ML20153E637

Advises That Info Provided Being Used to Determine Extent of Industry Participation & Implementation of Erosion/ Corrosion Insp Programs & to Obtain Data on Observed Pipe Wall Thinning

ML20153E637
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	08/31/1988
From:	Reeves E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Hairston W ALABAMA POWER CO.
References
IEB-87-001, IEB-87-1, NUDOCS 8809060374
Download: ML20153E637 (2)

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,.' August 31, 1988 Docket No. 50 348 DISTRIBUTION and 50 364 gesis E File, / P.. Anderson NRC~POR E. Reeves (2)

Local POR OGC Mr. W. G. Hairston, III POII.1 Reading E. Jordan (MNBB 3302)

Senior Vice President S. Varga (14E4) 8. Grimes (9A2)

Alabama Power Company G. Lainas ACRS (10)

Post Office Box 2641 E. Adensam T. Chan (13E16)

Birmingham, Alabama 35291-0400 J. Blake (Region !!)-

SUBJECT:

RESOLUTION OF NRC BULLETIN 87-01, "THINNING OF PIPE WALLS AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, "(MPA B.96) FOR JOSEPH H. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 On July 9,1987, NRC Bulletin 87 01 was issued to request that licensees submit information concerning their programs for monitoring the thickness of pipe walls in high. energy single. phase ano two-phase carbon steel piping systems. You provided a response to the Bulletin in a letter dated September 8, 1987.

The information that you provided is being used to determine the extent of I industry participation and implementation of erosion / corrosion inspection programs, and to obtain data on observad pipe wall thinning. The NRC staff does not plan to determine the adequacy or the acceptability nf your current program at this time.

No further plant specific action with respect to the bulletin is required at this time.

Sincerely, Edward A. Reeves, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 11-1 Division of Reactor Projects I/II cc: See next page l

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Mr. R. P. Mcdonald Resident Inspector Executive Vice President U.S. Nuctu r 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 0.C. 20006 Birmingham, Alabama 35291-0400 Mr. Louis B. Long, General Manager Charles R. Lowman Southern Company Services, Inc. Alabama Electric Corporation Post Offico Box 2625 Post Office Box 550 Birmingham, Alabama 35202 Andalusia, Alabama 35420  !

Chairman Regional Administrator, Region !!

Houston County Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -

Dothan, 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 -

Balch, Bingham, Baker, Hawthorne, Mr. D. N. Morey Williams and Ward General Manager - Farley Nuclear Plant Post Of fice Box 306 Post Office Box 470 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 Ashford, Alabama 36312 i i

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