ML20150D807

Ack Receipt of 870914 Response to NRC Bulletin 87-001, Thinning of Pipe Walls at Nuclear Power Plants. Info Provided Used to Determine Industry Participation & Implementation of Erosion/Corrosion Insp Program

ML20150D807
Person / Time
Site:	Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png
Issue date:	03/21/1988
From:	Scott W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Berry K CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
References
IEB-87-001, IEB-87-1, NUDOCS 8803250148
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l March 21, 1988 l i

Docket No. 50-155 '

l Mr. Kenneth W. Berry l Director, Nuclear Licensing  :

Consumers Power Company 1945 West Parnall Road Jackson, Michigan 49201

SUBJECT:

NRC BULLETIN 87-01, THINNING 0F PIPE WALLS AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS On July 9,1987, NRC Bulletin 87-01 was issued and requested that licensees submit information concerning their programs for monitoring the thickness of pipe walls in high energy single phase and two phase carbon steel piping systems.

Consumers Power Company provided its response to the Bulletin in a letter dated September 14, 1987.

The information that you provided is being used to determine the extent of industry participation and implementation of erosion / corrosion inspection programs, and to obtain data on observed pipe wall thinning. The staff does not plan to determine the adequacy or the acceptability of your current program at this time. As such, no further plant specific action with respect to NRC Bulletin 87-01 is required.

You will be notified should there be any future action that may be required regarding the subject of Pipe Wall Thinning.

Sincerely, original sianed bv/

Wayne E. Scott, Jr. , Project Manager Project Directorate III-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V

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SUBJECT:

NRC BULLETIN 87-01, THINNING OF PIPE WALLS AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS On July 9, 1987, NRC Bulletin 87-0 was issued and requested that licensees submit information concerning their programs for monitoring the thickness of pipe walls in high-energy single phase and two phase carbon steel piping systems.

Consumers Power Company provided its response to the Bulletin in a letter dated September 14, 1987.

The information that you provided is being used to determine the extent of industry participation and implementation of erosion / corrosion inspection programs, and to obtain data on observed pipe wall thinning. The staff does not plan to determine the adecuacy or the acceptability of your current  ;

program at this time. As such, no further plant specific action with respect to NRC Bulletin 87-01 is required.

You will be notified should there be any future action that may be required regarding the subject of Pipe Wall Thinning.

Sincerely, .

l a T. s I Wayne E. Scott, Jr. , Project Manager Project Directorate III-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V

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Mr. Kenneth W. Berry i Consumers Power Company Big Rock Point Plant cc: Mr. Thomas A. McNish, Secretary Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Judd L. Bacon, Esquire Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Mr. Thomas W. Elward Plant Manager Big Rock Point Plant 10269 U.S. 31 North #

Charlevoix, Michigan 49720 Mr. Bud Heeres County Commissioner i i

303 Sheridan Charlevoix, Michigan 49720 Office of the Governor Room 1 - Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48913 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Nuclear Facilities and Environmental Monitoring Section Office Division of Radiological Health P. O. Box 30035 i

Lansing, Michigan 48909 i

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector Office Big Rock Point Plant 10253 U.S. 31 North Charlevoix, Michigan 49720 L

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