U-602986, Requests Addl Time to Respond to RAI Received 980225 Re IPEEE Submittal.Response to Two Seismic Questions Will Be Provided by 980930,response to Fire Questions 1 & 2 by 980831 & Fire Questions 3,4 & 5 by 981231
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 04/27/1998 |
| From: | Walter MacFarland ILLINOIS POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
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| U-602986, NUDOCS 9805060320 | |
| Download: ML20217P493 (3) | |
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libnots Power Company Clinton Power Station P o. Box 678 Clinton. IL 61727 Tel 217 935 5623 Fax 217 935-4632 Walter G. MacFarland IV Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer P@WER u 6o2986 An Illinova Company 8G.120 April 27, 1998
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555
Subject:
Request for Schedule Extension Regarding the Clinton Power Station Individual Plant Examination For External Events GPEEE) Submittal Reauest for AdditionalInformation
Dear Madam or Sir:
By letter dated February 25,1998, Illinois Power received a request for additional information (RAI) regarding the Clinton Power Station (CPS) IPEEE submittal. The RAI requested that IP respond by May 1,1998, to a total of seven questions. Two of the questions pertain to seismic issues and five to fire protection issues. IP is requesting addition time to respond to this RAI. This request has been discussed with the CPS NRR Project Manager.
At this time, the primary focus of CPS personnel is restoring Divisions I, II, and III to an operable status. Personnel / resources needed to answer the IPEEE RAI are committed to restoring divisional operability. A second issue interposing with needed personnel / resources is the recent Maintenance Rule inspection conducted at CPS.
Personnel needed for probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) associated with the CPS IPEEE are involved with implementing 10 CFR 50.65, " Requirements for monitoring the effectiveness of maintenance at nuclear power plants." Lastly, IP is collaborating with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to answer two questions (fire 1 and
- 2) which are generic to the industry. This effort is not expected to be completed by EPRI before Auguc+ 1998.
IP is committed to safe operation of CPS. Therefore, restoring divisional operability is a high priority. However, IP is also committed to responding in a timely manner to the subject RAI. Therefore, IP will provide a response to the two seismic questions by September 30,1998. IP will provide a response to RAI fire questions three, four and five by December 31,1998. By that time, IP should know to what
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EPRI impact is minor, IP will respond to fire questions 1 and 2 by December 31,1998.
The following commitments are contained within this letter:
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IP will provide a response to fire questions three, four and five by December 31, e
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submit a schedule for the revised IPEEE submittal by December 31,1998. If EPRI impact is minor, IP will respond to fire questions 1 and 2 by December 31, 1998.
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Walter G. MacFarland, IV, being first duly sworn,. deposes and says: That he is Senior Vice President and ChiefNuclear Officer for Illinois Power Company; that this letter supplying information for Generic Letter 88-20 has been prepared under his supervision and direction; that he knows the contents thereof; and that to the best of his knowledge-and belief said letter and the facts contained therein are true and correct.
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