ML20198H911

Requests Relaxation of Provision Contained in Confirmatory Order Modifying License for Clinton Power Station,Unit 1 Re Implementation of Thermo-Lag 330-1 Fire Barrier Corrective Actions

ML20198H911
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	12/07/1998
From:	Walter MacFarland ILLINOIS POWER CO.
To:	Colllins S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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ML20198H886	List: ML20198H882 ML20198H911
References
TAC-M85535, NUDOCS 9812300053
Download: ML20198H911 (3)

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i Docket No. 50-461 Mr. Samuel J. Collins Director, 05cc of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop O-12 G18 Rockville, MD 20852-2738

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Blinois Power Request for Relaxation of Provision Contained in Confirmatory Order Modifying License for the Clinton Power Station. Unit 1 frac No. M85535)

Dear Mr. Collins:

The purpose of this letter is to request relaxation of a provision contained in the Confirmatory Order Modifying License for the Clinton Power Station (CPS), Unit I regarding implementation of Thermo-Lag 330-1 fire barrier corrective actions. By letter dated June 26,1998, the subject Confirmatory Order was issued which ordered Blinois Power (IP) to complete Thermo-Lag 330-1 fue banier corrective actions at CPS by l December 31,1998. The June 26,1998, letter noted that the Director, Office ofNuclear Reactor Regulation, may relax or rescind, in writing, any provisions of the subject Confirmatory Order upon a showing by the Licensee of good cause.

Blinois Power has continued efforts to implement Thermo-Lag 330-1 fire barrier corrective actions since the issuance of the subject Confirmatory Order, and has made significant progress during the current, extended outage / recovery period at CPS. These efforts and progress were recognized during the recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection of the CPS Fire Protection Program. However, based on the considerable engineering resources required to implement the Thermo-Lag 330-1 corrective actions and the utilization ofIP resources for other CPS recovery activities, IP is requesting i

that the provision of the Confirmatory Order for completing the Thermo-Lag 330-1 fire barrier corrective actions be relaxed to require completion prior to startup of the Clinton Power Station. This request is consistent with the intent to complete the corrective actions during the current outage (i.e., while the plant is in a shutdown condition) while accounting i for slippage of the projected startup date that has occurred since issuance of the Confirmatory Order.

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Questions concerning this letter and the subject request should be addressed to the IP Director-Licensing, Joseph V. Sipek,217-935-8881, extension 3405.

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