ML20206B381

Confirms 870403 Verbal Granting of Temporary Waiver of Compliance from Tech Specs Table 3.3-5 to Permit Operation ESF Response Times of 27 & 37 S.Waiver Will Be Effective Thru 870407 While Amend Processing Completed

ML20206B381
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	04/07/1987
From:	Nerses V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Mroczka E NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
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NUDOCS 8704090124
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NRC/LoEE1 MRushbrook Mr. Edward J. Mroczka PAD #5 Reading EDoolittle Senior Vice' President TNovak BGrimes Nuclear Engineering and Operations JPartlow EJordan Northeast Nuclear Energy Company OGC-Beth NThompson Post Office Box 270 Gray File 3.3a Hartford, CT 06141-0270

SUBJECT:

EMERGENCY WAIVER OF COMPLIANCE FROM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION TABLE 3.3-5, INITIATING SIGNAL AND FUNCTION 4.a SAFETY INJECTION (ECCS)

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By letter dated April 6,1987, you requested an emergency license amendment change to Table 3.3-5 to Technical Specification of Facility Operating License NPF-49 to permit operation engineered safety features response times of 27 seconds (Diesel generator starting and sequence loading delays not included, pHR pumps not included) and 37 seconds (Diesel generator starting and sequence loading delay inclu kd, RHR pumps not included). These times pertain to Item 4.a of Table 3.3-5 in the Technical Specification. The current Technical Specification cited above reouires 12 and 22 seconds respectively to be met.

We have reviewed the justification provided by your letter and conclude that operation with the 27 and 37 second times will not place the plant in an unsafe condition nor will it present any undue risk to the health and safety of the public. This conclusion is based upon the safety analysis provided in your letter.

This letter will confirm the verbal granting on April 3,1987 of a temporary waiver of compliance from the sub,iect Technical Specification to pemit operation with 27 and 37 second times at the Millstone 3 plant. This waiver of compliance will be in effect thru April 7, 1987, while we complete the processing of the emergency license amendment.

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Dear Mr. Proczka:

EMERGENCY WAIVER OF COMPLIANCE FROM TECHNICAL SPECIFIC TABLE 3.3-5, INITIATING SIGNAL AND FUNCTION 4.a SAFETY INJECTION

SUBJECT:

(ECCS)

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Millstone Unit 3 By letter dated April 6,1987, you requested an emergency license amendnent change to Table' 3.3-5 to Technical Specification of Facility Operating License NPF-49 to permit operation engineered safety features response times of 77 seconds (Diesel generator starting and sequence leadinq delays not included, l

RHR pumps not included) and 37 seconds (Diesel generator starting and sequence loading delay included, RHR pumps not included). These times pertain to Item l

The current Technical 4.a of Table 3.3-5 in the Technical Specification.

Specification cited above requires 12 and 22 seconds respectively to be met..

l We have reviewed the justification provided by your letter and conclude that operation with the 27 and 37 second times will not place the 4

This conclusion is based upon the safety analysis provided in 1

of the public.

i your letter.

This letter will confirm the verbal granting on April 3,1987 of a temporary i

waiver of compliance from the sub.fect Technical Specification to pennitThis waiver of operation with 27 and 37 second times at the Millstone 3 plant j

l of the emergency license amendment.

Sincerely, i

As Victor Nerses,-Acting Director PWR Project Directorate No. 5 Division of PWR Licensing-A cc: See next page i

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Millstone Nuclear Power Station Mr. E. J. Mroczka Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Unit No. 3

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Gerald Garfield, Esq.

Ms. Jane Spector

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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Millstone III P. O. Box 811 Niantic, Connecticut 06357-08 Mr. Michael L. Jones, Manager Project Management Department Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Post Office Box 426 Ludlow, Massachusetts 01056 Regional Administrator U. S. NRC, Region I 631 Park Avenue e

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