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{{#Wiki_filter:CATEGORY1REGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9711120009DOC.DATE:97/11/03NOTARIZED:NODOCKETFACZL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterG05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION'MECREpY,R.C.RochesterGasaElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONVISSING,.G.S.SUBJECT:Clarifiestestingcommitmentmadereinsprept50-244/97-201&notifiesthatappropriatealternativetoclarifiedtestingcommitmenthasbeenperformedduringcurrentrefuelingoutae.gDISTRIBUTION,CODE:IE01DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:General(50Dkt)-ZnspRept/NoticeofViolationResponseCNOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).05000244EG,RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-1PDINTERNAL:AEOD/SPD/RAB.DEDRONRR/DISP/PIPBNRR/DRPM/PECBNUDOCS-ABSTRACTOGC/HDS3XTERNAL:LZTCOBRYCE,JHNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL1'11111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEVISSING,G.AEODLECENTECH/HHFBNRR/DRPM/PERBOEDIRRGN1FILE01NOACNUDOCSFULLTEXTCOPIESLTTRENCLD0NNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION,CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR18ENCL  
{{#Wiki_filter:CATEGORY1REGULATORY
INFORMATION
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION
NBR:9711120009
DOC.DATE:
97/11/03NOTARIZED:
NODOCKETFACZL:50-244
RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester
G05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION
'MECREpY,R.C.
Rochester
GasaElectricCorp.RECIP.NAME
RECIPIENT
AFFILIATION
VISSING,.G.S.
SUBJECT:Clarifies
testingcommitment
madereinsprept50-244/97-201
&notifiesthatappropriate
alternative
toclarified
testingcommitment
hasbeenperformed
duringcurrentrefueling
outae.gDISTRIBUTION,CODE:
IE01DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR
ENCLSIZE:TITLE:General(50Dkt)-Znsp
Rept/Notice
ofViolation
ResponseCNOTES:License
Expdateinaccordance
with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).
05000244EG,RECIPIENT
IDCODE/NAME
PD1-1PDINTERNAL:
AEOD/SPD/RAB
.DEDRONRR/DISP/PIPB
NRR/DRPM/PECB
NUDOCS-ABSTRACT
OGC/HDS3XTERNAL:LZTCOBRYCE,JHNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL1'11111RECIPIENT
IDCODE/NAME
VISSING,G.
AEODLECENTECH/HHFBNRR/DRPM/PERB
OEDIRRGN1FILE01NOACNUDOCSFULLTEXTCOPIESLTTRENCLD0NNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:
PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION
REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION
LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION,
CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION
415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR18ENCL  
0  
0  
November3,1997U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyS.Vissing'rojectDirectorateI-1Washington,D.C.20555Subject:ClarificationofA/EInspectionCommitmentNRCInspectionReportNo.50-244/97-201R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244DearMr.Vissing:DuringtheperiodfromJune9throughAugust15)1997theUS.NuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC),OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation(NRR)performedanA/EInspectionoftheR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant.Duringthisinspection,theNRCinferredthatRochesterGas&Electric(RG&E)hadcommittedtoperformingseatleakagetestingfortwoComponentCoolingWater(CCW)Systemcheckvalves.TheintentofthiscorrespondenceistoclarifythetestingcommitmentmadebyRG&E.Also,RG&EwishestonotifytheNRCthatanappropriatealternativetotheclarifiedtestingcommitmenthasbeenperformedduringthecurrentrefuelingoutage.DuetotheshortperiodoftimefromthereceiptofNRCInspectionReport50-244/97-201totheprojectedcompletionofthisrefuelingoutage,RG&EbelievesitisprudenttonotifytheNRCofthecheckvalvetestclarificationandproposedalternativenow,ratherthan60daysafterissuanceoftheinspectionreport.Asrequestedintheinspectionreport,RG&Ewillprovideascheduleforcompletionofcorrectiveactions,whereapplicable,within60daysofissuanceoftheinspectionreport.NRCInspectionReportNo.50-244/97-201,underSectionEl(ConductofEngineering),ItemE1.2.2.2(d)(CCWSystemTesting)lgg]states:"thelicenseestatedthatvalves753AandBwouldbeaddedtothein-serviceinspectionprogramandrequireleaktesting."Itiscorrectthatcheckvalves753Aand753BwillbeaddedtotheGinnaStationInserviceTestingProgram,butwithatestrequirementofcheckvalveclosureverificationtestingandnotseatleakagetesting.II!Ill!(llllll/llllllllllllillfIlla'll  
November3,1997U.S.NuclearRegulatory
