ML19257D581
| ML19257D581 | |
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| Site: | Rancho Seco |
| Issue date: | 01/24/1980 |
| From: | Baxter T, Traviesodiaz M SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
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| NUDOCS 8002050044 | |
| Download: ML19257D581 (2) | |
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January 24, 1980 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
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Docket No. 50-312
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(Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating
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LICENSEE'S STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AS TO WHICH THERE IS NO GENUINE ISSUE TO BE HEARD (CEC CONTENTION 5-2)
Pursuant to 10 C.F.R.
S 2.749(a), Licensee states, in support of its motion for summary disposition of California Energy Commission's (" CEC") Contention 5-2 in this proceeding, that there is no genuine issue to be heard with respect to the following material facts:
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The function of the controlled filtered venting system proposed by CEC in Contention 5-2 would be to prevent or delay containment failure in the event of an accident in-volving core melt or a lors of coolant accident more severe than a break equivalent in size to the double-ended rupture of the largest pipe of the reactor coolant system. Affidavit of Robert A.
Dieterich ("Dieterich"), para.
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Rancho Seco has a containment and related engi-neered safeguards to control the containment atmosphere following postulated accidents which conform to all applicable requirements 1873 262 A
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("NRC Design Criteria"), Dieterich, para.
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Rancho Seco does not have a controlled filtered venting system such as that proposed by CEC, and such system is not required for Rancho Seco to achieve conformance with any existing regulatory requirement.
10 C.F.R. 50 Appendix A; Dieterich, para.
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A controlled filtered venting system such as thtt proposed by CEC would include rupture discs in the containment which would rupture at pressures at or below the containment design pressure.
Dieterich, para.
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A controlled filtered venting system such as that proposed by CEC is not available commercially.
Dieterich, para.
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A controlled filtered venting system such as that proposed by CEC has not been developed, and there has been no demonstration of the effectiveness, reliability or safety of such oystem.
Dieterich, para.
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Respectfully submitted, SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE Gk%
Aah' diR Thomas A.
Baxter Lex K.
Larson Matias F. Travieso-Diaz 1873 26,3 Counsel for Licensee 1800 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 (202) 331-4100