ML19242A550
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| Site: | La Crosse File:Dairyland Power Cooperative icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/21/1979 |
| From: | Morse A AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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2L.1-a Co UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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Docker No. 50-409 In the Matter of
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DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
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Provisional Operating
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(La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor)
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License No. DPR-45 MOTION TO SUSPEND PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE DPR-45 Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 we, the undersigned, do hereby
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request the Director of Reactor Regulation or Office of Inspection and Enforcement, as appropriate, to euspend Provisional Operating License DPR-45 for the operation of Dairyland Power Cooperative's Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR), Dcchet No. 50-409 We-submit this motior. in the belief that the continued operation of said plant is inimical to the health and safety of the public.
This motion for suspension of Provisional Cperating License DPR-45 is based on the following grounds:
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Whereas, by Dairyland Power Cooperative's own admission (Reference 1). LAC 3NR's continued operation is dependent upon unlimited, continuous venting of the containment, and Whereas, the NRC currently questions the safety of said practice (Reference 2) and directed DPC to -either cease entirely or limit said practice to a minimum of 90 hours0.00104 days <br />0.025 hours <br />1.488095e-4 weeks <br />3.4245e-5 months <br /> per year until such Oj U
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i Page 2 time as further evaluation of said practice could be completed, and Whereas, DPC' e.s in noncompliance with said directive from December of 1978 to March 24,,1979, when licensee ceased operatione'for refueling, repair and maintenance,
?!e, therefore, request that the NRC enforce said direc-tive and order DN to cease further operation of LACBWR until such time as DPC can comply with said directive.
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Whereas, the recent WES analysis of LACBWR relative to the NRC 's S':P, entitled Liquifaction Analysis for La Cross (sic)
Nuclear Power Station (Reference 3), casts doubt upon the ability of LACBWR to meet the requirements of 10 CPR 100.10(4)(c)(1), and Whereas, DPC has requested a reanalysis and completion of said reanalysis is not expected for s1veral months, and Whereas, the negative implications of the completed W2S analysis connot be overstated relative to the conservative operation of LACBWR, We, therefore, request that the NRC order DPC to cease furthc: operation of LACBWR until such time as said reanalysis is completed.
3 Whereas LACBWR remains in violation of 10 CPR 53 54(0),
which requires that " primary reactor containments for water cooled reactors shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Appendix J",
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Page 3 Whereas, LACM?. has by DPC's own admission failed to meet Appendix J requirements, as illustrated by at least ten report-able occurrences since September, 1975, (References 4-13)1 and Whereag, DPC has been unable to arrive at any solutions to the electrical penetration leaks, and thus has no guarant6e that such leaks will not continue, and Whereas, we believe that said leaks represent another breach of the containment integrity and as such present substantial dangers inimical to the health and safety of the public, We, therefore, request that the NRC order DPC to cease operation of LACB'dR until such timetas all leakage problems are permanently resolved.
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Whereas, LACBWR has had and continues to have severe problets relative to Forced Circulation Pump 1A, and Whereas, said problem is on-going, with no ultimate resolution likely in the foreseeable future, and Whereas, said problem calls into question the ability of DPC to s2fely operate the LACBWR facility,
'>l c, theref ore, request that the NRC ord' DPC to cease further operation of LACBWR until such timeras the consistently proper functichingcof' Forced: Circulation' Pumpt1Aacant behassuredk 2 1 It should be noted that such excessive leakage rates have occurred with increasing frequency (see Table 1) and that LACBE failed miserably the Class A test in Octobersof last year.
2It is of g ave concern to us that the NRC has permitted LACBWR to continue operation with a single loop mode during Cycle 5 without FCP 1A in service.
It is our belief that approval of such op3 ration was not a cautious and conservative decision, and as such undulyendangeredthe~healthandsafetyoC.p pic.
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5 Whereas, LACBWR experienced gross fuel failure in Cycle 4 which resulted in a license amendment (Reference 14) placing opera-ti.onal restrictions on LACBWR, and Whereas, LACBWR has violated said amendment restrictions on numerous occasions (Reference 15), and Whereas, LACBWR continues to experience fuel failure, as indicated by high off-gas levels and high alpha contamination of the primary coolant (Reference 16) that has not diminished significantly, and Whereas, further fuel damage is predicted with Cycle 5, and Whereas, these conditions pose additional threats inimical ta the health and safety of the public, We, therefore, request that the NRC order DPC to cease operation of LACBWR until such time as complete compliance with.
Amendment 11 to Provisional Operating License DPR-45 can be assured.
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Whereas, LACBWR experienced gross failure of their old Allis-Chalmers fuel in Cycle 4 operations, and Whereas, LACBWR continues to experience serious difficulty with fuel parformance, as shown by the fue; failures of Cycle 5, and Whereas, any refueling plan for Cycle 6 that does not involve the removal of all remaining Allis-Chalmers fuel from tha reactor is inimical to the safe operation of LACBWR,
'l e, therefore, request that the i?RC order DPC to cease cueration of LACBWR until such time as the entire reactor core can be loaded with the more safe and reliable E::xon fuel.
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- Whereas, filled to capacity, and there is no storage space available for the
- Whereas, eight irradiated assemblies that are currently being stored at Morris, and Ill under a one-time-only three year temporary contract, the irradiation of more assemblies without a
- Whereas, guaranteed off-load capacity is generally regarded as irresponsible, and Whereas, a DPC request for the expansion of the LACBWR spent fuel storage pool is currently under consideration by the NRC, and Whereas, the production of any more spent fuel would only
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serve to increase the " sense of urgency" that DPC has in the past used as a justification for the speedy approval of their proposed spent fuel expansion plan, We, therefore, request that the NRC order DPC to cease operation of LACBWR until such time as DPC's spent fuel pool expansion is approved by the NRC.
