ML18045A894
| ML18045A894 | |
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| Site: | 07001113 |
| Issue date: | 07/03/1980 |
| From: | Partlow J NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Kaplan A GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
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Ur-JI TED sr A TES l\\lUClEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION l'JA!;HINOTON, 0. C. ilr.i5S
- Docket f"~o. 50-255 Mr. David P. Hoffman Nuclear Licensing Adrninistrat6r Consum2rs Power Company 212 West Michiga~ Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 D2ar M~. Hoffman:
July".1, 1980 1*
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- SEP DESIGN BASIS EVENTS REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION We have reviewed the Palisades ~inal Safety Analysis Report {FSAR) and 11?11Jnt Trnr.sient Analysis of the Palisades Reactor _for.Operation at
. :2530 i.;*,.;t" o:r~-fff-77-18) ur.d find that \\:.le require additional information to conti~ue our review.
The additional information needed is identified in tile* enclosure to this letter. Please respond within 45 days of your receipt of this letter.
Enc 1 as UiAe:
Request for Additional Info mu ti on cc 1*;/enclosure:
See puge 2.
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o~<s'ff.12rlhf~~YI Operating Reactors 3rnnch 45 Division of Licensing
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.. ~. I. Hiller, Esq*u1 re*
Isham, Lincoln *8 Beale *.:
Suita 4200..
One First National Plaza*
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- Hr. Paul A. Perry. Secretary.
Consu~rs P~er Co~any 212 i1~st r41chigcrn Avenue
- Jackson, Michigan 49201 Judd L. Bacon, Esquire
- Consur.;2rs Paiier Conwany 212 We~t Michi~an Avenue Jackson, f.1i.chfgan 49201
- Myron M. Cherry, Esquire Suite 4501
. One IBM.Plaza.
ChJc~go, Illinois 60611 Ms~. Ma.ry. P. Sinclair*
Great Lukes Energy Alliance 5711 Sum;i;2r<iet Ori ve Midleind, 141chigun 48640 Kal&w~zoo Public.Library 315 South Rosa.street
.J(al<:ir..azoo, f*Hchigan 49006 To~nshfp Supervi$or Covert T~nsh f p
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- Chart.es B.echhoefer. Esq.~ Chai rffian Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory CofiVTlissfon Washing~on* o. c. *.20555 Dr*. George C *. Anderson
- Department of Oceanography University of Washington Seattle, \\ias.hfngton
- 98195 Or. H. Stanley Lfvfngston 1005 Ca 11 e Largo.
Sdnta Fe, NC?i-1 Hexico. 87501 R~sident Inspecto~
c/o U. S. NRC P. o. Box 87 South H~ven,* Hichigan Palisades Plant
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Mr. J. G. Lewis P 1 ant Manager Covert, Mi ch f gun 49043 49090 Van Buren County. Michigan 49043 Uilliam J. Scanlon, Esquire 2 0 3 4 Pa u 11 ne.Bou 1 e v a rd Office *of the Governor (2)
Room 1 - CDpitol Bu11df ng LDnsfng. HichfgDn 48913 Director~ Tcchnicll1 Assessmant Division Office of Radfut f on Program; (AW-459)
- u. s. Env1ror.r.~nta1 Protection Agency C ry !it il l J.1 il 11 0 2 Arlington, Virginia 20460 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103
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PALISADES REOUEST F'OP. Ar>DITlONAL mrorz~ATION
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1: FSAR arid A.'ilel'ld.~nt 17 analyses: ~:~~ed*:-tha*t-Q.steom 1in~'-bre~k-:'1fth *1~-~~**--
~f offsite ~~ar F'Gsulted 1-n Hmitod (~a) f~el -faiiu~~s\\~hereas the--_
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,_ ~rise tJfth off~*ite pa~r tmd**~o** f*~e1.:"_ta1"i**~-r~*~.::.. -the. ~~-a-1y-s1.s pr~~e~~ed *.:*:. <
in~N°!~~.. 77.1~**con.sider<?d o~ly ~~~.. ~a.se with. offs-1te. ~~-ar *. jJsti~y tha*t
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- this onalys1 s "i.s oounding f'or ii
~tetlrn 1i ne ~reak t.1ith loss-of offsit_e.
