ML20150C709

Advises That No Further plant-specific Action Necessary Re Util 870908 Response to NRC Bulletin 87-001, Thinning of Pipe Walls at Nuclear Power Plants. Info Being Used to Determine Extent of Industry Participation

ML20150C709
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	03/14/1988
From:	Hopkins J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Head G GEORGIA POWER CO.
References
IEB-87-001, IEB-87-1, TAC-67434, TAC-67435, NUDOCS 8803210206
Download: ML20150C709 (2)

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March 14, 1988 Docket Nos.: 50-424 DISTRIBUTION 50-425 6 NRC PDR Tchan Mr. George F. Head Local PDR LCrocker Senior Vice President PRC System M, Rood Georgia Power Company PD53 Reading File P.O. Box 4545 ACRS (10) y' 4['y Atlanta, GA 30302 OSC-WF JStone

Dear Mr. Head:

EJordan

SUBJECT:

V0GTLE UNITS 1 AND 2, NRC BULLETIN 87-01 (TAC NOS. 67434/67435)  !

On July 9,1987. NRC Pulletin (NRCB) 87-01, "Thinning of Pipe Walls at Nuclear Power Plants," was issued and requested that licensees submit l information concerning their programs for monitoring the thickness of l pipe walls in high-energy single-phase and two-phase carbon steel piping i systems. Georgia Power Cerpany provided its response to the Bulletin in 3 a letter dated Septenber R. 1987.  ;

The information that you provided is being used to determine the extent of  :

industry participation and implementation of erosion / corrosion inspection i programs and to obtain data en observed pipe wall thinning. The staff i does not plan to determine the adequacy or the acceptability of your current i program at this time. As such, no further plant specific action with respect i to NRCP 87-01 is required.  ;

You will be notified should there be any future action that may be required l regarding the subject pipe wall thinning. l Sincerely,

/s /

Jon B. Hopkins, Project Manager Project Directorate !!-3 Division of Reactor Projects, 1/11 cc: See next page {

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l 'e i Mr. George F. Head Georgia Power Company Vogtle Electric Generating Plant l

i cc: l Mr. L. T. Gucwa Resident Inspector l Manager of Safety and Licensing Nuclear ReQulatory Comission s Georgia Power Company P. O. Box 572

, P.O. Fox 4S45 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830  ;

i Atlanta, Georgia 30302 l 1  ;

Mr. Ruble A. Thomas s Depoish Kirkland, III Counsel  !

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Executive Consultant Office of the Consumers' Utility l' Southern Company Services, Inc. Council l P. O. Box 2625 Suite 225 i Bimingham, Alabama 15202 32 Peachtree Street N.E. i Atlanta, Georgia 30302 James E. Joiner

Mr. Paul D. Rice Troutman, Sanders, Lockeman, i

Vice President A Project Director & Ashmore  !

q Georgia Power Company 1400 Candler Building  ;

Post Office Box 782 127 Peachtree Street, N.E.

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Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 ,

Danny Feig  ;

Mr. J. A. Bailey 1130 Alta Avenue  :

Project Licensing Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30307 l I Southern Company Services, Inc.  :

! P.O. Box 2625 Carol Stangler i Rirmirgham, Alabama 35?02 Georgians Against Nuclear Energy i 425 Euclid Terrace

. Ernest L. Blake, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia 3rdO7

) Bruce W. Churchill, Esq.  ;

j Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge  ;

i 2300 N Street, N. W. l j Washington, D. C. 20037  !

Mr. G. Bockhold Jr.

General Manager Nuclear Operations  ;

j Georgia Power Company l i P. O. Pox 1600  :

Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 l

! Regional Administrator, Region II l i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cormission i

101 Marietta Street N.W.,. Suite 2900  !

l Atlanta, Georgia 303?3 I i I i

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