ML18043A898

Notifies Completion of Safety Evaluation of Postulated Fuel Handling Accident Inside Containment Doses for One & Two Assembly Failures Are Appropriately within 10CFR100 Guidelines & Are Acceptable

ML18043A898
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	06/21/1979
From:	Ziemann D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Bixel D CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
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ML18043A899	List: ML18043A898 ML18043A900
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TASK-15-20, TASK-RR NUDOCS 7908030571
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Docket No. 50-255 *.

Mr. David Bixel -

Nuciear Licensing *Administrator.

Consumers Power Company.-

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• 212 West Michigan Aven~e Jackson, Michigan 49201

Dear* Mr. Bixel:

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. 191f By *1etter dated January i4, 1977, \\~e requested the Consumers Power Company to submit an evaluation-of a postulated fuel handling accident in the Reactor Btiilding of _Palisades:

The potential* consequences of

-an accident involving the handling of spent fuel inside containment had. not been evaluate'd prevfously i~ a*safety Evaluation for Palfsades.

. By letter, dated April *6, l977, you submitted an evaluation of thf.s accident. _*We_ have reviewe4 your submittal and have concluded that.*

although the potential consequences *are somewhat larger than estimated

• by you, they are appropriately within the exposure guidelines of 10 CFR Part 100 and are, therefore, acceptable.

We fiave i.ricluded-an

• evaluation of *a. lower probability event involving two assembly failures..

• and_ find *the consequences are a 1 so within the exposure guidelines of 10 CFR -Pa.rt lQO and are, therefore, acceptable.

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• Enclos4re l is the safety evaluation of the post_ufated fUel handling accident *inside cohtairiment. fqr Pali~ades.

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Mr. David Bixel

• . Nuclear Licensing Administrator Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue 4ackson, Michigan 49201

Dear Mr. Bixel:

By letter dated January 14,-1977, we requested.the Consumers Power Company to submi't an evaluation of a postulated fuel handling accident in the Rea~to~ Building of Palisades.

The potential ccinsequences of an.acc1dent involving the handling df spent fuel inside containment.

had not been_ evaluated previously in a Safety Evaluation for Palisac;ies.

By letter dated April 6, 1977, you submitted an evaluation of this accident._ We* have reviewed your submittal and have concluded that*

although the potential conseqOences are somewhat larger than estimated by you, they are appropriately within the exposure guidelines of 10 CFR.Part 100 and are, therefor~, acceptable.

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evaluation of *a lower probability event involving two assembly. failures*.

• and find the consequences are also within th,e exposure guidelines of.

• JO CFR* Part loo a'rid a_re, therefore~ a~ceptabl e.

'Enclosure. l is the safety evaluation.of the postulated fuel. handling accident inside containment:for Palisades.

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/enclosure:

. See next.page Sincerely, Dennis L Ziemann,. ief...,**_

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• Division of Operating Reactors*

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• One Fir~t National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60670 Mr. Paul A. Perry, Secretary Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson; Michigan 49201 Judd L; Bacon, Esquire Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan. 49201 Myron M. Cherry, Esquire Suite 4501 One IBM Plaza Chicago, Illinois. 60611 Kalamazoo Public Library 315 South Rose Street Kalamazoo~ Michigan 49006 e* June 2l; 1979 *