ML17037C425

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 1 - Amendment to Operating License/Change to Technical Specification Consisting of Application Seeking to Amend Section 3.17d in Appendix a

ML17037C425
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	05/19/1976
From:	LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
To:	Rusche B C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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DearMr.Rusche:

Regufatoqf DocketFifeAscounselforNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation, weherebytransmitthree(3)signedoriginals andnine-teen(19)copiesofadocumententitled"Application forAmendment toOperating License."

ThisApplication seekstoamendSection3.1.7doftheTechnical Specifications setforthinAppendixAtoFacilityOperating LicenseNo.DPR-63.Forty(40)copiesoftheproposedchangeandaccompanying safetyevaluation arealsoenclosed.

ACertificate ofServiceshowingserviceofthesedocuments uponthepersonslistedthereinisalsoen-closed.Verytrulyyours,J'C4~J~D,~y'Ah~LeBoeuf,Lamb,Leiby6MacRaeAttorneys forNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation II UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION IntheMatterof))NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION

)(NineMilePointNuclearStation)UnitNo.1))DocketNo.50-220APPLICATION FORAMENDMENT TOOPERATING LICENSEPursuanttoSection50.90oftheregulations oftheNuclearRegulatory Commission, NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation, holderofFacilityOperating LicenseNo.DPR-63,herebyrequeststhatSection3.1.7doftheTechnical Specifications setforthinAppendixAtothatLicensebeamended.ThisproposedchangehasbeenacceptedbytheSiteOperations ReviewCommittee andSafetyReviewandAuditBoard.TheproposedTechnical Specifications changeissetforthinAttachment Atothisapplication.

Supporting information, whichdemon-stratesthattheproposedchangedoesnotinvolveasignificant hazardsconsideration, issetforthinAttachment B.Theproposedchangewouldnotauthorize anychangeinthetypesoranyincreaseintheamountsofeffluents oranychangeintheauthorized powerlevelofthefacility.

I,a~~~','va WHEREFORE, Applicant respectfully requeststhatAppendixAtoFacilityOperating LicenseNo.DPR-63beamendedintheformattachedheretoasAttachment A.NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION BySchneider VicePresident-Electric Operations Subscribed andsworntobeforemeonthis/8'gdayofMay,1976.~G.~U~~~Q.Q<,~)NotaryPublicPATRICIAACONNQRNoteryPublicintheSteteolNewYorkQueltfted InOnondette Co.No.4608264MyComrnlceion 6rrptretMerch30r9~~7I9'+

0,I~LIfftI!lf!I Attachment ANiagaraHohawkPowerCorporation LicenseNo.DPR-63DocketNo;50-220ProposedChangesToFacilityOperating LicenseTheattachedpages64b,64c,64dand64earerevisions toAppendixAofDPR-63.

LD1ITINGCONDITIONS FOROPERATION SURVEILLANCE REQUIRE'ANTS d.AssemblAveraedPower-Void Relationshi s(Cont'd)(1-VF)PRxFCPMhere:VF=BundleaveragevoidfractionPR=AssemblyradialpowerfactorFCP=Fractional corepowerrelativeto1850KftB=Power-Void Limit(limiting valuesof"B"shallbespecified foreachfueltypeinthecore)Thelimitingvaluesof"B"foreachfueltypeareshownintheFiguresbelow:FuelTve(s)IIBlITypeTypeTypeType".-TypeType1-initialcore2-reload13-reload24-reload35-reload4(2.50enrich-ment)andreload56-reload4(2.62enrichment)

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Ifthecorrective actionistaken,asdescribed, athirty-day writtenreportvillmeettherequirements ofthisspecification.

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~~h~~~lAttachment 8NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation LicenseNo.DPR-63DocketNo.50-220Supporting Information TheproposedchangeincludedinAttachment A,providesamorerealistic representation ofactualPowerVoid'imits

("8"factors)thanthepresentlimits.Thepresent"8"factorcalculations werebasedonconstantdryouttimesforeachofthe7x7and8x8fueltypes.Subsequent evaluations byGeneralElectric, however,revealedthatdryouttimesareexposuredependent.

There-calculated "8"factors,shownonpages64c-64e,reflectthesevariabledryouttimes.Itshouldbenotedthattheproposedlimitsaregenerally morer'estrictive forFuelTypesland3,andgenerally lessrestrictive forTypes2,4,5and6.SinceFuelType4iscurrently limitingpoweroutput,theneteffectofthischangewouldpermitaslightincreaseinpowerfromtheplant.

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)(NineMilePointNuclearStation)UnitNo.1))DocketNo.50-220CERTIFICATE OFSERVICEIherebycertifythatIhaveservedadocumententitled"Application forAmendment toOperating License"bymailingacopythereoffirstclass,postageprepaid,tothefollowing personsthis19thdayofMay,1976.Mr.RobertP.JonesSupervisor TownofScribaR.D.54Oswego,NewYork13126MissJuanitaKerseyLibrarian OswegoCityLibrary120E.SecondStreetOswego,NewYork13126Dr.WilliamE.SeymourStaffCoordinator NewYorkStateAtomicEnergyCouncilNewYorkStateDepartment, ofCommerce99Washington AvenueAlbany,NewYork12210H0M.BabcockLeBoeuf,Lamb,Leiby6MacRaeAttorneys forNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation V~IAWVllw)