ML16134A649
| ML16134A649 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse, Oconee, Arkansas Nuclear, Crystal River, Rancho Seco, Crane  |
| Issue date: | 11/07/1979 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Arnold R, Cavanaugh W, Parker W ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO., DUKE POWER CO., METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
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| NUDOCS 7911210576 | |
| Download: ML16134A649 (13) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 November 7, 1979 Docket Nos: 50-269, 50-270, 54;2Z, 50-302, 50-312, 50-313, 50-346 TO ALL BABCOCK & WILCOX (B&W) OPERATING PLANTS (EXCEPT THREE MILE ISLAND, UNIT 1)
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - BAW REPORT 1564, "INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM RELIABILITY ANALYSIS" By letters dated August 31, 1979, each B&W operating plant licensee indicated a general endorsement of B&W's generic report BAW-1564, "Integrated Control System Reliability Analysis."
Our joint review of this report with Oak Ridye National Laboratory has progressed sufficiently to assure ourselves that the recommendations that the report offers with regard to potential areas of improvement in ICS reliability are reasonable.
Therefore, we request that you address these recommendations and discuss your followup action plans in this matter. Response to the enclosed request for additional information should be submitted within 14 days of receipt of this letter.
As part of the continuing review of this report, additional areas may be high lighted as requiring improvement. In that event, we will provide additional requests in these specific areas as necessary.
If you cannot meet this schedule or if you require any clarification of these matters please contact Mr. Robert Capra on (301) 492-7745.
Sincerely, Robert W. Reid, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #4 Division of Operating Reactors
Enclosure:
As stated cc: J. Anderson, ORNL Met-Ed See attached lists A-cp
Enclosure
,REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON REPORT BAW-1564 For the following recommendations from report BAW-1564, Describe how you plan to implement the recommendation; and The schedule for the implementation; or Basis for not implementing the recommendation at your plant.
- 1. ICS-Related
- a. NNI/ICS power supply reliability NOTE: This area is of particular importance because it is listed as the source of most of the ICS input failures. The staff is not only concerned with the "reliability" of the power supplies, but also the design philosophy of the power supply implementation.
It appears that power supply failures can lead to multiple problems such as the Rancho Seco event of March, 1978.
- b. Reliability of input signal from the NI/RPS system to the ICS specifically, the RC flow signal.
NOTE: Although this concern is related to tuning, it appears that more basic design and/or operational problems in the feedwater (and related) system may exist.
Therefore, include a discussion of the following items:
(1) Any particular operational (startup, etc.) problems experienced at your plant with respect to the ICS. Reference to previously submitted information is acceptable.
-2 (2) Bases for operator intervention in place of automatic ICS action (including start-up, power operation and shutdown activities).
(3) Procedures used by the operator to perform the operation described in lc(2) above.
(4) Additional training provided to the operator.
- 2. Balance of Plant
- a. Main feedwater pump turbine drive minimum speed control -
to prevent loss of main feedwater or indication of main feedwater.
- b. A means to prevent or mitigate the consequences of a stuck-open main feedwater startup valve.
- c. A means to prevent or mitigate the consequences of a stuck-open turbine bypass valve.
BABCOCK & WILCOX ADDRESSEES Mr. William 0. Parker, Jr.
Vice President -
Steam Production Duke Power Company P. 0. Box 2178 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 Mr. William Cavanaugh, III Vice President, Generation and Construction Arkansas Power & Light Company P. 0. Box 551 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Mr. R. C. Arnold Senior Vice President Metropolitan Edison Company 260 Cherry Hill Road Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Mr. J. J. Mattimoe Assistant General -Manager and Chief Engineer Sacramento Municipal Utility District 6201 S Street P. 0. Box 15830 Sacramento, California 95813 Mr. Lowell E. Roe Vice President, Facilities Development Toledo Edison Company Edison Plaza 300 Madison Avenue Toledo, Ohio 43652 Mr. W. P. Stewart Manager, Nuclear Operations Florida Power Corporation P. 0. Box 14042, Mail Stop C-4 St. Petersburg, Florida 33733 Mr. James H. Taylor Manager, Licensing Babcock & Wilcox Company Power Generation Group P. 0. Box 1260 Lynchburg, Virginia 24505
Arkansas Power & Light Company Phillip K. Lyon, Esq.
