ML20006E865
| ML20006E865 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 02/15/1990 |
| From: | Swenson W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Fay C WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. |
| References | |
| IEB-89-003, IEB-89-3, TAC-75446, TAC-75447, NUDOCS 9002260454 | |
| Download: ML20006E865 (4) | |
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SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO BULLETIN 89-03:
POTENTIAL LOSS OF REQUIRED SHUTDOWN
-MARGIN DURING REFUELING OPERATIONS (TAC NOS. 75446 AND 75447)
On November 21, 1989, the NRC staff issued Bulletin 89-03 entitled " Potential Loss of Required Shutdown Margin During Refueling Operations." This-bulletin, addressed.to all holders of operating licenses or construction permits for pressurized water reactors, requested that actions be taken to ensure that en adequate shutdown margin.is maintained during all refueling
- operations.. In-order to accomplish this, three actions were described
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Assure that any intermediate ~ fuel assembly configuration (including -
control rods) intended to be used during refueling is identified and evaluated to maintain sufficient refueling boron concentration to result in a minimum shutdown margin of approximately 5%.
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. Assure'that fuel loading procedures only allow those intermediate fuel assembly configurations that do.not violate the allowable shutdown margin'and that these procedures are strictly adhered to.
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Assure that the staff responsible for refueling operations is trained:
in the procedures reconsnended in item 2 above and understand the
. potential consequences of violating.these procedures. This training should include the fundamental aspects of criticality control with
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~Mr. C. W.(Fay By letter dated danuary-11,1990, you responded to Bulletin-89-03 and indicated that programs will be implemented to address all three actions described above.
Therefore, the staff. considers your response to Bulletin 89-03 to be satisfactory.
and TAC Nos. 75446 and.75447 to be closed.
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