ML20112G155

Informs That Hydrostatic Test Cannot Be Performed as Indicated in 841210 Submittal.Required Removal of Main Steam Safety/Relief Valves from Svc Would Violate Tech Specs Requiring Valves to Be Operable W/Irradiated Fuel in Vessel

ML20112G155
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	01/09/1985
From:	Gucwa L GEORGIA POWER CO.
To:	Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
MED-85-009, MED-85-9, TAC-55236, NUDOCS 8501160215
Download: ML20112G155 (2)

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_ Georgia Power Company 333 Piedmont Avenue

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Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Telephone 404 526 6526 Maihng Actess:

Post Office Box 4545 At!anta Georg'a 30302 Georgia Power L.T.Gucwa tN souvern twinc wem Manager Nuclear Eng:neenng and Ch:ef Nuctear Engineer NED-85-009 1336N January 9, 1985 Director of Nuclear Reector Regulation Attention: Mr. John F. Stolz, Chief Operating Reactors Branch No. 4 Division of Licensing U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Consnission Washington, D. C.

20555 NRC DOCKET 50-321 OPERATING LICENSE DPR-57 EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 POST-WELD OVERLAY REPAIRS TESTING Gentlemen:

Our submittal dated December 10, 1984 discussed repair activities conducted during the 1984 Unit 1 refueling outage.

We. indicated therein

-that a hydrostatic test was scheduled to be conducted following weld overlay of certain piping welds in the Recirculation and Residual Heat Removal systems which had been found to have crack-like indications.

Hydrostatic testing following such repairs would normally be performed per ASME-Section from service or gagging. those valves and thMain Steam safety / relief ' valve XI Code requirements by either removing the en pressurizing the system.

A review of Hatch Unit 1 Technical Specificatioi

• 2.A.1 indicates, however, that the safety / relief valves are required to be operable when irradiated fuel is present in the vessel and the vessel head is installed. As a result of this limitation, a hydrostatic test cannot be performed.

IWA-5214(d) of the 1980 Edition of the ASME Section XI Code with Addenda through Winter 1980 states that when a hydrostatic test performed as a result of repairs conflicts -with the Technical Specifications, a system inservice test -is acceptable in lieu of the hydrostatic test.

It is our position that this code provision may be applied in the case of the Unit I repair. The appropriate systems will, therefore, be visually examined while in service at operating pressure rather. than hydrostatically tested as

,previously planned.

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Mr.' John F. Stolz, Chief

' Operating Reactors Branch No. 4 January 9, 1985 Page Two

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Should you have any questions in this regard, please contact this office.

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

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