ML17199U306
| ML17199U306 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 02/05/1988 |
| From: | Holahan G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Butterfield L COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8802190085 | |
| Download: ML17199U306 (2) | |
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Mr. L. D. Butterfield, Jr.
Nuclear Licensing Manager Cormnonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box 767
- Chicago, Illinois 60690
Dear Mr. Butterfield:
SUBJECT:
APPENDIX J TESTS :
February 5, 1988, Re:
Dresde-ri Nuclear Power Station, Unit 3 On January 7, 1988, a conference call was held between CECo (Butterfield, et al.) NRR (Holahan et al.) and Region III (Norelius et al.). The ca 11 was to inform the NRC staff that a number of containment penetrations which were due for Appendix J type B or.C tests' had not been tested.
Base.d on the information presented., the staff concluded that Dresden Unit 3 could continue _operation P".'Ovided the following requirements wo~ld b~ met:
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All penetrations. that could.be tested while the station was *in operation should be tested, The leakage history of the remaining penetrations that were due for testing or would betome due for testing prior to shutdown bn
- March 26, 1988, and could not be tested while in operation, would:.*
be submitted as a part of an exemp~ion request;
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T~e exemption request would* be submitted by Monday, January 11, 1988, for the penetrations which were due for testing before March 26,* 1988, and which cannot be tested *during operation,
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The failure to test penetrations which were due for testing prior to
, January.7, 1988, would be considered 1n a separate enforcement action, The total estimated leak Hmit would be provided, All possible penetrations would be tested should there be. a plant shutdown, and eeo219ooas **aao*20s :.,.,.
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CECo would provide information regarding the status of the same tests for other CECo plants.
Items 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 have been completed by CECo and it has committed to Item 6.
Consistent with the conference call on January 7, 1988 the staff has concluded that Dresden Unit 3 may continue operation while the exemption is processed.
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MGro;enhui s 2/ s /88 Sincerely,
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Gary M. Holahan, Assistant Director for Regions III and V Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects
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