ML19210E826
| ML19210E826 | |
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| Site: | Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 12/04/1979 |
| From: | Hoefling R NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7912130038 | |
| Download: ML19210E826 (5) | |
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December 4,1979 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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LONG ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY
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Docket No. 50-322
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(Shoreham Nuclear Power Station,
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Unit 1)
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NRC STAFF RESPONSE TO THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD MEMORANDUM 0F NOVEMBER 16,. 1979 On November 2,1979, the Applicant, the County of Suffolk and the NRC Staff, entered into a "Second Stipulation Regarding Certain Suffolk County Conten-tions".
In its Memorandum of November 16, 1979, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board raised certain questions concerning the portion of the Stipulation dealing with reactor coolant system leakage.
The paragraph of the Stipulation of interest to the Board including the relevant footnote is set out below:
Reactor coolant system leakage shall be limited to (a) no pressure boundary leakage, (b) 5 gpn UNIDENTIFIED leakage, (c) 25 gpm total leakage averaged over a 24-hour period, and (d) a 2 gpm INCREASE in UNIDENTIFIED leakage within any 4-hour period.
If reactor coolant system leakage is greater than limit (a) above, then the plant shall be in hot shutdown within 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> and in cold shutdown within the next 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
If reactor coolant system leakage is greater than limit (b) or (c) above, then the leakage rate shall be reduced to within the limit within 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> after the exceedance of the limit becomes apparent, or the plant shall be in hot shutdown within the next 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> and in cold shutdown within the following 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
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. If reactor coolant system leakage is greater than limit (d) above, then the leakage must be identified within 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> af ter the exceedance becomes apparent, or the plant shall be in hot shutdown within thg next 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> and in cold shutdown within the following 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.d
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The NRC Staff views these conditions as applying solely to the Appli-cant and County. The Staff reserves the right to impose additional requirements on operational leakage through the Shoreham technical specifications.
The Board desired an explanation from the parties regarding this portion of the Stipulation.
Specifically, the Board asked whether the paragraph set out above would be incorporated into the Shoreham technical specifications.
The Board also inquired as to the meaning of the first sentence of footnote 2.
The paragraph set out above represents an agreement reached between the Applicant and Suffolk County in the area of reactor coolant system leakage.
Conditions in this area were originally proposed by the County and, after the discussions between the County and the Applicant, the conditions set forth in the paragraph were agreed to by those two parties.
In respense to the specific Board inquiries, the conditions set forth in the above-stated paragraph may be incorporated into the Shoreham technical specifications, but it can not be stated that this will, in fact, occur.
The technical specifications have not been finalized for the Shoreham Facili ty.
It is expected that technical specifications in the area of reactor coolant system leakage will be applied.
It is possible that the technical specifications to be applied would be identical to the conditions 1546 287 of the Stipulation.
In this event, the conditions of the Stipulation would be incorporated into the technical specifications.
However, by v'; tue of the Staff's reservation in footnote 2, the Staff could modify the technical specification without obtaining consent from the County of Suffolk.
In' the Staff's view, this reservation was necessary to pennit the Staff, and ulti-mately the Commission, the greatest flexibility to impose any limiting conditions upon operations it deems necessary to protect the public health and safety.
Respectfully submitted, 16
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Ric ard K. Hoefling Counsel for NRC Staff Dated at Bethesda, 51aryland this 4th day of December,1979 1546 288
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of LONG ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY
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Docket No. 50-322
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(Shoreham Nuclear Power Station,
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Unit 1)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "NRC STAFF RESPONSE TO THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD MEMORANDUM 0F NOVEMBER 16, 1979" dated December 4, 1979, in the above-captioned proceeding, have been served on the following, by deposit in the United States mail, first class, or, as indicated by an asterisk through deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal mail system, this 4th day of December,1979.
Elizabeth S. Bowers, Esq.
Ralph Shapiro, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Cammer and Shapiro U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission No. 9 East 40th Street Washington, D. C.
20555 New York, New York 10016
- Dr. Oscar H. Paris, Member Howard L. Blau, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 217 Newbridge Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hicksville, New York 11801 Washington, D. C.
20555 W. Taylor Reveley, III, Esq.
- Mr. Frederick J. Shon, Member Hunton & Williams Atomic Safety and Licensing Board P. 0. Box 1535 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Richmond, Virginia 23212 Washington, D. C.
20555 Jeffrey Cohen, Esq.
Edward M. Barrett, Esq.
Deputy Commissioner and Counsel General Counsel New York State Energy Office Lor.c 'sland Lighting Company Agency Building 2 250. 1 County Road Empire State Plaza Mineola, New York 11501 Albany, New York 12223 Edward J. Walsh, Esq.
Irving Like, Esq.
Long Island Lighting Company Reilly, Like and Schneider 250 Old County Road 200 West Main Street Mineola, New York 11501 Babylon, New York 11702 1546 289 4
- Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mr. J. P. Novarro, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Shoreham Nuclear Power Station Washington, D. C.
20555 P. O. Box 618, North Country ' Road Wading River, New York 11792
- Atomic Safety und Licensing Appeal Board Energy Research Group, Inc.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 400-1 Totten Pond Road Washington, D. C.
20555 Waltham, Massachusetts 02154
- Docketing and Service Section Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
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