Checkvalves753Aand753BareintheCCWSystemsupplypipingtothereactorcoolantpumpthermalbarriers.Althoughthesevalves'aredesignedaspressureclassboundariesbetweentheReactorCoolantSystemandthelowerpressureCCWSystem,theyarenot,consideredpressureisolationvalves(PIVs)since,shouldathermalbarrierleakoccur,theassociatedCCWpipingisprotectedfromoverpressurebypressurereliefvalvesandtheGinnaStationlicensingbasisconsidersathermalbarrierleakasasmallbreaklossofcoolantaccident.SincethecapacityoftheassociatedpressurereliefvalvesissufficienttoprovideoverpressureprotectionfortheaffectedCCWSystempipingshouldathermalbarrierleakoccur,thesafetyfunctionofcheckvalves753Aand753Bistoclosetomitigatetheconsequencesoftheaccident.Thus,seat,leakageintheclosedpositionisinconsequential.Therefore,RG&Eagreesthatitisprudenttosubjectcheckvalves753Aand753Btoperiodicinservicetestingtoverifyclosurecapability.Inordertoperformclosureverificationtesting,amodificationisrequiredtoinstallsuitabletestconnections.Duetotheshortamountoftimefromwhenthecommitmentforinservicetestingwasmadepriortothecommencementofthecurrentrefuelingoutage,theproperpreparationswerenotabletobemadetoperformthisrequiredmodification.However,RG&Ehasdisassembledcheckvalves753Aand753BduringthisrefuelingoutagetoverifyvalveobturatormovementtotheclosedpositioninaccordancewithOMa-1988,Part10,Section4.3.2.4.ThisactivityisanacceptablealternativepursuanttoPosition2ofNRCGenericLetter89-04and,assuch,doesnotrequirearequestforrelieffromCoderequirements.RG&EintendstomodifytheaffectedpipingsystemtoinstallsuitabletestconnectionsduringtheSpring,1999refuelingoutageandtocommencetheperiodicclosureverificationtestingscheduleinaccordancewiththeGinnaStationInserviceTestingProgramatthattime.Verytrulyyours,/~grq'RobertC.MecredyGJW5482  
Commission
xc:Mr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStop14B2).ProjectDirectorateI-1Washington,D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406USNRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector
DocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyS.Vissing'rojectDirectorate
I-1Washington,
D.C.20555Subject:Clarification
ofA/EInspection
Commitment
NRCInspection
ReportNo.50-244/97-201
R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244DearMr.Vissing:DuringtheperiodfromJune9throughAugust15)1997theUS.NuclearRegulatory
Commission
(NRC),OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation
(NRR)performed
anA/EInspection
oftheR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant.Duringthisinspection,
theNRCinferredthatRochester
Gas&Electric(RG&E)hadcommitted
toperforming
seatleakagetestingfortwoComponent
CoolingWater(CCW)Systemcheckvalves.Theintentofthiscorrespondence
istoclarifythetestingcommitment
madebyRG&E.Also,RG&EwishestonotifytheNRCthatanappropriate
alternative
totheclarified
testingcommitment
hasbeenperformed
duringthecurrentrefueling
outage.DuetotheshortperiodoftimefromthereceiptofNRCInspection
Report50-244/97-201
totheprojected
completion
ofthisrefueling
outage,RG&EbelievesitisprudenttonotifytheNRCofthecheckvalvetestclarification
andproposedalternative
now,ratherthan60daysafterissuanceoftheinspection
report.Asrequested
intheinspection
report,RG&Ewillprovideascheduleforcompletion
ofcorrective
actions,whereapplicable,
within60daysofissuanceoftheinspection
report.NRCInspection
ReportNo.50-244/97-201,
underSectionEl(ConductofEngineering),
ItemE1.2.2.2(d)(CCWSystemTesting)lgg]states:"thelicenseestatedthatvalves753AandBwouldbeaddedtothein-service
inspection
programandrequireleaktesting."
Itiscorrectthatcheckvalves753Aand753BwillbeaddedtotheGinnaStationInservice
TestingProgram,butwithatestrequirement
ofcheckvalveclosureverification
testingandnotseatleakagetesting.II!Ill!(llllll/llllllllllllillf
Illa'll  
Checkvalves753Aand753BareintheCCWSystemsupplypipingtothereactorcoolantpumpthermalbarriers.
Althoughthesevalves'aredesignedaspressureclassboundaries
betweentheReactorCoolantSystemandthelowerpressureCCWSystem,theyarenot,considered
pressureisolation
valves(PIVs)since,shouldathermalbarrierleakoccur,theassociated
CCWpipingisprotected
fromoverpressure
bypressurereliefvalvesandtheGinnaStationlicensing
basisconsiders
athermalbarrierleakasasmallbreaklossofcoolantaccident.
Sincethecapacityoftheassociated
pressurereliefvalvesissufficient
toprovideoverpressure
protection
fortheaffectedCCWSystempipingshouldathermalbarrierleakoccur,thesafetyfunctionofcheckvalves753Aand753Bistoclosetomitigatetheconsequences
oftheaccident.
Thus,seat,leakageintheclosedpositionisinconsequential.
Therefore,
RG&Eagreesthatitisprudenttosubjectcheckvalves753Aand753Btoperiodicinservice
testingtoverifyclosurecapability.
Inordertoperformclosureverification
testing,amodification
isrequiredtoinstallsuitabletestconnections.
Duetotheshortamountoftimefromwhenthecommitment
forinservice
testingwasmadepriortothecommencement
ofthecurrentrefueling
outage,theproperpreparations
werenotabletobemadetoperformthisrequiredmodification.
However,RG&Ehasdisassembled
checkvalves753Aand753Bduringthisrefueling
outagetoverifyvalveobturator
movementtotheclosedpositioninaccordance
withOMa-1988,
Part10,Section4.3.2.4.Thisactivityisanacceptable
alternative
pursuanttoPosition2ofNRCGenericLetter89-04and,assuch,doesnotrequirearequestforrelieffromCoderequirements.
RG&Eintendstomodifytheaffectedpipingsystemtoinstallsuitabletestconnections
duringtheSpring,1999refueling
outageandtocommencetheperiodicclosureverification
testingscheduleinaccordance
withtheGinnaStationInservice
TestingProgramatthattime.Verytrulyyours,/~grq'RobertC.MecredyGJW5482  
xc:Mr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStop14B2).ProjectDirectorate
I-1Washington,
D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatory
Commission
RegionI475Allendale
RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406USNRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector
}}
}}

