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Request for Review of Report Entitled Assessment of Risk Significance Associated with Issues Identified at D.C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant
ML003716123
Person / Time
Issue date: 05/05/2000
From: Weerakkody S D
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
To: Beedle R E, Drake A P, Lochbaum D A, Marston T U, Solymossy J M
Electric Power Research Institute, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), Nuclear Energy Institute, Union of Concerned Scientists, Westinghouse
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Mr.AndrewDrake,ProjectManagerWestinghouseOwnersGroup WestinghouseElectricCorporation MailStopECE5-16 P.O.Box355 Pittsburgh,PA15230-0355

DearMr.Drake:

SUBJECT:

REQUESTFORREVIEWOFREPORTENTITLED"ASSESSMENTOFRISKSIGNIFICANCEASSOCIATEDWITHISSUESIDENTIFIEDATD.C.COOK NUCLEARPOWERPLANT"Attachedforyourinformationandreviewisthedraftreportentitled"ASSESSMENTOFRISKSIGNIFICANCEASSOCIATEDWITHISSUESIDENTIFIEDATD.C.COOKNUCLEAR POWERPLANT."Thisreportdocumentstheassessmentoftherisksignificanceof141issues identifiedattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlant,Units1and2(Cook)sinceAugust1997.TheOperatingExperienceRiskAnalysisBranchoftheofficeofNuclearRegulatoryResearch(RES)conductedthisassessmentaspartoftheagency'sAccidentSequencePrecursor(ASP)

Program.Inperformingthisassessment,theRESstaffappliedtheASPmethodologyto estimatetherisksignificanceassociatedwitheachissueaswellastheintegratedrisk significanceassociatedwiththecombinedissues.Outof141issuesanalyzed,fiveissueswereidentifiedtobepotentialaccidentsequenceprecursors.Thepreliminaryestimateofthetotalchangeincoredamagefrequency(ÿCDF)resultingfromallissuesidentifiedatCookwasapproximately4.7x10

-4/yearforeachoftheCookunits.Therisksignificanceofthecombinedimpactofallcontainment-relatedissueswas determinedtobesmall.Weplantofinalizetheabovefindingsafteraddressinginternaland externalpeerreviewcomments.Severalhigh-energylinebreak(HELB)relatedissues,degradedseismiccapacities,andpotentialpressurelockingconditionsintwomotor-operatedvalveswerethedominant contributorstothecoredamagefrequency(CDF)increase.ThepostulatedHELBscenarios contributeda

ÿCDFof3.9x10

-4/year.TheCDFincreaseattributedtothedegradedseismiccapacityofblockwallsandthedegradedseismiccapacityoftheemergencyservicewater pumpbackwashsystemwasalsoadominantcontributor,whichcontributeda

ÿCDFofapproximately4.2x10

-5/year.Themediumandlargelossofcoolant-accident(LOCA)sequencesassociatedwiththepotentialpressurelockingconditionsinthemotor-operated valveslocatedinthesuctionpathtotheresidualheatremovalpumpsfromthecontainment recirculationsumpcontributeda

ÿCDFof3.6x10

-5/year.

MultipleAddressees2Inaccordancewithourpeerreviewprocess,priortothedistributionofthefinalreport,wewanttoprovideyouwiththeopportunitytoreviewandcommentontheattacheddraftreport.In ordertomeetourplannedpublicationschedule,wewouldappreciatereceivingyourcomments within60daysfromreceiptofthisletter.AcopyofthisdraftreportandletterarebeingplacedinthePublicDocumentRoomat2120LStreetNW,Washington,DC20555.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsrelatedtothisreport,pleasecontactDr.SunilWeerakkodyofmystaffat301-415-6374ore-mail:sdw1@nrc.gov.Sincerely,ThomasL.King,DirectorDivisionofRiskAnalysisandApplications OfficeofNuclearRegulatoryResearch

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PublicIDENTICALLETTERSMr.AndrewDrake,ProjectManagerDr.TheodoreU.MarstonWestinghouseOwnersGroupVicePresidentandChiefNuclearOfficer WestinghouseElectricCorporationEPRI MailStopECE5-163412HillviewAvenue P.O.Box355PaloAlto,CA94304 Pittsburgh,PA15230-0355Mr.RalphE.BeedleMr.DavidA.LochbaumSeniorVicePresidentandChiefNuclearOfficerUnionofConcernedScientists NuclearGenerationDivision1616PStreet,N.W.

NuclearEnergyInstituteSuite310 1776IStreetN.W.Washington,D.C.20035-1495 Suite400 Washington,D.C.20006-3708Mr.JosephM.SolymossyDirectorofProjectServices InstituteofNuclearPowerOperations 700GalleriaParkway,NW Atlanta,GA30339-5957DOCUMENTNAME:A:\EXT-REVIEW-COOK.WPDToreceiveacopyofthisdocument,indicateinthebox:"C"=Copywo/encl"E"=Copyw/encl"N"=NocopyOFFICEOERABOERABOERABOERABNAMESWeerakkodySMaysPBaranowskyTKing DATE//00//00//00//00OFFICIALRECORDCOPY(RESFileCode)RES2C-3AccessionNumber:ML003716123 TemplateNumber:RES-006 Dr.TheodoreU.MarstonVicePresidentandChiefNuclearOfficer

EPRI 3412HillviewAve.

PaloAlto,CA94304

DearDr.Marston:

SUBJECT:

REQUESTFORREVIEWOFREPORTENTITLED"ASSESSMENTOFRISKSIGNIFICANCEASSOCIATEDWITHISSUESIDENTIFIEDATD.C.COOK NUCLEARPOWERPLANT"Attachedforyourinformationandreviewisthedraftreportentitled"ASSESSMENTOFRISKSIGNIFICANCEASSOCIATEDWITHISSUESIDENTIFIEDATD.C.COOKNUCLEAR POWERPLANT."Thisreportdocumentstheassessmentoftherisksignificanceof141issues identifiedattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlant,Units1and2(Cook)sinceAugust1997.TheOperatingExperienceRiskAnalysisBranchoftheofficeofNuclearRegulatoryResearch(RES)conductedthisassessmentaspartoftheagency'sAccidentSequencePrecursor(ASP)

Program.Inperformingthisassessment,theRESstaffappliedtheASPmethodologyto estimatetherisksignificanceassociatedwitheachissueaswellastheintegratedrisk significanceassociatedwiththecombinedissues.Outof141issuesanalyzed,fiveissueswereidentifiedtobepotentialaccidentsequenceprecursors.Thepreliminaryestimateofthetotalchangeincoredamagefrequency(ÿCDF)resultingfromallissuesidentifiedatCookwasapproximately4.7x10

-4/yearforeachoftheCookunits.Therisksignificanceofthecombinedimpactofallcontainment-relatedissueswas determinedtobesmall.Weplantofinalizetheabovefindingsafteraddressinginternaland externalpeerreviewcomments.Severalhigh-energylinebreak(HELB)relatedissues,degradedseismiccapacities,andpotentialpressurelockingconditionsintwomotor-operatedvalveswerethedominant contributorstothecoredamagefrequency(CDF)increase.ThepostulatedHELBscenarios contributeda

ÿCDFof3.9x10

-4/year.TheCDFincreaseattributedtothedegradedseismiccapacityofblockwallsandthedegradedseismiccapacityoftheemergencyservicewater pumpbackwashsystemwasalsoadominantcontributor,whichcontributeda

ÿCDFofapproximately4.2x10

-5/year.Themediumandlargelossofcoolant-accident(LOCA)sequencesassociatedwiththepotentialpressurelockingconditionsinthemotor-operated valveslocatedinthesuctionpathtotheresidualheatremovalpumpsfromthecontainment recirculationsumpcontributeda

ÿCDFof3.6x10

-5/year.

