ML20215D787

Forwards Exemption from Requirements of 10CFR50.49 Re Equipment Qualification of Electric Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Plants,For Seven of Nine Remaining Valve Motor Operators,Per 860117 Request.W/Safety Evaluation

ML20215D787
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	06/08/1987
From:	Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Mroczka E NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
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June 8, 1987 Docket No.: 50-245 Mr. Edward J. Mroczka, Senior Vice President Nuclear Engineering and Operations Northeast Nuclear Energy Company  !

Post Office Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270

SUBJECT:

EXEMPTION - VALVE MOTOR OPERATORS Your letter dated January 17, 1986 requested, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12, an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.49 for 11 valve operators.

Your letter dated March 12, 1987 withdrew the exemption request for two of l these valves following discussions with the staff. The Commission has I issued the enclosed exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.49,  !

" Equipment qualification of electric equipment important to safety for l nuclear plants," for seven of the nine remaining valve motor operators. l 10 CFR 50.49 is intended to ensure that electrical equipment important to l safety will function in the harsh environment during or following a design basis event. The additional qualification of these valves is not necessary to ensure that the necessary systems will function to mitigate a design basis event. The exemption for the one motor operator on the isolation condenser supply line has been denied. The motor operator on the isolation valve between the condenser hotwell and the condensate storage tank was found to be outside the scope of equipment required to be environmentally qualified.

The exemption is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is enclosed.

Sincerely, Original signed by Dennis M. Crutchfield, Director Division of Reactor Projects III/IV/V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures:

DISTRIBUTION

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Docket No.: 50-245 Mr. Edward J. Mroczka, Senior Vice President Nuclear Engineering and Operations ,

Northeast Nuclear Energy Company '

Post Office Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141 0270

SUBJECT:

EXEMPTION - VALVE MOTOR OPERATORS Your letter dated January 17, 1986 requested, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12, an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.49 for 11 valve operators. 1 Your letter dated March 12, 1987 withdrew the exemption request for two of these valves following discussions with the staff. The Commission has issued the enclosed exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.49,

" Equipment qualification of electric equipment important- to safety for q nuclear plants," for seven of the nine remaining valve motor operators. The  ;

10 CFR 50.49 is intended to ensure that electrical equipment important to '

safety will function in the harsh environment during or following a design basis event. The additional qualification of these valves is not necessary i to ensure that the necessary systems will. function to mitigate a design '

basis event.. The exemption for the one motor operator on the isolation condenser supply line has been denied. The motor operator on the

. isolation valve between the condenser hotwell and the condensate storage tank was found to be outside the scope of equipment required to be environmentally qualified.

The exemption is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is enclosed.

Sincerely, u) W Dennis M. Crutchfield, D ector Division of Reactor Projects III/IV/V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures:

1. Exemption

2. Safety Evaluation cc: w/ enclosure See next page

Mr. Edward J. Mroczka Millstone Nuclear Power Station i Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Unit No. 1 cc: '

Gerald Garfield, Esquire Kevin McCarthy, Director  ;

Day, Berry & Howard Radiation Control Unit i Counselors at Law Department of Environmental City Place Protection Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3499 State Office Building Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Wayne D. Romberg Vice President, Nuclear Operations Richard M. Kacich, Manager Northeast Utilities Service Company Generation Facilities Licensing Post Office' Box 270 Northeast Utilities Service Company l Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Post Office Box 270 l Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Bradford S. Chase, Under Secretary Energy Division Office of Policy and Management J. Stetz, Plant Superintendent 80 Washington Street Millstone, Unit 1 Hartford, Connecticut 06160 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P.O. Box 128 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 631 Park Avenue .

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ATTN: Superintendent Millstone Nuclear Power Station '

P. O. Box 128 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Resident Inspector i c/o U.S. NRC l Millstone Nuclear Power Station P. O. Box 811 Niantic, Connecticut 06357 First Selectman of the Town of Waterford i Hall of Records 200 Boston Post Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385