View source for NRC-92-0077, Responds to Issues Raised by ACRS Re Power Upgrade Program Submittal.Encl Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790)

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| issue date = 07/06/1992
| title = Responds to Issues Raised by ACRS Re Power Upgrade Program Submittal.Encl Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790)
| author name = Orser W
| author affiliation = DETROIT EDISON CO.
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| addressee affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
| docket = 05000341
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| case reference number = CON-NRC-92-0077, CON-NRC-92-77
| document report number = TAC-M82102, NUDOCS 9207090194
| package number = ML19303E889
| document type = CORRESPONDENCE-LETTERS, INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE
| page count = 4
| project = TAC:M82102
| stage = Other
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==References:==
: 1) Fermi 2 NRC Dochet No. 50-341 NRC Licence No. NPF-43
: 2) Detroit Edison Let ter, NRC-91-0102, " Proposed License Amendment - Uprated Power Operation", dated September 24, 1991.
: 3) Detzuit Edison Letter, NRC-92-0048, " Revision to Proposed License Amendment for Uprated Power Operation and to the Femi 2 Power Uprate Safety Analysis (TAC No. M82102)", dated April 30, 1992.
: 4) NRC Letter, " Fermi Request for Additional Information Uprated Power Operation License Amendment ?,equest (TAC No, M82102)", dated March 24, 1992.
: 5) Detroit Edison Letter, NRC--92-0050, "Det roit Edicon Response to Reactor Systems Branch Questions on Fermi 2 " wer Uprate Submittal", dated April 23, 1992.
: 6) NRC Letter, " Response to Issues Raised by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)
Regarding Femi-2 Power Uprate Submit tal (TAC No.
M82102)", dated June 3,1992.
: 7) NRC Letter, " Response to Issues Raised by the Adybory Cocmittee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)
Regarding Generic Boilitig Water Reactor Power Uprate
                                             ' Program (TAC No. M81253)", dated June 3,1992.

==Subject:==
Detroit Edisen Response to Issues Raised by the Advisory Conmittee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Regarding Feral 2 Power Uprate Program Submit t al (TAC No. MS2102) 0006.]i 9207090194 920706 PDR .ADOCK 05000341
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USNRC July 6, 1992 i             NRC-92-0077 Page 2 References 2 and 3 provided the UFC Staf f with D7troit Ec is on 's proposed and revised Licence Atendment for Upt ated Power Ope r ation (commonly referred to as the Power Uprate Progrca [FUP]). Prior to the Reference 3 submit t el, on March 26, 1992, t he NRC St af f, General Electric (GE), and Detroit Edison pe rsorenei attended a teeting of the ACRS Sub-Cer_cittee on Thernal Hydraulic Phenonena, during which presentations where cadc by the NRC, GE, and Detroit Edison representatives on both the generic Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) PUP and the Ferni 2 PUP. The ACES asked a number of questions regarding these PUP efforts. On May 20, 1992, GE and Detroit Edicon personnel oet with J. Colburn and R. Strancky of your staf f to review the ACRS techn: cal quections and the issues involved with each ACES concent; to establish a course of action f or the NRC to frimally identify thes2 cotoents on the docket, and to r eview the plan and schedule f or De t roit Edison and GE responses. The purpoce of this letter is to recpond to the ACES cottents provided to Fermi 2 via the NEC Staf f in Reference 6. It should be noted that GE is separately responding to the generic PWR PUP issues raised by the ACRS (as docucented in Refe rence 7) . Det roit Edison has reviewed GE's proposed responce to Reference 7 and concurs with its content.
Detroit Edison's responses to Reference 6 are givet2 in Enclocure 1.                                                                  A question and response forcat is provided to ensure cocpleteness an.1 ease of review.             The Fe rmi 2 PUP proj ect ctaff would be happy to meet with NRC Staf f or ACRS personnel to further discuss our re fonses, if nec ea sa ry. Your f acilitation of the review of this infor ation with the ACRS, in support of the FUP License Amenduent requ                                                                            is a p precia t ed .                                                                                                                      -
Reference 6 statec thnt Detroit Ediron's response to a Staff Requent for Additional Inforcation (RAI) Lddresses a number of hese ( A CRS',
questions. Thic Staf f RAI was provided to Det roit Edis >n by Ref erence
: 4. Det roit Edison's response to this RAI is contained .mn Reference
: 5. Also, some of thece ACRS questions everlap with tb taference I letter to GE. Although specific Detroit Edison respor Jec, shich a r e considered " stand alone" and couplete, to each ACRS comment are provided in Enclosure 1, tha relationship between thece questions, che Staf f RAI, Det roit Edison'c recponse to the RAI and the GE recponses to Reference 7 is provided in Enclosure 2 to assist you and the ACES in developing a core cocplete understanding of these compler is s ue s .
A substantial por tion of Enclosure I to this letter was provided by GE and has been identified therein as proprietary information. The Attachment to this letter provides GE's af fidavit to that effect.
The ref o re . in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a)(4), it is requested that Enclosure 1 and the Attachuent be withheld f rom public disclosure.
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Please contact- Mr. Terry L. Riley, Supervisor of Nuclear Licensing, Regulatory Affairs, at (313) 586-1684, to coordinate any further actions which you may require on this catter, as needed.
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USNRC July 6.1992 NRC-92-0077 Page 4 I, WILLIAM S. ORSER, do hereby af firm that the foregoing statements are based on # acts and circumstarces which are true and accurate to the best of my know1c -;e and belief.
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