ML20235B077

Advises That Info Submitted in Util Re Software & Hardware Differences Between Plant Safety Monitoring Sys (Psms) of Plant Reviewed.Acceptance of Psms Validation & Verification Effort Provided in Remain Unchanged

ML20235B077
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	09/17/1987
From:	Mark Miller Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	James O'Reilly GEORGIA POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 8709230527
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50-425 SEP 171987 Mr. James P. O'Reilly Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations Georgia Power Company P. O. Box 4545 Atlanta, Georgia 30302

Subject:

Staff Acceptance of Plant Safety Monitoring System Verification and Validation for Vogtle Unit 2 By letter dated September 1,1987, Georgia Power Company (GPC) submitted information regarding the software and hardware differences between the plant safety monitoring systems (PSMS) of Vogtle Unit 1 and Unit 2.

In its submittal, GPC stated that only five units of code related to the Unit 2 plasma displays were affected by minor software changes.

In addition, no trouble or clarification reports were generated ia either the verification or validation process for these Unit 2 changes.

On the basis of its review of this information, the staff concludes that its acceptance of the Vogtle PSMS verification and validetion effort as discussed in my letter dated August 25, 1987, remains unchanged.

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Staff Acceptance of Plant Safety Monitoring System Verification and Validation for Vogtle Unit 2 By letter dated September 1,1987, Georgia Power Company (GPC) submitted information regarding the software and hardware differences between the plant safety monitoring systems (PSMS) of Vogtle Unit 1 and Unit 2.

In its submittal, GPC stated that only five units of code related to the Unit 2 plasma displays were affected by minor software changes.

In addition, no trouble or clarification reports were generated in either the verification or validation process for these Unit 2 changes.

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Vogtle Plant Manager Georgia Power Company Route 2 Box 299-A Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. R. E. Conway Senior Vice President and Project Director Georgia Power Company Rt. 2, P. O. Box 299A Waynesboro, Georgia 30830

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Subject:

Staff Acceptance of Plant Safety Monitoring System Verification and Validation for Vogtle Unit 2 By letter dated September 1, 987, Georgia Power Company (GPC) submitted information regarding the sof tware and hardware differences between the plant safety monitoring systems (PSMS) of Vogtle Unit 1 and Unit 2.

In its submittal, GPC stated that only five units of code related to the Unit 2 plasma displays were affected by minor software changes.

In addition, no trouble or clarification reports were generated in either the verification or validation process for these Unit 2 changes.

On the basis of its review of t"is information, the staff concludes that its acceptance of the Vogtle PSMS verification and validation effort as discussed in my letter dated August 25, 1987, remains unchanged.

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Georgia Power ~ Company Vogtle Electric Generating Plant cc:

Mr. L. ' T. Gucwa -

Resident Inspector Chief Nuclear Engineer.

Nuclear Regulatory Consnission Georgia Power Company.

P. O. Box 572 P.O. Box 4545--

Atlanta, Georgia 30302.

Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Mr. Ruble A. Thomas

.Deppish Kirkland, III, Counsel Vice President - Licensing Office of the Consumers' Utility Vogtle Project Council Georgia Power Company /

Suite 225 Southern Company Services, Inc.

32 Peachtree Street, N.W.

P.O. Box 2625 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Birmingham, Alabama 35202 James E. Joiner Mr. Paul D. Rice Troutman, Sanders, Lockerman, Vice President'& Project General Manager

& Ashmore Georgia Power Company Candler Building Post Office Box 299A, Route 2 127'Peachtree Street, N.E,,

'Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Danny Feig Mr. J. A.' Bailey 1130 Alta Avenue Project Licensing Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30307 Southern Company Services, Inc.

'P.O. Box 2625 Carol Stangler Birmingham, Alabama 35202 Georgians Against Nuclear Energy 425 Euclid Terrace Ernest L. Blake, Jr.

Atlanta, Georgia 30307 Bruce W. Churchill, Esq.

Shaw Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge

.2300 N Street, N. W.

Washington, D. C.

20037 Mr. G. Bockhold, Jr.

Vogtle Plant Manager Georgia Power Company Route 2, Box 299-A Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. R. E. Conway Senior Vice President and Project Director Georgia Power Company Rt. 2, P. O. Box 299A Waynesboro, Georgia 30830

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