ML20087A532

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Requests Relief from Listed Tech Spec Requirements,Per Confirmatory Action Ltr Re Leak Detected from Fuel Element in Reactor.Recovery Plan Will Be Developed & Submitted to NRC by 920201
ML20087A532
Person / Time
Site: Reed College
Issue date: 12/05/1991
From: Pollack J
REED COLLEGE, PORTLAND, OR
To: Michaels T
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
CAL, NUDOCS 9201090210
Download: ML20087A532 (2)


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N h ~ch December 5,1991 Ted Michaels Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Michaels:

As a result of the recent leak detected from a fuel element in the reactor at Reed, and the subsequont Confimatory Action Letter dated November 25,1991 from Mr. John Martin, U.S.N.R.C., Region V, it is unlikely that we will be able to comply with several surveillance requirements of our Technical Specifications on a timely basis.

This Confimatory Action Letter requires Reed College to develop a Recovery Plan to evaluate the fuel cladding failure, to communicate this plan to NRC, and to receive NRC concurrence prior to any action on the Plan. We have ag md not to manipulate the reactor control rods nor take the reac+or critical until this concurrance is obtained.

We anticipate that this Recovery Plan will be developed and submitted to the NRC around February 1,1992.

In the mean time, we are hereby requesting relief from the following requirements of our Technical Specifications:

Section E.3. Each standard fuel element shall be visually inspected at least once every five years. At least 1/5 of all the fuel elements of the core shall be inspected at yearly intervals. . .

Section F.2. The control elements shall be visually inspected at least once every two years. . .

Section F.9.. The tests listed below shall be performed at least once semi-annually, . . .:

a. Verification that all control element drop times are less than one second. . . .

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The Rocovery Plan which wo will submit to the NRC will address those Technical Specification requiroments and present a cchedujo for completion of each. The reactor will not be operated for any ourpose not specifically address,od in the Recovery i8lan (upon which the NRC will have concurred) until the survollianco l'sms covered by th;c letter have boon satisfactorily completod.

, Thank you for your pronipt consideration of this rollef request.

Sincerely, l . - b' J. Michael Pollock Acdng Dlroctor cc. D. Bonnott Reactor Documents and Correspondence file, library 4 b

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