Mr.RalphE.BeedleSeniorVicePresidentandChiefNuclearOfficer NuclearGenerationDivision NuclearEnergyInstitute 1776IStreetN.W.

Suite400 Washington,D.C.20006-3708

DearMr.Beedle:

SUBJECT:

REQUESTFORREVIEWOFREPORTENTITLED"ASSESSMENTOFRISKSIGNIFICANCEASSOCIATEDWITHISSUESIDENTIFIEDATD.C.COOK NUCLEARPOWERPLANT"Attachedforyourinformationandreviewisthedraftreportentitled"ASSESSMENTOFRISKSIGNIFICANCEASSOCIATEDWITHISSUESIDENTIFIEDATD.C.COOKNUCLEAR POWERPLANT."Thisreportdocumentstheassessmentoftherisksignificanceof141issues identifiedattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlant,Units1and2(Cook)sinceAugust1997.TheOperatingExperienceRiskAnalysisBranchoftheofficeofNuclearRegulatoryResearch(RES)conductedthisassessmentaspartoftheagency'sAccidentSequencePrecursor(ASP)

Program.Inperformingthisassessment,theRESstaffappliedtheASPmethodologyto estimatetherisksignificanceassociatedwitheachissueaswellastheintegratedrisk significanceassociatedwiththecombinedissues.Outof141issuesanalyzed,fiveissueswereidentifiedtobepotentialaccidentsequenceprecursors.Thepreliminaryestimateofthetotalchangeincoredamagefrequency(ÿCDF)resultingfromallissuesidentifiedatCookwasapproximately4.7x10

-4/yearforeachoftheCookunits.Therisksignificanceofthecombinedimpactofallcontainment-relatedissueswas determinedtobesmall.Weplantofinalizetheabovefindingsafteraddressinginternaland externalpeerreviewcomments.Severalhigh-energylinebreak(HELB)relatedissues,degradedseismiccapacities,andpotentialpressurelockingconditionsintwomotor-operatedvalveswerethedominant contributorstothecoredamagefrequency(CDF)increase.ThepostulatedHELBscenarios contributeda

ÿCDFof3.9x10

-4/year.TheCDFincreaseattributedtothedegradedseismiccapacityofblockwallsandthedegradedseismiccapacityoftheemergencyservicewater pumpbackwashsystemwasalsoadominantcontributor,whichcontributeda

ÿCDFofapproximately4.2x10

-5/year.Themediumandlargelossofcoolant-accident(LOCA)sequencesassociatedwiththepotentialpressurelockingconditionsinthemotor-operated valveslocatedinthesuctionpathtotheresidualheatremovalpumpsfromthecontainment recirculationsumpcontributeda

ÿCDFof3.6x10

-5/year.

Mr.DavidA.LochbaumUnionofConcernedScientists 1616PStreet,N.W.

Suite310 Washington,D.C.20035-1495

DearMr.Lochbaum:

SUBJECT:

REQUESTFORREVIEWOFREPORTENTITLED"ASSESSMENTOFRISKSIGNIFICANCEASSOCIATEDWITHISSUESIDENTIFIEDATD.C.COOK NUCLEARPOWERPLANT"Attachedforyourinformationandreviewisthedraftreportentitled"ASSESSMENTOFRISKSIGNIFICANCEASSOCIATEDWITHISSUESIDENTIFIEDATD.C.COOKNUCLEAR POWERPLANT."Thisreportdocumentstheassessmentoftherisksignificanceof141issues identifiedattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlant,Units1and2(Cook)sinceAugust1997.TheOperatingExperienceRiskAnalysisBranchoftheofficeofNuclearRegulatoryResearch(RES)conductedthisassessmentaspartoftheagency'sAccidentSequencePrecursor(ASP)

Program.Inperformingthisassessment,theRESstaffappliedtheASPmethodologyto estimatetherisksignificanceassociatedwitheachissueaswellastheintegratedrisk significanceassociatedwiththecombinedissues.Outof141issuesanalyzed,fiveissueswereidentifiedtobepotentialaccidentsequenceprecursors.Thepreliminaryestimateofthetotalchangeincoredamagefrequency(ÿCDF)resultingfromallissuesidentifiedatCookwasapproximately4.7x10

