ML20082J025
| ML20082J025 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 08/16/1991 |
| From: | Domby A GEORGIA POWER CO., TROUTMANSANDERS (FORMERLY TROUTMAN, SANDERS, LOCKERMA |
| To: | Carpenter J, Elleman T, Wolfe S North Carolina State University, RALEIGH, NC, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, VIRGINIA, COMMONWEALTH OF |
| References | |
| CON-#391-12141 91-647-OLA-2, OLA-2, NUDOCS 9108270104 | |
| Download: ML20082J025 (2) | |
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August 16, 1991 Sheldon J. Wolfe, Chairman Administrative Judge 1110 Wimble' don Drive McLean, Virginia 22101 James H.
Carpenter Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Thomas E.
Elleman Administrative Judge Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 Re:
Georgia Power Company, Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-4 2 4 / 4 25 ; -df) - 3 ASLBP No. 91-64 7-OLA-2 Withdrawal of License Amendment Request and htion for Order Terminatino Proceedina
Dear Administrative Judges:
Please find enclosed a photocopy of a recent letter from Mr. W.
G. Hairston, III, Senior Vice President of Georgia Power Company's Nuclear Operations Department, to the NRC withdrawing-the pending license amendment request.
As explained in Mr.
Hairston's letter, the Commission har directed the NRC Staff to address generically the nuclear industry's request for relief from accelerated diesel generator testing requirements.
Mr.
Barth, Counsel for the NRC Staff in this proceeding, by letter dated July 15, 1991 provided the Board with the Staff Requirements Memorandum.
That Memorandum resulted from a request by the Nuclear Management and Resource Council (NUMARC) to the Commission on May 21, 1991, after Georgia Power had filed the pending license amendment request on April 22, 1991.
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Messrs. Wolfe, Carpenter and Elleman August 16, 1991 Page 2 conflict with NUMARC's generic offort and conserves the Agency's resources by avoiding duplicative reviews.
In light of the foregoing, Georgia Power requests an appropriate order terminating this proceeding.
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Domby Counsel for Georgia Power Company AHD:njf Enclosure cc:
Ms. Glenn Carroll Georgians Against Nuclear Energy Charles A.
Barth, Esquire Director, Georgia Environmental Protection Division Secretary of the Commission U.S.
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50-424 50-425 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissien ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C.
20555 Gentlemen:
V0GTLE ELECTRIC GENERATIh0 PLANT REVISION TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TABLE 4.8-1 22, 1991, Georgia Power Company (GPC) applied to the NRC for By letter of April an amendment to the Technical Specifications (TS) for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP).
This amendment would modify table 4.8-1 of the TS related to the frequency of emergency diesel generatra '.esting. The -equest would allow the return to a regular monthly testing i ch.edul o from en increased test frequency, following the completion of 7 consecuuve tarts without a failure, provided the number of failures in the last 20 valid demands has been reduced to 1 or less.
The Nuclear Management and Resources Council (HUMARC), by letter dated May 21, 1991, to the Honorable James R. Curtis, requested relief from accelerated diesel generator testing requirements and advised that sufficient information had been provided to the Commission to f acilitate this reduction by establishing accelerated testing on a basis of 4 failures in the last 25 valid tests.
By a staff requirement memorandum dated June 28, 1991, the Commission has directed the HRC staff to address the industry's request for relief from accelerated diesel generator testing requirements.
In Georgia Power Company is a member of NUMARC and is following this effort.
light of the industry effort to resolve this generic issue, GPC is withdrawing the pending license amendment at this time. Georgia Power company will consider an appropriate request when the industry initiative is resolved, 6tofl9Dt9 -
mw GeorgiaPower A U. S. Nucicar Regulatory Corrnission ELV-02991 Page 2 Should you have any questions, please advise.
Sircerely, n/.) /[ Y I W. G. Hairston, III WGH,Ill/ JAB /gmb xc: Georaia Power comoany Mr. W. B. Shipman Mr. H. Sheibani NORMS U. S. Nuclear Reculatorv Commis1193 Hr. S. D. Ebneter, Regional Administrator Mr. D. S. Hood, Licensing Project Manager, NRR Mr. B. R. Bonser, Senior Resident Inspector, Vogtle 7
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