ML17338A876
| ML17338A876 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1979 |
| From: | Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Robert E. Uhrig FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907240602 | |
| Download: ML17338A876 (6) | |
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Nay 22, 1979 Docket t)os.
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-251 oo Dr. Robert E. Uhrig, Vice President Advanced Systems and Technology Florida Power and Light Company Post Office Box 529100 hali ami, Fl ori.da 33152
Dear Dr. Uhrig:
SUBJECT tlRC STAFF REVIEW OF RESPOtlSES TO ISE BULLETItlS 79-06 AND 79-OGA We have completed a preliminary review of the licensee responses to ICE Bulletins 79-06,79-06A, and amendment 1 to 79-06A.
The purpose of this
'etter is to advise you of the preliminary results of that review, with particular emphasis on potential problem areas, and to identify related concerns which we believe require your further examination.
We have scheduled a meeting with the owners of all operating plants having Westinghouse designed nuclear supply systems.
This meeting will be held on flay 30, 1979, in rooms P-110/114 at our Phillips Building office in Bethesda, thailand.
You.are expected to attend the meeting and be prepared to discuss those matters identified below along with a schedule and procedure for providing the information needed by NRC to complete the review of these issues.
(1)
Our preliminary review of the Bulletin responses indicates that a number of the Bulletin items are'ot yet satisfactorily resolved.
Enclosure 1 provides a summary of our current assessment of the responses to the Bulletins issued on Hestinghouse plants.
(2)
In certain instances, licensee responses differ, without apparent justification, from the Westinghouse recommendations for individual Bulletin items.
We expect to resolve each such difference, as well as licensee exceptions to specific Bulletin responses, prior to our approval of the Bulletin responses.
A copy of the Westinghouse recommendations is'provided as Enclosure e 2, yg072$ 0 QPP (3)
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Ile are finalizing a generic, report on TNI-2 matters related to Westinghouse operating plants.
Although this report is not yet
- complete, among other things, we expect that it will recommend further analyses of transients and small reactor coolant system
- breaks, the development of appropriate written procedure guidance to operators in the use of these new procedures.
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In.certain instances, licensees are using fuel and relying on safety ana'lyses, which were not provided by )testinghouse.
As a result, it 'is najt clear to us what the respective roles of the licensees, Westinghouse, the. fuel suppliers, and/or other parties should be in implementing those requirements described in item (4) above.
Ile need a clear and concise definition 'of their respective roles in these cases.
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The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) has issued five letters to the Commission as a resNt of their examination of the THI-2 accident.
We need a clear and concise position from all licensees with respect to each of the recommendations contained in these letters.
A summary of the ACRS recommendations is provided as Enclosure 3.
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I'ndividual licensees
'have indicated an interest in meeting directly with the staff regarding the Bulletin items for their facilities.
Experience to date has demonstrated that the staff does not.have time to meet individually with each licensee to resolve these items.
It is clear that there are a significant number of technical issues yet to be resolved for a large number of Westinghouse operating plants.
There are limited resources available within -the t/RC staff to perform the necessary work.
This situation is exacerbated by the need to conduct similar and concurrent activities with those owners of B8W, C-E, and GE designed operating plants.
At the same time, there is a need to resolve these matters prompt'ly.
To resolve the issues described above in a prompt and expeditious
- manner, we believe there is a compelling need to establish an owner's group for Westinghouse operating plants.
He expect that such a group would be needed for the remainder of calendar year 1979.
Owner's groups have worked effectively in the past in minimizing staff and industry resource requirements to resolve other generic problems.
We stronglp'rge you to meet with other owners of Westinghouse operating plants to consider the formation of such a group prior to our meeting on fi~
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Or. Robert E. Uhrig Florida Power and Light Company Please note that snvestigation of a number=of areas related to the THI-2
- accident, including the long-term ACRS recommendations and long-tenn action items fromI tlUREG-0560, will be specifically included as part of the future "Lessons Learned" staff activity.
You can. expect additional correspondence in the. future on these items.
If you require any clarification of the matters discussed in this letter please contact Patrick D. O'Reilly, the staff's assigned prospect manager for these activities on Hestinghouse p'/ants.
Hr. O'Reilly may be reached on (301) 492-7745.
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