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Category:CORRESPONDENCE-LETTERS
MONTHYEARML20217J3341999-10-19019 October 1999 Forwards Request for Addl Info Re Sale of Portion of Land Part of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Site Including Portion of Exclusion Area ML20217E0181999-10-0606 October 1999 Provides Nj Dept of Environ Protection Comments on Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station TS Change Request 267 Re Clarifications to Several TS Sections ML20216J7591999-09-30030 September 1999 Informs NRC That Remediation Efforts for Software Sys Etude & Rem/Aacs/Cico Have Been Completed According to Schedule & Now Y2K Ready 05000219/LER-1998-011, Forwards LER 98-011-02, Three Small Bore Pipe Lines Did Not Meet Design Bases for Siesmic & Thermal Allowables. Engineering Std Will Not Be Completed Until End of 4th Quarter of 1999 Due to Scheduling Conflicts1999-09-30030 September 1999 Forwards LER 98-011-02, Three Small Bore Pipe Lines Did Not Meet Design Bases for Siesmic & Thermal Allowables. Engineering Std Will Not Be Completed Until End of 4th Quarter of 1999 Due to Scheduling Conflicts ML20212J6721999-09-30030 September 1999 Informs of Completion of mid-cycle PPR of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station on 990913.No Areas Identified in Which Licensee Performance Warranted Addl Insp Beyond Core Insp Program.Historical Listing of Plant Issues Encl ML20216K1421999-09-29029 September 1999 Provides NRC with Name of Single Point of Contact for Purpose of Accessing Y2K Early Warning Sys,As Requested by NRC Info Notice 99-025 ML20217D1661999-09-27027 September 1999 Forwards Proprietary Completed NRC Forms 396 & 398,in Support of License Renewal Applications for Listed Individuals,Per 10CFR55.57.Encl Withheld ML20217B2531999-09-24024 September 1999 Informs That on 980903,Region I Field Ofc of NRC Ofc of Investigations Initiated Investigation to Determine Whether Crane Operator Qualification/Training Records Had Been Falsified at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station ML20212E1971999-09-16016 September 1999 Forwards Rev 11 of Gpu Nuclear Operational QAP, Reflecting Organizational Change in Which Functions & Responsibilities of Nuclear Safety & Technical Support Div Were Assigned to Other Divisions ML20212A7921999-09-13013 September 1999 Forwards Second RAI Re GL 95-07, Pressure Locking & Thermal Binding of Safety-Related Power-Operated Gate Valves, Issued on 950817 to Plant ML20212B5571999-09-10010 September 1999 Forwards Rev 11 to Oyster Creek Emergency Dose Calculation Manual, IAW 10CFR50,App E,Section V ML20211N2941999-09-0303 September 1999 Responds to NRC 990802 Telcon Request for Environ Impact Assessment of TS Change Request 251 Concerning Movement of Loads Up to 45 Tons with RB Crane During Power Operations ML20211J9831999-09-0202 September 1999 Discusses 990804 Telcon Re Sale of Portion of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Land.Requests Info Re Location of All Areas within Property to Be Released Where Licensed Radioactive Matl Present & Disposition of Radioactive Matl ML20211J6771999-08-30030 August 1999 Submits Response to NRC 990802 Telcon Request for Gpu to Provide Environ Impact Assessment for Tscr 251 ML20211K2391999-08-23023 August 1999 Forwards fitness-for-duty Performance Data Repts for TMI, Oyster Creek & Corporate Headquarters Located in Parsippany, Nj ML20211C0161999-08-19019 August 1999 Advises That Info Submitted by Ltr,Dtd 990618, Licensing Rept for Storage Capacity Expansion of Oyster Creek Spent Fuel Pool, Holtec Rept HI-981983,rev 4,will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790 ML20211B9011999-08-18018 August 1999 Forwards Rev 0 to EPIP 1820-IMP-1720.01, Emergency Public Info Implementing Procedure ML20210U4341999-08-17017 August 1999 Responds to to Chairman Dicus of NRC on Behalf of Fm Massari Concern About Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Not Yet Being Fully Y2K Compliant ML20210Q7331999-08-12012 August 1999 Responds to Re TS Change Request (TSCR)264 from Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.Questions Re Proposed Sale of Property within Site Boundary & Exclusion Area ML20210L6311999-08-0606 August 1999 Discusses Licensee Response to GL 92-01,Rev1,Suppl 1, Rv Structural Integrity, for Plant.Staff Has Revised Info in Rv Integrity Database & Releasing as Rvid Version 2 ML20210D2801999-07-22022 July 1999 Submits Response to Administrative Ltr 99-02 Operating Reactor Licensing Action Estimates. Estimate of Licensing Actions Projected for Fy 2000 Encl.No Projection Provided for Fy 2001 ML20209H5001999-07-14014 July 1999 Forwards Revised TS Pages 3.1-15 & 3.1-17 Which Include Ref to Note (Aa) & Approved Wording of Note H of Table 3.1.1, Respectively ML20210U4411999-07-12012 July 1999 Forwards Article from Asbury Park Press of 990708 Faxed to Legislative Officer by Mutual Constitute Fm Massari Indicating That Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating State Not Fully Y2K Compliant ML20209G1451999-07-0909 July 1999 Forwards Rev 1 to 2000-PLN-1300.01, Oyster Creek Generating Station Emergency Plan. Attachment 1 Contains Brief Summary of Changes,Which Became Effective on 990702 ML20209E0821999-07-0707 July 1999 Forwards TS Change Request 269 for License DPR-16,changing Component Surveillance Frequencies to Indicate Frequency of Once Per Three Months ML20209B7501999-07-0101 July 1999 Responds to NRC Request for Info Re Y2K Readiness at Nuclear Power Plants.Generic Ltr 98-01 Requested Response on Status of Facility Y2K Readiness by 990701.Licensee Y2K Readiness Disclosure for Ocngs,Encl ML20196G1361999-06-23023 June 1999 Provides Status of Corrective Actions Proposed in in Response to Insp Rept 50-219/98-80 & Revised Schedule for Completion of Actions Which Are Not Yet Complete ML20196E6421999-06-22022 June 1999 Forwards Revised Pages of TS Change Request 261,dtd 990618. Replacement Requested Due to Several Dates Being Omitted on Certain Pages ML20195G6541999-06-0707 June 1999 Discusses 981204 Initiation to Investigate Whether Contract Valve Technician,Was Discriminated Against