ML20055F559

Forwards Safety Insp Repts 50-352/90-80 & 50-353/90-80 on 900521-25.Plant Transient Response Implementing Plan (Trip) Technically Acceptable.Unresolved Items Noted.Impact of Insp Findings on Peach Bottom Trip Procedures Should Be Reviewed

ML20055F559
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	07/03/1990
From:	Gallo R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Danni Smith PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
Shared Package
ML20055F561	List: ML20055F559 ML20055F562
References
RTR-NUREG-0737, RTR-NUREG-737 NUDOCS 9007180027
Download: ML20055F559 (3)

See also: IR 05000352/1990080

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ATTH: :Mr. D..M; Smith

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Senior Vice President -

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• SUBJECT: TRANSIENT RESPONSE IMPLEMENTING PLAN (TRIP) PROCEDURES. INSPECTION-

REPORT-NOS. 50-352/90-80 and 50-353/90-80

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'This refers to the special safety inspection ~ conducted by an NRC Inspection

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p Team on May 21-- 25,-1990,'of activities at the Limerick Generating Station

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. Units 1 and:2,'and to-the discussion of our finoings with Mr. G. Leitch and'

' Ji - other = members of, your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

l , 1The' purposes'of;th'e: ins tion were to verify that the Transient Response -

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Implementing Plan (TRIP; procedures are technically: correct, that the TRIP.

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, procedures can be -physically carried out in'the plant, and that the TRIP proce-

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'dures can'be-implemanted by the plant staff.

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The inspectioniconcluded the-Limerick. Generating Station TRIP procedures were-

% technically acceptable, that the TRIP procedures:can be physically. carried out-

?b lin the-plant and the operators can implement the TRIP _ procedures. 'However

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1some findings were identified,

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Your staff provided short term and long actions regarding the findings-.identifie'd

.darjng the course of the inspection. Within 30: days of receipt of this' letter,-

• :we request that you respond in writing with your short and long . term' actions

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tWe. understand that PECo has an initiative to standardize the-Peach Bottom and-

Limerick TRIP procedure development process and writers guic't. As a result, we

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request that you review the findings of this inspection to determine if. they

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In.accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this

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', reduction act of 1980, Public Law No.96-511.

Should you'have-any questions,- please contact Mr. R. Conte, Chief, BWR-Section,-

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f Enclosure: -Combined Report No. 50-352/90-80 and 50-353/90-80

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's. 'R'.LJ. Lees, Chairman, Nuclear' Review Board '

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G. M. -Leitch, Vice President - Limerick Generating Staticii

D. R..Helwig, Vice President of Nuclear Engineering and Services

J. W.; Durham,'- Sr. , Vice President and General Council - ,j

M. J. McCormick, Jr., Manager . Limerick Generating Station j

> G.( A.f Hunger,. Jr. , Director - Licensing Section 1

LJ. Doering, Project. Manager - Limerick Generating Station

4J. : F.: 0'Rourke,- Manager - Limerick Quality Division -

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G.'. J. Madsen, Regulatory Engineer - Limerick Generating Station  :>

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