ML20195G753
| ML20195G753 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/23/1987 |
| From: | Thomas C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8712010064 | |
| Download: ML20195G753 (13) | |
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(,FIA.p MEMORANDUM FOR:
Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Cecil 0. Thomas, Acting Chief Policy Development and Technical Support Branch
SUBJECT:
MONTHLY STATUS REPORT ON PLANT-SPECIFIC BACKFITTING ACTIVITIES - OCTOBER 1987 Enclosed is NRR's monthly status report on plant-specific backfitting activities current through October 31, 1987. Enclosure 1 provides a summary of changes in the status of backfit issues that have occurred since the last report. provides the status of active issues listed by the Division responsible for resolving the backfit issue. Feedback provided in accordonce with Office Letter No. 52 will be used to update this report on a monthly basis.
The report format for Enclosure 2 has been modified to list the next action due date, and what organistlon is responsible for the action. Due dates are based on the requirement < c" Manuti Chapter 0514 where appropriate, or estimates of when the neu action will occur.
B. Doolittle, x27519, is the NRR point of contact for backfit issues.
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Cecil 0. Thomas, Acting Chief Policy Development and Technical Support Branch
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(1) Sumary of Changes (2) Sum.ary of Backfit Issues CONTACT:
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1 ENCLOSbRE 1
SUMMARY
OF OUTSTANDING BACKFIT ISSUES The licensee and staff verbally agreed on a technical specifi-FARLEY l and 2:
cation change to satisfy the staff concern regarding testing of containment purge and vent valves. The licensee submitted the proposed TS May 4, 1987.
The license amendment (No. 74/66) was issued on November 16, 1987. This issue is therefore closed with issuance of this amendment, j
SHERON HARRIS:
The licensee and staff have agreed on a general resolution to the issue of having RG 1.97 instrumentation for the safety injection accumulator. The licensee had agreed in principle to add either a qualified level or pressure instrument to monitor the tank condition. No specific The licensee has verbally proporal has been submitted by the licensee.
notific' the staff that hardware is available for both installations. The licensee has subsequently notified the staff in a letter dated 3/23/87 that they still are considering an appeal of the backfit determination.
H.B. ROBINSON: The licensee claimed a backfit on the testing of relief and safety valves for TMI item II.D.1 The staff issued its determination on April 9, 1987 finding that the issue was not a backfit. The licensee submitted a proposed procedure change in July. The staff reviewed this information, and notified the licensee by letter dated 9/30/87 that its response satisfactorily addressed our concern. The licensee comitted to accomplish the procedure change within thirty days of receipt of our letter.
This issue is therefore closed.
CATAWBA 1 and 2, and MCGUIRE 1 and 2, and OCONEE 1, 2 and 3: Duke Power Company submitted a backfit claim in a letter to the staff dated September 1, 1987. The licensee asserted that the NRC staff's interpretations of two 10 CFR 50, Appendix J, items constitute backfits as defined by 10 CFR 50.109.
The two items are:
(1) the staff's reluctance to allow short-duration tests using the Mass-Plot (or Mass-Point) analysis method, and (2) the staff's requirement that as-found (type B or C) leakage be included in Type A test results. These items relate to the performance of the containment integrated leak rate testing (CILRT). The staff notified the licensee by letter dated Ocotober 29, 1987 that it had determined that the staff position regarding
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testing duration and agreeing perties is not a backfit as defined by 10 CFR 50.109. The requirements of ANSI N45.4-1972 incorporated by reference into the regulation allow for shorter tests with NRC approval, but such approval must be formal and explicit, in so far as it represents a deviation from the basic explicit regulatory requirement. Tacit approval in inspection reports does not suffice. Also, the staff informed the licensee that Information Notice 85-71 is not subject to the provisions of the backfit rule because it was issued before the effective date of the rule. This issue is closed by issuance of the October letter dated October 29, 1987.
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ENCLOSURE 2 SUVPARY OF BACKFIT ISSUES I
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4 SUP.F.ARY OF Ati!VE BAttFli ISSUES FOR DIRECTOR DIVISION OF REACTOR PROJECTS - 1/11 CODE PLANT ISSUE NEIT NEIT NEIT ACTICN ACTION ACTION DATE RESPONSIBILITY LSH4 SHERON HARRIS 1 LEVEL RONiiOR FOR ACCUMAATOR/ / LICENSEE LECIDE NETHER OR N31 TO A.'FEAL
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1 11/16/67 SueARYOFCLOSE0BACKF11 ISSUES CODE PLANT ISSUE DATE OF TYPE OF APPEAL CECIS!CN fACKFIT 10 CLOSE-0UT CLOSE-0UT POS!!!CN UFriELD WUMBER L 64-10 SEAVER VALLEY 2 CA!LE ROM FIRE PROT 05/20/67 TECHNICAL RESOLUTION RLBEAV285007 OR84-26 MAINE YAhKE!