for Raising Concern Re Use of Untrained/Unqualified Workers Performing Valve Repairs.Technician Was Not Discriminated Against ML20195G6631999-06-0707 June 1999 Discusses 981204 Intiation to Investigate Whether Contract Valve Technician Was Discriminated Against for Raising Concern Re Use of Untrained/Unqualified Workers Performing Valve Repairs.Technician Was Not Discriminated Against ML20209B0561999-06-0404 June 1999 Informs That NRR Has Reorganized,Effective 990328.Forwards Organizational Chart ML20195D0551999-06-0303 June 1999 Forwards TS Change Request 226 to License DPR-16,permitting Operation with Three Recirculation Loops.Certificate of Svc & Tss,Encl ML20195C5511999-05-25025 May 1999 Forwards Book of Controlled Drawings Currently Ref But Not Contained in Plant Ufsar.Drawings Were Current at Time of Submittal ML20206N7711999-05-11011 May 1999 Forwards Rev 0 to Oyster Creek Emergency Plan, IAW 10CFR50.47(b) & 10CFR50.54(q).Changes Became Effective on 990413 ML20206H9441999-04-28028 April 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License DPR-16,requesting Approval to Handle Loads Up to & Including 45 Tons Using Reactor Bldg Crane During Power Operations,Per NRC Bulletin 96-002 ML20206B6991999-04-26026 April 1999 Forwards Copy of Rev 11 to UFSAR & Rev 10 to Oyster Creek Fire Hazards Analysis Rept. Without Fire Hazard Analysis ML20206D3801999-04-26026 April 1999 Forwards Rev 11 to UFSAR, & Rev 10 to Fire Hazards Analysis Rept, for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Per 10CFR50.712(e) ML20206A9931999-04-22022 April 1999 Forwards Number of Personnel & Person Rems by Work & Job Function Rept for Period Jan-Dec 1998. Included in Rept Is Listing of Number of Station,Util & Contractor Personnel as Well as Diskette Reporting 1998 Occupational Radiation ML20206C8261999-04-22022 April 1999 Submits Financial Info IAW Requirements of 10CFR50.71(b) & 10CFR140.21 ML20205P8411999-04-15015 April 1999 Forwards TS Change Request 267 to License DPR-16,modifying Items in Sections 2 & 3 of Ts,Expanding Two Definitions in Section 1 & Modifying Bases Statements in Sections 2,3 & 4. Certificate of Svc Encl ML20205P5381999-04-14014 April 1999 Ack Receipt of Re Request for Exception to App J. Intended Correction Would Need to Be Submitted as Change to TS as Exceptions to RG 1.163 Must Be Listed in Ts,Per 10CFR50,App J ML20205P9401999-04-12012 April 1999 Informs NRC That Gpu Nuclear Is Modifying Oyster Creek FSAR to Reflect Temp Gradient of 60 F & to Correct Historical Record ML20205P0651999-04-0909 April 1999 Discusses 990225 PPR & Forwards Plant Issues Matrix & Insp Plan.Results of PPR Used by NRC Mgt to Facilitate Planning & Allocation of Insp Resources 05000219/LER-1998-015, Forwards LER 98-015-01,as Original Submittal on 981028 Inadvertently Indicated That Suppl Would Be Submitted.Suppl Should Not Have Been Required as Only Change Is on Cover Page1999-04-0505 April 1999 Forwards LER 98-015-01,as Original Submittal on 981028 Inadvertently Indicated That Suppl Would Be Submitted.Suppl Should Not Have Been Required as Only Change Is on Cover Page ML20205J3281999-04-0101 April 1999 Discusses Arrangements Made on 990323 for NRC to Inspect Licensed Operator Requalification Program at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station During Week of 990524 ML20205H1081999-03-31031 March 1999 Forwards Current Funding Status for Decommissioning Funds Established for OCNPP,TMI-1,TMI-2 & SNEC ML20205F0611999-03-25025 March 1999 Submits Info on Sources & Levels of Property Insurance Coverage Maintained & Currently in Effect for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station,Iaw 10CFR50.54(w)(3) ML20205E1171999-03-24024 March 1999 Forwards Rev 39 to Oyster Creek Security Plan & Summary of Changes,Iaw 10CFR50.54(p).Rev Withheld ML20207F0331999-03-0404 March 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-219/98-12 During Periods 981214-18, 990106-07 & 20-22.Areas Examined During Insp Included Implementation of GL 89-10 & GL 96-05.No Violations Noted ML20207K2471999-02-25025 February 1999 Forwards Fitness for Duty Performance Data Repts for TMI, Oyster Creek & Corporate Headquarters Located in Parsippany, Ny 1999-09-30
[Table view] Category:INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE
MONTHYEARML20217E0181999-10-0606 October 1999 Provides Nj Dept of Environ Protection Comments on Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station TS Change Request 267 Re Clarifications to Several TS Sections 05000219/LER-1998-011, Forwards LER 98-011-02, Three Small Bore Pipe Lines Did Not Meet Design Bases for Siesmic & Thermal Allowables. Engineering Std Will Not Be Completed Until End of 4th Quarter of 1999 Due to Scheduling Conflicts1999-09-30030 September 1999 Forwards LER 98-011-02, Three Small Bore Pipe Lines Did Not Meet Design Bases for Siesmic & Thermal Allowables. Engineering Std Will Not Be Completed Until End of 4th Quarter of 1999 Due to Scheduling Conflicts ML20216J7591999-09-30030 September 1999 Informs NRC That Remediation Efforts for Software Sys Etude & Rem/Aacs/Cico Have Been Completed According to Schedule & Now Y2K Ready ML20216K1421999-09-29029 September 1999 Provides NRC with Name of Single Point of Contact for Purpose of Accessing Y2K Early Warning Sys,As Requested by NRC Info Notice 99-025 ML20217D1661999-09-27027 September 1999 Forwards Proprietary Completed NRC Forms 396 & 398,in Support of License Renewal Applications for Listed Individuals,Per 10CFR55.57.Encl Withheld ML20212E1971999-09-16016 September 1999 Forwards Rev 11 of Gpu Nuclear Operational QAP, Reflecting Organizational Change in Which Functions & Responsibilities of Nuclear Safety & Technical Support Div Were Assigned to Other Divisions ML20212B5571999-09-10010 September 1999 Forwards Rev 11 to Oyster Creek Emergency Dose Calculation Manual, IAW 10CFR50,App E,Section V ML20211N2941999-09-0303 September 1999 Responds to NRC 990802 Telcon Request for Environ Impact Assessment of TS Change Request 251 Concerning Movement of Loads Up to 45 Tons with RB Crane During Power Operations ML20211J6771999-08-30030 August 1999 Submits Response to NRC 