ML19338F609
| ML19338F609 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 09/19/1980 |
| From: | Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17193A131 | List: |
| References | |
| IEB-79-01B, IEB-79-1B, NUDOCS 8010200675 | |
| Download: ML19338F609 (6) | |
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REVISED CRDER FOR MODIFICATION OF LICENSE I.
Comonwealth Edison Conpany (the licensee) is the holder of Facility Operati g a
License No. OPR-2, which authorizes the operation of the Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. I at steady-state reactor power levels not in excess of 700 megawatts thermal (rated power). The f acility consists of a boiling water reactor locat,ed at the licensee's site i.n Grundy County, Illinois.
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On November 4,1977, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) filed with l
the.Comission a " Petition for Energency and Reredial 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 l
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. Reconsideration on Ma'y 2,1978. By Memoranoum and Order, dated May 23, 1980, the Comission reaffirmed its April 13, 1978 decision 1
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regarding the possible shutdownLof operating reactors. However, _ die
- Commission's May 23, 1980 decision directed licensees and the NRC staff 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-05BS, " Interim Staff Position on Environmental Qualification of Safety-Related Electrical Equipment," December 1979 " form the requirements which licensees and
-applicants must meet in order to satisfy those aspects of 10 CFR Par; 50, Appendi[ A General Design Criterion (GDC-4), which relate to envi-ronmentai qualification of safety-related electrical equipment." The Cont.ission directed, for replacement parts in operating plants, "unless
" there are sound reasons to the contrary, the 1974 standard in NUREG-0568 will apply." The Commission also directed the staff to complete its i
review of _ the information sought from licensees by Sulletin 79-01B anc 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
Bu11etin 79-01B was not sent to licensees for plants under review as
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pir+ of the ~ staf f's - Systematic Evaluation Program. -The information sougnt by Bulletin 79-01B was requested from -these licensees oy' a series of letters anc meetings -curing'the 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 DOR Guidelines -or NUREG-0588." The Comission requested the staff to, " keep the Comission and the public apprised of any further-findings of incoglete 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 Comi ssion.
The Comission further directed the staff to add certain documentation requirements to each license af ter the specific requirements were approved by the Comission. The Comission also pointee out that the various deadlines im' osed in its Order, "do not' excuse a licensee from the p
obligati.on to modify or replace inadequate equipment promptly."
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i The information 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 progt completion of any plant modification needed to assure conformance
'with the DOR Guidelines or NUREG-0588. A significant aspect of this review
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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 Orcer. The staff has a program presently. underway to reevaluate, using the DOR Guidelines and NUREG-0588, the qualifications of safety-related electrical equipment exposed s
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4-to; environments that may exist following postulated accidents. These accidents are Loss of Coolant Accident and Main Steam Line Break
-inside containment, and High' Energy '.ine Breaks inside and outside l contai nment.
In this connection the licensee was requested by our letter of March 6, 1980, as modified bly our letter of March-28,1980, to provide information on. emergency procedures and safety related systems. The licensee was 4
requested to define and provide-the basis for the hostils environment, inside and outside containment. This hostile environment would then be
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used, by the licensee, in the determination of unqualified equipment. A conplete package. including justification for metnods used, was requested.
Clarification was provided by supplerental information, briefings, and i n some cases, meetings with the licensee. Timely completion of tne staff's review: of environmental qualificatior, c'f electrical equipment and timely cocpletion of needed modifications by. the licensee is required to provide continuing reasonasle assurance of'public healtn and safety. Such completion is dependent on the prompt receipt of a complete response by the. licensee
-to the-staff's requests for information. However, the licensee's response, A
to date,.is incomplete.
.Therefore, I have concluded that the public health, safety, and interest require. that a firm schecule for the ticely submission 'of all the
.information previously requested by the staff should be established
- Dy Order effective immeciately.
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' Accordingly,- pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,- and
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- the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR Parts 2 and 50, IT IS.0RDERED THAT EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Facility Operating License No. OPR-2 is hereby amended to add the following provisions:
"Information which fully 'and completely responds to the staff's request as speci.'ied in NRC's letters dated March 6,1980, and March'28,1980, 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 saf ety evaluation report. The l'icensee or any person whose interest may be affected by this Order may request a hearing within'20 days of the cate of publication of this Revised Order in'the Federal Recister. Any request for a hearing shall oe addressed to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, O. C. ~ 20555.- A copy of the request should also be sent to the Executive Legal Director, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.
