ML18065A169
| ML18065A169 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 10/12/1995 |
| From: | Gamberoni M NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Smedley R CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
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| References | |
| TAC-M93640, NUDOCS 9510240309 | |
| Download: ML18065A169 (2) | |
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Mr. Richard W. Smedley Manager, Licensing Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 October 12, 1995
SUBJECT:
SAFETY EVALUATION FOR THE PALISADES PLANT INSERVICE TESTING PROGRAM ALTERNATIVE (TAC NO. M93640)
In a letter dated September 18, 1995, Consumers Power Company, licensee for the Palisades Plant, requested that the NRC authorize an alternative to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code pursuant to paragraph 50.55a(a)(3)(ii) of Part 50 to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Specifically, Consumers Power requested that the NRC authorize an alternative for the vibration alert limits for the containment spray pumps and the low pressure safety injection pumps.
The staff has reviewed the basis for the requested alternative and has determined that the alternative is acceptable for the reasons stated in the enclosed safety evaluation. The alternate alert limits and the use of root-mean-square values is authorized pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii) based on the hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety if the code alert values were imposed.
This completes the staff's review of this issue. If you have any questions regarding this review, please contact me at (301) 415-3024.
Docket No. 50-255
Enclosure:
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Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Plant General Manager Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 Mr. Robert A. Fenech Vice President, Nuclear Operations Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 M. I. Miller, Esquire Sidley & Austin 54th Floor One First National Plaza Chi cage, 11 l i noi s 60603 Mr. Thomas A. McNish Vice President & 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 Ill U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Jerry Sarno Township Supervisor Covert Township 36197 M-140 Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 Office of the Governor Room 1 - Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48913 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 Palisades Plant Nuclear Facilities and Environmental Monitoring Section Office Division of Radiological Health Department of Public Health 3423 N. Logan Street P. 0. Box 30195 Lansing, Michigan 48909 Gerald Charnoff, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge 2300 N Street, N. W.
Washington DC 20037 Michigan Department of Attorney General Special Litigation Division 630 Law Building P.O. Box 30212 Lansing, Michigan 48909 September 1995