ML20195G375

Forwards Rept Re Licensing & Restart Schedules,Per EDO 870727 Memo.Info Will Be Provided Weekly

ML20195G375
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Site:	Beaver Valley, Peach Bottom, Palo Verde, Sequoyah, Pilgrim, Braidwood, Seabrook, South Texas, Rancho Seco, 05000000, Shoreham
Issue date:	08/21/1987
From:	Funches J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Hayes B NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI)
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4 MEMORANCUM FOR: Ben B. Hayes, Director Of fice of Investigations .'

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Sharon R. Connelly, Director Of fice of Inspector and Auditor FROM Jesse L. Funches, Chief Policy Development and Technical Support Branch Procram Management, Policy Ocvelopment, and Analysis Staff Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

LICENSING m'io AEST/,RT SCHEDULE 1

By rer.orandum dated July 27, 1967, of licensing F d restart schedules. the EDO directed NP.I, to keep you infortne d inf ormation cr.d will be provided weekly.The attached report contains this A

stfons regarding this infortnation should be directed to Beth Doolit 1

Jesse L. Funches, Chief Pelicy Development and Technica'. sport Branch Program Analysis hanagea Staff nt, Policy Development, and Of fice' 0f Nuclear Reactor Regulation B. Doolittle, PFAS 49-24735 DI ST'4180T10N

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NTOL STATUS 08/17/87 IMMED IN!TIAL COM. MISSION FULL ASLB EFCTV LOW POVER CRITI-PLANT DECISION BRIEF- POWEQ DECSN AUTHORZTN CALITY ING AUTHC3ZTN PALO VERDE 3 12/82C 4/83C 3/25/87C 10/02/87E' 10/06/87E 10/10/87E*

COP.MENTS : LOW POWER LICENSE ISSUED 3/25/87. FUEL LOADING BEGAN ON MARCH 28, 1987 AND WAS COMPLETED ON APRll 2.1987. AN EXEMPTION TO LOAD F WITH ONE DIESEL OPERABLE WAS GRActTED WITH THE LICENSE. S TO BE OPERABLE PRIOR TO MODE 4. THE 3B DIESEL GENERATOR COMPLETED THE INITIAL PHASE OF TESTING FOLLOW! fig REBUIL0lHG ON JULY 10. DURING DIESEL INSPECTION A PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE GENERATOR END POLE ROTOR WINDING WAS COMING LOOSE. ROTOR WAS TESTED OFFSI BEING REINSTALLEO IN PREPARATION FOR INTEGRATED SAFEGUARD h0iES:

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• INDICATES CHANGE FROM FREVIOUS REPORT

2) LOW POWER AUTHORZTN:

DATE PLANT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED 3)

INITIAL CRITICALITY: APPLICANT'S CURRENT BEST ESTIMATE OR MOST "CRE01BLE" DATE

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4) COP. MISSION BR'.EFING:

ESTIMATED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK BEFORE FULL PO DECIS10N DATE S)

FULL POWER AUTHORZTN: CURRENT BEST EST! MATE DATE

NTOL STATUS 08/17/87 I Py.ED INITIAL COMMISSION FULL ASLB EFCTV LOW POWER PLANT CRIT 1- BRIEF- POWER DECISION DECSN AUTHORZTN C Al. l T Y ING AUTHORZTN BEAVER N/A N/A 5/28/87C VALLEY 2 08/04/87C 07/08/87C 08/14/87C*

CCMMENTS; THE LOW-POWER LICENSE WN ISSUE 0 ON S/28/87 INITIAL CRITICAllTY WAS REACHED ON AUGUST 4 AT 0625 HOURS. LICENSEE EXPECTS TO G0 BEYOND St POWER IN MID AUGUST.

A COMMISSION BRIEFIV UN THE FULL-POWER LICENSE WAS HELD ON JULY 8.

THE COMISSION APPHOVED ISSUAhCE OF THE FULL POWE SUPPLEMENT NO 6 WAS ISSUED WITH THE FULL POWER LICENSE

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NTOL STATUS 08/17/87 I P.ME D INiilAL COMMIS$10N Fl".L ASLB EFCTV LOW POWER CRITI- BRIEF- POWER PLANT DECISION DECSN AUT.40RZTN CALITY ING AUTHORZTN SOUTH TEXA5 8/86C 8/87E 8/24/67t* 10/19/87E 11/02/87E 11/09/87E COMMENTS:

THE STAFF CONDUCTED AN OPERATIONAL READINE55 REVIEW INS THE WEEX OF JUNE 29, 1987 WITH PARTICIPATION BY NRR. AE00, REGION IV >