990802 Telcon Request for Gpu to Provide Environ Impact Assessment for Tscr 251 ML20211K2391999-08-23023 August 1999 Forwards fitness-for-duty Performance Data Repts for TMI, Oyster Creek & Corporate Headquarters Located in Parsippany, Nj ML20211B9011999-08-18018 August 1999 Forwards Rev 0 to EPIP 1820-IMP-1720.01, Emergency Public Info Implementing Procedure ML20210D2801999-07-22022 July 1999 Submits Response to Administrative Ltr 99-02 Operating Reactor Licensing Action Estimates. Estimate of Licensing Actions Projected for Fy 2000 Encl.No Projection Provided for Fy 2001 ML20209H5001999-07-14014 July 1999 Forwards Revised TS Pages 3.1-15 & 3.1-17 Which Include Ref to Note (Aa) & Approved Wording of Note H of Table 3.1.1, Respectively ML20210U4411999-07-12012 July 1999 Forwards Article from Asbury Park Press of 990708 Faxed to Legislative Officer by Mutual Constitute Fm Massari Indicating That Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating State Not Fully Y2K Compliant ML20209G1451999-07-0909 July 1999 Forwards Rev 1 to 2000-PLN-1300.01, Oyster Creek Generating Station Emergency Plan. Attachment 1 Contains Brief Summary of Changes,Which Became Effective on 990702 ML20209E0821999-07-0707 July 1999 Forwards TS Change Request 269 for License DPR-16,changing Component Surveillance Frequencies to Indicate Frequency of Once Per Three Months ML20209B7501999-07-0101 July 1999 Responds to NRC Request for Info Re Y2K Readiness at Nuclear Power Plants.Generic Ltr 98-01 Requested Response on Status of Facility Y2K Readiness by 990701.Licensee Y2K Readiness Disclosure for Ocngs,Encl ML20196G1361999-06-23023 June 1999 Provides Status of Corrective Actions Proposed in in Response to Insp Rept 50-219/98-80 & Revised Schedule for Completion of Actions Which Are Not Yet Complete ML20196E6421999-06-22022 June 1999 Forwards Revised Pages of TS Change Request 261,dtd 990618. Replacement Requested Due to Several Dates Being Omitted on Certain Pages ML20195D0551999-06-0303 June 1999 Forwards TS Change Request 226 to License DPR-16,permitting Operation with Three Recirculation Loops.Certificate of Svc & Tss,Encl ML20195C5511999-05-25025 May 1999 Forwards Book of Controlled Drawings Currently Ref But Not Contained in Plant Ufsar.Drawings Were Current at Time of Submittal ML20206N7711999-05-11011 May 1999 Forwards Rev 0 to Oyster Creek Emergency Plan, IAW 10CFR50.47(b) & 10CFR50.54(q).Changes Became Effective on 990413 ML20206H9441999-04-28028 April 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License DPR-16,requesting Approval to Handle Loads Up to & Including 45 Tons Using Reactor Bldg Crane During Power Operations,Per NRC Bulletin 96-002 ML20206D3801999-04-26026 April 1999 Forwards Rev 11 to UFSAR, & Rev 10 to Fire Hazards Analysis Rept, for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Per 10CFR50.712(e) ML20206B6991999-04-26026 April 1999 Forwards Copy of Rev 11 to UFSAR & Rev 10 to Oyster Creek Fire Hazards Analysis Rept. Without Fire Hazard Analysis ML20206C8261999-04-22022 April 1999 Submits Financial Info IAW Requirements of 10CFR50.71(b) & 10CFR140.21 ML20206A9931999-04-22022 April 1999 Forwards Number of Personnel & Person Rems by Work & Job Function Rept for Period Jan-Dec 1998. Included in Rept Is Listing of Number of Station,Util & Contractor Personnel as Well as Diskette Reporting 1998 Occupational Radiation ML20205P8411999-04-15015 April 1999 Forwards TS Change Request 267 to License DPR-16,modifying Items in Sections 2 & 3 of Ts,Expanding Two Definitions in Section 1 & Modifying Bases Statements in Sections 2,3 & 4. Certificate of Svc Encl ML20205P9401999-04-12012 April 1999 Informs NRC That Gpu Nuclear Is Modifying Oyster Creek FSAR to Reflect Temp Gradient of 60 F & to Correct Historical Record 05000219/LER-1998-015, Forwards LER 98-015-01,as Original Submittal on 981028 Inadvertently Indicated That Suppl Would Be Submitted.Suppl Should Not Have Been Required as Only Change Is on Cover Page1999-04-0505 April 1999 Forwards LER 98-015-01,as Original Submittal on 981028 Inadvertently Indicated That Suppl Would Be Submitted.Suppl Should Not Have Been Required as Only Change Is on Cover Page ML20205H1081999-03-31031 March 1999 Forwards Current Funding Status for Decommissioning Funds Established for OCNPP,TMI-1,TMI-2 & SNEC ML20205F0611999-03-25025 March 1999 Submits Info on Sources & Levels of Property Insurance Coverage Maintained & Currently in Effect for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station,Iaw 10CFR50.54(w)(3) ML20205E1171999-03-24024 March 1999 Forwards Rev 39 to Oyster Creek Security Plan & Summary of Changes,Iaw 10CFR50.54(p).Rev Withheld ML20207K2471999-02-25025 February 1999 Forwards Fitness for Duty Performance Data Repts for TMI, Oyster Creek & Corporate Headquarters Located in Parsippany, Ny ML20206S2541999-01-20020 January 1999 Confirms Resolution of Thermo-Lag Fire Barriers in Fire Zones OB-FZ-6A & OB-FZ-6B (480 Switchgear Rooms) IAW Previous Commitments Contained in Gpuns Ltrs to NRC & 971001 ML20199J2631999-01-18018 January 1999 Requests That Listed Changes Be Made to Correspondence Distribution List for Oyster Creek Generating Station ML20199D0271999-01-11011 January 1999 Requests Listed Addl Info in Order to Effectively Review TS Change Request 264 Re Ownership of Property within Exclusion Area ML20199A6521999-01-0707 January 1999 Notifies That Reactor Operators G Scienski,License SOP-11319 & D Mcmillan,License SOP-3919-4 Have Terminated Licenses at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Effective 990101 ML20198T1061999-01-0606 January 1999 Forwards Rev 15 to Gpu Nuclear Corporate Emergency Plan for TMI & Oyster Creek Nuclear Station. with Summary of Changes Which Reflect Use of EALs Approved in NRC Ltr to Gpun on 980908 & Other Changes Not Related to Use of New EALs ML20198K0331998-12-23023 December 1998 Forwards Change Request 268 for Amend to License DPR-16. Amend Would Change TS to Specify Surveillance Frequency of Once Per Three Months ML20198H0181998-12-22022 December 1998 Forwards Attachment Addressing New Info & Modifying 980505 Submittal Re Request for Change to Licensing Bases