ML17228B355

Comment Opposing Proposed Generic Communication, Boraflex Degradation in SFP Storage Racks.

ML17228B355
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	12/04/1995
From:	BOHLKE W H FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
References
FRN-60FR56359 60FR56359-00002, 60FR56359-2, L-95-325, NUDOCS 9512140083
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ProposedGenericCommunication;BoraflexDegradationinSpentFuelPoolStorageRacks60FR56359RuetformmenrrGiIrgl,Af-IAOnNovember8,1995,theNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)publishedforpqbTiccomment,"ProposedGenericCommunication;BoraflexDegradationinSpentFuelPoolStorageRacks."ThesecommentsaresubmittedonbehalfofFloridaPower&Light(FPL),licensedoperatoroftwonuclearpowerplantunitsinDadeCounty,FloridaandtwounifsinSt.LucieCounty,Florida.FPLnotesthattheEPRIstudiesreportedinthedraftgenericletterweredocumentedin1993,andfurtherinvestigationsareongoing.Specifically,EPRIreportTR-103300thatstatesthattheaccessofwatertoandaroundBoraflexpanelsisperhapsthemostsignificantfactorinfluencingtherateofSilicadissolutionfromBoraflex.Inthe"RequestedInformation"sectionofthedraft,theNRCrequestslicenseestoprovideadescriptionofthephysicalconditionoftheBoraflex,includinganydeterioration,onthebasisofcurrent,aswellas,futureprojectedaccumulatedgammaexposureandpossiblewateringresstotheBoraflex.FPLcontendsthatBlacknessTestsandtrendingofSilicalevelsinthespentfuelpool(SFP)coolantissufficienttomonitortheperformanceofBoraflexintheSFPs.Itisnotnecessary,noristheinformationavailable,toprojectfuturedegradationbasedontheaccessofwatertoandaroundtheBoraflex.TheNRCstaffrecognizesinthedraftgenericletterthatthepresenceofboratedwaterinpressurizedwaterreactor(PWR)SFPscontributetothemarginonsubcriticality.However,thestaffindicatesthatlicenseeswillberequestedtoprovideinformationonmaintainingmargininunboratedwater.Webelievethatsucharequestisinconsistentwiththestatedbenefitofboratedwater,particularlyforPWRs.WenotethattheWestinghouseOwnersGroup(WOG)hassubmittedatopicalreporttothestaffinanefforttocreditboroninsolutionforcriticalitycontrolinPWRs.InlightoftheWOGeffort,weurgethestafftoreconsiderthisinformationrequesttoaccountforactualplantconditions.Weappreciatetheopportunitytocommentonthisproposedgeneric'letter.Verytrulyyours,W.H.BohlkeIPDRADQCK0500033595i2i4008395i204VicePresidentHPDR.-+NuclearEngineeringandLicensinganFPLGroupcompany tt4tt\g'k1f