AND OTHER REGIONAL PERSONNEL. AS A RESLLT OF THE REVIEW, THE STAFF '

CONCLUDED THAT THE SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT HAD ACHIEVED THE READINESS FOR OPERATION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO ISSUE SECURITY AND EQUIPMENT QUALIFICATION. AT THIS POINT, REGION IV HAS NDT YET FOUND THE SECURITY ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED. TECHNI OF ALL FSAR RELATED ITEMS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. THE SER TO S LOW POWER LICENSE IS READY FOR ISSUANCE. TECHNICAL REVIEW OF THE EXEMPTION HAVE REQUESTS BEEN PUBLISHED. HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE ENVIR0 THE LICENSE IS EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED SHORTLY AFTER THE SECURITY ISSUES ARE RESOLVED.

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hTOL STATUS 08/17/87 IMMED ASLB INITIAL COMMISSION FULL EFCTV PLANT DECISION LOW POWER CRITI- BRIEF- POWER i DECSN AUTHORZTN CALITY ING AUTHORZTN  !

SEABROOK 03/87C N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S COMMENTS:

SSER 6 RESDLVES ALL OF THE SER OUTSTANDING ISSUES A CONFIRPATORY ISSUES WHICH DID NOT RE0VIRE RESOLU LOAD.

SSER 7 IS PRESENTLY BEING PREPARED AND IT IS EXPE TWO CONFIRPATORY ISSUES WILL BE RESOLVED.  !

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TEST LICENSE WAS ISSUED ON OCTOBER 17, 1986. FUEL LOADING BEG OCTOBER 22 AND WAS COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 29, 1986.

ON MARCH 25, 1987 THE LICENSING BOARD RENDERED A PARTIAL INITI DECISION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF NRR TO ISS ING LOW POWER INTERVENORS APPEALEDTESTING AND OPERATION LlHITED TO THIS DECISION. ,

1HE JhiiRVENORS HAVE APPEALED IT CONSIDER-IN ITS TO THE COM i ATION OF ALAB-853 THE COMMISSION STAYED THE LI COMPLETION OF COMMIS$10N REVIEW OF THE THEAPPEAL B ABSENT ANY EMERGENCY PLAN PLAN 7.0SE THAT LIES IN PASSACHUSETTS (MASSACHU ON APRll 9, FOR  ;

APPLICANT EVEN A LOW POWER LICENSE LEFT IN PLACE.

MUST CAN BE FILE ISSUED. AN EMERGE ACCORDINGLY, THE STAY WAS 1

ON THE EVE OF ITS APRIL 9 DECISION, THE C0K*ISSION RECEIV l SEABR00X PLAN FOR THEAPPLICANT PASSACHUSETTS (1) EPZ, A NOTIFICATION (2) A SUGGESTION THAT OF MOO IT RESULT OF THE FILING, AND (3) A REQUEST TO UFT THE STAY.

THE COMMISSION PROCEEDED WITH ITS DECISION, BUT SAID I SUBSEQUENTLY

RESPONSE

JUNE 11, 1987 T9 THE SEABROOK APPLICANT AFT BY PARTICIPANTS IN THE SEABROOK PROCEEDING ,

THE COMMISSION VOTED AGAINST AUTHORIZIN LOW POWER LICENSE.

1 ON DECEM3ER 18, 1986, THE APPLICANT FILED A PETITION PURSUANT !T PLANNING ON APRIL 22, 1987 ZONE (EPZ) FOR THE SE THE BOARD DETERMINED THE APPLICANT HAD N CAM FOR REDUCING THE 10 MILE EPZ TO ONE MILE; THEREFC .E IT THE PETITION.

ON JULY 24, 1987 APPEALS FROM THE SEABROOK LICENSING 25, 1987 PARTIAL PHASE OF THIS OPERATING LICENSE PROCEEDif , INI SHOULO THE APPEAL BOAR 0 DECIDE IN FAYOR OF THE INTERVENORS, HEARJGS COULD R THAT WERE NOT ADMITTED BY THE LICENSING BOARD.

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. '2 l A MEETING TO DISCUSS COMPENSATORY PLANS AND PRO PLANN1hG WlTHIN THE MASSACHUSETTS EPZPShH WAS HELO ON EXPECTS TO SUBMIT ITS PLAN FOR MASSACHUSSETS psf;H IN M WILL THEN REQUEST THE COMMISSION TO LIFT THE S!

