ML20055C382

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Requests Addl Info on Licensee Application for Amend Under Generic Ltr 87-09.Amend Based on Assumption That Remedial Measures Provide Sufficient Level of Protection to Permit Operational Mode Changes & Safe long-term Operation
ML20055C382
Person / Time
Site: LaSalle  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 02/27/1990
From: Pulsifer R
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Kovach T
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
GL-87-09, GL-87-9, TAC-75789, TAC-75790, NUDOCS 9003080138
Download: ML20055C382 (4)


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February 27, 1990 Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374 i

Mr. Thomas J. Kovach Nuclear Licensing Manager Commonwealth Edison Company-Suite 300 -

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Dear Mr. Kovach:

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. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE LICENSEE AMENDMENT l

APPLICATION UNDER GENERIC LETTER 87-09 FOR LASALLE: COUNTY STATION -

~ UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. 75789 AND 75790) 1 The basis for accepting Specification 3.0.4-related amendments under Generic Letter 87-09 is predicated on two assumptions, namely, (1) that the remedial.',

l measures prescribed by the Technical Specification ACTION STATEMENTS for which the exception will be granted, provide a sufficient level of. protection ~too I

permit operational mode changes and safe long-term operation consistent with the licensing basis described in the U County Station, Units l'and 2, and:(2)pdated Safety Analysis Report for LaSalle-it will'be the exception when plant' startup commences with important safety features inoperable, irrespective of.

the exception granted in response to applications:under Generic' Letter 87-09.

a We have reviewed your license amendment application under Generic Letter 87,

submitted by ycur letter' dated December 15, 1989.

In order for the'NRC staff.

to conclude that the safety basis relative:to the above stated assumptions:is-satisfied, we request that for-each proposed Technical Specification.'

exception to be granted under Generic Letter 87-09, you affirm that. remedial measure prescribed for the_affected ACTION STATEMENTS are consistent with the.

y Updated Safety Analysis. Report and its supporting safety analyses.

In addition, we request that you identify and affirm those procedures, management i

directives, onsite safety reviews,.etc. that have been established to limit L

the use of the Specification 2.0.4 exceptions.

Your affirmation shouldt address training necessary for ensuring that plant operators are.made t

aware of, and are instructed to exercise, the controls promulgated in limiting l l

the use of such exceptions.

Please advise, within'five days after receiptLof this letter, when we'may:

expect to receive your response. Should there'be any questions concerning:

this request, please let me know.

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-The reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements contained in this letter affects' fewer than ten respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required under P.L.96-511.

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Robert M. Pulsife, Project Manager Project Directorate III-?

Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects' Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Phillip P. Steptoe, Esquire Robert Cushing Sidley and Austin Chief, Public Utilities Division One First National Plaza Illinois Attorney General's Office Chicago, Illinois 60603 100 West Randolph Street 1

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Assistant Attorney General 100 West Randolph Street Suite 12 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Resident Inspector /LaSalle, NPS U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Rural Route No. 1 7

P. 0. Box 224 Marseilles, Illinois 61341-Chairman LaSalle County Board of Supervisors LaSalle County Courthouse.

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Attorney General 500 South 2nd Street Springfield, Illinois 62701 Chairman Illinois Comerce Comission Leland Building 527 East Capitol Avenue Springfield, Illinois 62706 1

111inois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, Illinois 62704 i

Regional Administrator, Region III

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The reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements contained in this letter affects fewer than ten respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required l

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