ML20112F082

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Informs That,Upon Const Restart,Util Will Begin Process of Selecting Between Intermittent Head Venting & Continuous Venting for Natural Circulation Cooldown,Per 841214 & 831104 Responses to Generic Ltr 81-21
ML20112F082
Person / Time
Site: Washington Public Power Supply System
Issue date: 01/07/1985
From: Sorensen G
WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
To: Adensam E
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
GL-81-21, GO1-85-0003, NUDOCS 8501150375
Download: ML20112F082 (1)


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Washington Public Power Supply System P.O. Box 968 3000GeorgeWashingtonWay Richtand, Washington 99352 (50'))372-5000 Docket No. 50-460 January 7, 1985 G01-85-0003 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attention:

Elinor G. Adensam, Chief Licensing Branch No. 4 Division of Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

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Subject:

NUCLEAR PROJECT N0. 1 RESPONSE TO NRC GENERIC LETTER 81-21 NATURAL CIRCULATION C00LDOWN

References:

1.

B&W Owners Group letter, A.G. Hosler to Dr. N. Prasad Kadambi, dated December 14, 1984 2.

Letter, G.C.
Sorensen, Supply System to Elinor G.

Adensam, NRC, same subject, dated November 4,1983 Reference 1 indicated that by February 1,1985 the B&W plant owner's would provide amended replies to Generic Letter 81-21 on natural circulation cooldown.

Reference 1 mentioned two different approaches that were being taken by the plant owners.

The first approach involved reactor vessel head venting to cool the head during natural circulation cooldown and the second involved adoption of the GPU analytical approach.

As stated in our previous response to GL 81-21 (Reference 2), the current plan for WNP-1 is to use intermittent head venting by operator action as described in BAW-1742, Rev.1 (transmitted with Reference 2) but we are also following the progress of Toledo Edison in their plans to use continuous venting for Davis-Besse.

Upon construction restart we will begin the process of selecting between these two " venting" options. With our commitment to install a head vent of some type, we do not plan on adopting the analytical approach to this issue.

O G. C. Sorensen, Manager Resulatory Programs (340)

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N.P. Kadambi, NRC J.F. Stolz, NRC N.S. Reynolds, BLCP&R H.W. Kwan, UE&C, PA (08U6)

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