ML18094B117
| ML18094B117 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 10/11/1989 |
| From: | Boger B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Miltenberger S Public Service Enterprise Group |
| References | |
| TAC-71097, TAC-71098, NUDOCS 8910180124 | |
| Download: ML18094B117 (4) | |
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- Do~ket ~os. 50-272/311 Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer October 11, 1989 DISTRIBUTION Docket File NRC PDR OGC JDyer DHagan JLinville Ellordan TMeek (8)
Public Service Electric & Gas Company Post Office Box 236 Local PDR PDI-2 Reading SVarga BBoger WButler MO'Brien Wanda Jones JCalvo Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038
Dear Mr. Miltenberger:
JS tone MThadani ACRS (10)
GPA/PA Rita Jaques, ARM/LFMB
SUBJECT:
TEMPORARY WAIVER OF COMPLIANCE (TAC NOS. 71097/71098)
RE:
SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 By letter dated August 28, 1989, License Amendments Nos. 101 and 78 for Salem Generating Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, were forwarded to Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) for implementation within 45 days.
These amendments added Technical Specifications for the Reactor Vessel Head Vent (RVHV) System.
Surveillance Requirement 4.4.12.1 requires all manual isolation valves in the RVHV System to be locked open.
These valves, while*
verified open prior to the last startup from a refueling outage, have not been locked open.
In order to lock the valves open the reactor would have to be placed in Mode 3, Hot Standby.
The valves are physically behind a biological shield and radiation exposure considerations preclude locking the valves with the reactor critical.
By letter dated October 4, 1989, PSE&G requested relief from implementing Amendments 101 and 78 until prior to startup following the next plant shutdown to Mode 3, Hot Standby.
The NRC staff has concluded a preliminary review of your request and agrees that a plant shutdown to verify and lock open the valves is unnecessary.
The fact that the valves have been verified open provides some reasonable assurance that the vent path is available if needed.
Therefore, the implementation of Amendments 101 and 78, forwarded by letter dated August 28, 1989 and Correction Letter dated September 27, 1989, shall be delayed until the NRC staff can issue amendments with implementation to be prior to reactor startup following the next shutdown to Mode 3.
This Temporary ~laiver of Compliance shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until the amendments are issued or a plant shutdown to Mode 3 occurs.
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,.Docket Nos. 50-272/311 DISTRIB ION Doc et Fi e NRC P OGC JDyer Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger DHagan JLinville Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Public Service Electric & Gas Company Post Office Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038
Dear Mr. Miltenberger:
SUBJECT:
TEMPORARY WAIVER OF COMPLIANCE RE:
SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT Local PDR PDI-Reading SVa ga BB ger W utler
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EJordan TMeek (8)
GPA/PA Rita Jaques, ARM/LFMB By letter dated August 28, 1989, License Amendments Nos. 101 and 78 for Salem Generating Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2, r spectively, were forwarded to Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) for im lementation within 45 days.
These amendments added Technical Specificati ns for the Reactor Vessel Head Vent (RVHV) System.
Surveillance Requirem t 4.4.12.l requires all manual isolation valves in the RVHV System t be locked open.
These valves, while verified open prior to the last star up from a refueling outage, have not been locked open.
In order to lock the ~ lves open the reactor would have to be placed in Mode 3, Hot Standby.
The valves are physically behind a biological shield and radiation exposure cons"derations precludes locking the valves with the reactor critical.
By letter dated October 4, 1989, SE&G requested relief from implementing Amendments 101 and 78 until prio to startup following the next plant shutdown to Mode 3, Hot Standby.
The NRG staff has concluded a ~ eliminary review of your request and agrees that a plant shutdown to verif and lock open the valves is unnecessary.
The fact that the valves have bee verified open provides some reasonable assurance that the vent path s available if needed.
Therefore, the implementation of Amendments 01 and 78, forwarded by letter dated August 28, 1989 and Correction Letter d ted September 27, 1989, shall be delayed until the NRC staff can issue amendmen s with implementation to be prior to reactor startup following the next utdown to Mode 3.
This Temporary Waiver of Co pliance shall be effective immediately and shall remain in are issued or a plant shutdown to Mode 3 occurs.
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 Docket Nos. 50-272/311 Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Public Ser~ice Electric & Gas Company Post Office Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038
Dear Mr. Miltenberger:
October 11. 1989
SUBJECT:
TEMPORARY WAIVER OF COMPLIANCE (TAC NOS. 71097/71098)
RE:
SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 By letter dated August 28, 1989, License Amendments Nos. 101 and 78 for Salem Generating Stat.ion Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, were forwarded to Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) for implementation within 45 dayso These amendments added Technical Specifications for the Reactor Vessel Head Vent (RVHV) System.
Surveillance Requirement 4.4.12.1 requires all manual isolation valves in the RVHV System to be locked open.
These valves, while
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verified open prior to the last startup from a refueling outage, have not been locked open.
In order to lock the valves open the reactor would have to be placed in Mode 3, Hot Standby.
The valves are physically behind a biological shield and radiation exposure considerations preclude *locking the valves with the reactor critical.
By letter dated October 4, 1989, PSE&G requested relief from implementing Amendments 101 and 78 until prior to startup following the next plant shutdown to Mode 3, Hot Standby.
The NRC staff has concluded a preliminary review of your request and agrees that a plant shutdown to verify and lock open the valves is unnecessary.
The fact that the valves have been verified open provides some reasonable assurance that the vent path is available if needed.
Therefore, the implementation of Amendments 101 and 78, forwarded by letter dated August 28, 1989 and Correction Letter dated September 27, 1989, shall be. delayed until the NRC staff can issue amendments with implementation to be prior to reactor startup following the next shutdown to Mode 3.
This Temporary Waiver of Compliance shall be effective iRJTJediately and shall remain in effect until the amendments are issued or a plant shutdown to Mode 3 occurs.
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--. Br ce A. Boger, Ass*
ant Director for Region I Reactors Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger Public Service Electric & Gas Company cc:
Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esquire Conner and Wetterhahn Suite 1050 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 Richard Fryling, Jr., Esquire Law Department - Tower SE 80 Park Place Newark, NJ 07101 Mr. L. K. Miller General Manager - Salem Operations Salem Generating Station P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. S. La Bruna Vice President - Nuclear Operations Nuclear Department P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Kathy Halvey Gibson, Resident Inspector Sal em Nuclear Generating Station*
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer I Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Richard F. Engel Deputy Attorney Genera 1
- Department of Law and Public Safety CN-112 State House Annex Trenton, NJ 08625 Dr. Jill Lipotfi Ph.D New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection -
Division of Environmental Quality Radiation Protection Programs State of New Jersey CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625 Maryland People's Counsel American Building, 9th Floor 231 East Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Salem Nuclear Generating Station Richard B. McGlynn, Corrnrrission Department of Public Utilities State of New,Jersey 101 Commerce Street Newark, NJ 07102 Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Lower Alloways Creek Township c/o Mary 0. Henderson, Clerk Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Bruce A. Preston, Manager Licensing and Regulation Nuclear Department P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. David Wersan Assistant Consumer Advocate Office of Consumer Advocate 1425 Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 Mr. Scott B. Ungerer MGR. - Joint Generation Projects Atlantic Electric Company P.O. Box 1500 1199 Black Horse Pike Pleasantville, NJ 08232 Mr. Jack Urban General Manager, Fuels Department Delmarva Power & Light Company 800 King Street Wilmington, DE 19899 Public Service Commission of Maryland Engineering Division ATTN:
Chief Engineer 231 E. Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21202-3486