ML19250A630

Notice & Opportunity for Participation in Hearing Re Restart of TMI-1

ML19250A630
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Site:	Crane
Issue date:	08/24/1979
From:	Mcnulty A NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA D

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In NOTICE AND GPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN HEARING FOR RESTART CF THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT NO. 1 On August 9,1979 the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission issued an order in the matter of Metropolitan Edison Company (Three Mile Island Nuclear Station,UnitNo.1[(TMI-1)CocketNo._50-289,inyitingpublic_participati_on in a hearing on the restcrt of TMI-1.

Notice was alto published in the Federal Register on August 15, 1979.

The Cornission directed that the following subjects should be considered at the hearing:

(1)

Whether the "short term actions" recommended by the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (set forth below) are necessary and sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that the TMI-l facility can be operated without endangering the health and safety of the public, and should be required before resumption of operation should be permitted.

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Whether the "long term actions" recommended by the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (set forth below) are necessary and sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that the facility can be operated for the long term without endangering the health and safety of the public, and should be required of the licensee as soon as practicable.

Por: :em actions which will ce recuired of the licensee are as folicws:

7e icensee snali take :ne following actions witn res ect to T'11-1.

(a'.':crace the I'meliness and reliability of the Energency ~eecwater (EFW) :ys r

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Changes in design will be submitted to the NRC staff for review.

(b) Cevelop and implement operating procedures for initiating and controlling EFW independent of Integrated Control System (ICS) control.

(c) :nstall a hard-wired control grade reactor trip on loss of main feedwater and/or turbine trip.

(d) C:mplete analyses for potential small breaks and develop and implement cperating instructions to define operator action.

(e) Augment the retraining of all Reactor Operators and Senior Reactor Operators assigned to the control roem including training in the areas of natural circulation and small break loss of coolant accidents ir:1uding revised precedures and the-TMI-2 accident.

All' operators will also receive training at the S&W simulator on the TMI-2 accident and the licensee will conduct a 500 ercent reexamination of all operators in these areas.

NRC will aCminister complete examinations to all licensed personnel in accordance witn 10 CFR 55.20-23..

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The licensee shall provide for NRC review and approval of all applicable actior 5:ecified in IE Bulletins79-05A, 79-053, and 79-05C.

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The licensee shall improve his emergency preparedness in accordance with the 0l i c.ving :

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(c) Assess the relationship of State / Local plans to the licensee plans so as to assure the cacability to take energency acticns.

(e) Conduct a test exercise of its emergency plan.

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The licensee shall demonstrate that the decontamination and/or restoration operations at TMI-2 will not affect safe operations at TMI-1.

The licensee shall provide separation and/c isolation of TMI 1/2 radioactive liquid transfer lines, fuel handling areas, ventilation systems, and sampling lines.

Effluent monitoring instruments shall have the capability of discriminating between effluents resulting from Unit 1 or Unit 2 operations.

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The licensee shall demonstrate that the waste management capability, including storage and processing, for solid, liquid, and gaseous wastes is adequate to tssure safe oceration o# iMI-1, and that TMI-l waste handlir,; ca ability is not relied on by operations at TM:-2.

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The licensee shall demonstrate his managerial capauility and resources to c erate Uni: I wnile naintaining Unit 2 in a safe configuration cad carrying out plannec tec:n aminatien and/or restoration activities.

Issues to tie addressed include :ne acecuacy of groups :roviding safe y review anc operational advice, ne nana;eme and technical ca: ability and training of coerations staff, the ice acy :f :ne ::erational Cuali y Assurance Orc;rar and the iacility crecedures.

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give centinued attention to transient analysis and precedures f r manacecent of small breaks by a formal pregram set up to assure timely action of these matters; 3.

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' e last day for petitions for intervention was set by the original Ccmnissicn Order as Sectember 4,1979, but was subsecuently extended by -he Secretary of the Ccmmission to September 14, 1979.

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As recuired by 10 CFR 2.714, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth with. particularity the interest of the_ petitioner in the ;receeding, and how that interest may be affected by the results of. the preceeding.

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Any cuestions or recuests for actitional informa:irn regarding the content c' ris ';ctice should be addressed to the Chief Hecring Counsel, Office of the Executive Lecal Director, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 20555-tiontirely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, arended petitions or supplemental petitions will not be entertained absent a determination that the petitioner nas made a substantial shov '-

of good cause for tne grantir.g of a late petition. That determination will be based on a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.714(a)(i)-(v) and 2.714(d).

Copies of the following documents are available for inspecticn at the Commission's Public Document Room at 1717 H 5;reet, N. W., Washington, D. C. and are being piaced in the Commission's local public document roor at the State Library of Pennsylvania, Government Publications Section, Education Building, Cormionwealth and Walnut Streets, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126.

D August 1, 1979 Commission Order August 9,1979 Comm.ission Order April 16 Ltr. Herbein to Denton (prior notice will be given before restart)

June 28 Ltr. Herbein to Denton (modifications to be completed before TMI-l restart)

June 28 NRC Staff Meeting Summary on TMI-l restart NUREG-0578 I&E Eulletins79-05A 79-05E 79-05C 1202 283

PUELICATIO!; GUIDELI';ES' Enclosed is materia; to be oublished as follows:

Fuolicaticn-Material

Reference:

Three Mile Islanc fiuclear Station, Unit 1 Date to be Fun:

On or about August 27, 1979 Size of Layou:-

Two columns wide and as deep as necessary Type of Coverage:

Display Ad Billing Instructions:

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note this on the statement and we can consice it an invoice for payment.

Other Instructions:

Please submit 3 copies of the tear sheet showing the advertisement as it appeared in your publication, with the publication date and Purchase Order No. noted, to:

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