ML14188B710

Discusses Util Response to Generic Ltr 89-10, Safety- Related Motor-Operated Valve Testing & Surveillance. Relief Should Be Requested from Any Specific Commitments from NRC Bulletin 85-003 & Technical Justification Provided

ML14188B710
Person / Time
Site:	Harris, Brunswick, Robinson
Issue date:	06/27/1990
From:	Adensam E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Eury L Carolina Power & Light Co
References
GL-89-010, TAC-75638, TAC-75639, TAC-75668, TAC-75709 IEB-85-003, IEB-85-3, NUDOCS 9007050177
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 June 27, 1990 Docket Nos.

50-261 50-325.and 50-324 50-400 Mr. Lynn Eury Executive Vice President Power Supply Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602

SUBJECT:

RESPONSE TO GENERIC LETTER 89-10, "SAFETY-RELATED MOTOR OPERATED VALVE (MOV) TESTING AND SURVEILLANCE" - BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT 1, H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 (TAC NOS. 75638, 75639, 75668 AND 75709)

On June 28, 1989, the NRC issued Generic Letter (GL) 89-10, "Safety-Related Motor Operated Valve Testing and Surveillance," requesting the establishment of a program to ensure the operability of all safety-related motor-operated valves (MOV) under design basis conditions. The program in GL 89-10 significantly expands the scope of the program outlined in NRC Bulletin 85-03 and its supplement.

On December 27, 1989, you submitted a letter in response to GL 89-10 regarding the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2, the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, and the H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2.

Therein, you state that you have reviewed GL 89-10 and have developed a corporate action plan at each of your nuclear power plants to comply with the recommendations of the GL.

We understand that you are in the process of identifying the MOV to be within the generic letter program and are planning to implement this program within five years or three refueling outages, whichever is later.

In your December 27 letter, you stated that certain activities were under way that could affect the schedule for implementing GL 89-10. One issue involved a letter dated November 17, 1989, from T. E. Tipton, Nuclear Management and Resources Council (NUMARC), to T. E. Murley, NRC, which requested clarification of several aspects of GL 89-10. In a letter dated January 29, 1990, from J. E. Richardson, NRC, to T. E. Tipton, the staff discussed the points raised by NUMARC and indicated that the results of the public workshops held to discuss the GL would provide additional information. Those results are being finalized and will be distributed in the near future as a supplement to the GL.

The staff interprets your letter as a commitment to the recommendations and schedule of the GL. The staff, therefore, expects your program description to be available in accordance with the schedule in Item 1 of the generic letter.

You should review the workshop minutes and justify in your program description any differences with the staff positions.

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Mr. Lynn June 27, 1990 Additionally, you refer to the statement in GL 89-10 that its recommendations supersede those of NRC Bulletin 85-03, "Motor-Operated Valve Common Mode Failures During Plant Transients Due to Improper Switch Settings."

The elimination of any commitments to NRC Bulletin 85-03 are contingent upon the commitment to the recommendations and the schedule recommended in GL 89-10. You should request relief from any specific commitments made in response to NRC Bulletin 85-03 in writing and provide technical justification for the request.

Your response to GL 89-10, dated December 27, 1989, stated that you intend to meet the schedule and recommendations of the GL. Your program description should be retained on-site for possible further NRC staff review.

Sincerely, Richard A. Becker/for Elinor G. Adensam, Director Project Directorate I1-1 Division of Reactor Projects -

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Mr. L. W. Eury Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Units 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. Russell B. Starkey, Jr.

Mr. H. A. Cole Vice President Special Deputy Attorney General Brunswick Nuclear Project State of North Carolina P. 0. Box 10429 P. 0. Box 629 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. R. E. Jones, General Counsel Mr. Robert P. Gruber Carolina Power & Light Company Executive Director P. 0. Box 1551 Public Staff -

NCUC Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 P. 0. Box 29520 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0520 Ms. Frankie Rabon Board of Commissioners P. 0. Box 249 Bolivia, North Carolina 28422 Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Star Route 1 P. 0. Box 208 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Regional Administrator, Region II U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. Dayne H. Brown, Director Division of Radiation Protection N. C. Department of Environmental, Commerce and Natural Resources P. 0. Box 27687 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Mr. J. L. Harness Plant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. 0. Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461

Mr. L. W. Eury Carolina Power & Light Company Shearon Harris cc:

Mr. R. E. Jones, General Counsel Regional Administrator, Region II Carolina Power & Light Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. 0. Box 1551 101 Marietta Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Resident Inspector/Harris NPS c/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. C. S. Hinnant Route 1, Box 315B Plant General Manager New Hill, North Carolina 27562 Harris Nuclear Plant P. 0. Box 165 Mr. R. B. Richey, Manager New Hill, North Carolina 27562 Harris Nuclear Project Harris Nuclear Plant Mr. Dayne H. Brown, Director P. 0. Box 165 Division of Radiation Protection New Hill, North Carolina 27562 N. C. Department of Environmental, Commerce & Natural Resources Mr. H. A. Cole P. 0. Box 27687 Special Deputy Attorney General Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 State of North Carolina P. 0. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602

0 Mr. L. W. Eury H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Carolina Power & Light Company Plant, Unit No. 2 cc:

Mr. R. E. Jones, General Counsel Mr. Dayne H. Brown, Director Carolina Power & Light Company Department of Environmental, P. 0. Box 1551 Health and Natural Resources Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Division of Radiation Protection P. 0. Box 27687 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Mr. H. A. Cole Special Deputy Attorney General Mr. Robert P. Gruber State of North Carolina Executive Director P. 0. Box 629 Public Staff -

NCUC Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 P. 0. Box 29520 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0520 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. C. R. Dietz Resident Inspector's Office Manager, Robinson Nuclear Project H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Department Route 5, Box 413 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 P. 0. Box 790 Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Heyward G. Shealy, Chief 101 Marietta Street Bureau of Radiological Health Suite 2900 South Carolina Department of Health Atlanta, Georgia 30323 and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Mr. R. Morgan Columbia, South Carolina 29201 General Manager H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant P. 0. Box 790 Hartsville, South Carolina 29550