ML20141F795

Affidavit of G Thomas Re Ocre Contention That Plant Permitted to Operate W/Single Coolant Sys Recirculation Loop.Holtzclaws Affidavit Refers to Limiting Condition & Does Not Signify Approval

ML20141F795
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	01/03/1986
From:	George Thomas Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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BEFOPE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING APPEAL BOARD l

In the Matter of i CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING ) Docket No. 50-440 OL COPPANY, ET Al. ) 50-441 OL

! (Perry Puclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2) )

CLARIFYING AFFIDAVIT OF GEORGE THOMAS CONCERNING SINGLE LOOP OPERATION CONTENTIONS RAISED BY "0CRE",

I, Gecrge Thomas, being duly sworn do depose and state as follows:

I am erployed as a Nuclear Ergineer in Reactor Systems Aranch, Divisicn of BWR Licensing in the office Nuctuar Reactor Regulation. A staten'ent of my professional qualifications has been submitted with my previous affidavit, submitted on January 2, 1986.

The purpose of my affidavit is to clarify the contents of the tech-nical specifications for the Perry Nuclear Pcwer Plant regarding Single Loop Operation (SLO) in response to an affidavit submitted by Applicants.

1. The Applicants submitted the affidavit of Kevin W. Holtzclaw along with " Applicants' Answer to OCRE Motion to Reopen the Record and to Submit New Contentions" filed December 30, 1985. The affidavit states the

" Perry Plant is permitted to operate with a single coolant system recircu-lation loop for a limited period of time (a maximum of 14 hours1.62037e-4 days <br />0.00389 hours <br />2.314815e-5 weeks <br />5.327e-6 months <br />)."

(Holtzclawaffidavit,14). Mr. Holtzclaw's affidavit indicates Technical N$ jo

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(, I l Specification i 3/4.4.1.1.a. requires, in the event one recirculation loop does not operate, imediate action to reduce power to 53% within two hours and " permits" SLO at reduced power for 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> prior to hot shutdown.

(Holtzclaw affidavit,14).

2. On January 2,1986 the Staff filed "NRC Staff Response to Motion to Reopen the pecord Filed by Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy" to which was attached a joint affidavit of Laurence E. Phillips and George Thomas. In our affidavit we stated that SLO has not been approved for the Perry plant (1 1).

3. Because it may appear that Mr. Holtzclaw's statements in pa'3-graph 4 of his affidavit contradict the statement in the Staff's joint affidavit, I wish to point out that Mr. Holtzclaw merely refers to a limit-ing condition of operation for the Perry plant. This condition appears in similar form in all technical specifications and does not constitute approval for SLO, but rather, mitigating actions required in case the availa-bility of one recirculation loop is lost. If this occurs, the licensee raust imediately reduce power and proceed to hot shutdown, as Fr. Holtzclaw described. The tin:e allowed to attain hot shutdown does not " permit" SLO as much as it provides a reasonable period for operators to shut down the plant.

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4. Therefore, Mr. Holtzclaw's affidavit describes the time permitted by the technical specifications to achieve hot shutdown upon loss of one recirculation loop and does not actu.11y conflict with our statement in the Staff's joint affidavit that SLO has not been approved for the Perry plant. The present technical specifications for the Perry plant do not allow this rrode of operation.

I attest that the foregoing affidavit is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. -

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/ Geofge Th6ma r Nuclear Engineer Reactor Systems Branch Division of BWR Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Subscribed and sworn to before me this Srb day of January,1986 hhd Nota'ry Fttbl IC "

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