ML19255A953
| ML19255A953 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 03/09/1982 |
| From: | Shewmon P Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 8203190057 | |
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SUBJECT:
REPORT ON THE BYRON STATION UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Dr. Palladino:
During its 263rd meeting,tiarch 4-6, 1982, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards reviewed the application of the Commonwealth Edison Company ( Applicant) for a license to operate Byron Station Units 1 and 2.
A tour of the facility was made by members of the Subcommittee on Febru-ary 25,1982, and a Subcommittee meeting was held in Rockford, Illinois on February 26, 1982 to consider this project. During its review, the Commit-tee had the benefit of discussions with representatives of the Applicant and the NRC Staf f.
The Committee also had the benefit of the documents listed. The Committee commented on the construction permit application for this Station in its report dated 14ay 13,1975.
The Byron Station is located in Ogle County, Illinois, about 17 miles southwest of Rockford.
Rockford is the nearest densely populated center and had a 1980 population of about 140,000 people.
The Byron Station uses two Westinghouse four-loop pressurized water re-actors, each having a rated power level of 3425 14Wt.
Each is housed in a steel-lined, reinforced concrete containment building with a design pres-sure of 50 psig.
Construction of Unit 1 is about 82% complete and Unit 2 is about 70% complete.
The Applicant now has seven operating reactors and has accumulated over 80 reactor years of operating experience.
We reviewed the Applicant's staffing, training, and technical support capabilities for the Byron Station and believe that these capabilities are satisfactory.
The NRC Staff has identified in its Safety Evaluation Report dated Feb-ruary 1982 certain Unresolved Safety Issues as being applicable to the Byron Station as well as a number of Outstanding Items, Confirmatory Issues, and License Conditions; these include some T!41 Action Plan re-quirements.
.We believe that these issues can be resolved in a manner satisfactory to the NRC Staff and recommend that this be done.
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Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino March 9, 1982 The Committee believes that, if due consideration is given to the recom-mendation above, and subject to satisfactory completion of construction and preoperational testing, there is reasonable assurance that the Byron Station Units 1 and 2 can be operated at power levels up to 3425 MWt without undue risk to the health and safety of the public.
Sincerely, k.
P. Shewmon Chairman References 1.
Commonwealth Edison Company, " Final Safety Analysis Report for the Byron /Braidwood Stations," including Amendments 1-36.
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commisson " Safety Evaluation Report Related to the Operation of Byron Station, Units 1 and 2," NUREG-0876, dated February 1982.
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Letter from League of Women Voters of Rockford, Illinois regarding the agenda of the ACRS Subcommittee meeting on. Byron on February 26, 1982 in Rockford, Illinois dated February 26, 1982.
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Letter from Elizabeth McKay to P. Shewmon regarding grouting of plant foundations with bentonite, dated February 26, 1982.
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