for ECCS Overpressure,In Response to NRC Bulletin 96-03, Potential Plugging of ECCS by Debris in Bwrs ML20198H8521998-12-16016 December 1998 Dockets Completion of Physical Inventory Performed in July 1997,as Addl Info to Nuclear Matl Balance Rept Submitted on 980416 ML20196H4461998-12-0202 December 1998 Provides Final Response to NRC GL 96-01, Testing of Safety-Related Logic Circuits ML20196B4471998-11-23023 November 1998 Provides Required Response 2 to NRC Bulletin 96-003, Potential Plugging of ECC Suction Strainers in Bwrs. During Recently Completed 17R Refueling Outage,New Strainers Were Installed ML20195J8451998-11-12012 November 1998 Forwards Rev 11 to 1000-PLN-7200.01, Gpu Nuclear Operational QA Plan, as Change Previously Made Without Appropriate Notification to NRC ML20195C7201998-11-11011 November 1998 Forwards 120-day Required Response to GL 98-04, Potential for Degradation of ECCS & CSS After LOCA Because of Construction & Protective Coating Deficiencies & Foreign Matl in Containment, ML20195E1221998-11-10010 November 1998 Notifies NRC of First Time Usage of Code Case N-504 & Inclusion Into OCNGS ISI Program,As Accepted by RG 1.147, Inservice Insp Code Case Acceptability ML20155J6851998-11-0505 November 1998 Forwards TS Change Request 266,to Modify Safety Limits & Surveillances of LPRM & APRM Sys & Related Bases to Ensure APRM Channels Respond within Necessary Range & Accuracy & Verify Channel Operability ML20155H5641998-11-0202 November 1998 Informs That Bne Has No Comments on Proposed Change 259 to Ts,Correcting Required Water Level in Condensate Storage Tank So That Design Basis Is Correctly Implemented ML20155G3741998-10-29029 October 1998 Forwards Response to NRC 980619 RAI Re GL 96-06, Assurance of Equipment Operability & Containment Integrity During Design-Basis Accident Conditions 1999-09-30
[Table view] Category:UTILITY TO NRC
MONTHYEARML20059L2551990-09-14014 September 1990 Advises of Preparation for Final Refueling Outage to Complete Second 10-yr Interval for Inservice Insps ML20059F5121990-09-0505 September 1990 Requests Exemption from Filing Requirement of 10CFR55.45(b)(2)(iii) to Allow Submittal of NRC Form 474, Simulator Facility Certification, After 910326 Deadline & to Allow Administering of Simulator Portion of Test ML20059F7441990-08-31031 August 1990 Forwards Util Review of NRC Backfit Analysis for Hardened Wetwell Vent.Nrc Analysis Does Not Support Conclusion That Hardening Existing Vent Is cost-beneficial Mod for Plant ML20059E9061990-08-30030 August 1990 Forwards Response to 900808 Request for Addl Info Re NRC Bulletin 90-002, Loss of Thermal Margin Caused by Fuel Channel Box Bow ML20059G1841990-08-29029 August 1990 Ack NRC Request to Perform Type C Testing During Unscheduled Outage,As Plant Conditions Will Allow.Type C Exemptions Should Remain in Effect Until New Outage Start Date ML20059C8231990-08-27027 August 1990 Advises That SPDS Enhancements Described in Completed,Per 900628 Request.Offline & Online Testing Completed & Enhancements Considered to Be Operational ML20059C8571990-08-24024 August 1990 Provides Results of Evaluation of Ability to Meet Acceptance Criteria for Eccs,In Response to 900804 Notice of Violation. Plant Meets Acceptance Criteria Contained in 10CFR50.46 W/ Valve Logic Design Deficiency in Containment Spray Sys ML20058N0781990-08-0909 August 1990 Submits Info Re pressure-temp Operating Limits for Facility, Per Generic Ltr 88-11.Util Recalculated Adjusted Ref Temp for Each Belt Line Matl as Result of New Displacement Per Atom Values ML20063P9521990-08-0909 August 1990 Advises That Response to NRC 900523 Request for Assessment of Hazardous Matl Shipment Will Be Sent by 910531 ML20058L9521990-08-0303 August 1990 Forwards Rev 2 to Security Contingency Plan.Rev Withheld (Ref 10CFR73.21) ML20058L9551990-08-0303 August 1990 Responds to SALP Rept 50-219/88-99.Although Minor,Several Factual Errors Noted.Dialogue Promotes & Identifies Areas Where Improvements Should Be Made ML20056A2071990-07-30030 July 1990 Forwards Response to NRC Bulletin 90-001, Loss of Fill-Oil in Transmitters Mfg by Rosemount. Record Review Performed & Sys Walkdowns Completed to Assemble Requisite List ML20055H7961990-07-20020 July 1990 Advises of Change to Preventive Maint Program for Electromatic Relief Valves.Rebuild Schedule Will Be Modified to Require Rebuilding Two or Three Valves During Refueling Outage & Remaining Valves During Next Refueling Outage ML20058N9911990-07-20020 July 1990 Partially Withheld Response to NRC Bulletin 90-002 Re Loss of Thermal Margin Caused by Box Bow (Ref 10CFR2.790(b)(1)) ML20055J0481990-07-19019 July 1990 Requests 2-wk Extension for Submittal of Response to Re Installation of Hardened Wetwell Vent W/ Appropriate Extension Period to Be Decided Pending Outcome of 900724 Meeting Discussion W/Bwr Owners Group ML20064A1221990-07-11011 July 1990 Discusses 900710 Telcon W/Nrc Re Util Corrective Actions in Response to NRC Finding That Operator Received Passing Grade on Administered Requalification Exam in 1989 Should Have Received Failing Grade.Corrective Actions Listed ML20055F8491990-07-10010 July 1990 Forwards Application for Amend to License DPR-16,consisting of Tech Spec Change Request 188,reducing Low Condenser Vacuum Scram Setpoint ML20043H7471990-06-21021 June 1990 Confirms Telcon W/A Dromerick Re Util Plans to Inspect CRD Hydraulic Control Units During Plant Walkdown to Address USI A-46, Seismic Qualification of Equipment in Operating Nuclear Power Plants. Walkdown Planned in Oct 1992 ML20043H2301990-06-14014 June 1990 Documents Licensee Commitment to Improve Seismic Restraints for Diesel Generator Switchgear Encls,Per 900613 Telcon W/ Nrc.Engineering Will Be Finalized & Mods Completed Prior to 900622 ML20043F7581990-06-0707 June 1990 Responds to Request for Info Re Util Compliance W/Generic Ltr 88-01 & Insp Plans for Upcoming 13R Outage.Frequency of Insp of Welds Classified as IGSCC Categories C,D & E Will Not Be Reduced During 13R Outage ML20043C5801990-05-25025 May 1990 Provides Descriptions & Conclusions of Three Remaining Issues of SEP Topic III-7B.Issues Include,Evaluation of Drywell Concrete