ML20198H395

Informs That Util Will Include 4-hour Hold Time at Nominal Operating Pressure in Future as Addition to Alternative Exam for Class I Pressure Testing Shown in Revised Request for Relief RR-26

ML20198H395
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	01/05/1998
From:	Mccoy C SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
LCV-1016-E, TAC-M98977, TAC-M98978, NUDOCS 9801130276
Download: ML20198H395 (2)

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, . * - * - C. K. McCoy Scuthern Nsclear v Vre President Operating Company,t .

Vogtle Piojor;t 40 inverness Center Paris, PO. Box 1295 Birmjngham. Alatama 35201 Tel 205Y327122 fax 2059920403 SOUTHERN h COMPANY Energy to Smie YourWorld'*

January 5, 1998 LCV-1016-E TAC Nos. ' M98977 M98978 Docket Nos.: 50-424 50-425 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555 Ladies and Gent *,xien:

.q VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM REOUEST FOR RFLIEF RR-26 By letter LCV-1016-A dated September 10,1997, information was provided in response to the NRC letter dated August 8,1997, which requested additionalinformation

'D _ concerning the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 1 and 2, Second Ten-Year Inservice Inspection Program. Specifically, information was provided in response to the NRC questions concerning our requested use of AShE Section XI Code Cases N-533, N-544, and N 566, as discussed in Requests for Relief RR-26, RR-22, and RR-25, respectively. Included in our September 10,1997, letter were revisions to Request for Relief RR-25 and RR-26.

In the revised Request for Relief RR 26, the alternative examination did not include a requirement for a 4-hour hold time at nominal operating pressure during the pressure test to allow for any leakage to penetrate the insulation. However, during the IR7 maimenance/ reft,: ling outage Class I leakage test the system had been pressurized at nominal operating pressure for a, proximately 3 1/2 hours prior to the start of the inspection walkdowns. In the future we will include a 4-hour hold time at nominal operating pressure as an addition to our alternative examination for Class 1 pressure @i g

testing shown in the revised Request for Relief RR-26.

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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 of 2 LCV-1016-E Should there be any questions in this regard, please contact this office at your earliest convenience.

Sincerely, C. K. McCo CKM/ JAB xc: Southern Nuclear Operating Company Mr. J. B. Beasley, Jr.

Mr. M. Sheibani NORMS U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. L. A. Reyes, Regional Administrator Mr. D. H. Jaffe, Senior Project Manager, NRR Mr. John Zeiler, Senior Resident Inspector, Vogtle INEEL Research Center Mr. M. T. Anderson I

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