ML20195G375
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| Site: | Beaver Valley, Peach Bottom, Palo Verde, Sequoyah, Pilgrim, Braidwood, Seabrook, South Texas, Rancho Seco, 05000000, Shoreham |
| Issue date: | 08/21/1987 |
| From: | Funches J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Hayes B NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI) |
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| FOIA-88-198 NUDOCS 8708260307 | |
| Download: ML20195G375 (11) | |
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4 MEMORANCUM FOR:
Ben B. Hayes, Director Of fice of Investigations Sharon R. Connelly, Director Of fice of Inspector and Auditor FROM Jesse L. Funches, Chief Policy Development and Technical Support Branch Procram Management, Policy Ocvelopment, and Analysis Staff Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
LICENSING m'io AEST/,RT SCHEDULE 1
By rer.orandum dated July 27, 1967, of licensing F d restart schedules. the EDO directed NP.I, to keep you infortn d inf ormation cr.d will be provided weekly.The attached report contains this e
A stfons regarding this infortnation should be directed to Beth Doolit Jesse L. Funches, Chief Pelicy Development and Technica'.
sport Branch Program hanagea nt, Policy Development, and Analysis Staff Of fice' 0f Nuclear Reactor Regulation B. Doolittle, PFAS 49-24735 DI ST'4180T10N
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NTOL STATUS 08/17/87 IMMED IN!TIAL COM. MISSION FULL ASLB EFCTV LOW POVER CRITI-BRIEF-POWEQ PLANT DECISION DECSN AUTHORZTN CALITY ING AUTHC3ZTN PALO VERDE 3 12/82C 4/83C 3/25/87C 10/02/87E' 10/06/87E 10/10/87E*
COP.MENTS : LOW POWER LICENSE ISSUED 3/25/87.
FUEL LOADING BEGAN ON MARCH 28, 1987 AND WAS COMPLETED ON APRll 2.1987. AN EXEMPTION TO LOAD F WITH ONE DIESEL OPERABLE WAS GRActTED WITH THE LICENSE. S TO BE OPERABLE PRIOR TO MODE 4.
THE 3B DIESEL GENERATOR COMPLETED THE INITIAL PHASE OF TESTING FOLLOW! fig REBUIL0lHG ON JULY 10. DURING DIESEL INSPECTION A PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE GENERATOR END POLE ROTOR WINDING WAS COMING LOOSE. ROTOR WAS TESTED OFFS BEING REINSTALLEO IN PREPARATION FOR INTEGRATED SAFEGUARD h0iES:
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INDICATES CHANGE FROM FREVIOUS REPORT 2)
LOW POWER AUTHORZTN:
DATE PLANT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED 3)
INITIAL CRITICALITY: APPLICANT'S CURRENT BEST ESTIMATE OR MOST "CRE01BLE" DATE
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COP. MISSION BR'.EFING:
ESTIMATED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK BEFORE FULL PO DECIS10N DATE S)
FULL POWER AUTHORZTN: CURRENT BEST EST! MATE DATE
NTOL STATUS 08/17/87 I Py.ED INITIAL COMMISSION FULL ASLB EFCTV LOW POWER CRIT 1-BRIEF-POWER PLANT DECISION DECSN AUTHORZTN C Al. l T Y ING AUTHORZTN BEAVER N/A N/A 5/28/87C 08/04/87C 07/08/87C 08/14/87C*
VALLEY 2 CCMMENTS; THE LOW-POWER LICENSE WN ISSUE 0 ON S/28/87INITIAL CRITICAllTY WAS REACHED ON AUGUST 4 AT 0625 HOURS.
LICENSEE EXPECTS TO G0 BEYOND St POWER IN MID AUGUST.
A COMMISSION BRIEFIV UN THE FULL-POWER LICENSE WAS HELD ON JULY 8.
