ML20198B464

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Submits Addl Info to Support 771116 Request for Changes to Containment Leak Test Program,Per Rivenbark & Kudrick Requests
ML20198B464
Person / Time
Site: Hatch Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 05/14/1986
From: Gucwa L
GEORGIA POWER CO.
To: Muller D
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
2695N, SL-688, TAC-10710, NUDOCS 8605220010
Download: ML20198B464 (2)


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Georgia Fower Company 333 Piedmont Av:nue Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Telephone 404 526-6526 Mailing Address:

Fbst Office Box 4545 Atlar ta, Georgia 30302 GeorgiaPower L T.Gucwa tre southern e:ttric system Manager Nuclear Safety and Licensing SL-688 2695N May 14,1986

. Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation A antion: Mr. 9. Muller, Project Director BWR Project Directorate No. 2 Division of Boiling Water Reactor Licensing U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

20555 NRC DOCKET 50-321 OPERATING LICENSE DPR-57 EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 10 CFR 50 APPENDIX J Gentlemen:

Messrs. Rivenbark and Kudrick of the NRC verbally requested additional information in support of our November 16, 1977, submittal regarding changes to the Plant Hatch Unit 1 Containment Leak Rate Test Program.

QUESTION 1:

"How are the TIP shear valves tested?"

RESPONSE 1:

Continuity of the electrical system is continuously monitored via indicating lights.

Shoul d continuity be

lost, indicating lights illuminate, and an alarm is received in the control room.

The explosive charges are tested and replaced per manufacturer's recommendations.

All four charges are replaced prior to their shelf life expiration date (5 years).

The old charges are fired to assure that they would have performed correctly if they had been actuated while in service.

Prior to replacing the charges in the system, one charge out of the fresh replacement batch is test fired to assure operability.

Based upon the discussions with the NRC, Georgia Power Company will revise the charge testing procedure, as necessary, so that it will be similar to the procedure used for the Standby Liquid Control System explosive charges (Hatch Unit 1 Technical Specifications Sections 3.4/4.4).

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k Georgia Power n Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attention: Mr. D. Muller, Project Director BWR Project Directorate No. 2 May 14, 1986 Page Two QUESTION 2:

" Describe how the closed systems outside containment are tested to assure that leakage (contaminated water) is minimized."

RESPONSE 2:

The systems (Residual Heat Removal, Core Spray, Reactor Water Cleanup, HPCI, and RCIC) are required to be leakage tested in accordance with Hatch Unit 1 Technical Specifications Section 6.13.

The systems are visually inspected up to the containment isolation valves (except for the HPCI and RCIC system isolation valves which are not accessible during plant operation) when the various system pump functional tests are performed.

If you should have additional questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact this office at any time.

Sincerely, L. T. Gucwa LTG/mb c: Georgia Power Company Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr.s. P. O'Reilly Dr. J. N. Grace, Regional Administrator Mr. J. T. Beckham, Jr.

Senior Resident Inspector fir. H. C. Nix, Jr.

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