ML20137V640

Advises That Proposal to Implement Required ATWS Mods by End of Third Refueling Outage Following Effective ATWS Rule Date of 840726 Acceptable

ML20137V640
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	11/29/1985
From:	Bernero R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Brons J POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
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NUDOCS 8512100031
Download: ML20137V640 (3)

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4 November 29, 1985 i

Docket No. 50-333 _ DISTRIBUTION TDocket Eilee NRC PDR Local PDR ORBB#2 Reading Mr. John C. Brons HThompson i Senior.Vice President - SNorris Nuclear Generation HAbelson Power Authority of the State BGrimes of New York ELJordan 123 Main Street JPartlow White Plains, New York 10601 ACRS(10)

OELD Dear Mr. Brons Gray File

SUBJECT:

SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ATWS RULE (10 CFR 50.62)

Re: James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant By letters dated June 14 and October 11, 1985, you submitted your proposed schedule, as required by Section (d) of 10 CFR 50.62, for completing the Anticipated Transients Without Scram (ATWS) modifications required for the FitzPatrick facility. You proposed to implement the required modifications by the end of the third refueling outage after the ATWS rule effective date of~ July 26, 1984. The rule requires that justification be provided for a schedule calling for final implementation later than the second refueling outage after the effective date of the rule.

In your June 14, 1985 letter you delineated the major modifications planned for the second refueling outage following the effective date of the ATWS rule. In particular, you cited the installation of the new Emergency and Plant Information Computer (EPIC), which will include the safety parameter

- display system (SPDS), as well as the completion of modifications associated with the " type A" variables of Regulatory Guide 1.97 as two major activities. Both o# these efforts are necessary to satisfy NUREG-0737, Supplement I requirs.ments. Your letter also stated that, because of the total number and scope of modifications planned, and the necessity for the ATWS modificatiors to be performed during an outage, all modifications could not be completed by the end of this outage. Additionally, your letter of October 11, 1985 indicated that the valves comprising the Alternate Rod Injection (ARI) system, which will be installed to comply with the ATWS rule, are long lead items with a delivery time of about 50 weeks. Taking into consideration the time required for engineering, design, and material procurement, you stated that the ARI system could not be installed before the following (1988) refueling outage.

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We find that the justification provided in you June 14 and October 11, 1987 submittals adequately supports your proposed ATWS schedule. Accordingly, we conclude that your proposal to implement the required ATWS modifications for FitzPatrick by the end of the third refueling outage following the effective ATWS rule date of July 26, 1984 is acceptable.

Sincerely, criginalSiznalD7:

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Mr. John C. Brons James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Authority of the State of New York Power Plant cc:

Mr. Charles M. Pratt Mr. Jay Dunkleberger Assistant General Counsel Division of Policy Analysis Power Authority of the State and Planning of New York New York State Energy Office 10 Columbus Circle Agency Building 2 New York, New York 10019 Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12223 Resident Inspector's Office U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regional Administrator, Region I Post Office Box 136 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Lycoming, New York 13093 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Mr. A. Klausman Mr. Radford J. Converse Vice President - Quality Assurance Resident Manager Power Authority of the State James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear of New York Power Plant 10 Columbus Circle Post Office Box 41 New York, New York 10019 Lycoming, New York 13093 Mr. J. A. Gray, Jr. Mr. George Wilverding, Chairman Director - Nuclear Licensing - BWR Safety Review Comittee Power Authority of the State Power Authority of the State of New York of New York 123 Main Street 123 Fain Street t White Plains, New York 10601 White Plains, New York 10601 '

Mr. Robert P. Jones, Supervisor Town of Scriba R. D. #4 Oswego, New York 13126 Mr. Leroy W. Sinclair Power Authority of the State of New York 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 Mr. M. C. Cosgrove Quality Assurance Superintendent James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Post Office Box 41 Lycoming, New York 13093