ML20154L638

Forwards SE Accepting Licensee 980126 Submittal of ISI Program & Relief Requests for Third 10-year Interval for Plant

ML20154L638
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Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	10/14/1998
From:	Bajwa S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	James Knubel POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
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ML20154L642	List: ML20154L638 ML20154L659
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TAC-MA0711, TAC-MA711, NUDOCS 9810200019
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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- AUTHORIZATION FOR USE  !

OF ALTERNATIVE SNUBBER INSPECTION AND SAMPLING (TAC NO. MA0711)  !

Dear Mr. Knubel:

On January 26,1998, the New York Power Authority (NYPA, also known as the Power Authority of the State of New York) submitted the inservice inspection program and relief requests for the third 10-year interval for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. This letter addresses one of the relief requests in that submittal.

NYPA had requested authorization for use of snubber visualinspection intervals and sampling rates given in NRC Generic Letter 90-09 as an attemative to the of American Society of 4 Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code),Section XI, inservice l snubber visual examination requirements contained in ASME/ ANSI OMa-1987 Part 4, published  !

in 1988. Relief is requested from performing visualinspections of snubbers at 18-month intervals, and the associated schedule changes, as required by ASME/ ANSI OMa-1988 Part 4, Sections 2.3.2.2, Examination Schedules, and 2.3.2.3, Subsequent Examination Schedule Adjustment. The Code inspection intervalis incompatible with the current plant 24-month operating fuel cycle at FitzPatrick.

In the enclosed safety evaluation (SE), the NRC staff SE concludes that the licensee's proposed attemative for snubber examinations intervals and sampling rates provides an acceptable level of i quality and safety. Therefore, the proposed altemative is authorized, pursuant to i 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(i).

The cover letter of NYPA's January 26,1998 submittal referred to a license amendment request dated November 26,1996, stating that the relief authorized in this letter was necessary since the amendment request had not yet been approved. However, this amendment, which was issued on June 30,1998, merely relocated snubber inspection requirements from the TS to licensee-controlled documents subject to the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59. This amendment in no way k' relieved NYPA of the obligation to comply with relevant ASME Code requirements, as required by 10 CFR 50.55a. Therefore, the staff finds that the January 26,1998, submittal does not accurately describe the regulatory requirements for this activity. This finding does not affect the technical merit of the relief request.

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l er J. Knubel l If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Joe Williams at (301) 415-1470.

Sincerely, S. Singh Bajwa, Director I

Project Directorate 1-1 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 I 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. Har;y P. Salmon, Jr. Mr. Richard L. Patch, Director Vice President - Engineering Quality Assurance -

Power Anthority of the State Power Authority of the State of New York of New York 123 Main Street 123 Main Street White Plains, NY 10601 White Plains, NY 10601 Ms. Charlene D. Faison 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 708 Castlewood Avenue Supervisor Arlington, TX 76012 Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Mr. Arthur Zaremba, Licensing Mansger Oswego, NY 13126 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant 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 Albany, NY 12223 Charles Donaldson, Esquire i Assistant Attomey General- Michael J. Colomb

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