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Informs That NRC Awaits Description of long-term Resolution Actions in Response to NRC Bulletin 88-004, Potential Safety-Related Pump Loss. Description Due within 30 Days of Completion of Actions
ML20206L929
Person / Time
Site: Peach Bottom  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 11/23/1988
From: Martin R
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Hunger G
PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
References
IEB-88-004, IEB-88-4, TAC-69952, TAC-69953, NUDOCS 8811300310
Download: ML20206L929 (4)


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UNITED STATES

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f Docket No. 50-277/278 i

Mr. George A. Hunger, Jr.

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Director-Licensing Philadelphia Electric Company i

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P.O. Box 7520 jl Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 l

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Dear Mr. Hunger:

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SUBJECT:

RESPONSE TO NRC RULLETIN 88-04 (TAC NOS. 69952, 69953) l

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PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION i

On May 5, 1988, the NRC staff issued NRC Rulletin 88-04, "Potential Safety Pelated Pump loss." The bulletin requested the evaluation of all I

i safety-related pumps for 1) pump-to-pump interaction during miniflow opr;ation l

that could result in dead-heading of one or more of the pumps and 2) the i

adequacy of the minimum flow bypass lines with respect to damage resulting from operation and testing in the minimum flow mode. The bulletin also i

requested that within 60 days of receipt of the bulletin, licensees provide a c

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written response that (a) sufmarizes the problems and the systems affected, j

(b) identifies the short-term and long-tem modifications to plant operating

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procedures or hardware that have been or are being implemented to ensure safe

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i plant operations. (c) identi'ies an appropriate schedule for long-tem resolution of this and/or other significant problems that are identified as a result of this bulletin, and (d) provides justification for centinued operation particularly with regard to General Design Criterion 35 of Appendix

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i A to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Pegulations (10 CFP, Part 50), "Emergency I

j Core Cooling" and 10 CFR 50.46, "Acceptance Criteria for Emergency Core

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t Cooling Systems for Light Water Nuclear Power Reactors." Additionally, the 1

staff reouested that within 30 days of completion of the long-term resolution.

actions, that licensees provide i written response describing the actions i

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Mr. Hunger,

l By letter dated June 30. 1988 you responded to Bulletin 88-04 Your response adequately provided the information requested in a, b, c. and d above. The staff awaits your description of the long-term resolution actions, due within 30 days of completion of those actions.

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f G6ert E. Martin Project Manager Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects I/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:

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staff awaits your description of the long-term resolution actions, due within 30 days of cocpletion of those actions, i

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