Subj to High Temp & Thermal Transients ML20043C2461990-05-25025 May 1990 Forwards Rev 7 to EPIP 9473-IMP-1300.06 & Rev 4 to Radiological Controls Policy & Procedure Manual 9300-ADM-4010.03, Emergency Dose Calculation Manual. ML20043B2981990-05-21021 May 1990 Responds to NRC 900420 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-219/90-06.Corrective Actions:Incident Critique Rept Incorporated as Required Reading for Appropriate Operations Personnel & Change Made to Procedure 201.1 ML20043D0701990-05-17017 May 1990 Provides NRC W/Addl Info Re SPDS & Responds to Concerns Raised During 900117 & 18 SPDS Audit Documented in 900130 Ltr ML20043B3901990-05-0909 May 1990 Responds to NRC 900408 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp of License DPR-16.Corrective Actions:Two Narrow Range Drywell Pressure Monitoring Instruments to Be Provided During Cycle 14R Refueling Outage,Per Reg Guide 1.97,Category 1 ML20042G7071990-05-0808 May 1990 Forwards Summary of Initiatives & Accomplishments Re SALP, Per 891031 Commitment at mid-SALP Meeting.Plant Div Responsibilities Now Include Conduct of Maint Outages & Emergency Operating Procedure Training Conducted ML20042G2291990-05-0707 May 1990 Forwards Application for Amend to License DPR-16,consisting of Tech Spec Change Request 180,revising Tech Specs Re Fuel cycle-specific Parameters ML20042G2601990-05-0404 May 1990 Forwards Application for Amend to License DPR-16,consisting of Tech Spec Change Request 187,revising Tech Specs to Accommodate Implementation of 24-month Plant Refueling Cycle ML20042E9431990-04-20020 April 1990 Forwards Revised Epips,Consisting of Rev 7 to 9473-IMP-1300.01,Rev 4 to 9473-1300.11 & Rev 2 to 9473-ADM-1319.04.Deleted EPIPs Listed,Including Rev 3 to 9473-1300.19,Rev 2 to 9473-1300.21 & Rev 5 to 9473.1300.24 ML20042E6371990-04-16016 April 1990 Informs of Plans to Install Safety Grade Check Valve in Supply Line Inside Emergency Diesel Generator Fuel Tank Room Coincident W/Replacement or Repair of Emergency Diesel Generator Fuel Oil Tank ML20042E5001990-04-13013 April 1990 Forwards Rev 1 to Topical Rept 028, Oyster Creek Response to NRC Reg Guide 1.97. ML20012E8711990-03-28028 March 1990 Lists Property Insurance Coverage,Effective 900401,per 10CFR50.54(w)(2) ML20012D4391990-03-19019 March 1990 Forwards Application for Amend to License DPR-16,consisting of Tech Spec Change Request 186,allowing Idle Recirculation Loop to Be Isolated During Power Operation by Closing Suction,Discharge & Bypass Valves ML20012B6781990-03-0202 March 1990 Requests Exemption of Specified Local Leak Rate Test Intervals to Include Next Plant Refueling Outage Scheduled for Jan 1991,per 10CFR50,App J ML20012A1501990-02-23023 February 1990 Forwards Application for Amend to License DPR-16,consisting of Tech Spec Change Request 184,removing 3.25 Limit on Extending Surveillance Intervals,Per Generic Ltr 89-14 ML20011F2571990-02-21021 February 1990 Advises That 891003 Request for Appropriate Tech Specs for Chlorine Detection Re Control Room Habitability,Not Warranted ML20006G0101990-02-21021 February 1990 Discusses 900110 Meeting W/Nrr Re 13R Insp Criteria for RWCU Welds Outboard of Second Containment Isolation Valve. All Welds Required 100% Radiography Based on Review of Piping Spec.Response to Generic Ltr 88-01 Will Be Revised ML20006F5931990-02-20020 February 1990 Forwards Application for Amend to License DPR-16,consisting of Tech Spec Change Request 177.Amend Changes Tech Spec 4.7.B to Include Battery Svc Test Every Refueling Outage & Mod of Frequency of Existing Battery Performance Test ML20011F6641990-02-20020 February 1990 Responds to NRC 900122 Notice of Violation & Forwards Payment of Civil Penalty in Amount of $25,000.Corrective Actions:Change Made to Sys Component Lineup Sheets in 125- Volt Dc Operating Procedure to Include Selector Switches ML20006F9181990-02-15015 February 1990 Forwards Application for Amend to License DPR-16,consisting of Tech Spec Change Request 183,permitting No Limitation on Number of Inoperable Position Indicators for 16 ASME Code Safety Valves During Power Operation ML20006D2551990-01-30030 January 1990 Forwards Response to Generic Ltr 89-13 Re Plant Svc Water Sys.Insp Program for Intake Structure at Plant Implemented During Past Two Refueling Outages & Emergency Svc Water Currently Chlorinated to Prevent Biofouling ML19354E8571990-01-24024 January 1990 Forwards Omitted Pages of 900116 Ltr Re State of Nj DEP Comments on Draft full-term OL SER & Clarification of Page 10,fourth Paragraph on New Seismic Floor Response Spectra ML20006B2171990-01-23023 January 1990 Responds to Unresolved Items & Weaknesses Identified in Insp Rept 50-219/89-80.Corrective Actions:Procedure Re Containment Spray sys-diagnostic & Restoration Actions Revised to Stand Alone Re Installation of Jumpers ML19354E3891990-01-19019 January 1990 Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-219/89-27. 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Dear Mr. Grier:
Subject:
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Occket No. 50-219 IE Bulletin 79-26 The purpose of this letter to respond to the directions set forth in IE Bulletin 79-26 which is concerned with the loss of boron from BWR control blades. Our responses to Action items 1 through 4 are given in Attachment No. 1. Attachment No. 2 is included to provide information in support of the response to Item No. 2b.
Very truly yours,
,- O Donald A. Ross, Manager (
Generating Stations-Nuclear pk Attachments (2) cc: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcement Division of Reactor Operations Washington, DC 20555 1857 034 ,
800201054-6 Jersey Central Power & Ught Company is a Memeer of the General Pubhc Ut.hties System
ATTACHMENT NO. 1 OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION lE BULLETIN 79-26 Item 1: The operating history of the reactor is to be reviewed to establish a record of the current BI O depletion averaged over the upper one-fourth of the blade for every control blade; the record is to be maintained on a continuing basis. This action is required on all reactors whether shut down for refueling or operating.
