ML20236D405

Advises That NRC Deferring Actions Re Emergency Preparedness Until Util Submits Revised Emergency Plan within 3 Months. Action Based on Permanent Shutdown of Plant on 870430 & Request to Amend License to Possess But Not Operate Status

ML20236D405
Person / Time
Site:	La Crosse File:Dairyland Power Cooperative icon.png
Issue date:	07/24/1987
From:	Congel F Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Krimm R Federal Emergency Management Agency
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ML20235B925	List: ML20235B924 ML20235B937 ML20236D405
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NUDOCS 8707300437
Download: ML20236D405 (2)

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MU;0RANDUM F00: Fichard W. Krimm Att,istant Associate Director l Office of Natural and Technological Hazards Programs Fcdcral Emerg:rcy Management Agency '

FROM: Frank J. Congel, Director Division of Radiation Protection I and Emergency Preparedness I Office cf !!uclear Reactor Regulation I i

SUBJECT:

STATUS OF LACROSSE I. The Lacrosse Boiling Water Reactor at Lacrosse. Wisconsin was perr.anently shut down on April 30, 1987. Removal of all fuel from the reactor was conpleted June 11,1987, in the present plar.t configuration, no new fission products are being produced. The radioactivity of the fission products in the fuel has decayed to approxim6tely 161 of the activity 6t shutdown and is continuing to l decay. The licensee has requested that its license be amended to a possess-but-not-operatestetos(seeenclosure).

The licer.see is expected to submit a revised emergency plan within three mcr.t h s . The NRC staff is deferring any actions relating to emergency prepared-ness until the plan is submitted.

w ~~.pc Frank J. Congel, Director Division of Radiction Protection and Energency Preparedness Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosure:

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. Connectkut Yank ee Atomi.1.m. : ternein uncht Jted.%us.mo new proposes to determine that the proposvJ Compa n y. Dod el No. no v

• s '. A- accidents are created. change involve s no sign:ficar.t h ustds Ned Flant.%ddesea Cm 3 Insch e a s:gnificant reduction in a considera tion.

Comaecticut u.svgm oisefety. As stated above. the 1.ocalPubhc Document Room v.wposed cha nges would maintab locotion Van Zoeren Ubtary. Hope Dole e/omendment reque?I f une 1 e mistes structural margins and the total Co!!ege. Housnd. Michigan 4H23.

leakspe (pnetry to secondary) would AttorneYforlicensee' judd L Bacen Descrittoon of omendment tepesc nmem wnhm the acceptable helts of .

The pmposed hcense ame-d+r' will the e ustmg techtucal specification. Esquite. Consumers Pow et Cornpany '

teuse lechrutal Specoce tion Section Thus, the.e chanaes wiu not rtduce the 212 Wut McWen Aunn lackson.

410 D.1 to proude a lens.terrn margm of safety as defeed in any plant Mehlgan 49201.

ecceptance entene for the stcam technical spec $ cation. ARCProject Dierefor:Martm l.

teneistor tubes wnh defects in the ne staff hu reviewed the licensee's Virglio. Actir4 --

rousd rmon(Letiornfourinchee of the tube) and update the basea for th.s deter-madon theI the proposed license (Da5yland Power Cooperative. Docket erneedmentinvolve s no significant critena. This proposed thans* w dl nof b a tards cessiderstions and agnes with Na L Croen 2 3 %'du eNet npair enteria for f'. ..'.. . the beens ee's anA!yees. Accordtagly. the d88CD *" D' '

locakd outside of the rou espans'on staff proposes to determine that the retics The proposed Lcense Arts ef coendmerrt requeste May 22.

propuesd Leenoe amendznent dou cet m; i cmendment w dlalso moddy t)e curnnt involve strnGcast ha.rards riquirecne.nl that 'The plugs.og hrrot for Desedption of amendment requesc-considere cons.

sieeves s LU be determined prict to the leco/PuA! e DocumentRoom The beenece proposes thet Ocense No.

