ML20041C059

Requests Meeting W/Licensee & B&W During Last Wk in Feb & First Wk in Mar 1982 to Exchange Info Re Final Rept on Fuel Rod Investigation & Radiochemistry Techniques Used to Infer Number of Fractures

ML20041C059
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	02/08/1982
From:	Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Cavanaugh W ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO.
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NUDOCS 8202260107
Download: ML20041C059 (2)

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Dear ifr. Cavanaugh:

WJohnson - Region IV We have reviewed your Final Report on Af@-1 Leak Fuel Rod Investigation.

As a result of this review and the information obtained by our visit to AH0-1 on June 25 and 26,1981, we have determined that a me6 ting is warranted with your staff and your fuel vendor, Babcock and Wilcox.

The purpose of the meeting will be to exchange information regarding the examinations that were conducted (or not conducted) and the basis for the conclusions drawn from those examinations. In particular, we are seeking additional information to support your conclusions,that

1) the most probable cause of fuel failure was "some form of internal clad attack," 2) there are no indic4tions the leaking rods r,eskited from PCI, 3) there are no indications the leaking rods resulted from manufacturing related sources and 4) "further work to establish the exact nature of the attack appears unwarranted."

In addition to the above stated areas,We would like more detail on (a) r*diochemistry techniques to infVr the number of factures and (b) methods that could be used to further examine the failed fuel rods.

We would like to have presentations on the above related material.

Please arrange with your Project Manager,for AH0-1 a suitable time for the meeting during the time of the last week in February and the first week in llarch 1982.

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February 8, 1982 Docket No. 50-313 Mr. William Cavanaugh, III Senior Vice President Energy Supply Arkansas Power & Light Company P. O. Box 551 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 4

Dear Mr. Cavanaugh:

We have reviewed your Final Report on ANO-1 Leak Fuel Rod Investigation.

As a result of this review and the information obtained by our visit to ANO-1 on June 25 and 26,1981, we have determined that a meeting is warranted with your staff and your fuel vendor, Babcock and Wilcox.

The purpose of the meeting will be to exchange information regarding the examinations that were conducted (or not conducted) and the basis for the conclusions drawn from those examinations.

In particular, we are seeking additional information to support your conclusions that

1) the most probable cause of fuel failure was "some form of internal clad attack," 2) there are no indications the leaking rods resulted from PCI, 3) there are no indications the leaking rods resulted from manufacturing related sources and 4) "further work to establish the exact nature of the attack appears unwarranted."

In addition to the above stated areas, we would like more detail on (a) radiochemistry techniques to infer the number of factures and (b) methods that could be used to further examine the failed fuel rods.

We would like to have presentations on the above related material.

Please arrange with your Project Manager for ANO-1 a suitable time for the meeting during the time of the last week in February and the first week in March 1982.

Sincerely, N

JohgF.Stolz, Chief Operating Reactors Br ch #4 Division of Licensing cc: See next page

6 Arkansas Power & Light Cgmpany, cc w/ enclosure (s):

Mr. David C. Trimble Manager, Licensing Arkansas Power & Light Company P. O. Box 551 Director, Bureau of Environmental Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Health Services 4815 West Markham Street Mr. James P. O'Hanlon Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 General Manager Arkansas Nuclear One P. O. Box 608 Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Mr. William Johnson i

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 2090 Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Mr. Robert B. Borsum i

Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division Suite 220, 7910 Woodmont Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Mr. Nicholas S. Reynolds Debevoise & Liberman 120017th Street, NU Washington, DC 20036 Arkansas Tech University Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Honorable Ermil Grant t

Acting County Judge of Pope County Pope County Courthouse Russellville Arkansas 72801 Regional Radiation Representative EPA Region VI 1201 Elm Street Dallas, Texas 75270 Nr. John T. Collins, Regional Administrator s

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 l

Arlington, Texas 76011

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