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Forwards Schedule for Installation of Instrumentation Per Reg Guide 1.97 & Suppl 1 to NUREG-0737 During Cycles 8 & 9 Startup.Items Include Core Exit Temp,Coolant Inventory & Steam Generator Level
ML20137Z259
Person / Time
Site: Rancho Seco
Issue date: 09/30/1985
From: Reinaldo Rodriguez
SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
To: Thompson H
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RTR-NUREG-0737, RTR-NUREG-737, RTR-REGGD-01.097, RTR-REGGD-1.097 RJR-85-470, NUDOCS 8510080203
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esuun SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT C 6201 S Street, P.O. Box 15830, Sacramento, CA 95813; (916) 452-3211 AN ELECTRIC SYSTEM SERVING THE HEART OF CALIFORNIA RJR 85-470 September 30, 1985 DIRECTOR OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ATTENTION HUGH L THOMPSON JR DIRECTOR DIVISION OF LICENSING U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON D C 20555 DOCKET 50-312 RANCHO SECO NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNIT NO. 1 NUREG 0737-SUPPLEMENT 1 - STATUS OF OPEN ITEMS FOR IMPLEMENTATION At the request of the NRC Rancho Seco Project Manager, Syd Miner, the District is attaching a more detailed discussion concerning its schedule for installation of instrumentation considered acceptable by Reg. Guide 1.97.

The District understands that the NRC requires this information to prepare a confirmatory order for those remaining open items from NUREG 0737 -

Supplement 1. The District provided the NRC Staff with a status of those items on July 9, 1985 (RJR-85-326).

The attachment in this letter is an expansion of Attachment 1 of the District's July 9, 1985, letter. It describes the current status of the equipment, and its scheduled status for Cycle 8 and 9 startup. The District developed this schedule using the Living Schedule process.

If you have any questions concerning the above, contact Jerry Delezenski at Rancho S o.

R. J. R0 RIGUEZ ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, NUCLEAR Attachment h

8510080203 850930 I PDR ADOCK 05000312 F PDR

RG L97 Attachment DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE A. Previously Scheduled Variables

1. Core Exit Temperature Current Status: To meet existing commitments, the District installed Core Exit Thermocouples during the recent Cycle 7 refueling outage. The new thermocouples are qualified up to the Class I multiplexers. Temperature is displayable on IDADS (all points) & the SPDS (average of 5 highest points). Both IDADS and the SPDS are fully operational, but neither is currently qualified. The District's Control Room Design Review Group is currently evaluating the incorporation of individual Core Exit Thermocouples into SPDS.

Cycle 8 Status: The District will display Individual Core Exit thermocouple inputs SPDS.

Cycle 9 Status: With the SPDS upgrade (see Item B4), the District will have qualified Core Exit Temperature indication.

2. Coolant Inventory (Hot Leg Level)

Current Status: To fulfill established commitments, the District installed Hot Leg Level instrumentation prior to Cycle 7 Startup. -The new instruments are qualified from the sensor up to the Class 1 multiplexers. IDADS, which is fully operational, but not qualified, can display the data on command. At this time, the level instrumentation does not compensate for process temperature, nor has the District insulated the sensing lines to minimize post-accident thermal effects. However, the District has scheduled the insulation of the sensing lines to coincide with the phased implementation of the Emergency Feedwater Initiation & Control (EFIC) modification. The schedule for the insulation work allows the District to minimize radiation exposures as well as to optimize planning and resource commitments.

Cycle 8 Status: The SPDS will display the Hot Leg Level indication. Process temperature compensation will be operational in both IDADS and SPDS, and the sensing line insulation will be complete.

Cycle 9 Status: With the SPDS upgrade (see Item B4), the District will have qualified Hot Leg Level indication.

3. Coolant Inventory (Reactor Vessel Level)

Current Status: The District is finalizing design and initiating procurement of a Reactor Vessel Level (trending)

System.

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1 4 Cycle 8 Status: The District has scheduled the installation of 1 the instrumentation and will provide qualified signals to the Class 1 multiplexers for indication on IDADS and SPDS.

Cycle 9 Status: The District will have qualified indication with the SPDS upgrade (see Item B4).

Discussion: The District has pursued exemption requests concerning the need for Reactor Vessel Level instrumentation.

d Although the NRC staff has recently denied

  • the exemption 1 request, the District still believes the recent Once Through Integral System (0 TIS) testing justifies the District's '

position. However, the District is proceeding with design and procurement to complete installation prior to Cycle 8 Startup.

Due to procurement difficulties in obtaining the heated junction thermocouple system, the District has altered its design approach and is pursuing a delta pressure (dP) system.

  • NRC letter from H. Thompson to R. Rodriguez (SMUD) dated August 20, 1985
4. Steam Generator Level Current Status: The District has procured qualified full range instrumentation and is proceeding with the system design.

Indication of 0TSG level is presently available on IDADS, SPDS, and on the NNI from instrumentation qualified up to the isolation equipment. Compensation in the SPDS and NNI is non-qualified..

Cycle 8 Status: The District will have the new full range instrumentation qualified and installed from the sensor to the Class 1 multiplexer, and displayed on the SPDS.

