ML19350A331

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Responds to NUREG-0737,Item I.G.1,re Low Power Test Program. BWR Owners Group Is Developing Generic Program Which Will Be Adhered To.Significant Plant Transients Will Be Performed Once W/Licensed Personnel
ML19350A331
Person / Time
Site: Limerick  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 03/06/1981
From: Kemper J
PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
To: Tedesco R
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RTR-NUREG-0737, RTR-NUREG-737, TASK-1.G.1, TASK-TM NUDOCS 8103130503
Download: ML19350A331 (2)


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PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 2301 MARKET STREET P.O. BOX 8699 1881 1981

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Docket Nos.: 50-352 and 50-353 Mr. Ibbert L. 'Ibdesco Assistant Director for Licensing

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'Ihe stated purpose of the referen letter was to provide additional gniciance with regard to 'IMI Action Plan I.G.1 as it applies to BWR OL appli-cations and requests a cmmitment "to the special low power test program for your facility now".

Additionally, it requested a cxmmitment to an augmented operator training ptwima by participation in the pre-op and startup test PL9xacs. of NUREG-0737 (page 2,5) idatifies I.G.1 as " Training during low-power testing". 'Ibere is no discussion of this item in hUREG-0737, but I.G.1 is discussed in hUREG-0694 as your letter indicates. It muld app 2ar that NUREG-0737 (Oct.' 80) refers to a low power test swiau and hvREG-0694 (June '80) refers to an additional special test program which has not been fully defined.

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generic pi % sma is being developed under the BWR Owners Group. We shall l

follow, and participate in the develognent of that program as guidance for the Limerick program and subnit our swiau for NPC review, pursuant to the NFC requirenents.

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'Ihe NBC letter addresses " meaningful technical information and supple-mental trauung" and "to augmented operator training". Our unit unique

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plant transients only once, but with a max 2 nun of licensal personnel in attendance. All other significant transient training shall be d m e en m r

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