ML20246C960

Provides Update to Original Region I Assessment & Recommendation for Issuance of Low Power OL for Plant. Advises That Region I Continues to Recommend Low Power OL Issuance for Plant W/Special Note of Items Listed

ML20246C960
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Site:	05000000, Seabrook
Issue date:	11/22/1988
From:	Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NOV 2 21988 MEMORANDUM FOR: Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:

William T. Russell, Regional Administrator Region I SUEGECT:

SEABROOK STATION, UNIT I LOW POWER LICENSE RECOMMENDATION, SUPPLEMENT 1 This memorandum provides an update to the original Region.I assessment and recommendation for issuance of a Low Power Operating License for Seabrook Sta-tion, Unit 1.

That document was forwarded by memorandum frcim Region I to NRR on October 9,1986.

Subsequent to that recommendation a "zero power" license was issued tc Seabrook Station, Unit 1 in accordance with 10 CFR 50.57(c) on Octcber 17, 1986. The attached Initial Operating License Review Report Supple-ment 1 addresses only those areas which required updated information. In the absence of any updates, the original submittal should be considered to reflect information that remains accurate as of this date.

Region I continues to recommend that a low Power License be issued for Seabrook Station Unit I with special note of the following:

1.

New Hampshire Yankee successfully loaded fuel and completed post core load hot functional testing with a minimum of difficulty.

2.

Licensee operations pursuant to their "zero power" license have been con-ducted safely and without inc.ident.

3.

Regional staff review of the proposed Technical Specifications in conjunc-tion with your staff has revealed no significant issues requiring resolu-tion that are not being appropriately dispositioned.

4.

Each Region I professional employee was requested by memorandum dated October 14, 1988, to identify any unaddressed safety concerns which he or she might have regarding Seabrook Unit 1.

No concerns were identified.

5.

This evaluation is based upon over 6,000 NRC field inspection hours since the last recommendation.

6.

NRC investigation and inspection of recent allegations have identified no significant hardware impact and no unresolved safety issues.

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NRC evaluation of the licensee Phase I Self Assessment which covered readiness to conduct heatup and low power testing, revealed no impediments to issuance of a low power license.

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A review of outstanding inspection open items including NRC Bulletins indicates no technical. issue which would ' preclude safe low power opera-tions.

Licensee review of a recent problem at another nuclear facility-involving Agastat 7000 series relays is ongoing. Should this issue reveal that safety impact is involved, additional written updates will be pro-vided.

In conclusion I find that - Seabrook Unit I remains ready to' conduct initial l

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William T. Russell l

Regional Administrator

Attachment:

Initia1 Dperating License Review Report, Supplement 1

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V. Stello, EDO M. Johnson, EDO D. Crutchfield, NRR S. Varga, NRR-B. Boger, NRR R. Wessman, NRR V. Nerses, NRR W. Kane, RI S. Collins, RI l

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T. Martin, RI l-J. Wiggins, RI D. Haverkamp, RI J. Lyash, RI D. Ruscitto, SRI - Seabroot e

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