ML18347A552

Responding to NRC Letter of 8/11/1976 Concerning Reactor Vessel Overpressurization, Advising CPC Will Submit Short-Term Solutions by 11/1/1976 & Long-Term Solutions by Early February 1977

ML18347A552
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	10/07/1976
From:	Bixel D Consumers Power Co
To:	Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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• Power company General Officesi 212 West Michigan Avenue, Jackson, Michigan 49201

• Area Code 517 788-0550 October 7, 1976 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Att: Mr Albert Schwencer, Chief Operating Reactor Branch No 1 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 DOCKET 50-255 - LICENSE DPR-20 PALISADES PLANT - REACTOR VESSEL OVERPRESSURIZATION By letter dated August 11, 1976 you advised us of your concern regarding instances of reactor vessel overpressurization in pressurized water reactor facilities.

Your letter also req_uested a response which was to provide specific informatfon.

By lette~ dated September 3, 1976 we indicated that we would be able to respond to your req_uest in about 30 days.

• Since our last response, we have met with Combustion Engf~eering (CE) and other CE owners and have begun the development of both short-term and long-term solu-ti.ons to this problem. We now expect to submit short-term solutions for our Palisades Plant about November 1, 1976.

To effect a long-term solution(s), we plan to have a generic study performed and, following that, have specific plants considered. Our goal for submittal of a

• long-term solution(s) is now* early February 1977. Equipment modification sched-ule, if any, would be submitted at that time.

We appreciate receiving the detailed information requested in our September 3, 1976 letter. It has helped us in obtaining a better prospective of the problem.

David A Bixel Assistant Nuclear Licensing Administrator CC: JGKeppler, USNRC

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