20555, and to Isham, Lincoln & Beale, Counselors at Law, One First National Plaza, 42nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603, attorney for the licensee.-
lif a hearing is held concerning ibis Order, the issue to be considered at
' the h' earing.shall be whether the license should be modified to rtquire-submission of information as set forth in Section IV. 'of the Order.
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Operatin9 6f the facility on terms consistint with this Order is not stayed by the pendency of any proceedings on the Order. This Order revises, in its entirety, the' Order issued August 29, 1980 (45 FR 60065, September 11,1980). -
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EXHIBIT C UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION-j IN THE MATTER OF' COMMONWEALTH ) l EDISON COMPANY ) ) Docket No. 50-10 DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION, ) UNIT NO. 1 ) 'N l \\ \\ l% \\ / STATE OF ILLINOIS ) % \\[y ) SS. t COUNTY OF C O O K ) Y 98 q/ / // AFFIDAVIT OF Y NEIL P. SMITH y. 4 My name is Neil P. Smith. I hold a degree in Engineering from the University of Illinois and a MBA from the University of Chicago, and am currently employed as a Senior Engineer-in the Station Nuclear Engineering Depart-ment of Commonwealth Edison Company with responsibility for supporting the NRC's Systematic Evaluation Program (SEP) for Dresden Units 1 and 2. These responsibilities include ~ initiation and review of all engineering studies to answer NRC questions concerning SEP related matters. In Mr. Crutchfield's August 8, 1980 letter to Mr. D.~L. ~ Peoples, Commonwealth Edison was informed it had to provide a response to the environmental qualification elerated schedule. The mation on environmental DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire ~ document previously entered into system under: [Mh ANO _ No. of pages: B t. s e-44,, we .,.-g,,.m,,,-.-.~,,.,,e,.,-wc-y,ry.e-,-w-----w-y
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.A 5 OCT Q p* 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA sed g#0 DoCNr. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION-S v' 41 .;b' In thes Matter of ) ) COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY ) Docket No. 50-10 ) Dresden Nuclear Power Station ) Unit 1 '(Environmental ) _ Qualification) ) REQUEST FOR HEARING Commonwealth Edison Company (" Commonwealth") holds NRC operating licence DPR-2 relating to Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, located in Grundy County, Illinois. On September 19, 1980, the Director, Division of Licensing entered the attached " REVISED ORDER FOR MODIFICATION OF LICE,NSE" requiring the submission to the NRC by November 1, 1980 of.certain information in respect of environmental qua-lification of electrical equipment at that facility.l_/ Commonwealth hereby requests a hearing to consider amending N :?.i.,.<.. - -, theDirector'sREVISEDORDERtoprovideT.h[.thereques'tedt 2 s-information may be submitted a reasonable period of time prior to start-up of Dresden Unit 1, presently scheduled for June 1986. 1/ The Director,: Division of Licen ing originally entered an " Order for Modification of License *' dated August 29, 1980. However, that Order conta_i }ed incorrect references and was revised on September 19, 1980, resultin'g also ~~ in'an extension of the time within which a hearing could,be: requested. Jibd,'.h } ( 7 F
3. +: The justification for this request is shown in the attached affidavit'of Neil'P. Smith. Concurrently with this Request for Hearing, -Commonwealth is filing with the Commission a Petition for Exemption pursuant.to 10 CFR 550.12 asking relief from the environmental qualification requirements and deadlines set forth:in the Commission's Memorandum and order dated May 23, 1980, as they apply to Dresden Unit 1. A copy of the Petition 'for Exemption is enclosed. In the event the Commission acts favorably and in a timely manner with respect to the Petition for. Exemption, Commonwealth will withdraw this Request for Hearing. However, in view of the short time remaining until November 1, 1980,. Commonwealth requests that a Li.ensino Board be established promptly and hereby moves that the Licensing Board immediately suspend the effectiveness of the Director's Revised Order, so that Commonwealth will not be-in' violation of.the Director's REVISED ORDER in the event the Commission is~ unable to consider Commonwealth's Petition for Exemption prior to that date. Respectfully submitted,. p %s r .l / N. l i !LA ./ j;. r 1-.g One of the #ttorneys ..for Commonwealth Edison Company ISHAM,-. LINCOLN & BEALE Suite.4200 ~One First National Plaza . Chicago,~ Illinois 60603 (312) 558-7500- -L c
