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Provides Actions to Be Taken Re Startup of Units W/Equipment Required by Out of Svc Tech Specs & Interpretation of Phrase Recovery from Inadvertent Trip, Discussed During 820721 Meeting
ML20058H896
Person / Time
Site: Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date: 07/23/1982
From: Lentine F
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
To: James Keppler
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
References
4584N, NUDOCS 8208090103
Download: ML20058H896 (2)


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Mr. James G. Keppler, Regional Adminis trator i

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Enforcement - Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

Subject:

Zion Station Units 1 and 2 Recovery from Inadvertant Trip NRC Docket Nos. 50-295 and 50-304

Dear Mr. Keppler:

This is to inform you of che actions we will be taking regarding startup of the Zion units with equipment required by the Technical Specifications out-o f-service, and the interpretation of the phrase " recovery from inadvertant trip."

These matters were discussed with members of your staff in an Enforcement Conference at Region III on July 21, 1982.

Pending the development of a written interpretation o f the existing Technical Specification that is mutually acceptable to Commonwealth Edison and the NRC (or a modification o f the existing Technical Specifications), the following actions will be taken upon a trip of one of the Zion units:

1.

The cause of the trip will be determined and corrected, and the unit will be prepared for startup according to General Operating Procedure-1.

This procedure includes checklists that verify the availability o f Technical Specification required equipment.

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This is a reaf firmation of the policy currently in effect.)

2.

If. equipment required by the Technical Specifications is inoperable, the following actions will be taken:

l a)

A determination will be made as to whether the planned startup constitutes " recovery from inadvertant trip."

This determination will be made by applying a conservative I

interpretation of the definition o f "inadvertant", with consideration o f the current NRC regulatory position as presented at the July 21 meeting.

This determination will require the concurrence and approval o f the Zion Station Superintendent and the Vice President and General Manager o f Nuclear Stations or his designated alternate.

b)

The NRC will be informed of the results of our determina-tion.

However, she act of informing the NRC will not be considered a prerequisite for unit startup.

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J. G. Keppler Jul y 2 3, 1982 Commonwealth Edison will begin the development of a written clarification to the Technical Specificatons, and will enlist the co-operation of the NRC's Zion Resident Inspector and other members of the NRC staf f in this ef fort.

Please address any questions that you may have concerning this matter to this office.

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