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day of May,1979 Respectfully submitted,
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TABLE ONE LACBWR CONTAINMENT BUILDING LEAKS REPORTED SINCE JULY 1975 THAT WERE ABOVE THE ALLOWABLE LIMIT THE " ALLOWABLE LIMIT" AS PER TECHNICAL SPECIPICATION SECTION 5 2.1.2(b)1 - IS o.375 SCPH (STANDARD CUBIC FEET PER HOUR)
DATE ITEM RATE IN SCPH 1
7-20-75 CONTAINMENT VENTILATION OUTLET 56.
DAMPER 2
7-20-75 MAIN STEAM LINE VALVE 8.
3 7-20-75 FEED WATER LINE VALV3 5
4 7-20-75 DEMINERALIZER WATER ISOLATION VALVE 8.
5 7-2.0-75 SHUTDOWN CONDENSER VENT TO OPP-GAS 142.
VALVE 6
7-20-75 HEATING STEAM AND CONDENSATE RETURN 67 VALVE 7
7-20-75 SHUTDOWN CONDENSER SHELL SIDE VENT 2.
8 7-20-75 EMERGENCY AIRLOCK EQUALIZING VALVE 15 9
7-22-75 RESIN SLUISE LINE VALVE 2.86 10 7-22-75 HEATING STEAM AND CONDENSATE VALTE 124 11 7-22-75 SERVICE AIR 24 5 12 6-16-76 REACTOR VENT HEADER ISOLATION VALVE 2 37 13 6-16-76 SHUTDOWN CONDENSER VEN! 70 0FP-GAS 975 VALVE 14 8-16-76 EQUALIZING VALVE OUTER DOOR CON-4.13 TAINMENT PERSONNEL AIR LOCK 15 4-15-77 ELECTRICAL PENETRATION # 4 53 16 4-15-77 EQUALIZING VALVE OUTER D00R CON-360.2 TAINMENT-PERSONNEL AIR LOCK 17 4-15-77 CONTAINMENT BUILDING HEATING STEAM 860.
C:3CK VALVE 18 1-31-78 CONTAINMENT VENTILATION INLET DAMPER 1.07 19 2-14-78 CONTAINMENT VENTILATION OUTLET 401.4 DAMPER 20 2-14-78 CONDENSATE DEMINERALIZER TO RESER-19.2 VOIR VALVE 21 2-14-78 ELECTRICAL PENETRATION # 4 4.71 22 10-30-78 CONTAINMENT VENTILATION OUTLET 47 3 DAMPER 23 10-30-78 ELECTRICAL PENETRATION # 4 15 24 11-27-78 OUTER D00R 0? PERSONNEL AIR LOCK 1.037 25 12r 4-78 INNER DOOR OF PERSONNEL AIR LOCK 9.015 26 1-19-79 CONDENSATE DEMINERALIZER TO RESER-
.684 VOIR VALVE 27 1-19-79 DEMINERALIZER WATER ISOLATE VALVE 597 28 1-16-79 ELECTRICAL PENETRATION # 3 412 29 1-16-79 ELECTRICAL PENETRATION # 4 8,27 30 1-16-79 ELECTRICAL PENETRATION # 6
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REFERENCES 1.
Linder to Ziemann, 2/1/79, LAC-6104 2.
Ziemann to DPC, 11/29/78.
3 Liquifaction Analysis for La Crosse Nuclear Power Station.
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Reportable Occurences,
Gaston Fiorrhi to DPC, 9/4/75 5
LAC-4008, 6/16/76 6.
LAC-4131, 8/16/76 7
LAC h646, h/15/77.
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L AC-513 6, 1/31/78.
9 LAC-5165, 2/14/78.
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LAC -5524 -
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LAC-602$,
12/4/78.
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LAC -6072, 1/16/79.
13 LAC [-6079, 1/19/79.
14 Amendment 11 to Provisional License DPR-45 15 LAC-5479, 9/78, and LAC-6114, 2/79 16.
LAC -5261, 4/78.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY CO:G'.ISSION 4
In the Matter of
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Docket Nc. 509
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Motion to Suspend DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
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Provisicnal Operat'ng
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License No. DPR-4:.
(La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Service has on this day been effected by personal delivery or first class mail on the followin6 persons:
Director of Reactor Regulation Docketing & Service Section U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Office of the Secretary Commission U.s. Nuclear Regulatory Washington, D.C.
20535 Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Office of Inspection and Colleen Woodhead, Esquire Enforcement Office of Executive Legal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Director i
Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory j
Washington, D.C.
20555 Commission s
' 'as hingt o n, D.C.
20555 Charles Bechhoofer. Esq., Chrm.
O.S. Hiestand, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Morgan, Lewis & Sockius i
Board Panel 1800 M Street, N.V.
l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Washington, D.C.
20036 i
Commission Washington, D.C.
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7590-01 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA hUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Dairyland Power Cooperative
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(La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor)
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Docket No. 50-409
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REQUEST FOR ACTION UNDER 10 CFR 2.206 Notice is hereby given that by petition dated May 21, 1979, Anne K. Morse requested that an order be issued to suspend License No. DPR-45 issued for operation of the Dairyland Power Cooperative's La Crosse Soiling Water Reactor.
This petition is being treated as a request for action under 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commission's regulations, and accordingly, action will be taken on the petition within a reasonable time.
Copies of the petition are available for inspection in the Commission's Public Document Room at 1717 H Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
20555 and in the 1ocal public document room at La Crosse Public Library, 800 Main Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION A
Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this l@$ cl
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