ML20247A576
| ML20247A576 | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 09/06/1989 |
| From: | Knight J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC) |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE COMMISSION In the Matter of
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Docket Nos. 50-443 OL PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF 50-444 OL NEW HAMPSHIRE, el d.
Off-site Emergency Planning (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2)
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AFFIDAVIT JAMES E. KNIGHT I, James E. Knight, being duly sworn deposes and says:
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I um Chief' of the Electrical Corliponents Section in the Electrical Systems Branch in the Office of Nuclear Reactor ' Regulation.
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I have a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and I am a registered professional Engineer.
Before being employed by the Nuclear Peg ulatory Commission I had wide experience working on nuclear power plants and dealin g with their production and consu m ption of, electric energy. A copy of my resume is attached to this 6ffidavit.
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The Seabrook N uclear Station will produce 1150 megawatts electric when operating at full power.
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Generally, a large nuclear power plant of in excess of 1000 megawatts electric uses about 50 megawatts of power in operating the plant.
This is known on the housekeeping or hotel load.
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From this it can be seen that when a plant, such as Seabrook.
' which has a full power capacity of 1150. megawatts, is operating at any power level above 5 percent of full power it will be producing rrore power than it consumes.
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Typically, a power olant is synchronized with the.' electrical power grid. providing power to consumers at-about 6-8% of full power.
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PROFESSIONALQUALIFICATI03 James E. Knight Division of Systems Technology U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission PRESENT POSITION I am the Section Chief of the Electrical Components Section of the Electrical Systems Branch, Division of Engineering and Systems Technology, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. As such I supervise the work of five electrical engineers in the review and evaluation of electrical power systems far all Commercial Nuclear Power reactors. This includes plants in the licensing stage in which the er. tire design is being reviewed and review of problems or design changes rhich occur on operating reactors. Additional re-lated work includes review of standards, regulatory guides, topical reports, and resolution of generic issues. For areas within my purview I provide techr.ical and regulatory 3dvice and consultation to other NRC branches, management, appli-cants and licensees.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND I received a Bachelor of Sc!ence degree with honors in Electrical Engineering from Lcwrence Institute of Technology in 1967. Additional graduate studies in control systems theory and computers were subsequently performed at Wayne State University. Other educational background includes:
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Nuclear engineering course covering Boiling and Pressurized Water Reactor:: - sponsored by Detroit Edison (6 months) 1974; 2.
Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants - NRC sponsored (2 weeks) 1977; 3.
Boiling Water Reactor Simulator School - NRC sponsored (2 weeks) 1978; 4.
Pressurized Water Reactor Simulator School - NRC sponsored (2 weeks) 1979; 5.
Government Management Seminar II (Kepner-Tregoe Problem Analysis-Division Analysis - Potential Problem Analyses) (1 week) 1980; 6.
Air Force electronics school,12 months; 7.
Air Force instructor training school. 3 months; 8.
The' Rationale Manager (Kepner-Tregoe Course) (one week) 1973;
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Seminar for New Managers, 2 weeks, 1983;
- 10. Supervising Human Resources, I week, 1984;
- 11. EED Training for Managers and Supervisors, 2 days,1984;
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Conflict Resolution, 2 days 1982;
- 13. Managing Management Time 2 days, 1982;
- 14. Crii.ical Elements I, Performance Standards, 2 days, 1982; LICENSES I am a registered professional engineer of the State of Michigan having been I have been certified since October 1,1970, qualified by written examination.
Identification Number 018457.
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE From November 1985 to April 1987 I was the Section Leader of Section B of the Electrical, Instrumentation end Control Systems Branch, Division of PWR Licen-sing-A, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission.
As such I supervised the work of seven electrical engineers in the revicw and evaluation of electrical power and instrumentation and control systems for all This includes plants in the licensfng stage in which the Westinghouse reactors.
the entire design is being reviewed and review of problems or design changes which Additional related work includes review of standards, occur on operating reactors.
For areas regulatory guides, topical reports, and resolution of generic issues.
within my purview I provided technical and regulatory advice and con'sultation to other NRC branches, management,~ applicants and liter. sees.
From November 1981 thru November 1985 I was the Section Leader of the In Section of the Power Systems Branch, Division of Systems Integration, NRC.
that capacity I supervised the work of six electrical ergineers in the review and evaluation of electrical power supply systems as described in Safety Analy-sis Reports, Topical Reports and other information submitted for the licensing Addi-of nuclear power plants or in support of license amendment applications.
tional areas include resolution of related technical issues during licensing and on operating reactors as well as review of 6tandards, regulatory guides and I provided expert technical assistance and authoritative advice generic issues.
to applicants, licensees, other M C branches and manegement relating to the safety-related electrical power systems aspects of nuclear power plants.
From January 1975 to January 1976 I was employed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a Reactor Engineer (Instrumentation) in the Electrical and Instru-mentation and Control Systems Branch, Division of Technical Review; from January 1976 to September 2, 1979 as an Engineering Systems Analyst and Senior Engineer-
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ing Systems Analyst in the Division of Operating Reactors, from September 2, l
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3 1979 to March 9, 1980 as Senior Electrical Engineer in the Systematic Evalua-tion Program Branch, from March 9, 1980 to May, 1981 as Principal Electrical Engineer in the Operating Experience Evaluation Branch, Division of Safety Technology, from May 1981 to November 1981 as Principal Reactor Engineer in the Instrumentation and Control Systems Branch, Division of Systems Integration.
o In the above capacities with the Nuclear Regulatory Cecraission, I have been responsible for numerous safety reviews on boiling and pressurized water re-actors including activities as a lead reviewer for tysr. ems and electrical, instrumentation and control areas in the fire protectian reviews of fifteen operating reactors subsequent to the Browns Ferry fire. I kave also acted as an expert witness and provided written and verbal testimony for the hearings on the Trojan control building problem and on the Allens Creek Scram Discharge Volume Contention.
