ML20128P543

Ack Receipt of Util 930928 Response to GL-92-04, Resolution of Issues Re Reactor Vessel Water Level Instrumentation in Bwrs. Acceptable Items Listed

ML20128P543
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	02/18/1993
From:	Hopkins J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Stratman R CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO.
References
GL-92-04, GL-92-4, NUDOCS 9302240404
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February 18, 1993 Docket No. 50-440 Mr. Robert A. Stratman, Vice President Nuclear - Perry The Cleveland Electric illuminating Company 10 Center Road Perry, Ohio 44081

SUBJECT:

RESPONSE TO GENERIC LETTER 92-04 " RESOLUTION OF THE ISSVES RELATED 10 REACTOR VESSEL WATER LEVEL INSTRUMENTATION IN BOILING WATER REACTORS" (TAC NO. M84296)

This letter acknowledges receipt of your response dated September 28,1992, to Generic Letter (GL) 92-04. GL 92-04 was issued by letter dated August 19, 1992, to all operating Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Licensees.

GL 92-04 requested licensees to promptly assess the impact on their facilities of potentially erroneous level indication due to non-condensible gases, and to implement compensatory measures and long term corrective actions as necessary.

We find acceptable:

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The Cleveland Electric illuminating Company (CEI) review and acceptance of the BWR Owners Group (BWROG) generic analysis as being applicable to the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1.

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CEI endorsement of the BWROG commitment, outlined in its letter dated August 12, 1992, regarding schedule and plans for actions to address postulated errors in BWR water level instrumentation, (3)

CEI endorsement of the BWROG's Emergency Procedures Committee guidance letter dated August 19, 1992.

This letter provides guidance for operator action in the event of level indication errors due to non-condensible gases during reactor pressure vessel (RPV) depressurization.

We also understand that you have sensitized your operators to these potential errors consistent with the BWROG guidance.

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CEI commitment to implement the longer _ term BWROG finding resulting from-their experimental and analytical programs on a schedule consistent with-the BWROG program, as documented in their letter of August 12, 1992, and discussed at the October 29, 1992, meeting with the NRC.

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We feel that this' guidance provides a apropriate information-for operators to adequately identify and deal witi potentially inaccurate RPV level instrumentation. We understand from a telecon on February 10, 1993 (B.

Ferrell, CEl, and J. Hopkins, NRC), that CEI began training its operators on the refined guidance in January 1993 and is scheduled to complete training in i

April 1993. We find this to be acceptable.

Should you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 504-3027.

Sincerely, j

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Ferrell, CEl, and J. Hopkins, NRC), that CEI began training its operators on the refined guidance in January 1993 and is scheduled to complete training in April 1993. We find this to be acceptable.

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Dn October 23, 1992,.the BWROG approved. refined operator guidance developed by the Emergency Procedures Committee, sent to your Operations Superintendent on October 16, 1992, for response to instrument errors due.to non-condensible gases.

We feel that this guidance provides aapropriate information for operators to adequately identify and deal wit 1-potentially inaccurate RPV.

level instrumentation..We understand from a telecon on February 10,-1993 (D.

j Ferrell, CEl, and J. Hopkins, NRC), that CElibegan training its operators on-the refined guidance in January 1993 and is scheduled to complete training in April 1993, We find this to be acceptable.

Should you have any questions, please contact me at (301).504-3027.

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Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Division of Power Generation.

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Ohio Department of Industrial Relations

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Columbus, Ohio 43216' Mary E. O'Reilly Centerior Energy Corporation The Honorable Lawrence Logan-l 300 Madison Avenue Mayor, Village of Perry Toledo, Ohio 43652 4203 Har?er Street.

Perry, Olio 44081

.i Resident inspector's Office The Honorable Robert V. Orosz U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mayor, Village of North Perry Parmly at Center Road North Perry Village Hall Perry, Ohio 44081 4778 Lockwood Road

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Regional Administrator, Region 111 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attorney General 799 Roosevait Road Department of Attorney General Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 30 East Broad Street 1

Columbus, Ohio 43216-Frank P. Weiss, Esq.

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Radiological Health Program 105 Main Street Ohio Department of Health Lake County Administration Center Post Office Box 118 Painesville, Ohio 44077 Columbus, Ohio 43266-0118.

Ms. Sue Hiatt Ohio Environmental Protection Agency OCRE Interim Representative DERR--Compliance Unit 8275 Munson ATTN: -Zack A. Clayton Mentor, Ohio 44060 P. O. Box -1049 Columbus, Ohio '43266-0149 Terry J. Lodge, Esq.

618 N. Michigan Street, Suite 105 Mr. Phillip S. Haskell, Chairman Toledo, Ohio 43624 Perry Township Board of Trustees 4171 Main Street, Box-65 John G. Cardinal Esq.

Perry, Ohio 44081 Prosecuting Attorney i

Ashtabula County Courthouse

-State of Ohio-Jefferson, Ohio 44047 Public Utilities Commission East Broad Street Mr. Kevin P. Donovan Columbus, Ohio-43266-0573 Cleveland Electric-

. David P.-Igyarto, General Manager t

illuminating Company Perry Nuclear Power Plant Cleveland Electric'llluminating Company.

P. O. Box 97, E-210 Perry Nuclear. Power Plant -

Perry, Ohio 44081 Post Office Box 97, SB306 Perry, Ohio 44081-

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