ML19322C920

Discusses J Herbein to R Vollmer.Commission Order Requires That Shielded Storage Tanks Be Maintained for Contingency Purposes.Cannot Concur W/Request for Temporary Use of Unit 1 Bleed Tanks

ML19322C920
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	01/21/1980
From:	Jay Collins Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Arnold R METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
References
CON-NRC-TMI-80-011, CON-NRC-TMI-80-11 80-002085002008, 80-2085002008, NUDOCS 8002050291
Download: ML19322C920 (4)

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TMI-l Liquid Waste Storage Capacity In a letter from J. G. Herbein to R. Vollmer (TLL-001) dated January 11, 1980, Met-Ed requested that the NRC concur on the use of the available tankage (two empty reactor coolant bleed tanks) in Unit 1 for temporary storage of water from Unit 2 barated water storage tank (BWST). The tankage in Unit 1 (two empty reactor coolant bleed tanks) is a requirement resulting from the Commission Order related to the operation of EPICOR II, should a contingency require additional site storage capacity.

In your letter of January 11, you contend that the storage capacity created by the transfer of water from the Unit 2 BWST to the Unit 1 bleed tanks satisfies the intent of the Commission C

Order for the operation of EPICOR II. However, it is our contention that the Commission Order requires that shielded storage tanks. located inside a building for secondary containment) be maintained for continger:y purposes.

For example, if it became necessary (e.g. liquid leakage out of containment) to transfer reactor building sump water out of the reactor building, the capacity in the Unit 2 BWST could not be used for storage of such water, due to the lack of adequate shielding.

In addition, our approval of your request to reduce the Unit 2 BWST level to a minimum of 100,000 gallons was based upon an under-standing, as stated in our letter of December 18,1979, (J. Collins to R. Wilson),

that the BWST would subsequently be refilled with EPICOR II processed water.

We do not find acceptable your reasoning that the Unit 2 BWST provides equivalent storage to the Unit 1 bleed tanks and, therefore, cannot concur with your request for temporary use of the Unit 1 bleed tanks. We would be receptive to review any alternative proposals which do not conflict with the Comission Order.

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Manager, Till-l Jersey Central Power & Light Company Metropolitan Edison Company Madison Avenue at Punch Bowl Road P. O. Box 480 Morristown, NJ 07950 Middletown, PA 17057 Mr. R. W. Conrad iir. J. J. Barton Pennsylvania Electric Company 11anager, Site Operations, TMI-2 1007 Broad Street Metropolitan Edison-Company Johnstown, PA 15907 P. O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057 J. C. Lieberman, Esquire Berltck, Israel, Lieberman Mr. W. E. Potts 26 Broadway Radiological Controls Manager, TMI-l New York, NY 10004 Metropolitan Edison Company P. O. Box 480 George F. Trowbridge, Esquire Middletown, PA 17057 Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 1800 M Street, N.W.

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