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Clarifies Testing Commitment Made Re Insp Rept 50-244/97-201 & Notifies That Appropriate Alternative to Clarified Testing Commitment Has Been Performed During Current Refueling Outage
ML17264B082
Person / Time
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Issue date: 11/03/1997
From: MECREDY R C
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To: VISSING G S
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
50-244-97-201, GL-89-04, GL-89-4, NUDOCS 9711120009
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See also: IR 05000244/1997201

Text

CATEGORY1REGULATORY

INFORMATION

DISTRIBUTION

SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION

NBR:9711120009

DOC.DATE:

97/11/03NOTARIZED:

NODOCKETFACZL:50-244

RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester

G05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION

'MECREpY,R.C.

Rochester

GasaElectricCorp.RECIP.NAME

RECIPIENT

AFFILIATION

VISSING,.G.S.

SUBJECT:Clarifies

testingcommitment

madereinsprept50-244/97-201

&notifiesthatappropriate

alternative

toclarified

testingcommitment

hasbeenperformed

duringcurrentrefueling

outae.gDISTRIBUTION,CODE:

IE01DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR

ENCLSIZE:TITLE:General(50Dkt)-Znsp

Rept/Notice

ofViolation

ResponseCNOTES:License

Expdateinaccordance

with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).

05000244EG,RECIPIENT

IDCODE/NAME

PD1-1PDINTERNAL:

AEOD/SPD/RAB

.DEDRONRR/DISP/PIPB

NRR/DRPM/PECB

NUDOCS-ABSTRACT

OGC/HDS3XTERNAL:LZTCOBRYCE,JHNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL1'11111RECIPIENT

IDCODE/NAME

VISSING,G.

