ML20046B304
| ML20046B304 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05200003 |
| Issue date: | 07/15/1993 |
| From: | Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Liparulo N WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
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| NUDOCS 9308040047 | |
| Download: ML20046B304 (3) | |
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[ps"cco /t UNITED STATES j*,.Q, W ) j NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION IIf"r WASHINGTON. D.C. 20555-0001 July 15,1993 Docket No.52-003 Mr. Nicholas J. Liparulo Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Activities Westinghouse Electric Corporation P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
Dear Mr. Liparulo:
SUBJECT:
STAFF APPROVAL OF TESTING PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE AP600 APPLICA-TION FOR FINAL DESIGN APPROVAL AND DESIGN CERTIFICATION This letter responds to Westinghouse Electric Corporation's request for formal staff approval of the proposed testing plans in support of the AP600 design certification application.
On March 11, 1992, the staff briefed the Commission on the AP600 testing program.
During that briefing, the staff indicated that it was in basic agreement with Westinghouse on how to proceed with AP600 testing. The staff stated that it had concluded, in principle, that the facilities and schedules proposed by Westinghouse were adequate to meet the staff's needs for the verification of the analytical codes which would be used to support its decisions related to final design approval of the AP600. The staff further stated that it needed to work closely with Westinghouse on the test program matrices to ensure that the range of tests to be performed will satisfy its needs for verification of the codes.
Many details of the program had yet to be finalized.
The staff and Westinghouse have had numerous interactions related to the details of the proposed testing program, and Westinghouse has been receptive to many of the staff's comments and recommendations.
For example, several changes have been made to Westinghouse test facilities, proposed.instrumenta-tion, and test matrices to accommodate staff comments and concerns.
- However, the complete extent of these changes has not been documented.
The staff does not have final (as constructed) design descriptions for several test facili-ties and has only recently received copies of the final test matrices.
In order to support your request for a formal letter of acceptance of the AP600 testing programs, the staff concludes that several important details i
related to the test program remain to be addressed. The staff is reviewing the status of its comments, recommendations, and requests for additional information which have been forwarded to Westinghouse, as well as Westing-house's commitments related to the AP600 test program which were documented in public meeting summaries. To date, many of these comments, recommendations, and commitments have been addressed (or partially addressed) by Westinghouse, but several items remain open. These open items are details which the staff hi.
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Mr. Nicholas J. Liparulo July 15,1993 concludes must be addressed and finalized prior to the issuance of a formal acceptance letter.
We will continue to work with you and your staff to closecut these remaining issues as quickly as possible.
If you have any questions related to this matter, please contact the project manager, Rick Hasselberg, at (301) 504-1141.
Sincerely, OriginalbM ef Dennis M. Crutchfield, Associate Director l
for Advanced Reactors and License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:
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Mr. Nicholas J. Liparulo Westinghouse Electric Corporation Docket No.52-003 AP600 cc:
Mr. B. A. McIntyre Advanced Plant Safety & Licensing Westinghouse Electric Corporation Energy Systems Business Unit t
P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Mr. John C. Butler Advanced Plant Safety & Licensing Westinghouse Electric Corporation Energy Systems Business Unit Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 l
Mr. M. D. Beaumont Nuclear and Advanced Technology Division Westinghouse Electric Corporation One Montrose Metro 11921 Rockville Pike Suite 350 i
Rockville, Maryland 20852 Mr. Sterling Franks U.S. Department of Energy NE-42 Washington, D.C.
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