ML20214K826
| ML20214K826 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1987 |
| From: | Cockfield D PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| REF-GTECI-A-46, REF-GTECI-SC, TASK-A-46, TASK-OR GL-87-02, GL-87-2, NUDOCS 8705290064 | |
| Download: ML20214K826 (2) | |
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Portland General Electric Coinpenly David W. Cockfield Vice President, Nuclear May 22, 1987 Trojan Nuclear Plant Docket 50-344 License NPF-1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN:
Document Control Desk Washington DC 20555
Dear Sir:
Request for Extension of the 60-Day Reporting Provisions of Generic tetter 87-02 On March 24, 1987, Portland General Electric Company (PGE) received the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Concric Letter 87-02, " Verification of Seismic Adequacy of Mechanical and Electrical Equipment in Operating Reactors, Unresolved Safety Issue (USI) A-46".
In the Cencric Letter the NRC requested that each licensee " provide within 60 days of receipt of this letter a schedule for implementation of the seismic verification program at your facility". For the reasons set forth below PGE requests that the NRC extend the time for response until 60 days after the availability of guidance regarding generic implementation of the seismic verification program, including issuance of the NRC's generic Safety Evaluation Report (SER) approving the Seismic Qualification Utility Group (SQUG) generic implementation program and resolution of outstanding issues associated with that SER.
In Generic Letter 87-02, the NRC provides direction for resolution of USI A-46 and requests that licenscos commit to resolve this issue olther generically in conjunction with SQUG or individually. The NRC also requests that licensees inform the NRC of their decision and provide a schedule for implementation of the resolution program within 60 days of receipt of Concric Letter 87-02.
As a non-member of SQUG, PGE requires more time to evaluate the appropriateness of participating in the generic SQUG resolution program.
Significantly, the full scope of and impicmenta-tion guidance for the generic program have not yet been fully developed, much less finalized. Until this information is available in final form, PGE is unable to evaluate:
(1) the application of the generic program to the Trojan Nuclear Plant, (2) whether participation in the generic program is preferable, and (3) the schedule for implementation.
It would be contrary to sound administrative practice and wasteful of PGE and NRC resources for PGE to attempt to select the A-46 resolution approach best suited for Trojan and guess on the implementation schedule until informa-tion on the generic resolution option has boon fully developed and finalized. Accordingly, PGE requests that the NRC extend the time for 8705290064 870522 PDR ADOCK 05000344 A0gg l
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-response to Generic Letter 87-02 until after the availability of guidance regarding generic implementation of the seismic verification program, including issuance of the NRC's generic SER approving the SQUC generic implementation program and resolution of outstanding issues associated with that SER.
This request is consistent with commitments made by the NRC Staff to the Committee to Review Generic Requirements (CRGR). See eg, Minutes of CRGR Meeting No. 98 at 6, which states that:
The Committee. inquired regarding the status of the various procedures, guidance, and other information still being developed or gathered...
It appears that all such information and guidance may not be available to licensees at the time projected for issuance of the generic letter... This could be the limiting consideration'in determining whether licensees can respond on the schedule specified in the proposed generic letter. The Committee recommended, therefore, that the generic letter (in final paragraph on Page 2) be changed to indicate that schedules for implementation of the (proposed) USI A-46 resolution be provided within 60 days of the final availability of all associated guidance. The staff agreed to make the reconunended revision.
We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this request or answer any questions you may have concerning its scope.
Sincerely,
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Mr. John B. Martin Regional Administrator, Region V U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conunission Mr. David Kish, Director State of Oregon Department of Energy Mr. R. C. Bare NRC Resident Inspector Trojan Nuclear Plant
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