Director, Technical Assessment House, Holms & Jewell Division 1550 Tower Building Office of Radiation Programs Little Rock, Arkansas' 72201 (AW-459)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Mr. David C. Trimble Crystal Mall #2 Manager, Licensing
'Arlington, Virginia 20460 Arkansas Power & Light Company U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Region VI Office ATTN:
EIS COORDINATOR Mr. James P. O'Hanlon 1201 Elm Street General Manager First International Building Arkansas Nuclear One-Dallas, Texas 75270 P. 0. Box 608 Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Mr. William Johnson Director, Bureau of Environmental U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Health Services P. 0. Box 2090 4815 West Markham Street Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, Maryland 20014 Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esq.
Conner, Moore & Corber
,1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20006 Honorable Ermil Grant Acting County Judge of Pope County Pope County Courthouse Russellville, Arkansas 72801
Duke Power Company Mr. William L. Porter Mr. Robert B. Borsum Duke Power Company Babcock & Wilcox Post Office Box 2178 Nuclear Power Generation Division 422 South Church Street Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 Bethesda, Maryland 20014 J. Michael McGarry, III, Esquire Manager, LIS DeBevoise & Libernan NUS Corporation 700 Shoreham Building 2536 Countryside Boulevard 806 15th Street, N.W.
Clearwater, Florida 33515 Washington, D. C.. 20005 Office of Intergovernmental Relations 116 West Jones Street Honorable James M1.
Phinney Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 County Supervisor of Oconee County Walhalla, South Carolina 29621 Director, Technical Assessment Division Office of Radiation Programs (AW-459)
U. S. Environmental Protecti'on 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 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Re-ion II Office of Inspection and Enforcement ATTN:
Mr. Francis Jape P. !. Box 85 SenEca, South Carolina 29678
Florida Power Corporation Mr. S. A. Brandimore Mr. Robert B. gorsum Vice President and General Counsel Babcock & 'rjlcox P. 0. Box 14042 Nuclear Power Generation Division St.'Petersburg, Florida 33733 Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, "tarylland 20014k Mr. Wilbur Langely, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Citrus County Iverness, Florida 36250 Bureau of intergovernmental Rel ations U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 6E0,Apalachee ?arkway Region IV Office Tallahassee, Florida 32304 ATTN:
EIS COORDINATOR 345 Courtland Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Director. Technical Assessment Division Office of Radiation Programs (AW-459)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Crystal Mall #2 Arlington, Virginia, _ -,20460 MrMr.
R Shreve NThe Public Counsel Room 4 Holland Bldg2 TFTallahassee, Florida 32304 Administrator Department of Environmental Regulation Power Plant Siting Section State of Florida Montgomery Building 2562 Executive Center Circle, E.
Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Attorney General Department of Lenal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304
Metropolitan Edison Company Dr.
Walte Jordan Metrpoltan ISO881 W. -Outer Drive Oak Ridge, Tennessee 31830 Mr.' Marvin I. Lewis Dr. Linda W. Little 6504 Bradford Terrace.
500 Hermitage Drive Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19149 Raleigb, North Carolina 27612 Walter W. Cohen, Cons.:mer Advocate Holly S. Keck Department of Justice Anti-Nuclear Group Representing Strawberry Square, 14th Floor York Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17127 245 W. Philadelphia Street York, Pennsylvania 17404 Robert L. Knupp, Esq.
Assistant Solicitor John Levin, Esq.
Knupp and Andrews Pennsylvania eublic Utilities Comm.