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NTOL STATUS 08/17/87  !

IMMED INITIAL ASLB EFCTV COMMISSION FULL LOW P0hER CRIT 1- BRIEF-PLANT DECISION DECSN POWER AUTHORZTN CALITY _

I N G_ _ AUTHDR2TN SHOREHAM 9/21/83C 12/84C 07/03/85C 02/15/85C N/S N/S COPEENTS:

ON JUNE 8,1987, THE REACTOR WAS SHUTDOWN AFTER Cf?.PLET10N OF THE THIRD ROUND OF LOW. POWER TESTING AT LESS THE THAN 5". O t.lCENSEE HAD COMPLETED ALL THE REQUIRED LOW-POW NRR HAS CLOSED ITEMS RELATED TO FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM, REM NON-EP RELATED LICENSE CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRE REl AUTHORIZING OPERATIONS ABOVE 5% POWER.

ON FEBRUARY 13, 1986, FEPA CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY DRILL AT THE SHOREHAM 511E AND ISSUED ITS REPORT ON APRIL 18, 1986.

FEPA DID NOT PAXE A FINDING OF "REASONABLE ASSURANCE" REGARDING THE DEFERRING THAT DECISION TO THE NRC. {

EXERCISE WERE SUBMITTE0 ON AUGUST 1,1986. CONTENTIONS RELATE '

CONTENTIONS WITH PANY SUBPARTS PARCH 10, 1987, AND ENDED IN JUNE,1987. HEARINGS FOR LliiGATION.THE BEGAN ON ON JULY 24, 1986, THE COMMISSION REVIEWE0 THE OCTOBER 18, 1 APPEAL BOARD DECISION HOLDING INADEQUATE AS A P EMERGENCY PLAN FOR SHOREHAM. THE COPHISSION VOT REPAAD FOR FURTHER EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS ON LIL THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN FACT COOPERATE DURING AN ACTU AND EXERCISE ISSUES ARE PENDING BEFOR ON JUNE 11, 1987, THE COMMISSION ACCEPTED THE INTERVENORS .

OF WALK RADIO STATION, AS A NEW ISSUE.TO REOPEN ON DECEMBER 11, 1986, THE LICENSING BOARD RULED TO REOPEN THE RECORD T EP CONTAlh5 ADEQUATE PROVISION FOR RECEPTION CE EVACUEES IN THE EVENT OF A RADIOLOGIC SCHEDULE FOR THE REPANDED RECEPTIONHEARING WAS COMPLETED ON JULY 31, 1987 CENTER ISSU ON APRIL 14, 1967 LILCO FILED A MOTION BEFORE THE COMMISSION F EXPEDITED 10 INCREASE POWER COMMISSION TO 25%. ON JUNECONSIDERATION 11, 1987, OF A REQUEST DENY CONSIDERATION OF THE REQUEST DUE TO PROPOSED SCHEDULE.

l REFILE ITS MOTION WITH THE LICENSING THE MERITS OF THE MOTION.

BOARD ITS REQUEST TO OPERATE SHOREH SIMULTANE005tY, LILCO NOT10NEO THE COMMISSION TO FOP.M A N i

TO CONSIDER 115 REQUEST.

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NTOL STATUS 08/17/87 COMPLET10tl SCHEDULE FOR PLANTS WITHIN THE NEXT 6 MONTilS THE FOLLOWING APPLICANTS HAVE SCHEDULED CONSTRUCTION C WITHIN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS.

A DETAILED WRITEUP WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THis REPORT.WIT PLANT APrtlCANT CONSTRUCT 10ti NRC STAFF ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE CONSTRUCTION COMPLE-T!ON DATE BRAIDWOOD 2 1/88 1/88 1

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M RESTART STATUS 08/17/B7 LICENSEE C0KMISS10N ACTION BRIEF-PLANT SHUIDOWN RESTART PLAN NRR SER ING DECISION PEACH 03/31/87 08/07/87C 9/28/87E BOTTOM 10/26/87E l

COMMENTS: Oh KARCh 31, 1987, THE PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATIO 2 AND 3 WERE ORDERED TO BE SHUT 00WN BECAUSE OF T OPERATORS, AND BECAUSE OF A HISTORY OF OTHER OCCURRENCES WHICH L THE NRC TO QUESTION THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FACILITY.

THE LICENSEE AUGUST 7, 1987. SUEMITTED ITS COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE THE STAFF'S RESTART ASSESSMENT PANEL FOR PEACH BOTTOM HELO ITS FIRST MEETING IN REGION I ON AUGUST 1 THE NRR AND REGION I REVIEW OF THE CTE PLAN.

