ML15238B092
| ML15238B092 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 04/09/1980 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Parker W CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8004300137 | |
| Download: ML15238B092 (5) | |
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800137 Distribution:
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TERA JHeltemes, AEOD Dockets Nos. LI0269 NSIC Attorney, OELD 50-270 NRR Rdg.
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WRussell Mr. William 0. Parker, Jr.
TJCarter Vice President - Steam Produ'tion LShao Duke Power Company WGammill P. 0. Box 2178 JRMiller 422 South Church Street BGrimes Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 RCapra RReid
Dear Mr. Parker:
Your letter of March 21, 1980, informed us that design and procurement
-activities for an additional cooler and pump for the Units 1 and 2 spent fuel storgge pool have taken longer than expected and have pre cluded your meeting the original committment to complete the installa tion in the first quarter of 1980. The additional cooling capability is required in order to handle the additional cooling load resulting from the expansion last year of the storage capacity of the Units 1 and 2 pool from 336 to 750 fuel assemblies.
Your letter itates that the current cooling system has a cooling capacity of 15.5 X 10 BTu/hr. It also states that the maximum heat load that will' be seen by the pool prior to refueling Unit-i in 1981 will be 12.35 X 106 BTu/hr which will result from a total of 342 fuel assemblies that will be stored in-the pool following the transfer of -68 fuel assemblies now located in the Unit 3 fuel pool and the current refueling of Unit 2. Your letter further states that the only limitation that the delay of installation of the additjonal cooling capacity places on operation of the pool is to restrict full core dischaige so that off loading cannot be completed in less than 10 days following plant shutdown. Further, your letter commits to install the additional cooling capacity as soon as possible.
We concur that the operation of the fuel pool without the additional cooling capacity is !fe and is acceptable on the basis that no more than 342 assem blies will be stored in the pool without prior review and approval by the NRC.
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0 We request that you provide a more precise estimate by June 1, 1980, for procurement and installation of this additional cooler and pump.
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Fk R E SR UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 April 9, 1980 Dockets Nos. 50-269 50-270 and 50-287 Mr. William 0. Parker, Jr.
Vice President - Steam Production Duke Power Company P. 0. Box 2178 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28242
Dear Mr. Parker:
Your letter of March 21, 1980, informed us that.design and procurement activities for an additional cooler and pump for the Units 1 and 2 spent fuel storage pool have taken longer than expected and have pre cluded your meeting the original committment to complete the installa tion in the first quarter of 1980. The additional cooling capability is required in order to handle the additional cooling load resulting from the expansion last year of the storage capacity of the Units 1 and 2 pool from 336 to 750 fuel assemblies.
Your letter states that the current cooling system has a cooling capacity of 15.5 X 10 BTu/hr. It also-states that the maximum heat load that will be seen by the pool prior to refueling Unit 1 in 1981 will be 12.35 X 106 BTu/hr which will result from a total of 342 fuel assemblies that will be stored in the pool following the transfer of 68 fuel assemblies now located in the Unit 3 fuel pool and the current refueling of Unit 2. Your letter further states that the only limitation that the delay of installation of the additional.cooling capacity places on operation of the pool is to restrict full core discharge so that off loading cannot be completed in less than 10 days following plant shutdown. Further, your letter commits to install the additional cooling capacity as soon as possible.
We concur that the operation of the fuel pool without the additional cooling capacity is safe and is acceptable on the basis that no more than 342 assem blies will be stored in the pool without prior review and approval by the NRC.
Mr. William 0. Parker, Jr.
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April 9, 1980 We request that you provide a more precise estimate by June 1, 1980, for procurement and installation of this additional cooler and pump.
Sincerely, Robert W. Reid, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #4 Division of Operating Reactors cc: See next page
Duke Power Company cc w/enclosure(s):
Mr. William L. Porter Mr. Robert B. Borsum Duke Power Company Babcock & Wilcox P. 0. Box 2178 Nuclear Power Generation Division 422 South Church Street Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 Bethesda, Maryland 20014 Oconee Public Library Manager, LIS 201 South Spring Street NUS Corporation Walhalla, South Carolina 29691 2536 Countryside Boulevard Clearwater, Florida 33515 Honorable James M. Phinney County Supervisor of Oconee County.
Walhalla, South Carolina 29621 Office of Intergovernmental Relations Director, Technical Assessment 116 West Jones Street Division Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 Office of Radiation Programs (AW-459)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Crystal Mall #2 Arlington, Virginia 20460 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IV Office ATTN:
EIS COORDINATOR 345 Courtland Street,.N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Mr. Francis Jape U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. 0. Box 7 Seneca, South Carolina 29678