~ idY l' I' FS .s . -c~ ., s, ' ". ~~ - 3 p g3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 33 (1 ' 4 ~ l~- NUCLEAR REGUALTORY COMMISSION (f5 / I4 In the Matter of ) ) COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY ) Docket No. 50-10 ) Dresden Nuclear Power Station,) Unit 1 ) (Environmental Qualification) ) PETITION FOR EXEMPTION l Commonwealth Edison Company (" Commonwealth") holds NRC operating license DPR-2 relating to Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, located.in Grundy County, Illinois.- In 1978 Dresden Unit 1 was shut down for certain safety backfits and chemical cleaning. In 1980 Commonwealth decided to defer restart of Dresden Unit 1 due to present uncertainties regarding requirements arising from the accident at Three Mile Island and from the NRC's S;'stematic Evaluation Program, and because of existing corporate short-term cash flow j deficiencies. Commonwealth has brought to a halt all engineering and construction activities related to Dresden Unit 1, other than the chemical cleaning project, which has been maintained in a state of readiness pending NRC approval. However, it appears that Commonwealth needs Commission approval to delay environmental qualification of Dresden Unit I" electrical DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously entered into system under: ANO [h[ db ~ sdb No. of pages: ~ m e ** * ^ 4 ~ .w m.----,c---e 7. 3,,,-y,m w..---,,c,
,i EXHIBIT A - l.gnq' [* UNITED STATES ,g,.q$ g NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 3 M d'g wAsnmoron. o.c.2esss NRf/ o...* August 8,1980 /*, Docket No. 50-10 .. / p 4 C Mr. D. Louis Peoples [ -0 *S pew.6 Director of Nuclear Licensing- ':7 6 Comnonwealth Edison Comany Post Office Sox 767 q, '/ Chicago, Illinois 60590 g,
Dear Mr. Peoples:
RE: ENVIROW. ENTAL QUALIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
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(1) Fiarch 28, 1950 letter from Dennis L. Ziemann to D. L. Pe: ales (2) May 1,19SO letter from Robert F. Janecek to Dennis L. Zier.. ann (3) May 6,1950 letter from D. L. Peoples to Paul W. O'Connor In a previous letter (Ref.1) we requested that certain containment related information either be provided or referenced by May 1,1980. This request, part of the accelerated environrental cualifica:icn (E.Q.) review, was to obtain inf er:ation :na couic ce used in cefining equipment's post-incident service environrent. In lieu of providing the information requested, ycu stated (Ref. 2).that submittal cf this information at a later date wculd be more appropri ate. Ycu indicated that the Dresden Unit 1 plant was currently shutd:wn f or an ex ence: : erica uncer; ing a ma;cr re: refit progra: accifying both the emergeacy ccre cooling and reacter orctecticn systems. In acciticn, to the harc<.are cocifications, ye.; stated that new analyses of core benavier and new cperating procecures were to ce developec. As a result, respenses to our request would ce for:ncoming as th:se tasks were ccaleted. ) The Comission's Memorancum anc Order of May 23, 1930 provided a schedule i for copletion of the environmental qualification reviews of all facilities. Although reso:nses te our re:uest mignt be more accurately addressed curing the later stages of tne retr:fi ;ing effort, we find that the retrofit schedule is net c0xnible with the Commission's senecale. This letter is to inform you that Dresden Unit I will not be hanoled any differently than any other SEP plan.. You should submit the requested information on a schedule cct atible with our EQ needs. Should you believe this is nc; an appropriate schedule, you may exercise your option to ;ietition the Cermission for an exemption frc= the requirements provided in the May 23, 1930 Order. Sincerely, j
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