ML18087A712
| ML18087A712 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000000, Salem |
| Issue date: | 03/01/1983 |
| From: | Sheppard J CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO., WESTINGHOUSE OPERATING PLANTS OWNERS GROUP |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18087A711 | List: |
| References | |
| IEB-83-01, IEB-83-1, OG-90, NUDOCS 8303150642 | |
| Download: ML18087A712 (2) | |
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C3rOllMe< Power 8: Light Company 01*. Harold R. Denton, Direct.or Offfce of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phillips Building 7.920 Norfolk Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20014
Dear D1' *. *Denton:
Salem RT Bt~eaker Incident OG-90 I rep1*esented the \\~estinghouse 01~ners Group (\\.JOG) and its Regu1ato1*y -
- Response Group (RRG) at the.meeting held* on Monday, February 2$, 1983, among the NRG Staff, Westinghouse and Public Service Electric & Gas*
rega1*ding tl1e incident at the.PSE-&G Salem Uni.t L S.~a_tJon ~1hen the Reactor Tri*p Breakers failed to open on Automatic TI'ip s-;_gnal; The. WOG was notified of the-incident on Fri*daY"t*-Februa-ry 25, lgs3 *.
The* individual members of the RRG we1*e then immediately notified.
The RRG.1ater convened via conference ca11 also 011Monday, February 28i
. fof, *th-e purpos~s of rnore thoroughl'.( i*~vie11ing the inci de.nt, discu?Sing
- IE.J,lu11eti.n 8}**01, and determining the apprppriate generi.c measi.ires *
- which could effectiye1y be undertaken by the WOG..
T-lrese measures 1*1ere subseque11t1Y _presented. to the staff at the above m.ei1tioned meeting:..
The purpose of this communicat1i;m then is *to doctiment the* aoti.ons initiated by the RRG on beha1f of the WOG.
The~e actions include the following:
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An exhaustive* 1 i sting of cur1*ent West it1gbouse Technfca 1 BuYletins*
and Data letters issued to date including those which deal with NSSS safety systems and safety related compbnents will be prepared.
This listi~g will be provided to all utilitie~ owning a Westinghouse NSSS no later than March 31, 1983. It will be the responsibility of the individual uti1ity to verify receipt of the documents,
- their appricabi11tyt and implementatj~~
- 2.
The Technical Specification Subcommittee of th~li.QG 11i11 evaluate th!:! adequacy of the cur1'ent su1~ve*i"l1ance 1 testing and-maintenance requirements of the Reactor Protection Systems ir1___P1 ant Techrrica 1 Specifications.
In particular, this evaluation*1'.f.11l __ address the fo'l lm~ing areas:
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A.dequacy of. current _surve111 ance intei*va 1 s.
b)
Validity of current RT Breaker Test Methodss i.e.1 T~st Methods must assure proper system function.
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Deter~ination of methods for testing Breaker Shunt
. Coils and the desirability and rea 1 benefits of suc11 a test.
- It is requested that the NRC records of component reliability be made ava'i1abie ta the \\~OG to assist in this evaluation.
The results of the Technica1 Specification Subcomrn1ttee 1s study wi11 be reported no later than June 30, 1983.
- 3.
The WOG Emergency Respo~se Guidelines which provide the basis for comp1 iance with the Post-TMr Emergancy Operati11g Proce_dures imp le-
__. mentation requ; rements have be.en reviewed for Reactor _Trip veri-fication--inc1uding the ATWT procedure (ECA-1)~-and found to be -
- adequate.
- 4.
The Procedures Subcomrnittee*of the WOG wil~ uiyieTtake an evaluation of the effectiveness of initiating a Manua1 Reacto1'.Trip* upon receipt of an Automati_c Tr*ip Signal.
ihe Subcommtttee ~s *?cheduled
. to meet on March 22, 1983.
Their recoilimertYdati on**w; 11 be issued to the NRC sometime -shortly thereafter, but no Jate( than Ap1~i1 15, 1983.
And finally,
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T.h1{*140G 1~*nf advise ail ~ti1ities oi¥ning Westinghouse NSSS 1s to **
conduct an *evaluation* of their plants fol"' the potential of. si"m-i1~r
- fai.1ures with the.same or similar equ_ip~n~nt u_sed in other p,1ant.
systems.
This advisory w111 be issued no later than Friday;* * * *.*
March 4 t 1983.
We thank you for the opportunity to meet with you to discuss this matter and offer our assw'ance that the WOG wil 1-e-ontinue to work c1ose1y ~lith Westinghouse toward its t1mely resolution.
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\\i/OG RRG Members Very tru1y yours,
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J. J.
Sl'iepp-.~..r.d.. Cb.airman
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