Answer: A computer program has been developed by GPU/JCP&L to track control rod history over the Oyster Creek operating history. The code, RODEX, was modified to calculate exposure over the top quarter of the control blade and to include a correlation factor supplied by the General Electric Company (GE) to relate control blade exposure to %B-10 depletion. The code is being used to track control blade exposure and B-10 depletion for the current cycle.
The code was further modified to calculate projected control blade exposures based on exposure data from 3-D reactor simulator model and is used in the determination of requirements for control blade replacement.
Item 2: Identify any control blades predicted to have greater than 34% B10 depletion averaged over the upper one-fourth of the blade by next refueling outage.
- a. Descrioe your plans for replacement of identified control blades.
- b. Describe measures which you plan to take Justifying continued oper;tions until the next refueling specifically addressing (1) any blade with greater than 42% depletion averaged over the upper one-fourth of the blade; and (2) the condition where you find greater than 26% of the control blades calculated to have greater than 34% depletion averaged over the upper one-fourth of the blade.
Answer: 2a. Based upon the analytical approach described in 1, above, it was determined that 81 control blades will require replacement at the end of the current cycle. These 81 control blades include those that have exceeded their end of life criteria and those that are projected to exceed their end of life by the end of next cycle. However, due to storage limitations, only 75 of the 81 blades can be replaced. The six blades that cannot be replaced are projected te have between 34%
and 37% B-10 depletion by the end of next cycle. This will result in 4.4% of the control blades exceeding 34% B-10 depletion. GE has indicated that if no more than 26% of the control blades have exceeded 34% B-10 depletion, there is negligible effect on transient CPR reduction and MCPR effects. When the blades exceed 34% B-10 depletion during the cycle, the appropriate shutdown margin (SD:4) adder will be calculated and included in the minimum shutdown margin requirements.
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Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Attachment No. 1 IE Bulletin 79-26 Page 2 2b. The GPU/JCP&L staff has been aware of the B-10 depletion problem in control blades since March 1979 when GE reported the results of its hot cell examination of an Oyster Creek control blade. At that time, a combined analytical and experimental program was established to determine the impact of B-10 depletion on the safety of operation. A report of this evaluation, describing the analyses performed and the results of the shutdown margin testing, was prepared and is included for information purposes (Attachment No. 2).
The analysis considered the impact of B-10 depletion on both shutdown margin and scram reactivity. GE calculated for Oyster Creek a shutd own margin adder to incorporate with minimum shutdown rargin requirements. GPUSC also calculated a shutdown margin adder to include control blades which have exceeded 42% B-10 depletion. The assumptions used in the GPUSC calculation were that blades having between 34% and 42% B-10 depletion had no boron in the top six inches and blades having greater than 42% B-10 depletion had no boron in the top three feet. These assumptions were more severe than have been observed in the destructive examination of control blades.
The difference in minimum shutdown margin between calculations with and without degraded control blades was the loss of SDM due to Bel 0 depletion. This loss of SDM was the SDM adder to be ir.cluded in minimum shutdown margin requirements. The GE adder was 2.24 mk while the GPUSC adder was 14.24 mk; the primary diffr2rence being in the treatment of rods having greater than 42% B-10 depletion.
The exposures used to determine which rods have exceeded their end of life were end-of-cycle projections; and therefore, the analysis would be valid for the entire cycle. Control blade exposure accumulation is frequently monitored to insure the projected exposures remain valid. Reanalysis wou!d be done for any change in the number or location of blades exceeding 34% or 42% B-10 depletion. Based on beginning-of-cycle (80C)
SDM measurements, there is sufficient margin to include the SDM adder. Further, SDM testing was performed during a forced outage in April 1979 as described in item 3 The effect of B-10 depletion on scram activity was analyzed using the end-of-cycle (EOC) scram reactivity. The analysis attempted to bound the consequences by using very conservative assumptions. The calculated E0C scram reactivity was assumed to be delayed by 0.2 of a second as a result of B-10 depletion and taking no credit for the stainless steel worth 'n the blade, it was shown that while this delay resulted in slightly increased ACRP and peak pressure in the transient analysis, it did not result in exceeding the Oyster Creek limiting ACPR transient 1857 036
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Attachnent No. 1 IE Bulletin 79-26 Page 3 (rod withdrawal error) and that peak pressure limitations were not exceeded. A second calculation was performed to calculate the end-of-cycle scram reactivity in which rods having greater than 42% B-10 depletion were assumed not to scram. There was minimal impact on the scram reactivity, and it remained well within the bounding curve utilized in the transient analyses. It was concluded that there is sufficient safety margin in the Cycle 8 core to operate safely with the assumption of degraded control blades.
Item 3: At the next cold shutdown or refueling outage, conduct shutdown margin tests to verify that:
- a. Full withdrawal of any control blade from the cold xenon-free core will not result in criticality; and
- b. Compliance with the shutdown margin requirement in a manner that accommodates the boron loss phenomena (i.e., by including a plant specific increment in the shutdown margin that takes the potential loss of baron from control blades identified from evaluation of item I into consideration). .
Answer: Oyster Creek shut down on April 2, 1979 due to a leak on a re-circulation pump seal. During this outage, shutdown margin testing was performed to insure there was sufficient shutdown margin to include the shutdown margin adder into the minimum shutdown margin requirements. The total required shutdowa margin was 18.84 mk (R + 2.5 mk SDM + 0.9 mk for 84C SETTLING
+ 14.24 mk SDM adder) with the highest worth rod fully withdrawn.
The R value at the time of shutdown was 1.2 mk. Under these conditions, the minimum measured shutdown margin was 20.04 mk.
Further shutdown margin testing was conducted in the vicinity of three control blades having greater than 42% B-10 depletion to further insure that the required margin was attained. Here, the measured SDM was 26.93 mk.
Item 4: Perform a destructive examination of the most highly exposed control blade at the end of the next cycle anci provide results of the examination within one calendar year after removal of the blade. The results to be reported should in:lude:
- a. Tube number or identification.
- b. The evaluation of each crack in the tubing.
- c. The calculated B10 depletion versus eievation for each tuce.
- d. The measured B10 loss versus elevation for each tube.
- e. The maximum local depletion for tubes having no cracks.
- f. The maximum local depletion for tubes having no loss of boron.
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Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Attachment No. 1 IE Bulletin 79-26 Page 4 Altu.,ately, the resu!*s of a destructive examination of a blade of similar f . sir, and operational history may be provided within ona year :1 the date of issuance of this Bulletin. . he h:ghc_t local B10 depletion is less than
'i0%, this e' r,ination can be deferred until the next fueling.
