ML17139A893

Requests Proposed Schedule for Submitting Program Re Adequacy of Design Margins of Mark I & II Containment Sys. Response within 14 Days Requested

ML17139A893
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	07/08/1982
From:	Tedesco R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Curtis N PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO.
References
NUDOCS 8208030737
Download: ML17139A893 (5)

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JUL 8 1S82 Docket Nos.:

50-387/388 Mr. Norman W. Curtis Yice President Engineering and Construction Pennsylvania Power

& Light Company Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

Subject:

Concerns Regarding the Adequacy of hlark I and II Containment Systems DISTRIBUTION:

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Region I RLTedesco/JKerrigan DGEisenhut/RPurple DLynch/BSiegel the Design t1argins of the A number of concerns regarding the adequacy of the General Electric Hark III containment design have been raised by Hr. John Humphrey, a former employee of GE.

When these concerns came to the attention of the NRC staff on the Grand Gulf docket, we initiated a series of telephone conference calls and meetings.

While these concerns were first directed by l1r. Humphrey towards Grand Gulf,

.in subsequent discussions he extended his concerns towards other facilities.

After considering Hr. Humphrey's

concerns, we concluded that this information is potentially generic and may have applicability to all dockets with boiling water reactors which use the GE pressure suppression containment systems (i.e., the GE llark I, II and III containment systems).

The enclosure to this letter contains 22 categories into which Hr. Humphrey's concerns were coalesced on the Grand Gulf docket as of June 21, 1982, less those items which are clearly associated with a llark III containment.

In some instances, we have modified an original concern to make it more applicable to the Mark I and II containments and have added some footnotes which generalize l1r. Humphrey's concerns.

We request that you respond within 14 days of receipt of this letter with your proposed schedule for submitting a program to address those concerns which we have identified as being potentially applicable to your facility. If you have arp questions on this matter, please contact the assigned project manager.

This information is being requested under Section 50.34(b)(2)(i) of 10 CFR Part 50 and was approved by OMB under a blanket clearance 3150-0011 which expires April 30, 1985.

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ies into which Nr. Humphrey's as of June 21, 1982, less ark III containment.

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umphrejj, a former employee of the NRC staff on the Grand This information is being r uested under Sectio Part 50 and was approved by (NB under a blanket expires April 30, 1985.

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