ML20043B635

Forwards Rev 2 to ISI-P-016, Inservice Testing Program, Per Generic Ltr 89-04, Guidance on Developing Acceptable Inservice Testing Programs.

ML20043B635
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	05/22/1990
From:	Hairston W GEORGIA POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
Shared Package
ML20043B636	List: ML20043B635 ML20043B638
References
GL-89-04, GL-89-4, MSV-00067, MSV-67, NUDOCS 9005310034
Download: ML20043B635 (2)

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' Telephono 205 868 5581 the wv!!nvn Hrtoc sysicm W. G. Hairston, til '

Serwor Vice President MSV-00067 Nuclear Operabons May 22, 1990

1. 338 Docket No. 50-425 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission j ATTN: Document Control Desk  !

Washington, D.C. 20555 j u V0GTLE El.ECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - UNIT 2 l l REVISION 2 TO INSERVICE TESTING PROGRAM  ;

i Gentlemen:

In accordance with the requirements of Technical Specification 4.0.5 i concerning surveillance requirements, Georgia Power Company (GPC) submits I for NRC review and approval, ten copies of Revision 2 of the Vogtle i Electric Generating Plant, Unit 2 (VEGP-2) Inservice Testing (IST) Program, e >

ISI-P-016. The .IST Program currently in effect was written to the 3 requirements of the 1983 Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel  !

Code, Section -XI, with Addenda through Summer 1983 where practical . .!

Certain of the changes in Revision 2 to the IST Program do not require i prior..NRC review and approval since we believe they are covered in NRC .1 p Generic Letter 89-04, " Guidance On Developing Acceptable Inservice Testing j l Programs," dated ~ April 3, 1989. Examples of some of the changes covered 'by i l! the- Generic Letter are discussed below. The enclosed documents supersede -l portions of the original IST program, document previously submitted to the  !

NRC. A summary of the changes resulting from Revision 2 is enclosed. I The enclosed changes to the VEGP-2 IST Program have been reviewed against l NRC Generic Letter 89-04. With the exception of Relief Request PR-5, we I believe that each of-the enclosed changes is covered by the guidance in the >

' Generic Letter and, as a. result, do not require prior NRC approval. Some

! of these changes include editorial changes and revisions to the valve test j

) list and/or drawings to reflect plant design changes. However, Relief "

Request PR-5 requires NRC review and. approval since the technical areas i addressed in that-relief request do not appear to be covered by the Generic  !

Letter. _ That particular relief request pertains to pump testing and l -concerns the vibration monitoring instrumentation for ASME Code Class 2 and i L 3 pumps. Specifically, relief is requested from IWP-4120 of ASME Section 1 XI which limits instrument ranges. Relief Request PR-5 would allow the use  !

of a portable, autoscaling digital vibration monitor for obtaining pump j

. vibration measurements. The subject instrument provides significantly  ;

l higher accuracy than an analog meter which is read visually and is subject s to human error and parallax. The accuracy of the instrument is 5% of the actual vibration amplitude displayed.

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Page 2 Georgia ~ Power Company has determined that conformance- with certain requirements of the ASME Code,Section XI, is impractical and, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a (g)(5)(iii), hereby notifies'the NRC of that determination. The NRC is requested to review and grant approval of Relief. Request PR-5 in accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a (g)(6)(i). Approval of Relief Request PR-5 and the enclosed relief requests and other program changes which we believe are covered by Generic Letter 89-04 does not ,

affect public health and safety. Approval of Relief Request PR-5 is '

requested by November 1, 1990.

Any future changes to the IST Program not requiring prior NRC review and approval,- i.e., changes which are covered by Generic Letter 89-04, will not be submitted to the NRC unless directed otherwise. Any such changes will be made available at the plant site for review. Revision 2 changes that we i believe are covered by Generic Letter 89-04 have been included in this '

submittal for the sake of completeness only.

Should there by any questions in this regard, please contact this office.

Sincerely, e

h *h lY W. G. Hairston, III WGHIII/JAE/gb t

Enclosure:

Revision 2 to VEGP-2 IST Program, ISI-P-016 xc: Georaia Power Comoany Mr. C. K. McCoy Mr. G. Bockhold, Jr.

-Mr. R. M. Odom Mr. P. D. Rushton Mr. L. A. Ward

• NORMS V. S. Nuclear Reaulatory Commission Mr. R. F. Aiello, Senior Resident Inspector, Vogtle Mr. S. D. Ebneter, Regional Administrator-Mr. T.-A. Reed, Licensing Project Manager, NRR l'

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