ML19249E155
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| Site: | Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 08/22/1979 |
| From: | Sohinki S NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
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MIC PUBLIC DOCIDfENT BOOM August 22, M79 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
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j j.e, g NRC STAFF'S RESPONSE TO AMENDMENTS TO NEW CONTENTIONS I & II FILED BY F. H. POTTHOFF, III On May 25, 1979, Mr. Potthoff filed, inter alia, contantions dealing with tornado missiles and possible disabling of the ECCS at Allens Creek. The Staff responded to these contentions in a pleading dated June 11, 1979, urging tnat both contentions be denied. Mr. Potthoff has ncw filed a document entitled " Amendments to New Contentions I & II," which is undated but docketed by the Corrmission on August 2,1979. For the reasons discussed below, the Staff continues to believe that both contentions should be rejected by this Board.
CONTENTION I Mr. Potthoff alleges that the Applicant does not meet the Reg Guide 1.76 design basis tornado criteria of 290 mph translational speed and 70 mph rotational speed.
He states that the Applicant's PSAR indicates that the facility will be designed to cope with a tornado having translational and rotational speeds of 300 mph and 60 mph, respectively. However, Mr. Potthoff has obviously not reviewed 1029 196 7 9o9280 C29 g
. Amendments 30 (Appendis C) and Amendment 48 (p. 3.3-3). of the PSAR, which indicate that tMe facility will be designed to the Reg Guide 1.76 criteria.
There is, therefore, no litigable issue presented by this portion of the contention.
Mr. Potthff goes on to allege that a. tornado may destroy all electrical transfonners and affect safety-related equipment. However, he has provided no basis for believing that such an event is a reasonable possit'.lity.
- Indeed, the Staff requires (Reg Guide 1.117, " Tornado Design Classificaticn't that all Class lE electrical systems (including the auxiliary systems for onsite emergency power supplies that provide emergency power for essential safety systems) be designed to withstand the effects of the design basis tornado established under Reg Guide 1.76, supra. The building housina the emergency diesel generators is a Category 1 structure (SER, Section 8.3.1) all of which are designed to cope with missiles generated by the design bapis tornado.S Therefore, it is clear that generators'which supply emergency power to essential safety systems are designed to withstand the most damaging of missiles generated by the design basis tornado. Since that is the case, Mr. Potthoff's suggestion that missiles might be created when pieces of unprotected transformers are S See "NRC Staff's Response to New Contentions Submitted By F. H. Potthoff, III,"
p.1 and discussion in Allens Creek SER and Supplements 1 and 2 to that document (Section 3.5.4).
Also, see Supplement 2 to the SER, Section 3.5.2.
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-3, themselves hurled at the plant does not aid him at all, since he provides no basis to believe that essential safety systems of the plant are not adequately protected againct such an event. As a result, there is absolutely no basis for Mr. Potthoff's suggestion that the plant must be placed underground in order to be protected from missiles generated by the design basis tornado.
CONTENTION II Mr. Potthoff alleges that "unless ACNGS is buried as suggested in Contention I, it should have a backup system for the ECCS operated by air pressure, hydraulic means, or mechanically."
It is utterly impossible to discern the reason why Mr. Potthoff would impose additional requirements relating to the ECCS at Allens Creek; this contention is devoid of the statement of basis required by 10 CFR 62.714.
In addition, as the Staff indicated in its response to this contention in Mr. Potthoff's May 25, 1979 pleading, 10 CFR 550.46 and Appendix K to Part 50 govern the reliability criteria for the ECCS. To suggest that anything further is required constitutes a challenge to the regulations which may not be entertained by this Board absent a showirg (not made here) of special circumstances pursuant to 10 CFR 52.758.
CONCLUSION For the reasons stated above, the Staff continues to believe that neither Contention I nor Contention II meets the requirements of 10 CFR 52.714 and that they should be rejected as issues in controversy.
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Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, Stephen M. Schinki this 22nd day of August,1979.
Counsel for NRC Staff lgg
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0!S11SSION l'
BEFORE THE ATCMIC SAFETY AND LICENSitG BOARD
' In the Matte of" HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "NRC STAFF'S RESPONSE TO APENCf'ENTS TO NEW CONTENTIONS I & II FILED BY F. H. F0TTHOFF, III" in the above-captioned proceedirg have been served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class, or, as indicated oy an asterisk by deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Comission internal mail system, this 22nd day of August,1979:
Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq., Chairman
- Jack Newman, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Lowenstein, Reis, Newman & Axelrad' Board Panel 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
U.S. Nuclear Reculatory Conmission Washington, D. C.
20037 Washington, D. C.
20555 Richard Lowerre, Esq.
Dr. E. Leonard Cheatum-Asst. Attorney General for the Route 3, Box 350A State of Texas Watkinsville, Georgia 30677 P. O. Box 12548 Capitcl Station Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger
- Austin, Texas 78711 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Hon. Jerry Sliva, Mayor U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission City of Wallis, Texas 77485 Washington, D. C.
20555 Hon. Jchn R. flikeska R. Gordon Gooch, Esq.
Austin County Judge Baker & Botts P. O. Bcx 310 1701 Pennsyllania Avenue, N.W.
Bellville, Texas 77418 Washington, D. C.
20006 Atomic Safety and Licensing J. Grecory Copeland, Esq.
Appeal Board
- Baker & Botts U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission One Shell Plaza Washington, D. C.
