ML20113D732
| ML20113D732 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 01/10/1985 |
| From: | Gucwa L GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| To: | Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| 1338N, NED-85-014, NED-85-14, TAC-57339, NUDOCS 8501230210 | |
| Download: ML20113D732 (2) | |
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Georgia Power Company W
333 Piedmont Avenue -
Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Telephone 404 5264526 Mailing Address:
Post Of hce Box 4545 Avanta. Georgia 30302 Georgia Power t.. T. Gucwa the sout%m electnc system Managet Nuclear Engineenng and Chief Nuclear Eng;neer NED-85-014 1338N January 10, 1985 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
. Attention:
Mr.. John F. Stolz, Chief Operating Reactors Branch No. 4 Division of Licensing U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
-Washington, D. C.
20555 NRC' DOCKET 50-366 OPERATING LICENSE.NPF-5 EDWIN-I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT. UNIT-2 RECmCULATION SYSTEM PIPING CONFIRMATORY ORDER
' Gentlemen:
The Nuclear 1 Regulatory Commission (NRC) on July 8, -1983, issued.a Confirmatory' Order which required augmentation. of reactor _ coolant leak
' detection because - of then - existing cracks L in' certain Plant ; Hatch ' Unit 2 recirculation. system pipe welds.
The subject piping has since been replaced, thereby eliminating the welds -in question' and negating the need for the_ provisions of that order.
Georgia Power Company (GPC) hereby
. requests that ycu, therefore, rescind the July 8; 1983 Confirmatory Order.
The augmented: leak detection was proposed by GPC-in 'our letters NED-83-322, NED-83-332, and NED-83-341 dated May 25, 1983, June 2, 1983, and June 8,1983, respectively, as part of corrective.and. compensatory actions to permit ~ plant - operations with known pipe flaws for an -interim period.
During the last scheduled outage for~ Plant Hatch Unit 2, the recirculation
- system piping and certain other. piping were replaced due'to the finding of a number-of-unacceptable flaws (i.e.,,intergranular stress corrosion cracking).
The actions Lwe have taken in - this regard. were reported and discussed on several occasions with members of.the NRC staff; y
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. Since we have replaced all the Hatch 2 flawed piping as of restart of that unit in September 1984 and since our commitments were made and the NRC
- Confirmatory Order was issued based on the presence of detectable flaws in the original piping, we have determined that continued augmented reactor coolant-leakage limits and surveillance requirements, beyond those existing in the Tech'nical Specifications, are unnecessary.
Hence, we request that
.you-rescind the July 8, 1983 confirmatory order.
Yours very truly, c/' C d(b -
L. T. Gucwa LTG/mb xc:
H. C.~ Nix, Jr.
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'J. P. O'Reilly-(NRC-Region II)
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