ML20212C365

Forwards SER Accepting 960209 180-day Response to GL 95-07, Requesting Licensee Take Actions to Ensure That safety-related power-operated Gate Valves Susceptible to Pressure Locking or Thermal Binding Perform Functions

ML20212C365
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	10/16/1997
From:	Raghavan L NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Richard Anderson FLORIDA POWER CORP.
Shared Package
ML20212C368	List: ML20212C365 ML20212C375
References
GL-95-07, GL-95-7, TAC-M93454, NUDOCS 9710290205
Download: ML20212C365 (3)

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, Mr. Roy A. Anderson Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Florida Power Corporation ATTN: Manager. Nuclear Licenstr.g Crystal River Energy Complex (SA2A) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River. Florida 34428 6708

SUBJECT:

CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 - SAFETY EVALUATION OF LICENSER RESPONSE TO l GENERIC LETTER 95-07. " PRESSURE LOCKING AND THERMAL BINDING OF i

SAFETY RELATFD POWER-OPERATED GATE VALVES" (TAC ND. M93454)

Dear Mr. Anderson:

On August 17. 1995, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cnnmission (NRC) issued Generic Letter (GL) 95 07. " Pressure Locking and Thermal Binding of Safety-i Related Power Operated Gate Valves." to request that licentees take actions to l

ensure that safety-related power-operated gate valves that are susceptible to pressure locking or thermal binding are capable of performing their safety functions.

By letter dated February 9, 1996. you submitted your 180-day response to the GL for the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Power Plant (CR3). In response to cur request, by letters dated July 11 and September 14. 1996, and August 11. 1997 you provided additional information. The NRC staff has completed its review of your submittals and based on its review, finds that you have adequately addressed the requested actions discussed in GL 95-07, as discussed in the attached safety evaluation and. therefore, our effort under the technical assignment control (TAC) No, M93454 is completed and the TAC is closed.

Please note this may be subject to our future inspection / audit.

Sincerely.

Original signed by:

L. Raghavan. Project lianager Project Directorate 11-3 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulatien ,

Docket No. 50-302 - g

Enclosure:

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% #' October 16, 1997 Mr. Roy A. Anderson Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Florida Power Corporation ATTN: Manager. Nuclear Licensing Crystal River Energy Complex (SA2A) l 15760 W. Power Line Stra t l Crystal River. Florida 3 128 6708 l

SUBJECT:

CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 - SAFETY EVALUATION OF LICENSEE RESPONSE TO l GENERIC LETTER 95 07, " PRESSURE LOCKING AND THERMAL BINDING OF l

SAFETY RELATED POWER OPERATE 0 GATE VALVES" (TAC NO. M33454)

Dear Mr. Anderson:

On August 17, 1995, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Generic Letter (GL) 95 07, " Pressure Locking and Thermal Binding of Safety-Related Power-Operated Gate Valves." to request that licensees take actions to ensure that safety related power-operated gate valves that are susceptible to pressure locking or thermal binding are capable of performing their safety functions.

By letter dateo February 9. 1996, you submitted your 180 day response to the GL for the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Power Plant (CR3). In response to our request, by letters dated July 11 and September 14, 1996, and August 11. 1997.

you provided additional information The NRC staff has completed its review of your submittals and based on it., review, finds that you have adequately addressed the requested actions discussed in GL 95 07, as discussed in the attached safety evaluation and, therefore, our effort under the technical assignment control (TAC) No. M93454 is completed and the TAC is closed.

Please note this may be subject to our future inspection / audit.

Sincerely.

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L. Raghavan, Project Manager Project Directorate 11-3 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-302

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation ec: See next page

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Mr. Roy A. Anderson CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT NO. 3 l -Florida Power Corporation cc:

Mr. R. Alexander Glenn Mr. Robert E. Grazio. Director I Corporate Counsel Nuclear Regulatory Affairs (SA2A) i Florida Power Corporation Florida Power Corporation MAC ASA- Crystal River Energy Complex P.O. Box 14042 15760 W. Power Line Street St. Petersburg Florida 33733-4042 Crystal River. Florida 34428 6708 Mr.-Charles Pardee. Director Senior Resident Inspector Nuclear Plant Operations (NA2C) Crystal River Unit 3 Florida Power Corporation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Crystal River Energy Complex 6745 N. Tallahassee Road H 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River. Florida 34428 Crystal River. Florida 34428 6708 Mr. John P. Cowan Mr. Bruce J. Hickle. Director -Vice President. Nuclear Production Director Restart (NA2C) -(NA2E)

Florida Power Corporation Florida Power Corporation Crystal River Energy Complex Crystal River Energy Complex 15760 W. Power Line Street 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River. Florida 34428 6708 -Crystal River. Florida 34428 6708 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Mr. James S. Baumstark B&W Nuclear Technolo Director. Quality Programs (SA2C) 1700 Rockville Pike.gies Suite 525 Florida Power Corporation Rockville. Maryland 20852 Crystal River Energy Compicx 15760-W. Power Line Street Mr. Bill Passetti Crystal River. Florida 34428 6708 Office of Radiation Control Department of Health and Regional Administrator. Region II Rehabilitative Services U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1317 Winewood Blvd. 61 Forsyth Street. SW., Suite 23T85 Tallahassee Florida 32399-0700 Atlanta. GA 30303 3415 Attorney General Mr. Kerry Landis Department of Legal Affairs U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Capitol 61 Forsyth Street. SW., Suite 23T85 Tallahassee Florida 32304 Atlanta, GA 30303-3415 Mr. Joe Myers. Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee Florida 32399 2100 Chairman Board of County Commissioners

-Citrus County 110 North Apopka Avenue Iverness. Florida 34450-4245

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