ML19306G849

Expresses Concerns Re 880217 Ltr to a Kaplan on Exigent Tech Spec 3.4.3.1 Change Requested on 880212 to Permit Continued Operation W/Upper Drywell Air Cooler Condensate Flow Rate Monitoring Inoperable

ML19306G849
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	03/03/1988
From:	Hiatt S OHIO CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY
To:	Colburn T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8803080214
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s March 3, 1988 Mr. Timothy G. Colburn, Project Manager.

Project Directorate III-3 i

Division or Recetor projects - III, IV V and Special Projects i

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

Dear Hr. Colburn:

This letter is to express the concerns or Ohio Citizens for.

Responsible Energy, Inc. C'OCRE*) regarding your letter or ;

CEI exigent '

February 17, 1988 to Mr. Alvin Koplan of on .the ,

technical specific.ition change requested by CEI's letter of i February 12, 19BB iPY-CEI/NRR-0606 L). This request would- !

modify T.S. 3.4.3.1 to permit continued plant operation with  ;

the upper drywell air cooler condensote flow rote monitoring j system inoperable, provided that the drywell floor decin flow monitoring system is operable. These comments are based solely on your letter and enclosed Federal Register notice, the licensee's request hos not yet arrived in the LPDR.

First, OCRE notes that the sole motivation for the amendment request, and ror its emergency classification, is to avoid, the costs of a shutdown, which would result if the present T.S.

were odhered to. DCRE uculd question whether this is o valid legal basis for on operating license omendment. Lost year the D.C Circuit Court of Appeois ruled thot the NRC may not consider costs to licensees in setting or enforcing those standards necessary to ensure odequate protect' ion or the public health and sorety. Union of Concerned Scientists v. NRC, 824 F.2d 108 (1987). Section 182 orlthe Atomic Energy Act, which the Court determined required the Commission to set' .stondords, regardless of costs to licensees, which would provide adequote protection to the public, cleorly includes technicci specifications os port of this odequate protection stondord.

Second. it appears that this omendment is o permanent remedy for whot should be only a temporary problem. There is no indication that this omendment is or short duration. There is no reason why, at the next unplanned shutdcNn, or at the lost one, occurring Just lost week, the system could not be repaireo and returned to service.

Sincerely h803080214880303 ADDCK 05000440 CF

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