ML20245A629

Advises That Util 881102 Response to NRC Bulletin 88-009, Thimble Tube Thinning in Westinghouse Reactors, Describing Eddy Current Program in Use Since 1986,satisfactory

ML20245A629
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	04/17/1989
From:	Reeves E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Hairston W ALABAMA POWER CO.
References
IEB-88-009, IEB-88-9, TAC-71293, TAC-71294, NUDOCS 8904250301
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April'17, 1989 L . Docket Nos. 50 348 DISTRIBUTION L "

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NRC & Local PDRs EJordan, MNBB 3302 PD21 r/f . BGrimes,9/A/1 o SVarga, 14/E/4 LMarsh Mr. W. G. Hairston, III Glainas,14/H/3 BBuckley Senior Vice President EAdensam ACRS(10)

Alabama Power Company PAnderson EReeves Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291-0400

Dear Mr. Hairston:

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SUBJECT:

NRC BULLETIN 88 09, " THIMBLE TUBE THINNING-IN WESTINGHOUSE REACTORS,"

l ACTION FOR JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. 71293 AND 71294)

On July 26,.1988, NRC Bulletin 88-09 was issued to all holders of operating licenses for Westinghouse designed nuclear power reactors using bottom mounted instrumentation. Licensees were requested to establish and implement an inspection program to periodically confirm the thimble tube integrity of the incore neutron monitoring system.

Your letter dated November 2,1988 provided your response to the Bulletin. In that response, you described the eddy current program in use at Farley since 1986. The program is used during each refueling outage consistent with the Bulletin. You also noted that you will participate in the Westinghouse Owner's Group for additional actions.

We reviewed your response ~and agree that you have addressed those items requested.

Thus, your. response is satisfactory.

Sincerely.

Edward A. Reeves, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 11-1 Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page DFoi 8904250301 890417 PDR ADOCK 05000348 f Q PDC l

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Mr. W. G. Hairston, III Alabama Power Company Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant cc:

Mr. R. P. Mcdonald Resident Inspector E::ecutive Vice President U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Alabama Power Company Post Office Box 24 - Route 2 Post Office Box 2641 Columbia, Alabama 36319 Birmingham, Alabama 35291-0400 Mr. Bill M. Guthrie D. Biard MacGuineas, Esquire Executive Vice President Volpe, Boskey and Lyons Alabama Power Company 918 16th Street, N.W.

Post Office Box 2641 Washington, D.C. 20066 Birmingham, Alabama 35291-0400 Mr. Louis B, Long, General Manager Charles R. Lowman I Southern Company Services, Inc. Alabama Electric Corporation Post Office Box 2625 Post Office Box 550 Birmingham, Alabama 35202 Andalusia, Alabama 35420 Chairman Regional Administrator, Region II

uston County Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission bothan, Alabama 36301 101 Marietta Street, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Ernest L. Blake, Jr., Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge Claude Earl Fox, M.D.

2300 N Street, N.W. State Health Officer Washington, DC 20037 State Department of Public Health )

State Office Building Montgomery, Alabama 36130 Robert A. Buettner, Esquire Balet, Bingham, Baker, Hawthorne, Mr. D. N. Morey Wiliiams and Ward General Manager - Farley Nuclear Plant Post Office Box 306 Post Office Box 470 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 Ashford, Alabama 36312 l

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