ML18142A411

Application for Amends to Licenses DPR-32 & DPR-37,changing Tech Specs to Allow Reconstituted Assemblies to Be Placed in Core.Fee Paid

ML18142A411
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	05/13/1985
From:	STEWART W L VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
To:	DENTON H R, VARGA S A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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References
85-307, NUDOCS 8505170023
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'* WU.I.MM L STEWART Vice President

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, Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attn: Mr. Steven A. Varga, Chief Operating Reactors Branch No. 1 Division of Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:

May 13, 1985 VIRGINIA POWER Nuclear Operations Department Post Office Box 26666 One James River Plaza Richmond, Virginia 23261

• VIRGINIA POWER Serial No.: 85-307 E&C/NPW:klh:2013N Docket Nos.: 50-280 50-281 License Nos.: DPR-32 DPR-37 SURRY POWER STATION UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 PROPOSED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGES As discussed with members of your staff in a meeting on October 11, 1984, Virginia Power is actively pursuing fuel assembly reconstitution as a means to enable us to utilize the remaining energy in fuel assemblies which contain small numbers of leaking fuel rods. Virginia Power and the reconstitution vendor have performed evaluations to verify that fuel rod removal and dummy rod replacement meet all existing fuel assembly design requirements and safety criteria.

Calculations were performed to determine the impact of the reconstituted assemblies on future core reload analyses.

These calculations indicate that there will be a minor change in local power peaking. Other effects are negligible.

All core reload designs will explicitly incorporate the impact of any reconstituted assemblies and ensure that the effects are conservatively treated. Pursuant to 10CFR50.90, Virginia Power requests an amendment, in the form of changes to the Technical Specifications, to Operating Licenses DPR-32 and DPR-37 for the Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The proposed changes will allow reconstituted assemblies to be placed in the Surry core. This change, included as Attachment 1, modifies the description in Section 5.3 of the Surry Technical Specifications of the fuel assemblies in the Surry 1 & 2 cores. Included as Attachment 2 is a discussion of the proposed Technical Specification change. This request has been reviewed by the Station Nuclear Safety and Operating Committee and the Safety Evaluation and Control Staff. It has been determined that this request does not involve an unreviewed safety question as defined in .d> lOCF~~~g or a si~~-~-!_!_':~n}

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* VIRGINIA POWER We have evaluated this request in accordance with the criteria in 10CFR170.12~

A check in the amount of $150 is enclosed as an application fee. We request your approval of the Technical Specification changes by August 1, 1985 in order to ensure that the revised Technical Specifications are in place in time for use with the Surry 2 Cycle 9 reload design analysis which will commence approximately a year prior to cycle operation.

Very truly yours, L)(fq W. L. Stewart Attachments:

1. Proposed Technical Specification Changes 2. Discussion of Proposed Technical Specification Changes 3. Voucher Check for $150 cc: Dr. J. Nelson Grace Regional Administrator Region II Mr. J. Don Neighbors NRC Project Manager -Surry Operating Reactors Branch No. 1 Division of Licensing Mr. D. J. Burke NRC Resident Inspector Surry Power Station Mr. Charles Price Department of Health 109 Governor Street Richmond, Virginia 23219

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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA) ) CITY OF RICHMOND ) The foregoing document was acknowledged before me, in and for the City and Commonweal th aforesaid, today by W. L. Stewart who is Vice President

-Nuclear Operations, of Virginia Power. 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. Acknowledged before me this ~"? day of---~------~..,,..,.__~~'

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ATTACHMENT 1 PROPOSED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGES 73-NPW-2013N-4