ML20209E498
| ML20209E498 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 08/27/1986 |
| From: | Dudley R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20209E490 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-52665, TAC-52666, NUDOCS 8609100514 | |
| Download: ML20209E498 (4) | |
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7590-01 U. S. huCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY DOCKET NOS. 50-266 AhD 50-301 NOTICE OF DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) h6s denied in part a request by the licensee for amendments to Facility Operating Licen5E Nos. DPR-24 and DPP-27, issued to the Wisconsin Electric Power Company (the
, licensee), for operation of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (the facilities), located in the Town of Two Creeks, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
The amendments as proposed by the licensee would modify the Point Beach Technical Specifications (TS), to allow reduced duration testing during Type "A" containment integrated leak rate tests (CILRT) using either Bechtel BN-TOP-1 criteria (absolute method, total-time technique) or the EPRI NP-3400 criteria (absolute method, mass-point technique). The amendments would also allow containment purge supply and exhaust valves to be treated as Type "B" containment penetration for purposes of testing and repair. The amendments would also make some minor editorial changes. The licensee's application for the amendments was dated October 25, 1983 as revised February 7 ano April 18, 1982 Notice of consideration of issuance of the amendments was published ir.
the FEDERAL REGISTER on January 26, 1964 (49 FR 3344 at 3358) and on Jur,e 20, 1984 (49 FR 25350 at 25382).
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s 7590-01 Notice of issuance of Amendment Nos.104 and107 will be published in the Commission's next regular biweekly FEDERAL REGISTER notice.
The portion of the application which proposed a change regarding reduced duration CILRT using the EPRI criteria was denied. The proposed TS for reduced duration testing (using the EPRI criteria) contain several discrepancies with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J, with the EPRI NP-3400 report and with a previous CILRT performed on Point Beach Unit 1.
These discrepancies include lack of criteria on minimum test duration, data acquisition frequency and number of data points, failure to require containment test condition stabilization prior to test start, the existence of potential nonconservatisms observed when using the proposed criteria durir.g a CILRT on Unit I and lack of adequate validation for the proposed criteria.
Based on the discrepancies in and uncertainties associated with the licensee's proposed short duration testing using the EPRI criteria, the staff denied the licensee's proposed Technical Specification.
The licensee was notified of the Commission's denial of this request by letter dated August 27,198E.
By September 29th
, the licensee may derand a hearing with respect to the denial described above ano any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding may file a written petition for leave to intervene.
A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
20555, Attention:
Docketing and Service Branch, or may be
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7590-01 delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C., by the above date.
A copy of the petition should also be sent to the Executive Legal Director, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, and te Gerald Charnoff, Esq., Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, 1800 M Street, N.
W., Washington, D. C. 20036, attorney for the licensee.
For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendment dated October 25, 1983 as revised February 7 and April 18, 1984 and (2) the Commission's letter to Wisconsin Electric Power Company dated August 27, 1986, which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., and at the Joseph P. Mann Public Library, Two Rivers, Wisconsin. A copy of item (2) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention:
Division of PWR Licensing-A.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 27th day of August 1986.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Richard F. Dudley, Acting Director PWR Project Directorate #1 Division of PWR Licensine-A
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