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Informs That NRC Has Completed Its Review of Responses to GL 97-05, SG Tube Insp Techniques, Submitted by Entergy Operations,Inc
ML20154N255
Person / Time
Site: Arkansas Nuclear  Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 10/15/1998
From: William Reckley
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To: Hutchinson C
ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
References
GL-97-05, GL-97-5, TAC-MA0443, TAC-MA0444, TAC-MA443, TAC-MA444, NUDOCS 9810210222
Download: ML20154N255 (3)


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Mr. C. Randy Hutchinson October 15,1998

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SUBJECT:

, EVALUATION OF ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC., RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) GENERIC LETTER (GL) 97-05, " STEAM

. GENERATOR TUBE INSPECTION TECHNIQUES," FOR ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNITS 1 AND 2 (ANO-1 AND ANO-2)(TAC NOS. MA0443 AND MA0444)'

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Dear Mr. Hutchinson:

The NRC staff has comp eted its' review of the response to NRC GL 97-05, Steam Generator L

Tube inspection Techniques," submitted by Entergy Operations, Inc., for ANO-1, ANO-2. The

. focus of GL 97-05 was to verify that steam generator tube inspection practices used by

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subject plants. Entergy Operations, Inc., submitted a response to this GL on March 17,1998, l

that included a description and technical basis for the inspection techniques used to size the depth of steam generator tube degradation at ANO-1 and ANO-2. The NRC staff's review of

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. this response, did not identify concems with the steam generator tube Inspection techniques used at ANO-1 and ANO-2. The staff requires no additionalinformation at this time regarding steam generator tube inspections at ANO-1 or ANO-2 or compliance of Entergy Operations, Inc., to the associated licensing basis for this facility. Therefore, we are closing TAC Nos.

l MA0443 and MA0444.

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October 15, 1998 Mr. C. Randy Hutchinson Vice President, Operations ANO Entergy Operations, Inc.

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SUBJECT:

EVALUATION OF ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC., RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) GENERIC LETTER (GL) 97-05," STEAM GENERATOR TUBE INSPECTION TECHNIQUES," FOR ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNITS 1 AND 2 (ANO-1 AND ANO-2)(TAC NOS. MA0443 AND MA0444)

Dear Mr. Hutchinson:

The NRC staff has completed its review of the response to NRC GL 97-05, Steam Generator Tube Inspection Techniques," submitted by Entergy Operations, Inc., for ANO-1, ANO-2. The focus of GL 97-05 was to verify that steam generator tube inspection pr ctices used by licensees were consistent with existing regulatory requirements and the licensing basis for the subject plants. Entergy Operations, Inc., submitted a response to this GL on March 17,1998, that included a description and technical basis for the inspection techniques used to size the depth M steam generator tube degradation at ANO-1 and ANO 2. The NRC staff's review of this response, did not identify concems with the steam generator tube inspection techniques used at ANO-1 and ANO-2. The staff requires no additionalinformation at this time regarding steam generator tube inspections at ANO-1 or ANO-2 or compliance of Entergy Operations, Inc., to the associated licensing basis for this facility. Therefore, we are closing TAC Nos.

MA0443 and MA0444.

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William Reckley, Project M ger Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-313 and 50-368 cc: See next page j

Mr. C. Randy Hutchinson Entergy Operations, Inc.

Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 & 2 cc-Executive Vice President

& Chief Operating Officer Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995 P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Director, Division of Radiation Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway Control and Emergency Management P. O. Box 651 Arkansas Department of Health Jackson, MS 39205 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30 Little Rock, AR 72205-3867 Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3502 Manager, Rockville Nuclear Licensing Framatone Technologies 1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525 Rockville, MD 20852 Senior Resident inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 310 London, AR 72847 rRegional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76 1'-8064 County Judge of Pope County Pope County Courthouse Russellville, AR 72801

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