ML18153C160
| ML18153C160 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 03/19/1990 |
| From: | Ebneter S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Stewart W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9004050144 | |
| Download: ML18153C160 (3) | |
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March 19, 1990 Docket No. 50-280 License No. DPR-32 Virginia Electric and Power Company ATTN:
Mr. W. L. Stewart Senior Vice President - Nuclear 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
TEMPORARY WAIVER OF COMPLIANCE - SURRY UNIT 1 This. letter conffrms the telephone conversation between Mr. E. Grecheck of your staff and Mr. P. Fredrickson of my staff on March 16, 1990, granting a one-time Temporary Waiver of Compliance for Surry Unit 1.
Our action was based on your verbal request on March 16, 1990 as documented in your letter issued. on March 16, 1990.
Technical Specification (TS) 3.15.B requires that 110ne mechanical vacuum punip 11 shall be operable whenever the reactor is greater than 350 degrees or 450 psig or the reactor is critical. Contrary to this, at 2008 hours0.0232 days <br />0.558 hours <br />0.00332 weeks <br />7.64044e-4 months <br /> on March 15, both Unit 1 containment vacuum pumps were declared inoperable after attempts to start each pump failed.
The subject Temporary Waiver of Compliance allows an extension to 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> for TS 3.0.1, which has a 6-hour shutdown limited condition for operation (LCD), to support your activities for the repair of at least one containment vacuum pump.
This Temporary Waiver of Compliance was granted with the prov1s1on that you continue to maintain the containment pressure within the requirements of TS 3.8 and that increased operator attention be gfven to monitoring containment ;
pressure trends during the, LCD extension period.
We understand, though, that at 1225 hours0.0142 days <br />0.34 hours <br />0.00203 weeks <br />4.661125e-4 months <br /> on March 16, you successfully tested and put into service an operable pump and thus exited TS 3.0.1.
Should you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact us.
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(See page 2) 9004050144 900319 F~DR ADOCK 05000280 PDC Sincerely, Original Signed by Stewart D. Ebneter Stewart D. Ebneter Regional Administrator
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E.W. Harrell Vice President - Nuclear Operations Virginia Electric & Power Company 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 J.P. 0 1Hanlon Vice President - Nuclear Services Virginia Electric & Power Company 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 M. R. Kansler Station Manager Surry Power Station P. 0. Box 315 Surry, VA 23883 R. F. Saunders, Manager Nuclear Licensing Virginia Electric & Power Co.
5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 Sherlock Holmes, Chairman 2
Board of Supervisors of Surry Cou*nty Surry County Courthouse Surry, VA 23683 W. T. Lough Virginia Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation P. 0. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23209 Michael W. Maupin Hunton and Williams P. 0. Box 1535 Richmond, VA 23212 C. M. G. Buttery, M.D., M.P.H.
Department of Health 109 Governor Street Richmond, VA 23219 Attorney General Supreme Court Building 101 North 8th Street Richmond, VA 23219 Commonwealth of Virginia bee: (See page 3) e March 19, 1990
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