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Summary of 791031 Site Visit to Observe Sump Screen Deficiency
ML20090A481
Person / Time
Site: Midland
Issue date: 10/31/1979
From: Hood D
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Rubenstein L
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML17198A223 List: ... further results
References
CON-BOX-13, FOIA-84-96, REF-GTECI-A-43, REF-GTECI-ES, TASK-A-43, TASK-OR NUDOCS 7911160166
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SUBJECT:

TELECON FOR NOTIFICATION ON SUMP SCREEN DEFICIENCY

REFERENCE:

" Summary of Trip to Observe flidland Sump Tests" dated 9/17/79 On 10/31/79 at 8:45 am I received a call from Messrs. Mike Salerno and Jim.Zabritski of Consumers Power Company regarding the referenced trip sumary of a staff visit to observe a containment sump test. The call was with regard to our requirement stated in the trip report that the B&W concern regarding core blockage must be further explained and evaluated. Mr. Zabritski advised that our concern had been forwarded to B&W for resolution. Mr. Salerno confim.ad that the requirement for a fine mesh (0.04 inch) sump screen results from a B&W concern resulting from trapping of fine particles-(e.g., foam glass insulation) between the fuel spacer grid and fuel elements which is postulated to continue during the post-LOCA recirculation node until fuel blockage in excess of that used in Appendix K analyses results. The .aMition of t'1e fine screen in the itidiand design results from the applicant's i inability to verify that such a significant extent of blockage could not other-wise occur. 1 The concern was recognized to be generic to other PWR plants in addition to Midland, llessrs. Salerno and Zabritski were not aware of why other B&W plants did not have similar screens in response to the B&W concern. The concern brings into question the conservativeness of LOCA analyses and assumptions. A prompt review should be perfomed to determine whether ASLB notifications are in order. Origina$ signed by: Darl Hood, Project flanager - Light Water Reactors-Branch !!o. 4 Division of Project !!anagement i cc: R. Mattson D. Vassallo V. Stello S. Hanauer S. Varga H. Thornburg fS11160%,g>,4 l T. Speis,. .M. Williams D. Ross y..,,,,, u... n ,___i.... L DPMhR-4 _Dk M m.a

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