Answer: 4 destructis examination of an Oyster Creek control blade has been performed by GE and is the basis for their discussion with the NRC and l&E Bulletin 79-26.
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B-10 Depletion in Oyster Creek Control Blades ORIGINATOR SIGNATURE DATE APPROVAL (S) SIGNATURE. DATE
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- DISTR 130 TION It was determined that a number of Oyster Creek control blades have exceeded the end of life D. A. Ross l criteria for B-10 Depletion.
J. T. Carroll, Jt.
K.O . E . Fickeis s en ' A series of calculations and low power physics J.Knubel tcsting to evaluate the impact of B-10 depletion R. B. Lee on the safety of operation were performed.
M. Zukor R. W. Keaten ,
It was concluded that the continued operation of R. L. Williams Oyster Creek for the remainder of cycle 8 will not compromise the safety of operation.
It is recommended that a program to follow control blade exposure history be implemented to determine annual requirements for control blade replacement.
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.s 2 CONTENTS Section Title Page 1 Introduction and Summary 3 2 Methods 7 3 Evaluation 10 4 Results 13 5 Conclusions 14 6 Recommendations 15 7 References 16 1857 0A0
- 1. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARi The General Electric Company (GE) had requested and recoived from Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station a control blade which was removed from the core at the end of cycle (EOC) 5 to perform a de-tailed destructive examination. GPU was notified by GE just prior to cycle 8 startup that cracking was found in the absorber tubes of the control blade, but the extent of B4 C depletion had not been determined. The plant staff, in addition to conducting shutdown margin testing prior to cycle 8 operation, performed low power physics tests to determine if changes in control blade performance due to B 4 C depletion was evident. The results of the low power physics tests (reference 1) and the shutdown margin (SDM) measure-ments (reference 2) presented nr evidence of B-10 depletion.
GE, based upon the analysis of the Oyster Creek Control blade exam-ination d'ta and one done by Kernkraftwerk RWE-Bayernwerk GmbH (KRB), revised its end of life (EOL) criteria for control blades from 42% to 34% B-10 depletion. The B-10 depletion is estimated in the top three feet of the control blade. They also calculated, as a result of the analysis, a conversion factor to relate Oyster Creek control rod exposure to B-10 depletion. It was then deter-mined that a number of Oyster Creek control blades have exceeded the EOL criteria (Figure 1) . This determination was 'de follow-ing the cycle 8 startup when the analysis was completed.
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Letter (reference 3) on the subject. It was then determined by GE that B-10 depletion will have its largest impact on SDM and a lessor impact on scram reactivity. Although control blades have exceeded EOL criteria, GE has recommended to Utilities to continue operations until replacement of control rods could take place during routine maintenance / refueling 'utages, provided the affected core has adequate SDM. This would also allow time for the manufacture of control blades.
This report describes the analysis and testing performed to assure the safe operation of Oyster Creek for the remainder of cycle 8.
For control blades that have exceeded 34% B-10 depletion, GE has recommended using an SDM adder to account for the control rod worth. The adder would be incorporated in the minimum SDM require-ment for cycle operation. The adder extends only to ;ontrol blades which have greater than 34% but less than 42% B-10 depletion. The Oyster Creek plant has 10 control blades that have exceeded 42%
B-10 depletion. GPU requested GE to perform an SDM adder calculation (reference 4) and performed an inhouse calculation (reference 5) similar to GE's to include control blades that have exceeded 42%
B-10 depletion. Additional calculations (reference 6) to review the impact on scram reactivity were also performed.
Soon after the discussions with GE, Oyster Creek was required to shutdown due to a recirculation pump seal leak. The opportunity was utilized to perform a series of criticals (references 7 and
- 8) to determine if B-10 depletion was present and what effects 1857 043
it had on SDM. With the information obtained from GE, a more thorough set of criticals was proposed (reference
- 8) specifically aimed at blades which exceeded 42% B-10 depletion.
It was concluded from the analysis and testing that no safety aspect of Oyster Creek operation will be compromised by continued operation of the cycle 8 core.
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- 2. METHODS 2.1 Low Power Physics Testing The series of criticals performed during the Oyster Creek shutdown (reference 7) were designed to measure minimum SDM and detect signs of B-10 depletion.
There have been five control blades replaced (reference
- 9) at Oyster Creek. One control blade is in a four rod group in which the others have exceeded 42% B-10 depletion.
The blade that was replaced has 30% B-10 depletion which is still balow the EOL criteria. A method to detect boren de-pletion was to have a series of symmetric criticals set up such tnat the control blade of interest would be the one with which criticality was achieved. It was proposed that any difference in the critical position of the control blade would be due to boron depletion.
Anether method was to pull criticals in areas where three control rods have B-10 depletion greater than 42%. These blades remained inserted and the control blades adjacent to these were withdrawn (figure 2). It was assumed that a change in bias for this critical from one in which the blades having greater than 42% were withdrawn would be attributable to boron depletion. These criticals were to determine an accumulative effect of boron depletion. The SDM for this area of the core was also calculated.
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The method used to determine the loss of SDM is similar to the calculation performed by GE to determine SDM adder, but makes additional assumptions to include rods with greater than 42% B-10 depletion. The calculation described in reference 5 used the 3-D XTRA code. Code inputs were adjusted to simulate loss of all B 4 C from the top six inches of a control blade with greater than 34% and less than 42%
BC 4 depletion. Control blades with greater than 42% B4C
. depletion were simulated to lose all B 4 C in the top 3 feet of the blade.
The difference in K gfe between the minimum SDM calculated with depleted control blades and the minimum SDM calculated with non-depleted control blades was the loss of SDM. This loss then becomes the adder to minimum SDM requirements.
The method to er*imate the effect on scram reactivity was to delay scram by C.2 seconds. This was to simulate a complete loss of B4 C (and stainless steel) in the top six inches of all control blades and thereby delay the insertion of negative reactivity. Another calculation was to have 12 blades, having greater than 42% B-10 depletion, fail to scram. In both cases the method used was to bound the problem and be able to assure safe operation rather than calculate a more realistic loss of reactivity.
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10 3 EVALUATION The low power physics testing performed in April during the recirc pump maintenance outage and at the BOC 8 indicates the considerable SDM present in the Oyster Creek cycle 8 loading. The testing further indicates that GE calculated SDM adder (reference 10) is sufficient to cover any loss of SDM attributed to B 4 C loss including control blades exceeding 42% B-10 depletion. The calculation performed by GE and the one by GPU used EOC 8 exposures projected for the control blades to determine how many blades exceeded 34% B-10 de-pletion. The control blades which have exceeded 42% B-10 depletion have already experienced the majority of exposure they will receive in cycle 8 prior to the April SDM measure-ment in the Al sequence. The remaining control blade patterns (reference 11) will have these rods out of core (B1 ant 32 requences) and as shallow rods (A2 requence) at the end of cycle. Since GE has established a direct correlation between exposure and B4C depletion the likelihood for a reduction in SDM beyond tne R value and the GE SDM adder is small.
