ML20081K544

Forwards Recirculation Piping Replacement Rept, Describing Reactor Coolant Recirculation Sys Piping to Be Replaced During Jan 1984 Outage.Application for License Amend Submitted 831020.Replacement Involves NSHC

ML20081K544
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	11/07/1983
From:	Gucwa L GEORGIA POWER CO.
To:	Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML20081K547	List: ML20081K544 ML20081K549
References
NED-83-552, TAC-52483, NUDOCS 8311100108
Download: ML20081K544 (2)

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Georgia Power Carryy 333 Piedmont Avenue A fanta, Georg:a 30308 Telephore 404 5264526 Ma Erq Address.

Post Ctf ce Box 4545

- Ananta. Georg.a 3C302 Georgia Power L T. Gucwa IN southem eest sn m Manager Noclear Engmeerrg a-d Chef Nuclear Enger NE-83-552 November 7, 1983

Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attention: Mr. John F. Stolz, Chief Operating Reactors Branch No. 4 i,

Division of Licensing  ;

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission  !

Washington, D. C. 20555 NRC DOCKET 50-366 OPERATING LICENSE NPF-5 EIMIN I. HATOI NUCLEAR PIANT UNIT 2 REACIOR COOLANT PRESSURE BOUNDARY PIPING REPLACIMENT, Gentlemen:

Georgia Power Company (GPC) notified the NRC by our letter no.

! NED-83-500 dated October 5,1983 of our plan to replace the Hatch Unit 2 reactor coolant recirculation system piping and certain attached piping of

! other systems during an outage scheduled to begin in January 1984. 'Ihe

subject letter provided a brief description of the replacement effort and promised a more detailed report to be provided to NRC by mid-November 1983.

l Enclosed herein for your review and approval is the detailed report

describing our plan for replacement of the subject piping at Hatch Unit 2.

'Ihe piping replacement and document description thereof have been reviewed and approved by the Plant Review Board and the Safety Review Board.

Proposed Technical Specification changes to accommodate the piping replacement have been submitted by our letter dated October 20, 1983. GPC 7 proposed to change the applicability of the limiting condition'for operation i

of systems and instrtmentation associated with the cooling and protection of fuel in the reactor vessel after all fuel is removed from the vessel. Since l the reactor vessel will be defueled with all fuel stored in the. spent fuel pool and the fuel pool gates wil1~be in place during the piping replacement, certain systems and instrtmentation are not needed to prevent an in-core fuel-related accident, thus, allowing deletion of their limiting conditions for operation while all fuel is removed from the vessel.

l Please be advised that GPC will be submitting' under separate cover a proposed amendment to the operating license as a result of the piping replacement. -It is intended that the proposed operating license amendment will have conditions similar to those imposed on Nine Mile Point-Unit 1 during its recirculation piping replacement outage and are added :to assure that the NRC will be fully informed concerning such issues as pipe stresses and radiation exposures.

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GeorgiaPowerd Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attention: Mr. John F. Stolz, Chief Operating Reactors Branch No. 4 November 7, 1983 Page Two GPC has concluded based on its 10 CFR 50.92 evaluation that no i significant hazards consideration is involved and will document that in our license amendment submittal. Your utmost cooperation is requested to review and approve our piping replacensent plan and proposed licensing changes (i.e., Operating License, Technical Specifications) in a timely manner to avoid any schedular impact on this voluntary major piping replacement.

Should you have any questions in this regard or require additional information, please contact this office.

Sincerely yours,

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L. T. Gucwa JAE/mb Enclosure xc: H. C. Nix, Jr.

J. P. O'Reilly (NRC- Region II)

Senior Resident Inspector

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