ML20198A364

Submits Response to & Forwards Requested Response to ACRS Re Facility Event.Staff Assigned to Explore Implications of 850722 Event within a Few Days of Occurrence.Acrs Informed of 850913 Special Insp

ML20198A364
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	10/29/1985
From:	Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Palladino NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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OCT 2 91985 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman Palladino FROM: William J. Dircks Executive Director for Operations

SUBJECT:

SEPTEMBER 20, 1985 LETTER FROM ACRS ON TURKEY POINT This is in response to the questions in your October 16, 1985 letter.

(a) What actions the staff has underway with respect to the ACRS s letter?

Response: A reply has been sent to the ACRS, copy enclosed. '

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(b) What priority and staff resources have been assigned to explore' the deeper implications of the event?

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Response: Inunediate staff resources were assigned to explore the deeper implications of the July 22 Turkey Point event within a matter of days following the event. ACRS was infonned of the special inspection discussed in our enclosed responses on September 13, the day that the exit interview was held.

I note that the ACRS letter is dated one week after that.

The actions taken are described in the enclosed letter to the ACRS. High priority and staff resources continued to be assigned in our evaluation of generic implications of the Davis-Besse AFW event as they may apply not only to Turkey v Point but also to all pressurized water reactors.

(c) When a report to the Commission and a respon'se to the ACRS will

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i Response: The enclosed response outlines the actions already taken and those still underway. I have requested a meeting with the President and Chief Executive Officer of Florida Power and l Light to examine whether sufficient ~ management attention has ,

been given to improve overall nuclear perfonnance at(Turkey l Point.

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i CONTACT: i J. D. Neighbors, NRR 492-4837 -

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1 Chairman Palladino Our recommendation of the short term actions to be implemented regarding AFW systems as a result of the Davis-Besse event will be available by the end of this year; recommendations for the longer term actions by mid-1986.

pgnes William 1.Dirths William J. Dircks Executive Director for Operations

Enclosure:

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cc: Commissioner. Roberts '

Commissioner Asselstine .

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