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Forwards Rev 0 to 01-0300-1395, Leak-Before-Break Evaluation of Reactor Coolant Loop, Final Rept
ML20138H876
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Site: Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png
Issue date: 10/25/1985
From: Withers B
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
To: Butcher E
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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TAC-06596, TAC-6596, NUDOCS 8510290169
Download: ML20138H876 (2)


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_ _e D M M bl5JdilY Bart D Wahers Vce Presdert October 25, 1985 Trojan Nuclear Plant Docket 50-344 4

License NPF-1 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ATTN: Mr. E. J. Butcher, Jr., Acting Chief Operating Reactors Branch No. 3 Division of Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC 20555

Dear Mr. Butcher:

Leak-Before-Break Evaluation For Trojan

References:

1. Letter to B. D. Withers (PGE) From J. R. Miller (NRC),

" Asymmetric LOCA Lnads Operating Reactor Licensing Actions - Summat".r of Concerns of Independent Plant Safety Evaluations, Re: Trojan Nuclear Plant" Dated June 6, 1984.

2. Letter to J. R. Miller (NRC) From B. D. Withers (PGE),

" Schedule for PGE Submittal of Leak-Before-Break Analysis" Dated March 13, 1985.

3. Federal Register, Volume 50, No. 126 Proposed Rules, Page 27006, " Modification of General Design Criterion for Requirements for Protection Against Dynamic Effects of Postulated Pipe Ruptures", Dated July 1, 1985.

In response to NRC questions (Ref. 1) on PGE Topical Report PGE-1014

" Reactor Vessel Support Analysis for the Trojan Nuclear Plant", PGE proposed using leak-before-break methods (Ref. 2) to obviate the need to consider the loads resulting from the large pipe breaks analyzed in PGE-1014 and the need to respond to the NRC questions. As the first step in allowing the use of leak-before-break methods, the attached evaluation is provided for your review.

PGE recognizea that at this point in time, an exemption from portions of GDC 4 is needed to take advantage of the leak-before-break analysis.

However, we are informed that a proposed rule change to GDC 4 (Ref. 3) is 8510290169 851025 PDR ADOCK 05000344 P PDR , $@L 121 S W Samon St eet, Portand. Oregon 97204

5-W W M C 0tT4)EN1y Mr. E. J. Butcher, Jr.

October 25, 1985 Page 2 under. consideration. It is our intent to use the attached analysis for a leak-before-break evaluation to realize the benefit from such an approach.

If an exemption to GDC 4 is needed to utilize this report, PGE will request the exemption at a later date; this submittal is not an exemption request.

Nevertheless, your review of the attached leak-before-break evaluation for the Trojan Nuclear Plant is requested, as well as your reconunenda-tions for the most appropriate course of action and expected schedule.

Sincerely, Bart . Withers

[y Vice President Nuclear Attachment c: Mr. Lynn Frank, Director State of Oregon Department of Energy i