ML20199D854

Forwards SE Accepting Relief Request for Inservice Insp Program for Plant,Units 1 & 2

ML20199D854
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	01/12/1999
From:	Berkow H NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Dennis Morey SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.
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ML20199D859	List: ML20199D854 ML20199D861 ML20199D887
References
TAC-M98858, TAC-M98859, NUDOCS 9901200230
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Mr. D. N. Morey l Vice President - Farley Project Southem Nuclear Operating l Company, Inc.

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SUBJECT:

RELIEF REQUEST FOR THE INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM -

JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M98858 AND M98859)

Dear Mr. Morey:

This letter provides the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's review, with technical assistance from its contractor, the Idaho National Engineering and l Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP), requests for i

relief associated with the third 10-year interval inservice inspection (ISI) program for FNP, Unit 1, and the updated ISI program for Unit 2.

l By letter dated May 28,1997, as supplemented by letters dated September 7,1997, April 6, l April 27, and July 13,1998, Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. (SNC) submitted its

( third 10-year ISI program for FNP, Unit 1, and the updated ISI program for FNP Unit 2.

The staff concludes met the Cch) requirements are impractical to meet for Requests for Relief l

(RRs) -6, -7, -8, -9, 40, -15, -16, -17, and -30. Therefore, relief is granted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Reaulations (10 CFR) Section 50.55a(g)(6)(i). The relief granted is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and is otherwise in the public interest given due consideration to the burden upon the licensee that could result if the requirements were imposed on the facility.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(i), it is concluded that the alternatives proposed in RR-1,

i. RR-2, RR-3, RR-4, RR 5, RR-12, RR-13, RR-18, RR-19, RR-20, RR-21, RR 22, RR-23 and

! RR-28 are authorized. Use of Code Cases N 521, N 524, N-509, N-498-1, N-416-1, and N-522 i are authorized for the third 10-year interval at FNP Unit 1 and for the duration of the Unit 2 updated interval, or until the Code Cases are approved for general use by reference in Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.147. At that time, the licensee may continue to use the Code Cases j with the limitations, if any, listed in the RG 1.147. SNC's proposed attematives will provide an acceptable level of quality and safety and, therefore, the proposed attematives are authorized. '/

RR-14 is authorized pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(i) for all components except for the volume control tank and regenerative heat exchanger. RR-27 was previously authorized by gj

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s D. N. Morey Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii), for RR-11, RR-24 RR-25, RR 26 and RR 29, the staff finds that compliance with the Code requirement would result in hardship without a ,

compensating increase in the level of quality and safety and, therefore, the proposed -

alternatives are authorized. However, RR-25 is authonzed until the end of the first period of the  ;

third inspection interval for each unit of FNP.

The staff's evaluation and conclusions are contained in Enclowre 1. Enclosure 2 is the INEEL ,

Technical Evaluation Report (INEEUEXT-98-01156).

! If you have any questions regarding this response, please contact Jacob 1. Zimmerman at l l (301) 415-2426. '

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er ert N. Berkow, Director  !

roject Directorate ll-2 4 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i

Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364

Enclosures:

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D. N. Morey January 12, 1999 Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii), for RR-11, RR-24, HR-25, RR-26 and RR-29, the staff finds that compliance with the Code requirement would result in hardship without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety and, therefore, the proposed alternatives are authorized. However, RR-25 is authorized until the end of the first period of the third inspection interval for each unit of FNP.

The staff's evaluation and conclusions are contained in Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 is the INEEL Technical Evaluation Report (INEEUEXT-98-01156).

If you have any questions regarding this response, please contact Jacob I. Zimmerman at (301) 415-2426.

Sincerely, Original signed by:

Herbert N. Berkow, Director Project Directorate 11-2 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364

Enclosures:

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Mr. L. M. Stinson Rebecca V. Badham General Manager- SAER Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company Southern Nuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 470 P. O. Box 470 Ashford, Alabama 36312 Ashford, Alabama 36312 Mr. Mark Ajtuni, Licensing Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 1295 i Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 Mr. M. Stanford Blanton I

Balch and Bingham Law Firm Post Office Box 306 1710 Sixth Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35201 Mr. J. D. Woodard Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company

! Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 State Health Officer Alabama Department of Public Health 434 Monroe Street Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1701 Chairman Houston County Commission Post Office Box 6406 Dothan, Alabama 36302 Regional Administrator, Region ll U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 23T85 j Atlanta, Georgia 30303 _

Resident inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7388 N. State Highway 95 Columbia, Alabama 36319 i