ML15245A106

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Discusses Review of Re Potential of Reactor Cavity Annulus Seal Ring to Become Destructive Missile. Requests Demonstration That Seal Ring Is Not Destructive or Removal of Seal Ring No Later than Next Refueling Outage
ML15245A106
Person / Time
Site: Oconee  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 07/18/1979
From: Reid R
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Parker W
DUKE POWER CO.
References
TAC-11846, NUDOCS 7908170084
Download: ML15245A106 (2)


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0RP UNITED STATES 0

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION qo 9-WASHINGTON, D. C. 20655 July 18, 1979 Dockets Nos.

and 5r87 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:

We have reviewed your response to our letter dated February 2, 1978, in regard to the potential for the reactor cavity annulus seal ring to become a destructive missile in the event of a loss-of-coolant accident pipe break inside the reactor cavity.

In your response, you indicated that the seal ring is in a raised position and does not form a seal between the vessel and the cavity during reactor operation. One licensee has informed NRC that for their seal ring the raised position does not eliminate the possibility that the seal ring could become a missile following a postulated reactor coolant pipe rupture inside the reactor vessel cavity. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54 (f) of the Commission's regulations you are requested to (a) demonstrate by appropriate analysis that the seal ring cannot become a destructive missile during continued long-term operation and-that it poses no threat to the health and safety of the public; or (b) furnish a statement that the seal ring will be removed by no later than the next refueling outage.

Please respond within 60 days of your receipt of this letter.

Sincerely, Robert W. Reid, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #4 Division of Operating Reactors cc: See next page

Duke Power Company cc:

Mr. William L. Porter Duke Power Company Post Office Box 2178 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 J. Michael McGarry, III, Esquire DeBevoise & Liberman 700 Shoreham Building 806 15th Street, N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20005 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Office of Inspection and Enforcement ATTN: Mr. Francis Jape P. 0. Box 85 Seneca, South Carolina 29678 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Babcock.& Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, Maryland, 20014 Manager, LIS NUS Corporation 2536 Countryside Boulevard Clearwater, Florida 33515 Oconee Public Library 201 South Spring Street Walhalla, South Carolina 29691