ML20042D192

Advises That Request for Extension of Submittal Date for Revised Inservice Testing Program Acceptable,Per Generic Ltr 89-04 & 891031 Conference Call.Extension Granted Based on Listed Reasons.Record Copy

ML20042D192
Person / Time
Site:	Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	12/20/1989
From:	Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Mroczka E CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER CO.
References
GL-89-04, NUDOCS 8912280175
Download: ML20042D192 (4)

Text

'

~

n i

3 hl h

.I

[

M Yl6 dC.

?/

~

~,#

. UNITED STATES -

9 3

]';

' NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONL 1

=

]-["4df m W N.D.C.M55 I

Ng December 20, 1989

+ 7,

6,.. */'

Docket No!i50-213-

'i M 4

qn MrT Edward D J.E Mrocz ka -

u Senior Vice President.

RK nuclear EngineeringLand Operations k

' Connecticut._ Yankee Atomic Power Company

y&

Northeast Nuclear Energy Company iPost Office Box 270-j R

F-Hartford,' Connecticut 06141-0270 i

Dear Mr.,

Mroczka:

4*

SUBJtCT:

EXTENSION'TO THE: SCHEDULE IN GENERIC LETTER 89-04, l

("

-(INSERVICE TESTING) - HADDAM NECK PLANT 1

LGeneric, letter:(GL)89-04,"GuidanceonDevelopingAcceptableInservice iTesting. Programs" approvedL the inservice-testing-(IST) program for the C

sHaddam.NeckPlant-providedthat=CAnecticutYankeeAtomicPowerCompany(CYAPCO) freview their IST program and Limplementing procedures against the positions in

' the generic letter. and confirm their conformance with the stated positions by

October 3,.'1989. LBy letter' dated October 2,1989. CYAPC0 proposed to submit

'the< revised"IST' program to the;NRC,by April 6,.1990. CYAPC0 proposed to extend

'the-submitta1Ldate because revisions to the submittal-are necessary to reflect l

'two: outage projects; a' major high pressure safety injection modification and an 4

'g outage:aud1t of the boundary valves. Because these; projects'were to be completed L

Tduring'this-outage which was! scheduled to last between September 2 and October i

.16,1989,71f the IST program were submitted by October 3,1989 it would have been necessary,to resubmit.an updated revised. program after the outage.

In

~

? addition CYAPCO states that the unavailability of personnel to establish an IST

~ program by October l3,1989 was' originally based on the fact that the maintenance

, group which performs and maintains the IST program would be occupied by outage work.

.The proposed extension is longer than the staff normally accepts for program K

1 revisions. On October 31, 1989, the staff and CYAPCO had a conference call in 1

which CYAPC0 stated they have made the following changes to the IST program to l.

be; consistent with the positions outlinea in GL 89-04:

W '

1.

Limiting values of full stroke time will be defined as discussed in Position 5 of the generic letter; valve operability will be judged based on these limiting values of stroke time.

E 2.

The proposed acceptance criteria in Position 6 for " Rapid-Acting b

Valves will be adopted.

3.

Pump tests will be performed under full or substantial flow as outlined in Position 9.

4.

The frequency of check valve disassembly and inspection will be specified for consistency with Position 2.

s

? ? ? % e:

- t.

eg o-Edward J. Mroczka,

In addition, your staff stated that CYAPC0 is currently conducting the IST

program with.the above changes even though the IST program has not been' tormally-submitted. ' This letter is to inform you.that the staff finds your H

request for extension of.the submittal date for the revised IST program to be.

acceptable. The bases for granting ~the extension are:.

The NRC staff has conclu'ed that the delay of the submittal was 1.

d

-justified because.of dependence on the completion of modifications.

during the outage and the; higher priority of outage related work.

~/

2.

The fact that CYAPC0 is now in an extended outage and will submit a program before start-up.

In addition, CYAPC0 will implement the IST.

program.'and have completed all required IST before start-up for Cycle 16.

3.

CYAPC0 is currently testing to the revised program, which was audited

~

iby Region I in November 1989.

