ML20012B346

Advises That 890116 & 0217 Responses to Generic Ltr 88-14, Instrument Air Supply Problems Affecting Safety-Related Equipment Addressed All Listed Items Re Proper Instrument Air Quality.Files on Subj Should Be Maintained

ML20012B346
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	03/05/1990
From:	Tim Reed Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Hairston W GEORGIA POWER CO.
References
GL-88-14, TAC-71735, TAC-71736, NUDOCS 9003140231
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March 5, 1990 Dockets lics.. 50'-424 and 50-425 lir. W. G. Hairston, III Senior Vice President -

fluclear Operations Georgia Power Company P.O.- Box 1295 Birmingham, Alatan.a 35201 Cear fir. Hairston:

SUBJECT:

RESPONSE TO GENERIC LETTER 88-14. INSTRUMENT AIR SUPPLY PROBLEMS AFFECTING SAFETY-RELATED EQUIPMENT, V0GTLE ELECTRIC GENERATIlE PLAhT, UNITS 1 AND 2-(TACS N05, 71735/71736)

Generic letter (GL).88-14, dated August 8,1988, requested that Georgia Power Comparty'(GPC) review NUREG-1275, Volume 2, entitled, " Operating Experience-Fee &ack Report-Air System Problems," and perform a: design and. operational

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verification of the instriment air system at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2.

In addition to providing a dismssion of your program for maintaining proper. instrument air quality, GL 88-14 requested that you-speci-fically:

1; Verify by test that-actual instrument air quality is consistent with the 'nanufacturer recomandations for individual conponents-served by -

-theiinstrument-air system; 2.-

Verify that maintenance practices, energenqy procedures, and training are adequate to ensure that safety-related equipment will function.

as intended on loss of instrument air; and

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Verify that the design of the instrunant air system, includir.g air or other pneumatic accumulators, is in accordance with its' intended l'

function; and verify, by test, that air-operated safety-related-l'

. components will perform as expected for-all design-basis events, including a loss of the normal instrument air system.

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Mr. W. G. Hairston, III Georgia Power Company Vogtle Electric Generating Plant cc:'

Mr. J. A. Bailey Resident Inspector Manager - Licensing Nuclear Regulatory Consnission GeorDia Power Company P.O. Box 572

'P.O. Box 1295 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 James E. Joiner, Esq.

Bruce W. Churchill, Esq.

Troutmen, Sanders, Lockerman, Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge

&.Ashmore 2300 N Street, N.W.

1400 Candler Building Washington, D.C. 20037 127 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. G. Bockhold, Jr.

General Manager, Vogtle Electric Mr. R. P. Mcdonald Generatirg Plant Executive Vice President -

P.O. Box 1600 Nuclear Operations Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Georgia Power Company P.O. Box 1295 Regional Administrator, Region II Birmingham, Alabama 35201 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900 Mr. J. Leonard Ledbetter, Director Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Environmental Protection Division Department of Natural Resources Office of the County Ccmmissioner 205 Butler Street, S.E., Suite 1252 Burke County Commission Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Office of Planning-and Rudget Attorney General

' Room 615B Law Department 270 Washington Street, S.W.

132 Judicial Building Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Mr. C. K. McCoy Mr. Alan R. Herdt, Chief Vice Presient - Nuclear, Vogtle Project Project Branch #3 Georgia Power Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission P.O. Box 1295 101 Marietta Street, NW,' Suite 2900 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 i

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-,Mr W. G. Hairston,. III-.

Your letters of January 16, 1989, and February 17, 1989, acceptably responded to

' GL 88-14 and addressed each of the above items.

Specifically, the response of February 17, 1989, states that "the reviews and/or investigations indicate that.

1 the design,. installation, testing, operation and maintenance of the instrunent air systems at Plant Vogtle are adequate to ensure the proper and reliable

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operation of pneumatically operated, safety related equippent."

GPC should maintain files regarding this matter for future audit by the NRC staff.

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completes our action under TAC Nos. 72735 and 71736.

Sincerely,

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Timothy A. Reed, Project Manager Project Directorate 11-3 i

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