ML20151A833
| ML20151A833 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 07/11/1988 |
| From: | Hairston W GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| IEB-88-005, IEB-88-5, SL-4913, NUDOCS 8807200135 | |
| Download: ML20151A833 (2) | |
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Georg:a Power Company 333 P;eamont Avenue
. Atlanta. Georgia 30308 Telephorie 404 526-0526 t Off 4545
. At!anta. Georgia 30302 GeorgiaPower
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July 11, 1988 i
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Hashington, D.C.
20555 PLANT V0GTLE - UNIT 1 NRC DOCKET 50-424 OPERATING LICENSE NPF-68 RESPONSE TO BULLETIN 88-05 NONCONFORMING MATERIAL Gentlemen:
The subject NRC Bulletin (NRCB) 88-05, "Nonconforming Material Supplied i
by Piping
- Supplies, Inc.
at
- Folsom, New Jersey and Hest Jersey Manufacturing Company at Hilliamstown, New Jersey", dated May 6,1988, requested that Georgia Power Company (GPC) submit information regarding materials supplied by. Piping Supplies, Inc.
(PSI) and Hest Jersey Hanufacturing Company (HJM) that either provides assurance that all received materials comply with the ASME Code Section III, ASTH, and applicable procurement specification requirements, or demonstrates that such materials are suitable for the intended service.
It further stated that the licensee should document and maintain for inspection a basis for continued plant operation if the program stated above had not been completed within 120 days of the date of receipt of the subject NRCB.
The Bulletin was received by GPC on May 11, 1988, and Plant Vogtle began an extensive program, including a document search of existing procurement
- records, to identify material from PSI or HJM.
Approximately 230 safety-related fitting and flanges had been identified when NRCB 88-05 Supplement I was issued on June 15, 1988.
The issuance of Supplement I to the NRCB narrowed the scope of review from ASME and ASTM "materials" to fittings and flanges.
It also instructed the affected licensees to promptly commence appropriate testing of accessible flanges and fittings to identify conformance of materials to ASME and ASTM materials specifications on an accelerated schedule.
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Georgia Power b U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission July 11, 1988 Page Two Plant Vogtle had already been working on an accelerated schedule-for identi fying material from PSI or HJM.
Plant Vogtle has developed an aggressive, manageable test program and plans to test the appro::imately 230
-items noted above within the 30 day time period specified in the Supplement.
However, the preliminary results of our identification program indicate that more than 1200 additional items may be identified during July of this year.
The magnitude of testing and evaluating of -these additional items makes the achievement of the schedule described in Supplement i extremely difficult and doubtful.-
To date, Plant Vogtle has been able to sustain an average test rate of 35 to 40 items per day.
GPC will continue to test on this accelerated schedule and will provide additional details, including the plan for addressing the non-safety-related items, in the 120 day report.
If you have any further questions in this regard, please contact this office.
Sincerely, W.b./W =
H. G. Hairston, III Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations MJB:ju c: Georaia Power Comoany Mr. P. D. Rice, Vice President and "ogtle Project Director Mr. G. Bockhold, Jr., General Manager - Plant Vogtle GO-NORMS U. S. Nuclear Reaulatory Commission. Washinaton D.C.
Mr. J. B. Hopkins, Licensing Project Manager - Vogtle U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Region II Dr. J. N. Grace, Regional Administrator Mr. J. F. Rogge, Senior Resident Inspector, Operations - Vogtle W
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