ML20211G935
| ML20211G935 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fort Saint Vrain  |
| Issue date: | 02/17/1987 |
| From: | Brey H PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO |
| To: | Berkow H NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| P-87067, NUDOCS 8702260003 | |
| Download: ML20211G935 (20) | |
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l% h 2420 W. 26th Avenue, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado 80211 February 17, 1987 Fort St. Vrain Unit No. 1 P-87067 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN:
Document Control Desk Washington, D.C.
20555 Attention: Mr. H. N. Berkow, Director Standardization and Special Projects Directorate Docket No. 50-267
SUBJECT:
Commission Meeting on Restart of Fort St. Vrain
REFERENCE:
- 1) PSC Letter, Williams to Berkow, dated January 30, 1987 (P-87038)
- 2) PSC Letter, Brey to Berkow, dated February 12, 1987(P-87064)
Dear Mr. Berkow:
On February 26, 1987, PSC is scheduled to meet with the Connission and staff to discuss the restart of Fort St. Vrain. The purpose of the meeting is to secure Commission approval for full power operation of Fort St. Vrain, subject to staff approval of specified power levels as described in the reference above. Attached is the proposed agenda and revised draft slides which PSC plans to use at the meeting.
We do not anticipate significant changes in the content of these slides, however, additional information may follow at a later date.
The format and type style of the slides may be different at the meeting compared to those attached. PSC will provide handouts of all slides presented and appropriate backup information at the Commission meeting.
Should you have any questions concerning this subject, please contact Mr. M. H. Holmes at (303) 480-6960 for further information.
Very truly yours, 8702260003 870217 PDR ADOCK 05000267 i
P PDR H. L. Brey, Manager Nuclear Licensing and Fuels Division j}OO I HLB /DCG:jmt Attachments
P-87067 Paga 2 February 17, 1987 cc: Regional Administrator, Region IV Attn: Mr. J.E. Gagliardo, Chief Reactor Projects Branch-Regional Administrator, Region IV Attn: Mr. E. Johnson, Acting Director Division of Reactor Safety and Projects Mr. R.E. Farrell Senior Resident Inspector Fort St. Vrain I
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DRAFT AGENDA NRC COMMISSIONERS MEETING I.
PURPOSE R.F. WALKER A.
Restart Operational Readiness B.
Commitment to Fort St. Vrain C.
Executive Organization Changes II.
TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS R.0. WILLIAMS /
D. WAREMBOURG A.
Impact of EQ Program on Plant Operations B.
Startup Accomplishments C.
Environmental Qualification of Electrical Equipment D.
Safe Shutdown Cooling E.
Fort St. Vrain Onsite AC Power System F.
Comparison of Chernobyl with Fort St. Vrain III. MANAGEMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS R.0. WILLIAMS A.
Senior Planning Team 8.
Team Management C.
Improvements in SALP Related Areas D.
Improvements in Training IV.
POWER ASCENSION PLAN R.O. WILLIAMS V.
CONCLUSIONS R.0. WILLIAMS
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NRC LOGO NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO MEETING TO SECURE PERMISSION TO RESTART THE FORT ST. VRAIN NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION FEBRUARY 26, 1987 f
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SLIDE 2 R.F. WALKER PURPOSE SECURE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO RESTART FORT ST. VRAIN AND OPERATE AT POWER LEVELS UP TO 100 PERCENT SUBJECT TO NRC STAFF APPROVALS PRIOR TO EXCEEDING SPECIFIED INTERIM POWER LEVELS.
RESTART OPERATIONAL READINESS THE FORT ST. VRAIN EQ PROGRAM NRC INSPECTION IS COMPLETE.
PSC HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
THE NON-NUCLEAR DRYOUT IS PROCEEDING (AND THE CORE IS DRY).
FORT ST. VRAIN IS READY TO OPERATE AND NEEDS NRC PERMISSION TO RESTART.
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SLIDE 3 R.F. WALKER FORT ST. VRAIN COMMITMENT TO OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE DEDICATION TO SAFETY AND QUALITY 100 90 1986
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DFAFT SLIDE 5 R.0, WILLIAMS FORT ST. VRAIN HAS BEEN SHUTDOWN SINCE MAY, 1986 TO BRING THE PLANT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH 10CFR50.49 COMMISSION APPROVAL OF EQ SCHEDULE EXEMPTION - NOVEMBER 1985 STAFF APPROVAL FOR 35 PERCENT OPERATION - FEBRUARY 1986 NRC EQ INSPECTION COMPLETE - JANUARY 1987 1
DRAFT SLIDE 6 R.0. WILLIAMS STARTUP ACCOMPLISHMENTS NRC INSPECTION OF EQ PROGRAM COMPLETE PSC ACCIDENT REANALYSIS FOR SAFE SHUTDOWN COOLING COMPLETE PSC RESOLUTION OF ELECTRICAL INDEPENDENCE COMPLETE PSC EVALUATION OF CHERNOBYL IMPACT COMPLETE 8
DRAFT SLIDE 7 D. WAREMBOURG ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 1654 ITEMS QUALIFIED STEAM LINE RUPTURE DETECTION / ISOLATION SYSTEM (SLRDIS) INSTALLED I&E EQ INSPECTION EXIT INDICATES PR0 GRAM ACCEPTABLE PSC CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION ONG0ING EQ COMPLIANCE ASSURED THROUGH EXECUTIVE POLICY AND IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES
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DRAFT SLIDE 8 0.W. WAREMBOURG SAFE SHUTDOWN COOLING STEAM GENERATORS FOUND TO HAVE INADEQUACIES IN PROVIDING SAFE SHUTDOWN COOLING.
ANALYSES OF HISTORICAL PLANT OPERATIONS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT SAFE SHUTDOWN COOLING COULD HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED WITHOUT UNDUE RISK TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC.
