ML19275A437

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Notifies That Util Response to NRC Acceptably Resolves Issue Re Potential for Reactor Cavity Annulus Seal Ring to Become Destructive Missile During LOCA
ML19275A437
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Issue date: 09/11/1979
From: Reid R
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Arnold R
METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
References
TAC-11846, NUDOCS 7910040404
Download: ML19275A437 (2)


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September 11, 1979 Docket No. 50-289 Mr. R. C. Arnold, Senior Vice President Metropolitan Edison Company 260 Cherry Hill Road

- Parsippany, i:ew Jersey 07054

Dear Mr. Arnold:

RE: REACTOR CAVITY SEAL RING GENERIC ISSUE (PWR)

We have completed our review of your responses dated February 21, 1978 (GQL 0282) and April 24,1978 (GQL 0758) to our letter of February 2,1978, in regard to the potential for the reactor cavity annulus seal ring to become a destructive missile in the event of a loss-of-coolant accident pipe break inside the reactor cavity.

Your response acceptably resolves this issue for Three Mile Island Unit No.1.

Sincerely, W

obert W. Reid, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #4 Division of Operating Reactors cc: See next page O

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lietropolitan Edison Company cc:

G. F. Trowbridge, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 1800 ft Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C.

20036 GPU Service Corporation Richard W. Heward, Project Manager Mr. E. G. Wallace, Licensing Manacer 260 Cherry Hill Roao Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Pennsylvania Electric Company Mr. R. W. Conrad Vice President, Generation 1001 Broad Street Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907 111ss liary V'. Southard, Chairman Citizens for a Safe Environment

.P. O. Box 405 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Sabcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, Maryland 20014 Government Publications Section State Library of Pennsylvania Box 1601 (Education Building)

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126 Mr. J. G. Herbein, Vice President Metropolitan Edison Company P. O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057 n'

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