ML063390071
| ML063390071 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 12/21/2006 |
| From: | Martin R NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-1 |
| To: | Grissette D Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| Martin R, NRR/DORL, 415-1493 | |
| References | |
| GL-06-001, TAC MD0118, TAC MD0119 | |
| Download: ML063390071 (4) | |
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December 21, 2006 Mr. D. E. Grissette Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295
SUBJECT:
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2. NRC GENERIC LETTER 2006-01, STEAM GENERATOR TUBE INTEGRITY AND ASSOCIATED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (TAC NOS. MD0118 AND MD0119)
Dear Mr. Grissette:
On January 20, 2006, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Generic Letter (GL) 2006-01, Steam Generator (SG) Tube Integrity and Associated Technical Specifications(TSs), (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML060200385). This GL requested that addressees either submit a description of their program for ensuring SG tube integrity for the interval between inspections or adopt alternative TS requirements for ensuring SG tube integrity.
By letter dated February 11, 2006, the licensee for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, (VEGP 1 and 2), submitted a response to GL 2006-01 (ADAMS Accession No. ML060440275). This response provided a regulatory commitment to submit a request to modify the SG portion of the TSs. By application to the NRC dated March 29, 2006, the licensee requested changes to the TSs for VEGP Units 1 and 2 to adopt the alternative TS requirements for ensuring SG tube integrity (ADAMS Accession No. ML060890447). The new TSs were modeled after Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Traveler, TSTF-449, Steam Generator Tube Integrity (ADAMS Accession No. ML051090200). By letter dated June 5, 2006, the licensee provided the NRC a supplement (ADAMs Accession No. ML061570032) to the original application. On August 28, 2006, the NRC staff issued Amendment Nos. 144 and 124 to the VEGP Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating Licenses which approved the new SG TSs (ADAMS Accession No. ML062360577).
D. Grissette The NRC staff finds the licensees adoption of new SG TSs modeled after TSTF-449 to be an acceptable and complete response to GL 2006-01. This completes the NRC staffs efforts on TAC Nos. MD0118 and MD0119. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact me at 301 415-1493.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert E. Martin, Sr. Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425 cc: See next page
ML063390071 NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/LPL2-1/PM NRR/LPL2-1/LA NRR/CSGB/BC NRR/LPL2-1/BC NAME RMartin MOBrien AHiser EMarinos DATE 12/15/06 12/21/06 12 /18/06 12/21/06
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 & 2 cc:
Mr. D. E. Grissette Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 Mr. N. J. Stringfellow Manager, Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 Mr. Skip Kitchens, General Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 1600 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Mr. Jeffrey T. Gasser Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 Mr. Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 1470 Riveredge Parkway, NW Atlanta, GA 30328-4684 Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission 244 Washington St., SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Mr. Harold Reheis, Director Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334 Attorney General Law Department 132 Judicial Building Atlanta, GA 30334 Mr. Laurence Bergen Oglethorpe Power Corporation 2100 East Exchange Place P.O. Box 1349 Tucker, GA 30085-1349 Arthur H. Domby, Esquire Troutman Sanders NationsBank Plaza 600 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 5200 Atlanta, GA 30308-2216 Resident Inspector Vogtle Plant 8805 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Waynesboro, GA 30830