ML20044G417

Discusses Disposition of Licensing Actions Associated W/Permanent Cessation of Plant Operation

ML20044G417
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Site:	Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png
Issue date:	05/21/1993
From:	Weiss S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Cross J PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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May 21, 1993 Docket No. 50-344 Mr. James E. Cross Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Portland General Electric Company 121 S.W. Salmon Street Portland, Oregon 97204

SUBJECT:

DISF3SITION OF LICENSING ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PERMANENT CESSATION OF TROJAN NUCLEAR PLANT OPERATION.

This letter closes all NRC activities on certain licensing actions related to Trojan Nuclear Plant (TNP). These items were required when TNP was an operating plant and were initiated by the NRC.

By letter dated March 24, 1993, you provided a list of Technical Assignment Control (TAC) items that were opened for licensing actions and recommended resolution and closing of these TACs.

Your justification for this recommendation was based on the decision of Portland General Electric Company (PGE) to permanently cease operation of TNP.

The NRC reviewed the list of TACs and conducted an independent evaluation of the open actions to determine tt.t. safety significance of the individual actions in terms of defueled plant operation. The NRC evaluation concluded that certain existing open actions can be closed. contains the list of TAC numbers and a brief description of each item that will be closed by this letter. The NRC staff has stopped all review activities for these TACs.

As you are aware, TNP was shut down on November 11, 1992.

In January 27, 1993, PGE decided to permanently cease operation of the TNP.

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January 27, 1993, PGE submitted a license change application requesting that the TNP Operating License be amended to a Possession Only License (POL).

In addition, by letter dated February 2,1993, PGE informed the NRC that the reactor fuel has been permanently off-loaded from the reactor vessel and placed in the spent fuel pool.

By letter dated February 17, 1993, PGE certified to the NRC that fuel would not be moved oack into the Trojan Containment Building without prior NRC approval.

The NRC staff issued a Confirmatory Order on March 24, 1993, to prevent transfer of fuel to the reactor building without NRC approval and issued a POL on May 5, 1993.

Based on the information provided above Trojan is now legally prohibited from operating.

Therefore, the TAC-items related to continued plant operation can be closed because they do not affect the safety of TNP in its current non-operating defueled condition.

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s James E. Cross May 21, 1993 In your March 24, 1993, letter you requested to keep TAC No. M83941,Bulletin 92-01 (Thermolag issue), open because you are continuing your evaluation on this issue. The NRC staff has decided to close TAC M83941 and open a new TAC in response to your April 15, 1993 response to NRC Generic Letter 92-08, which containsBulletin 92-01 evaluations. contains the list of TACs that were closed previously. The NRC closed these TACs after reviewing your response to each specific licensing action or amendment withdrawal request.

This letter closes all licensing activities that were related to continued operation of TNP. These activities are not required for a non-operating permanently defueled facility.

Sincerely, Seymour Weiss, Director Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate Division of Operating Reactor Support Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation I

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TAC Items to be Closed 2.

TAC Items Previously Closed cc w/ enclosures:

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Mr. James E. Cross Trojan Nuclear Plant Portland General Electric Company Docket No. 50-344 cc:

Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Trojan Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 250 Rainier, Oregon 97048 i

Mr. Michael J. Sykes, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Columbia County St. Helens, Oregon 97501 Mr. David Stewart-Smith Oregon Department of Energy Salem, Oregon 97310 Regional Administrator, Region V U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210 Walnut Creek, California 94596 Mr.1om Walt General Manager, Technical functions Trojan Nuclear Plant 71760 Columbia River Highway Rainier, Oregon 97048 Mr. Lloyd K. Marbet 19142 S.E. Bakers Ferry Road Boring, Oregon 97009 j

Mr. Jerry Wilson Do It Yourself Committee 570 N.E. 53rd Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 Mr. Eugene Rosolie Northwest Environmental Advocates 302 Haseltine Building 133 S.W. 2nd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97204 i

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r LIST OF NRC-INITIATED ACTIONS FOR TROJAN

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DESCRIPTION APPLICATION DATE M84942 ESGB OBSERVATION RESPONSE 11/09/92 STRUCTURAL AUDIT M83686 IPEEE FOR EXTERNAL EVENTS

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(GL 88-20) SUPPLEMENT 4 M83520 GENERIC LETTER 92-01 REACTOR 07/06/92 VESSEL STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY M82615 PIPE WHIP RESTRAINT DESIGN 12/31/91 VERIFICATION PROGRAM M75729 MOV TESTING AND SURVEILLANCE 01/19/90 (GL 89-10)

M74481 INDIVIDUAL PLANT EVALUATIONS 11/24/92 (GL 88-20)

M69487 SEISMIC QUALIF. OF MECH. & ELEC.

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LIST OF PREVIOUSLY CLOSED ACTIONS FOR TROJAN TAC No.

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M84754 LCA 223 - STEAM GENERATOR IPC WITHDRAWN--CLOSED-BY LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 2, 1993 M84719 LCA 216 - DELETION OF LC 2 C(ll)

WITHDRAWN--CLOSED BY LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 2, 1993 M82957 LCA 220 - HEATUP/C00LDOWN CURVES WITHDRAWN--CLOSED BY LETTER DATED

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FEBRUARY 2, 1993 M76624 RESPONSE TO NRCB 90-01; LOSS OF CLOSED BY LETTER FILL OIL IN ROSEMONT TRANSMITTER DATED MARCH 4, 1993 M69984 BULLETIN 88-04, S/R PUMP LOSS CLOSED BY LETTER DATED MARCH 3, 1993 M51362 INSTRUMENTATION TO FOLLOW THE CLOSED BY LETTER COURSE OF AN ACCIDENT (RG 1.97)

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4 James E. Cross May 21, 1993 In your March 24, 1993, letter you requested to keep TAl, No. M83941,Bulletin 92-01 (Thermolag issue), open because you are continuing your evaluation on this issue. The NRC staff has decided to close TAC M83941 and open a new TAC in response to your April 15, 1993 response to NRC Generic letter 92-08, which containsBulletin 92-01 evaluations. contains the list of TACs that were closed previously. The.NRC-closed these TACs after reviewing your response to each specific licensing action or amendment withdrawal request.

This letter closes all licensing activities that were related to continued operation of TNP. These activities are not required for a non-operating permanently defueled facility.

Sincerely, Original signed by:

Seymour Weiss, Director Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate Division of Operating Reactor Support Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures:

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TAC Items to be Closed 2.

TAC Items Previously Closed cc w/ enclosures:

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