ML20024E082

Forwards Safety Evaluation Supporting Relief from All But Two Items of Inservice Insp Requirements of Section IX of ASME Code.Relief from Item B.4.5 Granted Provided First Weld Outside Penetration Volumetrically Examined

ML20024E082
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	07/29/1983
From:	Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Beckham J GEORGIA POWER CO.
Shared Package
ML20023A487	List: ML20023A486 ML20024E082 ML20024E084 ML20024E088
References
TAC-07811, TAC-08019, TAC-57450, TAC-57451, TAC-7811, TAC-8019, NUDOCS 8308090155
Download: ML20024E082 (3)

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0GC Vice President - Nuclear Generation OPA Georgia Power Company DBrinkman P.O. Box 4545 RDiggs Atlanta, Georgia 30302 ASLAB

Dear !!r. Beckham:

By letters dated August 3 and September 21, 1 978, respectively, you submitted proposed inservice inspection programs for the Edwin I.

Hatch Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2.

In subsequent correspondence, you submitted revisions to these programs add /or requested relief, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55af 9) from the inspection requirements of Section IX of the American Society of flechanical Engineers Boller and Pressure Vessel Code (the. Code). This correspondence consisted of letters dated January 24,1979, June 6,1979 January 27, 1981,

and November 10, 1981 for Hatch Unit 1; letters dated liay 1,1980 and No o ber 18, 1981 for Hatch Unit 2; and letters dated March 2, 1982 and June 11, 1982 for both Units 1 and z.

We have completed our review of these submittals and have dilineated in the enclosed Safety Evaluation (Enclosure 1) our detemination with respect to each of the items for which you requested relief.

We have granted relief as requested from all except two items:

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Relief from Item B.4.5 of IWB-2600 which was requested for Unit 1 only was granted provided that the first weld outside the penetration is volumetrically examined.

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Relief from IWC.2520(a) for Class 2 components that are exempted under IWC-1220(a) was not granted.

As stated in the Safety Evaluation, for those items for which relief has been granted, we have detemined, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)

(1), that Code requirements are impractical, the granting of relief is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public. interest considering the burden that could result if they were imposed at your facility.

Section 50.55a(g) of 10 CFR Part 50 requires that your program be revised at 120-month intervals with the start of commercial operation 8308090155 830729

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.o Mr. J. T. Beckham, Jr. being the reference date. The start dates of the next intervals for your facility are May 5,1986 for Unit I and September 5,1989 for Unit 2, and your inservice inspection and testing program for each Unit must be based on the edition and addenda of the Code incorporated by 10 CFR 50.55a(g) 12 months prior to the start date for that Unit. Any changes to your Technical Specifications are required to be submitted at least six months prior to the beginning of a 120-month interval, and it is requested that any request for relief from Code requirements be provided on the same schedule. Our review of your relief requests for your next intervals will be conducted on a schedule based on the program-Until that time, you should revision requirements for your facility.

follow the inservice inspection programs proposed by your letters dated 21, 1978, modified as described herein and by August 3 and September any further relief granted or additional testing imposed during the remainder of the period. Any relief from Code requirements granted herein expires on May 5,1986 for Unit 1 and on September 5,1989 for Unit 2.

A copy of the related Notice of Granting of Relief is also enclosed (Enclosure 2).

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101 Marietta Street, Suite 3100 Washington, D. C.

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Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Ruble A. Thomas Vice President P. O. Box 2625 Southern Company Services Inc.

Birmingham, Alabama 35202 Ozen Batum Charles H. Badger Southern Company' Services, Inc.

Office of Planning and Budget Post Office Box 2625 Room 610 Birmingham, Alabama 35202 270 Washington Street, S.W.

Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Chairman Appling County Commissioners County Courthouse Baxley, Georgia 31513 Mr. L. T. Gucwa Georgia Power Company Engineering Department P. O. Box 4545 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Mr. Max Manry Georgia Power Company Edwin I. Hatch Plant P. O. Box 442 Baxley, Georgia 31513 Regional Radiation Representative EPA Region IV 345 Courtland Street, N.E.

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Resident Inspector U. S. Huclear Regulatory Commission Route 1, P. O. Box 279 Baxley, Georgia 31513

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