Cycle 9 Status: The District will have qualified indication with the SPDS upgrade (see Item B4).

Discussion: These new instrument loops, which re-transmit the data to IDADS & SPDS, supply data to EFIC. The District has ,

recently modified its design to include this portion of EFIC in Phase 1 of MOD 001 (as shown on the Living Schedule). Thus, the operators will now have full range data qualified to the Class 1 multiplexer displayed at Cycle 8_Startup rather than Cycle 9 as previously scheduled.

5. Steam Generator Pressure Current Status: The District is continuing with the design and procurement of qualified instruments for 01SG pressure.

Unqualified indication of OTSG pressure is accessible on IDADS, SPDS, and NNI instrumentation.

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Cycle 8 Status: The District will install qualified instrumentation from the sensor to the Class 1 multiplexer, which will be displayed on the SPDS.

Cycle 9 Status: The Control Room operators will have qualified indication with the SPDS upgrade (see Item B4).

Discussion: These new instrument loops, which re-transmit the data to IDADS and SPDS, supply data to EFIC. The District has recently altered its design to include this portion of EFIC into Phase 1 of MOD 001 (as shown on the Living Schedule).

Therefore, as with the OTSG level instrumentation, the Control Room operators will have data qualified to Class 1 multiplexers displayed in the Control Room prior to Cycle 8 Startup rather than Cycle 9 as originally scheduled.

6. Containment Area Radiation Current Status: The District has installed qualified Containment Area Radiation indication to the Class 1 multiplexers. The data is displayable on both IDADS and SPDS.

Cycle 9 Status: The District will have qualified indication with the SPDS upgrade (see Item B4).

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7. Primary System Safety Relief Valve Positions Current Status: The District has installed qualified valve

. position instrumentation with input to the Class 1 multiplexers. The data is displayable on IDADS. The District i considers this item complete.

8. Emergency Ventilation Damper Positions Current Status: Although previously scheduled for Cycle 8, the District installed qualified emergency ventilation dampers during the recent Cycle 7 refueling outage. Indication is available on the IDADS computer. This item is complete.

< B. Additions to Living Schedule Subsequent to the September 14, 1984 transmittal of its RG 1.97 analysis to the NRC, the District added other RG 1.97 items to its Living Schedule. The analysis, as required by NUREG 0737, was necessary to evaluate the District's comparison and position with RG 1.97. Only after completion of this task, requiring the expenditure of over 8,000 manhours, could the District identify the need for these additional modifications. These items include:

1. RCS Hot Leg Temperature Current Status: The Control Room operators have non-qualified indication available from IDADS, SPDS, and the NNI. Separate Class I instrumentation feeds the RPS for trip functions.

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Cycle 8 Status: The District will extend the already qualified loops which feed the RPS to the Class 1 multiplexers.

Cycle 9 Status: The District will have qualified indication L with the SPDS upgrade (see Item B4).

2. Pressurizer Level Density Current Status: The Control Room operators currently have unqualified compensated indication available through the NNI.

They also have qualified uncompensated indication available through IDADS and SPDS.

Cycle 8 Status: The District will install qualified RTD's to allow qualified compensation in IDADS and SPDS. The loops (level and temperature) will be qualified up to the Class 1 multiplexers.

Cycle 9 Status: The District will have qualified indication 2

with the SPDS upgrade (see Item B4).

3. Estimation of Atmospheric Stability Present Status: The specified accuracy of presently installed equipment complies with the criteria of RG 1.97 and RG 1.23.

The District has made improvements in the instrument loop circuitry to assure that this accuracy can be met with normal maintenance. Recent experience (over the past few months) is encouraging. Region V and the NRC Meteorological Staff are following this progress closely. Design is under way to improve the data communications link between the Met Tower and IDADS to reduce signal degradation and thereby further improve overall 4 accuracy.

. Cycle 8 Status: The District will have a functional data

. communication link.

i. 4. SPDS Upgrade Present Status: The SPDS is currently functional and displays most of the Category 1 RG 1.97 variables. The exceptions are:

- Core Exit Thermocouples Hot Leg Level Reactor Vessel Level Compensated Pressurizer Level

- Condensate Storage Tank Level The District wil1 perform a human factors review of the RG 1.97 display following- 4completion of the District's Control Room Design Review (CRDR) effort (Scheduled for 12/31/85). As noted in the 9/84 submittal, the District has seismically qualified all equipment except for the CRT's and control panel cabling.

Although the system is partially redundant, power is not Class 1.

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Cycle 8 Status: The District will qualify additional Category 1 variables to the Class 1 multiplexers and display them on the SPDS. The District will also human engineer all displays.

Cycle 9 Status: The District will modify SPDS to provide:

Full redundancy (2 channels) 1E Power Necessary seismic qualification Indication of all Category 1 variables Discussion: The District believes that use of the SPDS for the ,

display of RG 1.97 Cateaory 1 variables, will result in improved human factors and an integrated approach to post accident monitoring and recovery at Rancho Seco. The extended schedule is a result of the 4-5 man years of additional effort necessary to complete this project.

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