ML20249A339

Forwards RAI Re ISI Program Plan & Associated Requests for Relief.Info Requested to Be Provided by 980724

ML20249A339
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	06/12/1998
From:	Jacob Zimmerman NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Dennis Morey SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.
References
TAC-M98858, TAC-M98859, NUDOCS 9806160327
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June 12, 1998 Mr. D. N. Morr;y - .,

Vice' Pres.ident - Farley Project ,

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Post Office Box 1295

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SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDIT!ONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM PLAN AND ASSOCIATED REQUESTS FOR REllEF - JOSEPH M. FARLt. ( NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M98858 AND M98859);

Dear Mr. Morey:

By letter dated May 28,1997, as supplemented by letters dated November 3,1997, and

, April 27,1998, you submitted the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, inservice i Inspection (IS.) Programs in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(4)(ii).

The staff, with assistance from its contractor, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), has reviewed your submittals and determined that h additional information is required. The enclosure identifies the requested additional information (RAI) needed.

~ In order to maintain a timely review, it is requested that the information be provided by July 24, 1998. In addition, to expedite the review process, please send a copy of your RAI response to the NRC contractor identified in the enclosure. If you require any clarification regarding this request, please call me at (301) 415-2426.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

' Jacob 1. Zimmerman, Project Manager i Project Directorate ll-2 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/II

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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 8

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SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE INSERVICE I l INSPECTION PROGRAM PLAN AND ASSOCIATED REQUESTS FOR RELIEF - JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS, M98858 AND M98859)

Dear Mr. Morey:

i By letter dated May 28,1997, as supplemented by letters dated November 3,1997, and ,- April 27,1998, you submitted the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, inservice l Inspection (ISI) Programs in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(4)(ii). The staff, with assistance from its contractor, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), has reviewed your submittats and determined that additional information is required. The enclosure identifies the requested additionalinformation (RAI) needed. In order to maintain a timely review, it is requested that the information be provided by July 24, . 1998. In addition, to expedite the review process, please send a copy of your RAI response to l the NRC contractor identified in the enclosure. If you require any clarification regarding this request, please call me at (301) 415-2426. Sincerely, ) l - U!e & , i cob 1. Zimmerman, Project Manager j Project Directorate ll-2 1 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/Il Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1 Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/enci: See next page ,

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant cc: Mr. R. D. Hill, Jr. Caneral Manager-Southem Nuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 470 Ashford, Alabama 36312 Mr. Mark Ajiuni, Licensing Manager < Southem Nuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 q Mr. M. Stanford Blanton Balch and Bingham Law Firm Post Office Box 306 1710 Sixth Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35201 Mr. J. D. Woodard Executive Vice President  ! Southem fJuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 State Health OfRcer Alabama Department of Public Health 434 Monroe Street Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1701 Chairman Houston County Commission Post Office Box 6406 Dothan, Alabama 36302 - Regional Administrator, Region ll U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 i Resident inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7388 N. State Highway 95 Columbia, Alabama 36319 l

o . . S.Qlithem Nuclear Ooeratina Comoanv. Inc. Joseoh M. Farlev Nuclear Plant. Units 1 and 2 Espuest for Additional Information -Third 10-Year Interval inservice IDSDection (ISD Proaram Plan

1. Scone / Status of Reving Throughout the service life of a water-cooled nuclear power facility, Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.55a(g)(4) requires that components (including supports) that are classified as American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code) Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 meet the requirements, except design and access provisions and preservice examination re fJirements, set forth in Section XI of the ASME Code, " Rules f0r Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components," to the extent practical within the limitations of design, geometry, and materials of construction of the components. Section 50.55a(g)(4) also requires that inservice examinations of components and system pressure tests conducted during the successive 120-month inspection intervals comply with the requirements in the latest edition and addenda of the Code incorporated by reference in 10 CFR 50.55a(b) on the date 12 months prior to the i start of an interval, subject to the limitations and modifications listed therein. The components (including supports) may meet requirements set forth in subsequent editions and addenda of the Code that are incorporated by reference in 10 CFR 50.55a(b) subject to the limitations and modificatiora listed therein and subject to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval.

The licenmee, Southem Nuclear Operating Company, has prepared the Joseph M. Farfey Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2, Third 10-YearIntervalinservice Inspection Program Plan, Revision 0, to meet the requirements of the 1989 Edition of Sect!on XI of the ASME Code. The staff has reviewed the available information in the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, Third 10-Year IntervalInservice Inspection (ISI) Program Plan, the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Unit 2, Updated Inservice Incpaction (ISI) Program Plan, Revision 0, submitted May 28, 1997, and the licensee's requests for relief som ASME Code, Section XI requirements.

         - 2. Additional Information Raouired                              -

p Based on the preceding review, the staff has concluded that additional information and/or clarification is required to complete its myiew ofine ISI Program Plan. i Request for Relief RR-28: RR-28 proposed to uss Code Case N-522 for examinations on containment penetration piping. Code Case N-522 allows the use of 10 CFR Part 50, l Appendix J as an attemative to the rules in Tatie IWC-2500-1, Caiegory C-H for pressure

         - testing of certain containment penetration piping. You stated that the tests will be scheduled in accordance with Appendix J, Option B. The use of Option B in Appendix J has been found acceptable for use with the following concitions: la) the tests will be performed at peak Enclosure

calculated containment pressure, and (b) the test procedures will include methods for detection and location of throughwall leakage in containment isolation valves (CIV's) and pipe segments between the CIV's. Please confirm that all of the above conditions will be met. The schedule for timely completion of this review requires that you provide, by the specified date, the above requested information and/or clarifications regarding the Joseph M. Fadey Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, Third 10-YearIntervalinservice Inspection (ISI) Program Plan and the Joseph M. Fadey Nuclear Plant, Unit 2, Updated Inservice Inspection (ISI) Program Plan, Revision G. INEEL Contractor MichaelT. Anderson INEEL Research Center 2151 North Boulevard P.O. Box 1625 Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415-220g l 1

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