THE COMISSION APPHOVED ISSUAhCE OF THE FULL POW SUPPLEMENT NO 6 WAS ISSUED WITH THE FULL POWER LICENSE
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NTOL STATUS 08/17/87 I P.ME D INiilAL COMMIS$10N Fl".L ASLB EFCTV LOW POWER CRITI-BRIEF-POWER PLANT DECISION DECSN AUT.40RZTN CALITY ING AUTHORZTN SOUTH TEXA5 8/86C 8/87E 8/24/67t*
10/19/87E 11/02/87E 11/09/87E COMMENTS: THE STAFF CONDUCTED AN OPERATIONAL READINE55 REVIEW IN THE WEEX OF JUNE 29, 1987 WITH PARTICIPATION BY NRR. AE00, REGION IV AND OTHER REGIONAL PERSONNEL. AS A RESLLT OF THE REVIEW, THE STAFF CONCLUDED THAT THE SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT HAD ACHIEVED THE READINESS FOR OPERATION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO ISSUE SECURITY AND EQUIPMENT QUALIFICATION. AT THIS POINT, REGION IV HAS NDT YET FOUND THE SECURITY ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED. TECHNI OF ALL FSAR RELATED ITEMS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. THE SER TO LOW POWER LICENSE IS READY FOR ISSUANCE.
TECHNICAL REVIEW OF THE EXEMPTION REQUESTS HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE ENVIR0 HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED.
THE LICENSE IS EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED SHORTLY AFTER THE SECURITY ISSUES ARE RESOLVED.
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hTOL STATUS 08/17/87 IMMED INITIAL COMMISSION FULL ASLB EFCTV LOW POWER CRITI-BRIEF-POWER i
PLANT DECISION DECSN AUTHORZTN CALITY ING AUTHORZTN SEABROOK 03/87C N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S COMMENTS: SSER 6 RESDLVES ALL OF THE SER OUTSTANDING ISSUES A CONFIRPATORY ISSUES WHICH DID NOT RE0VIRE RESOLU LOAD.
SSER 7 IS PRESENTLY BEING PREPARED AND IT IS EXPE TWO CONFIRPATORY ISSUES WILL BE RESOLVED.
A FUEL LOAD AND PRECRITICAL TEST LICENSE WAS ISSUED ON OCTOBER 17, 1986. FUEL LOADING BEG OCTOBER 22 AND WAS COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 29, 1986.
ON MARCH 25, 1987 THE LICENSING BOARD RENDERED A PARTIAL INITI DECISION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF NRR TO ISS ING LOW POWER TESTING AND OPERATION LlHITED TO INTERVENORS APPEALED THIS DECISION.
1HE JhiiRVENORS HAVE APPEALED IT TO THE COM IN ITS CONSIDER-ATION OF ALAB-853 THE COMMISSION STAYED THE LI COMPLETION OF COMMIS$10N REVIEW OF THE APPEAL B ABSENT ANY EMERGENCY PLAN FOR THE PLAN 7.0SE THAT LIES IN PASSACHUSETTS (MASSACHU APPLICANT MUST FILE AN EMERGE ON APRll 9, EVEN A LOW POWER LICENSE CAN BE ISSUED.
ACCORDINGLY, THE STAY WAS LEFT IN PLACE.
1 ON THE EVE OF ITS APRIL 9 DECISION, THE C0K*ISSION RECEIV SEABR00X APPLICANT (1) A NOTIFICATION THAT IT PLAN FOR THE PASSACHUSETTS EPZ, (2) A SUGGESTION OF MOO RESULT OF THE FILING, AND (3) A REQUEST TO UFT THE STAY.
THE COMMISSION PROCEEDED WITH ITS DECISION, BUT SAID SUBSEQUENTLY T9 THE SEABROOK APPLICANT AFT RESPONSE BY PARTICIPANTS IN THE SEABROOK PROCEEDING JUNE 11, 1987 THE COMMISSION VOTED AGAINST AUTHORIZIN LOW POWER LICENSE.
ON DECEM3ER 18, 1986, THE APPLICANT FILED A PETITION PURSUANT PLANNING ZONE (EPZ) FOR THE SE ON APRIL 22, 1987 THE BOARD DETERMINED THE APPLICANT HAD N CAM FOR REDUCING THE 10 MILE EPZ TO ONE MILE; THEREFC.E IT THE PETITION.
ON JULY 24, 1987 APPEALS FROM THE SEABROOK LICENSING 25, 1987 PARTIAL PHASE OF THIS OPERATING LICENSE PROCEEDif, INI SHOULO THE APPEAL BOAR 0 DECIDE IN FAYOR OF THE INTERVENORS, HEARJGS COULD R THAT WERE NOT ADMITTED BY THE LICENSING BOARD.
