ML19338D067
| ML19338D067 | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 08/29/1980 |
| From: | Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8009190311 | |
| Download: ML19338D067 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES 0F AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIC'i
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=a0RTLAND GENERAL. ELECTRIC COMPANY-THE CITY OF-EUGENE, OREG0N' PACIFIC POWER AND LIGHT-COMPANY
- Docket No. 50-344 (Trojan. Nuclear Plant)
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ORDER FOR MODIFICATION OF LICENSE-I.
Portland General Electric Company, et al. (licensee)-is the holder of License No. NPF-1, which authorizes the operation of the Trojan Nuclear Plant at
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steady state reactor _ power levels not in excess of 3411 megawatts thermal (rated power).- The facility consists of a Pressurized Water Reactor located at theLlicensee's site near Rainier, Oregon.
II.
On November 4,1977, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) filed with the Commission 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 Commission denied certain aspects of the petition and, with respect to other aspects,
-ordered'the NRC staff to take several related actions.
UCS filed a Petit. ion for Reconsideration on May'2, 1978.
By Memorandum and Order,
- dated May 23,;1980, the Commission reaffirmed its April 13, 1978 decision H
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1 regarding the possible shutdown o operating reactors. However, the.
Coninission's May 23, i960 decision directed licensees and the NRC staff
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to undert te certain actions.
.With resp environmental qualification of safety-related electrical equipment, ~ the Connission determined that the provisions of the two staff ~ documents - the Division-of Operating Reactors " Guidelines for Evaluating Environmental Qualification of Class 1E: Electrical Equipment in Operating Reactors" (00R Guidelin~es) and NUREG-0588, " Interim Staff Position on Environmental Qualification of Safety-Related Electrical Equipment," December 1979 " form the requirements which licensees and acplicants must meet in order to satisfy those aspects of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A General Design Criterion (GDC-4), which relate to envi-rennental qualification of safety-related electrical equipment."
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Ccanission directed, for replacement parts in operating plants, 'unless there are sound reasons to the contrary, the 1974 standard in NUREG-0588 s
will apply." The Comission also directed the staff to_ complete its I
review of the information sought from licensees by Bulletin 79-01B and 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 1
Bulletin 79-018 was not sent to licensees for plants under review as prt of the staff's Systematic Evaluation Program.
The information sought by. Bulletin 79-OlB was requested from these licensees by a seriesiof. letters and meetings during the months of February and March,
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imposed a ' deadline that, "by no.later than June 30, 1982 all safety-related electrical equihnient in all operating plants shall be qualified to the DDR Guidelines or NUREG-0588.". The Comission requested the staff to, " keep the Comission and the public apprised of-any further findings. of incomplete environmental qualification of safety-related electrical equipment, along with corrective actions taken or planned,"
and requested the ~ staff _ to' provide bi-monthly progress reports to the Comission.
The Commission further directed the staff to add certain documentation requirements to each license after the specific requirements were approved by the Comission.
The Comission 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."
III.
The information developed during this prcceeding emphasizes the importance of. adequate documentatir,n, the prompt completion of the review of environ-mental qualification of safety-related electrical equipment, and the prompt completion of iny plant modification needed to assure conformance with the 00R 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 Comission's Order.
The staff has a program presently' underway to reevaluate, using the DDR Guidelines and NUREG-0588,Lthe qualifications of safety-related electrical equipment exposed
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o environments ~that may_ exist following postulated accidents. LThese accidents are-Loss of Cooiant - Accident and Main Steam Line Bre0k inside. containment, and High Energy Line Breaks inside and outside
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containment.
- n this connection 'the ?icensee was requested by I&E Bulletin 79-01B dated January 14, 1980 to provide a detailed review of the environ-nental qualification of Class 1E electrical equipment.
This review
.fas to include all equipment required to function under postulated accident conditions, both inside and outside the primary containment, and recognize all conditions ~specified in the bulletin.
Evidence of qualification together with methods and justification, was requested.
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- larification was provided by supplemental information, briefings, and ir some cases, meetings with the licensee.
Timely completion of the staff's review of environmental qualification of electrical equipment-ar.d timely completion of needed modifications by the licensee is required to provide continuing reasonable assurance of public health and safety.. Such completion is dependent on the prompt receipt of a ecmplete response _ by 'the licensee to the' staff's requests for information.
Mcwever, the licensee's response, to date, is incorplete.
Therefore, I haveLeoncluded that the public health, safety, and interest
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information previously requested by the staff should be established
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by 0rder effectiveLimmediately.
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IV.
L Accordingly, pursuant _ to [the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. and the Cormission's regulations in 10 CFR Parts 2 and 50, IT IS ORDERED THAT ".FFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Facility Operating License Ns. NPF-1 is hereby. amended to add the following provisions:
"Information which fully and completely responds to the staff's request as specified above, shall be submitted to the Director, Division of Licensing by the licensee not later than November 1,1980."
An earlier response.is encouraged to facilitate staff review and issuance of the safety evaluation report.
The licensee or any person whose interest nay be affected by this Order ray request a hearing within 20 days of the date of this Order. Any request for a hearing will not stay the effective date of this Order.
Any request for a hearing shall be addressed to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reacter Regulation, U.S.
Muclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.
20555. A copy of L
the request should also be senc to the Executive Legal Director, U. S.
I Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.
20555, and to l
J. W. Durham, Esq., Vice President and Corporate Counsel, Portland General
_i Electric Coapany,121 S. W. Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97204, attorney j
for the licensee.
If a hearing is held concerning this Order, the issue to be considered j
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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V Operating.of the facility on terms consistent with this Order is not j
' stayed by the pendency of any proceedings on the Order.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION h
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. Division o Licensing Effective Date:. August ~ 29,-1980 e
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