ML18100A777
| ML18100A777 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/15/1993 |
| From: | Stone J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Miltenberger S Public Service Electric & Gas Co, of New Jersey |
| References | |
| TAC-M87200 IEB-88-004, IEB-88-4, NUDOCS 9312290176 | |
| Download: ML18100A777 (4) | |
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l UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 15, 1993 Docket No. 50-272 Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Public Service Electric and Gas Company Post Office Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038
Dear Mr. Miltenberger:
SUBJECT:
RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL PUMP TESTING TO SATISFY BULLETIN 88-04, POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED PUMP LOSS, SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. M87200)
By letter dated August 31, 1990, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) had committed to install hardware modification in the Residual Heat Removal {RHR) system to preclude the condition of the strong pump overcoming the discharge head of the weak pump, thus causing the weak pump to be operated in a no flow {deadheaded) condition.
By letter dated August 2, 1993, PSE&G informed the staff that system modifications would not be undertaken.
Instead, testing of the RHR pumps, would be used to determine the operability of the RHR pumps.
On October 8, 1993, the staff issued a request for additional information.
By letter dated December 6, 1993, PSE&G responded to the request for additional information.
Your proposal to utilize enhanced RHR pump testing, in parallel, at the same frequency as IST, to monitor for strong pump/weak pump interactions, as summarized in the December 6, 1993, letter, has been reviewed by the staff.
The staff concludes that the your proposal provides reasonable assurance that any strong pump/weak pump interaction in the RHR system at Salem, Unit 1,
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Mr. Steven December 15, 1993 will be identified and corrective action taken in a timely manner.
There is also reasonable assurance that the operators have been provided adequate information and training to preclude deadheading an RHR pump if an accident should occur. Therefore, the staff agrees that RHR system modifications are not necessary at this time.
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Mr. Steven December 15, 1993 will be identified and corrective action taken in a timely manner.
There is also reasonable assurance that the operators have been provided adequate information and training to preclude deadheading an RHR pump if an accident should occur. Therefore, the staff agrees that RHR system modifications are not necessary at this time.
cc: See next page Sincerely, James C. Stone, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 1-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II
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Mr. Steven E. Milte~rger
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Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esquire Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street NW Washington, DC 20005-3502 Richard Fryling, Jr., Esquire Law Department - Tower SE 80 Park Place Newark, NJ 07101 Mr. Calvin A. Vondra General Manager - Salem Operations Salem Generating Station P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. J. Hagan Vice President - Nuclear Operations Nuclear Department P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Mr. Charles S. Marschall, Senior Resident Inspector Salem Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer I Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Dr. Jill Lipoti, Asst. Director Radiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Maryland People's Counsel American Building, 9th Floor 231 East Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Mr. J. T. Robb, Director Joint Owners Affairs Philadelphia Electric Company 955 Chesterbrook Blvd., SlA-13 Wayne, PA 19087 Mr. S. LaBruna Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Nuclear Department P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Salem Nucl~r Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Richard Hartung Electric Service Evaluation Board of Regulatory Commissioners 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor 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 O. Henderson, Clerk Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Frank X. Thomson, Jr., 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. J. A. Isabella MGR. - Generation Department Atlantic Electric Company P.O. Box 1500 1199 Black Horse Pike Pleasantville, NJ 08232 Carl D. Schaefer External Operations - Nuclear Delmarva Power & Light Company P.O. Box 231 Wilmington, DE 19899 Public Service Commission of Maryland Engineering Division Chief Engineer 6 St. Paul Centre Baltimore, MD 21202-6806