ML18058B124
| ML18058B124 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 09/30/1992 |
| From: | Masciantonio A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Slade G CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| References | |
| TAC-M73443, NUDOCS 9210090182 | |
| Download: ML18058B124 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 Docket No. 50-255 Mr. Gerald B. Slade Plant General Manager Palisades Plant Consumers Power Company 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043
Dear Mr. Slade:
Sept.airer 30, 1992
SUBJECT:
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT - DEFERMENT OF AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR SHUTDOWN COOLING (TAC NO. M73443)
By letter dated June 28, 1989, as supplemented by letters dated May 1 and September 26, 1991, and March 18, August 24, and August 28, 1992, you requested an amendment to the Palisades Technical Specifications (TS).
The amendment would add new operational requirements, action statements, and surveillance requirements to assure the availability of shutdown cooling to the primary coolant system (PCS) during certain operational conditions.
Specifically, the proposed amendment would add new TS Sections 3.1.9 and 3.7.3, and would add Item 14 to Table 4.2.2. Also, as a result of a recent review of the shutdown cooling system piping stress analysis, additional TS changes are made restricting operability of the shutdown cooling system to S300 degrees F instead of 325 degrees F.
The NRC staff is currently reexamining and redefining what constitutes acceptable risk during shutdown and low power conditions, including TS requirements. A final decision has not been made, however, a gen~ric communication, which is in preparation and scheduled to be issued in early 1993, will provide standard TS for shutdown and refuel in[ conditions.
The generic letter establishes guidance for containment inte~rity, core cooling, onsite AC power, and containment cooling, in addition to other programmatic requirements.
We realize that the proposed amendment involved a considerable effort and you are to be commended for your initiative in recognizing the need for specifications to control shutdown operations. However, in view of the ongoing activity in this area and the expanded scope of coverage, it would be inappropriate for us to approve the requested amendment at this time as "1 currently proposed.
We are, therefore, deferring any further review until the gen~ric letter is *issued and TAC Number M73443 will be closed. The work done 050060
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- 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Judd L. Bacon, Esquire Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Jerry Sarno Township Supervisor Covert Township 36197 M-140 Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 Office of the Governor Room 1 - c'api to l Building Lansing, Michig~n 48913 Mr. Patrick M. Donnelly, Director Safety and Licensing Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector Office Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memori.al Highway Covert,* Michfgan 49043
- Palisades Plant Nuclear Facilities and Environmental Monitoring Section Office Division of Radiological Health Department of Public Health 3423 N. Logan Street P. 0. Box 30195 Lansing, Michigan 48909 Gerald Charnoff, Esquire.
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