The GPU calculation (reference 5) resulted in a 14.24 mk SDM adder as opposed to the GE result of 2.24 mk. In the GE cal-culation all rods exceeding 34% B-10 depletion were treated as being at 42% B-10 depletion (including rods that have ex-ceeded 42% B-10 depletion). As indicated above, the GE adder is sufficient to cover any expected loss of B 4C. The GPU cal-culation attempts to treat rods with greater than 42% as having a worse case of B-10 depletion and thereby bound the consequences for B-10 depletion. The complete loss of B 4 C in the top three 1857 048
11 feet of any rod that excceded 423 B-10 depletion is taken as the worse case. This would be supported by the control blade exoosure profiles. After the first 3 feet the control blade exposures are below the 34% B-10 depletion value. If the B4 C loss extends below 3 ft in the outer boron pins, the total B 4 C loss would still be ('Ising average exposure values across the blade) less than losing the top 3 ft. completely.
The SDM adder calculated by GPU when added to other tech spec SDM requirements is within the measured minimum SDM. A compari-son in the calculated loss of A K due to B-10 depletion between GE and GPU for various control rods is presented in table 1.
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12 TABLE 1 CALCULATED 6 K DUE TO B-10 DEPLETION Control Rod Location GE A K* GPU A K*
06-35 -0.00224 -0.010956 10-39 -0.00316 -0.014018 10-35 -0.00317 -0.004754 14-31 -0.00827 -0.011884 22-43 -0.00777 -0.016883 14-35 -0.01148 -0.024325 22-31 -0.01014 -0.015243 14-27 -0.01639 -0.019295 GE A SDM = -0.00224 GPU 6 SDM = -0.01424
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- 4. RESULTS 4.1 Low Power Physics Testing The results of the low power physics tests are as follows:
a) Minimum SDM based. on XTRA code normalization to measure-ments is 20.04 mk for rod 24-07 b) The measured differences !etween a control rod with 30% B-10 depletion and one with 42% is approximately 0.63 mk.
c) The accumulative effect of B-10 depletion on snutdown margin is approximately 1.2 mk. The SDM in the area of the 3 control rods with greater than 42% B-10 depletion is 26.93 mk.
d) Control rods with less than 30% B-10 depletion do not appear to show any signs of B 4C loss.
4.2 Calculations The SDM adder calculated by GE is 2.24 mk and the one cal-culated by GPU is 14.24 mk. The total SDM required to operate safely is 6.84 using the GE adder and 18.84 mk using the GPU adder (R + 2.5 mk SDM + 0.9 mk for B 4 C settling +
SDM adder). The minimum SDM required is determined from core exposure data at the time of shutdown (182 GWD) for the recirc pump maintenance outage with an R value of 1.2 mk occurring at 250 GWD.
1357 051 The bounding calculations for the effect of B4 C depletion on scram reactivity resulted in a maximum A CPR of 0.1392 and peak pressure of 1202 psia in the turbine trip without bypass transient. These values are within the technical specifications for Oyster Creek.
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- 5. CONCLUSIONS There is evidence of B-10 depletion from the Oyster Creek Control blades. However, the current level of B-10 depletion in the control blades has a minimal effect on shutdown margin and there is suffi-cient shutdown margin to insure that any further B-10 depletion will not exceed minimum shutdown margin requirements for the re-mainder of cycle 8.
The operation of the Oyster Creek plant ith control blades ex-ceeding their EOL criteria will not compromise the safety of operation for the remainder of cycle 8.
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- 6. RECOMMENDATIONS 6.1 The following recommended actions from reference 3 should be implemented:
a) Maintain records on individual blade exposures using the RODEX code to allow a blade managerent program.
b) In the future if it is expected that control blades will exceed 34% B-10 depletion before the completion of the next cycle, plans should be made to repl ce control blades at the upcoming refueling / maintenance outage.
c) As an interim measure for cycle 8 use the shutdown margin adder.
6.2 The control blade replacement schedule presented in re-ference 12 should be met which will satisfy (b) above.
6.3 The control blade exposure history should be followed closely for the remainder of cycle 8 to insure the projected blades exposure used in the analysis are cor-rect. If any other blades than the ones projected exeed either 34% or 42% B-10 depletion the analysis should be redone with the new data.
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- 7. REFERENCES
- 1. Memorandum to G. R. Bond from R. V. Furia, NF-496,
" Oyster Creek Control Rod Depletion", January 24, 1979
- 2. JCP&L mLmorandum to G. R. Bond, K.O.E. Fickeissen from R. V. Fu'ria, " Oyster Creek BOC 8 Shutdown Margin Calcu-lation and XTRA Cold Bias Results," November 30, 1978.
- 3. General Electric BWR Services Information Letter #157 supplement 1, " Control Blade Lifetime," March 1979.
- 4. Letter to G. C. Nelson (GE) from G. R. Bond OGPU), NF-573, " Calculation of Shutdown Margin Adder," March 21, 1979
- 5. Calculation C-395IN-321-001, "The effect on Shutdown Margin of B 4 C depletion in Oyster Creek Control Rods,"
April 5, 1979.
- 6) Calculation C-395IN-321-002, "The Effect on Transient Analysis of B 4 C Depletion in Oyster Creek Control Rods,"
April 4, 1979
- / ) Calculation C-395IN-321-003, " Low Power Physics Testing to determine the Effect of B4 C Depletion in Oyster Creek Control Rods," April 4, 1979
- 8) Memorandum to K.O.E.Fickeisen from R. V. Furia, NF-579, "Criticals for Control Rod Evaluation" March 30, 1979.
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- 9. Memorandum to G. R. Bond from R. V. Furia, NF-479, " Oyster Creek Control Blade Replacement," January 4, 1979.
- 10. Letter to G. R. Bond (GPU) from G. C. Nelson, (GE) " Oyster Creek Cycle 8 Shutdown Margia Analysis at 250 GWD", April 17, 1979
- 11. JCP&L Memorandum to A. H. Rene from R. J. Thompson, Jr. and F. A. Saksa, " Cycle 8 Exposure Predictions" October 15, 1978.
- 12. Memorandum to G. R. Bond from R. B. Lee, NF-579, "CC-1 Deter-mination of % B-10 Depletion" April 4, 1979 I
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