ML19350C165
| ML19350C165 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron, Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 03/26/1981 |
| From: | Tedesco R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Abel J COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8103310382 | |
| Download: ML19350C165 (4) | |
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Commonwealth Edison Company ATTH: Mr. J. S. Abel Director of Nuclear Licensing P. O. Box 767 Chicago, Illinois 60690
Dear Mr. Abel:
SUBJECT:
HUMAN FACTORS CONTROL ROOM DESIGN REVIEW / SITE VISIT BYRON STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 The Human Factors Enaineering Branch of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has organized a team to conduct human factors control room design re-views.
The team is developing a schedule for performing reviews through the remainder of calendar year 1981.
In order to finalize the schedule and plan the type of review, the staff needs to know whether your preliminary assessment will be submitted by June 20, 1981, and if not, the date by when it will be submitted.
The enclosure lists criteria for determining whether the Byron Station, Unit 1 is ready for our projected five day control room design review. Please provide a statement relative to the status of Byron Station, Unit I for each criterion on the enclosure within two weeks after receipt of this letter.
After receipt of the information requested we will develop a detailed schedule and specific plans for our review.
By copy of this letter we are requesting that the appropriate I&E Inspector advise us of his assessment of the status of the control room relative to the criteria on the attachment.
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.u u Robert L. Tedesco, Assistant Director for Licensing Division of Licensing cc: James E. Konklin, I
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Mr. J. 5. Abel Director of Nuclear Licensing Commonwealth Edison Comaany Post Office Box 767 Chicago, Illinois 60690 cc: Philip P. Steotoe, Esq.
Suite 4200 One First ?lational Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Dean Hansell, Esquire Assistant Attorney General 188 West Randolph Street Suite 2315 Chicago, I.llinois 60601
.Mr. Roger Walker, Resident Inspector ' ~
U. S. Nuclear Regulator'y Commission Post Office Box 224 Marseilles, Illinois 61364
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ENCLOSURE CR*TERI A FOP. DETEPf"S:' ~ METHE:
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OE*Y F0r T.' 'JCL CE: 7 (5 CAY; Overall CR construction and checkout is 35 to 90 cercent comDiete, 1.
except that installation and checkout of ESF system controls and dis-plays are 100 percent complete.
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At least 80 percent of all systems, (including 100 percent of ESF systems) have been turned over to the operating staff.
3.
Normal and emergency lighting systems are operational.
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Air conditioning and ventilation system is operational.
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Control boards and display panel installation is approximately 1.00 percent complete with essentially no holes in panels due to missing chassis or components and with power to illuminate controls and dis-pl ays.
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. Emergency operating procedures (EOPs) are complete to permit a H. F.
evaluation of the E0P using trained and licensed operators.
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Acolicant should have available as a mini am, of 3 (tnree) license operators to assist NRC during the CRDR.
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All annunciators should be operational to pennit evaluation of and sequential operation, readibility of alarm windows, and measure-ment of all individual alarm sound levels.
Remote shutdown panel should be 80 to 90 percent complete and available 9.
for Human Factors review.
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Incore thermocouple displays and subcooling monitor displays should be available for NRC review in the control room, 11.
Applicant's preliminary control room assessment must be submitted to the NRC at least one month prior to our visit.
12.
Control room layout drawings included with item 11 above.
Emergency operating procedures (EOPs) must be submitted to the NRC 13.
This schedule must
-(PTRB) at least six (6) weeks prior.to our visit.
be met to pennit joint HFEB/PTRBL review of E0Ps. Failure to meet.this criteria could delay visits and SEP. inputs.
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