ML19312A530
| ML19312A530 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/15/1976 |
| From: | Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| Download: ML19312A530 (2) | |
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Seyfrit, Chief, Reactor Technical Aosistance Branch, Olli:1!Q 1EDINi l'OIPT 2 CC:: TAT:::2.? T LEAK KATE TEST 1!:0 (TRACK T142921I])
This renorandum is forwarded for cetion.
It docun;nt s information given to you in our telepi.me convertations of March 11 cnd 12, 1976 related to Consolidated Edisan's plans to nat conduct Type A 1.cah Rate Test u
during the first refueling, outage.
Appendix J, Section 111, D.l. (a) requires that "..
a set of three Type
/. tests shall be performed, at approximately equal intervals during each 10-year service period.
The third test of each set shall be conducted when the plant is shutdown for t.he 10-year plant inservice inspections."
This requircnent is footnoted to reference 10 CFR 50.55a ghich in turn (50.55a(g)) ref erences ASD: Section XI.
Scction XI states in Paragraph 15-241 that "... inspection intervals [10 years]
represent calendar years after the reactor facility has been placed into conrnercial service."
Indian Point 2 perforced the preopsratienal Type A test on March 9-12, 1971, and has cheduled i.ts first rcrueling shutdown for an 8 week period beginni:
March 28, 1976; however, the licensee does not plan to conduct a Type A test until the second refueling outage scheduled to begin September 1977.
This vould rican t hat a period of approximately 6 1/2 years will have elapsed between Type A tests.
Although Indian Point 2 Technical Specification 4.4.II. A.6 only requires a Type A test "... approximately nidway between the major shutdowns for inservice inspections" and one "... at the end of the 10 year interval,"
the licenree plans to conduct Type A tests in accordance with Section 111.D.l. (a) of Appendix J.
The problen is that the licensee defines-the start date for the 10 year IST program as June 30, 1974, (commercial operation date establishea by the licensee) whereas Region I believes the 10 year Type A inspection interval should be keyed to the date of the preoperational test.
In addition to the Type A test issue, the licensee is also keying his Type E and C test schcdule as required by Appendix J on the June 30,1974 date.
This appears contrary to the requirements of Sections III.D.2 and III.D.3 of Appendix J vhich require Type B and C be perforned at no greater than 2 year intervals.
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completed cit.rin; th eg.c= ng, refueling shutdocn.
Rn,ien,i stri u,: r e t er m e. s,. 0 t,aa r t.ne licencee be regulrca yp L2 cens1n t; to p.fo:n the 3 :. 0 e t. c. c during tLo first ref ueling shutdcarn.
Fa g;cn I a:i na r ecc: -. ends that Licennu.';'s di sp i tion of this tatter be trans nitted to the licencee as roon as pocrible.
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I:1 don M. Erunner, Chief Rest':or Operations and I:udlear Support Eranch 01 LI:, Region 1 cc:
G. Roy T. Dreher