFPHxheatloadandevaporative heatlosses(asshowninTable2.2ofHoltecReportHI-941183) areequivalent tothetotaldecayheatgeneration ineachcase,e.g.,CaselASFPHxload30.84E6BTU/Hr.+evaporative losses3.14E6BTU/Hr.,foratotalof33.98E6BTU/Hr.Ifthisisincorrect, explainwhatthecorrectdecayheatloadisineachcaseandjustifyanydifferences.
A1.Yourassumption iscorrectasstated.Thetotaldecayheatgeneration isequaltothesumoftheSPFHxheatloadandtheevaporative coolingloss.Q2.Apreliminary comparison wasmadeofthedecayheatgenerated bythe80fuelelementsdeposited inthespentfuelpoolincases1A,1Band2forthedecaytimesshowninTable2.2withsimilarcasesinTable5.5.1ofyourprevioussubmittal datedJuly26,1991whereinthefuelwaspermitted todecayfor168inlieuofthedecayperiodof100hourspresently requested.
Thatcomparison showsdifferences of2.6to2.7E6BTU/Hr.inlieuofthedifferences youshowof0.71to0.86E6BTU/Hr.Justifyyourcalculations.
A2.Thereduction inthereactorholdtimewillincreasethedecayheatofthefreshlydischarged fuelassemblies only,thedecayheatfrompreviously discharged fuelsisnotaffectedbythechangeinholdtime.However,thefreshfueldecayheataccountsforlessthan508ofthetotalheatgeneration.
Additionally, HoltecReportHI-941183 incorporates changestotherefueling schedulewhichreducethedecayheatcontribution ofthepreviously discharged fuel.Refueling schedulechangesincludedusingactualrefueling outagedurations andassemblydischarge burnups.Actualrefueling outagelengthswerelongerthanforecasted andactualassemblydischarge burnupswerelowerthatpreviously assumed.Thesefactorstendtodecreasethedecayheatcontribution ofthepreviously discharged fuel.Thereduction inthedecayheatofthepreviously discharged fuelservestolimittheincreaseinthetotaldecayheatgeneration rate.Q3.ExplainwhetheryouhavedeviatedfromTable2.1ofHoltecreportHi-941183 inusingthenumberofthosedischarged ATTACHMENT 1TOAEP'NRC'1202A Page2assemblies anddatesofdischarges incalculating theheatgeneration ofthespentfuelassemblies storedinthespentfuelpool.Forexample,youstatedthatyoucalculated theheatgeneration for80fuelassemblies inanormaldischarge batchinlieuof76showninTable2.1.A3.Thedecayheatcalculations inHoltecReportHI-941183 aredevisedtoprovideanupperboundtoanyactualdischarge scenarios.
Thecalculation ofthedecayheatgeneration fromallpreviously discharged fuelsisbasedontherefueling scheduleofTable2.1.However,thenormaldischarge batchfromUnit1containsmoreassemblies thandoesUnit2.Toprovideananalysisthatboundsallnormaldischarge scenarios, thefinaldischarge batchsizewasassumedtobetheUnit1batchsizeof80assemblies.
Thisassumption servestoincreasetheconservatism oftheanalysis.
4.Providethedecayheatgeneration ratefortheassemblies deposited inthepoolforeachdischarge cycleusedinyourcalculations forCases3and4.Ifyoudonotusethedi'scharges andcycleEFPDshowninTable2.1explainthemethodusedand)ustifyitsapplication.
A4.Thedecayheatgeneration ratesforfuelfromeachpreviousdischarge cyclearesummarized below.Itwasconservatively assumedthattheEFPDforallpreviously discharged fuelassemblies was1260days.CycleUnit1DecayHeat(BTUr)182106184518Unit2DecayHeat(BTUHr)23939128582218934223215519718119899023215530692820441726170229366129788227315930511810287631300294311751325017335871358785 ATTACHMENT 1TOAEP:NRC:1202A Page3121316171819202122232432441433707734853436119737325738592039978941426143416047214956682077304629818353587853708453847144003924221004679285981761078164Q5.Discussbriefly,youroperation ofthespentfuelpooltrainsinanormalreload.A5.Thespentfuelpoolcoolingsystem(SFPCS)isnotdirectlyassociated witheitherplantstartup,normaloperation, orshutdown.
Itisoperatedwhenthereisaneedtolowerthepoolwatertemperature orwhenthereisaneedtoclarifyorpurifythepoolwater.Bothsituations aredependent uponfuelloadingofthepoolandupontheelapsedtimethatthespentfuelhasbeeninthepool.TodateonlyoneSFPCStrainhasbeenneededatanypointintimetokeepthepooltemperature belowthehightemperature alarmsetpointof125F.Anevaluation shallbeperformed priortoeachfullcoreoffloadtoassurethatoneSFPCStrainissufficient tokeepthepoolbulkwatertemperature belowthatwhichisacceptable.
ATTACHMENT 2TOAEP:NRC:1202A REVISEDSAFETYANALYSISPERFORMED BYHOLTECINTERNATIONAL}}

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CATEGORY1REGULATOINFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)i"ACCESSION NBR:960208007'8",

DOC.DATE:

96/02/01NOTARIZED:

YESDOCKETFACIi".50-315 DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,IndianaM0500031550-316DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit2,IndianaM,.05000316 AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION FITZPATRICK,E.

IndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerly IndianaSMichiganEleRECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION DocumentControlBranch(Document ControlDesk)

SUBJECT:

Respondsto950925RAIre941116ltrrequesting changetomintimedelayrequiredaftershutdownformovementofspentfuelfromcoretostorageinspentfuelpool.DISTRIBUTION CODE:00010COPIESRECEIVED:LTR

!ENCLlSIZE:7+TITLE:ORSubmittal:

GeneralDistribution NOTES:RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD3-1LAHICKMAN,J INTERNL:FILECEN~ER~N01 RRDRY/HICBNRR/DSSA/SRXB OGC/HDS2EXTERNAL:

NOACCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111011RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD3-1PDNRR/DE/EMCB NRR/DSSA/SPLB NUDOCS-ABSTRACT NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL111111111.1NOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESKiROOMOWFN5D-5(EXT.

415-2083)

TOELIMINATE YOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSFORDOCUMENTS YOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR12ENCL11 0i' IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyPOBox16631Columbus, OH43216February1,1996lNOIANAMICHlGANPWKRAEP:NRC:1202A DocketNos.:50-31550-316U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission ATTN:DocumentControlDeskWashington, D.C.20555Gentlemen:

DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2REFUELING OPERATIONS DECAYTIMEUPDATEDANALYSISANDRESPONSETOREQUESTFORADDITIONAL INFORMATION Thisletteranditsattachments constitute aresponsetotheSeptember 25,1995,requestforadditional information concerning ourNovember16,1994,submittal (AEP:NRC:1202).

Ouroriginal, submittal requested achangetotheminimumtimedelayrequiredaftershutdownformovementofspentfuelfromthecoretostorageinthespentfuelpool.Attachment 1containsourresponsetotherequestforinformation.

Attachment 2containsarevisedthermal-hydraulic analysiswhichreflectschangesinoperational strategies toincludelongerfuelcyclesonbothunits,andapotential increaseinlicensedpowerforDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnit2.Thethermal-hydraulic analysissummarized inattachment 2superce'des thethermal-hydraulic analysissubmitted inAEP:NRC:1202.

Theclarifications tothespentnuclearfuelpoolstoragerackboralpoisonsurveillance programpresented inAEP:NRC:1202 do,however,remainvalid.Theresultspresented inattachment 2demonstrate thatthemaximumbulkspentfuelpoolwatertemperature isboundedbythe155Fpresented inAEP:NRC:1202 fornormaldischarge scenerios.

Theconclusions ofthenosignificant hazardsconsideration performed pursuantto10CFR50.92contained intheoriginalsubmittal, therefore, remainvalid.Incompliance withtherequirements of10CFR50.91(b)(l),

copiesofthisletteranditsattachments havebeentransmitted toMr.J.R.Padgett,oftheMichiganPublicServiceCommission, andtotheMichiganDepartment ofPublicHealth.0800349602080078

'760201PDRADQCK05000315, PPDRpgiI U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Page2AEP'NRC:1202A Thisletterissubmitted pursuantto10CFR50.30(b)and,assuch,anoathstatement isattached.

Sincerely, E.E.FitzatrickVicePresident SWORNTOANDSUBSCRIBED BEFOREMETHIS@~DAYOF~~1996NoaryPublid-dpitAttachments CC:A.A.BlindG.CharnoffH.J.MillerNFEMSectionChiefNRCResidentInspector

-BridgmanJ.R.Padgett ATTACHMENT 1TOAEP:NRC1202ARESPONSETOREQUESTFORADDITIONAL INFORMATION ATTACHMENT 1TOAEP:NRC:1202A Page1SWERSTORAIBYThissectioncontainsresponses toquestions posedbytheUSNRCinresponsetothepreviously submitted HoltecReportHI-941183.

Anyreference totablesorfiguresinthissectionrefertothecorresponding articlesineithertheoriginallicensing report(datedJuly26,1991)orHoltecReportHI-941183.

Ql.ItisassumedthatthecombinedSFPHxheatloadandevaporative heatlosses(asshowninTable2.2ofHoltecReportHI-941183) areequivalent tothetotaldecayheatgeneration ineachcase,e.g.,CaselASFPHxload30.84E6BTU/Hr.+evaporative losses3.14E6BTU/Hr.,foratotalof33.98E6BTU/Hr.Ifthisisincorrect, explainwhatthecorrectdecayheatloadisineachcaseandjustifyanydifferences.

