ML19253A981
| ML19253A981 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Calvert Cliffs  |
| Issue date: | 09/11/1979 |
| From: | Lundvall A BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909140285 | |
| Download: ML19253A981 (2) | |
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B ALTIMORE G AS A ND ELECTRIC COMPANY P.O. B O X 14 7 5 B ALTIMO R E. M A R YL AN D 21203 Anthun C. LunoVALL,Ja.
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s..s September 11, 1979 Division of Ocerating Reactors Docket Nos. 50-317 Office of Nuclear Reactor Feculation 50-318 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissicn Washinaton, D.C.
20555 Attention: Mr. Darrell G. Eisenhut, Acting Director Gentlemen:
This refers to your letter of June 26, 1979, in which you requested we review our policies and procedures regarding the testine of safety-related systems and the investigation of eauipment failures. Such a review has been performed; tne more salient points of this review are set forth below.
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Throughout the period surveillance testing has been in effect at this facility (approximately five years), numerous revisions have been made to upgrade testing techniques to minimize the possibility of challenges to safety features and reactor protective systens.
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Three mer.bers of the olant staff are assigned speci'fc responsibili-ties regarding surveillance bsts, which include the review and ungradinc of crocedures when ver it apoears testina techniques can be improved to avoid challenges to the systems of concern.
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The failure of a reactor cro:ective or safety features component to actuate during testing is invariably investigated and recorted as a Licensee Event P.ecort. Such investications are cerfomed by staff enaineers at the plant and assistance is rendered by the En'aineering Daoartment when reauired. These reports are reviewed by the Plant Ocerations and Safety Review Committee and by the Off-Site Safety Review Connittee. The same level of review and investication is cerfomed for procedural inadecuacies which cause the olant to be placed in a degraded mode of operation.
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Mr. Darrell G. Eisenhut Testing of Safety-P, elated Systems and Investination of Enuionent Failures 2
Cased on the forecoing review, we believe our present nolicies and crocedures provide adeouate assurance that our testino orocram is imple-mented in a ranner which rinimizes challences to the facility protective features and nrovides for a vicorous investication and review of iters which are found to be deficient. Additionally, as indicated by the continuous imorovements we have made in our test procedures, we do not believe that a " sense of comolacency" towards surveillance testinn has ever existed; to the contrary, we believe our ranagerent rolicies have provided for a controlled and conscientious aoproach to testing which has contributed sienificantly to the safe, efficient ooeratien of the facility.
We trust the above infomaticn satisfies the request set forth by your letter.
Very truly yours,
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