ML17257A461

Responds to NRC 810612 Ltr Re SEP Topic VIII-3.A, Station Battery Capacity Test Requirements. Tech Spec 4.6.2 Specifies Battery Svc Test to Be Conducted at 12-month Intervals.Copy of Eg&G Battery Capacity Tests Requested

ML17257A461
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	07/10/1981
From:	MAIER J E ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	CRUTCHFIELD D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TASK-08-03.A, TASK-8-3.A, TASK-RR NUDOCS 8107150011
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REGULATORY 1RMATIONDISTRIBUTION SYSi(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:81Q715Q011 DOC~DATE:81/07/10NOTARIZED:

NODOCKETFACIL<:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearP'lant<Unit1PRochester G05000200AUTH;NAME AUTHORAFFILIATIONMAIERiJ~EDRochester GasLElectricCorp.RECIP~NAMEiRECIPIENT AFFILIATION CRUTCHFIELDPD~Operating ReactorsBranch5

SUBJECT:

Responds-toNRC810612'/ltr" reSEPTbpic'III-"3,AP "StationBatt'eryCapacityTest'equirements,"

TechSpecs4.6pecifybatterysvctesttobeconducted at12~monthintervals.

CopyofEGLG."BatteryCapacityTests"requested.

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ROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICCORPORATION oS9EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER, N.Y.14649JOHNE.MAIERVICEPRESIDENT TELEPHONC ARE*COOK7la546-2700July10,1981DirectorofNuclearReactorRegulation Mr.DennisM.Crutchfield, ChiefOperating ReactorsBranchNo.5DivisionofLicensing U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, DC20555l)gh"JUl1giBII1'I<>~yggoh1@tI

Subject:

SEPTopicVIII-3.A, "StationBatteryCapacityTestRequirements" R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244

DearMr.Crutchfield:

Thisletterisinreference toyourJune12,1981letterrelativetothistopic.Inthatassessment, itisstatedthattheTechnical Specifications donotrequireabatteryservicetest.Infact,,theGinnaTechnical Specifications, section4.6.2,dospecifyabatteryservicetest.tobeconducted atapproximately 12-monthintervals.

Thisfactwascorrectly notedintheNRC'spreviousassessment ofthisSEPTopic,inaletterfromDennisL.ZiemanntoLeonD.White,Jr.,datedApril18,1979.Additional comments:

IAscorrectly notedintheNRC'sApril18,1979assessment, theGinnaTechnical Specifications donotrequireabatterydischarge test.However,thebatteryservicetestwhichisperformed isamuchmorestringent versionthanthatspecified inIEEE-450-1972, inthat,thetestisrunforeighthours(ratherthan2hours),ataloadwhichsimulates thedesignbasisloadrequiredfollowing anaccident.

2.RG&EhasnotreceivedacopyofEGSGReport1315F,"BatteryCapacityTests."Wewouldappreciate acopy,sothatwecanreviewthe"ReviewCriteria."

8i07i500ii 8i0710PDRADOCK05000244PPDR Il~tg>>,IpIr'gpI'I~~kq4f ROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICCORP.July10,1981Mr.DennisM.Crutchfield SHEETNO.3.RGBEconsiders ittobeusefultodocument.

allreferences andpreviouscorrespondence relativetotheSEPTopicintheSEPassessments.

ForVIII-3.A, thisshouldincludetheNRC'spreviousassessment ofthistopic,transmitted byletterofApril18,1979fromDennisL.ZiemanntoLeonD.WhiteJr.We.trustthatthesecommentswillallowyoutocompletethisSEPTopicassessment.

Verytrulyyours,