ML20005F572

Advises That Util plant-specific Reactor Coolant Pump Trip Development,Per Generic Ltr 85-12 & TMI Action Item II.K.3.5 Acceptable,Based on Util Adoption of Westinghouse Owners Group Methodology.Implementation Date Requested

ML20005F572
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	01/04/1990
From:	Sands S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Kovach T COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
TASK-2.K.3.05, TASK-TM GL-85-12, TAC-64066, NUDOCS 9001160414
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SUBJECT:

REACTOR COOLANT: PUMP TRIP (GL 85-12) FOR BRAIDWOOD STAT 10H,-

UNITS 11AND 2 (TAC..NO 64066)

- For: the~ reactor coolant pump (RCP) trip' issue defined in TMI Action Plan Item

'II.K3.5-(Multiplant Action G-01), the NRC staff generically approved the WestinghouseOwnersGroup(WOG) methodology-inthe-GenericLetter;85-12.with-The NRC

> ?the. condition that plant-specific.information needed to be addressed.

staff's review of the Braidwood plant-specific.information has-progressed to a

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l degree that-we can conclude that the WOG methodology hasx significantly improvedi

-reactor' safety, and there:are no major safety-significant concerns for the-

, plant-specific information.

Verification that the RCP. trip criteria have-been incorporated in the Emergency _

? Operating Procedures (EOPs) and the date this was implemented by CECO'at

.BraidwoodLStation~is needed. Please provide-the E0P procedure number and the

, date of/ implementation at' your earliest convenience;-

Accordingly, we have comaleted our review of the Commonwealth Edison Company

.(CECO): plant-specificRC) trip setpoint' development for Braidwood Station, and find-it acceptable.- This issue may be the subject of'on-site verification.

.b Stephen P. Sands, Projects Manager Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects

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.SUBJECTO REACTOP, COOLANT PUt1P TRIP (GL;85-12) FOR BRAIDWOOD STATION,-

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For the: reactor!ccclantspump (RCP) trip issue defined in TMI Action Plan Item

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ll.K3.5 (Multiplant Action G-01), the NRC staff generically approved the j

Westinghouse:0wners Group'(WOG) methodclogy in the Generic Letter 85-12, with-j the condition that'alant-specific information needed to be addressed. The NRC' j

l staff's review of tie Braidwood plant-specific informatiorchas progressed to a 1

degree.that we can conclude that the WOG methodology has significantly improved

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reactor safety,~and there are no major. safety-significant concerns for the l

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LVerification that the RCP trip criteria have been incorporated in the Emergency

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'Accordingly, we have completed our review of the Commonwealth Ediscn Company l

l(Ceco) plant-specific RCP trip setpoint development for Braidwood Station, and i

. find it' acceptable. ' This issue may be the subject of on-site verification.

Stephe P. Sands, Projects Manager l

Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III, 1

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