ML18030A159

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Statement of Matl Facts Re Absence of Genuine Issue to Be Heard,In Support of Summary Disposition of Contention 16 on Cooling Tower Discharge.Sys Designed to Evaporate Water Daily from Towers W/O Radioactive Releases
ML18030A159
Person / Time
Site: Susquehanna  Talen Energy icon.png
Issue date: 10/27/1980
From: SILBERG J E, TRAVIESODIAZ
ALLEGHENY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO., SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE
To:
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
NUDOCS 8010300613
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0October27,19rddd+I~*~~'~UNITEDSTATESOFAFRICAd'INUCLZARREGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSING BOARDdlZntheMatterofPENNSYLVANIA POWERandALLZGHENY ELECTRIC(Susquehanna SteamUnits1and2)))LIGHTCOMPA~i))COOPERATIVE ZNC-))ElectricStation,))DocketNos.50-38750-388APPLICANTS'TATEMENT TOMATERIALFACTSASTOWHICHTHEREISNOGENUINEISSUETOBEHEARD(CONTENTION 16)Pursuantto10C.F.R.52.749(a)

Applicants state,insupport.oftheirMotionforSummaryDisposition ofContention 16(CoolingItTowerDischarge) inthisproceeding, thatthereisnogenuine',

issuetobeheardwithrespecttothefollowing materialfacts:1.Wate'revaporated fromtheSusquehanna coolingtowerscomesfromthethreesourcesofwatersuppliedtothetowers:makeupwater,thereturnflowfromtheCirculating WaterSystem,andthereturn.flowfromtheServiceWaterSystem.Affidavit ofWalterJ.RhoadesInSupportofSummaryDisposition ofContention 16(CoolingTowerDischarge)

(hereinafter "RhoadesAffidavit"

),para.3.2.Sincenone:ofthethreesourcesofwatesuppliedto'thecoolingtowersisradioactive, thewaterevaporated fromthe't'owers isnotradioactive.

RhoadesAffidavit, para.3.3.Makeupwatersuppliedtothe,coolingtowerstoreplacewaterlostbyevaporation comesfromtheSusquehanna River,isnot801030o~I3d 0

mixedwithanyotherplantwaterandtherefore cannotbethesourceofradioactive contamination.

RhoadesAffidavit, paras.4-5.4.Twoindependent methodskeepradioactive fluidsfromcomingintocontactwiththeCirculating WaterandServiceWaterSystems.RhoadesAffidavit, para.6.5.Thefirst,independent methodwhichkeepsradioactive fluidsfromcomingintocontactwiththeCirculating WaterandServiceWaterSystemsisthepresenceofphysicalbarriers,(i.e.

tubewallsinheatexchangers) betweenthewaterwhicheventually flowstothecoolingtowersandanyradioactive fluids.RhoadeshAffidavit, para.6.I6.Thesecondindependent methodwhichkeepsradioactive fluidsfromcomingintocontactwiththeCirculating WaterandIServiceWaterSystemsisthepressuredifferentials betweentheradioactive fluidsandthetwoSystems.RhoadesAffidavit, para.'.I47.BecausetheCirculating WaterandServiceWaterSystemsoperateatahigherpressurethanthesystemswhichcontainradio-activefluids,'f thereisabreachinanyofthephysicalbarriers, theflowwillbefromtheCirculating WaterandServiceWaterSystemsi'ntothesystemscontaining radioactive fluidsratherthanfromthesystemscontaining radioactive fluidsintotheCirculating WaterandServiceWaterSyst'ems.

RhoadesAffidavit, para.6.8.',Theonlyequipment cooledbytheCirculating WaterSystemisthemainturbinecondenser.

RhoadesAffidavit, para.7.9.WithrespecttotheCirculating WaterSystem,boththephysicalbarriers(i.e.stainless steelcondenser tubes)andthe pressuredifferential assurethattherewillbenoexchangebe-tweenthesteamwhichiscondensed inthemainturbinecondenser afterpassingthroughtheturbineandtheCirculating WaterSystem.'ERhoadesAffidavit, para.7.10.TheServiceWaterSystemcoolsnineteengroupsofequip-mentofwhichonlyfourcontainpotentially radioactive fluids.IIRhoadesAffidavit, para.8.11.WithrespecttotheServiceWaterSystem,boththephysicalbarriers(i.e.tubewallsinheatexchangers) andthepressuredifferentials assurethattherewillbenoexchangebe-tweenpotentially radioactive fluidsandtheServiceWaterSystem.'4RhoadesAffidavit, para.9.C12.BaseduponthesystemdesignoftheSusquehanna

facility,

~~thewaterwhichwillbeevaporated fromtheSusquehanna coolingtowersonadailybasiswillnotcontainradioactivity fromthefacility.

RhoadesAffidavit, paras.2,10.'IRespectfully submitted, SHANgPITT~l~POTTS&TROWBRIDGE ByJyE.MaasCounseSilrgP.TraviesoDiazforApplicants 1800,MStreet,N.W.Washington, D.C.20036(202)331-4100Dated:October27,1980