ML20198E372

Advises That Excess Flow Check Valves,Described in Dec 1985 License Amend Application Can Be Tested During Plant Operation Using Addl Personnel & Special Procedures.Need for Amend Unaffected.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20198E372
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	05/19/1986
From:	Conner T CONNER & WETTERHAHN, PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
To:	Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
References
CON-#286-261 OLA-1, NUDOCS 8605270358
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Docket No. 50-352-OLA-1 (Check Valve)

Dear Mr. Chilk:

On May 12, 1986, in an unpublished Memorandum and Order, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board dis-missed, as moot, an appeal of Robert L. Anthony from the Licensing Board's denial and dismissal of his petition to intervene in the captioned operating license amendment proceeding. Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. 52.786, the matter is before the Commission.

At the time the application for license amendment was filed in December 1985, it was believed that none of the excess flow check valves which were the subject of the application could be tested without a plant shutdown.

We learned on Thursday, May 15, 1986, that after further evaluation and contact with other facilities, the Licensee concluded that a number of .the valves could be tested during plant operation using additional personnel, special procedures and precautions, and taking into account ALARA requirements; individual reviews of each proposed test assured that only tests which did not affect plant or personnel safety and which were in conformance with the Technical Specifications were conducted; and that testing of 58 of the excess flow check valves was performed in the three weeks prior to the surveillance testing outage begun May 2, 1986. The remaining excess flow check valves are scheduled to be tested during the outage.

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The need for the amendment - to defer testing on the balance of the excess flow check valves is unaffected.

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Tro Conner, Jr.

Counsel for Licensee TBC/ac

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

) Docket No. 50-352-OLA-1 Philadelphia Electric Company ) (Check Valve)

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(Limerick Generating Station, )

Unit 1) ) May 19, 1986 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of letter to Samuel J.

Chilk from Troy B. Conner, Jr., dated May 19, 1986 in the captioned matter have been served upon the following by deposit in the United States mail this 19th day of May, 1986:

Thomas S. Moore, Chairman Ivan W. Smith, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Appeal Board Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Reginald L. Gotchy Dr. Richard F. Cole Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Appeal Board Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Mr. Howard A. Wilber Mr. G.A. Linenberger, Jr.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Appeal Board Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissien Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555

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• Docketing and Service James Wiggins Section Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 P.O. Box 47 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Benjamin H.-Vogler, Jr.

Counsel for NRC Staff Mr. Frank R. Romano Office of the Executive 61 Forest Avenue Legal Director Ambler, PA 19002 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 205T5 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Philadelphia Electric Company ATTN: Edward G. Bauer, Jr.

Vice President &

General Counsel 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 Mr. Robert L. Anthony Friends of the Earth in the Delaware Valley 106 Vernon Lane, Box 186 Moylan, PA 19065 Jay M. Gutierrez, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406

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