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'2 A MEETING TO DISCUSS COMPENSATORY PLANS AND PRO PLANN1hG WlTHIN THE MASSACHUSETTS EPZ WAS HELO ON EXPECTS TO SUBMIT ITS PLAN FOR MASSACHUSSETS IN M PShH WILL THEN REQUEST THE COMMISSION TO LIFT THE S psf;H l
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NTOL STATUS 08/17/87 IMMED INITIAL COMMISSION FULL ASLB EFCTV LOW P0hER CRIT 1-BRIEF-POWER PLANT DECISION DECSN AUTHORZTN CALITY I N G_ _
AUTHDR2TN SHOREHAM 9/21/83C 12/84C 07/03/85C 02/15/85C N/S N/S COPEENTS: ON JUNE 8,1987, THE REACTOR WAS SHUTDOWN AFTER Cf?.PLET10N OF THE THIRD ROUND OF LOW. POWER TESTING AT LESS THAN 5". O t.lCENSEE HAD COMPLETED ALL THE REQUIRED LOW-POW THE NRR HAS CLOSED ITEMS RELATED TO FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM, REM NON-EP RELATED LICENSE CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRE RE AUTHORIZING OPERATIONS ABOVE 5% POWER.
ON FEBRUARY 13, 1986, FEPA CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY DRILL AT THE SHOREHAM 511E AND ISSUED ITS REPORT ON APRIL 18, 1986.
FEPA DID NOT PAXE A FINDING OF "REASONABLE ASSURANCE" REGARDING THE DEFERRING THAT DECISION TO THE NRC.
EXERCISE WERE SUBMITTE0 ON AUGUST 1,1986. CONTENTIONS RELATE{
CONTENTIONS WITH PANY SUBPARTS FOR LliiGATION.THE PARCH 10, 1987, AND ENDED IN JUNE,1987.
HEARINGS BEGAN ON ON JULY 24, 1986, THE COMMISSION REVIEWE0 THE OCTOBER 18, 1 APPEAL BOARD DECISION HOLDING INADEQUATE AS A P EMERGENCY PLAN FOR SHOREHAM. THE COPHISSION VOT REPAAD FOR FURTHER EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS ON LIL THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN FACT COOPERATE DURING AN ACTU AND EXERCISE ISSUES ARE PENDING BEFOR ON JUNE 11, 1987, THE COMMISSION ACCEPTED THE INTERVENORS OF WALK RADIO STATION, AS A NEW ISSUE.TO REOPEN ON DECEMBER 11, 1986, THE LICENSING BOARD RULED TO REOPEN THE RECORD T EP CONTAlh5 ADEQUATE PROVISION FOR RECEPTION CE EVACUEES IN THE EVENT OF A RADIOLOGIC SCHEDULE FOR THE REPANDED RECEPTION CENTER ISSU WAS COMPLETED ON JULY 31, 1987 HEARING ON APRIL 14, 1967 LILCO FILED A MOTION BEFORE THE COMMISSION EXPEDITED COMMISSION CONSIDERATION OF A REQUES 10 INCREASE POWER TO 25%. ON JUNE 11, 1987, DENY CONSIDERATION OF THE REQUEST DUE TO l
PROPOSED SCHEDULE.
REFILE ITS MOTION WITH THE LICENSING THE MERITS OF THE MOTION.
BOARD ITS REQUEST TO OPERATE SHOREH i
SIMULTANE005tY, LILCO NOT10NEO THE COMMISSION TO FOP.M A N TO CONSIDER 115 REQUEST.
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NTOL STATUS 08/17/87 COMPLET10tl SCHEDULE FOR PLANTS WITHIN THE NEXT 6 MONTilS THE FOLLOWING APPLICANTS HAVE SCHEDULED CONSTRUCTION C WITHIN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS.
A DETAILED WRITEUP WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THis REPORT.WI PLANT APrtlCANT CONSTRUCT 10ti NRC STAFF ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE CONSTRUCTION COMPLE-T!ON DATE BRAIDWOOD 2 1/88 1/88 i
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COMMENTS: Oh KARCh 31, 1987, THE PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATIO 2 AND 3 WERE ORDERED TO BE SHUT 00WN BECAUSE OF T OPERATORS, AND BECAUSE OF A HISTORY OF OTHER OCCURRENCES WHICH L THE NRC TO QUESTION THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FACILITY.
THE LICENSEE SUEMITTED ITS COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AUGUST 7, 1987.
THE STAFF'S RESTART ASSESSMENT PANEL FOR PEACH BOTTOM HELO ITS FIRST MEETING IN REGION I ON AUGUST THE NRR AND REGION I REVIEW OF THE CTE PLAN.
