ML20086D788

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Telecopy Ro:On 760909,discovered That Torus Water Vol Several Hundred Cubic Ft Below 68,000 Cubic Ft Min Required by Tech Specs.Caused by Failure to Correct for Vol Vs Level Correlation
ML20086D788
Person / Time
Site: Monticello, 05000000
Issue date: 09/10/1976
From: Eliason L
NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
To: James Keppler
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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.J \. fy NOS NOMTHERN 5TATES POWER C O M P A-N 'tf' -

Montice]Io luc 3 car Generating Plant Monticello, )W . M062 i

Septeinber 10, 1976 Mr. J. G. Kcppler, Director Region 11]

Offico of Inspection and Enforcement United Staten Ibclear Regulatory Co:maission 795t Roosevelt Road Glen 101yn,1311nois 60137 ,

Dear I& . Keppler:

15)Mr3CEL10143CLP.AR GP)EHKrIlfJ PLAW Boeket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 On Septctaber 9,1976, it was fourut that tonxs water voltme was several .)nm-dred cubic. feet below the 68,000 cubic foot minirams required by TecJmical Specification 3,7.A.1 (e) . 'Ibnis tet.cr }cyc1 had been reduced slightly on September 7,.1976, in response to recently expnssed NRC desire that level he reintaitied closer to the low ]imit-to adnimize. structural londs during a IDCA. The correlation between volume aml indicated Icyc1 which war. used to estab3ish the desired IcVel Igid not been corrected to account for water displaced imm the ' vent dowmomers due.to the dr>vell - torus pressure diff-crential,.

tipon discovery, the wtter voltmc was increased to slightly above the' limit, and a new volume vs level cortclation was issutxl.

Yours ven truly, 9} n 0 f I k. b ( c a.k.

L .R. Elianon ,

Plant Manager LRE/sdd cc: Director, Office of ihnugement Information in Program Control (2 copies)'

G Charnoff 141nnesota Pollution Control Agency ~

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Attn: JifPenwut

' Pile-Copy sent by-telecopier to Keppler.

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