ML20154S105

Forwards Rev 3 to Appendices to Restart Plan. Rev Contains Final Results of Programs,Plans & Actions to Prepare for Safe & Reliable Restart.Nrc Review & Approval Requested

ML20154S105
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	09/28/1988
From:	Bird R BOSTON EDISON CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
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88-140, NUDOCS 8810040439
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gl nosnwmson Pdgom Nuclear Pwtr Staten Rocky H41 Road Ptymouth, Massachusetts 02 M0 Ralph G. Sird Senct %ce Pres 4ent - Nuclert BEco Ltr. 488-140 September 28, 1988 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C.

20555 License No.:

DPR-35 Docket No.:

50-293 SUBJECT 4 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Readiness for Operation

Dear Sir:

This letter transmits the final results of Boston Edison's programs, plans, and actions to prepare Pilgrim Station for safe and reliable restart and continued operation. Through this letter, Boston Edison requests the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's agreement that Pilgrim is ready for restart.

Boston Edison has taken a

careful and deliberate approach throughout the outage to preparo Pilgrim for the resumption of power operation.

The Company has upgraded plant systems, expanded and improved its Nuclear organization, and assisted the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in improving affsite emergency plans.

l Now, as Boston Edison prepares to begin operation, the same careful and deliberate approach is being applied to final operational l

readiness preparations and the Power Ascension Program.

During the course of the outage, Boston Edicen has developed and i

implemented a voluntary Safety Enhancement F;ogram. This program, I

which exceeds current regulatory requirements, consists of a set I

of improvements to Pilgrim systems, procedures and training which

prevent, reduce the probability of, or further mitigate the consequences of postulated accidents.

This program has been recognized by the NRC as an industry-leading initiative to enhance the safety of an operating nuclear plant.

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Boston Edison has also dono extensive plant maintenance work during the outage, including substantial work on the Residual Heat Removal pumps, and the completion of thousands of work items on systems throu3hout Pilgrim Station to assure that the plant is in top physical condition.

Boston Edison expanded and improved its Nuclear Organization by recruiting top nuclear personnel from throughout the country which, when combined with the very capable long-term Boston Edison staff, has produced a strong and effectivo management team.

The careful, sequenced transition to a permanent organizational structure is further evidence of the deliberate, cautious approach utilized throughout the outage.

Boston Edison has expended more than $15 million to assist the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and local towns in improving their offsite emergency plans for Pilgrim Station.

These expenditures have enabled and will enable the Commonwealth and towns to make substantial improvements in offsite emergency preparedness.

As Boston Edison moves into operational phases of Pilgrim restart, it will undertake a cautious, highly structured Power Ascension Program to bring Pilgrim Station to power over a period of approximately four months.

This program will also confirm and demonstrate the readiness of the personnel and plant for continued safe and reliable power operation.

There are five power levels in the Power Asc ension Program at which NRC approval will be required to proceed to the next highest powcr level - 0%,

5%, 25%, 50%, and firally 75%.

At each

level, operator training and related assessments will be conducted.

Boston Edison will provido an extra Senior Reactor Operator on each shif t, and will have an experienced senior management oversight team in placo. Operation at each power level will take as long as several weeks or more and ascension to the next level sill not be permitted until the results of Boston Edison's assessment justify it and the NRC has approved it.

Completion of Pilgrim Restart Plan actions is documented in the enclosed Restart Plan, Volume 2,

Rev.

3.

The limited number of Restart Plan actions not yet closed are listed in Attachment 1 to this letter.

Actions in support of restart taken in response to the Restart Readinoss Self-Assessment (RRSA) have been completed with a limited number of exceptions as documented in Attachment 2.

Similarly, the actions in support of restart taken in response to the Integrated Assessment Team Inspection (IATI) have been completed with only a few exceptions as documented in Attachment 3.

Finally, the physical work, including surveillance and precriticality testing, has been completed with the exception of the items listed in.

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The schedule for completion of each outstanding item listed in Attachments 1 through 3 is set forth in the respective Attachments.

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Appendix 2, Volume 2, Revision 3 of the Restart Plan provides the i

schedule for completion of the outstanding items identified its l

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The Boston Edison performance indicators, as reported in Append!Y 6

1 5 to Volume 2, Revision 3 of the Restart Plan, indicate positive 3

long term trends toward established goals, and with the limited I

j exception of certain indicators relating to maintenance work backlog, show attainment of those goals at this time. As indicated

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Boston Edison actions will assure that the positive long term trends continue and that by October 14, 1988 these maintenance indicators will fall reasonably within the range 1

of their respective goals.

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'd Based upon implementation of its Restart Plan and the results of j

its Restart Readiness Self-Assessment, Boston Edison concludes that l

the necessary conditions for restart set forth in Confirmatory i

Action Letter 86-10 and the August, 1986 supplement thereto have i

been satisfied and that Pilgrim is ready to proceed into the Power i

Ascension Program. Accordingly, Boston Edison requests the Nuclear f

q Regulatory Commission's agreement that Pilgrim is ready to restart.

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Enclosuret Restart Plan, Volume 2, Rev. 3 Attachments 1

cci U.S.N.R.C. - Region I i

475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 1

William T. Russell, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I 475 Allendale Road i

Xing of Prussia, PA 19406 i

D.G. Mcdonald, Project Manager

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Division of Reactor Projects I/II office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission one White Plint North 11555 Rockville Pike j

Rockville, MD 20852 3

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Senior NRC Resident Inspector

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