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Forwards Rev 0 to GL 95-07, Pressure Locking & Thermal Binding of Power-Operated Gate Valves
ML20097F255
Person / Time
Site: Seabrook NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 02/13/1996
From: Dacimo F
NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
Shared Package
ML20097F257 List:
References
GL-95-07, GL-95-7, NYN-96007, NUDOCS 9602150370
Download: ML20097F255 (3)


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(603) 474-9521 The Northeast Utilities System NYN-96007 February 13,1996 United States Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Attention:

Document Control Desk

Reference:

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Facility Operating License No. NPF-86, Docket No. 50-443 (b)

NRC Generic Letter 95-07, dated August 17,1995," Pressure Locking and t

Thermal Binding of Safety Related Power -Operated Gate Valves" (c)

North Atlantic Letter, NYN-95080, dated October 13,1995," Response to j

Generic Letter 95-07", T.C. Feigenbaum to NRC

Subject:

180-Day Response to Generic Letter 95-07 Gentlemen:

North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation (North Atlantic) committed in letter NYN-95080,

[ Reference (c)] to complete, within 180-days of issuance of GL 95-07 or February 13,1996, the actions required to address the guidance provided in Attachment 1 of Generic Letter (GL) 95-07, [ Reference (b)].

Attachment I to GL 95-07 requests that utilities take the following actions:

1.

Evaluate the oper:tional configurations of safety related power-operated (i.e., motor-operated, air-operated, and hydraulically operated) gate valves in their plants to identify valves that are susceptible to pressure locking or thermal binding; 2.

Perform further analyses as appropriate and take needed corrective actions to ensure that the susceptible valves identified in Action 1 above, are capable of performing their intended safety functions under all modes of plant operations, including test configuration.

Enclosed is the North Atlantic response to Generic Letter 95-07. North Atlantic has completed the necessary actions as documented in Engineering Evaluation 95-07 to comply with the requirements of Generic Letter 95-07.

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Should you have any questions regarding this response, please contact Mr. Anthony M.

Callendrello, Licensing Manager, at (603) 474-9521, extension 2751.

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Mr. Thomas T. Martin Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 1 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 r

Mr. Albert W. De Agazio, Sr. Project Manager Project Directorate 1-4 Division of Reactor Projects U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Mr. John B. Macdonald NRC Senior Resident Inspector P.O. Box 1149 Seabrook, Nil 03874 Subscribed and sworn to before me this

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