ML20101S507

Commits to Resolve Listed Concerns Re Fuel Surveillance Activities in Response to .Proposed Tech Spec Changes & Fuel Surveillance Program Document Will Be Submitted for Approval by 850501

ML20101S507
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Saint Vrain
Issue date:	01/18/1985
From:	Lee O PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO
To:	Johnson E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
References
P-85005, TAC-57625, NUDOCS 8502050448
Download: ML20101S507 (2)

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{{#Wiki_filter:. t g-N PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO P. O. BOX 84o. DENVER. COLORADO 80201 OscAn n. 2.zz January 18, 1985 Fort St. Vrain we'"*'" Unit No. 1 P-85005 Regional Administrator . @ (@ @ Qgg 3l, Region IV Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 JAN 2 51985 Arlington, Texas 76011 _y ATTN: Mr. E. H. Johnson Docket No. 50-267

SUBJECT:

Fort St. Vrain Fuel Element Inspection Program

REFERENCE:

1) PSC letter, Warembourg to Johnson, dated 7/31/84 (P-84246)

2) NRC letter, Johnson to Lee, dated 10/19/84 (G-84400)

Dear Mr. Johnson:

In response to the NRC positions stated in Reference 2, the Public i Service Company of Colorado hereby makes the following commitments to resolve the NRC's concerns regarding Fort St. Vrain fuel surveillance activities: 1. PSC will develop and submit for NRC approval a new Section 7.0, Administrative Controls, Technical Specification which will require: (1) that PSC develop and implement a Fuel Surveillance Program, (2) that PSC cbtain NRC approval of the Fuel Surveillance Program, including changes ~thereto prior to undertaking changes in Fuel Surveillance Program activities, and (3) that PSC report the results of Fuel Surveillance Program activities to the NRC. FlooC $WMoM& pggrJ owmaL F o PJ \\/ ,[o

my y f,fC -;24,'4,~. h ~~ -m F w 4 s ' Y. ! ? 3 l t 2.: -PSC will-develop- - Jand^. submit,for =NRC. approval the aforementioned Fue! Surveillance-Program document. The Fuel Surveillance EProgram document will' consolidate all-previous ~ ~ iPSC fuel.surveillanceacommitments1-which.have not been-S^ * -approval. The Fuel Surveillance Program document ~ will completed by the time,;the; document is submitted for k + encompass. the fuel. surveillance. activities stated in . Reference-1, which' were previously-proposed for direct incorporation. into ;the. Fort -St. Vrain-Technical O Specifications. l 3.- The:. proposed ' Technical' Specification change and the Fuel + Surveillance Program-document will be submitted to the~ NRC for approv'al by May 1,1985.. In _the propo' sed Fuel: Surveillance Program document, PSC'will attempt -to. clearly 1 distinguish. between:: (1).PSC-fuel surveillance i coinnitments that-are responsive to Fort St.; Vrain fuel safety concerns, and (2) fuel surveillance activities of a -research and development' nature. -whose! - performance may be, subject to the. i availability of DOE funding. An example of the latter: type of fuel surveillance . activity is the. Post Irradiation ~ Examination of nonreference' forms of fuel in the Fuel Test Elements. While the' NRC-4 l has expressed interest in how nonreference foms of fuel perform, PSC ] 'does not agree to fund examinations of fuel forms whose. performance 4 is not vital. to the verification of Fort St. Vrain. fuel ' safety. 'If you-have-any questions on this -matter, please contact J Mr. M. H. Holmes.at (303) 571-8409. 1 Very truly yours, r f i 0. Lee, Vice President Electric Production i r e ORL/MHH:pa b { -{ 1 f 3 f. t i 1 i y ,4 r. 4 y l s. r 4 j m i c .. 4_ f1,, y, 4 -[ v y,. e i,+ .N,' v'.. . 4-. 4, +-L. r 3

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