UNIT AND 2 3WAS UNIT IN A REFUELING WAS OPERATING. OUTAGE AT THE TIME OF THE SH

- COOLANT SYSTEM HAS BEEN REASSEMBLED. UNIT 2 HAS FURTHER STARTUP ACTIVITES ARE ON HOLD STARTUP AUTHORIZES UNTIL THE LICENSEE IS PREPARED TO CONTIhUE ACTIVITIES.

THE LICENSEE ANTICIPATES BEING READY TO RESTART BY LATE OCTOBER; HOWEVER, THE STAFF FEELS THAT TH BE OPT! HISTIC TO SOME DEGREE.

UNIT 3 WILL GO DIRECTLY INTO A OF THE RECIRCULATION PIPING AND REFUE

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LICENSEE l ACTION PLANT SHUT 00WN COMMISSION RESTART PLAN NRR SER  ;

_ BRIEFING DECISION RANCHO SECO 12/26/65 07/03/86C 8/87E 10/87E 12/87E COMMENTS: ON JUNE 18, 1987, G. CARL ANDOGNINI, CHIEF EXECUTIVE O RANCHO SEC0, INFORMED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE SA CIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT (SMUD), THAT JANUARY 1988 IS A REAllS!

OATE.

ADDITIONALLY, MR. AND0GNINI INDICATED THAT THE POSTSTAR ASCENSION PROGRAM WILL REQUIRE APPROXIMATEL AT RANCHO SECO, THE PLANT STAFF 15 STRIVING TO COMPLETE PREREQUISITES BY NOVEMBER 1987 l PLANT 1987 COMPLETION TESTING DATE. IS CURRENTLY PROCEEDIN  !

NRR RESTART NOVEMBER 1987. THESEPREREQUISITE INCLUDE: ACTIONS ARE (1) THE RESTART SER, SCHEDULED FOR TARGE DISTRIBUTION IN AUGUST 1987, WITH SUPPLEMENTS TO FOLLOW l SEVERAL ITEMS STit.L NOT FINALIZED BY SMUD/NRR REVIEW!

OF 12 RESTART PREREQUISITE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Al (3) RESPONSE TO APPROXIMATELY 6 TECHNICAl REGION Y WHICH NEED TO BE RESOLVED A LIST PRIOR OF SPE- TO RES 1

HAS BEEN COMPILED BY NRR ON A C AN TIVELY INTERIM SCHEDULED RESTART FOR EARLY STATUS OCTOBER BRIEFING 1987. - FOR TH ON JULY 2,1987 A PUBLIC MEETING WAS HELD BY THE SMUD BO DIRECTORS.

THAT THE THE DISCUSSION PROJECTED RESTART TOPICS WOULD FOCUSED NOT OCCUR ON AVAILA UNTIL J THE RESTART PRO 9AM.THAT AN ADDITION /L 31 RELATED EXPENDITURES THROUGH SECO.HOWEVER, BEGAN ACT!YELY TO SOLICIT BUVERS FOR RAhCHO JANUARY 19T lH RESPONSE, SEVERAL SEVERAL WEEKS. POTENTIAL BUYERS HAVE VISITED RANC OPTIONS WITH SMUD. DUKE POWER AND PG&E APPEAR CIAL CONSEQUENCES COURT IN WASHINGTON ON AUGUST 25, 1987 FOR RANCHO S AND BETWEEN PGEE THE TWO AND INVOLVES A PRE-SHUTDOWN CO UTILITIES.

(FERC) 15 GATHERING INFORMATION FOR MEETING WITH THE NRC STAFF ON 19,AUGUST 1987.

THE SUPERIOR COURT IN SACRAM BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT CURING CALIFORNIA .

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. 08/17/87 COMMISSION STATUS NRC PLANT SHUT 00WN BRIEFING RESTART-DECISION 1/ PLANT RESTAR SEQUOYAH 1 8/21/85 7/23/87C 3/ 02/88 SEQUOYAH 2 8/22/85 03/88 7/23/87C 7/ ~ 10/87 11/87 RANCHO SECO 12/26/85 10/87 5/ 12/87 PILGklM 4/12/86 1/88 9/87 5/ 9/87 9/87 4/

PEACH BOTTOM 3/31/87 9/14/E7 N/S N/S -

1/ COMMISSION MEETING DATE, IF REQUIRED. l 2/ LICENSEE'S PROPOSED DATE FOR PLANT RESTART.

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