ML20141E273

Requests Justification,In Writing,For Not Pursuing TS Amend for Diesel Generator Day Tank Fuel Oil Supply or Submit TS Amend to Reflect Vol/Level Required in Day Tanks to Ensure Diesel Generator Operability,Within 15 Days of Ltr Receipt

ML20141E273
Person / Time
Site:	Callaway
Issue date:	05/08/1997
From:	Thomas K NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Randolph G UNION ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 9705200386
Download: ML20141E273 (3)

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I I Mr. Garry L. Randolph Vice President - Chief Nuclear Officer l 4 Union Electric Company )

Post Office Box 620 j l Fulton, Missouri 65251~ '

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR JUSTIFICATION REGARDING ADEQUACY OF TECHNICAL l SPECIFICATION 3.8.1 FOR UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY, CALLAWAY PLANT,

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Dear Mr. Randolph:

! .By letter dated January 19, 1996, the staff approved the enclosed technical specification amendment for the Wolf Creek Generating Station. The amendment

, replaced the fuel oil volume requirement -in the emergency diesel generator day tanks in the Wolf Creek Technical Specifications with a fuel oil level

i. requirement. The amendment was necessary since the diesel generator day tanks ,

were not elevated to ensure the diesel generator injection headers remained I

filled by maintaining the minimum volume of 510 gallons of fuel oil in the day l

4. tanks required by the technical specifications. Therefore, by maintaining l only 510 gallons of fuel oil in the day tanks, diesel generator operability l

could not be ensured.

It is my understanding that your staff evaluated this condition to determine its applicability to the Callaway Plant, and concluded that although the 1 Callaway Plant diesel generator fuel oil system is of the same design as Wolf

Creek, a technical specification amendment to ensure diesel gei,erator

operability was not warranted, since Union Electric established administrative i controls to ensure fuel oil in the day tanks was maintained at a level to

} ensure the diesel generator injection headers remain filled. [ i 4

i i 1 It is the staff's position that if a licensee determines that a limiting l /

i condition for operation in the technical specifications is not adequate to j ensure operability of the equipment controlled by the technical

specifications, an amendment to the technical specifications is warranted.

Therefore, within 15 days from receipt of this letter, either provide your

. -justification, in writing, for not pursuing a technical specification

! amendment for diesel generator day tank fuel oil supply, or submit a technical 4 .

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. Mr. Garry L. Randolph May 8, 1997 specification amendment to reflect -the volume / level required in the day tanks to ensure diesel generator operability.

If you.have any questions, please contact me at (301).415-1362.

! Sincerely, J

Original ' Signed By i Kristine M. Thomas, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-2

' Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-483 DISTRIBUTION: l (Docketafileg

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Professional Nuclear Mr. Otto L. Maynard Consulting, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer 19041 Raines Drive Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Derwood, Maryland 20855 P.O. Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839

Gerald Charnoff, Esq.

Thomas A. Baxter, Esq. . Mr. Dan I. Bolef, President Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbeidge Kay Drey, Representative 2300 N. Street, N.W. Board of Directors Coalition Washington, D.C. 20037 for the Environment j 6267 Delmar Boulevard

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Mr. H. D. Bono University City, Missouri 63130 Supervising Engineer, 2 Site Licensing Mr. Lee Fritz  ;

Union Electric Company' Presiding Commissioner- l Post Office Box 620 Callaway County Court House Fulton, Missouri 65251 10 East Fifth Street i

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspe' .or Office Mr. Alan C. Passwater, Manager 8201 NRC Road Licensing and Fuels Steedman,' Missouri 65077-1302 Union Electric Company )

Post Office Box 66149 1 Mr. J. V. Laux, Manager St. Louis, Missouri 63166-6149 '

Quality Assurance Union Electric Company Post Office, Box 620 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Manager - Electric Department Missouri Public Service Commission 301 W. High Post Office Box 360 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavilion

, 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-8064 Mr. Ronald A.'Kucera, Deputy Director Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 l

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