ML20198Q268

Forwards Fr Notice Re Receipt of Petition for Director'S Decision Under 10CFR2.206,being Filed for Publication. Pamphlet on Public Petition Process Not Encl

ML20198Q268
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	01/15/1998
From:	Miraglia F NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Doughty J SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION j . WASHINGTON D.C. 3000HOM i

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Ms. Jane Doughty -

The Seacoast Anti-Pollution League ' ,

93 High Street ,

P.O. Box 1136 Portsmouth, NH 03802

Dear Ms. Doughty:

This letter acknowledges receipt of your Petition dated December 18,1997, addressed to the Executive Director for Operations of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The i i Petition requests that the operating license for Seabrook Station be suspended until such time Las a thorough root cause analysis of the reasons underlying the development of leaks in piping .

v in the "B' train of the residual heat removal (RHR) system is conducted. The leakage was reported by the Licensee on December 5,1997. As the basis for your request, the Petition

, states that there have been past allegations of improper welding practices and the installation of substandard piping at Seabrook Station and requests that the investigation of the RHR system pipe leakage include findings related to these past allegations.

-Your request to delay restart of the reactor at Seabrook Station, Unit 1, until all such actions requested by the Petition are taken !: denied. In the Licensee's preliminary root cause analysis of the event, it has been concluded thet the most likely cause of the RHR piping leak l

was transgranubr stress-corrosion cracking initiated from the outside diameter of the pipe. The Licensee's preliminary conclusions indicate that repeated wettings and dryings of a piece of cloth firewrap type material wrapped in red duct tape attached to the pipe since at least 1988 caused chlorides to concentrate on the outer surface of the pipe over time, thus providing an agent to attack the stn'nless steel phw. The Licensee has conducted an inspection both inside and outside containment for other instances of temporary insulation or fire blanket material wrapped around stainless steel piping. None were found. A Licensee review of the original  ;

radiographs of the afracted welds showed no anomalies in the weld or the base metal, which f i 4 - indicates that the cause of the leakage was most probably the result of in-service conditions rather than original construction. The NRC staff has found no basis to dispute the License:'s conclueions to date and therefore does not have a basis to preclude the plant from restarting.

hh-This information was discussed with you in a telephone conversation with Mr. Craig Smith of O-

- the NRC staff on December 30,1997.

A copy _of the Licensee's preliminary root cause analysis report has been placed !n the public document room. . Due to the length of the report, it has not been enclosed in this letter.- g However, a copy will be provided to you at your request. The NRC staff will complete a detailed y 4

review of the Licensee's analysis in the Final Director's Decision. .

(Your Petition has been referred to me pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commission's -

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regulations.E As provided by Section 2.206, action will be taken on your request within a -

Ereasonable time. : I have enclosed for your information a copy of the notice that is beiag filed with the Office of the Federal Register for publication. I have also enclosed for your information =g

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Sincerely, e Aak}g. lia, ct' Frank J. Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures:

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a pamphlet on the Public Petition Process. The petition manager for this matter is the Project Manager, Mr. Craig Smith. He can be contacted at (301) 415-1427.

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Mr. Peter Brann Assistant Attomey General Mr. Peter LaPorte, Director State House, Station #6 ATTN: James Muckerheide Augusta, ME 04333 Massachusetts Emergency Management

. Agency Resident inspector 400 Worcester Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 1496 Seabrook Nuclear Power Station Framingham, MA 01701-0317 P.O. Box 1149 Seabrook, NH 03874 Jeffrey Howard, Attomey General G. Dana Bisbee, Deputy Attomey Jane Spector General 4 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 33 Capitol Street 825 North Capital Street, N.E. Concoro, NH 03301 Room 8105 Washington, DC 20426 Mr. Woodbury Fogg, Director New Hampshire Office of Emergency Town of Exeter Manageraent 10 Front Street State Office Park South Exeter, NH 03823 107 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 Mr. George L. lverson, Director New Hampshire Office of Emergency Mr. Roy E. Hickok Mt. 2gement Nuclear Training Manager State Office Park South Seabrook Station 107 Pleasant Street North Atlantic Energy Service Corp.

Concorc', NH 03301 P.O. Box 300 Seabrook NH 03874 Regional Administrator, Region i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Terry L. Harpster 475 Allendale Road Director of Licensing Services King of Prussia, PA 1940S Seabrook Station North Atlantic Energy Service Corp.

Office of the Attomey General P.O. Box 300 One Ashburton Place- Seabrook, NH 03874 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Mr. D. M. Goebel Vice President-Nuclear Oversight Board of Selectmen Northeast Utilities Service Company Town of Amesbury P.O. Box 270 Town Hall Hartford, CT 06141-0270 Amesbury, MA 01913

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