ML20005F508

Advises That Util Emergency Diesel Generator post-mod Requalification Testing Program Acceptable W/Clarifications Discussed & Agreed to During 891228 Telcon

ML20005F508
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	01/05/1990
From:	Berkow H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Beard P FLORIDA POWER CORP.
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TAC-67801, NUDOCS 9001160345
Download: ML20005F508 (3)

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.r January 5,1990 Docket, No. 50-302.

t Mr. Percy M. Beard,' Jr. _

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4 Florida P(wer Corporation-ATTN:. Manager, Nuclear Operations Licensing.

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. Crystal River, Florida 32629

SUBJECT:

CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 -- EMERGENCY DIESEL-GENERATOR POST-MODIFICATIOM

~REQUALIFICAT!0flTESTINGPROGRAM(TACNO.67801) l-L

.We have reviewed the additional information which you submitte'd in your letter c

K of' December 22, 1989 regarding the scope of the emergency diesel generator (EDG)

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' post-modification requalification testing program.. We find your. proposed test i

program-to be acceptable with certain clarifications which were discussed with -

'and agreed to' by your staff in a telephone discussion on December 28, 1989.

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K This ~1etter confirms our understanding of your test program, as discussed with ryour staff in that -telecon.: The citations below reference portions of your

. Decerter 22, 1989 letter.;

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1; The. statement in-Attachment I under Disposition of NRC Position, "....

L tests already were or.will become a part 'of the FPC test program as -

L' requested"', is understood'to mean as requested by the NRC letter to FPC p

dated September 25, 1989, 2.

LItem 12 of Test 8, Reliability Tests in Attachment 1, means that the minimum

.of'30 valid consecutive start / lead tests without failure will be done at p

12-hour-interyals~ or after cooldown to nornal standby temperature, whichever a

occurs first..

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Regarding Item 2 of Test 8 Reliability Tests in Attachment 1, we agree that?

EDG1"A"' can be considered OPERABLE for Modes 4 through 6 following success-

ful completion of the testing program recournended by the EDG manufacturer.

K However, no fuel handling should be -carried out following failure of any

-test:until appropriate corrective actions have been implemented and the L

EDG is again declared operable. Testing should then be resumed to obtain y

at least 30 consecutive successful tests.

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Regarding Item (8) cf Attachment 2, if FPC declares EDG "B" OPERABLE following the completion of upgrade modification but is unable to conplete the reliability' testing during the Refuel 7 outage, the minimum of 30 y e L

valid consecutive start / load tests without failure shall be performed as for EDG "A" and shall be completed as soon as possible after declaring it OPERABLE, by conducting a minimum of 2 tests per week.

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Mr. Percy M. Beard, Jr.

Crystal River Unit No. 3 Nuclear Florida Power Corporation _

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Mr.~A. H. Stephens-State Planning and Development General Counsel' Clea ringhouse i

Florida Power Corporation Office of Planning and Budget MAC - A5D:

Executive Office of the Governor-

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The Capitol' Building St.. Petersburg-Florica - 33733 Tallahassee, Florida 32301-

. Nr. ' P. F. McKee, Director Chairwan Nuclear Plant Operations Board of County Commissioners

. Florida Power Corporation' Citrus County l

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'110 North Apopka Avenue -

Crystal River, Florida :32629 Inverness, Florida: 32650 Mr. Robert B., Borsum Mr. Rolf C. Widell, Director Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Site Support i

huclear Power Generation Division Florida Power Corporation 1700:Rockville Pike, Suite 525 P. O. Box 219-fM-21 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Crystal River, Florida 32629 Senior Resident Inspector Mr. Gary L. Boldt L'

Crystal River Unit' 3 Vice President, Nuclear Production

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Florida Power Corporation

15760 ' West Powerline Street P.~0. Box 219.-SA-2C' Crystal River, Florida 32629 Crystal Rivar, Florida 32629 u

Regional Administrator,; Region II l

10.S. Nuclear: Regulatcry Comission

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fir.-Jacob Deniel Nash-Office of Radiation Control-E

' Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services

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H Talle.hassee, Florida 32399-0700 Administrator

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Department of Environmental Regulation i

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Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The, Capitol.

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D We believe'that this. test program, when completed successfully in accordance l

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with these understandings, will provide reasonable ' assurance ~ of the capabilities I

'of the upgraded-EDGs.

Should you disagree with any-of our understandings, as

- discussed in this'1etter, please notify us _innediately.

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Herbert N. Berkow, Director-q Project Directorate 11-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II-Office of Nuclear Reactor. Regulation q

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