4.

LThe current submittal is based on a working meeting on January 13, 1988 between CYAPC0 and-the NRC. Many of the recommendations made in that meeting are similar to the GL recommendations.

If you have any questions regarding this extension or GL 89-04 please call the

. project-manager, Alan Wang, at (301) 492-1313.

-Sincerely, f

5 Jo m F. Stolz, Directo P oject Directorate

-4 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

.cc:- See next page

-)

h

- a m

w-9 P

P

~

f

~

Een

~'

Mr. Edward-J. Mroczka- =

7 L

.. Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company' Haddam Neck Plant i

+

- cc: <

r

Gerald Garfield, Esquire R._M. Kacich, Manager'.

y Day, Berry 'and Howard -

Generation Facilities Licensing 3

Counselors at Law'-

Northeast Utilities Service Company City Place Post Office Box 270 Hartford,-Connecticut' 06103-3499 Hartford, Connecticut. 06141-0270-i o~

'W. D. Romberg, Vice' President D.

0.' Nordquist W

Nuclear Operations.

Director of Quality Services Northeast Utilities. Service Company Northeast Nuclear Energy Company-H

-Post Office Box 270-Post Office Box 270

- Hartford, Connecticut' 06141-0270 Hartford, Connecti:ut 06141-0270 Kevin~McCarthy, Director Regional Administrator

~ Radiation Control-Unit-Region I Department of Environmental Protection U. - S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission State Office Building

-475 Allendale Road Hartford, Connecticut 06106 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Bra'dford S.: Chase, Under Secretary Board of Selectmen L

. Energy Division Town Hall

0ffice of_ Policy and Management Haddam, Connecticut 06103 80 Washington Street LHartford, Connecticut: 06106 J.' T. Shedlosky, Resident Inspector 1.'addam Neck Plant D. B. Mi11er, Station Superintendent-cro U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Haddam Neck'. Plant Post Office Box 116 Connecticut. Yankee Atomic Power Company East Haddam Post' Office

'RFD 1. Post' Office Box 127E East Haddam, Connecticut 06423 East Hampton, Connecticut 06424

'G._ H. Bouchard,-Unit Superintendent

'Haddam Neck P1 ant RFD #1 Post Office Box 127E

' East Hampton, Connecticut 06424 w

n h

[.

[

Edwa'rd J. Mroczka 2'-

December 20,.1989 m

Moh!biSR Me abgc5a$N! hen kh kke YU'krain"NaINoE bn r

formally submitted. This'1etter is to inform you that the staff finds your request for extension of the submittal date for the revised IST program to be acceptable. The bases for granting' the extension are:

1.

The.NRC staff has concluded that the delay of the submittal was

' justified becauselof dependence on the completion of modifications-during the outage and the higher priority of outage related work.

2.

The fact that CYAPC0 is now-in an extended outage and will submit a program before start-up.

In addition, CYAPC0 will impicment the IST program and have completed.all required IST before start-up for Cycle 16.

3.

CYAPC0 is currently testing'to the revised program, which was audited by Region I in November 1989.

4.

The current submittal is based on a working meeting on January 13, 1988 between CYAPC0 and the NRC. Many of the recommendations made in that '

meeting are similar to the GL recommendations.

'If you have any questions regarding)this extension or GL 89 04 please call the project manager, Alan Wang, at (301 492-1313.

Sincerely,

/s/

John-F. Stolz, Director Project Directorate I-4 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page T, DISTRIBUTION sectet#He NRC & Local PDRs Plant File S. Varga (14E4)

B'."BoheF(14A2)

S. Norris OGC E. Jordan (MNBB 3302)

L. Marsh A. Wang ACRS(10)

• SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCE

~

OFC

LA:PDI-4*

PM:PDI-4*

D* DI-4

EP W JAME":SH S.\\$_1.:AWang:cfk

JS z

LMarsh s

DATE::12/07/89

12/07/89

12/g/89

12/14/89

~

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

'Docuitent Name: MROCZKA I 1

1

,