ML20024H487

Grants Relief from full-stroke Exercising Requirment of ASME Code for Certain Check Valves at Plant & Forwards SE

ML20024H487
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	05/22/1991
From:	Wessman R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Feigenbaum T PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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ML20024H488	List: ML20024H487 ML20024H489
References
GL-89-04, GL-89-4, TAC-80004, NUDOCS 9106040156
Download: ML20024H487 (5)

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May 22, 1991 Doctet No.

50-443

!>r, Tec C. Feiget beur:

Pitsident arid Chief Executive Of ficer I;ew Har'pshit e Verh t Divisier Public fervice Cerpany of thw Hampshire Post Office tox 300 Seabrook, i ew Fernpshire 03874

Dear Mr. Feiger baur :

SlTJECT:

SE A!400K - Rfi1fi f f(P ll;St kVICL 1[SilhG (151) Of L[RT Alh CHECK VALVES (1AC li0. 0C004)

The purpose of this letter is to grant relief f rom the full-stroke exercising requirtr=ent of the A5f'E Code for (ertain check valves at Sec t,roo t.

In a letter (NYN-91039) dated Patch 11, 1991, NHY requested relief f rorn the ASf1E Code,Section XI, Paragraph IWV-3520, " Tests for Chect Valves."

Spccifically, the relief request (V d?) concerned full-ttrete exercising of the safety injection accuraulator chect ve hes and the contined safety injection / residual heat verloval check valves.

The hht s.taff has reviewcd I;HY's request for relief and deterrnined that the code requirements are iritracticel to perforn on the atiove valves ard that your prcposed testirig will provide a reasonalle alternativo to the Code requirencnts providing the guidance providcd in Position 1 of Att achrnent I t o !!PC Generic Letter 09-Ot. is followed. 1he staff's Safety Evaluetion is cnclosed.

We have concluc'ed that relief f rom the testing i(quit ervents it appopriate and relief is hereby granted.

Oy this letter T AC !!n. BC(04 is closed.

Sincerely, Original signed by Morton Fairtile for Richard F. Festtran, Director Project Dir ector ate 1-3 9106040156 9105DD Divisi0n of Peacter Project s - 1/11 DR ADOCK0500g3 Cf fice of Puclear Peactor Regulatico

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