ML20153F879
| ML20153F879 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 09/22/1998 |
| From: | Williams J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | James Knubel POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
| References | |
| GL-96-05, GL-96-5, TAC-M97048, NUDOCS 9809290279 | |
| Download: ML20153F879 (5) | |
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September 22, 1998 Mr. Jim 2s Knubel Chief Nuclear Officer Power Authority of the State of New York 123 Main Street White Plains, NY 10601
SUBJECT:
JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING GENERIC LETTER 96-05 (TAC NO. M97048)
Dear Mr. Knubel:
On June 2,1998, you submitted an updated response to Generic Letter (GL) 96-05 for the James A. FitzPatick Nuclear Power Plant, indicating your intent to implement the provisions of a Joint Owners Group (JOG) Program on motor-operated valve (MOV) Periodic Verification. The NRC staff has encouraged licensees to participate in the industry-wide JOG program to provida a benefit in reactor safety by sharing expertise and information on MOV performance and to increasa ino efficiency of GL 96-05 activities at nuclear plants. Licensce participation in the JOG 1
program also minimizes the amount of information necessary for the NRC staff to review each licensee's response to GL 96-05. As a result, the NRC staff requires only limited information to complete its GL 96-05 review for FitzPatrick.
Please provide the requested information by October 16,1998. On September 9.1998, Mr. Art Zaremba of your staff informed me that this schedule is acceptable.
if you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1470.
Sincerely, Original Signed by:
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Dear Mr. Knubel:
On June 2,1998, you submitted an updated response to Generic Letter (GL) 96-05 for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, indicating yourintent to implement the provisions of a Joint Owners Group (JOG) Program on motor-operated valve (MOV) Periodic Verification. The NRC staff has encouraged licensees to participate in the industry-wide JOG program to provide a i
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September 22, 1998 Mr. James Knubel Chief Nuclear Officer Power Authority of the State of New York 123 Main Street White Plains, NY 10601
SUBJECT:
JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT-REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING GENERIC LETTER 96-05 (TAC NO. M97048)
Dear Mr. Knubel:
l On June 2,1998, you submitted an updated response to Generic Letter (GL) 96-05 for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plan., indicating your intent to implement the provisions of a Joint Owners Group (JOG) Program on motor-operated valve (MOV) Periodic Verification. The NRC staff has encouraged licensees to participate in the industry-wide JOG program to provide a benefit in reactor safety by sharing expertiss and informatien on MOV performance and to l
increase the efficiency of GL 96-05 activities at nuclear plants. Licensee participation in the JOG program also minimizes the amount ofinformation necessary for the NRC staff to review each j
licensee's response to GL 96-05 As a result, the NRC staff requires only limited information to comp!cte its GL 96-05 review for FitzPatrick.
Please provide the requested information by October 16,1998. On September 9,1998, Mr. Art Zaremba of your staff informed me that this schedule is acceptable.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1470, Sincerely, Joseph F. Williams, Project Manager Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-333
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Mr. Gerald C. Goldstein Regional Administrator, Region l Assistant General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Power Authority of the State 475 Allendale Road of New York King of Prussia, PA 19406 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019 Mr. F. William Valentino, President New York State Energy, Research, Resident inspector's Office and Development Authority U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Corporate Plaza West P.O. Box 136 286 Washington Avenue Extension Lycoming, NY 13093 Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. Hany P. Salmon, Jr.
Mr. Richard L. Patch, Director Vice President - Engineering Quality Assurance Power Authority of the State Power Authority of the State of New York of New York 123 Main Street 123 Main Street Whito Plains, NY 10601 White Plains, NY 10601 l
Ms. Charlene D. Falson Mr. Gerard Goering Director Nuclear Licensing 28112 Bayview Drive Power Authority of the State Red Wing, MN 55066 of New York 123 Main Street Mr. James Gagliardo White Plains, NY 10601 Safety Review Committee 706 Castlewood Avenue Supervisor Arlington, TX 76012 Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Mr. Arthur Zaremba, Licensing Manager Oswego, NY 13126 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant 4
Mr. Eugene W. Zeltmann P.O. Box 41 President and Chief Operating Lycoming, NY 13093 Officer Power Authority of the State Mr. Paul Eddy of New York New York State Dept. of 99 Washington Ave., Suite No. 2005 Public Service Albany, NY 12210-2820 3 Empire State Plaza,10th Floor Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attomey General Michael J. Colomb New York Department of Law Site Executive Officer
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' James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant New York, NY 10271 P.O. Box 41 Lycoming, NY 13093 1
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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING LICENSEE RESPONSE TO GENERIC LETTER 96-05 AT JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT 1.
In NRC Inspection Report No. 50-333/95-20, the NRC staff closed its review of the motor-operated valve (MOV) program implemented at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant ir, response to Generic Letter (GL) 89-10, " Safety-Related Motor-Operated Valve Testing end Surveillance." In the inspection report, the NRC staff discussed certain aspects of the licensee's MOV program to be addressed over the long term. For example, the inspectors noted that (1) the licensee would need to review its use of test data from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) based on the NRC staff conclusions on the EPRI program that were subsequently provided in the NRC safety evaluation (SE) dated March 15,1996, snd its supplement dated February 20,1997; (2) the licensee planned to adjust the torque switch settings on specific MOVs and to increase monitoring for stem lubrication degradation; (3) the licensee had initiated an action item to re-evaluate the design bases for several MOVs potentially affected by low voltage conditions and to revise i
'the design-basis documents as needed; and (4) the licensee was evaluating performance of an MOV program audit.
Please describe the actions taken to address the specific long-term aspects of the MOV program at FitzPatrick that were noted in the NRC inspection report.
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In a "JAFP-98-0186, Responds to Joint Owners Group (JOG) Program SE on Periodic Verification of MOVs in Response to [[generic letter" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid..Util Plans to Continue Participating in JOG MOV Program as Member of BWROG & Will Implement Elements Noted in Rev 2 to TR NEDC-3271|letter dated June 2,1998]], you committed to implement the Joint Owners Group (JOG)
Program on MOV Periodic Verification in response to GL 96-05. The JOG program specifies that the methodology and discrimination criteria for ranking MOVs according to their safety significance are the responsibility of each participating licensee. In a previous letter dated March 17,1997, you had generally described the risk ranking of MOVs at FitzPatrick for application of the interim MOV static diagnostic test program. As FitzPatrick is a boiling water reactor (BWR) nuclear plant, are you applying the Boiling Water Reactor Owners' Group (BWROG) methodology for ranking MOVs based on their safety significance as described in BWROG Topical Report NEDC 32264 and the NRC SE dated February 27, 19967 If not, please describe the methodology used for risk ranking MOVs at FitzPatrick in more detail.
3.
The JOG program focuses on the potential age-related increase in the thrust or torque required to operate valves under their design-basis conditions. In the NRC SE dated October 30,1997, on the JOG program, the NRC staff specified that licensees are responsible for addressing the thrust or torque delivered by the MOV motor actuator and its potential degradation.
Please describe your plans for ensuring adequate MOV motor actuator output capability, including consideration of recent guidance in Limitorque Technical Update 98-01 and its Supplement 1 at FitzPatrick.
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