ML17158B560
| ML17158B560 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 03/21/1996 |
| From: | Eugene Kelly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Byram R PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9603290238 | |
| Download: ML17158B560 (6) | |
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March 21, 1996 Hr. Robert G.
Byram Senior Vice President - Nuclear Pennsylvania Power 3 Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101
SUBJECT:
BMR SAFETY RELIEF VALVE PERFORMANCE
Dear Mr. Byram:
I am extending an invitation to Region I licensees to participate with the NRC's Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and Region I representatives in a discussion of Boiling Mater Reactor (BWR) Safety relief valve performance issues.
The meeting is intended to be an exchange of information concerning the subject of safety relief valve leakage, corrective actions that have been implemented to address setpoint drift, and associated issues.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 1996, at the Sheraton Valley Forge (610-337-2000),
Valley Forge, 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 up to two members of your staff who are associated with the evaluation of safety relief valve performance.
To make the meeting as productive as possible,'lease provide a preliminary list of questions or topics which you would like to pursue at the meeting to K. Kolaczyk of the Region I staff at (610) 337-5327, and indicate who will represent you at the meeting, by April 12.
Those questions and issues will form the bases for additional discussions.
A meeting notice, an agenda and directions are attached for your information.
guestions regarding the details and feedback on the scope of the meeting may be directed to me at (610) 337-5111; I look forward to a productive exchange of ideas.
Sincerely, e9oo6s Docket Nos.
50-387; 50-388
Enclosures:
As stated Eugene N. Kelly, Chief Systems Engineering Branch Division of Reactor Safety 9b03290238 9b0321 PDR ADQCK 05000387 P
Hr. Robert G.
Byram cc w/encls:
H.
G. Stanley, Vice President - Nuclear Operations J.
H. Kenny, Nuclear Licensing G. T. Jones, Vice President Nuclear Engineering G. Kuczynski, Plant Manager R.
R. Wehry, Nuclear Licensing H. H. Urioste, Nuclear Services
- Manager, General Electric C.
D. Lopes, Manager - Nuclear Security W. Burchill, Manager, Assessment Services H. D. Woodeshick, Special Office of the President J.
C. Tilton, III, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Distribution w encls:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
K. Gallagher, DRP NRC Resident Inspector PUBLIC W. Dean, OEDO C. Poslusny, Project
DOCUMENT NAME:
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/96 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
U. S.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I NOTICE OF SIGNIFICANT LICENSEE MEETING Licensees:
Facilities:
Docket Nos.:
Time and Date:
Location:
Purpose:
NRC Attendees:
Boston Edison, Pilgrim (50-293)
GPU Nuclear Corporation, Oyster Creek (50-219)
New York Power Authority, FitzPatrick (50-333)
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Nine Mile Point 1
& 2 (50-220; 50-410)
Northeast Nuclear Energy Co., Hillstone 1 (50-245)
PECO Energy, Limerick 1&2 (50-352; 50-353),
Peach Bottom (50-277;50-278)
Pennsylvania Power
& Light Company, Susquehanna 1
& 2 (50-387; 50-388)
Public Service Electric
& Gas
- Company, Hope Creek (50-354),
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation, Vermont Yankee (50-271)
Wednesday, April 24, 1996, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sheraton Valley Forge (610) 337-2000 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Discussion of safety relief valve performance issues with boiling water reactor licensees.
Special emphasis will be placed on (1) setpoint drift; (2) pilot/main seat leakage; and (3) leakage mitigation methods.
J. Wiggins, Director, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS)
E. Kelly, Chief, Systems Engineering
- Branch, DRS G.
- Hammer, Mechanical Engineering
(1)
Attendance by NRC personnel at the NRC/Licensee meeting should be made known by April 16, 1996, via telephone call to E. Kelly (610) 337-5111.
(2)
Due to the subject matter and nature of this meeting, this meeting is open for observation by members of the general public.
Prepared By:
Eugene H.
K ly, Chief Systems Engineering Branch Division of Reactor Safety
BWR SAFETY RELIEF VALVE PERFORMANCE SHERATON VALLEY FORGE APRIL 24, 1996 AGENDA 8:00 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks by James Wiggins, Director, Division of Reactor Safety 8: 15 a.m.
"SRV Setpoint Drift Fix Committee Status" by BWR Owners'roup 9:00 a.m.
"NRC Perspective Concerning SRV Performance" by the Mechanical Engineering Branch, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRR 9:45 a.m.
Break 10:00 a.m.
"SRV Performance Monitoring at FitzPatrick,"
by New York Power Authority 11:30 a.m.
Lunch 1:00 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
2:45 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4: 15 p.m.
"SRV Performance Observations by Kenneth Kolaczyk, NRC Region I.
"Limerick September 1995 Event,"
by PECO Energy Break "Results of the Millstone Unit 1
SRV Setpoint Drift Study," by Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Closing Remarks by Eugene M. Kelly, DRS Systems Engineering Branch Adjourn
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