ML18116A193
| ML18116A193 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1979 |
| From: | Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Proffitt W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
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| NUDOCS 7907240619 | |
| Download: ML18116A193 (3) | |
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May 22, 1979 Mr. W. L. Proffitt Senior Vice President - Pm1er Virginia Electric ancl Power Company Post Office Box 26666 Richmond, Virginia 23~61
Dear Nr~ Proffitt:
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NRC STAFF HEVIHI OF *RESPQ!.JSES TO I&E BULLETINS 79-06 Mm 79-06A We have completed a preliminary revievJ of _t!"!e licensee responses to I&E sun etins 79-06,79-06A, and amendment 1 to 79-06A.
The purpose of this 1etter is to advise you of the pre1 irninary results of that review, with particular (-:mphasis on potential problem areas, and to identify related concerns which we believe require your further examination.
vie l1ave schectul ed a meeting wi til the owners of all operating p*1 ants having Westin11l1ouse designed nuclear supply systems.
This meeting will be held on May 30, 1979, in rooms P-110i114 at our Phillips Building off-ice in 13ethesda, Maryland.
You are expected to attend the meeting and
- be prepared to_discuss those matters.identified be1owa1ong with a schedule and procedure for providing the inforraation needed by NRG to complete the review of these issues.
( l) Our preliminary revieb-' of the Bu1 letin responses indicates that (2}
a number of the Bulletin items are not yet satisfactorily.resolved.
Enc 1 osure 1 provides a summary of our curr1:::nt assessment of the responses to the Bulletins. issued on }Jestinghouse plants.
In certain instances, *11censee responses differ, ~,Jithout apparent
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justification, from the l*lestfoghouse recornmt:~nclations_ for irnHvi dua 1 -n~.
Bulletin items.
1'/e expect to resolve ea.ch such difference, as well
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as licensee exceptions to specific Bulletin r,::sponses, prior to our approval of the Bulletin responses.
A copy of the Westinghouse recommendations is provided as Enclosure 2.
(3) The Westinghouse advice is prescriptive on resetting of the high pressure injcctfon system and incomplete as to the need for keeping the reactor cool ant pumps runnin9.
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We are finalizing n generic report on TMI-2 matters related to i1estinghouse operating plants. Although this report is not yet
_complete, among other things, vm <~xpect that it will recommend
- further analyses of transients and smal 1 reactor coolant system breaks, the development of appropriate written procedure guidance to operators in tile use of these new: procedures.
Un In certain instances, licenfees are using fuel and relying on safety analyses, t,Jhich were not provided by West"inghouse.
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result~ it is not.clear to us what tile respective role*s of the licensees, Westinghouse, the fuel suppliers, and/or other *parties should be in implementing those requirements described in item (4) above.
We need a clear and concise definition of their respectiv~
roles in these cases.
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The l\\dvisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS} has issued five letters -to tit(: Commission as a result of their examination of the Tf.'il-2 accident.
We need a clear and concise position from ali l icer.sees with respect to each of tlv.: recommenda.tions contained in these letters. /\\ summary of the l\\CRS recommendations is pro\\/ided as Enclosure 3.
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Individual licensees have indicated an interest in meeting directly with tile staff regarding the Bulletin items for their facilities.
Experience to date has demonstrated* that the staff does not have time to meet individually with each 1 icensee to resolve these items.
It "is clear that tt1ere are a significant number of technical issues yet to be r~solved for a large number of Westinghouse operating.plants. There are limited resources available within the NRC staff to perform the necessary 1:mrk.
This situation is exacerbated by the need to conduct similar and concurrent activities with those owners of B&W, C-E, and GE designed operating plants. At the same time, there is a need to resolve-these matters promptly.
To resolve the issues described above in a prompt and expeditious manner, we believe tilere is a compelling need to establish an 01,mer's group_ for t*Jestinghouse operating plants.
rJe expect that such a group would be needed for t!1e remainder of calendar year 1979.
Ov111er' s groups have Horked effectively in the past in minimizing staff and industry n:source requirements to resolve other generic problems.
~Je strongly urg~ you to meet with other owners of Westinghouse operating plants to consider the formation of such a group prior to our meeting on rlay 30.
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Please. note that.,investigation of a number. of areas re1\\~ted to the llJI-2 accidgnt~ including t~,e-long-term ACRS recommendations at:1d long..;term action Hem's from NUREG-0560, will be specifically included as part of tl1e future' "Lessons {earned 11 staff activity.
You can expect aaditional correspondence in the futtH"e on these items.
If you require any clarification of the matters disi:.:ussed_in this letter please contact Patrick D. O'Reilly, the staff's assigned project manager for t!lesc activities on liJestinghouse pl ants.
Mr. 0 'Reilly may be reached on (301} 492-7745.
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