ML18116A278

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Requests Response to Encl Questions Re Reactor Coolant Pump Supports
ML18116A278
Person / Time
Site: Surry 
Issue date: 07/20/1979
From: Schwencer A
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Proffitt W
VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
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NUDOCS 7908070724
Download: ML18116A278 (4)


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Docket r~o. 50-281 JUL 2 O 1979 Mr. W. L. Proffitt Senior Vice President - Power Virginia Electric and Power Company Post Office Box 26666 Richmond, Virginia 23261

Dear Mr. Proffitt:

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. We have reeeRt~ had a meeting, May 3, 1979~ and discussions with your staff regarding the need for inspection of the Surry 2 Reactor

'Cool ant Pump supports.

Our concern is the use of high strength marag,e steel included in these structures.

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So that we can make further assessment regarding inspection for these supports, it is requested that you provide the information in Enclosure l.

A timely response is requested so that we may complete our review

, while Surry 2 is shutdown for steam generator repair.

Enclosure:

Request for Additional Information cc; w/enclosure See nex_t, page A. Schwencer~ Chief Operating Reactors Branch #1 Division of Operating Reactors

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  • Mr. W

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Senior Vice** President - Power Virginia' Electric and Power Comp~ny

  • Post. Office Box 26666 Richmond,:Virginia. 23261

Dear Mr.* Proffitt:

We* have had a meeting, May 3,. 1979, and discussions with your staff r_egardi_ng the need for inspection of the Surry 2 Reactor Coolant Pump supports.

Our concern is the use of high strength maraging steel included 'in these structures.

. So that. we can make fu"rther assessment regarding *inspection for these supports, it: is requested that you:* prov.ide the i'nfonnation i"n.

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  • A timely response: is requested so that we may complete* our review while Surry 2 is shutdown for. steam generator repair.

Enclosure:

Request for Additional Infonnation cc: w/enclosure See next page.-

Sincerely,

Mr. W. L. Proffitt Virginia Electric and Power Company cc: Mr. Michael w. Maupin Hunton and Williams Post Office Box 1535 Richmond~ Virginia 23213 Swem Library College of' Wi 1 liam and Mary

~ill iamsburg~- Virginia 23185

  • Donald. J *. Burke
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U. S *. Nuc_l ear Regulatory-Cornmi ssion Region II Office of rnspection and Enforcement 101 Marietta Street, Suite 3100 Atlanta*, Georgia,; 30303.

JUL 2 0 1979

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ENCLOSURE 1 REACTOR COOLANT PUMP SUPPORTS

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  • Provide details of inspection performed on the monoba11 assemblies prior to installation into the plant~. Provide significant results~

of any inspections. Include the threaded connection.

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Indicate the consequences of a-complete failure of the r~actor coolant pump supports. during normal and postulated accident

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3.. Provide. any alternative NOE methods. available which could be used to inspect* those* areas of the monoball assembly not accessible e_xcept by disassembly *.

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Indicate* the impact on your* steam generator repair schedule of inspecting_ fully one monoball assembly on* the reactor coolant pump* support.

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Provide the maximum stress and stress s.tate seen by any of the monoball assembly parts under normal operation and postulated acci.dents.

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Provide.- the procedures that are intended to be used to inspect the reactor coolant pump supports.* *

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