AEODLECENTECH/HHFBNRR/DRPM/PERB

OEDIRRGN1FILE01NOACNUDOCSFULLTEXTCOPIESLTTRENCLD0NNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION

REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION

LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION,

CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION

415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR18ENCL

0

November3,1997U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

DocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyS.Vissing'rojectDirectorate

I-1Washington,

D.C.20555Subject:Clarification

ofA/EInspection

Commitment

NRCInspection

ReportNo.50-244/97-201

R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244DearMr.Vissing:DuringtheperiodfromJune9throughAugust15)1997theUS.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

(NRC),OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation

(NRR)performed

anA/EInspection

oftheR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant.Duringthisinspection,

theNRCinferredthatRochester

Gas&Electric(RG&E)hadcommitted

toperforming

seatleakagetestingfortwoComponent

CoolingWater(CCW)Systemcheckvalves.Theintentofthiscorrespondence

istoclarifythetestingcommitment

madebyRG&E.Also,RG&EwishestonotifytheNRCthatanappropriate

alternative

totheclarified

testingcommitment

hasbeenperformed

duringthecurrentrefueling

outage.DuetotheshortperiodoftimefromthereceiptofNRCInspection

Report50-244/97-201

totheprojected

completion

ofthisrefueling

outage,RG&EbelievesitisprudenttonotifytheNRCofthecheckvalvetestclarification

andproposedalternative

now,ratherthan60daysafterissuanceoftheinspection

report.Asrequested

intheinspection

report,RG&Ewillprovideascheduleforcompletion

ofcorrective

actions,whereapplicable,

within60daysofissuanceoftheinspection

report.NRCInspection

ReportNo.50-244/97-201,

underSectionEl(ConductofEngineering),

ItemE1.2.2.2(d)(CCWSystemTesting)lgg]states:"thelicenseestatedthatvalves753AandBwouldbeaddedtothein-service

inspection

programandrequireleaktesting."

Itiscorrectthatcheckvalves753Aand753BwillbeaddedtotheGinnaStationInservice

TestingProgram,butwithatestrequirement

ofcheckvalveclosureverification

testingandnotseatleakagetesting.II!Ill!(llllll/llllllllllllillf

Illa'll

Checkvalves753Aand753BareintheCCWSystemsupplypipingtothereactorcoolantpumpthermalbarriers.

Althoughthesevalves'aredesignedaspressureclassboundaries

betweentheReactorCoolantSystemandthelowerpressureCCWSystem,theyarenot,considered

pressureisolation

valves(PIVs)since,shouldathermalbarrierleakoccur,theassociated

CCWpipingisprotected

fromoverpressure

bypressurereliefvalvesandtheGinnaStationlicensing

basisconsiders

athermalbarrierleakasasmallbreaklossofcoolantaccident.

Sincethecapacityoftheassociated

pressurereliefvalvesissufficient

toprovideoverpressure

protection

fortheaffectedCCWSystempipingshouldathermalbarrierleakoccur,thesafetyfunctionofcheckvalves753Aand753Bistoclosetomitigatetheconsequences

oftheaccident.

Thus,seat,leakageintheclosedpositionisinconsequential.

Therefore,

RG&Eagreesthatitisprudenttosubjectcheckvalves753Aand753Btoperiodicinservice

testingtoverifyclosurecapability.

Inordertoperformclosureverification

testing,amodification

isrequiredtoinstallsuitabletestconnections.

Duetotheshortamountoftimefromwhenthecommitment

forinservice

testingwasmadepriortothecommencement

ofthecurrentrefueling

outage,theproperpreparations

werenotabletobemadetoperformthisrequiredmodification.

However,RG&Ehasdisassembled

checkvalves753Aand753Bduringthisrefueling

outagetoverifyvalveobturator

movementtotheclosedpositioninaccordance

withOMa-1988,

Part10,Section4.3.2.4.Thisactivityisanacceptable

alternative

pursuanttoPosition2ofNRCGenericLetter89-04and,assuch,doesnotrequirearequestforrelieffromCoderequirements.

RG&Eintendstomodifytheaffectedpipingsystemtoinstallsuitabletestconnections

duringtheSpring,1999refueling

outageandtocommencetheperiodicclosureverification

testingscheduleinaccordance

withtheGinnaStationInservice

TestingProgramatthattime.Verytrulyyours,/~grq'RobertC.MecredyGJW5482

xc:Mr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStop14B2).ProjectDirectorate

I-1Washington,

D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

RegionI475Allendale

RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406USNRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector