ML20137Z405

Informs of Completion of Licensing Action for GL 92-08, Thermo-Lag 330-1 Fire Barriers, for Plant & That Actions Taken to Disposition Thermo-Lag Application,Acceptable

ML20137Z405
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	04/22/1997
From:	Chandu Patel NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Dugger C ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
References
GL-92-08, GL-92-8, TAC-M85621, NUDOCS 9704240146
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l Mr. l Charles M. Dugger Vice President Operations.

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SUBJECT:

- COMPLETION OF LICENSING ACTION FOR GENERIC LETTER 92-08, "THERMO-LAG ~

330-1 FIRE BARRIERS," DATED DECEMBER 17, 1992, FOR WATERFORD STEAM  ;

ELECTRIC' STATION, UNIT 3 (TAC NO. M85621) 1

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Byiletters dated April- 16, 1993; February ll, May 18, and December 21, 1994;- l and March 29, August 4, and November 9, 1995, Entergy Operations, Inc. 1 responded to Generic Letter (GL) 92-08, "Thermo-Lag 330-1 Fire Barriers," )

dated December 17, 1992, and follow-up requests' for additional information 1 dated December,21, 1993; and September 23 and December 29, 1994 in regard to- l Thermo-Lag 330-1 fire barriers installed at Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 (Waterford 3).

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has reviewed your letters.

Your responses stated that Waterford 3 has only seven applications of Thermo-Lag in the plant. None of the seven applications are protecting' electrical By letter. dated November 9, 1995, you stated that

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testing conducted'at an independent test laboratory concluded that the Thermo-Lag samples were consistent with other Thermo-Lag samples in terms of chemical

. composition and-that your own engineering evaluation concluded that the installed configuration was acceptable. Based on the results.of your updated engineering evaluation, you determined that the seven Thermo-Lag fire damper duct applications were to be dispositioned'as " accept-as-is" with no necessary modifications. Sections of the Thermo-Lag installations that were disturbed

~to obtain samples for destructive testing will be repaired. In addition, you ,

stated that Waterford 3 would discontinue the imposed compensatory actions j

. since' the actions were no longer necessary. On the basis of its review, the  ;

staff has determined that you have provided the information requested in .

GL 92-08 and the actions taken to disposition the Thermo-Lag applications at c

Waterford 3.are acceptable. Therefore, the actions tracked by TAC No. M85621

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(You should retain all documentation related to the resolution of the concerns Lwith Thermo-Lag 330-1. fire barrier systems for future NRC audits or

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Post Office Box 82135 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2135 Arlington, TX 76011 Vice President, Operations Resident inspector /Waterford NPS Support Post Office Box 822 Entergy Operations, Inc. Killona, LA 70066  :

P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS' 39286 Parish President Council  ;

St. Charles Parish Director P. O. Box 302 Nuclear Safety & Regulatory Affairs- Hahnville,'LA 70057 Entergy Operations, Inc.

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Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P. O. Box 31995 P. O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Jackson,.MS 39205 Chairman General Manager Plant Operations Louisiana Public Service Commission Entergy Operations, Inc. One American Place, Suite 1630 P. O. Box B Baton Rouge, LA 70825-1697 Killona, LA 70066 i Licensing Manager Entergy Operations, Inc.

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