ML20072G374
| ML20072G374 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 06/24/1983 |
| From: | William Jones OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
| To: | Clark R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| LIC-83-152, NUDOCS 8306280464 | |
| Download: ML20072G374 (2) | |
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Omaha Public Power District 1623 Hamey Omaha Nebraska 68102 402/536 4000 June 24, 1983 LIC-83-152 Mr. Robert A.
Clark, Chief U.
S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Of fice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Division of Licensing Operating Reactors Branch No. 3 Washington, D.C.
20555
Reference:
Docke t No. 50-285
Dear Mr. Clark:
Fort Calhoun Station Technical Specification Amendment Application Regarding Inoperability of Reactor Protection System (RPS) Channels This is in response to the Commission's letter dated May 23, 1983 concerning the above referenced application.
The May 23, 1983 letter presented the Commission's position re-garding the District's request for amendments to our Techni-cal Specifications and stated that our proposed amendments were unacceptable.
The May 23, 1983 letter also provided a draft specification and requested that the District submit an amendment application consistent with that draft.
It was stated that if we were unable to accept the Technical Speci-fication amendments as proposed, a meeting should be l
scheduled to discuss and resolve these issues.
The District has reviewed the draft Technical Specification amendments proposed by the Commission and are still unable to propose an amendment in the form recommended.
There are a number of reasons for our being unable to propose the Technical Specifications as recommended by the Commission.
First, the present design of the Fort Calhoun Station re-quires that jumpers or blocks be used to bypass those chan-nels which are not currently equipped with key operated by-pass switches.
Second, we believe that the 48-hour bypass l
limit for all RPS/ESFAS channels presents a high potential for imposing severe financial penalties without a commensu-rate increase in the health and safety of the public.
l Third, the existing design of the ESFAS channels requires the installation of jumpers or blocks and, therefore, the requirement for placing an inoperable channel in the tripped condition within the one-hour time period may not be possi-Op\\
ble since technicians have to be called in to perform this operation during off-normal duty hours.
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Clark LIC-83-152 Page Two
-The District requests a meeting with the Commission to dis-cuss and resolve this issue.
We will contact the Fort Calhoun Station Project Manager, Mr.
E.
G.
Tour ig ny, to establish the date and location for this meeting.
Sincerely, Ao W. C. dones Division Manager Producdion Operations WCJ/TLP:jmm cc:
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 Mr. J.
T.
Collins, Regional Administrator Mr.
E.
G. Tourigny, Project Manager Mr.
L.
A.
Yandell, Senior Resident Inspector L