ML20207L005

Advises That Util 880328 Response to NRC Bulletin 88-002, Rapidly Propogating Fatigue Cracks in Steam Generator Tubes Satisfactory

ML20207L005
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	10/03/1988
From:	Dick G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Goldberg J HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
References
IEB-88-002, IEB-88-2, TAC-67326, NUDOCS 8810170131
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. October 3,1988 ,

. Docket No. 50-498 Pr. J. H. Goldberg i Group Vice President, Nuclear Housten Lighting & Power Corrpany Post Office Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001

Dear Mr. Goldberg:

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SUBJECT:

NRC BULLETIN 88-02, "RAPIDLY PROP 0 GATING FAT!GUE CRACKS IN  ;

] STEAM GENERATOR TUBES" (TAC h0. 67370)  ;

! On February 5, 19PC, NRC Bulletin CE-02 was issued and requested that licensees '

of PWRs with Westinghcuse steam ger.erators take action as necessary to trinimize i the likelihood of a steam generator tube rupture such as occurred at North Anna l'ni t 1.

Your response, dated Parch 08, 19E8, reported the absence of denting at the  !

top support plates. Additicnally the response outlined actions to be talen if  ;

denting is identified in the future and cormitted to providing a supplerental i

! report on or before January 1,1989. The supplerrental report will address the i i

data review perforr.ed on the baseline eddy current testirg to establish the depth of penetration of the anti-vibration bars and the results of the fluid i elastic stability ratio assessrent. Thus, your response to Bulletin EE-02 is  :

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%,,,,, October 3,19M Occket No. 50-498 Mr. J. H. Goldberg Group Vice President Nuclear Houston Lighting & Power Cortpany Post Office Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001

Dear Mr. Goldberg:

SUNECT: NRC SULLETIN 00-02, "RAPIDLY PROP 0GATlhG FATIGUE CFACKS Ifi STEAM GEhERA10R TUBES" (TAC NO. 67310)

On February 5,19EF, NRC Bulletir: EF-02 was issued and requested that licensees of WFs with Yestinghouse stear generators tale action as necessery to itinirnire the lilelitood of a stear." generator tute rupture such as occurred at t' orth Anna Unit 1.

Ycur response, dated Parch 78, 1980, reported the ebence of denting at the top support plates. Additicrally the responst outilned actions to be talen if dent 109 is idtntified in the future and curmitted to providirig a supplerental report en or before Jarvary 1, 19E9. The supplerrtntal report will address the data review perfcre.ed cn tr.t baselint Eddy current testing tc establish the c'epth of perietration of the anti-vibration bars and the results of the fluid elastic statility ratta assessnent. Thus, yeur rasponse to Fulletin FP-0215 satisfactory.

Sincerely.

4 Gecrg . Dick,Jrf,ProjectManager Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactor Projects - !!!,

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. Mr. J. H. Goldberg South Texas Project Houston Lighting and Power Corpany  !

cc: l Brian Berwick, Esq. Resident inspector / South Texas i Assistant Attorney General Project i

! Environmental Protection Division c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cortnission i 3

P. O. Box I?S48 P. O. Box 910

{ Capitol Station Bay City. Texas 77414 ,

Austin, Texas 78711 ,

Fr. Jonathan Davis -

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j General Panager, South Texas Project City of Austin f

' HoustonLightingandPowerCompany P. O. Box 1088 i P. O. Box 489 Austin, Texas 78767  !

Fouston, Texas 77483 i j Ps. Pat Coy

Fr. R. J. Finer Citizens Concerned About Nuclear j i Chief Operating Officer Power City of Austin Electric Utility 10 Singleton j 7?! Barton Springs Poad Eureka Springs Arkansas 7?63?  !

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Mr. M. T. Ferdt HoustonLightingandPowerCorpany l 1 City Public Service Board P. O. Box tC9  !

P. O. For 1771 Wadsworth, Te>as 77483  !

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Newan & Poltzinstr P. C. Bechtel Correration  !

1615 L Street, NW P. O. Box ?ICC i l Washington. 0.C. 70n36 Houston, Texas 77001  ;

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l Central Power and Light Cerpany l 1 Houston, Texas 7700? P. O. Box P121  !

Corpus Christi, Texas 78403  !

Prs. Peggy Buchorn

Executive Director Doub, Muntring and Glasgow i l

Citizens for Equitable Utilities, Inc. Attorneys at Law Route 1, Box 1684 Suite 400 l Brazoria, Texas 774?? 808 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

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Mr. S. L. Rosen Generel Manager, Operations Support Houston Lighting and Power Cortpany P. O. Box 489 a Wadsworth, Texas 77463 1

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Nuclear Safety Review Board Houston Li hting & Power Company i P. O. Box 89 l Wadsworth, Texas 77483 l i i 1

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