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4.0

4.0DESIGNFEATURES(continued)

4.3FuelStorage

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and/orrackinserts4.3.1Criticality

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4.3.1.1Thespentfuelstorageracksaredesignedandshallbemaintainedwith:

a.Fuelassemblieshavingamaximumk-infinityof

1771.362inthenormalreactorcoreconfigurationatcoldconditions;

b.kef0.95iffullyfloodedwithunboratedwater,whichincludesanallowanceforuncertaintiesasdescribedinSection10.3oftheUFSAR;and

c.Anominal6.280inchcentertocenterdistancebetweenfuelassembliesplacedinthestorageracks

4.3.1.21enewfuelstorageracksshallnotbeusedforfuelsorage.Thenewfuelshallbestoredinthespentfuelsorageracks.

4.3.2[rainage

Thespentfcistoragepoolisdesignedandshallbepreventmavertentdrainingofthepoolbelowplant219ft.

4.3.3Capacity

Thespentfu1storagepoolisdesignedandshallbewithastoraecapacitylimitedtonomorethan3819assemblies

maintainedtoelevation

maintainedfuel

d.Theneutronabsorbingrackinsertsshallhaveaminimumcertified‘°BarealdensitygreaterthanorequaltoOO102g/cm 2.

PBAPSUNIT34.C)-2AmendmentNo.214