From 1973 to 1975 I was employed by the Detroit Edison Coupany as a senior 1
electrical engineer, acting as system engineer in the project wanagement office of the Enrico Fermi II Boiling Water Reactor. As a system engineer, I was re-sponsible for management of the design of instrumentation and control systems for safety systems and balance-of-olant Systems from concept to final design.
Responsibilities included design review and approval, resolution of safety and technical problems, and the development of the safety analysis report on in-strumentation and control.
From 1967 to 1973 I was employed as a senior electrical enaineer for /.tomic Power Development Associates Incorporated (APDA) responsible for electrical power, and instrumentation and control desigr.s and modiffrations to the Enrico femi I power plant, the development of electrical testing procedures', malysis of test results for the Fermi I energency power syste m and the development of specialized tools and instrumentation for liquid metal coeled reactors.
In addition, I was deeply involved in Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor program for deve)cpmot of instrumentation of liquid metals.
I acted as an (APDA) consult-ant to the Detroit Edison Company for electrical systems on the Fermi II BWL I w4s princips1 instrumentation and c9ntrol contributed te a jafat APDA, Detroit Edisen and Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry of Japan "Conceptval Design Study of a 350 MWe Limonst' ration Fast Breeder Reactor."
I was a principal investigator in acoustic leak detection studies for nulear stem supply systems tyhich resulted in the following publications:
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Feasibility Studies foi An Acoustic teak Detection System nr Nuclear Steam Supply Systems; d. E. Knight, C. C. S:ott 2..
The Development and Design of Acoustic Leak Detectica Systems for liillstone-1 and Fermi >2; A. E. Clickmen, J. E. Knight 3.
Background toise for Acousti-Emission in a Boiling Water and Pressurized Water Nuclear Power Reactor; S. P. Ying, J. E. Knight, C. C. Scott i
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I Frcm 1960. to 1967, I was employed by Atomic Power Development A:;sociates
- Incorporated as an instrumentetfor; and controls technician at the Femi-I Plant-
and later as a test facility supervisor responsible for design, installation..
maintenance and calibration of electrical, and instrumentation and control L..
equipment for special process loops and test rigs related to the Femi I fast breeder reactor cnd the Government's fast breeder prograin.
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Off-site Emergency Planning
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CERTIFICArn DF SERVICE I hereby certify that' copi-es o#."NRC STAFF'S OPPOSITION TO WAIVER OF FINANCIAL QUALIFICATIONS. REGULATICN APPLICABLE. TO FULL POWER OPERATION OF SEABROOK" in the abave-captioned proceeding have bc.en _ served on the following by deposit in
- the United States mail, first class or, as indicated by an asterisk, by deposit in the nuclear. Regulatory Commission's internal mail system, or as indicated by double asterisks, by express mail this 7th day.of September 1989:
Samuel J. Chilk (16)*
Thomas S. Moore
- Office of tha.Se'cretary Administrative Judge U.S. Nuclear Regulat.ory Comission Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Washington, DC-20555 Board Ivan W. Smith, Chairman (2)*
Administrative Judge Thomas G. Dignan, Jr., Esq.*
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Robert K. Gad, III, Esq.
'U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ropes & Gray
. Washington, DC 20555 One International Place Boston, MA 02110 Richard F. Cole
- Administrative Judge Kenneth A. McCc11om Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Administrative Judge.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 1107 West Knapp Street Washington..DC 20555 Stillwater, OK 74075 i
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Judith H. Mizner, Esq, Assistant Attorney General 79 State. Street Offtce of the Attorney General Newburyport, MA 01950 h
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s' Auguster ME 04333 Robert Carrigg, Chairman Board of. Selectmen
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Office of the Attorney.Generr.1 North Hampton, NH 03862 One Ashburton Place 19th Floor Bostor., MA: 02108 William S. Lord c
Board of Selectmen
.,Eeoffrey Huntington, Esq.
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Assistant Attorney General AT,esbury, MA 01913
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Office of the Attorney General 25 Capitol Street Mrs.. Anne E. Goodman, Lhairman Concord, NH 03301 Board of-Selectmen 13-15 Newmarket Road
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United Sta'.es Senate.
Washington, DC 20009 531 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Calvin A.-Canney
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Town Cocnsel for Merrimac
. William Armstrong 145 South Main Street Civil Defense Director P.O. Enx 38 Town of Exeter Bradford, MA 01835 10 Front Street Exeter, NH 03833 Robert A. Backus, Esq.**
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RFD #1, Box 1154' O.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Kensington, NH. 03827 Washington, DC 20555-1 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board R.. Scott Hill-Whilton, Esq.
Panel (1)*
Lagoulis, Clark, Hill-Whilton U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Washington, DC 20555
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Offic.e of the-Secretary H. J. Flynn,1"sq.
j U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Assistant General Counsel Washington, DC 20555 Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, S.W.
Barbara J. Saint Andre. Esq.
Washington, DC 20472 Kopelman & Paige, P.C.
77 Franklin Street
' Boston, MA' 02110 s_
Elaine 1. Chan Counsel for NRC Staff
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