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Summary of 880126 Meeting W/Util Re Environ Qualification Issues Contained in Util .List of Meeting Attendees & Agenda Encl
ML20149F582
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 02/09/1988
From: Rooney V
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NRC
References
NUDOCS 8802170265
Download: ML20149F582 (11)


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February 9,1988 Oocket No. 50-271 LICENSEE: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation FACILITY: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

SUBJECT:

January 26, 1988 MEETING WITH THE VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION (VYNPC)

PE: ENVIRONWENTAL QUALIFICATION ISSUES On January 26, 1988, a meeting was held in Room 2019 of the NRC Region 1 Offices in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania to discuss the environmental qualification issues raised in the VYNPC letter dated 11/03/87 The issues discussed in the letter related to the use of similarity methods in qualifying Vermont Yankee equipment, and stemed from an NRC team inspection during the week of October 19, 1987 through October 23, 1987. Enclosure 1 is a list of individuals that attended the meeting, and enclosure 2, prepared by VYNPC, is the agenda for the meeting and a sumary of information discussed by VYNPC and Yankee Atomic Electric Co. (YAEC) with the staff. As a result of the discussions, VYNPC was requested to provide, within a few days, to the Region I staff additional infomation from their files supporting the qualification of the Rome cable. The staff advised VYNPC that the above infomation, as well as the infomation presented in the meeting would be included in the staff's consideration of Vermont Yankee environmental qualification.

Original Signed by:

vernon L. Rooney, Project Manager Project Directorate 1 3 Division of Reactor Projects I/II

Enclosures:

As Stated cc w/ enclosures: see next page

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Enclosure I list of Peeting Attendees Vermont Yankee Environmental Qualification Issues January 14, 1988 Name Organization E! Cheung NRC, Region I R. Wilsen NPC, NRR, DRIS J. Durr hF.C, Region I W. Jchnson NRC, Region I C. Anderson NRC, Region 1

0. Reid VYNPC M. Sanirik Yankee Atomic Electric Co. (YAEC)

R. January YAEC P. Johnson YAEC S. Thayer YAEC T. White VYNPC P. Eapen NRC, Region I T. Kosky NRC, Region ! ,

D. Haverkamp NRC, Region i V. Roone's NRC, NRR I

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USNRC - VERMONT YANKEE MEETING 26 JANUARY 1988 +

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0 INTRODUCTIONS NRC - V. L. ROONEY VY - D. A. REID 0 OPENING REMARKS VY - J. K. THAYER O DISCUSSION OF TECHNICAL ISSUES VY - M. P. SANIUK SIMILARITY M. P. SANIUK RESPONSE TO NRC NOTICES P. R. JOHNSON  :

AND INDUSTRY CONCERNS  ;

VALIDITY OF VENDOR R. G., JANUARY r

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O WRAP-UP VY - J. K. THAYER NRC - V. L. ROONEY 4

SIMILARITY ANALYSIS O PURPOSE: TO DISCUSS VERMONT YANKEE USE OF SIMILARITY ANALYSIS IN LIGHT OF PUBLISHED EXISTING NRC RULES AND REGULATIONS.

O VERMONT YANKEE USE OF SIMILARITY ANALYSIS COMBINATION OF ACTUAL TYPE TEST AND SIMILARITY ANALYSIS TO EXTENT ACTUAL TYPE TEST RESULTS.

GENERIC MATERIAL QUALIFICATION.

O REGULATION SUPPORT USE OF ANALYSIS 10CFR50.49 IE BULLETIN 79-01B D0R GUIDELINES NUREG-0588 O GENERIC MATERIAL QUALIFICATION O NUCLEAR UTILITY GROUP ON EQ AND NRC STAFF MEETINGS ON EQ TOPICS (SEPTEMBER 15, 1987 AND SEPTEMBER 28, 1987).

O CONCLUSION: VERMONT YANKEE USE OF SIMILARITY CONFORMS WITH ACCEPTED INDUSTRY AND REGULATORY PRACTICES.

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, 0 VERMONT YANKEE'S EFFECTIVE PROGRAM FOR EQ CONCERNS.

VERIFIED BY THE AUDIT 0 IE BULLETINS AND NOTICES 0 NOTICE 86 LIMITORQUE WIRING 0 NOTICE 86 RAYCHEM TUBING 0 VERMONT YANKEE AND YANKEE NUCLEAR SERVICES DIVISION PARTICIPATE ON INDUSTRY COMMITTEES.

NUGEQ EPRI EQ ADVISORY GROUP BWROG IEEE NPEC

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0. VERMONT YANKEE'S RESPONSE TO EQ fSSUES CONSIDERS.

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SIGNIFICANCE OF.THE CONCERN INFORMATION AVAILABLE

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l 0 SEVERAL AUD1T QUESTIONS WERE:

ON DEVELOPING ISSUES ON ISSUES BEING REVIEWED BY NRC l

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GENERAL ELECTRIC TERMINAL BLOCKS - TEST REPORT B0119 NYLON WIRE SPLICES IN LIMITORQUE MOTORS

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,. O EQ FfLES ARE "0FFECIAL" AUDITABLE FILES.

O THEY D0 NOT ADDRESS DEVELOPING ISSUES.

O LICENSEES MUST BE ALLOWED A "REASONABLE TIME" TO RESPOND TO NEW EQ ISSUES.

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i 0 NEW ISSUES MUST BE ASSESSED FOR:

POTENTIAL SAFETY IMPACT APPLICABILITY VALIDITY' O LICENSEES SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO "POTENTIAL PART 21 EVALUATIONS."

O IF A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN IS FOUND:

LICENSEE MUST TAKE ACTION LICENSEE MUST SHARE INFORMATION O IF THE NRC FINDS A SIGNIFICANT EQ CONCERN.

NOTICE OR BULLETIN SHOULD BE ISSUED

n 7 4- VENDOR DOCUMENTATION ONGOING QUALIFICATION 0 COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF TEST REPORT INCLUDES: TEST EQUIPMENT TEST PLAN ADHERENCE TO PLAN O ADDITIONAL TESTS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Do NOT INVALIDATE PREVIOUS TESTS MAY NECESSITATE ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION 0 EQUIPMENT AND TESTING UNDER INVESTIGATION i

NEED TO FOLLOW SHOULD MQI: REVISE AUDITABLE DOCUMENTATION DECLARE EQUIPMENT INOPERABLE r

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o, VENDOR DOCUMENTATION VENDOR CERTIFICATION 0 RELIANCE ON CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE LONG HISTORICAL PRECEDENCE BASED UPON 10CFR50, APPENDIX B 0 VERMONT YANKEE PRACTICE ROUTINELY ACCEPT BASED UPON: QA REVIEW GOOD PRACTICE INVESTIGATE DISCREPANCIES ,

O INSPECTION VENDOR CERTIFICATION QUESTIONED 0 REPLACEMENT MOTOR LEAD INSULATION O DUAL VOLTAGE MOTORS 0 DINGS BRAXE O ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF ESTABLISHING CUALIFICATIONS

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SUMMARY

DISTIRUBTION: NRC PARTICIPANTS tDocket: File, L.Cheung NPC & Local PDRs R. Wilson PDI-3 R/F J. Durr RWessman W. Johnson VRooney C. Anderson 0GC P. Eapen EJordan T. Kosky JPartlow D. Haverkamp ARCS (10) V. Rooney HBClayton JCraig YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.

M. Sanirik R. January P. Johnson S. Thayer T. White

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