ML20137R910

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Forwards Safety Evaluation Re Power Ascension Test Program Acceleration Mods Proposed in Applicant 850821,1004 & 17, 1106 & 1209 Ltrs.Tests 24,28E,25,28D,3,11,16,1 & 32 Partially Acceptable.Fsar Amend Requested
ML20137R910
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Site: Hope Creek PSEG icon.png
Issue date: 02/04/1986
From: Bernero R
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Corbin McNeil
Public Service Enterprise Group
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NUDOCS 8602130466
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Docket No. 50-354 Mr. Corbin A. McNeill, Jr., Vice President-Nuclear Public Service Electric & Gas Company Nuclear Adninistration Building P. O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038

Dear Mr. McNeill:

Subject:

Hope Creek Power Ascension Program Test Modifications By letters dated August 21, October 4 and 17, November 6 and December 9,1985, PSE&G submitted, for staff review, a number of proposed test modifications to the Hope Creek Power Ascension Prooram.- The proposed test mcdifications are part of a program to accelerate power ascension testing for Hope Creek. Additionally.

Hope Creek is the lead plant in an effort by General Electric to promote acceler-ated power ascension programs on a number of other boiling water reactors.

The staff has completed its review of the following test modifications proposed in the above referenced letters:

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Test No. 24 - Relief Valves 2.

Test No. 28E - Recirculation System Cavitation 3.

Test No. 31 - Drywell Piping Vibration 4

Test No. 25 - Turbine Trip and Generator Load Rejection 5.

Test No. 280 - Recirculation Pump Runback Test 6.

Test No. 3 - Elimination of Fuel Chambers During Fuel Loading 7.

Test No. 11 - Process Computer Test Simplification 8.

Test No. 16 - TIP Uncertainty 9.

Test No. 1 - Chemical Radiochemical Test Simplification

10. Test No. 32 - Reactor Water Cleanup System
11. Test No. 288 - Two Pump Recirculation Pump Trio Test The safety evaluation detailing each review is attached.

For those test modifications which the staff has accepted (Items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 in part), we request that the Hope Creek FSAR be amended to reflect these changes.

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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.

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20006 89 Kings Highway P.O. Box 1401 Dover, Delaware 19903 Richard Fryling, Jr., Esquire Mr. K. W. Burrowes, Projict Engineer Associate General Solicitor Bechtel Power Corporation Public Service Electric & Gas Company 50 Beale Street P. O. Box 570 TSE 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 y

Regional Administrator, Region I Mr. R. S. Salvesen U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 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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