ML19322A180

Forwards Responses to Re Schedule for Responses to NRC Re Update Review Matters for Mfg License. Presents Comments on Course of Action.Agrees It Is Not Necessary for New Matters to Be Resolved Completely First

ML19322A180
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Site:	Atlantic Nuclear Power Plant
Issue date:	12/22/1978
From:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Zechella A OFFSHORE POWER SYSTEMS (SUBS. OF WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRI
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OEC 2 41978 Docket ho. STN 50-437 hr. A. P. Zechella, President Offshore Power Systeus P. O. Box 8000 8000 Arlington Expressway Jacksonville, Florida 32211

SUBJECT:

UPDATE REVIEW MATTERS FOR MANUFACTURING LICENSE (Floating Nuclear Plants 1-8)

Your letter of October 31, 1978 described your proposed schedule for responding to our letter of October 12, 1978 on the same subject.

You also propose to limit the content of your response in certain areas.

This letter presents our congnents on your proposed course of action.

Each of the major headings in your letter are addressed individually below.

General We agree that it is not necessary that new matters be completely resolved prior to issuance of the Manufacturing License.

We believe the following coments indicate a reasonable approach to reconciling the differences of view expressed in the October 12 and October 31 letters.

You propose to describe the extent that the Floating Nuclear Plant conforms to each of the Category I matters "during the final design." Presumably, you intend to submit this information for staff review in your Final Plant Design Report.

Based on this understanding', we agree with your proposal regarding Category I matters.

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You propose to respond to the Category II and III matters primarily by an application amendment which will be submitted by the end of December 1978.

However, you propose to limit your response to only those items which were considered by the Regulatory Reguirements Review Committee (RRRC) prior to

' January 1, 1978.

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.g m Your proposal of a January 1,1978 " cutoff date" is acceptable for the Category Il matters for the purposes of the update review, with two excep-tions. Our update review will consider residual heat removal and reactor coolant system overpressurization protection, which were reviewed and designated Category 111 matters by the RRRC early in 1978.

The remaining Category 11 and Category III matters can be addressed in your Final Plant Design Report.

You also stated in your letter of October 31, 1978 that your responses to matters involving a generic issue "may be in a form of a commitment to incorporate during final plant design whatever resolution is forthcoming."

This is acceptable to the staff.

With regard to Category IV matters, your letter of October 31, 1978 states that, "The Staff appears to be usurping an RRRC function by prejudging the significance of these matters and requiring them to be addressed prior to issuance of the Manufacturing License." Further, you propose to address the Category IV matters "when and if they are categorized by RRRC, during the final design approval phase."

The Director of NRR has reviewed each Category IV item and has determined that these matters are to be treated in a manner identical to Category II for ongoing reviews.

Specifically for the update review of FNP, we agree that addressing the Category IV matters can be deferred until the final design review stage.

In your letter of October 31, 1978 you proposed to respond to the matters listed in Enclosure 5 of our October 12, 1978 letter during the final design review phase. You pointed out that the staff permitted this approach to be taken by other applicants that reference RESAR-3.

Your approach for handling these RESAR-3 matters is acceptable. Our final design review will include the issues addressed in Enclosure 5 of our October 12 letter. These matters will be treated as if they were Category 11 matters. Our final design review, therefore, will detennine the extent to which the FNP design conforms to these matters, or provides an accept-able alternative, and determine if this is sufficient.

There could be some design changes required for Category 11 matters where the staff determines that the degree of conformance is not acceptable.

Therefore, it may be in your best interest to follow the progress of these review matters during the OL review of some of these RESAR-3 plants, and to con-sider their resolution for FNP some time prior to the final plant review stage.

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Nr. A.'P. Zeche11a,g, 7 g gp We hope that this adequately responds to your letter of October 31, 1978.

Please contact us if you require any clarification regarding these matters.

Sincerely, l MY/

Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ecs: See next page 4

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