ML19338C610

Denies 800701 Request for NRC to Republish 800624 Fr Notice of Receipt of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 800528 Petition Under 10CFR2.206.Notice Fairly Apprises Public of Substance of Petition as Issued

ML19338C610
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	08/08/1980
From:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Bates A NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (TNRC), SUMMERTOWN
References
NUDOCS 8008180300
Download: ML19338C610 (1)

Text

j.

-)

sAEfCp UNITED STATES MSFM

+

[,

> vi c g

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 3

C WASHING TON, D. C. 20555 s, v )

At!G 0 31960 6#3 gg 90g \\6 gggg i gtS Mr. Albert K. Bates g gi "T

lear Regulatory Ccmission" The Farm i

Sumertown, Tennessee 38483

Dear Mr. Bates:

This is to acknowledge receipt of ycur letter of July 1,1980 requesting the publication of a second Federal Register notice to correct what you regard as

" errors" contained in the Feoeral Register notice issued by this office on June 24, 1980, which had indicated receipt by the Ccmission of your petition of May 23, 1980 and its consideration under 10 CFR Section 2.206.

Ycur first concern is that the use of the word "its" in modifying the term "Sequoyah ccmerical nuclear power plant" might convey the irrplication that the plant belongs to TNRC rather that the Tennessee Valley Authority. We regard this concern as unfounded since the caption of the Federal Register notice makes it clear that the Sequoyah facility is owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Your other concern involves the characterization of TNRC's petition as alleging that the containment of the Sequoyah facility would not withstand pressures resulting from hydrogen explosions. You prefer a cnarac-terization of the effect that the Sequoyah facility could not withstand pressures resulting frem hydrogen explosions. As the Fenral Register notice which was issued fairly apprises the public of the substance of your petition, I must decline your request to issue a second notice.

Sincerely, Sb s

Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation O

4

• \\

=

3008180300 a

/

/"y

,:u 9 Ocd< e: !'o. 50-327 h 1, 1980 THE NUCI. EAR RECUIM.RY COMMISSICN Surcertcwn, Tannessee INFORMKi10C REPORT Fort Harold R. Centon, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, USNRC Thru:

Albert K. 3ates, Oirector Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, OiRC i

Fren:

The Ceraissioners SEQUCYAH CCNTAINMENT INABII,ITY TO WIT 3 STAND M70RCGIN EX?!.CSIONS

Subject:

To request a republicaticn of the 7ederal Register.ctice Furpose:

naking corrections of errors contained in the first ;:ublication on June 24, 1980.

Discussion:

The notice published in the Federal Register en June 24, 1990 falsely i:nplied that the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant is cwned and and that operated by O.e Nuclear Regulatory Ccesission (OIRC) the petition by the TNRC on May 28, 1950 alleged that the centain:nont at Sequcyah Unit I would not be able to withstand a hydregen burn pressure such as cccured at OC-2. The actica has caused TVA to publicly respond en the basis of these errenicus allegations and should be corrected by republicatien.

A brief su= nary of the errors and requests folicws.

2

Contact:

A. 3ates I

61596-43992 l

co?

,Ly 9

'\\

N Gft 9007090 ]/

.,.,.7

e.a ' v.,**

+

h.., s t

5,

%.v.;.,

,3 9

.r.

g

.,e.

• %;.=s.J eu.y

.A,

.m s

tt.a o.' A.

..,.e.. n

.i

.m..

<<<ce c,. e..u..,a es...

,w,..a.4 n

..a U.S. ::uciaar Regulateraf Co :-ission ass...s D.w*.

405.e5 n

u 3....

• e ar.V.r. ',ent:n,

= e 3.' s '...

,-'y

'.' s.". e ^.

v,

'.-'~. e ~..~ ~. ' ~ e.'.n "... e ~.' A. e. 1 '.

f.~ ".

.V

. e ' w* ~.u.

. '...' w- %.

.w w.

s. R.*..a.a 6.,. a.4 's,2

....._se..

v.

w UCe

e. c..

