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Responds to NRC Bulletin 88-009, Thimble Tube Thinning in Westinghouse Reactors. Program Consistent W/Bulletin Recommendations Will Be Formally Implemented by Engineering Periodic Test Procedure EPT-114, Eddy Current Testing....
ML18005A700
Person / Time
Site: Harris Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 11/10/1988
From: Watson R
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
HO-880234-(O), IEB-88-009, IEB-88-9, NUDOCS 8811160287
Download: ML18005A700 (3)


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ACCESSION NBR:8811160287 DOC.DATE: 88/11/10 NOTARIZED: YES DOCKET FACIL:50-400 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, Carolina 05000400 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION WATSON,R.A. Carolina Power & Light Co.

RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Document Control Branch (Document Control Desk)

SUBJECT:

Responds to NRC Bulletin 88-009, "Thimble Tube Thinning in Westinghouse Reactors."

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CHAL Carolina Power 8 Light Company HARRIS NUCLEAR PROJECT P. 0. Box 165 New Hill, North Carolina 27562 NOV 1 0 1888 File Number'. SHF/10-13510 Letter Number'HO-880234 (0)

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 DOCKET NO. 50-400/LICENSE NO. NPF-63 RESPONSE TO NRC BULLETIN NO. 88-09:

THIMBLE TUBE THINNING IN WESTINGHOUSE 'REACTORS Gentlemen:

Carolina Power and Light Company (CP&L) hereby submits the information for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (SHNPP) required by NRC Bulletin No. 88-09, "Thimble Tube Thinning in Westinghouse Reactors." This bulletin requested addresses to establish and implement an inspection program to periodically confirm thimble tube integrity as well as perform any corrective measures necessary to maintain thimble tube integrity within the program acceptance criteria.

A program consistent with the recommendations identified in the bulletin has been developed. This program will be formally implemented by Engineering Periodic Test procedure EPT-114, "Eddy Current Testing Requirements for the Incore Instrumentation Thimbles."

Thimble tube inspection using the criteria formulated during program development was conducted during the August 1988 Refueling Outage.

Corrective and preventive measures were implemented to maintain thimble tube integrity within the developed acceptance criteria.

Five thimbles were repositioned based on detection of wall degradation (( 30Z) near the lower core support plate. One 8811160287 88iii0 PDR ADttCK 05000400 9 PDC MEM/HO-8802340/1/OS1

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 thimble was replaced as a result of tube wall degradation beyond acceptance criteria (60K) and another was replaced since it was obstructed and could not be inspected.

Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. L. I. Loflin at (919) 836-6242.

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R. A. Watson Vice President Harris Nuclear Project MAT:acm cc: Messrs. W. H. Bradford B. C. Buckley M. L. Ernst R. A. Watson, having been first duly sworn, did depose and say that the information contained herein is true and correct to the best of his information, knowledge and belief; and the sources of his information are officers, employees, contractors, and agents of Carolina Power and Light Company.

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