ML19318B350
| ML19318B350 | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 06/10/1980 |
| From: | Clark R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Goodwin C PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
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| Download: ML19318B350 (4) | |
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K WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 Q.-. /j June 10, 1980 Docket No. 50-344 Mr. Charles Goodwin, Jr.
Assistant Vice President Portland General Electric Company 121 SW Salmon Street' Portland, Oregon 97204 D' ear Mr. Goodwin:
RE: TROJAN NUCLEAR PLANT By letters dated August 14 and December 28, 1979, you submitted a proposed inservice inspection and testi.ng program description and a request for relief from selected ASME Code requirements pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g).
Although we have not-completed our detailed review of your submittal, our preliminary review makes clear to us that your proposed program to imple-ment those ASME Code requirements that you have found to be practical wou'd increase the scope of inservice in:pection and testing for your facility beyond that currently required by your Technical Specifications (TSs).
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have concluded that this upgrading of your inservice inspection and testing program will further enhance safety.
Based on our preliminary review, we agree with your determination that it is impractical within the limitations of design, geometry and materials of con-struction of components, for you to meet certain of the specified ASME Code requirements and that imposition of those requirements would' result in hard-ships or unusual difficulties without a compensati.ng increase in the level of quality or safety. Therefore, we hereby grant relief, on an interim basis, pending completion of our detailed review, from those inservice inspection and testing requirements of the AS!1E Code that you have requested.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(i), we have further determined that such relief is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense or security, and is'in the public interest giving due consideration to the burden that could; result if the relief were not granted.
Moreover, since the scope of the inservice inspection and testing will be increased by your pro-posed program, and the granting of this relief is based on the impracticality of selected ASME Code ~ requirements, we have determined that the relief granted
'neither increases the probability or consequences of accidents previously con-sidered nor decreases safety' margins and that, therefore, it does not involve a significant hazards consideration.
Therefore, you are authorized to, and should proceed to, implement your proposed program (except where your current TSs are more restrictive).
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Mr. Charles Goodwin"
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-h'e have evaluated the potential.for environmental' impact of plant operation in accordance with the:above..We have determined that this action.does not-
' authorize a change in effluent types or total amounts beyond that previously reviewed nor an increase in-power level, and will not result in any signifi-
% ' cant environmental:: impact. Having made this determination, we have further
-concluded that this action:is insignificant from the standpoint:of environ-mental; impact and: pursuant to 10 CFR 51.5(d)(4) that an environmental impact
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statement'or-n not be. prepare.egative declaration and. environmental impact-appraisal need d.
!During the period between.now-and the date we complete our detailed review-
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'of-your submittal,' you must, comply with both your existing TSs and-your pro -
pbsed L inservice ' inspection and ' tes ting program.'. In the event conflicting
- requirements arise for some components, you must comply with the more restric-
. tive requirements (e.g., ' shorter inspection intervals, increased number of
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- parameters measured).
In ;other words, the granting of this relief from ASME Code requirements should not be interpreted to give you relief from any of.
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the requirements in your existing TSs.
When our detailed review of your submittals is complete we will:
(1). issue final approval of your prog' ram (which may contain modifications resulting i.
fro the staff's review), (2) grant relief from any ASME Code. requirements:
L as appropriate under 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(i), and (3) issue appropriate changes
.to your TSs.
t A copy of the Federal: Register Notice related to this action is enclosed.
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Robert A.~ Clark, Chieff Operating Reactors Branch #3 Division of Licensi_ng h
Enclosure:
. Federal Reg'ister Notice cc w/ enclosure:,
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Portland General Electric Company cc: Mr. Ronald W. Johnson, Esquire Mr. John A. Kullberg
. Corporate Attorney Route One Portland General Electric Company Box 250Q 121 S.W. Salmon Street Sauvie Island, Oregon 97231
' Portland, Oregon 97204 Maurice Axelrad, Esquire Robert M. Hunt, Chairman Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Board of County Coamissioners Axelrad and Toll Columbia County Suite 1214 St. Helens,-Oregon 97051 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C.
20036 Columbia County Courthouse Law Library, Circuit Court Room Richard M. Sandvik, Esquire St. Helens, Oregon 97051 Frank W. Ostrander, Jr.
Counsel for Oregon Dept. of Director, Oregon Department of Energy Energy Labor and Industries Building, Room 111 500 Pacific Building Salem, Oregon 97310 520 S.W. Yamhill Dr. Hugh D. Paxton
-1229 41st Street Mr. David B. McCoy Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544 348 Hussey Lane Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 Michael Malmros, Resident Inspector U. S.-Nuclear Regulatory Commission William Kinsey, Esquire Trojan Nuclear Plant 1002 N.E. Holladay P. O. Box 0 Portland, Oregon 97232 Rainier, Oregon 97048 Ms. Nina Bell Dr. Kenneth A. McCollom, Dean 728 S.E. 26th Street Division of Engineering,;
Portland, Oregon 97214 Architecture and Technology Oklahoma State University Mr. Eugene R. Rosolie Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074 Coalition for Safe Power 215 S.E. 9th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97214 3
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Portland General Electric Company cc: Marshall E. Miller, Esquire, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission Washington, D. C.
20555 Docketing and Service Branch (7)
Office of the Secretary.
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington..D. C.
20555 Alan S. Rosenthal, Esquire
. Atomic' Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
20555 Dr. John H. Buck Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission Washington, D. C.
20555 Dr. W. Reed Johnson
- Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel (5)
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