ObST LEVEL ALARM 07/17/66 TECHRESOLUTION LICENSEE ORB 5-06 TMI 1 IST PROSRAM -VALVES 11/13/B5 TECHhlCAL RESOLUTION N/A ORB 5-07 FARLEY 1/2 LEAK TEST PURit/VEhi VALVES 11/16/87 LICENSE AM 74/66 RLFARL185002 ISSUED L B5-06 WATTS BAR 6L8329 ITEM 2.2 11/06/85 LICENSEE COMMITTED TO N/A STAFF POSN L B5-09 SEGUOYAH 6L 83 28 ITEM 2.2 11/06/85 LICENSEE COMMITTED TO N/A STAFF POSN ORS 5-10 BROWNS FERRY GL B3-2B ITER 2.2 11/06/85 LICENSEE COMMITTED TO N/A STAFF POSN ORS 6-01 CATAWiA 1 SPDSPARA"ITERS 09/04/87 LETTER FROM STAFF Of RLCATAlE5003 A BACKF11 OAS6-02 CATAWBA 2 SFDSPARAPITERS 09/04/87 LETTER FROM STAFF-u i RLCATA285002 A BACKFIT L 66-03 SHERON HARRIS 1 CONTAlkPINT PURSE LIMITS 09/15/86 LICENSEE ASREEMENT TO RLHARR196001 STAFF POSN ORS!-05 M;GUIRE 1 SPDSPARAMETERS 09/04/87 LETTER FROM STAFF-01 RLM:60165001 A BACKFIT OR56-06 MC6UIRE 2 SPDSPARAPITERS 09/04/67 LEliER FROM STAFF- 0 1 RLMC60255001 A BACKFif L 66 07 EEAVER VALLEY 2 SSLEVELINSTRUPINTAi!CN 02/15/66 STAFF ASFIEMENT TO RLSEAV226001 LICENSEEPOSN ORS 6-03 SAN COFRE 1 R0 LICENSE REGU1REMEhTS 09/07/87 LICEkSEE TO SU!Mli RLSAO!86001 EIEMP REQUEST ORS 6-09 SAN C CFRE 2 R0LICEhSEREQUIREMENTS 01/20/87 ISSUE O f BACKFIT, h3 RLSAG226001 APPEAL ORS 6-10 SAN OURE 3 RO LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 01/20/87 ISSUE M T BACKFli, O RLSAM3B6001 APPEAL ORB 6-11 OCONIE 1 AFWSEISMICUP6 rat {
01/14/87 RES ANAL SHOW EN RRDCCN186001 COSI-lEhti!CIAL DRS6-12 OCONEE 2 AFW SE!SMIC UP6RADE 01/14/87 RES ANAL SC W W W RR0 CON 236001 COST-SEkEFICIAL DRS6-13 OCONEE 3 AFW SEl5MIC UFERADE 01/14/B7 RES ANAL S C W MN RR0 CON 396001 COST-BENEFICIAL ORB 6 14 PALO VERDE 2 RECTE SHUTDOWN TEST 11/07/66 RE6 ANAL SHOW IS RRPALO256001 COSI-BENEFICIAL L B6 15 PALO VERLE 3 RECTE SHUTDOWN TEST 11/07/86 RE6 ANAL SHOW IS RRFALO396001 COSTSENEFICIAL DR86-16 MILLSTONE 3 STAi!0N BLACK 0UT UP6RA!ES 06/03/87 LETTER ACCEPTINS Lit.
RRMILL366001 PARilAL APL OR87-01 H.B. R011NSON 2 RELIEF AND SAFETY VALVE TESi!N 09/30/67 LICENSEE RESPONSE RLROB1297001 MEtiS CCCERN ORS 7-02 CATAt3A 1 C0hTAIN"1NT ILRT 10/29/97 LETTER ISSUED-Of A RLCATA BACKFIT ORB 7-03 CATAs!A 2 CONTAth"ENT ILRT 10/29/67 LETTER ISSUED-Mi A RLCATA BACKFt1 ORS 7-04 M6UIRE I CONTAIN"INT ILRT 10/29/87 LETTER ISSUED-OT A RLM6U BACKFIT OR87-05 M;6UIRE 2 CONTAIN"INTILRT 10/29/87 LETTER ISSUEL- 0 T A RLM60 BA:KFIT
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Su m ARY OF CLOSED BACKFIT ISSUES CODE PLANT ISSUE DATE OF TYPE OF APPEAL DECISION BACKFIT ID CLOSE-0UT CLOSE-0UT POSITION UPHELD NUMBER OR67-06 OCONEE 1 CONTAlhP.ENT ILRT 10/29/87 LEliER ISSUED NOT A RLOCON BACKFit ORB 7-07 OCONEE 2 CONTAlhP.h!T !LRT 10/29/B7 LETTER ISSUED NOT A RLOCON BACKFli DR87-08 OCONEE 3 CONTAlhP.ENT ILRT 10/29/87 LETTER ISSUED-NOT A RLOCON BACKFIT 1
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