ML20134A701

Forwards Request for Addl Info Re Emergency Procedures for Containment Venting.Response Required by 860801

ML20134A701
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	11/01/1985
From:	Butler W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	William Cahill GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
References
NUDOCS 8511070540
Download: ML20134A701 (5)

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NOV i 1985 Docket No. 50-458 Mr. William J. Cahill, Jr.

Senior Vice President River Bend Nuclear Group Gulf States Utilities Company Post Office Box 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704 ATTN: Mr. J. E. Booker

Subject:

Request for Additional Information - Emergency Procedures for Containment Venting As a part of the NRC staff's review of your application for an operating license for River Bcnd Station, the staff has determined the need for additional infomation in the area of emergency procedures for contain-ment venting. The request for information is included in the enclosure as Itens 1-3.

These items represent information the staff will require on or before August 1, 1986 in order to cceplete their assessment of containment venting procedures.

Please infom NRC Project Panager, Stephen Stern, of your schedule to provide this inferfr.ation and for clarification or further discussion on this topic.

Sincerely, Orldnal Signed Ly, Walter R. Butler, Chief Licensing Branch No. 2 Division of Licensing

Enclosure:

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Senior Vice Frctifer t River Bend Nuclear Group Gulf States Utilities Company Post Office Ecx 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704 ATTN: Mr. J. E.Ecoker

Dear Mr. Cahill:

Sctject: Reouest for Additiencl li,fornation - Emergency Procedurts fcr Containment Venting As a pm of the la stat t 's review of your applicatier fer an cperating license for Piver Pcrc Ltation, the staff has deterr;ir ec the need for additional ii.foscatnri In the area of emergerity prccedures for contain-ment venting. The ricM.st for information is included in the encicsure as itens 1-2.

These iterr.s represent interr.a.icr. thc staff will require on er befere August 1,1986 in order te corr 4tc their essessment of containn.eht ventir.g proteoures.

Please inforr.i f*C Project Panager, Stephen Stern, of your schecule to provide this irifortration end for clarification er forther aistussion on this topic.

Sir.cerely.

g-e y Welter R. Butler, Chief Licensing brar ch f;o. 2 Division of Licensirc

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Docket ho. 50-458 i

Mr. William J. Cahill, Jr.

Senior Vice President River Bend Nuclear Group Gulf States Utilities Company Post Office Box 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704 ATTN: Mr. J. E. Booker

Subject:

Fewest for Adoitional Infurcaticr. - Erergency Procedures for Containment Venting As a part of the NRC staff's review of your application for an cperating license.for River Bend Station, the staff has detemined the need for additional informaticr. ir tFe area of emergency procedures for contain-ment venting. The request for infomation is included in the enclosure as Items 1-3.

These items represent infomation the staff will require on or before August 1,1986 in order to coriplete their assessment of containnent venting precedures.

Please infom NRC Project hanager, Stephen Stern, of your schedule to provide this information and for clarificaticn or further discussion on ,

this topic.

Sincerely, s

Walter Fi. Butler, Chief Licensing Branch No. 2 Division of Licensing

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/ enclosure:

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Mr. William J. Cahill, Jr.

Gulf States Ut_ilities Company River Bend Nuclear Plant cc:

Troy B. Ccnr.er, Jr. , Esq. Ms. Linda B. Watkins/Mr. Steven Irving Conner and Wetterhahn Attorney at Law 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 355 Napoleon Street Washingten, D.C. 20006 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 Mr. Willian J. Reed, Jr. Nr. David Zaloudek

. Director _- Nuclear Licensing Nuclear Energy Division Gulf States Utilities Ccapary Louisiana Department of P. O. Box 2951 Environmental Quality Beaumont, Texas 77704 P. O. Box 14690 Richard M. Troy, Jr., Esq.

Assistant Attorney General in Charge Mr. J. David McNeill, III State of Louisiana Department of Justice William G. Davis, Esq.

234 Lcyola Avenue Department of Justice New Orleans, Louisiana 701.2 Attorney General's Office 7434 Perkins Road Resident Inspector Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 P. O. Box 1051 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 H. Anne Plettinger

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, Gretchen R. Rothschild Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70606 4

Louisianians for Safe Energy Inc.

1659 Glenmore Avenue Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70775 Jimes W. Pierce, Jr., Esq.

P. O. E'ox 23571 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70893 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Executive Director for Operations 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 J

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o Enclosure FECUEST FOR ADDITIONAL lhFORitATION Fleese previde ynur cemitrent te iurs.ish the following informatier c r cr before August 1, 1986:

(1) Additional flow paths for er.;ergency venting including justificaticri for vent path valve operability (cept.bility to open and reclose) and the survivability of the 3-inch vent path.

(2) The effects of containment venting en ductwork failure (if used as a pethway), and the resulting consequences of subjecting equipmer.1 near the faileo duct to the stear / radiation environment.

(3) The techt.iccl bises that support the criterie used by the Emergency Director to vent ccntair.r; cot (e.g., status of plant includirs Lnticipated rate t' pictst rization, existing reteorolcgy, coritainment radiuactivity, etc.). Since the identific6tice of en Erergency Director is net ir tre apprcred BEF Cwners Group EPGs, the staff consicers actions based et these parameters as potent.cl deviations from the generic EPGs ar,c, as such, rccuire justification.

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