ML19323B696
| ML19323B696 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 04/07/1980 |
| From: | Doherty J DOHERTY, J.F. |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8005140091 | |
| Download: ML19323B696 (3) | |
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Zursu:nt to '3 072 2 714, J:hn J. 00hert7, Intervenor in the 33cve 0:nstru::Lon license ?roce311nrs files the contentions below. :ach is first presented, followed by a supporting statenent
'roviding additional basis, and c:ncluded b a statement as to uhy the contention should be admitted to the crocestings de-c'ite the deadline for Contentions being passed.
?2.:? C7 T"?'":TIO7 M8 Intervenor Contands the A0rG3 should be designed with a control roi drive return line (CRD), becauce this source of hiTh 1 essure water functions as an adiitional safe uari against events where there is water loss fr:7 the r ector vessel et oressure remains high.
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.s fhis Oontention is sun?3ated 57 the fact on three occai-si:ns of naior Boilia.later.'eactor events, the 02D return line and 7uno have functioned as significant systens to keep a safe reactor core inventory, despite this systen's not being a " safety" or ' safety related" systen. These events were:
- a. The fire at the 3rv<n's 7 err? Unit 1, on " arch 22, 1975.
- b. The ir7well overpressurization event at 3resden II, on
.ne 5, 1970
- c. 'he loss of core inventor 7 at Syster Creek, on "a7 2,197?.
Fur:her evidence the 023 return line s sten is of safety value is thst there will be periods'as long as a ves; where tTe A0:.'03 will be 7ersittei to run uith punos to the high cres-sure core sora7 systen (2705) out of service. In the event of occurences like t.:se listei a ovo, there would be no source of hi.h oressure for maintainin.; the roact,r core inventory or cooling with PPCS out of service. :*ence the ORD return line offers a bac'c-up systen in the event of out of service for the 2F03 pumps.
This Intervenor would also 7oint out that "C2D novement
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9a-be somewhat slow" on the 0"G3 "siace the exhaust neaier ore curs i: higher' ac: riin ton letrer enclocare fran 3. G.
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C7oratinz 3eactors of ::a7 22,1979.
9o although tho:e to evilantly sufficient reasen4re7ove the t'.e 02J return ' ecause of unerpected no:-le crac :inc in the reactor, this Interve or centonis that the sicnificance to safet7 so far shown 57 havinT this noa-safetr systen available outweighs the advanta0e of renoving it due to norrie erse':c.
In silition, it should b? poi. tai out that a ca t.ution to t':e THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS POOR QUAUTY PAGES H
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Thic ;ontatti... is basci on tha unique cronerrisc of the 3 >i1 for t';e pr:20091 cite as offerin little of :he protecti'-
a cite uith : ore roc:c and roe :11::2 strits vould -iva n e 9u M ic and the environment. 2ho : ors la lle ' con e,t amich wcs cu7?orte' for any reactor site in the aaricaa Ph sical Societ~.:ecort (Re-views of Modarn Physics, 47 Jup.a. Jusmer,1975;
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- uclear 31fety, a.,221rs fra:.:G2:G-a?4, to al.':r ;;;;;cl 117: uf additional time in which m,lten uranium could 'ce ;re ented fron cen-tceting :he noist lays and siltc of the aCNGC where subcequent
- tean en,losion such as dec:ri:ci in mun-1000, "2eacter Zafat7 3tud " (page 7:: -77,73) wouli be lihol7 to oc:ur. 2ha =inicus 7
delay of tha " core laile" would sake evacuation more easy.
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1/ 2his Intervonor ass rts there has been cood cauca for late filing becauce no satisfactory core 12:1e has been precanted for a nuclear plant until this for the J1oating nuclear 21 ant, presented in a reb-ruary ")30 :iRO publication shere the -levice has had entensive exami-nation. The docu=ent ::U2iG-0354, Oupp. 3 was unnvailable to this Intervonor until :: rch 19, 1930.
2/ 2hore is no current c:,ission effort to have ap,licant's e7 sten or any 3.l2 system equippei with a cora 1:lle device for clants situated on clay, silt, can; and gravel.
3/ Consideration of thic, in view of the evacuation and porulation c:ntentions raiced by Intervenor J. Morgan 21 shop and other carties vault cive the opp;rtunit:' te c:ncider melt-delay 37: tons in rela-tion to denographic conditions.
4/ 50 other part7 has ascorted the right :: bring up this levice for core melt mitigation or delay.
5/.ihere the consequences of =eltdoun are severe, the use of tine to consider its nitiration is worthy. This Intervonor has raisai several other is:ues in this proceeding, and hence his participation as a question is moot.
Therefore, this Intervenor see'.<s ainission of the above Contentions nunbere 48 and 49.
2espectfully submitted John 7. Joher'7 03 pies of "JO 2: 7. SC::22Tf'O 022TZ:.2I5. 3 :48 and in9" were serve" on the carties below on this F
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of April, 1930, via Zirst Olass U.1 3haldon J. :lolfe, Esq. ("20)
Curtave Linenbsr:er, (:'20 t.
Dr. 3. Leonard 0heatus, (::22 2teven :I. Cahin'<i, Esq. (U20 Richsr' 1. Loverre, Zsc. (Otate of Texas)
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J. Gre Or7 Oopelan', Ici. (ASplicant)
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