-4/yearforeachoftheCookunits.Therisksignificanceofthecombinedimpactofallcontainment-relatedissueswas determinedtobesmall.Weplantofinalizetheabovefindingsafteraddressinginternaland externalpeerreviewcomments.Severalhigh-energylinebreak(HELB)relatedissues,degradedseismiccapacities,andpotentialpressurelockingconditionsintwomotor-operatedvalveswerethedominant contributorstothecoredamagefrequency(CDF)increase.ThepostulatedHELBscenarios contributeda

ÿCDFof3.9x10

-4/year.TheCDFincreaseattributedtothedegradedseismiccapacityofblockwallsandthedegradedseismiccapacityoftheemergencyservicewater pumpbackwashsystemwasalsoadominantcontributor,whichcontributeda

ÿCDFofapproximately4.2x10

-5/year.Themediumandlargelossofcoolant-accident(LOCA)sequencesassociatedwiththepotentialpressurelockingconditionsinthemotor-operated valveslocatedinthesuctionpathtotheresidualheatremovalpumpsfromthecontainment recirculationsumpcontributeda

ÿCDFof3.6x10

-5/year.

Mr.JosephM.SolymossyDirectorofProjectServices InstituteofNuclearPowerOperations 700GalleriaParkway,NW Atlanta,GA30339-5957

DearMr.Solymossy:

SUBJECT:

REQUESTFORREVIEWOFREPORTENTITLED"ASSESSMENTOFRISKSIGNIFICANCEASSOCIATEDWITHISSUESIDENTIFIEDATD.C.COOK NUCLEARPOWERPLANT"Attachedforyourinformationandreviewisthedraftreportentitled"ASSESSMENTOFRISKSIGNIFICANCEASSOCIATEDWITHISSUESIDENTIFIEDATD.C.COOKNUCLEAR POWERPLANT."Thisreportdocumentstheassessmentoftherisksignificanceof141issues identifiedattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlant,Units1and2(Cook)sinceAugust1997.TheOperatingExperienceRiskAnalysisBranchoftheofficeofNuclearRegulatoryResearch(RES)conductedthisassessmentaspartoftheagency'sAccidentSequencePrecursor(ASP)

Program.Inperformingthisassessment,theRESstaffappliedtheASPmethodologyto estimatetherisksignificanceassociatedwitheachissueaswellastheintegratedrisk significanceassociatedwiththecombinedissues.Outof141issuesanalyzed,fiveissueswereidentifiedtobepotentialaccidentsequenceprecursors.Thepreliminaryestimateofthetotalchangeincoredamagefrequency(ÿCDF)resultingfromallissuesidentifiedatCookwasapproximately4.7x10

-4/yearforeachoftheCookunits.Therisksignificanceofthecombinedimpactofallcontainment-relatedissueswas determinedtobesmall.Weplantofinalizetheabovefindingsafteraddressinginternaland externalpeerreviewcomments.Severalhigh-energylinebreak(HELB)relatedissues,degradedseismiccapacities,andpotentialpressurelockingconditionsintwomotor-operatedvalveswerethedominant contributorstothecoredamagefrequency(CDF)increase.ThepostulatedHELBscenarios contributeda

ÿCDFof3.9x10

-4/year.TheCDFincreaseattributedtothedegradedseismiccapacityofblockwallsandthedegradedseismiccapacityoftheemergencyservicewater pumpbackwashsystemwasalsoadominantcontributor,whichcontributeda

ÿCDFofapproximately4.2x10

-5/year.Themediumandlargelossofcoolant-accident(LOCA)sequencesassociatedwiththepotentialpressurelockingconditionsinthemotor-operated valveslocatedinthesuctionpathtotheresidualheatremovalpumpsfromthecontainment recirculationsumpcontributeda

ÿCDFof3.6x10

-5/year.

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