UNIT 2 WAS IN A REFUELING OUTAGE AT THE TIME OF THE SH AND UNIT 3 WAS OPERATING.
COOLANT SYSTEM HAS BEEN REASSEMBLED. UNIT 2 HAS FURTHER STARTUP ACTIVITES ARE ON HOLD UNTIL THE LICENSEE IS PREPARED TO CONTIhU AUTHORIZES STARTUP ACTIVITIES.
THE LICENSEE ANTICIPATES BEING READY TO RESTART BY LATE OCTOBER; HOWEVER, THE STAFF FEELS THAT TH BE OPT! HISTIC TO SOME DEGREE.
UNIT 3 WILL GO DIRECTLY INTO A OF THE RECIRCULATION PIPING AND REFUE
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ACTION COMMISSION RESTART PLANT SHUT 00WN PLAN NRR SER
_ BRIEFING DECISION RANCHO SECO 12/26/65 07/03/86C 8/87E 10/87E 12/87E COMMENTS: ON JUNE 18, 1987, G. CARL ANDOGNINI, CHIEF EXECUTIVE O RANCHO SEC0, INFORMED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE SA CIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT (SMUD), THAT JANUARY 1988 IS A REAllS OATE.
ADDITIONALLY, MR. AND0GNINI INDICATED THAT THE POSTSTAR ASCENSION PROGRAM WILL REQUIRE APPROXIMATEL AT RANCHO SECO, THE PLANT STAFF 15 STRIVING TO COMPLETE PREREQUISITES BY NOVEMBER 1987 PLANT TESTING IS CURRENTLY PROCEEDIN 1987 COMPLETION DATE.
NRR RESTART PREREQUISITE ACTIONS ARE TARGE NOVEMBER 1987. THESE INCLUDE:
(1) THE RESTART SER, SCHEDULED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN AUGUST 1987, WITH SUPPLEMENTS TO FOLLOW SEVERAL ITEMS STit.L NOT FINALIZED BY SMUD/NRR REVIEW OF 12 RESTART PREREQUISITE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION A (3) RESPONSE TO APPROXIMATELY 6 TECHNICA REGION Y WHICH NEED TO BE RESOLVED PRIOR TO RES 1
HAS BEEN COMPILED BY NRR ON A C A LIST OF SPE-AN INTERIM RESTART STATUS BRIEFING FOR TH TIVELY SCHEDULED FOR EARLY OCTOBER 1987.
ON JULY 2,1987 A PUBLIC MEETING WAS HELD BY THE SMUD BO DIRECTORS.
THE DISCUSSION TOPICS FOCUSED ON AVAILA THAT THE PROJECTED RESTART WOULD NOT OCCUR UNTIL J THE RESTART PRO 9AM.THAT AN ADDITION /L 31 RELATED EXPENDITURES THROUGH JANUARY 19 BEGAN ACT!YELY TO SOLICIT BUVERS FOR RAhCHO SECO.HOWEVER, T SEVERAL POTENTIAL BUYERS HAVE VISITED RANC lH RESPONSE, SEVERAL WEEKS.
OPTIONS WITH SMUD. DUKE POWER AND PG&E APPEAR CIAL CONSEQUENCES FOR RANCHO S COURT IN WASHINGTON ON AUGUST 25, 1987 AND PGEE AND INVOLVES A PRE-SHUTDOWN CO BETWEEN THE TWO UTILITIES.
(FERC) 15 GATHERING INFORMATION FOR MEETING WITH THE NRC STAFF ON AUGUST 19, 1987.
THE SUPERIOR COURT IN SACRAM BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT CURING CALIFORNIA
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y2Emni RESTART STATUS 08/17/87 COMMISSION STATUS NRC PLANT SHUT 00WN BRIEFING RESTART-DECISION 1/ PLANT RESTA SEQUOYAH 1 8/21/85 7/23/87C 3/
02/88 03/88 SEQUOYAH 2 8/22/85 7/23/87C 7/
10/87 11/87 RANCHO SECO 12/26/85 10/87 5/
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l 2/ LICENSEE'S PROPOSED DATE FOR PLANT RESTART.
3~/ ADDITIONAL COMMISSION BRIEFlhG REQVIRED THIRTY DAYS PRIOR RESTART.
4/ THE STAFF BEllEVES TH]S SCHEDULE IS OPTIMISTIC.
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