P.O. Box P Box 3265 407 N. Front Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108 Jordan D. Cunningham, Esq.
John E. Minnich, Chairman Fox, Farr and Cunningham Dauphin Co. Board of Commissioners 2320 North 2nd Street Dauphin County Courthouse Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110 Front and Market Sts.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.17101 Theodore A. Adler, Esq.
WIDOFF REAGER.SELKOWITZ & ADLER Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Post Office Box 1547 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harrisburg. Pennsylvania 17105 Washington, D. C. 20555
'Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel R.D. #5 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Coatesvi'lle, Pennsylvania 19320 Washington, D. C. 20555 Ms. Karen Sheldon Sheldon, Harmon, Roisrnan & Weiss Docketing and Service Section 1725 1 Street, N. W.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suite 506 Washington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D. C. 20006 Robert Q. Pollard Earl B. Hoffman Chesapeak Energy Alliance Dauphin County. Commissioner 609 Montpelier Street Dauphin County Courthouse Baltimore, Maryland 21218 Front and Market Streets Harrisburg, Pennsylvania '17101 Chauncey Kepford Judith H. Johnsrud Ellyn Weiss, Esq.
Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power don Harmon, Roisman an Weiss 433 Orlando Avenue 1725 1 street, N.W.
State College, Pennsylvania 16801 Suite 506 Washington, D.C.
20006 Ms. Frieda Berryhill, Chairman Mr. Steven C. Sholly Coalition for Nuclear Power Plant 304 South Market Street Postponement Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 2610 Grendon Drive Wilmington, Delaware 19808 Mr. Thomas Gerusky Bureau of Radiation Protection Mrs. Rhoda D. Carr Department of Environmental-Resources 1402 Marene Drive P.O. Box 2063 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17109 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Karin W. Carter*sq.
505 Executive House Metropolitan Edison Company
. Box 2357 Metrpolian diso ComanyHarrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
-2 Honorable Mark Cohen 512 E-3 Main Capital Building Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 G. F. Trowbridge, Esquire Dauphin County Office Emergency Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Preparedness 1800 M Street, N.W.
Court House, Room 7 Washington, D. C. 20036 Front & Market Streets Harrisburg* Pennsylvania 17101 GPU Service Corporation Richard W. Heward, Project Manager Mr. E. G. Wallace Department of Environmental Resources Licensing Manager ATTN:
Director, Office of Radiological 260 Cherry Hill Road Health Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Post Office Box 2063 I
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105 Pennsylvania Electric Company Mr. R. W. Conrad Director, Technical Assessment Vice President, Generation Division 1001 Broad Street Office of Radiation Programs Johnstown, Pennsylvania '15907 (AW-459)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Miss Mary V. Southard, Chairman Crystal Mall #2 Citizens for a Safe Environment Arlington, Virginia 20460 Post Office Box 405 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power' Generation Division Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, Maryland 2001~4
- Ivan W. Smith, Esq.
Dr. Edward 0. Swartz Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel Board of Supervisors U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Londonderry Township Washington, D. C. 20555 RFD#1 -
Geyers Church Road Piddletown, Pennsylvania 17057 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III Office Governor's Office of State Planning Curtis Building (Sixth Floor) and Development ATTN: Coordinator, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 State Clearinghouse Mr. J. G. Herbein P. 0. Box 1323172 Vice President Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1710 Metropolitan Edison CompanynR P. 0. Box 480 Middletown, PennsylvaniaP 17057 s.Jane Lee 1R. D. 3; Box 3521 Etters, Pennsylvania 17319SP
cramento Munipcaf Utf1ty, District Christopher Ellison, Esq.
avid S. Kaplan, Secretary and Dian Grueuichr Esqomms Geerl ouse California Energy tomssion Genera Coree 1111 Howe Avenue P201 S 15833 Sacramento, California 95825 P. 0. Box 15833 Sacramento, California 95813s.
