ML20217N959

Forwards SER for Third 10-year Interval Inservice Testing Program for Pumps & Valves for Edwin I Hatch,Units 1 & 2 Submitted on 950915.Based on Review of Info Provided in 960604,1021 & s,Removal of RCIC Sys Acceptable

ML20217N959
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	08/21/1997
From:	Berkow H NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Sumner H SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.
Shared Package
ML20217N964	List: ML20217N959 ML20217N981
References
TAC-M95727, TAC-M95728, NUDOCS 9708260394
Download: ML20217N959 (4)

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\**..+ August 21, 1997 Mr. H. L Sumner, Jr.

Vice President - Hatch P:oject Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Post Office Box 1295 Birrriingham, Alabama 352011295

SUBJECT:

REVIEW OF REACTOR CORE ISOLATION COOLING SYSTEM WITH RESPECT TO 10 YEAR INSERVICE TESTING PROGRAM - EDWIN 1. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS M95727 AND M95728)

Dear Mr. Sumner:

By letter dated September 15,1995, Georgia Power Company (GPC), submitted its Third 10 Year interval Inservice Testing (IST) Program for Pumps and Valves for the Edwin 1.

Hatch Nuclet.r Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. GPC's subm;ttal included several proposed re!!ef requests, deferred test justifications, and other sections of its IST program developed according to the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) OM Code 1990 Edition for pump and valve testing, with the exception of safety relief valves.

Safety relief valve testing was written to the requirements of the ASME OM Code test requirements.

By lettor dated April 12,1996, t! e NR0 transmitted a Safety Evaluation (SE) that provided the staff's review of GPC's IST prut, mm. In addition to addressing other IST issues, the staff stated its disagreement with GPC's information pertaining to the exclusion of the reactor core isolation cooling (RCIC) system from the IST program. In a letter dated June 4,1996, GPC addressed several SE items including its plans regarding testing of the RCIC system. By letters dated July 24 and December 2,1996, GPC provided additional resienses to the staff's

, SE with the exception of the RCIC system issue. By letter dated July 7,1997, the NRC transmitted results of the its review of your June 4, July 24, and December 2,1996, responses to the staff's SE.

As stated in your letter dated June 4,1996, you determined that the RCIC system (other than the containment isolation function) should not be included in the Hatch IST program.

However, because of the importance of the RCIC system to plant safety, the RCIC system has been included in an augmented testing program. By letters dated October 21,1996, and March 17,1997, respectively, you committed to maintain certain RCIC system valves in programs developed in response to Generic Letters (GL) 89-10 and 96-05.

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H. L. Sumner 2 August 21, 1997 Based on the review of information provided in your June 4 and October 21,1996, and March 17,1997, letters, the staff finds the removal of the RCIC system from the Hatch IST program to be acceptable on the basis that you will maintain the RCIC system in an

" augmented program" for testin;; and in the GL 8910 and GL 96-05 programs.

Consequently, you should update your plant FSAR to reflect the reclassification of the RCIC system.

This completes the staff review of your response to the staff's SE regarding the removal of the RCIC system from the third 10 year interval for the Hatch pump and valve IST program, and TAC Nos. M95727 and M96728 are closed.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Herbert N. Berkow, Director Project Directorate ll 2 Division of Reactor Projects - l/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50 366

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation cc w/ encl: See next page Distribution:

Docket File LBerry JJohnson, Ril PUBLIC NLe PSkinner, Ril PD ll 2 Rdg. DTerao THarris (e-mail SE only TLH3)

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H. L. Sumner 2-Based on the review of information provided in your June 4 and October 21.1996, and March 17,1997, letters,- the staff finds the removal of the RCIC system from the Hatch IST program to be acceptable on the basis that you will maintain the RCIC system in an

• augmented program" for testing and in the GL 8910 and GL 96 05 programs.

Cons,equently, you should update your plant FSAR to reflect the reclassification of the RCIC system.

This completes the staff review of your response to the staffs SE regarding the removal of the RCIC system from the third 10 year interval for the Hatch pump and valve IST program, and TAC Nos. M95727 and M95728 are closed.

Sincerely, c  ;

erbert N. Berkow, Director l3roject Directorate ll 2 Division of Reactor Projectc - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Reputation Docket Nos. 50 321 and 50 366

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation cc w/enci: See next page

Edwin 1. Hatch Nuclear Plant CC:

Mr. Ernest L Blake, Jr. Charles A. Patrizia, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker and Trowbridge 10th Floor 2300 N Street, NW. 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20037 Washington, DC 20004 9500 Mr. D. M. Crowe Chairman Manager, Ucansing Appling County Commissioners Southem Nuclear Operating County Courthouse Company, Inc. Baxley, Georgia 31513 P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 352011295 Mr. W. G. Harriston,111 President and Chief Executive Resident inspector .

Officer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Southem Nuclear Operating 11030 Hatch Parkway North Company, Inc.

Baxley, Georgia 31513 P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 352011295 Regional Administrator, Region ll U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. J. D. Woodard Atlanta Federal Center Executive Vice Presisont 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Southem Nuclear Operating Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Company, Inc.

P. O. Box 1295 Mr. Charles H. Badger Birmingham, Alabama 352011295 Office of Planning and Budget Room 610 Mr. P. W. Wells 270 Washington Street, SW. General Manager, Edwin I. Hatch Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Nuclear Plant Southem Nuclear Operating Harold Rehels, Director Company, Inc.

Department of Natural Resources P. O. Box 439 205 Butler Street SE., Suite 1252 Baxley, Georgia 31513 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Mr. R. D. Barker Steven M. Jackson Program Manager Senior Engineer Power Supply Fossil & Nuclear Operations Municipal Electric Authority Oglethorpe Power Corporation of Georgia 2100 East Exchange Place 1470 Riveredge Parkway, NW P. O. Box 1349 Atlanta, Georgia 30328 4684 Tucker, Georgia 300851349

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