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Advises That Seal Ring Should Be Removed Following Each Refueling Outage by Raising Ring More than 12 Ft Above Cavity Floor,In Response to NRC 791002 Request.Util Does Not Concur W/Nrc Belief That Ring Could Become Missile
ML19262B585
Person / Time
Site: Point Beach  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 12/20/1979
From: Burstein S
WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
To: Harold Denton
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC-11846, NUDOCS 7912280601
Download: ML19262B585 (1)


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O WISCONSIN Electnc m coww 231 W. MICHIGAN P.O. BOX 2046. MILWAUKEE. WI 53201 December 20, 1979 Mr. Harold R.

Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Peactor Regulation U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Washington, D.

C.

20555 Attention:

Mr. A. Schwencer, Chief Operating Reactors Branch 1 Gentlemen:

DOCKET NOS. 50-266 AND 50-301 REACTOR CAVITY ANNULUS SEAL RING POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 Your letter dated October 2, 1979, requested that we either demonstrate by appropriate analysis that the reactor cavity annulus seal ring cannot become a destructive missile in the event of a LOCA pipe break inside the reactor cavity or furnish a statement that the seal ring will be removed by the next refueling outage.

We had maintained, based on equipment arrangement at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, that even if the seal ring became a missile, it could not impact or affect any safety-related components located in the containment.

We still believe this to be true; however, the cost of an " appropriate analysia" to satisfy the NRC would be excessive.

Therefore, we shall remove the seal ring following each refueling outage.

This removal will be effected by raising the ring to more than twelve feet above the cavity floor.

This modification will be completed at the next refueling outage for each unit.

The plant procedures addressing preparation for and recovery from refueling, RP-1A and RP-1B respectively, will be revised to reflect this commitment.

Very truly yours, A

n Sol Burstein Exec ive Vice President

/9039 Subscribed and sworn to before me 5

this 20th day of December 1979.

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