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muu Jersey Central Power & Light Company

%%** . I" F Madison Avenue at Punch Bowl Roadti 'e < =' Mornstown, New Jersey 07960

(201)455-8200

January 6, 1981

''r. CarrelI 3. Eisenhut, Directcr

Director of Licensing;ftice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationJ. 5. '.uclear Regulatcry Commission;asning en, D. 2. 20555

Jear Yr. Eisennut:

Subject: Oyster Croes Nuclear Generating StaticnOccket No. 50- 9 2.lg'4UREG 07.:7

'w;EG-C737 was transmitted to us by vcur letter datec October 31, 1980. As

recuestec in vcur letter, .e are prov icing confirmation that we can eitner maxe

tne imalenentation dates of NUREG 0737 cr for the cates .e cannot meet .e haveOrcccsec revised dates and justification for the celays. Enclosure 1 lisis a:1the to ics listec in 0737 that apply to Oyster Creek anc nave een ccepletec cr.ill te comple*ed on senecule. Encfosures 2, 3, 4, and 5 describe those to:ics.nich soply to Oyster Creek and for which ne are proposi ng a change to thei~piementa+ ion scnecule er eriteria cescritec in NUREG C737.

.i e are no+ in a p c s i t i on to corr. i + to neet those scheculed dates in NUREG0737 that are "TO BE DETER'.11NED" (T3D ) . '.. hen those dates are establishec, we

.ill assess cur a:ility to meet them at tnat time.

cr items that recu ire moc i f icat i on s to the S t at i on , .e will make every

attempt to meet all the criteria establisned in the NUREG. sowever, in theevent material, equipment, or instrumentation .nien meets all the criteriacannc' be procured in time to meet the senecule, we will use a suitablesubstitute. The cualifiec material, ecuipment, or instrumentation .ill beinstalled at the first plannec outage of sufficient duration after it isreceivec onsite.

Inis ;3tter ref l ects +he present status of cur committment to NUREG 0737.It in the cours? cf imclemen*ing tne items in NUREG un f orseen problems arise,you nii l te ncm itiec promotly. Also pfease note that the designs of~ccifications provicec are cnly preliminary in nature and may undergo changescuring tneir engineering anc safet/ revie s. These cnances .ill be fcrwarced toyou uccn completion of tne mccification.

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Enclosure 1>

| NUREG 0737 Items That Have Been Completedor Will Be Completed en Schedule

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; Ites No. Short Title Description Remarks,

1.A.1.1 Shift Technical Advisor 1. On duty! 2. Tech specs

3. Trained perLL Cat B.

i 4. Describe long-

3 term program

i 1.A.1.2 Shift supervisor Delegate non-

responsibilities safety duties'

1.A.1.3 Shift manning 1. Limit over-timet

,2. Min shift crew

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| 1.A.2.1 I= mediate upgrading 1. SRO experof RO and SRO training '2. SR0s be R0sand qualifications 1 yr.

3. Three no trngon shift

! 4. Modify training

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; 1.A.2.3 Administration of Instructors complete' training programs SRO exam

'1.A.3.1 Revise scope and 1. Increase scope

i criteria for licensing 2. Increase pas-exams sing grade

3; Simulator examsi

i 1.C.1 Short-term accident 1. SB LOCA

and procedures review' 2. Inadequate corecoolinga. Reanalyte and

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propose guide-| lines

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cedures3. Transients 5

accidentsi a. Reanalyse! and propose

guidelines'

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i 1.C.2 Shift 5 relief Implement shiftturnover procedures turnover checklist

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i 1.C.3 Shift-s apervisor Clearly define

responsibility superv 5 oper'

responsibilities

I 1.C.4 Control-room access Establishauthority,limit access

1.C.3 Feedback of operating License toexperience i=plement

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! 1.C.6 Verify correct Reviseperformance of performanceoperating activities procedures

1.D.1 Control-room Preliminary

design reviews assessment and'

schedule forcorrectingdeficiencies

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l.D.2 Plant-safety- 1. Description<

parameter display 2. Installed

console 3. Fullyimplemented

11.B.1 leactor-coolant- 1. Design

:ystem vents 2.. Install vents

(LL Cat B)3. Procedures

11.B.2 Plant shielding 1. Review designs1. Plant

modifications(LL Cat B)

3. Equipment'. qualification

11.B.3 Postaccident 1. Interim system.

sampling 2. Plant.

modifications'

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; 11.B.4 Training for 1. Develop train-=itigating ing programcore damage 2. Implement

programa. Initialb. Complete

11.D.1 Relief S safety- 1. Submit programvalve test 2. RV S SV testing

| requirements (LL Cat B)a. Complete'

testingb. Plant-

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3. Block-valve Not applicabletesting

1 11.D.3 Valve position 1. Install direct

indication indications of'

valve position

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11.E.4.1 Dedicated hydrogen 1. Designpenetrations 2. Install

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11.E.4.2 Containment 1-4. Imp. diverseisolation Isolationdependability 5. Cntmt pressure

setpointa. Speficy

pressure| b. Sbdifi-

cations6. Cntmt purge

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7. Radiation See Enclosure 2i

signal onpurge valvesi

S. Tech specs

11.F.1 Accident- 1. Noble gas See Enclosure 3monitoring monitor

Iodine /'

