GO2-04-020, Schedule for Achieving Operable Oscillation Power Range Monitors

Schedule for Achieving Operable Oscillation Power Range Monitors

ML040430431
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	02/04/2004
From:	Atkinson D Energy Northwest
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
GO2-04-020
Download: ML040430431 (2)

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ENERGY NORTH WEST PO. Box 968

• Richiand, Washington 99352-0968 February 4, 2004 G02-04-020 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

___ATTiN: Document-Control Desk-- _ _ _ _

Washington, D.C. 20555

Subject:

COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-397; SCHEDULE FOR ACHIEVING OPERABLE OSCILLATION POWER RANGE MONITORS AT COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION

References:

1) Letter BWROG-03047, dated September 30, 2003, K.S. Putnam, BWR Owners' Group, to NRC, "Resolution of Reportable Condition for Stability Reload Licensing Calculations Using Generic Regional Mode DIVOM Curve"

2) Letter BWROG-03049, dated September .30, 2003, K.S. Putnam, BWR Owners' Group, to NRC, "Utility Commitment to NRC for OPRM Operability at Option III Plants"

Dear Sir or Madam:

As part of the BWR Owners' Group (BWROG) resolution of the 10 CFR § 21 reportable conditionissued against the-use-of-a-generic-regional-mode-DIVOM-curve (Referencel), the___--

BWROG informed Energy Northwest in Reference 2 of the NRC staff's request for Option III licensee's schedules for restoring Oscillation Power Range Monitor (OPRM) operability.

In accordance with the recommendation of the BWROG, Energy Northwest plans to use a plant-specific regional mode DIVOM curve to develop OPRM setpoints and restore OPRM operability at Columbia Generating Station. The OPRM will be operable per plant technical specifications following completion of refueling outage R-17 (curretly scheduled for June 2005).

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SCHEDULE FOR ACHIEVING OPERABLE OSCILLATION POWER RANGE MONITORS AT COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION Page 2 of 2 If you have any questions or require additional information regarding this matter, please contact Ms. CL Perino, Licensing Manager at (509) 377-2075.

Respectfully, DK Atkinson Vice President, Technical Services Mail Drop PE08 cc: BS Mallet - NRC - RIV BJ Benney - NRC - NRR NRC Sr. Resident Inspector - 988C RN Sherman - BPA/1399 TC Poindexter - Winston & Strawn JS Wermiel - NRC - NRR