ML19248D024
| ML19248D024 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 07/06/1979 |
| From: | Ross D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Deluljak J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| FOIA-79-98 NUDOCS 7907300488 | |
| Download: ML19248D024 (2) | |
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.5s. Jean Coluljak 381 East 272 Euclid, Jhio Cear :4s. Celulf ak:
Your letter of Jure 13, 1973, to Chairman Hendrie, ha: been r2farred to ma for re:ly. Y:cr letter reaussts tha: Cavis-3e:s2 Nu:Issr P:'.er 5: :i:n,
'Jnit :ic.1 (;S-1) not be allow;d to resume c;cration until y u and Other ee :ers of th2 enersi pu:lic ::n ba :ssured, by Tcans of a Ovalic hairin,
that Toledo Edisan ::::cny a,c Cleveland Electri: Illtminatin; 0 =;;ny (the licensees) can :; era e the facility safaiy.
As you are undesbtadly aware, the nuclear rc :ter of 23-1 was desi ned b; the Oabcoci s Wil:0x C:m:any (536), wnien is the saac besi: design as tne rea :ar of Three dile Island, Unit no. 2 (TMI-2). Sc:ausa of tais similarity (althougn there are 20. e significant difference: in :ce detailed desi;n: of these unit:), tae experience a: IC-2 has raised cartain aestion: 2r:n; cur tecnnical ::af' : :: the cape:ility :f S0W desi ned units to 2:e:ua al.,
respond to cartain transiant plant ::ndi icn:. /
a rc:uit of -haze :n: rn:,
the C:==issi:n 1:suad an Creer on "ay 15,1979 to the licensees, circ:tir; them to take cartain atticos with res;e: to C3-1 Enclosur2 1 is a ::y Of the.tay 15 Order. P5ragrapr. (1) of Sectico IV of the Orcer direc:2: the licensees c tase certain innediate actions to increase tne :3 adility and reliasii tty of CS-1 :: res::nc :o varica: transient : vents. The Creer als:
directed tae licensees to maintain C3-1 in a shu::own ::n:ition until tnese i=:ediata acti:ns sere :stis factorily :::pleted anc :en firne by the Oira:::r, Office of nuclest Reactor Regulation.
The staff of tha ::uclear Regula'.ory C mmission (!!RC) ha: :::cleted its revia..
of the actions taxen oy tne licensees to :::aly with para:ra:n (1) of S::: inn IV of the :'.ay 15 Orcer and has found -her, to be ace ptable. To document sn; support its review of the licenseas' c:epliancs nith tlte Order, tne :taf# ba:
1ssued a Safety Evaluation da:20 July 5, 1 73. A Oc;y of -h t: Sa fety Evalua-tien is inclucad :s la:lcsura 2 to this le: ar.
The 01 rector, Office of.1uclear teactor Ecgula:i:n ::ndue:ed 2 C:::1:sfon briefing on July 5,1373, and informed :ce Cannission :n3-he was satisfie: :.i th tha licensae:' :::;lianca with the Or:er and tha: ne aculd au ncri:e 23-1 to resu :
power c: era:icas shortly.
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wean alui,,a.a I.1 addition to the immediata action:
required '/ the Ordar, th: licensec:
s have also beer. direc:ud to carry cut prceptly, car:ain addi-ional long-::r,1 dificaticas to 05-1, :: fur:n2r cntance t:ic c: abili / cnd reliability
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of tr.e facility to rc: pond to various transiant events. The li:entecs subait to the.6C :taff, within 30 days, their scnedule for cer.pletion af these long-tern acdificatica:. Tha:e modifica:1:ns will also be reviewed by the
.T.C staff for their ;cc2ptability.
'Jith respect to ycur ccacern about a public hearing, hearings en Crders of this type are no: :chedulad unless the licensae or a menbar of the :ublic, nhosa interts: Tay be affect:d ey the Order, request; a haaring. State Senat:r Tih
.ic00rra:% has filed :utn a recue:: si:5 the Centi:sion by lettars da:cd May 3 and June 7, 1:es.
nac C:::issi:n nl: direct c :na Castr an f the At: ic 11faty :nc Lic3nsing Scar: panel to s21ect a board to c: On Carst:r.icC;rmsc::'s peti:icn and c conucc: any nearing: a: a resul: Of ni: peti:icn.
I us: point out, he'.ever, th:: -he filing of thi petition Jces not, of it el f, st;/ 0:er3-tion of :ne plan. Enclosure (3) is a copy of the Cc :i:sicn Cedar.
If I c:n te cf furth3r :::ist:nce, ;lcase centact me.
Sincerely.
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