ML20033C421
| ML20033C421 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 11/18/1981 |
| From: | Youngblood B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Gary R TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8112030160 | |
| Download: ML20033C421 (2) | |
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Issuance of ACRS lithor,t for Comanc,hp, Peak Steam EJectrfc, Station, i
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1981, to-review the applicati6n of the Texas,Utjlities.Gener,a,tjng. Company,,..
et al. for a license to coerate the Comanche, Peak Steam Electric. Station, Units 1 and 2. - The Connittee's. report, dated. November. 17, 1981,, is_ enclosed I
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' Resident Inspector / Comanche Peak Spencer C. Relyea, Esq.
Nuclear Power Station Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels c/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory 2001 Bryan Tower Commission Dallas, Texas 75201 P. O. Box 38 Glen Rose, Texas 76043 Mr. Homer C. Schmidt Manager - Nuclear Services Richard Fouke Texas Utilities Services, Inc.
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.I ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS wash NGTON, D. C. 20555 November 17, 1981 Honorable Nunzio 'J. Palladino Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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SUBJECT:
REPORT ON COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Dr. Palladino:
During its 259th meeting,. November 12-14, 1981, the Advisory Committee on -
Reactor Safeguards reviewed the application of the Texas Utilities Generating Company (TUGCO), Dallas Power and Light Company, Texas Electric Service Com-pany, Texas Power and Light Company, Texas Municipal Power Agency, Brazos 4
Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. and Tex-La Electric Cooperative for a li-cense to operate the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Units 1 and 2.-
The Units are to be operated by the Texas Utilities Generating Company.. A Subcommittee meeting was held in the Dallas / Fort Worth area on June 29, 1981 to consider this project.
A tour-of the facility was made by Subcommittee members on June 29, 1981.
An additional Subcommittee meeting was held in Washington, D.C. on November 11, 1981. During its review, the Committee had
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the benefit of discussions with representatives of the Applicant and the NRC Staff.
The Committee also had the benefit of the documents listed.
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Committee commented on the construction permit application for this station in its report dated October 18, 1974 to AEC Chairman Dixie Lee Ray.
The Comanche Peak Station is located in Somerville County in North Central Texas about 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth, Texas, the nearest city having a population in excess of 25,000 persons.
Each Comanche Peak Unit is equipped with a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor having a rated power level of 3425 MWt. Each unit is housed in a steel-lined, reinforced concrete, dry containment building with a design pressure of 50 psig.
l The Reactor Protection System will use N-16 gamma radiation detectors to provide a signal for reactor trip. Because this system has not been proven in commercial, applications, we recommend that the NRC Staff closely follow its implementation and operation. The Committee wishes to be kept informed.
This is the first commercial nuclear power plant to-be operated by TUGC0 and the first in the state of Texas. The Committee's review included considera-tion of the management organization and capability and the operator training 4
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Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino-November 17, 1981 program. The training program is well planned and comprehensive, and includes simulator training at other facilities. We were favorably impressed with the training program, general competence, and responsive attitude of the utility's operating organization.
Nevertheless, there is 'a significant. lack of hands-on expe'rience with large commercial nuclear power plants that will only be cor-rected by the operation of the Comanche Peak Plant.
The NRC Staff is requir-ing the utility to strengthen its own organization with on-shift personnel having experience with large commercial PWR operations untti suitable experi-ence has been developed by the operating staff.
We endorse the NRC Staff requirement but recommend that attainment of 100% rated power should not be the only consideration in determining that operational proficiency has been achieved.
The Committee also recommends that the operating organization estab1'ish a list of technological matters which may have to be faced in future opera-tion of the nuclear plant and identify sources of skilled personnel and expertise that ought to be available to address these matters when needed.
The Committee wishes to be kept informed.
4 The Station Operations Review Committee, the Independent Safety Engineering Group, and the Operations Review Group should include personnel from outside the operating organization who are experienced in the operational management of large PWRs and related technology as well as other independent advisors with mature judgment about public safety matters.
TUGC0 should expand its studies on systems interaction and probabilistic assessment so tha+ it will have a.better understanding of the Comanche Peak nuclear systems.
Other issues have been identified as Outstanding Issues, License Conditions, and Confirmatory Issues in the Staff's Safety Evaluation report supplement dated October 1981.
The ACRS is satisfied with the progress on these topics and believes that they should be resolved in a manner satisfactory to the NRC Staff.
TUGC0 is evaluating potential methods of providing instrumentation for' detec-tion of inadequate core cooling as discussed in the ACRS letter to the Execu-tive Director for Operations dated June 9,1981.
The Corcmittee believes that this equipment should not be installed until it is well established that the l
instruments will provide reliable information of significant value beyond that provided by the instrumentation which is already installed.
We buieve that if due consideration is given to the recommendations a5nve, and subject to satisfactory completion of construction, staffing and pre-operational testing, there is reasonable assurance that Comanche Peak Steam
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Honorable'Nunzio J. Palladino November 17, 1981 Electric Station Units 1 and 2 can be operated at power levels up to 3425 MWt without undue risk to the health and safety of the public.
Sincerely yours,,
J. Carson Mark Chairman
References:
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' Final Safety Analysis Report for the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Units 1 and 2,"
including Amendments 1 through 23.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissien " Safety Evaluation Report related to the Operation of Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2," USNRC Report NUREG-0797, dated July 1981 and Supplement No.1 dated Octoter 1981.
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Letter from Citizens for Fair Utility Regulation To S. Duraiswamy, ACRS, regarding the licensing of Comanche Peak, dated July 18, 1981 9
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