ML20151T264
| ML20151T264 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 09/04/1998 |
| From: | Pulsifer R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20151T269 | List: |
| References | |
| IEB-95-002, IEB-95-2, TAC-M93879, TAC-M93880, NUDOCS 9809090328 | |
| Download: ML20151T264 (4) | |
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? Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, President Nuclear Generation Group Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West lli.
1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 Downers Grove, IL 60515
SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO NRC BULLETIN 95 QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER
. STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M93879 AND M93880)
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
- By letters dated November 14,1995, and September 15,1997, Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed, the licensee) submitted it.eir response to NRC Bulletin 95-02, " Unexpected Clogging of a Residual Heat Removal (RHR) Pump Strainer While Operating in Suppression Pool Cooling Mode," for Quad Cities. The enclosure provides the staffs evaluation for the licensee's response.
NRC Bulletin 95-02 requested that licensees review the operability of their emergency core
. cooling system (ECCS) and other pumps which draw suction from the suppression pool while performing their safety function. The licensee's evaluation should be based on suppression pool cleanliness, suction strainer cleanliness, and the effectiveness of their foreign material exclusion (FME) practices. In addition, licensees were requested to implement appropriate procedural modifications and other actions (e.g., suppression pool cleaning) as necessary to minimize foreign materialin the suppression pool, dyvell and containment. Licensees were also requested to verify their operability evaluation through appropriate testing and inspection.
' In its response to the bulletin, the licensee agreed to comply with all of the requested actions.
The staff has concluded that the licensee's response is ' acceptable.
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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, President Nuclear Generation Group Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West til 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 s
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SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO NRC BULLETIN 95 QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M93879 AND M93880)
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
By letters dated November 14,1995, and September 15,1997, Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed, the licensee) submitted their response to NRC Bulletin 95-02, " Unexpected Clogging of a Residual Heat Removal (RHR) Pump Strainer While Operating in Suppression Pool Cooling Mode," for Quad Cities. The enclosure provides the staff's evaluation for the licensee's response.
NRC Bulletin 95-02 requested that licensees review the operability of their emergency core cooling system (ECCS) and other pumps which draw suction from the suppression pool while performing their safety function. The licensee's evaluation should be based on suppression pool cleanliness, suction strainer cleanliness, and the effectiveness of their foreign material exclusion (FME) practices. In addition, licensees were requested to implement appropriate procedural modifications and other actions (e.g., suppression pool cleaning) as necessary to minimize foreign materialin the suppression pool, drywell and containment. Licensees were also requested to verify their operability evaluation through appropriate testing and inspection.
in its response to the bulletin, the licensee agreed to comply with c!! of the requested actions.
The staff has concluded that the licensee's response is acceptable.
Sincerely, Robert M. Pulsifer, Project Manager Project Directorate ill-2 Division of Reactor Projects - lil/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-254,50-265
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Michael 1. Miller, Esquire Commonwealth Edison Company Sidley and Austin Site Vice President - Quad Cities One First National Plaza 22710 206th Avenue N.
- Chicago, Illinois 60603 Cordova, Illinois 61242-9740 Commonwealth Edison Company -
Document Control Desk-Licensing Quad Cities Station Manager Commonwealth Edison Company 22710 206th Avenue N.
1400 Opus Place, Suite 400 Cordova, Illinois 61242-9740 Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. David Helwig Quad Cities Resident inspectors Office Senior Vice President 22712 206th Avenue N.
Commonwealth Edison Company Cordova, Illinois 61242 Executive Towers West 111 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 Chairman Downers Gron, IL 60515 Rock Island County Board of Supervisors Mr. Gene H. Stanley 1504 3rd Avenue PWR's Vice President Rock Island County Office Bldg.
Commonwealth Edison Company RockIsland, Illinois 61201 Executive Towers West til 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 lilinois Department of Nuclear Safety Downers Grove,IL 60515 Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Mr. Steve Perry Springfield, Illinois 62704
- BWR's Vice President Commonwealth Edison Company Regional Administrator Executive Towers West lll U.S. NRC, Region til 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 801 Warrenville Road Downers Grove,IL 60515 Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Mr. Dennis Farrar William D. Leach Regulatory Services Manager Manager-Nuclear Commonwealth Edison Company MidAmerican Energy Company Executive Towers West lll 907 Walnut Street 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 P.O. Box 657 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Des Moines, Iowa 50303 Ms. Irene Johnson, Licensing Director Vice President-Law and Nuclear Regulatory Services Regulatory Affairs Commonwealth Edison Company MidAmerican Energy Company Executive Towers West lli One River Center Place 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 106 E. Second Street Downers Grove,IL 60515 P.O. Box 4350 Davenport, lows 52808
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Cordova, lilinois 61242 9740 Mr. Michael J. Wallace Senior Vice President Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West til 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 Downers Grove,IL 60515 l
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