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3. Containmenthigh-rangemonitor

4. Containment,

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| 11.F.1 (continued) 5. Containmentwater level

6. Containmenthydrogen

11.F.2 Instrumentation for 1. Subcool meter Not Applicabledetection of 2. Tech spec Not Applicableinadequate core (LL Cat A)cooling 3. Install level

instruments(LL Cat 3)

11.K.1 IE Bulletins 79-05, 06, 08

11.K.3 Final reco=mendations, 3. Reporting SV 5BSO task force RV failures 5

challenges16. Challenges a

failures torelief valvesa. Study 4/1/S1b. Modify 1st refuel

or 1 yr.afterapproval

17. ECC 1/1/81systemoutages

18. ADS actuationa. Studyb. Propose

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c. Modifica-tion

19. Interlockrecire pumpmodification

21. Restart of CSSS I.PCIa. Designb. Modifica-

tion25. Power on pump

sealsa. Propose mods-b. Modifications

27. Common ref level29. Performance of

isolation condensers

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11.K.3 (continued) 30. SB LOCA See Enclosure 4methodsa. schedule

outlineb. Modelc. New

analyses31. Compliance

with CFR-50.46

44. Eval tran- See Enclosure 4sient withsingle failure

45. Manual depres- See Enclosure 4suri:ation

46. Michelsonconcerns

57. Manual act ofADS

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111.A.1.1 Emergency Short-termpreparedness, improvementsshort term

111.A.1.2 Upgrade emergency 1. Interim ISCsupport facilities OSC S EOF

2. Design3. Modifications

111.A.2 Emergency 1. Upgrade emer-preparedness gency plans-

to App. E,10 CFR 50

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111.B.1.1 Primary coolant 1. Leak reduction* outide containment 2. Tech specs

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111.D.3.3 Inplant radiation 1. Provide means

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111.D.3.4 Control-room 1. Reviewhabitability 2. Modification See Enclosure'5

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i n ei , it.E.4.2, Ocn+ainment Isclation Cecencacility has a recuirement +na*

rne "Ccriainment curge enc vent iscla*icn valves must closa on a niqh racia* ion

signal." The schedule as croccsea in NUREG 0737 is to recuire trat this ce

impicmentec by July 1, 19el, hc.ever in 'ne Ocdy of the cescr iotion i* states:

"R sition 7 (Durge 1 vent isolation on hign racia-icn) shall be i-'clementec oy

July I, 1951 cr curing the folicwing cutaas of sutticient duration, bu+ no later

* nan January 1, 1982." l* is cur in*ention to utilize the containment high

aciation signal as the isola *icn signal for these valves. Since the

todificaticn implementing the Containment Hign Pacia*icn requirements is not vue

until January 1, 1982, ne propose to acccmplish containment vent anc purge

isolation modificatien en the same schecule.

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*:U7EG 0737 iTE" iI..:.1.2

; tem it.:.i.2, lacine/3 articles Sampling, requires a cesicn casis shielding

enveloce of ICE 2 uci/cc of gaseous radiciccine and particula *es ceccsitec cn *be

sanoting mecia. c. e tinc +na* .e cannc? meet this cri*eria nitn the

instrumen*a*icr availaDie betere January 1, 1982. c.e arc theref ore installing

an en fine system ter acnitoring iccine anc carticulates in the exhaust un to

|evels cf ILE-2*uci/cc. Also arcvisions will De providec for c0 ta i n i n g a ';r ab

sa cle that can te analv:ec cn si+e uc to concen*raticns required by +his

cri*eria. ae tneretcre feel this crovices adecuate coverage for monitoring any

vostulated relaases tree the clant.

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NUREG 0737 ! TE'.?S I i .< .3.30, Ii.K.3.44 A 1I.4.3.45

l*G.T.s ll.K.3.30, ll.K.3.44 inc li.K.3.45 are items * hat are being accressoc

oy the SWR o.ners of which we are a me.ber, ae nave not yet been able to

evaluate the c ners group responses ter ineir applicability to the Oyster Creek1

facility. ..e ex;;ect to nave that eval uaticn ccmp te o anc cur res;cnse on these

itee.s sent to vou :y ecruary 15, 1931.r

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NUREG 0737 t TE'? tiI.D.3.4

i*em Ill.D.J.4, Controt :<cen l'ac i ?cb i l i ty , recuires tha? the facili*y

centret te uograced to eet tne criteria sta*ec in 'iURE3 0737 tv January 1,

1935. As a result et cur evaluation tc da*e, the Oyster Crces control rccm

ventitation system :ces no* mee* Starcard Revie. Stan criteria, .hich Tav result

in extensive eng i neer i ng construction changes at the si*e. Theretcre, ae niil

ret ce a:le to meet tne January 1, 1923 schecule. Our evaluation nitt be

cen ! eTe by ri c 1981. At that time ne will previce you with the cutccme et that

eval uaticn anc a senecule ter .eeting the requirements of this item.

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