ML19263C686
| ML19263C686 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 02/08/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Proffitt W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7902280529 | |
| Download: ML19263C686 (2) | |
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In Reply Refer To:
RII:JPO 50-339 50-404 50-405 Virginia Electric and Power Company Attn:
Mr. W. L. Proffitt Senior Vice President Power Operations P. O. Box 26666 Richmond, Virginia 23261 Gentlemen:
Enclosed is IE Bulletin 79-01.
It requires action by you with regard to power reactor facilities with an operating license except for the 11 SEP plants which are listed in Enclosure 3.
This Bulletin is also being sent for information to the 11 SEP plants and all power reactor facilities with a construction permit.
No action or written response is required for construction permit facilities or the 11 SEP plants.
Should you have questions regarding this Bulletin or the actions required of you, please contact this office.
Sincerely, c Ai.c James P. O'Reilly
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Enclosures:
1.
List of IE Bulletins Issued in the past 12 months 3.
List of SEP Plants (11) 7902280 9'l
Virginia Electric and Power Company cc w/ encl:
Mr. W. R. Cartwright, Station Manager North Anna Power Station Box 402 Mineral, Virginia 23117 Mr. P.
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Perry Senior Resident Engineer P. O. Box 38 Mineral, Virginia 23117
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 IE Bulletin No. 79-01 Date:
February 8,1979 Page 1 of 3 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION OF CLASS IE EQUIPMENT Description of Circumstances:
The intent of IE Circular 78-08 was to highlight to all licensees important lessons learned from environmental qualification deficiencies reported by individual licensees.
In this regard, licensees were requested to examine installed safety-related electrical equipment and determine that proper documentation existed which provided assurance that this equipment would function under postulated accident conditions. The scope of IE Circular 78-08 was much broader than other previously issued Bulletins and Circulars (such as IEB 78-04 and IEB 78-02) which addressed specific component failures.
The intent of this Bulletin is to raise the threshold of IE Circular 78-08 to the level of a Bulletin; i.e., action requiring a licensee response.
Inspections conducted to date by the NRC of licensees' activities in response to IE Circular 78-08 have identified one component which licensees have found to be unqualified for service within the LOCA environment.
Specificially, unqualified stem mounted limit switches (SMLS), other than those identified in previously issued IE Bulletin 78-04, were found to be installed on safety-related valves inside containment at both Duane Arnold and Quad Cities 1 and 2 Nuclear Generating Stations.
The unqualified switches are identified as NAMC0 Models SL2-C-ll, S3CML, SAI-3I, SAI-32, D1200j, EA-700 and EA-770 switches.
According to the manufacturer, these switches are designed only for general purpose applications and are not co'nsidered suitable devices for service in the LOCA environment.
Consequently, switches are being replaced at the above Dewer plants with qualified components.
Also, nkC inspection of component qualification has identified equipment which does not have documentation indicatina it is qualified for the LOCA environment.
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re-review and resolution attention from all licens of the protracted schedul DUPLICATE DOCUMENT requesting the power reac expedite completion of the Entire document previously IE Circular 78-08 dated Mu entered into system under:
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET NOS. 50-443 AND 50-444 PUBLIC SERVICE C0fPANY OF NEW HAFPSHIRE, ET AL NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDENT TO CONSTRUCTION PERMITS Notice is hereby given that the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Conaission) has issued Amendment No. 2 to Construction Permit No.
CPPR-135 and Anendment No. 2 to Construction Permit No. CPPR-136 issued to the Public Service Company of New Hampshire, The United Illuainating Company, Central Maine Power Company, Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, Montaup Electric Company, New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Company, New England Power Company, and Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc. The amendments reflect changes in ownership and transfer of shares of the Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2 (the facility), located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The amendments are effective as of their date of issuance.
These amendments provide for the deletion of The Connecticut Light and Power Company and The Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc., and the addition of the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company and the Maine Public Service Company as applicants for all licenses previously requested, and the transfer of partial ownership shares as noted in the construction permit amendments to these applicants and from six other continuing applicants.
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, The application for the amendments complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act),
and the Conmission's rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Comaission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter 1, which are set forth in the amendments.
For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendments contained in Public Service Company of New Hampshire's letters, dated May 15, 1978, and October 16, 1978; (2 ) Amendment No. 2 to Construction Permit No. CPPR-135; (3) Amendment No. 2 to Construction Permit No. CPPR-136; and (4) the Coanission's letter to Public Service Company of New Hampshire dated December 27, 1978 transmitting Anendment No.1, and the related Safety Evaluation Report. All of these items are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Doculent Roon,1717
" street, fel, Washington, D. C., and at the Exeter Public Library, Front Street, Exeter, New Hampshire 03833.
A copy of items (2) and (3) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 20555, Attention: Director, Division of Project Management.
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