ML17157A314

Discusses Util 891226 Response to Generic Ltr (GL) 89-10 Re safety-related motor-operated Valve Testing & Surveillance. Justification for Differences Between Program & GL Shown by Workshop Comments Should Be Included in Program Description

ML17157A314
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	09/07/1990
From:	Thadani A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Keiser H PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO.
References
GL-89-10, IEB-85-003, IEB-85-3, TAC-76621, TAC-76622, NUDOCS 9009140209
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0 fwp4k Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 September 7,

1990 Mr. Harold W. Keiser Senior Vice President - Nuclear Pennsylvania Power and Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

SUBJECT:

RESPONSE

TO GENERIC LETTER 89-10, "SAFETY-RELATED MOTOR-OPERATED VALVE (MOV) TESTING AND SURVEILLANCE FOR SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1

AND 2 (TAC NOS.

76621 AND 76622)

On June 28, 1989, the NRC issued Generic Letter (GL) 89-10 requesting the establishment of a program to ensure the operability of all safety-related.

MOVs 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.

In accordance with the schedule provided in the GL, a description of your MOV program should be available for review by June 28, 1990 or the first refueling outage after December 28, 1989, whichever is later.

Information that should be contained in your program description was discussed during the workshops held in September 1989.

The staff positions on questions presented during the workshops will be issued in the form of a supplement to the GL.

As your program is developed,'ustification for any differences between your program and the GL exemplified by the workshop comments should be incorporated into your program description.

On December 26, 1989, you submitted a letter in response to GL 89-10, "Safety-Related Motor-Operated Valve Testing and Surveillance."

Therein, you state that you will consider incorporating the recommendations of the generic letter into your motor-operated valve (MOV) program.

We recognize that the details of your plans will be provided in the program description to be available by June 1990.

At the public workshops held in September 1989 to discuss the generic letter, the NRC staff indicated the information that should be contained in the program description.

The results of the workshops are being finalized and will be distributed in the near future in the form of a supplement to GL 89-10.

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

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Mr. Harold W. Keiser September 7,

1990 Additionally, you indicate that every effort will be made to meet the five-year schedule of th'e generic letter, but that it might be difficult to complete the program in that time period.

If the entire program cannot be completed in five years, the staff recommends that you test the MOVs in situ under design-basis conditions where such testing is practicable.

For those MOVs that cannot be tested in that manner, the staff suggests that you use an alternative approach.

In cases where the alternative approach cannot be adequately justified, the staff recommends that you use the "two stage" approach as outlined in the GL and discussed at the workshops.

Following this

approach, you would set the operating switches for those particular MOVs using the best data available and would work to obtain applicable test data as soon as possible.

S in cere ly, cc:

See next page ohan C. Thadani, Project Manager Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Mr. Harold W. Keiser Pennsylvania Power

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Jay Silberg, Esq.

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& Trowbridge 2300 N Street N.W.

Washington, D.C.

20037 Bryan A. Snapp, Esq.

Assistant Corporate Counsel Pennsylvania Power

& Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Al 1 entown, Pennsylvania 18101 Mr. J.

M. Kenny Licensing Group Supervisor Pennsylvania Power

& Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Al 1 entown, Pennsylvania 18101 Mr. Scott Barber Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O.

Box 35 Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603-0035 Mr. Thomas M. Gerusky, Director Bureau of Radiation Protection Resources Commonwealth of Pennsylvania P. 0.

Box 2063 Harri sburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Mr. Jesse C. Tilton, III Allegheny Elec. Cooperative, Inc.

212 Locust Street P.O.

Box 1266 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-1266 Mr. S.

B. Ungerer Joint Generation Projects Department Atlantic Electric P.O.

Box 1500 1199 Black Horse Pike Pleasantville, New Jersey 08232 Regional, Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 I

Mr. Harold G. Stanley Superintendent of Plant Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Pennsylvania Power and Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Al 1 entown, Pennsylvania 18101 Mr. Herbert D. Woodeshick Special Office of the President Pennsylvania Power and Light Company 1009 Fowles Avenue Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603 Mr. Robert G.

Byram Yice President-Nuclear Operations Pennsylvania Power and Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Allentown, Pennsylvani a 18101

v Mr. Harold W. Keiser September 7,

1990 Additionally, you indicate that every effort will be made to meet the five-year schedule of the generic letter, but that it might be difficult to complete the program in that time period.

If the entire program cannot be completed in five years, the staff recommends that you test the MOVs in situ under design-basis conditions where such testing is practicable.

For those MOVs that cannot be tested in that manner, the staff suggests that youuse an alternative approach.

In cases where the alternative approach cannot be adequately justified, the staff recommends that you use the "two stage" approach as outlined in the GL and discussed at the workshops.

Following this

approach, you would set the operating switches for those particular,MOVs using the best data available and would work to obtain applicable test data as soon as possible.

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