ML20151M666

Advises That Review of Issue Re License Condition 2.C(12)(b) Concerning Safety Grade Backup Means of RCS Depressurization Completed,In Response to .Util Position Acceptable

ML20151M666
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	08/01/1988
From:	Reeves E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Hairston W ALABAMA POWER CO.
References
TAC-49021, NUDOCS 8808050272
Download: ML20151M666 (2)

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- ', August 1, 1988 O!STRIBUTION A6ocketJHe *7 E. Jordan (MNBB 3302)

NRC POR B. Grimes (9A2)

Docket No. 50-364 Local POR ACRS (10)

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Mr. W. G. Hairston, III S. Varga (14E4)

Senior Vice President' G. Lainas Alabama Power Company E. Adensam Post Office Box 2641 P. Anderson Birmingham, Alabama 35291-0400 E. Reeves (2.)

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SUBJECT:

CLOSE0VT ACTION FOR SAFETY GRADE BACKUP MEANS OF REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM (RCS) DEPRESSURIZATION LICENSE CONDITION 2.C.(12)(b) -

JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 2 (TAC NO. 49021)

By letter dated November 18, 1985, in response to our letter dated September 12, 1985, you provided information relating to the review of Farley Unit 2 conformance to License Condition 2.C.(12)(b). The license condition required your action prior to the startup following the first refueling outage to make provisions to assure that the Farley Unit 2 safety grade backup means of RCS depressurization meets requirements of Table 1 of Branch Technical Position RSB 5-1, Revision 1. We have reviewed your response and conclude that the issue relating to License Condition 2.C.(12)(b) has been completed.

Further, we note that although the Farley Nuclear Plant is classified as a Class 2 plant (where manual actions and repairs are acceptable), you state that you have gone beyond these requirements. You state that reviews have been done to determine the qualification status of the Power Operated Relief Valve (PORV) operators. A plant specific evaluation was completed by Westinghouse and Copes-Vulcan to certify the seismic qualifications of the Farley 2 PORVs. We accept your position in this matter.

In closing, we agree that the other issue relating to your not referencing the Diablo Canyon tests of March 28, 1985, to achieve cold shutdown using only safety grade equipment and natural circulation methods is not a part of LicenseCondition2.C.(12)(b). If any further action is considered necessary for License Condition 2.C.(12)(c), you will be advised. However, your action relating to the License Condition 2.C.(12)(b) is considered to be completed.

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P PNU Edward A. Reeves, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 11-1 Division of Reactor Projects I/II cc: See next page f0k0b

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Mr. R. P. Mcdonald Resident Inspector Executive Vice President U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Alabama Power Company Post Office Box 24 - Route 2 Post Office Box 2641 Columbia, Alabama 36319 Birmingham, Alabama 35291-0400 Mr. Bill M. Guthrie D. Biard MacGuineas. Esquire Executive V ve President Volpe, Boskey and Lyons Alabama Power Company 918 16th Street, N.W.

Post Office Box 2641 Washington, D.C. 20006 Birmingham, Alabama 35291-0400 Mr. Louis B. Long, General Manager Charles R. Lowman ,

Southern Company Services, Inc. Alabama Electric Corporation Post Office Box 2625 Post Office Box 550 Birmingham, Alabama 35202 Andalusia, Alabama 35420 Chairman Regional Administrator, Region II Houston County Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

-Dothan, Alabama 36301 101 Marietta Street, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Ernest L. Blake, Jr., Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge Claude Earl Fox, M.D.

2300 N Street, N.W. State Health Officer Washington, DC 20037 State Department of Public Health State Office Building Montgomery, Alabama 36130 Robert A. Buettner, Esquire '

Balch, Bingham, Baker, Hawthorne, Mr. D. N. Morey-Williams and Ward General Manager - Farley Nuclear Plant Post Office Box 306 Post Office Box 470 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 Ashford, Alabama 36312 i 1

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