20555 Houston, Texas 77002 k
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- 8739 Link Terrace U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissior.
Houston, Texas 77025 Washington, DC 20555 Docketing and Scryice Section
- Texas Public Interest Office of the Secretary Research Group, Inc.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission c/o James Scott, Jr., Esq.
Washington, DC 20$55 8302 Albacore Houston, Texas 77074 Mr. John F. Doherty 4438 1/2 Leeland Avenue Brenda A. McCorkle Houston, Texas 77023 6140 Darnell Houston, Texas 77074 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Framson 4822 Waynesboro Drive Mr. Wayne Rentfro Houston, Texas 77035 P.O. Box 1335 Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Mr. F. H. Potthoff, III 1814 Pine Village Rosemary N. Lemmer Houston, Texas 77080 11423 Oak Spring Houston, TX 77043 D. Marrack 420 Mulberry Lane Laura Lewis Bellaire, Texas 77401 1203 Bartlett #4 Houston, TX Mr. Jean-Claude De Bremaecker 2128 Addison Houston, Texas 77030 Mrs. Karen L. Stade P.O. Box 395 Gregory J. Kainer Guy, Texas 77444 11118 Wickwood Houston, TX 77024 Jon D. Pittman, Sr.
Gayle De Gregori 2311 Bamore 2327 Goldsmith Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Houston, Texas 77030 Ms. Ann Wharton Mrs. W. S. Cleaves 1424 Kipling 8141 Joplin Street Houston, Texas 77006 Houston, Texas 77017 Ms. Kathy Mohnke Barbara Karkaki 1411 Lamonte-1917 Wentworth Houston, Texas 77018 Houston, TX 77004 1029 200
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Mr. James H. Robinson Dick Day 1228 Bomar 3603 Drummond Houston, Teths 77024 Houston, Texas 77025 Ms. Bonny Wallace Niami Hanson 614 Meadowlawn 6441 1/2 Mercer LaPorte, Texas 77571 Houston, Texas 77005 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Palmiter Mr. Robert C. Xuehm P.O. Box 183 1155 Curtin 302 South Missouri Street Houston, Texas 77018 Orchard, Texas 77464 Ms. Dana Erichson Dr. Marlene R. Warner 327 Hedwig 6026 Beaudry Houston, Texas 77024 Houston, Texas 77035 Ms. Nancy L. Durham Mr. Eugene E. Mueller Box 328 15602 Corsair Road Simonton, Texas 77476 Houston, Texas 77053 T. E. Elder Mr. William J. Schuessler 2205 Hazard 5810 Darnell Houston, TX 77019 Houston, Texas 77074 Helen Foley D. B. Waller, Jr.
3923 Law #16 1708 Kipling Houston, TX 77005 Houston, TX Marjorie A. Gurasich Jeffery R. West Route 1, Box a10 10903 Sageberry Wallis, TX 77485 Houston, TX 77039 Mrs. R. P. Erichson Janice Blue 327 Hedwig Road 1708 Rosewood Houston, TX 77024 Houston, TX 77004 Abraham Davidson Gabrielle Cosgriff 704 Hyde Park 5203 Crystal Say Houston, TX 77006 Houston, TX 77043 Susan G. McGuire Charles Andrew Perez 8837 Larston 1014 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77055 Houston, TX 77019 FMrgaret Bishop Leotis Johnston 11418 Oak Spring 1407 Scenic Ridge Houston, TX 77043 Houston, TX 77043 1029 2:01
4-Robin Grif fith Barbara Blatt 1034 Sally Ann 4314 1/2 Bell Street Rosenberg, TX 77471 Houston, TX 77023 Ron Waters Laura Brode 3620 Washington Avenue 5422 Olana Drive No. 362 Houston, TX 77032 Houston, TX 77007 Stephanie M. Brown Glen Van Slyke 3510 E. Broadway !612 1739 Marshall Pearland, TX 77518 Houston, TX 77098 James Chilcoat J. Morgan Bishop 4319 Bell Street 11418 Gak Spring Houston, TX 77023 Houston, TX 77043 Barbara J. Ginn Mrs. Connie Wilson 4309 Bell 11427 Dak Spring Houston, TX 77023 Houston, TX 77043 Dorothy J. Ryan Patricia L. Streilein 4309 Bell Route 2, Box 398-C Houston, TX 77023 Richmon, TX 77469 Rachel Weinreb-Kuehm Carolina Conn 1155 Curtin 1414 Scenic Ridge Houston, TX 77018 Houston, TX 77043 John and Jeanette Beverage 13031 Harwin Houston, TX 77072
-Mary L. Fuller Stephen A. Doggett, Esq.
614 Bienville Lane Pollan, Nicholson & Doggett Houston, TX 77015 P.O. Box 592 Rosenberg, TX 77471 Frances Pavlovic 111 Datonia J. Michael Ancarrow Bellaire, TX 77401 4310 Bell Houston, TX 77023 W. Matthew Perrenod 4070 Merrick Virginia Lacy Perrenad Houston, TX 77025 2704 Beatty #112 Houston, TX 77023 Bryan L. Baker -
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Box 409 Wagon Road Richmond, TX 77469 RFD #1 Wallis, TX 77045 Ms. Gertrude Barnstone 1401 Harold Mr. Robert R. Edgar Houston, Texas 77006 Rt. 2 Box 31-HS Richmond, Texas 77469 Ms. Kathryn Ottie Rt. 2 Box 62L Richmond, Texas 77469 YA
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