ML20010H116
| ML20010H116 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 08/25/1981 |
| From: | Ippolito T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Berry G POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8109230673 | |
| Download: ML20010H116 (3) | |
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Docket No. 50-333 August 25, 1981
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b J~ h Mr. George T. Berry t2 President and Chief Operating Officer S-SEP 0119M b b3 Power Authority of the State of New York 10 Columbus Circle C
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RE: James A. FitzPatrick Nvelear Power Plant By letters dated September 9,1979 and February 13, 1980, you submitted a i-proposed inservice inspection and testing program description and a request for relief from selected ASME Code requirements pursuant to 10 C.~W 50.55a(g).
Although we have not completed our detailed review of your submittal, our preliminary review makes clear to us the.t your proposed program to implement those ASME Code requirements that you have found to be practical would increase the scope of inservice inspection and testing for your facility beyond that currently required by your Technical Specifications. We have concluded that j
this upgrading of your inservicd inspection and testing progrrm will further enhance safety.
Based on our preliminary review, we agree with your detemination that it is impractical within the limitations of design, geometry and materials of i
construction of components, for you to meet certain of the specified ASME Code requirements and that imposition of those requirements would result in i
hardships or unusual difficulties without a compensating incresse in the level of quality or safety. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g) P6)(1), we hereby grant relief, on an interim basis, pending completion of our detailed review, from those inservice inspection and testing requirements of the ASME Code that you have requested. Moreover, since the scope of the inservices inspection and testing will be increased by your proposed program, and the granting of-this relief is based only on the impracticality of selected ASME Code requirements we have detemined that the relief granted neither increases tha probt.bility or consequences of accidents previously considered nor decreases safety margins and that, therefore, it doe not involve a significant hazards consideration. Therefore, you acEauthdr:11a6 tac ahduihouldcprdceetto;;limplement:
your proposed program (except where your current Technical Specifications an more conservative or restrictive).
During the period between now and the date we complete our detailed review of your submittal, you must comply with both your exist *ng Technical Specifications i
and your proposed inservice inspection and testing program.
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(1) issue When our detailed review of your submittal is complete we will:
final approval of your program (which may contain modifications resulting from the staff's review)
(2) grant relief from any ASME Code requirements that are determined to be impractical for your facility for the duration of the inspec-I tion interval and (3) issue appropriate changes to your Technical Specifications.
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Power Authority of the State of New York 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 Mr. J. Phillip Bayne Senior Vice President -
Nuclear Generation Power Authority of the State
,of New York 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 Mr. Raymond J. Pasternak Resident Manager James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P. O. Box 41 Lyc.oming, New York 13093 Director, Technical Development Programs State of New York Energy Office Agency Building 2 Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12223 George M. Wilverding.
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