.e.

...,. de,.

a.v A

.s s

m e,.,.,.,....,,.

r

....w.

.n.s.e

..s S.'* e..

C.

.f,,.

a.. a. u A.

s

.s.a.

. C. w.s,s.ed.s..a..s..

...d

,...3

...n

.. y.

.a w.w.

c e 3 4,. 1. 4.e a.e 3 4. s.C r.4 4 - 1 4.

, J.

e a.J

..wn.A

! m.,.

s w.ig 4.....a.9 4

. e,g

,... l..

r....,

w

...y r

.g nucicar pcwer plant be reveked." The seq.cyah plant does not tel:ng :: as, but was built by the 72nnessee "allev. Authoritv We : ersiv..t av. 'er it.

. c... t..,..~ +..

....w. s.. a.

c.. 1.../

. m...ac 3

.o

,.,..e...

,,a.

4.

. a.. s.

...s

,. e..e

.a a... a.y

._s.c a.

.a t

..... a.w.... ; a., a

...e. s..e

.... 33.

y..y..

a reascnable ti. e.

Ycu then went en to state that the bases cf the request "is an allagati:n

a.. g

.s.e c..ga.s

.c. a. a.g 1 a

.y.,, c., a.. c. ~..s. s.s.a a z,. s,.es

,s...a s

... ~....

from hydregen explosiena such as the ene.hich eccurred at CC-2.* As a r2sult C< a....s., e.c,.vA g-,..

.f.,.,.s.

e.

.a.1.,s.. s.e.s.e.e..,,

4.

v-,

, c.

w, a... w,

.2

...y..

g ye.4 4.,

a d u.bl.,c./.a.e 4...ed s.a a_.e a.4 _.e

....12 s.. ave..:.w..c.4 y

.v.

...a..

the T.'C pressures. This serves enly to bscure the real issues.

I' "1cu will examine cur.retitica, v.cu will see that.e stated in.cara srach 2 en page 2:

u...,.2.., e n.. u.~., s a.. g.eagu., sea.ye e.z a...e...a -...:..a.e sye a... e.a.

n 1. v....g ~. > a. gne e g:..y w....a.i

..e....e s s o e. 3. :. n as

.a. 2a

.2 A

..g.

....y

~

..w..

result in a icss of cental..nent vessel integrity, an essential barrier

.O.s.e e..4

.n 4.

(e.. s.a s.4.

a.a. aeA)

...y.

a Paragraph 3 en page 2 states:

...de se...e w.4

....c,.s, a....a.,

s.

..... a.3

...a. e 4..a.- a... s. s

..a.~..

..3 will withstand rressure leads which exceed desi n srecificatiens. These circumstances depend upen the particular and unique stress,cattern created by the singic-eccurrence event causing pressure to exceed Jasign

' ' ai '. s, w "... - b.* s

..c ~

c.~ ^..* u- ~.1b.' e.

• a ' e ~. / '.' - ~.a. ' s

".e. e '.~ ~..~ "....=. ~. ' e s.',-.

speci'icatiens shculd not be r2garded as 'exceedable."'

The next paragraph, which carries ever to the ::p of page 3, centains the felicwing statements 4g, s,

4 9 4..:

g g.,.,g n.,,..g.

3 w.,

• s g...

J 4

,J.3...

,g g

y.

...g

.g.

w

- - - t *. C '..# * ~...'..

.e eves. s' '. a

~.#... *.'; ~g~ c a s o*.'.'. e.*.*..

• W'~-"..'.a'.'a*

s' # ". )

g..

s y.

e e a.

.g.2., e.. 4 <,

..e cs,ec <.aA.,/,.cqaes a...a y-.,

-,.s

.4 s.. a sec.; e s

a,

... ~...

a r-.

..e

--. ec

.~,

2,.~.- e.. c r s a...'.

"...a*. ycu s e.-". e a.'~..'.' c-v.. ~. ' cu re..'..'.-. '..

e.'

