ML20206D517

Forwards Safety Evaluation Approving 880309 Request for Relief from Hydrostatic Tests of HPCI & RCIC Exhaust Piping

ML20206D517
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	11/10/1988
From:	Capra R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Brons J POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
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Nov::ber 10 .'.988 Docket No. 50-333 DISTRIRUTION Docket File RCapra NRC 4 Local PDRs CVtaan Mr. John C. Brons TMurley/J.Sniczek OlaBarge Executive Vice President Nuclear Generation DCrutchfield 000 Power Authority of the State CRossi JJohnson, RI of New York SVarga TParnhart 123 Fain Street PPoger ACRS (10)

White Plains, New York 10601 GFA/PA A P'</L FNB C Y.Charg Flitton

Dear Mr. Brons:

SURJECT: RELIEF FROM HPCI AND RCIC ASME CODE SECTION XI HYDROSTATIC TEST REQUIREMENTS RE: JAMES A. FITZPATRICL ff0 CLEAR POWER PLANT This is in response to your letter dated March 4,1988 recuesting relief from the ASME Section XI Code requirements to perfom certain hydrostatic tests en the High Pressure Coolant injection (HPCI) and Reactor Cere Isolation Cooling (RCIC) stean st.pply and exhaust pipire. In your letter you preposed perfomiN/

an inservice test as an alternative in order to demonstrate the adequacy of the pressure boundarf. Subsequently, in a letter dated September 9, 19EP, you withdrew the relief request associated with the HPCI and FCIC Steam supply piping.

We have reviewed this infomation and the additional inforration provided in your letter dated September 30, 1988 which described details of the existino interferences are the difficulty which would be involved in performing the raodifications necessary to perfom the pressure tests of the exhaust piping.

As a result of this review, we have granted relief on the basis that the test requirteents for which relief has been requested and approved are ircractical, and pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(i), that the granting of this relief is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the cerr'on defense and security ind is otherwise in the public interest. In raking this detemination, we have given due censideration to the burden that ceuld result l

., these requirenents were irposed on your f acility.

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Sincerely, original sigt.ed by  ;

Rcbert A. Capra, Director i Pro.iect Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects. I/!!

Enclosure:

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Mr. John C. Brons James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Authority of the State of New York Power Plant cc:

Mr. Gerald C. Goldstein Ms. Donna Ross Assistant General Counsel New York State Energy Office Power Authority of the State 2 Empire State Plaza of New York 16th Floor 10 Columbus Circle Albany, New York 12223 r New York, New York 10019 Resident Inspector'a Office U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Regional Administrator, Region I Post Office Box 136 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Lycoming, New York 13093 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Mr. Radford J. Converse Mr. A. K.. .sman Resident Manager Senior Vi.:e President - Appraisal James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear and Com)11ance Services Power Plant Power Aut1ority of the State Post Office Box 41 of New York lycoming, New York 13093 10 Columbus Circle New York, New Ycrk 10019 Mr. J. A. Gray, Jr. Mr. George Wilverding, Manager Director Nuclear Licensing - BWR Nuclear Safety Evaluation Power Authority of the State Power Authority of the State of New York of New York IP3 Main Street 123 Main Street kM*.e Plains, New York 10601 White Plains, New York 10601 Mr. Robert P. Jones, Sepervisor Mr. R. E. Beedle Tcwn of Scriba Vice President Nuclear Support R. D. f4 Power Autho. ity of the State Oswego, New York 13126 of New York i 123 Main Street Mr. J. P. Bayne, President White Plains, New York 10601 Power Authority of tha State of New York Mr. S. S. Zulla 10 Columbus Circle Vice President Nuclear Engineering New York, New fork 10019 Power Authority of the State

.l of New York Mr. Richard Patch 123 Main Street Quality Assurance Superintendent White Plains, New York 10601 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear ,

Power Plant Mr. R. Burns I Post Office Box 41 Vice President Nuclear Operations Lycoming, New York 13093 Power Authority of the State of New York Charlie Donaldson, Esquire 123 Main Street Assistant Attorney General White Plains, New York 10601 New York Department of Law  ;

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