ML19305A460
| ML19305A460 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/17/1979 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Herbein J METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906200296 | |
| Download: ML19305A460 (3) | |
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Docket No. 50-289 Mr. J. G. Herbein Vice President Metropolitan Edison Company P. O. Box 542 Reading, Pennsylvania 19640
Dear Mr. Herbein:
By letter dated October 16, 1978 we asked certain questions concerning the har.dling of heavy loads within the Fuel Handling Building at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit No.1 (TMI-1). You responded to these qua tions by letter dated December 1, 1978.
In reviewing your response to Question 2, we find that it is not fully responsive to the question as stated. Basically we asked that you either provide a conservative analysis demonstrating the acceptability of unrestricted movement of loads between 3,000 lbs. and 15 tons, or that you define a restricted envelope for handling such loads and provide an analysis demon-strating the acceptability of movement of such loads within that envelope. We also asked that you submit a request for amendment of the TMI-l Technical Specifications (TS) if necessary to support yoer responses.
Notwithstanding the above, your response to Question 2 states, in part:
"The only area where an impact would damage circuits of two colors at once would be east and north of the tracks. As stated previously, no objects are put in this area whose weight, shape or lift height would violate the safety criteria, and this area must be clear since it is a walkway,... "
Your response also concludes that based on the infonnation presented, no amend-ment to your TS Change Request No. 38 is necessary.
Our review of your response leads to the opposite conclusion:
inasmuch as you have defined a special area (north and east of the tracks) where 1 cads or load heights must be limited to preclude violation of safety criteria, we believe that such limits should be supported by analysis and should be clearly defined in the facilit/ TS. Related to this matter, we note that your TS Change Request No. 38, proposed to delete reference to FSAR Figure 9-18A (which defined the interlocked area of crane operation) without croposing a substitute figure, t
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.I 9F Mr. J. G. Herbein Accordingly, it is requested that you supplement your response to Question 2 contained in our letter of October 16, 1978, as necessary to meet our concerns as noted above, and that your request amendment of the TMI-l TS to define area limits for loads between 3,000 lbs. and 15 tons and for loads greater than 15 tons.
It is requested that the above information and request for amendment of the TS be submitted within 90 days of receipt of this letter.
Sincerely, Q _. 4 1 v ' l
. 1 Robert W. Reid, Chief-i Operating Reactors Branch #4 Division of Operating Reactors cc: See next page i
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G. F. Trowbridge, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 1800 it Street,fl.W.
Wastni ngton, D.C.
20036 GPJ Service Corporation R* chard W. Heward, Project Manager Mr. E. G. Wallace, Licensing Manager I.60 Cherry Hill Roac Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Pennsylvania Electric Company Mr. R. W. Conrad Vice President, Generation 1001 Broad Street Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907 Itiss llary V. Southard, Chairman Citizens for a Safe Environment P. O. Box 405 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, !!aryland 20014 Government Publications Section State Library of Pennsylvania Box 1601 (Education Building)
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