ML19242B756
| ML19242B756 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 06/19/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Clayton F ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908090371 | |
| Download: ML19242B756 (2) | |
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Al-abama Power Company ATTN:
F. L. Clayton, Jr.
Senior Vice President P. O. Box 2641 Bimingham, Alabama 35291 Gentlemen:
This refers to a meeting held at the NRC's Region II Office on May 22, 1979, at This meeting was related to activities the request of Alabama Power Company.NPF-2 for the Farley Unit I facility and was authorized by NRC License No.
specific to a discussion of your program and plans for dealing with pipe support designs using concrete expansion anchor bolts.
The meeting was base plate attended by members of my staff and Messrs. Mcdonald, Kingley, Shipman and George of your company.
The subjects discussed at the meeting are included in the Office of Inspection and Enforcement Meeting Summary which is enclosed with this letter.
It is our opinion that this meeting was beneficial and has provided for a better understanding of the issues discussed.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of NRC's " Rules of Practice", Part 2, Title 10 copy of this letter and Enclosure I will be Code of Federal Regulations, a placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
reply to this letter is required; however, should you have any questions No concerning this satter, we would be please to discuss them with you.
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J. T. Young Vice President-Production Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 H. O. Thrash Manager-Nuclear Generation Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 C. Biddinger, Jr., Manager Corporate Quality Assurance
. Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 W. G. Hairston, III Plant Manager Drawer 470 Ashford, Alabama 36312 R. E. Hollands, Jr.
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ENCLOSURE 1 License No. NPF-2
.7 ppcket No. 50-348 Yicensee: Alabama Power Company Facility: Farley Unit 1
Subject:
Concrete Expansion Anchor Bolts
SUMMARY
OF MEETING WITH ALABAMA POWER COMPANY ON MAY 22, 1979 On May 22, 1979, representatives of Alabama Power Company (APCO) met with NRC Region II personnel in Atlanta, Georgia to discuss APCO's corrective program
_being conducted in response to IE Bulletin 79-02 (Pipe Support Base Plate Design Using Concrete Expansion Anchor Bolts).
The attendante list is attached as Appendix A to this summary.
APC0 representatives reviewed their initial and current program for testing and accumulating the data necessary to determine the adequacy of pipe support designs using concrete expansion anchor bolts. The licensee stated there are approxi-mately 13,000 concrete expansion anchor bolts, holding about 2,000 base plates which in turn hold about 1,000 hangers which they believe need to be tested in accordance with IE Bulletin 79-02.
In order to meet Seismic Category I requirements to operate the reactor, it significant number of anchor bolts will have to be repaired or appears a replaced. The licensee discussed those systems which would not necessarily be tested and corrected before reactor startup.
The NRC stated that safety reviews would need to be completed and approved by the company's safety committees for reactor associated piping systems not tested I
and corrected prior to reactor startup.
The problems being experienced in the anchor bolt test program, the analysis of data, and the repair program were discussed. APC0 stated their intent to complete the test and repair program on those systems necessary to support reactor opera-tion by June 15, 1979. It was stated that they may find it necessary to reduce the safety factor between bolt design load and bolt ultimate load from four to The NRC stated the presentation made by APC0 and the positions taken would two.
--be reviewed by the NRC and any questions resolved with APC0 at an early date.
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APPENDIX A Attendance at the Alabama Pover Company - NRC meeting on May 1979, at the Nqf Region II Office.
Ofjicy of Inspection and Enforcement, Region II R. C. Lewis, Acting Chief, R0hS Branch E.11. Verdery, Acting Chief, Reactor Projects Section No. 2, RONS Branch J. C. Bryant, Chief, Engineering Support Section No.1, RCES Branch A. K. Hardin, Reactor Inspector, RONS Branch,
.R. M. Corpton, Mechanical Engineer, RCES Branch L. Modenos, Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Support Section No.1, RCES Branch AJ baca Power Company R. P. Mcdonald, Vice President O. D. Kingsley, Assistant Manager W. b. Shipman, Maintenance Superintendent R. L. George, Staff Engineer' Bechtel Conte Gandi. Consulting Engineer to Alabama Power Company we S
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An additional item discussed at the meeting was an allegation thEE the position o( yipe hangers may be different than the position on which stress calculations wefe made.
The licensee stated their preliminary review of the'. allegation indicated the problem may be documentation rather than an actual problem. The issue is unresolved at this time.
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