ML17285A560

Advises NRC That Requirement of Reg Guide 1.97,Rev 2 to Provide Qualified Wide Range Neutron Monitor Satisfied. Requests That Deferral Contained in 890324 Ltr Be Withdrawn

ML17285A560
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	06/15/1989
From:	Sorensen G WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
RTR-REGGD-01.097, RTR-REGGD-1.097 GO2-89-109, NUDOCS 8906200336
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ACCESSION NBR:8906200336 DOC.DATE: 89/06/15 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET g FACIL:50-397 WPPSS Nuclear Project, Unit 2, Washington Public Powe 05000397 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION SORENSEN,G.C. Washington Public Power Supply System RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Document Control Branch (Document Control Desk)

SUBJECT:

Advises NRC that. requirement of Reg Guide 1.97,Rev 2 to provide qualified wide range neutron monitor satisfied.

DISTRIBUTION CODE: A001D COPIES RECEIVED:LTR ENCL SIZE:

TITLE: OR Submittal: General Distribution NOTES RECIPIENT COPIES RECIPIENT COPIES ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL PD5 LA 1 1 PD5 PD 1 1 SAMWORTH,R 5 5 INTERNAL: ACRS 6 6 NRR/DEST/ADS 7E '1 1 NRR/DEST/CEB 8H 1 1 NRR/DEST/ESB 8D 1 1 NRR/DEST/ICSB 1 1 NRR/DEST/MTB 9H 1 1 NRR/DEST/RSB 8E 1 1 NRR/DOEA/TSB 11 1 1, NUDOCS-ABSTRACT 1 1 1 0 OGC/HDS2 1 0 1 1 RES/DSIR/EIB 1 1 EXTERNAL: LPDR 1 1 NRC PDR 1 1 NSIC 1 1 R

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WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM P.O. Box 968 ~ 3000 George Washington Way ~ Richland, Washington 99352 June 15, 1989 G02-89-109 Docket No. 50-397 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Mail Station Pl-137 Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:

Subject:

NUCLEAR PLANT NO. 2 OPERATING LICENSE NPF-21 SATISFACTION OF LICENSE CONDITION 2.C. (16)

ATTACHMENT 2. ITEM 3(b), WIDE RANGE NEUTRON MONITOR

Reference:

Letter,'02-89-047, G.C. Sorensen (SS) to NRC, "Request for Amendment to License Condition 2.C.(16),

Attachment 2, Item 3(b), Wide Range Neutron Monitor",

dated March 24, 1989 In the reference letter the Supply System requested an amendment to allow deferral of the implementation of the requirements of Reg. Guide 1.97, Rev. 2 for flux monitoring to prior to startup following the fifth refueling outage (Spring 1990). This was done in parallel with the Supply System's continuing efforts to environmentally and seismically qualify the Wide Range Neutron Monitoring system designed and fabricated by Gamma Metrics.

The purpose of this letter is to advise the NRC that the Supply System's above efforts have been successful, and that the requirement of Reg. Guide 1.97, Rev. 2 to pro. ide a qualified wide range neutror monitor has been satisfied.

During power ascension from the present outage, the Supply System will deter-mine the sensitivity of the monitoring system as installed at WNP-2. The Supply System will provide the results of this testing to the Staff including justifying the minimum range should the value of 1 X 10 -6X full power not be achieved. This information will be provided no later than September 15, 1989.

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Page Two SATISFACTION OF LICENSE CONDITION 2.C(16), ATTACHMENT 2, ITEM 3(b)

HIDE RANGE NEUTRON MONITOR Now that the environmental qualification of the NRNM system and resultant satisfaction of the subject license condition has been accomplished, the license amendment requested on November 18, 1986 (G02-86-1027) has become necessary. Unfortunately, the NRC only recently denied the Supply System's request for amendment for administrative purposes.

Because able that the denial was for administrative purposes only, it it would seem reason-could be reinstituted on the same basis, and we hereby request that you take that action. By not requir ing this amendment to be resubmitted, considerable time will be saved in the review process, and be republished in the Federal Register.

it will not need to The Supply System has reviewed the previous submittal (G02-86-1027) and confirmed that the statements made are still accurate and applicable including arguments supporting the determination of no significant hazards.

The satisfaction of this license condition precludes the need to provide quarterly status reports as required by Amendment No. 60 to the HNP-2 Operat-ing License NPF-21. The Supply System also asks that the request for deferal contained in the r eference letter be withdrawn.

Very truly yours, G. C. Sorensen, Manager Regulatory Programs HLA/bk cc: JB Martin - NRC RV NS Reynolds - BCPSR RB Samworth - NRC DL 'llilliams - BPA/399 NRC Site Inspector - 901A

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