Eleanor Schwartz California State Office Baranof Supesouy 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., Rm. 201 Board of Supervisors WsigoDC 00 827 7th Street, Room 424 Sacramento, California 95814 Docketing and Service Section Office of the Secretary U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Michael L. Glaser, Esq.
1150 17thStreet, N.W.
Director, Technical Assessment Washington, D.C.
20036
.Division Office of Radiation Programs Dr. Richard F. Cole (AW-459)
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Panel Crystal Mall 'i2 2
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Arlington, Virginia 20460 Washington, D.C.
20555 U. S. Environ-ental Protection Agency Mr. Frederick J. Shon Region IX Office Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ATTN:
EIS COORDINATOR Panel 215 Fremont Street U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission San Francisco, California 94111 Washington, D.C.
20555
- r. Robert B. Borsum Timothy V. A. Dillon, Esq.
Babcock & Wilcox Suite 380.
uclear Power Generation Division 1850 K Street, N.W.
uite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Washington, D.C.
20006
.. thesda, Maryland 20014 James S. Reed, Esq.
Michael H. Remy, Esq.
Reed, Samuel & Remy 717 K Street, Suite 405 Sacramenio, California 95814 Herbert H. Brown, Esq.
Mr. Michael R. Eaton Lawrence Coe Lanpher, Esq.,
Energy Issues Coordinator HI, Christcpher and Phillips, P. C.
Sierra Club Legislative Office 1900 1. St., 1;.4 1107 9th St., Room 1020
'.ashington, E. C. 20036 Sacramento, CA 95814
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Atomic Safety and'Licensing Appeal Board Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Mr. Richard D. Castro 2231 K Street Sacramento, California 95814 Mr. Gary Hursh, Esq.
520 Capital Mall Suite 700 Sacramento,.California 95814 California Department of Health ATTN:
Chief, Environmental Radiation Control Unit Radiological Health Section 714 P Street, Room 498 Sacramento, California 95814
Toledo Edison Company Mr. Donald H. Hauser, Esq.
Director, Technical Assessment The Cleveland Electric Division Illuminating Company Office of Radiation Programs P. 0. Box 5000 (AW-459),
Cleveland, Ohio 44101 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Crystal Mall W2 Gerald Charnoff, Esq.
Arlington, Virginia 20460 Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 1800 M Street, N.W.
Federal Activities Branch Washington, D.C. 20036 Region V Office ATTN:
EIS COORDINATOR Leslie Henry, Esq.
230 South Dearborn Street Fuller, Seney, Henry and Hodge Chicago, Illinois 60604 300 Madison Avenue Toledo, Ohio 43604 Mr. Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Robert B. Borsum Washin: on, D.C.
20555 Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division The Honorable Tim McCormack Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Ohio Senate Bethesda, Maryland 20014 Statehouse Columbus, Ohio 43216 The Honorable Tim McCormack 170 E. 209th Street Euclid, Ohio 44123 President, Board of County Commissioners of Ottawa County Port Clinton, Ohio 43452 Attorney General Department of Attorney General 30 East Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 Harold Kahn, Staff Sciqntist Bruce Churchill, Esq.
Power Siting Commission Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 361 East Broad Street 1800,M Street, N.W.
Columbus, Ohio 43216 Washington, D.C.
20036 Docketing and Service Sectiqn Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Pahel Office of the Secretary U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Washington, D.C.
20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555
Toledo Edison Company Ivan W. Smith, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Dr. Cadet H. Hand, Jr.
Director, Bodega Marine Laboratory University of California P. 0. Box 247 Bodega Bay, California 94923 Dr. Walter H. Jordan 881 W. Outer Drive Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 Ms. Jean DeJuljak 381 East 272 Euclid, Ohio 44117 Mr. Rick Jagger Industrial Commission State of Ohio 2323 West 5th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43216 Ohio Department of Health ATTN:
Director of Health,,
450 East Town Street Columbus, Ohio 43216