ML20245B441

Forwards Facility Periodic Status Rept for 890320-0409.Rept Provides NRC Mgt & Public W/Overview of Plant Activities

ML20245B441
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Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	04/13/1989
From:	Linville J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Kane W NRC
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NUDOCS 8904260109
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13 APR 1989 MEMORANDUM FOR: William F. Kane, Director, Division of Reactor Projects i FROM: J. C. Linville, Chief Reactor Projects Section 2A

SUBJECT:

PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION STATUS REPORT FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 20 TO APRIL 9, 1989 Enclosed is the Peach Bottom periodic status report from the NRC Resident Office at Peach Bottom. Three NRC resident inspectors monitored activities at the plant during the report period.

These status reports are intended to provide NRC management and the public with an overview of plant a-tivities and NRC inspection activities.

Subsequent inspection reports will address many of these topics in more detail.

WL Sictno gy James C. Linville, Chief Reactor Projects Section 2A

Enclosure:

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C. A. McNeill, Executive Vice President-Nuclear Dickinson M. Smith, Vice President, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station J. F. Franz, Plant Manager l J. W. Gallagher, Vice President, Nuclear Services i E. C. Kistner, Chairman, Nuclear Review Board Troy B. Conner, Jr. , Esquire Jack Urban, General Manager, Fuels Department, Delmarva Power W. H. Hirst, Director, Joint Generation Projects Department, Atlantic Electric B. W. Gorman, Manager - External Affairs, PSE&G I Eugene J. Bradley, Esquire, Assistant General Counsel Raymond L. Hovis, Esquire Thomas Magette, Power Plant Siting, Nuclear Evaluations W. M. Alden, Director, Licensing Section Doris Poulsen, Secretary of Harford County Council Dane Honan Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector Commonwealth of Pennsylvania bec w/ encl:

Region I Docket Room (with concurrenc.os)

Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)

J. C. Linville Section Chief, DRP PA0 (2) SALP Reports Only + All Inspection Reports Robert J. Bores, DRSS M. Shanbaky, Chief, FRPS, DRSS SRI, Limerick I Karl Abraham, Public Affairs Officer (2)

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o ENCLOSURE PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION STATUS REPORT FOR THE PERIOD March 20 - April 9, 1989 1.0 . Plant Status 1

As of 8:00 a.m. on April 9, 1989, Units 2 and 3 are in a cold condition per the March.31, 1987, NRC Order with coolant temperatures less than 212 degrees Fahrenheit. The Unit 3 core is completely off loaded into the spent fuel pool.

2.0 Facility Operations Summary Unit 2 is.in day 759 of'its seventh refueling outage that began March 13,.1987. . Unit 2 outage work is continuing in preparation for restart. Unit 3 is in day 558 of its-seventh refueling outage.that i began October 1, 1987. The Unit 3 outage is continuing with" limited

. work in progress due to Unit 2 restart efforts.

~3.0 Items of Special Interest 3 .1 - On March 27, 1989, Commissioner Curtiss visited the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station.

3.2 A demonstration was held at the Peach Bottom site on March 31, 1989, to mark the second anniversary of the Peach Bottom Shutdown Order. The rally was held at the boat launch area from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Approximately 40 people attended this rally.

4.0 Other Items of Interest 4.1 The licensee had two reportable incidents during the period. One

. reportable incident concerned missing screws on electrical termination blocks and the other report concerned environmental conditions associated with motor operated valves on the high pressure coolant injection system. These items will be the subjects of future inspection reports.

5.0 NRC Activities During the Period 5.1 Three NRC Resident Inspectors and two regional inspectors monitored plant activities between March 20 - April 9, 1989. 1 These individuals consisted of the following:

Thomas P. Johnson - Senior Resident Inspector Richard J. Urban - Resident Inspector Larry E. Myers - Resident Inspector Julian H. Williams - Project Engineer <

Jack Gadzala - Reactor Engineer -

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Areas inspected included operational safety, shutdown order commitments, radiation protection, physical security, control room activities and demeanor, reportable events, surveillance testing, outage activities, power ascension program plans,

. maintenance, and outstanding items..

5.2 'Two regional inspection reports were received during this period.

Inspection report 277 and 278/89-04:was issued on March 29, 1989- .

1 and covered the period January 9 through 14, 1989. ,This was an announced inspection to review the licensee's actions in response to an NRC letter to PECo regarding allegations on motor operated valve. refurbishment and IE Bulletin 85-03 follow-up. No violations were identified.

Inspection report 277 and 278/89-07 was issued on March 24, 1989, and covered the period January 30 through February 10, 1989.

This was a'special electrical team inspection to review Peach Bottom's AC/DC electrical system; and off site' power. Two violations were identified concerning a drawing errer and the use of an incorrect. fuse.

5.3 Four regional specialist inspectors were on site during the report period. One specialist inspector performed an operator licensing exam and reviewed the power ascension restart program.

The other specialist inspectors reviewed the licensee's emergency preparedness and security program and electrical open items. The results of these inspections will be provided in future inspection reports.

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