PNO-III-80-203, on 801031,notification Received of Petition Filed by Pollution & Environ Control,Inc to Shut Down Facilities.Petition Challenges Capability of Requirement to Verify That Water Not Accumulating in Scram Discharge Vols
| ML19351F979 | |
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| Site: | Dresden, Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 10/31/1980 |
| From: | Reimann F, Warnick R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| PNO-III-80-203, NUDOCS 8102200696 | |
| Download: ML19351F979 (1) | |
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.i Date: October 31, 1980 PRELIMI?!ARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRE!!CE--PNO-III-80 203 This oreliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of dE A safety or oublic interest sicnificance.
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A Subj ect: PE"'ITION TO SHUT DOWN 4 BWR's
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At 1:37 p.m.,
October 31, 1980, Region III wrs informed by IE:HQ and the ELD-tha't a petition has been filed by Pollution & Environmental Controls, Inc., pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206, to shut down Dresden Units 2 & 3, and Quad Cities Units 1 & 2.
The pctition appears to challenge the capability of the current NRC requirement to verify that water is not accumulating in the af fected unit's scram discharge volumes.
This requirement was imposed as a result of IEB 80-17 (Failure of Control Rods to Scram at a BWR),and was reinforced by an NRC confirmatory order issued October 5, 1980.
The 8 hour9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> monitoring requirement is an interim measure pending completion of the installa tion of a continuous monitoring system by December, 1980.
Neither the licensee nor Region III are planning a press release.
l 1he State of Illinois is being notified.
This PN is issued f or information only, further action will be taken if requested.
This information is current as of 2:00 p.m., October 31, 1980.
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Contact:
F. W. Reimann, R. W. Warnick (312) 932-2549 (312) 932-2565 Distribution:
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