ML19262A418
| ML19262A418 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 11/17/1976 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Arnold R METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
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Docket ficven ber 17, 1976 HRC FOR Local POR
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V. Stello T. J. Carter R. Reid R. Ingram "etropcl itaa Edison Ce001Cy G. Zwetzig
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T P.EE ti!LE ISLA :D Uh!T ':0.1 Gray File Earlier this v2ir se sent letters t0 licensees of ocerating nuclear ec.:cr
- lants notifying tre" of a revision to 10 CF? dart 60, Section 50.55a ice sns publisnec in toe Federal Pegister on Feoruary 12,1976 (41 F1 5255 ).
Tne revised requiation changed tne inservice inscection and testing recuire-cents for nuclear no ter clant corponents contained in paragraoh (g) of5 5u.35c.
A letter regarding this suaject was sent to you on April 22, 1976.
Since that time, the IRC has received a nunber of inqJiries fron licensees regarding acceptacle netnocs for conplying with the reculation.
In ceneral, the in<:uiries have been directed tcwird three najor areas relitive to co"oliance with the regulation:
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The ceternination of unich ?52E Boiler and Pressure '/essel Ceca "cition and Accenda are apol1 cable for any 'ecit2d inservice insrectico ar testing orogr.!n, 2.
Tae require" ant to confor1 tre Technical ecifications to a revised arogr m, ano 3.
The orecess of ootaining r$ lief fren 15"r Ccce re<:uirr:cets fcuna to na i,n rac tic al.
Consequently, we are transnitting for your use, Enclosure 1:
"npC Staff iui rnc 2 For :c;nlying wi r5 Certain Prcvisions of 10 CF? 50.55a(c), Inc,ervico I r e.':c t i v o r: r;i reme n t s". This enclosure cescrioes the 33jor previsions of t?e ewis::
regulition, auresses the a.reas of licensee cencern listed a1ove, arc,co-vices cuicance 09 infer,1 tion eica tre WC sta f f ri l l n r+d ta rav i e, i m -'a c n insnactico and testinc orocra 's anu ta evaluita reccesss for relie# 'm AT/ C M? r?cuirements that are ceteriined to ce iimracticei.
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h a4 21, -e n'ld lik.e to embasi::e an i:'cortant neint renar11n-t?e,*,Sn Joce Section XI requirc. wits to test s?l c te.' Tans ic1 valves, tha t are new incor;; ora ted inA 0.55a(c):
The.is. E Cnde Section VI ceraira :ents a7Dly Only to selected valves and ?u.vs that can he testad itrcut 01 acing the plant in an unsafe oaqditien.
Ycu sheulc ?xercise c are in planninq your testina cr;qra..is to ensure tnat no test will o?
concucted mile the plant is in in cperating noce tnat would nau it vulnertale to a test error cc a test failure.
Particular attention
- toal : r>e cirected tc.vard the valve exercisino (cycling) tests.
In this renar.1, snne casic <!uicelines for excluding exercisin' (cycling) tests of certain v11ves during plant operision are contained in Enclosure ?.
'lalve leakace tests and other valve and our.p tests reanired by the /.O'E Ccce, should be reviewed for each conponent, relative to each clant coerating mode, to ensdre that no test will have an.utverse imact on clant sa fe ty.
If you have any further cuestions regardinc inclemntatica of 10 CF?
50.55a(0) at vour facility, please contact us.
Sincerely, locart.l.
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Metropolitan Edison Company cc:
G. F. Trevbridge, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts, & Trowbridge 1800 M Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
20036 GPU Service Corporation Richard W. Heward,. Project Manager Thomas M. Crimmins, Jr., Safety and Licensing Manager 260 Cherry Hill Road Parcippany, New Jersey 07054 Pennsylvania Electric Company Mr. R. W. Conrad Vice President, Generation 1001 Broad Street
.Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907 Mr. Weldon B. Arehart, Chairman Board of Supervisors of Londonderry Township 2148 Foxiana Road Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Miss Mary V. Southard, Chainnan Citizens for a Safe Environnent P. O. Box 405 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108 Government Publications Section State Library of Pennsylvania Box 1601 (Education Building)
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