ML20126D357

Discusses Ofc of General Counsel 840530 Memo Re Order Which Amended License.Plant Should Be Shut Down Until Regulations Can Be Met,Adequacy of Plant License Determined & Health & Safety of Public Assured

ML20126D357
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf, 05000000
Issue date:	05/31/1984
From:	Gilinsky V NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To:	NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
Shared Package
ML19263A614	List: 05000000/LER-1984-002, :Since 840107,several Instances of Reactor Protection Sys Bus Breaker Trips Resulted in Loss of Shutdown Cooling.Trip on 840119 Caused by Failure of Circuit Board 05000000/LER-1984-010, :on 840210,reactor Protection Sys Motor Generator Set Output Breaker B Tripped While Transferring Power from Alternate Supply.Caused by Voltage Transient. Design Change Being Considered AECM-84-0133, Advises NRC of Completion of Operator Recertification Program,Per 831118 Commitment.Deficiencies in Training That Remain Open Will Be Closed in Near Future.One Licensed Reactor Operator Undergoing Remedial Training AECM-84-0204, Special Rept 84-017/0:on 840304,Fire Doors 1A401 & OC219 Blocked Open to Support Maint Activities.Fire Watches Established Until Doors Restored AECM-84-0226, Responds to 840323 Confirmation of Action Ltr Re Verifying Removal of Certain Individuals from Licensed Duties.Util Has Evaluated Licensed Operators to Determine If Deficiency Identified Applicable to Other Operators.Related Info Encl AECM-84-0239, Provides Info Re Plant Discrepancy Repts to Assure That Any safety-related Hardware or Procedural Deficencies Properly Dispositioned,Per 831205 Confirmatory Action Ltr.Procedural Revs Instituted.Related Info Encl ML19263A613 ML20126D262 ML20126D273 ML20126D322 ML20126D343 ML20126D352 ML20126D357 ML20126D360 ML20126D363 ML20126D376 ML20126D380 ML20126D392 ML20127A505 ML20127B023 ML20127B328 ML20127B331 ML20127B336 ML20127B341 ML20127B347 ML20127B352 ML20127B358 ML20127B363 ML20127B365 ML20127B370 ML20127B373 ML20127B377 ML20127B381 ML20127B384 ML20127B389 ML20127B408 ML20127B440 ML20127B520 ML20127B524 ML20127B530 ML20127B533 ML20127B542 ML20127B803 ML20127B808 ML20127B888 ML20127B893 ML20127B922 ML20127B927
References
FOIA-84-459 COMVG-84-11, NUDOCS 8506150045
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COMVG-84-11 OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER May 31, 1984 I

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' GRAND GULF LOW POWER OPERATION It is clear from the May 30, 1984, OGC memorandum that the staf f's Grand Gulf Order which amended the plant license is illegal insofar as it relaxed the requirements for emergency power.

The Commission must act immediately to rescind that element of the Order.

The plant should be shut down until the regulations can be met, the adequacy of the plant license process determined, and the health and safety of the public assured.

To do otherwise would be a countenance flagrant violation of the Commission's regulations.

Let me remind you that the' staff stated in its May 24, 1984, memorandum to the Conmission that the plant does not meet the requirements of 10 CFR 50 General Design Criterion 17.

Nor do I think it meets the requirements of the several additional GDC's, each of which refers to the availability of emergency power.

GDC-33 Reactor Coolant Make-up GDC-34 Residual Heat Removal GDC-34 Emergency Core Cooling GDC-37 Testing of the Emergency Cor.e Cooling System GDC-38 Containment Heat Removal GDC-41 Containment Atmospheric Cleanup GDC-44 Cooling Water Let me also stress that the plant's internal safety review process has been recognized.to be inadequate and not.in compliance with the regulations.

Nor has NRC's review been satisfactory.

The Director of Licensing referred' to the license review process as inadequate.

The NRC' approved at least nine Technical Specifications and amendments for l'

' non-existent equipment.

Moreover, substantial numbers of documents which underwent safety review by MP&L's management and which were submitted to the NRC under oath have been found to be false.

Over 300 Technical Specifications and.

over 5600 pages of the Final Safety Analysis Report have i

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requ. ired correction after they were submitted.

The causes for the massive managem'ent review breakdowns has not yet been determined by the staff nor so far as I know have actions been taken that would prevent recurrence.

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