ML18053A387

Ack Receipt of FW Buckman Re Mods to Improve Offsite Power Reliability.Suggests Section 3.7 of Tech Specs Be Upgraded to present-day Requirements Including All Modes of Plant Conditions

ML18053A387
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/18/1988
From:	Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Berry K CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
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NUDOCS 8805250256
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Docket No.. 50-255 Kenneth W.. Berry Director of Licensing Consumers Power Company 1945 West Parnall Road

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• PALISADES PLANT -.MODIFICATIONS TO IMPROVE OFFSITE POWER 'RELIA~I.LITY.

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This l~tter *is to acknowledge the letter to Dennis M. Crutc,hfield.from :: ;!

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Fr.eder1ck W. Buckman dated September 24, 1987 on. the above subjec,:t.... We,agree * *.. :,,., \\

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that the modifiC:ations discussed in your letter wi*ll improve th¢ p.,la.1Jt 1's ;.*:

... : :.... capability for reliable off-site.power and thus enhance its c.omfo,rina'nc:e wi~p.. ":*

• General* Design Criterion 17 of Appendix A to 10 CFR 50.

• The propose,p schedule '

for these modifications appears reasonable.

Please inform us if the're'. are any,"'"

change~ in the proposed modifi cat i ans* or the schedule for imp.leinenfafi on.-*. we*

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• under.stand that you are accomplishing the design, procurement, and installation of components for this improvement under the provisions of 10 CFR 50~59.and ask that you.send us a copy of your safety evaluation performed pursuant to 10 _.CFR 50. 59.

• Based up~n ~our descriptio~ of the r~vis~d align~ent for of~-sit~ ~ower so~r~es for the Class IE system, a r~vision to Se~tion 3.7 of t~e Technical Specifications-woul d. be required prior to pro.vi ding power from* these sources. in. the m.anner

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• Furthermore, we suggest that you take.this opportun.i ty to up-grade*

this section of the Technical Specifications t6 present-day requirements,

• incl~ding all modes of plant conditions..

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Jae soh, Michigan 49201 PALISADES PLANT... MODIFICATIONS TO IMPROVE OFFSITE POWER 'RELIABILITY This letter 's to acknowledge the letter t.o Dennis M. Crutchfield from Frederick W. f\\uckman dated September 24, 1987 on the.above subject.

We agree

':,t~at these mo'di{ications wil~ improve the pla~t 1

s _cap~bi*lity.for r~lia~le_'off-sitep~wer and t~us enhance its comforman~e with General Des1~n.Cr1~erion 17 of Appendix A to 10 E_FR.50.

The ~reposed schedule for the~e mod1f1cat1ons appears.

. reasonable.. Pl ease inform us if there are any changes in *the proposed

,~odifi_c~ti ~ns or. th~~chedul e for imp.lementat~o9.

We understand that you are

• accomplishing this imp{ovement under the prov1s10ns of 10 CFR.50.59. and ask that

.. you send us a c~py of your safety evaluatfon when it is completed.

Based upon your descripJo~ of the revjsed alignment for* off-s.ite po~er source~,

• ... a *revlsi_on t<;> Section 3. 7 <};!,the Techn~cal Specifi'cation~ would. be required.

. We suqgest that ~ou ~ake this, opportunity to.up-grade ~his s~ction of.the Techni ca 1 Specif1 cations *to present-day.requirements, incl udrng a 11 modes of plant conditions. *

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Mr. Kenneth. W. Berry Consumers Power Company cc:

M. I. Miller, Esquire Sidley & Austin 54th Floor One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Mr. Thomas A. McNish, 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 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Jerry Sarno Township Supervisor Covert Township 36197 M-140 Highway

• Covert, Michigan 49043 Office of the Governor Room 1 - Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48913 Mr. Gerald B. Slade Plant General Manager Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Hwy.

Covert, Michigan 49043 Resident Inspector c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Hwy.

Covert, Michigan 49043 Palisades Plant Nuclear Facilities and Environmental Monitoring Section Office Division of Radiological Health P.O. Box 30035 Lansing, Michigan 48909