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' 1957 rtfuehna outage for C1 cle 15." to. /cectsex Rus seu Ubrary.123 Brosd DPR.45 fer the LaCroes e Boums Water

'The ph.asag Lt:ut for stees es wdl be Stn e t. MdSe town. Connecucut C6417. Reacter (LACBWR) be amended to deter::uned pner to the Erst rtfuebeg Attornerfor4cenere: Gerald Carteld. J'0"'"h'~0""4 C" W cutase icUomug slec e (notaUaben." Esquire. Day. Berry and How ard. bcensee stated in a letter dated April 29.

sece. to date, no sleevee have been Counselors a t Law. Cfry Place. Hartford. 1987 that 1.ACBWR would be initelled at the Had;!arn Neck Piant.The Cormechcut 061053499. Per ntnently shut down and n

, proposed beense aenendmer.t wiU also NRC Pmiect Director: Cact! O. deco ==!ssioning plan subruitied to the reuse Techracal Spec $ceben Section Thocas NRC. LACBWR wa s rem a r en'lv shut 410DJ to delete the esclusion of tube ** ' ^

• 31 I E rew 37, cole.n 73 in Sie am Ceneralor 2 tro:n plutus since Ous tube bas Consumen 6A153. Palise desPowerP! Ant. VanCompany.

Butea Docket No, d*833'81 /Jf Prododed80 8/ 8/[iC

, Canty.gcyg u hnsords consideration determinct.;ox

, subseqmt'y bun pluSAed d.;nng a c:ad-ctde shutdown an july.1Lat,. Dole c/cmadment request lune 5. The Commlation ha s provided guidance concerning the appucation el be l Bosro forproposedno sts.=st cent i yn g,jg.op ojempg,pg,,q,,,g. standstds for determining whether e hcterds consio'erotion deterrr'raction in a ccordance with to CDt 50 92. the n,, nq ug engse, a pngou, q g significant huards cocsiderstion e dsts q bcens er ha s troewed the art sched for a change in the supented in senice kilo CFR Part Sa92 by proddes certain proposed chtsan and has (mduded in specden tt4ul.ements for the ste a m ext =ples ($1 FR 7751). One of the g

that they do coi trnolve e su: u5 cant generaion dated September 18.1G84 (50 eumples (ii) of ac' ions not Idely to heurds consideration. m basis (cr this FR 20975).Tt e request would maintain involve a signinc4nthaurdt

" the inten al for such inspe ctions at each considera tion relates to change s that Cb [c$a e ce pro se$ a refuehng bct not to exceed 24 months crinstitute addit:enaltestricticns or l cor.dusion wt.ich is supported by the eacept et e inten al c uld be controls not presently included in the c

Lcenne's determansbons conde este ded to 30 tsonGs provided the licerts e.

pursutal to to CTR 50.52. The proposed 8 H ^ h pmposed actJon to amend Ucense

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haurde considersbon because these status is more nitrictive than be cAanMs would not; I""l#AP"'d80'IMI/i#ddf S pnsent Ucenot because the present 1 tru otve e syr'uncant inensee la the hot. rds cottsiderotion determinctiom gic*nH Mgg pumn opusbon oq tye .

Inspe tbon nsujts, that show for the p chabd7 or cer.querice> u .,1 prenous ope stAng inten el tbat there ' '##' # E*

acodent pmiously analysed As t'sted w se essentaUy no depadeben of steam " '" **" E " " h ' ' ' "' E #

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safety rnarens of Regulatory Cuide probabdity and consequences of the Lk tjy to involve sistficant harards ,

11:1.the p*obabdity of the design beslo sec, dent pmiously evaluated in the considersUon, the Corneussgn ha s l acudents nmains unchanged Since the PSAF.1 e steam tecerster tube rupture. made e proposed determinabon that the j leakage is less man ellowed by Oe are unchaand. The possibdify cf en proposed action does not invoh e a <

emnt ng techrucal specMution the a ccident cet previously analysed is not signMeant huerda consideration.

consequences of the design basis cnsted because tNo change only affects scodents are not impacted Locc/ Public Document Room sieam ptnerator tube integnty, and the locotica Lacrosse Pubhc Libtary. 6M 4

2. Create the possibihty of a new er rupture of these tubts has been Main Stre e t, ta Cro s s e. Wiscon sin 54 %1. '

ddlerent ked cf eeadeni fro n env prenously analped Sece the Attorneyforliernsee Kenn Cellen, paenously culwaled No new epte=s inspecbos tWie showed no elgnJ"icant Esquin. Neenan and Holtnnger.1615 L cn de signs are introduced b 9 ~ der adabac tn the previous (nien al. no propnsed thantes Genic r Street. NW. Wa shington. DC 2003S r . cant reducton in the trarTu of ggc pmj,gt 0; rector Herbert N.

f ailure rnode s a re en s ted in additeen, e s fe ty sa ca use d by (Le e rt ee sion.

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