ML19209A396
| ML19209A396 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 08/15/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Clayton F ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910030786 | |
| Download: ML19209A396 (2) | |
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101 MARIETT A ST., N.W., SUITE 3100 o,
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0 AUG 151979 In Reply Refer To:
RII:JP0 50-348 50-364 Alabama Power Company Attn:
F. L. Clayton, Jr.
Executive Vice President Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 Gentlemen:
The enclosed supplement to Bulletin 79-14 is forwarded to you to provide added guidance on the intent of the Bulletin.
If you desire additional inforcation regarding this matter, please contact this office.
Sincerely, k
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{ James P. O'Reilly Director
Enclosures:
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Supplement IE Bulletin No. 79-14 2.
List of IE Bulletins Issued in Last Six Months 1086
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A. R. Barton Executive Vice Presi1 at Post Office Box 2641 Biriningham, Alabama N'l J. T. Young D
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A Manager-Corporate Qa..lity Assurance Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 E. O. Thrash Manager-Nuclear Gen'.1. n un Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama
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7908080360 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 August 15, 1979 Supplement IE Bulletin No. 79-14 SEnMIC ANALYSIS FOR AS-BUILT SAFETY-RELATED PIPING SYSTEMS Description of Circumstances.
IE Bulletin No. 79-14 was issued on July 2, 1979 and revised on July 18, 1979.
The bulletin requested licensees to take certain actions to verify that seismic analyses are applicable to as-built plants. This supplement to the bulletin provides additional guidance and definition of Action Items 2, 3, and 4.
To comply with the requests in IE Bulletin 79-14, it will be necessary for licensees to do the following:
2.
Inspect Part of the Accessible Piping For each system selected by the licensee in accordance with Item 2 of the Bulletin, the licensee is expected to verify by physical inspection, to the extent practicable, that the inspection elements It performing these inspections, the meet the acceptance criteria.
licensee is expected to use measuring techniques of sufficient accuracy Where inspection to demonstrate that acceptance criteria are met.
elements important to the seismic analysis cannot be viewed because of thermal insulation or location of the piping, the licensee is expected to remove thermal insulation or provide access. Where physical inspection is not practicable, e.g.,
for valve weights and materials of construction, the license is expected to verify conformance by inspection of quality If a nonconformance is found, the licensee is expected assurance records.
in accordance with Item 4 of the Bulletin to perform an evaluation of the significance of the nonconformance as rapidly as possible to determine whether or not the operability of the system might be jeopardized during This evaluation a safe shutdown earthquake as defined in the Regulations.
is expected to be done in two phases involving an initial engineering judgement (within 2 days), followed by an analytical engineering evaluation (within 30 days). Where either phase of the evaluation shows that system operability is in jeopardy, the licensee is expected to meet the applicable technical specification action statement and complete the inspections
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