ML18107A414
| ML18107A414 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 06/23/1999 |
| From: | Milano P NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18107A415 | List: |
| References | |
| GL-96-06, GL-96-6, TAC-M96860, TAC-M96861, NUDOCS 9907070287 | |
| Download: ML18107A414 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGuL.A".'ORY COMMISSION Mr. Harold W. Keiser Chief Nuclear Officer & President -
Nuclear Business Unit Public Service Electric & Gas Company Post Office Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555--0001 June 23, 1999
SUBJECT:
EVALUATION OF LICENSEE RESPONSE TO GENERIC LETTER 96-06, SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1AND2 (TAC NOS. M96860 AND M96861}
Dear Mr. Keiser:
In a letter dated September 30, 1996, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued its Generic Letter (GL) 96-06, "Assurance of Equipment Operability and Containment Integrity During Design Basis Accident Conditions," to request that licensees evaluate (1) piping systems that penetrate containment for potential overpressurization due to heatup and expansion of fluid during normal operation and accident conditions and (2) cooling water systems that serve containment air coolers to assure that these components are not vulnerable to waterhammer and two-phase flow conditions during accident conditions.
In a letter dated January 28, 1997, as supplemented on October 20, 1997, and May 8, 1998, the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) provided its response to the NRC for the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, regarding thermally-induced pressurization of piping runs inside of containment. In a letter dated October 25, 1996, as supplemented by letters dated December 11, 1996, January 28, March 27, April 24, June 3, and June 12, 1997, PSE&G responded to the waterhammer and two-phase flow issues in a proposed amendment to the Salem Units 1 and 2 Technical Specifications. Althpugh the amendment request was approved by the NRC staff on June 19, 1997, the staff requested additional information concerning post-modification testing, two-phase flow, and the station blackout (SBO) scenario in order to complete review of the GL response. In a letter dated October 15, 1998, PSE&G provided this information.
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v H. The NRC staff has completed its review of the information provided by PSE&G and finds that it adequately addresses the actions requested in GL 96-06. The details of the staff's findings are detailed in the enclosed safety evaluation. Therefore, the NRC has closed TAC Nos. M96860 and M96861.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1457.
Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation cc w/encl: See next page Sincerely, Patrick D. Milano, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 cc:
Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire Nuclear Business Unit - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 General Manager - Salem Operations Salem Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Louis Storz Sr. Vice President - Nuclear Operations Nuclear Department P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Senior Resident Inspector Salem Nuclear Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 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 Office of People's Counsel 6 St. Paul Street, 21st Floor Suite 2102 Baltimore, MD 21202 Ms. R. A. Kankus Joint Owner Affairs PECO Energy Company 965 Chesterbrook Blvd., 63C-5 Wayne, PA 19087 Mr. Elbert Simpson Senior Vice President-Nuclear Engineering Nuclear Department P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Richard Hartung Electric Service Evaluation Board of Regulato_ry 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 0. Henderson, Clerk Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Director - Licensing Regulation & Fuels Nuclear Busienss Unit - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. David Wersan Assistant Consumer Advocate Office of Consumer Advocate 1425 Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 Manager - Joint Generation Atlantic Energy 6801 Black Horse Pike Egg Harbor Twp., NJ 08234-4130 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