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Informs That Licensee Intends to Submit 120 Day Rept by 970729 as Requested by GL 97-01, Degradation of Control Rod Drive Mechanism Nozzle & Other Vessel Closure Head Penetrations
ML20138G393
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Issue date: 04/30/1997
From: Langenbach J
GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
6710-97-2175, GL-97-01, GL-97-1, NUDOCS 9705060285
Download: ML20138G393 (1)


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Route 441 South NUCLEAR Post Othee Box 480 Middlet m, PA 17057-0480 April 30,1997 6710-97-2175 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn.: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

Dear Sir:

Subject:

Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (TM1-1)

Operating License No. DPR-50 Docket No. 50-289 Response to Generic Letter (GL) 97-01

Reference:

NRC Letter dated April 1,1997, GL 97-01, " Degradation of Control Rod Drive Mechanism Nozzle and Other Vessel Closure Head Penetrations" GL 97-01 requested licensees to provide a report containing the details of a plan for inspecting the control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) nozzles and other vessel head penetrations (VHPs) for j

indications of degradation related to the use of Alloy 600 raaterial, including: a schedule for the inspections, the technical basis for the schedule, analysis to support the planned actions and a description of the TM1-1 history of any plant chemistry excursions (sulfate, chloride, fluoride, oxygen, boron, or lithium) that exceeded the plant administrative limits or conductivity excursions that may be indicative of resin intrusions along with an assessment of the potential for any of such intrusions to result in a significant increase in the probability for intergranular attack (IG A) of VHPs.

GPU Nuclear Inc. (GPUN) intends to submit a 120 day report by July 29,1997 as requested by the GL. GPUN will advise tue NRC as soon as possible if any delays are experienced that could affect our ability to meet this schedule for providing the requested information.

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