ML20028C340
| ML20028C340 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 12/30/1982 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Devine T GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT |
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| NUDOCS 8301070362 | |
| Download: ML20028C340 (5) | |
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Institute for Policy Studies 1901 Que Street, NW Washington, DC 20009
Dear Mr. Devine:
On flovember 9,1982, your oroanization was orovided a copy of the four-volume C. F. Braun Company's independent analysis of the heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systen at the La Salle County Station, Unit 1.
As you know, through your attendance at meetings and receipt of correspondence on this matter, this independent review was performed at the readest of the NRC staff, not to answer allegations that have been made concerning the supplier of the HVAC system (a natter which is being treated separately), but to obtain the independent view of a technically competent third party as to the ability of the actual installed HVAC system to adequately perform its intended safety functions without adverse safety impact.
The NRC staff had the benefit of your coments as expressed in your letters of Novenber 12,19 and 30,1982, as well as your oral coments at a December 1, 1932 meeting, which the HRC staff convened in Bethesda to obtain clarification from C. F. Braun on its independent review.
On December 3,1982, the NRC staff concluded that the C. F. Braun independent review has provided reasonable assurance that the HVAC system is capable of performing its intended safety functions and that the independent review provided additional assurance that the "as-built" La Salle HVAC system satisfies the specific design recuirements and, consequently, the requirenents for removing the restrictions on power level to less than full power because of HVAC concerns have been satisfied.
On December 3,1982, based on the completed safety evaluation, the HRC staff issued a letter to the Comonwealth Edison Company authorizing La Salle Unit 1 to proceed above 50 percent power. You were inforned of this action and have been provided with a copy of the December 3,1982 letter to CECO, which included a copy of the staff's safety evaluation on this matter.
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Thoctas Devine j In our December 3,1982 letter we also requested CECO to furnish in writing (1) the information presented at the December 1,1982 neeting; (2) the steps CECO had and would take to coiplete the corrective actions identified by C. F.
Braun's observation Q2-53; and (3) steps CECO had taken and planned on Unit 2 with respect to the types of discrepancies identified by C. F. Braun for Unit 1.
A copy of the licensee's December 22, 1982 response to the above reauest is enclosed for your information.
We appreciate your interest in this matter.
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Dear Mr. Devine:
i Dn November 9, 1982, yo organization was provided a copy of the four-volume C. F. Braun Company's in ndent analysis of the heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systen the la Salle County Station, Unit 1.
As you know, through your atte on this matter, this independen(ance at meetings and receipt of correspondence t review was perforned at the reouest of the s
NRC staff, not to answer allegatich that have been made concerning the supplier of the HVAC system (a natter which (s being treated separately), but to obtain is the independent view of a technically cQmoetent third party as to the ability of the actual installed HVAC system to adem ately perform its intended safety functions without adverse safety impact.
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!!ovenber 12,19 and 30,1982, as well as your o(al coments at a December 1, 1982 reeting, which the !iRC staff convened in P.e esda to obtain clarification from C. F. Draun on its independent review.
On Decenber 3,1932, the NRC staff concluded that the C. F. Braun independent review has provided reasonable assurance that the HVAC sten is capable of performing its intended safety functions and that the i pendent review provided additional assurance that the "as-built" La Sall HVAC systen satisfies the specific design requirements and, consequently, the requ
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Institute for' olicy Studies 1901 Que Street, NW Washington, DC 2 09
Dear Mr. Devine:
On Movember 9,1982, a nemhpr of the NRC staff hand delivered to your organiza-tion a copy of the four-voldge C. F. Braun Company's independent analysis of the heatino ventilation and ai conditioning (HVAC) systen at the La Salle County Station, Unit 1.
As you know, through your attendanc. gat meetings and receipt of correspondence on this natter, this independent reviey was performed at the request of the i
NRC staff, not to answer allegations tha,t have been made concerning the supplier of the HVAC system (a natter which is beigg treated separately), but to obtain the independent view of a technically competent third party as to the ability of the actual installed HVAC system to adequate 1.y perform its intended safety functions without adverse safety impact on oth r nearby items important to safety.
The NRC staff had the benefit of your comments as qxpressed in your letters of I
November 12, 19 and 30, 1982, as well as your oral coments at a December 1, s
1982 neeting, which the HRC staff convened in Bethesd to obtain clarification fron C. F. Braun on its independent review, i
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perforning its intended safety functions and that the indepen(ent review j
provided additional assurance that the "as-built" La Salle HVA* systen satisfies the specific design reouirenents and, consequently, there is no ustification i
for continuing to restrict the power level of the facility to less than full j
power because of HVAC concerns.
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