ML20196H330

Ack Receipt of Re Withdrawal of Relief Request 2VR-9 from ASME Oma 1988 Part 10, Inservice Testing of Valves in Light-Water Reactor Power Plants. Informs That Relief No Longer Needed & Withdrawal of 2VR-9 Granted

ML20196H330
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	07/22/1997
From:	Stone J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Maynard O WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
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TAC-M98506, NUDOCS 9707250079
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' Mr; Otto L..'Haynard; President and Chiet Executive Officer 101i Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 1

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' SUBACT: WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATIO N WITHDRAWAL GF RELIEF REQUEST 2VPr9 (TAC NO. M98506),

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Dear nr. Maynard:

By letter' dated' April 23; 1997. you applied for. a rei!ef reques't from ASME OMa 1988 Part 10. " Inservice festing of Valves in Light-Water Reactor Power s

j' Plants." requirements for the Wolf Creek Generating Station Inservice Testing (IST) Program.

Subsequently, by letter dated-July 1, 1997 you withdrew the relief request The. proposed relief request would have allowed alternative te. sting of the u

I spring-loaded check valve; BGV0135. The NRC staff. agrees that if~a valve is i

s' not deIigned 'to the overpressure protection requirements of ASME Section III.

l 1t is not required to be tested to the ASME'OMa 1988. Part 10. Category C.

safety and relief valve requirements, even if the valve performs an-4 overpressure protection safety function. Alset the NRC staff agrees with'the

-lscansee's position that valve BGV0135 should be tested in accordance with the

ASME DMa 1988 Part 10 Category C check valves requirements.

Therefore, the relief is.no longer needed and the request for with'irawal of Relief Request p

2VR-9 is granted.

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