ML20211G669

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Provides Info Re Implementation Schedules for Compliance W/Requirements of ATWS Rule (10CFR50.62).Deadline for Implementation of ATWS Rule Extended to No Later than Third Refueling Outage After 840724
ML20211G669
Person / Time
Site: Waterford Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 02/17/1987
From: Joshua Wilson
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Dewease J
LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.
References
NUDOCS 8702250481
Download: ML20211G669 (3)


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..... FEB 1 7 y Docket No.: 50-382 Mr. J. G. Dewease Senior Vice President for Nuclear Operations Louisiana Power & Light Company 317 Baronne Street, Mail Unit 17 New Orleans, Louisiana 70160

Dear Mr. Dewease:

SUBJECT:

WATERFORD 3 SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ATWS RULE The purpose of this letter is to provide you information concerning implementation schedules for compliance with the requirements of the ATWS rule (10 CFR 50.62).

The specific requirements are listed in paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(5) of the rule. Paragraph (d) of the rule addresses implementation schedules.

The ATWS rule was published in the Federal Register on June 26, 1984. Quality Assurance (QA) guidance for non-safety related ATWS equipment was issued by Generic Letter (GL) 85-06 dated April 16, 1985. Therefore, plant specific schedules for meeting the requirements of the ATWS rule were required to be submitted to NRR by October 15, 1985 (180 days after issuance of the QA guidance). Many utilities responded by stating that final schedules for meeting the requirements of the rule could not be determined until the staff complete its reviews of generic ATWS designs. The generic reviews have either only recently been completed or are still ongr,Ing Delays incurred in preparation of the QA guidance, and the extensive time and efforts required to resolve complex issues associated with the development of review criteria, interpretation of the supplementary information published with the rule, and the review of generic ATWS designs have all impacted utility schedules. Because of the cumulative effect of these delays, and in recognition that a sound and thorough engineering approach to resolve ATWS concerns is preferred to a rushed effort forced by schedular constraints, the NRC has decided to extend the deadline for implementation of the ATWS rule. The revised schedule allows you to delay implementation of ATWS rule requirements to no later than the third refueling outage after July 24, 1984. A request for a delay beyond the third outage will be handled on a case-by-case basis if it is presented in a timely fashion, and can be adequately justified.

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  • b Please contact me regarding implementation schedules at Waterford 3 using the guidance provided above by C.0.B. on March 15, 1987.

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W. Malcolm Stevenson, Esq. Regional Administrator, Region IV Monroe & Leman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1432 Whitney Building Office of Executive Director New Orleans, Louisiana 70103 for Operations 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Mr. E. Blake Arlington, Texas 76011 Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW Carole H. Burstein, Eso.

Washington, D.C. 20037 445 Walnut Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 Mr. Gary L. Groesch P. O. Box 791169 Mr. Charles B. Brinkman, Manager New Orleans, Louisiana 70179-1169 Washington Nuclear Operations Combustion Ergineering, Inc.

Mr. F. J. Drummond 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1310 Project Manager - Nuclear Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Louisiana Power and Light Company 317 Baronne Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70160 Mr. K. W. Cook Nuclear Support and Licensing Manager Louisiana Power and Light Company 317 Baronne Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70160 Resident Inspector /Waterford NPS P. O. Box 822 Killona, Louisiana 70066 Mr. Ralph T. Lally Manager of Quality Assurance Middle South Services, Inc.

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