ML20206K576
| ML20206K576 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 11/22/1988 |
| From: | Fairtile M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Papanic G YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| IEB-88-004, IEB-88-4, TAC-69994, NUDOCS 8811290455 | |
| Download: ML20206K576 (2) | |
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November 22, 1988
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50 029 DISTRIBUTION Docket Mle-Mr. George Papanic, Jr.
NRC & Local PORs Senior Project Engineer - Licensing P01-3 r/f Yankee Atomic Electric Company S. Varga (14E4) 580 Main Street B. Boger Bolton, Massachusetts 01740-1398 R.Wessman M. Rushbrook
Dear Mr. Papanic:
M. Fairtile ACRS (10)l 4 /0 0
SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO NRC BULLETIN 88-04 (TAC NO. 69994) T W ti On May 5,1988, the NRC staff issued NRC Bulletin 88 04, "9 tential Safety-0 Related Pump Loss." The bulletin requested the evaluation of all safety-related pumps for 1) pump-to-pump interaction during miniflow operation that could result in dead. heading of one or more of the pumps and 2) the adequacy of the minimum flow bypass lines with respect to damage resulting from operation and testing in the minimum flo+,v mode. The bulletin also requested that within 60 days of receipt of the bulletin licensees provide a written response that (a) sumarizes the problems and the systems affected, (b) identifies the short-term and long-term modifications to plant operating procedures or hard.
ware that have been or are being impleJented to ensure safe plant operations, (c) identifies an appropriate schedule for long-term resolution of this and/or other significant problems that are identified as a result of this bulletin, and (d) provides justification for continued operation particularly with regard to General Design Criterion 35 of Appendix A to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 50), "Emergency Core Cooling" and 10 CFR 50.46, "Acceptance Criteria for Emergency Core Cooling Systems for Light Water Nuclear Power Peactors." Additionally, the staff requested that within 30 days of ecmpletion of the long-term resolution actions, that licensees provide a written response describing the actions taken for the Yankee Nuclear Power Station.
i By letter dated July 11, 1988, you responded to Bulletin 88-04 Your response provided the information requested in a, b, c, and d above. This fulfills your requirement in responding to Bulletin 88-04 and closes out TAC No. 69994.
As discussed in Bulletin 88 04, you should document and maintain for at least two years an evaluation of your actions in responding to the bulletin. These g
records may be subject to future auditing.
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Yankee Atomic Electric Company Senior Project Engineer-Licensing 580 Main Street Yankee Atomic Electric Comt.any Bolton, Massachusetts 01740-1398 580 Main Street Bolton, M&ssachusetts 017KA 1398 Thomas Dignan, Esquire Ropes and Gray Yankee Atomic Electric Costany 225 Franklin Street ATTN: Mr. P. L. Andert0h Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Project Manager for M4tr,e Yankee 580 Main Street Mr. N. N. St. Laurent Bolton, Massachusetts 01740-1398 Plant Superintendent Yankee Atomic Electric Company Star Route Rowe, Massachusetts 01367 Chairman Board of Selectmen Town of Rowe Rowe, Massachusetts 01367 Resident Inspector Yankee Nuclear Power Station c/o U.S. NRC Post Office Fox 28 Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts 01350 l
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