A1.Yourassumption iscorrectasstated.Thetotaldecayheatgeneration isequaltothesumoftheSPFHxheatloadandtheevaporative coolingloss.Q2.Apreliminary comparison wasmadeofthedecayheatgenerated bythe80fuelelementsdeposited inthespentfuelpoolincases1A,1Band2forthedecaytimesshowninTable2.2withsimilarcasesinTable5.5.1ofyourprevioussubmittal datedJuly26,1991whereinthefuelwaspermitted todecayfor168inlieuofthedecayperiodof100hourspresently requested.

Thatcomparison showsdifferences of2.6to2.7E6BTU/Hr.inlieuofthedifferences youshowof0.71to0.86E6BTU/Hr.Justifyyourcalculations.

A2.Thereduction inthereactorholdtimewillincreasethedecayheatofthefreshlydischarged fuelassemblies only,thedecayheatfrompreviously discharged fuelsisnotaffectedbythechangeinholdtime.However,thefreshfueldecayheataccountsforlessthan508ofthetotalheatgeneration.

Additionally, HoltecReportHI-941183 incorporates changestotherefueling schedulewhichreducethedecayheatcontribution ofthepreviously discharged fuel.Refueling schedulechangesincludedusingactualrefueling outagedurations andassemblydischarge burnups.Actualrefueling outagelengthswerelongerthanforecasted andactualassemblydischarge burnupswerelowerthatpreviously assumed.Thesefactorstendtodecreasethedecayheatcontribution ofthepreviously discharged fuel.Thereduction inthedecayheatofthepreviously discharged fuelservestolimittheincreaseinthetotaldecayheatgeneration rate.Q3.ExplainwhetheryouhavedeviatedfromTable2.1ofHoltecreportHi-941183 inusingthenumberofthosedischarged ATTACHMENT 1TOAEP'NRC'1202A Page2assemblies anddatesofdischarges incalculating theheatgeneration ofthespentfuelassemblies storedinthespentfuelpool.Forexample,youstatedthatyoucalculated theheatgeneration for80fuelassemblies inanormaldischarge batchinlieuof76showninTable2.1.A3.Thedecayheatcalculations inHoltecReportHI-941183 aredevisedtoprovideanupperboundtoanyactualdischarge scenarios.

Thecalculation ofthedecayheatgeneration fromallpreviously discharged fuelsisbasedontherefueling scheduleofTable2.1.However,thenormaldischarge batchfromUnit1containsmoreassemblies thandoesUnit2.Toprovideananalysisthatboundsallnormaldischarge scenarios, thefinaldischarge batchsizewasassumedtobetheUnit1batchsizeof80assemblies.

Thisassumption servestoincreasetheconservatism oftheanalysis.

4.Providethedecayheatgeneration ratefortheassemblies deposited inthepoolforeachdischarge cycleusedinyourcalculations forCases3and4.Ifyoudonotusethedi'scharges andcycleEFPDshowninTable2.1explainthemethodusedand)ustifyitsapplication.

A4.Thedecayheatgeneration ratesforfuelfromeachpreviousdischarge cyclearesummarized below.Itwasconservatively assumedthattheEFPDforallpreviously discharged fuelassemblies was1260days.CycleUnit1DecayHeat(BTUr)182106184518Unit2DecayHeat(BTUHr)23939128582218934223215519718119899023215530692820441726170229366129788227315930511810287631300294311751325017335871358785 ATTACHMENT 1TOAEP:NRC:1202A Page3121316171819202122232432441433707734853436119737325738592039978941426143416047214956682077304629818353587853708453847144003924221004679285981761078164Q5.Discussbriefly,youroperation ofthespentfuelpooltrainsinanormalreload.A5.Thespentfuelpoolcoolingsystem(SFPCS)isnotdirectlyassociated witheitherplantstartup,normaloperation, orshutdown.

Itisoperatedwhenthereisaneedtolowerthepoolwatertemperature orwhenthereisaneedtoclarifyorpurifythepoolwater.Bothsituations aredependent uponfuelloadingofthepoolandupontheelapsedtimethatthespentfuelhasbeeninthepool.TodateonlyoneSFPCStrainhasbeenneededatanypointintimetokeepthepooltemperature belowthehightemperature alarmsetpointof125F.Anevaluation shallbeperformed priortoeachfullcoreoffloadtoassurethatoneSFPCStrainissufficient tokeepthepoolbulkwatertemperature belowthatwhichisacceptable.

ATTACHMENT 2TOAEP:NRC:1202A REVISEDSAFETYANALYSISPERFORMED BYHOLTECINTERNATIONAL