~~~r, considering. the. delcly in SI° iniffotf.on for.d1e.sel stDrtti~. _The turb1ne".'ge?nc:rator coast~::n.-ii feature should oo considered ill so ff it.. ".*
\\~rS<?flS tt-le SC?Veri ty Of the event by.*slowing the f"QuCtOr _CO_Olllnt pur;ip coastdo~.
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Oi~sel-generator 1~2 po\\::ers 2. of 3 chllrging pumps ond 2*of ~ HPSI purilps.
- ihus, a single failure.of the diesel \\<:Ould rasult fn only 1 charging and 1 fiPSI puF.ip llVuilllble for stecim 1 f ne_ break mitf~ation. The analysis DSSLr.ii~s 2 o'f J are availobla. Justify H.c.it a breuk ~f th loss of ofvsite
- p1:1~r and a single fa i1 ure of the di es el ts bounded by the refm*crnca
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ln >m-r~F-77~19,.Sectfon 3.4.2 (Increase in fead~tar flo~), th~ anJlysh cc71si'1crs on event from 5~ flo\\"J ~1th EOC k1natics ~rorneter~.,*.stify tf~Jt tM~ event fs r.i~re 11m1ting than:
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a tronlj~or.t initfotc-d fro.il full pow~r. EOC k1net1cs, due to the potcr.t~o.l Gvcv-pc-~-:~r ccndi tfon
- b. a tr-on!:iic;it tJitl* CCC kinat~e~~ ra~nua1 control,_ \\:Jh1ch could cau!je cl pro!J~ura C::rooso ond th:.Js CJ. closor approach.to OiJO, ovon though p~~r ~s r.ot fn:ro~s~ng.
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- "and eeiim:idcnt fo~s of.~ff~it*e -~~r nr~.-iissum~~.-/~~- that the *r~{ning.,.. -.'.*:.. '...
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- ror bth i~ a)fcess lood-_incroo£:cf (C1t._.hot standb1) snd"_the steam l_1ne *.': * * *
-~r~ok event~, }{.PSI. flo*~-_*1*s* n~~~- tq. ~-it1-~at~ *tha.. ~~~ii.qwmces.". Please *..
a:.-tpl~fri h~m t~ tfme o*t:.-~hich. th*~:-f1ow :roaches. ~he. e~re ts clar1vc-d, s1nca
~n ti~ first avefit9 the f1ot:1 orrives 32 sc~onels after SI~ w~eraas for
- tile sfo~11 1 f na brea~. it arrivos r}nly 18 sc:cC!ncls lifter SI.
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ih2 Rc:dLLction fn fecdwater enthalpy evont (3.4. l )._~s.ar.alyzed \\11tll.*BOC..
coefficients to "ma)(fmize tM dopressur*izatbn and thus obtain a* coriserv-*:
- ativa prediction of D~B."
Ho~over, the ff guros sho~ that at B seconds,
~1'len th~ MDNBR occurs ('1DNQRa1.75, *~Mell is the steady-sti>te value),.*.
pressure lms _ lictulll ly incrc:asc:d slfgMly. *pi ease justify \\:Jhy a caso at EOC, ~ficr.a p0~r ~u1d ~r~rease* during the transf~i'lt. 1.s not ~?I? lir.iitir.g.
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A stocm li!ie breuk upstreGrn of the main ste&m line isolation valv<? (MSlV) in*
enc line co:nbined ~ith.a failure to close of the MSIV in the unurfat~Qd 11na could allo\\;/ both generators to* blowdown.
Th~ non-ruptured uonaratcr b1~!:i.~erw7l tl,1r=cugh the ch2c!t vulva (~IV) of thQ ruptured lina.
This ~CC?i1ur1o has mlt bc;0n mm i yzed for Pa 11 s~des.
Ju!ii:~flcation should bo provicfod that.such a ftdlura h not eradibla, er on DnolyDts should ba dono, cbns1dar1ng locations both 1ns1da and outs1da contnin-r-J27lt.
ih~ plant cc:pac1ty for ccmtro11ad ~coy hoot rar.iOval urnfar thcsa co11cH~1c11s ~hauld lllso oo o~drossed.