ML19323B696

Contentions 48 & 49 Alleging That Facility Should Be Designed W/Control Rod Drive Return as Addl Safeguard & That Containment Should Have Core Ladle as Described in NUREG- 0054

ML19323B696
Person / Time
Site:	Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	04/07/1980
From:	Doherty J DOHERTY, J.F.
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
NUDOCS 8005140091
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Zursu:nt to '3 072 2 714, J:hn J. 00hert7, Intervenor in the 33cve 0:nstru::Lon license ?roce311nrs files the contentions below. :ach is first presented, followed by a supporting statenent

'roviding additional basis, and c:ncluded b a statement as to uhy the contention should be admitted to the crocestings de-c'ite the deadline for Contentions being passed.

?2.:? C7 T"?'":TIO7 M8 Intervenor Contands the A0rG3 should be designed with a control roi drive return line (CRD), becauce this source of hiTh 1 essure water functions as an adiitional safe uari against events where there is water loss fr:7 the r ector vessel et oressure remains high.

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fhis Oontention is sun?3ated 57 the fact on three occai-si:ns of naior Boilia .later .'eactor events, the 02D return line and 7uno have functioned as significant systens to keep a safe reactor core inventory, despite this systen's not being a " safety" or ' safety related" systen. These events were:

a. The fire at the 3rv<n's 7 err? Unit 1, on " arch 22, 1975.

b. The ir7well overpressurization event at 3resden II, on .ne 5, 1 1970

c. 'he loss of core inventor 7 at Syster Creek, on "a7 2,197?.

Fur:her evidence the 023 return line s sten is of safety <

value is thst there will be periods'as long as a ves; where tTe A0:.'03 will be 7ersittei to run uith punos to the high cres- 1 sure core sora7 systen (2705) out of service. In the event of occurences like t.:se listei a ovo, there would be no source of hi.h oressure for maintainin.; the roact,r core inventory or cooling with PPCS out of service. :*ence the ORD return line offers a bac'c-up systen in the event of out of service for the 2F03 pumps.

This Intervenor would also 7oint out that "C2D novement

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9o although tho:e to evilantly sufficient reasen4re7ove the t'.e 02J return ' ecause of unerpected no:-le crac :inc in the reactor, this Interve or centonis that the sicnificance to safet7 so far shown 57 havinT this noa-safetr systen available outweighs the advanta0e of renoving it due to norrie erse':c.

In silition, it should b? poi . tai out that a ca t.ution to t':e THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS

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Thic ;ontatti... is basci on tha unique cronerrisc of the 3 >i1 for t';e pr:20091 cite as offerin little of :he protecti'-

a cite uith : ore roc:c and roe :11::2 strits vould -iva n e 9u M ic and the environment. 2ho : ors la lle ' con e,t amich wcs cu7?orte' for any reactor site in the aaricaa Ph sical Societ~ .:ecort (Re-views of Modarn Physics, 47 Jup.a. Jusmer,1975; .3, 0-111) on

uclear 31fety, a.,221rs fra: .:G2:G- a?4, to al.':r ;;;;;cl 117: uf additional time in which m,lten uranium could 'ce ;re ented fron cen-tceting :he noist lays and siltc of the aCNGC where subcequent

tean en,losion such as dec:ri:ci in mun-1000, "2eacter Zafat7 3tud7 " (page 7:: -77,73) wouli be lihol7 to oc:ur. 2ha =inicus delay of tha " core laile" would sake evacuation more easy.

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2/ 2hore is no current c: ,ission effort to have ap,licant's e7 sten or any 3.l2 system equippei with a cora 1:lle device for clants situated on clay, silt, can; and gravel.

3/ Consideration of thic, in view of the evacuation and porulation c:ntentions raiced by Intervenor J. Morgan 21 shop and other carties vault cive the opp;rtunit:' te c:ncider melt-delay 37: tons in rela-tion to denographic conditions.

4/ 50 other part7 has ascorted the right :: bring up this levice for core melt mitigation or delay.

5/ .ihere the consequences of =eltdoun are severe, the use of tine to consider its nitiration is worthy. This Intervonor has raisai several other is:ues in this proceeding, and hence his participation as a question is moot.

Therefore, this Intervenor see'.<s ainission of the above Contentions nunbere 48 and 49.

2espectfully submitted John 7. Joher'7 03 pies of "JO 2: 7.

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