.b

.r

- e. e -.'..a ~..' v~.~. ^a.

a.-' / c.n ".e s e v' c e.'.' s z. "ae.*.. ".e u-2e,

~. '. ' ".. ~.. ~ "

. y

. g...

r

,o.n.g... 23 a....aa.e

..,. 3..d,. i. a. u u....e.. 4..,'(

A.:3.,

.. g gg 4

...w..

..w..

g

... 7

.s.e

..J

..g A...

4.*

3 eA 3 s.,.s..

J..,3*

. s.

s

c..c 3..eeg..., y a.s... 4.

.a

w e..

..g proble= have been taken, and the ccatain.ent has been testal.:. der CC-ty".c

..,a.s.a.s g.a.y a y e.

.. g syg.e..s c 1y

.c..,~.3 2 e -,~..g.

m..,g..a..

2 S

w

. *v f, 4

Sates to Oenten 7/1/80 page 2 FCR TI-2 NUCLEAR RIGULATCRY CC1'.*4:53:CN Ib&fr

%d Albert K.,3ates Diractor Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation The Farm S m.ert wn, TN 33483 e

t i

I l

l l

1 l

l l

% ; te

-s

=--

= - - -

f,.:

, v....

Q f[.[

]f* *'%g*$.,i e

UNITED STATES 4 d$N-- Y /O NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION f#

-e. (

j ?. '] /

rasmNcrov. o. c. 20sss

.J July 21, 1980 1

MEMORANDUM FOR: Harold R. Denton, Director 0ffice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i

FROM:

James P. Murray OELD

SUBJECT:

TNRC'S REQUEST TO ISSUE A SECOND FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE RE THE COMMISSION'S CONSIDERATION OF A 2.206 REQUEST CONCERNING THE SEQUOYAH FACILITY On June 24, 1980, your office issued a Federal Register notice indicating receipt of a "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission" (TNRC) petition requesting that the icw j

pcwer operating license authorizing limited operation of the Sequoyah Nuclear Pcwer Plant be revoked.

The notice further indicated that the petition was being treated as a request for action under 10 CFR 2.206.

1 On July 1,1980, TNRC directed a letter to you complaining that the Federal Register notice contained " errors" and requested issuance of a second Federal Register notice. While it is clear that none of the items discussed by TNRC in its letter are well founded, you may nevertheless wish to respond. A draft response for this purpose is attached, as is TNRC's request of July 1,1980.

4 c/

Q;'fA~, / ')C ---f 4'

', Ja. /mes P. Murray c"

Director and Chief Counsel Rulemaking and Enforcement Division

Attachment:

i Draft response.

CONTACT:

Richard G. Hoefling x27013 i

i kb 0

. _..go ()g1.

Albert K. Sates "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission" (THRC)

The Farm Summertown, Tennessee 3S483 Cea - r. Bates:

This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of July 1,1980 request-ing the publication of a second hdAr.aL Reg.is_ter notice to correct what it 2 regard as " errors" contained in the Federal Regis,te,r notice issued by this office on June 24,1980,which had indicated receipt by the Cc= mission of your petition of May 28,1980 and its consideration under 10 CFR Sectica 2.2C6.

Your first concern is that the use of the word "its" in accifying the term "Sequoyah cc=:ercial nuclear power plant" might convey the implication that the plant belcngs to TNRC rather than the Tennessee Valley Authority. 'de regard this concern as unfounded since the caption of the Federal Recist__er notice makes it clear that the Sequoyah' facility is cwned by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Your other concern involves the characterizaticn of TNRC's petition as alleging that the containment of the Sequoyah facility would not withstand pressures resulting frca hydrogen explosions. You prefer a characterization to the effect that the Sequoyah facility could not withstand pressures resultin?, frca hydrogen explcsions.

As the Eederal Recister notice which was issued fairly apprises the public of the substance of your petitien, I must decline your request to, issue a second notice.

Sincerely, Harold R. Centon L

i e

~

-