ML19336A717
| ML19336A717 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 09/19/1980 |
| From: | Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8010300548 | |
| Download: ML19336A717 (6) | |
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7Wu-01 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGUL*,TCRY COMMISSION In the Matter of Yankee Atomic
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Electric Company
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Yankee Nuclear Power Station
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Docket No. 50-29 (Yankee Rowe)
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REVISED ORDER FOR MODIFICATION OF LICENSE I.
Yankee Atomic Electric Ccmpany (the licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License No. OPR-3, which authorizes the operation of the Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Yankee Rowe) at steady-state reactor power levels not in excess of 600 megawatts thermal (rated power).
The facility consists of a pressurized water reactor located at the licensee's site in Franklin County, Rowe, Massachusetts.
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On November 4,1977, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) filed with the Comission a " Petition for Emergency and Remedial Relief." The petition sought action in two areas.
fire protection for electrical cables, and environmental qualification of electrical components. By Memorandum and Order dated April 13,1978 (7 NRC 400), the Comission denied certain aspects of the petition and, with respect to other aspects, ordered the NRC staff to take several related actions. UCS filed a Petition for Reconsideraticn on May 2,1978. By Memorandum and Order, dated May 23, 1980, tne Comission reaffirmed its April 13, 1978 decision 80103005YT
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Commission's May 23, 1980 decision directed licensees and the NRC staff
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to undertake certain actions.
With respect to environmental qualification of safety-related electrical equipment, the Commission determined that the provisions of the two staff documents - the Division of Operating Reactors " Guidelines for Evaluating Environmental Qualification of Class lE Electrical Equipment in Operating Reactors" (DOR Guidelines) and NUREG-0588, " Interim Staf f Position on Environmental Qualification of Safety-Related Electrical Equipment," December 1979 " form the requirements which licensees and applicants nast meet in order to satisfy those aspects of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A General Design Criterion (GDC-4), which relate to envi-ronmental qualification of safety-related electrical equipment."
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Commission directed, for replacement parts in operating plants, "unless l
there are sound reasons to the contrary, the 1974 standard in NUREG-0588 l
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review of the information sought f rom licensees by Bulletin 79-013 and l
l to complete its review of environmental qualification of safety-related electrical equipment in all operating plants, including the publication of Safety Evaluation Reports, by February 1,1981. The Commission I
1 Bulletin 79-01B was not sent to licensees for plants under review as The information part of tne staff's Systematic Evaluation Program.
sought by Bulletin 79-01B was requested from these licensees by a series of letters and meetings during tne months of February and March, 1980.
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imposed a deadline that, "by no later than June 30, 1982 all safety-related electrical equipment in all operating plants shall be qualified to the D0R Guidelines or NUREG-0588."
The Commission requested the staff to, " keep the Commission and the public apprised of any furtner findings of incomplete environmental qualification of safety-related electrical equipment, along with corrective actions taken or planned,"
and requested tne staff to provide bi-monthly progress reports to the Commission.
The Commission further directed the staff to add certain documentation requirements to each license af ter the specific requirements were approvec by the Commission. The Commission also pointed out that the various deadlines imposed in its Order, "do not excuse a licensee from the obligation to modify or replace inadequate equipment promptly."
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The informatian developed during this proceeding emphasizes the importance of adequate documentation, the prompt completion of the review of environ-mental qualification of safety-related electrical equipment, and the prompt completion of any plant modification needed to assure conformance with the DOR Guidelines or NUREG-0588. A significant aspect of this review is the timely submittal of environmental qualification information by the operating plant licensees to enable the staff to complete its review in accordance with the Commission's Order. The staf f has a program presently underway to reevaluate, using the DOR Guidelines and NUREG-0588, the cualifications of safety-related electrical equipment exposed
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These accidents are Loss of Coolant Accident and Main Steam Line Break inside contsinment, and High Energy Line Breaks inside and outside contai nment.
In this connection the licensee was requested by our letter of March 6, 1980, as modified by our letter of March 28, 1980, to provide information The licensee was on emergency procedures and safety related systems.
requested to define and provide the basis for the hostile environment, inside and outside containment. Th's hostile envi ronment would then be A
used, by the licensee, in tne determination of unqualified equipment.
conplete package, including justification for methods used, was requested.
in Clarification was provided by supplemental information, briefings, and some cases, meetings with the licensee. Timely completion of the staf f's review of environmental qualification of electrical equipment and timely t
completion of needed modifications by the licensee is required to provice continuing reasonable assurance of public health and safety. Such completion is dependent on.ae prompt receipt of a complete response by the licensee to the staff's requests for information. However, the licensee's response, f
to date, is incomplete.
Therefore, I have concluded that the public health, safety, and interest require that a firm schedule for the timely submission of all the information previously requested by the staff should be established oy Order effective immediately.
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Accordingly, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Comission's regulations in 10 CFR Parts 2 and 50, IT IS ORDERED THAT EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Facility Operating License No. DPR-3 is hereby amended to add the following provisions:
"Information which fully and completely responds to the staff's request as specified in NRC's letters dated March 6,1980, and shall be submitted to the Director, Division of March 28,1980, Licensing by the licensee not later than Novemoer 1,1980."
An earlier response is encouraged to facilitate staff review and issuance The licensee or any persen whose interest of the safety evaluation report.
may be affected by this Order may request a hearing within 20 days of the Any date of publication of this Revised Order in the Federal Register _.
request for a hearing shall be addressed to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Vashington, D. C.
20555. A copy of the request should also be sent to the Executive Legal Director, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D. C.
20555, and to Frederic Greenmond, Esquire, New England Electric System, 01581, attorney for the licensee.
20 Turnpike Road, Westboro, Massacnusetts If a hearing is held concerning tnis Order, the issue to be considered at the hearing shall be whether the license should be modified to require submission of information as set forth in Section IV. of the Order.
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revises, in its entirety, the Order issued August 29, 1980 (45 FR 60099, September 11,1980).
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION
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ldN Darrell G. y sennut, ' Director Division of' Licensing Effective Date: September 19, 1980 Bethesda, Maryland
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