ML20005D690
| ML20005D690 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 12/05/1989 |
| From: | Mcdonald D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Bird R BOSTON EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| GL-89-04, GL-89-4, TAC-74785, NUDOCS 8912140149 | |
| Download: ML20005D690 (3) | |
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December 5,1989 Docket No. 50-293
.Mr. Ralph G. Bird Senior Vice President - Nuclear
.Bosten Edison Company Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
- RFD#1, Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360
Dear Mr,
Bird:-
SUBJECT:
GENERIC LETTER 89-04, " GUIDANCE ON DEVELOPlHG ACCEPTABLE INSERVICE TESTING PROGRAMS"
REFERENCE:
TAC Number 74785 You responded to the subject Generic Letter (GL) by letter dated October 27, 1989. Your letter provided the status of the efforts taken by your staff in response to the GL. Schedules were.also provided, which included justifications, for completing the remaining activities necessary for developing an acceptable
- inservice test (IST) program in accordance with the guidance provided in the
-GL, Your proposed schedule for providing the remaining information required by the GL,-completion of necessary test procedures, and implementation of the
. updated lST program including any necessary modifications is:
- Submit IST program and the statement of conformance 12/15/89
- Complete quarterly pump and valve procedures 06/30/90 (23 procedures)
- Complete cold' shutdown pump and valve procedures 06/30/90
-(11 procedures)
Complete valve leakage procedures 11/30/90 (6 procedures)
- Complete refueling outage procedures 11/30/90 (8 procedures)
IST program full implementation RF0-8 (Early 91)
- Completion of plent modifications Long Term Plan You'have indicated that an extensive effort is being expen'ed by the BEco staff in upgrading the IST program. As noted, the Pilgrim IST program was revised in 1987 and modifieo at our request, Revision 1B, with a second revision to follow at a later date. We issued a craft review of Revision 1B in November of 1988 with several open issues. The issuance of GL 89-04 on April 3, 1989, superseded previous reviews. Your staff utilized its latest effort in determining conformar'e with the requirements of'the GL.
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Ralph G. Bird December 5,1989 it was noted that consultants are being used in this effort and will be increased to complete the remaining work. This effort has also been impacted by'other major activities at Pilgrim including the power ascension program and the recent planned surveillance outage.
.Your staff has also indicated that the various procedures will be implemented as each one is approved and necessary training is completed. The December submittal will identify, categorize, and prioritize all relief requests needed as the result of the updated IST program.
All necessary plant modifications resulting from the updated IST program will be integrated into the Pilgrim Long Term Plan (LTP). The LTP has been incorporated in the Pilgrim Operating License as Condition 3.H.
We request that efforts be made to meet the schedule for implementing required modifi-1
. cations indicated in'the GL. We will assess the acceptability of your proposed schedules, including their justifications, when you submit the next LTP update.
We have. concluded that the proposed schedules for submitting the revised IST i
program, procedure updates, and program implementation are acceptable. The adequacy of the schedules for required plant modifications will be determined when the LTP is provided.
-We have closed TAC Number 52032 which was being used to track the previous effort on IST. The above referenced TAC Number will be used for all future effort related to GL 89-04.
Sincerely, Original Signed by:
Daniel G. Mcdonald, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I 3 Division of Reactor Projects I/II cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:tbochik$Eile,tNRC&LocalPDRs,DMcDonald,EJordan,SVarga,BBoger, MRushbrook,TSullivan',ACRS(10),JJohnson,Rgn.I,RWessman,JHayes
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Mr. Ralph G.: Bird cc:
Mr. K. L..Highfill Mr. Richard N. Swanson, Manager Vice President of Operations /
Nuclear Engineering Department end. Station Boston Edison Company Pilgrim. Nuclear Power Station 25 Braintree Hill Park RFD #1 Rocky Hill Road Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 Resident Inspector Ms. Elaine D. Robinson U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Nuclear Information Manager Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 867 RFD #1, Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 Chairman, Board of Selectmen Mr. Charles V. Barry 11 Lincoln Street Secretary of Public Safety Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 Executive Office of Public Safety One Ashburton Place Office of the Commissioner Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Massachusetts Departnent of Environmental Quality Engineering One Winter Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place 20th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Mr. Robert M. Hallisey, Director Radiation Control Program Massachusetts Department of Public Health 150'Tremont Street, 2nd Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02111 Regional Administrator, Region 1 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Mr. John Dietrich
' Licensing Division Manager Boston Edison Company 25 Braintree Hill Park Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
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