ML17331A813

Application for Amend Granting Relief from Tech Spec Requirements.Wood Bracing Installed to Satisfy Generic Ltr 81-14, Seismic Qualification of Auxiliary Feedwater Sys, Pending 810821 Permanent Mod

ML17331A813
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	08/14/1981
From:	Jurgensen R AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORP.
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Shared Package
ML17331A811	List: ML17331A809 ML17331A813 ML17331A814
References
GL-81-14, NUDOCS 8109290475
Download: ML17331A813 (2)

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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER Service Corporation 2 Broadway, iVem York,~V. Y. l0004 (212) 440-9000 August 14, 1981 Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-315 and 50-316 License Nos. OPR-58 and OPR-74 Request for Relief from Technical Specification Ho. 3.0.3 Mr. Harold R. Oenton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555

Dear Mr. Denton:

This letter documents the discussions held with members of your Staff concerning our request for a license amendment granting relief from the requirements of Technical Specification No. 3.0.3.

As part of the investi gation conducted to satisfy the requirements of

.Generic Letter 81-14 entitled "Seismic.gualificatioa of Auxiliary Feedwater Systems", the installation of certain safety-related cabinets arid motor control centers was found to be inadequate to prevent this safety-rela.ed equipment from overturning during the Design Basis Earthquake (DBE) event.

Overturning of th'is equipment might conceivably result in damage whi ch may prevent safety-related equipment from functioning.

To ensure that the equipment in question will withstand the overturning moment due to the OBE we are installing temporary bracing with an approximate factor of safety of two (2). Our intended bracing installation will use wood columns and/or steel pipes. Should we decide to employ the wood bracing, a sufficient fire watch will be instituted at the Cook Plant.

Me have designed,and are expeditiously proceeding to implement, a permanent modification. lie believe that the permanent modifi cation wi be ll

-completed orior to August 21, 1981 at 6 pm.

Me have agreed with your Staff to d'ecrease reactor power until such

- time at which we either complete the temporary bracing of one train of equipment or until we reach 60~ reactor power, whichever occurs first. Should we reach 60K reactor power first, we will hold at that power level until 8109290475 810924 PDR ADQCK 05000315 P PDR

Hr. Harold R. Denton August 14, 1981 one train of equipment has been temporarily braced, but in no case f'0r more than eight hours without further approval frooi your Staff. Your Staff has further agreed to allow the Units to return to full reactor power as soon as one train of equipment has been braced in each Unit.

In addition, we have agreed to brace the second train not later than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> from the completion of the temporary bracing of the first train of equipment.

American Electric Power Service Corporation i nterprets 10 CFR 170 .22 as requiring that a Class III duplicate fee accompanies this request. In consequence, a $ 4,400 check will be transmitted to you shortly.

Me apprecia e the expeditious handling of this request by your Staff.

Very truly yours,

/)g Robert lt. Jurgensen Assistant Vice President

- and Chief Nuclear Engineer RlQ: jic cc: John E. Dolan R. S. Hunter G. P. Field H. L. Alexander D. V. Shaller - Bridgman H. L. Sobel/J. I. Castresana/J. G. DelPercio/G. M. Garner AEP:NRC:0486A DC-N-6015. 1