ML20137M394

Forwards Safety Evaluation Re Power Ascension Program Proposed Test Mods Submitted by 850821,0920,23 & 30 Ltrs. Review of Listed Test Mods Completed.Amend to FSAR for Acceptable Test Mods Requested

ML20137M394
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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	01/22/1986
From:	Bernero R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Corbin McNeil Public Service Enterprise Group
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ML20137M397	List: ML20137M394 ML20137M400
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TAC-63425, NUDOCS 8601280256
Download: ML20137M394 (3)

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January 22, 1986 Docket No. 50-354 Mr. Corbin A. McNeill, Jr., Vice President-Nuclear Public Service Electric & Gas Company Nuclear Administration Building P. O. Box 236 i

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Dear Mr. McNeill:

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SUBJECT:

HOPE CREEK POWER ASCENSION PROGRAM TEST f1ODIFICATIONS By letters dated August 21, September 20.23 and 30, 1985 PSE&G submitted for i

staff review a number of proposed test modifications to the Hope Creek Power Ascension Program. The proposed test modifications were submitted for staff review as part of a program to accelerate power ascension testing for Hope Creek. Additionally, the Hope Creek accelerated power ascension program is the lead plant in an effort by General Electric to similarly accelerate the power ascension program on a number of other boiling water reactors.

i The staff has completed its review of the following test modifications 1

proposed in the above referenced letters:

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Automatic Load Following 2.

Test No.17 Core Performance 3.

Test No. 27 - Recirculation Flow Control System l

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Test No. 12 - RCIC System j

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Test No. 13 - HPCI System 6.

Test No.14A - Selected process Temperatures j

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Test Condition 4 - Natural Circulation Operation 8.

Test No. 20 - Pressure Regulator j

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Test No. 21A - Feedwater System Response Testing t

The safety evaluation detailing each review is attached.

For those test modifications which the staff has accepted (Items 1,4,5,6,8 in part and 9

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in part), we request that the Hope Creek FSAR be amended.

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Gregory Minor Susan C. Remis Richard Hubbard Division of Public Interest Advocacy Dale Bridenbaugh New Jersey State Department of MHB Technical Associates the Public Advocate 1723 Hamilton Avenue, Suite K Richard J. Hughes Justice Comples San Jose, California 95125 CN-850 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Troy B. Conner, Jr. Esquire Office of Legal Counsel Conner & Wetterhahn Department of Natural Resources 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.

and Environmental Control Washington, D.C.

20006 89 Kings Highway P.O. Box 1401 Dover, Delaware 19903 Richard Fryling, Jr., Esquire Mr. K. W. Burrowes, Project Engineer Associate General Solicitor Bechtel Power Corporation Public Service Electric & Gas Company 50 Beale Street P. O. Box 570 T5E P. O. Box 3965 Newark, New Jersey 07101 San Francisco, California 94119 Manager - Licensing Regulation Resident Inspector c/o Public Service Electric & Gas U.S.N.R.C.

Bethesda Office Center, Suite 550 P. O. Box 241 4520 East-West Highway Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Ms. Rebecca Green Richard F. Engel New Jersey Bureau of Radiation Deputy Attorney General Protection Division of Law 380 Scotch Road Environmental Protection Section Trenton, New Jersey 08628 Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex CN-112P Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Mr. Robert J. Touhey, Mr. Anthony J. Pietrofitta Acting Director General Manager DNREC - Division of Power Production Engineering Environmental Control Atlantic Electric 89 Kings Highway 1199 Black Horse Pike P. O. Box 1401 Pleasantville, New Jersey 08232 Dover, Delaware 19903 Regional Administrator, Region I Mr. R. S. Salvesen U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission General Manager-Hope Creek Operation 631 Park Avenue Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 P.O. Box A Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038

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