RESOLUTION:
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGES FOR ADDITION OF SLRDIS AND REMOVAL OF REHEATERS.
VENT LINE INSTALLATION TO PROVIDE IMPROVED FLOW PATH FOR SAFE SHUTDOWN COOLING.
35 PERCENT POWER OPERATION 82 PERCENT POWER OPERATION POWER ASCENSION PLAN
SLIDE 9 FORT ST. VRAIN ONSITE AC POWER SYSTEM OFFSITE OFFSITE OFFSITE PowtR POWER POWER LLJJ LLW LL JJ rrm rrm erm 252TRI 252TR2 252TR3 2528T12 2S28T32
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DRAFT SLIDE 10 COMPARIS0N OF CHERNOBYL WITH FORT ST. VRAIN CHERN0BYL FORT ST. VRAIN FUEL DESIGN
- ZIRCONIUM CLAD FUEL
- CERAMIC C0ATED FUEL ELEMENTS IN PRESSURE PARTICLES THERMALLY TUBES COOLED BY LIGHT COUPLED TO GRAPHITE WATER (I.E., FAST MODERATOR (I.E., SLOW THERMAL RESPONSE TIME)
THERMAL RESPONSE TIME)
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- SINGLE PHASE HELIUM REACTOR KINETICS
- POSITIVE VOID
- STRONG NEGATIVE POWER C0 EFFICIENT OF COEFFICIENT OF REACTIVITY REACTIVITY FISSION PRODUCE CONTAINMENT
- ZIRCONIUM CLAD FUEL
- MULTIPLE C0ATED FUEL PARTICLES
- LOW PRESSURE REACTOR
- PRIMARY PCRV CLOSURES ENCLOSURE IN CONCRETE WELL
- SECONDARY PCRV CLOSURES
- FILTERED VENTILATION CONFINEMENT BUILDING
- CORE COOLING CAPABILITY
- COMPLEX ECCS SYSTEM
- TWO MAIN COOLING LOOPS WITH MULTIPLE SUB-EACH INCLUDING:
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SLIDE 12 TEAM MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION AND C0 ORDINATION OF KEY ISSUES, ACTION PLANS, AND RESULTS.
DIRECTION AND DELEGATION OF ACTION ITEMS NEEDED TO BE TAKEN BY:
INDIVIDUALS DEPARTMENTS TASK TEAMS KEY PERFORMANCE ISSUES TRACKED AND CONTROLLED AGAINST G0ALS ON A WEEKLY BASIS, DIRECTION, DELEGATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PLANNING FOR:
G0ALS COMPLETION PEP SALP STARTUP ACTIVITIES I
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PAFT SLIDE 13 R.O. WILLIAMS IMPROVEMENTS IN SALP RELATED AREAS OPERATIONS STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES IMPLEMENTED.
HUMAN FACTORS EMPHASIZED IN REVISED OPERATING PROCEDURES.
INP0 "G0OD PRACTICE" FOR PLACING PIPING AND INSTRUMENTATION DRAWINGS IN STRATEGIC PLANT LOCATIONS AND TAILORING DRAWING CONTENT TO PERTINENT EQUIPMENT.
INPO " GOOD PRACTICE" FOR COMPUTERIZED DISPLAY OF ANNUNCIATOR RESPONSE PROCEDURE.
MAINTENANCE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN HOUSEKEEPING.
MAINTENANCE AND RESULTS PROCEDURE REWRITE PROGRAMS COMPLETED.
OUTAGE CONTROL OUTAGE MANAGER CONCEPT IMPLEMENTED.
STANDARDIZED SCHEDULING SYSTEM ADOPTED.
INDICATES PEP RELATED ACTION
JlAFT SLIDE 14 R.0. WILLIAMS IMPROVEMENTS IN SALP RELATED AREAS SECURITY SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES IN PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS.
STAFF INCREASED TO SUPPORT SURVEILLANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEMS.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DEDICATED STAFF TO MANAGE EMERGENCY PLANNING.
ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS REVISED, IMPLEMENTED, AND TESTED.
STAFF AUGMENTATION PROCESS BEING ENHANCED.
LICENSING NEW LICENSING AND FUELS DIVISION CREATED.
INP0 "G0OD PRACTICE" FOR METHOD OF IDENTIFYING, CONTROLLING, AND COMMUNICATING PASSIVE COMMITMENTS.
ENHANCEMENTS TO LICENSEE EVENT REPORTING PROCESSES QUALITY ASSURANCE O
DRAMATIC INCREASE IN STAFFING AND EXPERIENCE LEVELS.
SIGNIFICANT MANAGEMENT ATTENTION TO CORRECTIVE ACTION SYSTEM.
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INP0 ACCREDITATION RECEIVED ON THREE OPERATOR TRAINING PROGRAMS.
SEVEN NON-0PERATOR TRAINING PROGRAMS DEVELOPED, SELF EVALUATION REPORTS SUBMITTED, AND NOW AWAITING INP0 ACCREDITATION.
INP0 ACCREDITATION RESOURCE EXPENDITURES HAVE EXCEEDED 30 MAN-YEARS AND $5 MILLION.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAMS DEVELOPED FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL 9
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PAFT SLIDE 17 R.0. WILLIAMS CONCLUSIONS PSC HAS SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT FORT ST. VRAIN INTO COMPLIANCE WITH 10 CFR 50.49.
RESTART ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN MANAGEMENT AND SALP RELATED AREAS.
RESTART AND POWER ASCENSION PLANS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND ARE AWAITING IMPLEMENTATION.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY REQUESTS A FAVORABLE V0TE TO RESTART AND OPERATE FORT ST. VRAIN.
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