ML20107B304

Provides Info on 730306 Telcon & Conversations Re Facility Stack Releases & Mcdermott Telcon to Pressure Licensee for Basis to Continue Power Level W/Current Release Rates

ML20107B304
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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	03/14/1973
From:	Caphton D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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-1 UNIT 33 ST ATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION osascTon ATs or naeus.Avony oPER ATIONS REGIONt 970 BROAD STREET NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07f 02 March'14, 1973 Note to File OYSTER CREEK STACK RELEASES AND MCDERM0'IT'S TELECON TO PRESSURE LICENSEE FOR BASIS TO CONTINUE POWER LEVEL WITH I

THE CURRENT RELEASE RATES I telephoned Kirkpatrick to provide information on March 6, 1973.

I stated that oc stack releases had peaked on 3/2/73 at 137,000 uCi/sec* following an adjustment of control rods for flux shaping purposes and on 3/5/73 the stack release had decreased to 135,000 uCi/sec (approximately 50% of the Technical Specification limit).

Approximately one hour later, Bob McDermott, with Kirkpatrick on the telephone, called and asked what was the bases for OC continuing to operate at such high stack releases relative to meeting "as low as practicable" releases.

I discussed the subject with F. Cantrell and B. Carlson and called i

McDermott back regarding additional information from Cantrell.

McDermott prt ared hard to get the licensee to provide a specific basis for continuing operation at the high stack release rates and stated that DL would be upset if OC was operating at as much as 20% of Ibnits. He stated DL would be satisfied if OC was at 10%

i of limits. He further stated that other power plants were reducing power to control stack releases in order to achieve as low as practicable releases.

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• Technical Specific _ation limit calculates to be approximately 262,500 uC1/sec (E =.8).

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. McDermott was questioned regarding specific written guidance (criteria) from Headquarters regarding this matter. There was none.

Based on McDermott's hard position in this matter and subsequent

' discussions with Bob Carlson, I placed a call to Keppler for the purpose of further discussing the ramifications of the request.

Keppler's secretary _ stated that he was in a meeting, and a request was left for him to call me.

(Keppler never called me back as of 4:40 pm). Based upon the circumstances, I directed Floyd Cantrell to call McCluskey, OC Plant Superintendent, to obtain information1 regarding McDermott's request. Following the information conveyed by McCluskey in a return call to Cantrell, I telephoned Don Ross, Manager of Generating Stations, and discussed the matter of "as low as practic able" releases. This discussion was congenial and candid regarding the "as low as practicable releases."

Ross stated that he would call me back this week regarding his progress in pursuit of the matters discussed.

J. P. O'Reilly was informed of these developments.

AJA D. L. Caphton Senior Reactor Inspector Facility Operations Branch cc:

J. P. O'Reilly R. T. Carlson F. S. Cantrell s

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