05000366/LER-1950-366, Informs of Mod to Previous Commitment Re Operation of Facility Beyond CY83 W/O Completing Corrective Action on Pipe Whip Issue Described in LER 50-366/283-46.Facility Will Continue to Operate Into Jan 1984

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Informs of Mod to Previous Commitment Re Operation of Facility Beyond CY83 W/O Completing Corrective Action on Pipe Whip Issue Described in LER 50-366/283-46.Facility Will Continue to Operate Into Jan 1984
ML20083F957
Person / Time
Site: Hatch Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 12/22/1983
From: Gucwa L
GEORGIA POWER CO.
To: James O'Reilly
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
References
NED-83-642, TAC-51908, NUDOCS 8401050638
Download: ML20083F957 (2)


LER-2050-366, Informs of Mod to Previous Commitment Re Operation of Facility Beyond CY83 W/O Completing Corrective Action on Pipe Whip Issue Described in LER 50-366/283-46.Facility Will Continue to Operate Into Jan 1984
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3662050366R00 - NRC Website

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement RII: JP0 Region II - Suite 2900 /50-366 101 Marietta Street, NW Pipe Whip Restraints Atlanta, Georgia 30303 ATTENTION: Mr. James P. O'Reilly GENTLBfEN:

On June 23, 1983, we reported that certain pipe whip restraints had not been installed at Plant Hatch-Unit 2 (See LER 50-366/283-46). By letters

-dated June 28, 1983 and July 6, 1983, we provided information regarding circumstances of the finding, corrective actions, and justification for 1 continued - operation. Discussions were held among Georgia Power Company representatives, NRC Region II staff, and NRC NRR staff, including a meeting at Region II headquarters on June 30, 1983 to discuss this matter in detail. In those discussions and, as stated in our July 6,1983 letter, we concluded that operation of Plant flatch - Unit 2 (with missing pipe whip restraints) to the end of 1983 would not constitute a significant reduction in margins of safety.

On September 28, 1983, we met with NRC Region II and NRR management at Georgia Power Company headquarters to present revised, future outage plans for Plant Hatch. It was stated in that meeting and documented in our October 5,1983 letter to- NRR that extensions in time would be needed for completion of certain work, including installation and/or re-analysis of pipe whip restraints, since it is our intention to operate Plant llatch -

Unit 2 into January 1984 before undertaking a major outage. Later, on October 11, 1983, representatives of Georgia Power Company met with NRR (including Mr. Harold Denton) to explain our overall plans and need for NRC accommodations. In both the September 28, 1983 and the October 11, 1983 meetings, NRC management agreed with our plans, subject to further discussions.

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. 6 GeorgiaPower d U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcement Region II - Suite 2900 December 22, 1983 Page Two Consequently, regarding the aforementioned issue on pipe whip, we have i modified our previous commitment not to operate Plant Hatch - Unit 2 beyond the end of calendar year 1983 without completing corrective actions. We now We plan to continue to operate Plant Hatch - Unit 2 into January 1984.

understand that this schedule is acceptable to you.

Sincerely yours, f S~ & m L. T. Gucwa

/ab l xc: J. T. Beckham, Jr.

H. C. Nix, Jr.

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