ML20040E986

Motion for Continuance in Scheduling Final Deadlines for Discovery,Determinations on Litigative Issues & Hearings Until Fall 1982.Sleeving to Be Delayed Until Spring 1983. Events at Ginna May Become Relevant.W/Certificate of Svc

ML20040E986
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	02/01/1982
From:	Patricia Anderson WISCONSIN'S ENVIRONMENTAL DECADE
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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ISSUANCES-OLA, NUDOCS 8202080166
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POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 Operating License Amendment (Steam Generator Tube Sleeving Program)

WISCONSIN'S ENVIRONMENTAL DECADE MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE Wisconsin's Environmental Decade moves the Atomic Saf ety Licensing Board for a continuance in scheduling final deadlines for discovery, determinations on litigative issues and hearings in the above-referenced proceeding until fall 1982.

This motion is made on the following grounds.

By letter dated January 15, 1982, the Licensee informed the Board that "f ull-scale steam generator tube sleeving for Point Beach Unit 2 [will not be performed until] the spring 1983 outage of that unit" and that "it is not contemplated that f ull-scale

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sleeving will be performed at Point Beach Unit 1." -

On January 25, 1982, the Ginna Nuclear Plant experienced a sudden primary-to-secondary leakage. through a steam generator tube of approximately 75 gallons per minute (compared to the D50 5 license limitation of approximately 0.35 gallons per minute).

Ginna has been described by the Licensee as a " sister" plant to  !

Point Beach Unit 1, having the same model Westinghouse steam -

generator and a similar water chemistry history. It also has had 8202080166 820201 PDR ADOCK 05000266 G PDR

a demonstration sleeving program similar to at Point Beach, albeit conducted by a dif ferent vendor. At this point in time, it is apparently unknown whether the leak was through either a tube which was sleeved or through a tube which was not itself sleeved but whose integrity was effected by the sleeving process.

Based. upon these two new f acts, it would appear, first, that need for administrative action on the application for a license amendment has been delayed by approximately one year and, second, that related events that have occurred and may occur in the future could make the factual basis for a premature decision on the license amendment outmoded by the time sleeving is actually undertaken at Point Beach Unit 2.

That is to say, especially in light of the fast breaking changes in tube repair technology and theories, a hearing held so far in advance of the contemplated action could very well be rendered irrelevant (as would a hearing held on Point Beach Unit 1 in the Licensee's original proposed time f rame) or not sufficiently complete to consider critical new information.

When balanced against the f act that there is no necessity for an early ruling, it would appear to be in the public interest to continue this proceeding until c later date. To be clear, this motion does not contemplate any alteration in the present schedule for hearing the confidentiality issue.

HISCONSIN' NVIRO MENTAL DECADE, INC.

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PETER ANDERSON M P Director of Public Affairs PA/cp-P:50266NRC.P27 1

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4 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Wisconsin Electric Power Company POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I certify that true and correct copies of the foregoing document will be served this day by depositing copies of the same in the first class mails, postage pre-paid and correctly addressed, to the following:

Peter B. Bloch, Chairman Atomic Safety & Licensing Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Dr. Hugh {. Paxton 1229 -41 Street Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544 Dr. Jerry R. Kline Atomic Safety & Licensing Board -

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Docketing & Service U '. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Mr. Richard Bachmann Office of Executive Legal Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Mr. Bruce W. Churchill Shaw Pittman Potts and Towbridge

. 1800 M Street N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20036 -

Mr. Francis X. Davis Westinghouse Electric Corporation P.O. Box 355

, . Pittsburgh, PA 15230 4-

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