ML17059A960

Extends Invitation to Region I Licensees to Participate in Discussion of GL 95-07, Pressure Locking & Thermal Binding of Safety-Related Power-Operated Gate Valves

ML17059A960
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	09/27/1995
From:	Eugene Kelly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Sylvia B NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
References
GL-95-07, GL-95-7, NUDOCS 9510100230
Download: ML17059A960 (6)

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Hr. B. Ralph Sylvia Executive Vice President Nuclear Niagara Hohawk Power Corporation Nine Hile Point Nuclear Station P.O.

Box 63

Lycoming, New York 13093

SUBJECT:

PRESSURE LOCKING AND THERHAL BINDING HEETING

Dear Hr. Sylvia:

I am extending an invitation to Region I licensees to participate with 'the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and Region I representatives in a discussion of Generic Letter (GL) 95-07, "Pressure Locking and Thermal Binding of Safety-Related Power-Operated Gate Valves."

Special emphasis will be placed on the principal technical

issues, experiences and analyses of pressure locking and thermal binding, recommendations in GL 95-07, and planned NRC actions to resolve this concern.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 2,

1995, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Guest Suites (610-647-6700),

Wayne, PA.

The meeting is open for public observation and will be attended by NRC Region I, NRR and other NRC staff.

We request that you consider sending two to three members of your staff and management associated with the evaluation of pressure locking and thermal binding.

To make the meeting as productive as possible, please provide a preliminary list of questions and issues, and indicate who will represent you at the meeting by October 13, 1995.

Those questions and issues will form the bases for additional discussions.

We also intend to present overviews by both NRC and utility managers, presenting their perspective on GL 95-07.

The meeting

notice, an agenda for the meeting, along with directions to the meeting are attached for your information.

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Hr. Ralph B. Sylvia guestions regarding the meeting details and feedback on questions and attendees may be directed to me directly at (610) 337-5111.

I look forward to our meeting.

Sincerely, Docket No. 50-220; 50-410

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Notice

2. Agenda

3. Directions Eugene M. Kelly, Chief Systems Section Division of Reactor Safety cc w/enclosure:

R. Abbott, Vice President-Nuclear Generation C. Terry, Vice President-Nuclear Engineering H. HcCormick, Vice President - Safety Assessment and Support N. Rademacher, Unit 1 Plant Manager H. Balduzzi, Operations Manager J.

Conway, Unit 2 Plant Manager (acting)

D. Wolniak, Manager, Licensing J.

Warden, New York Consumer Protection Branch G. Wilson, Senior Attorney M. Wetterhahn, Winston and Strawn

Director, Energy

& Water Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law J. Vinquist, HATS, Inc.

F. William Valentino, President, New York State Energy Research'nd Development Authority

Mr. Ralph B. Sylvia Distribution w/encl:

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

PUBLIC NRC Resident Inspector W.

Dean OEDO (WMD)

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