ML20062G991

Forwards EA Licitra Affidavit Indicating That NRC Reconsideration of Reactor Safety Per Lewis Committee Recommendations Will Have No Impact on This Proceeding

ML20062G991
Person / Time
Site:	05000471
Issue date:	03/01/1979
From:	Beverly Smith NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD)
To:	Callihan A, Cole R, Luton E Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, UNION CARBIDE CORP.
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March 1, 1979 Edward Luton, Esq.

Dr. Richard F. Cole Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

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Dear Members of the Board:

By letter of February 14, 1979, the Staff forwarded to the Board a Memo-randum for Lee V. Gossick, Executive Director for Operations, from Harold R. Denton,' Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation on the Subject of Review of Regulatory Action and Staff Positions which Rely on WASH-1400 dated December 11, 1978 (Memorandum). This Memorandum identi-fied three areas which are being reconsidered in light of the Risk Assess-ment Review Group's (Lewis Committee) recommendations.

In the February 14, 1979 "NRC Response to Cleetons' Motion No. 4," the Staff stated its inten-tion to provide an evaluation of the impact on this proceeding, if any, of this action by the Commission. The enclosed affidavit of Mr. Licitra pro-vides this evaluation.

As stated in the affidavit, the areas being reconsidered will have no impact on the Piligrm Unit 2 proceeding.

Sincerely, Barry H. Smith Counsel for NRC Staff

Enclosure:

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Manny Licitra cc w/ enclosure:

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of BOSTONIsIS0NCOMPANY,ela],.

Docket No. 50-471 (Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2)

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AFFIDAVIT OF EMANUEL A. LICITRA Emanuel A. Licitra deposes and says under oath as follows:

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I am the Project Manager for the safety review within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Division of Project Management with respect to the construction permit application by Boston Edison Company, et al for Pilgrim Unit 2.

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As Project Manager, I have reviewed the December 11, 1978 Memorandum for Lee V. Gossick, Executive Director for Operations, from Harold R.

Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation on the Subject of Review of Regulatory Actior. and Staff Positions which Rely on WASH-1400(Memorandum). This Memorandum was sent to the Board and parties on Februray 14, 1979.

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In the "NRC response to Cleetons' Motion No. 4" dated February 14, 1979, the Staff stated its intention to inform the Board and parties of the impact on this proceeding,'if any, of the three areas identified in the Memorandum which are being reconsidered in light of the Risk-i Assessment Review Group's (Lewis Committee) recommendations.

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For the reasons set forth below, it is the Staff position that those I

three areas (items) have already been accounted for, where applicable, in the Pilgrim Unit 2 review.

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Item No.1 relates to the Clinch River Project and it has no impact i

on the Pilgrim Unit 2 review.

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Item No, 2 relates to the report on Anticipated Transients Without f

Scram for Light Water Reactors (NUREG-0460). The Memorandum states on page 2 that "[t]he staff is reconsidering the degree of reliance on the RSS in light of the Review Group report and expects that the forthcoming supplement to NUREG-0460 will take an approach which is consistent with the Review Group's recommendations." The supplement to NUREG-0460 has been issued as Volume 3 to that report. This volume was sent to the Bodrd and parties by letter of January 31, 1979. The' approach presented for the evaluation of the ATWS issue i

in Volume 3 of NUREG-0460 is consistent with the Review Group's

-r recommendations and does not rely on the Reactor Safety Study

(WASH-1400). The discussion on ATWS (Task Action Plan A-9) in Appendix D to Supplement No. 4 to the Pilgrim Unit 2 SER, provided in support of a decision on issuance of a construction permit for Filgrim Unit 2, is based on Volume 3 of NUREG-0460 and, there is no reliance on WASH-1400, 7.

Item No. 3 relates to D.C. power supply reliability. As indicated in the Memorandum, Task Action Plan A-30 includes reconsideration of the use of WASH-1400 in the staff evaluation of the D.C. power supply reliabilit'y. This action will not affect the basis for licensing Pilgrim Unit 2 pending completion of this task, set forth in Appendix D to Supplement No. 4 to the Pilgrim Unit 2 SER, because it does not, rely on WASH-1400.

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