BSEP-06-0048, Notification of Deviation from Boiling Water Reactor Vessel and Internals Project Guidelines

Notification of Deviation from Boiling Water Reactor Vessel and Internals Project Guidelines

ML062050207
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	07/11/2006
From:	Ivey R Progress Energy Carolinas
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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BSEP-06-0048
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Progress Energy JUL 1.12006 SERIAL: BSEP 06-0048 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-325/License No. DPR-71 Notification of Deviation From Boiling Water Reactor Vessel and Internals Project Guidelines Ladies and Gentlemen:

Carolina Power & Light Company, now doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.,

is notifying the NRC of a deviation from a Boiling Water Reactors Vessel and Internals Project (BWRVIP) program element for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Unit No. 1. This is a notification only and no action from the NRC is being requested.

The deviation is from a "needed" element of the BWRVIP program. The needed element is jet pump beam inspections in accordance with BWRVIP-138, BWR Vessel and Internals Project, UpdatedJet Pump Beam Inspection and Flaw EvaluationGuidelines. A deviation disposition has been prepared, reviewed, and approved in accordance with BWRVIP Report BWRVIP-94, Revision 1, BWR Vessel and InternalsProject,Program Implementation Guide. The enclosure of this letter describes the deviation taken from BWRVLP guidelines and actions taken in lieu of the BWRVIP requirement.

No regulatory commitments are contained in this letter. Please refer any questions regarding this submittal to Mr. Leonard R. Beller, Supervisor - LicensingfRegulatory Programs, at (910) 457-2073.

Sincerely, Randy C. Ivey Manager - Support Services Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Brunswick Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461

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Enclosure:

Description of Deviation From Boiling Water Reactor Vessel and Internals Project (BWRVIP) Guideline cc (with enclosure):

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II ATTN: Dr. William D. Travers, Regional Administrator Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Electronic Copy Only)

ATTN: Ms. Brenda L. Mozafari (Mail Stop OWFN 8G9) 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Ms. Meena Khanna (Mail Stop OWFN 9H4) 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MID 20852-2738 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATrN: Mr. Eugene M. DiPaolo, NRC Senior Resident Inspector 8470 River Road Southport, NC 28461-8869 Ms. Jo A. Sanford Chair - North Carolina Utilities Commission P.O. Box 29510 Raleigh, NC 27626-0510

Enclosure BSEP 06-0048 Page 1 of 2 Description of Deviation From Boiling Water Reactor Vessel and Internals Project (BWRVIP) Guideline Carolina Power & Light (CP&L) Company, now doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., is notifying the NRC of a deviation from BWRVIP Report BWRVIP-138, BWR Vessel and InternalsProject, UpdatedJet Pump Beam Inspection and Flaw Evaluation Guidelines. A deviation disposition has been prepared, reviewed, and approved in accordance with BWRVIP-94, Revision 1, BWR Vessel and InternalsProject,Program Implementation Guide.

BWRVIP-94, Revision 1, provides implementation guidance to ensure the consistent application of BWRVIP guidelines by BWRVIP member utilities. Section 3.5 of BWRVIP-94, Revision 1, provides specific guidance for the reporting of inspection results, new repairs, and deviations taken from BWRVIP guidelines. If a utility does not implement any portion of an applicable "mandatory" or "needed" BWRVIP guideline that has been approved by the BWRVIP Executive Committee and transmitted to the NRC, the utility is required to notify the NRC and BWRVIP within 45 days following the utility executive concurrence with the disposition of the deviation. The utility is required to describe what BWRVIP requirement they are deviating from and what is being done in lieu of the applicable requirement.

During the BSEP Unit 1 refueling outage in March 2006, CP&L attempted to performed ultrasonic inspections of the jet pump beams. A description of the deviation taken from the applicable BWRVIP inspection guideline is provided below.

BWRVIP BWRVIP Alternative Document Requirement Exception In Lieu Of BWRVIP-138, Perform a baseline Completing the Enhanced Visual Testing Table 6-1 inspection of jet pump baseline inspection of (EVT-1) has been holddown beam the jet pump holddown performed for inspection regions BB-1 and BB-2, beam region BB-2, of the BB-2 region of all using UT, within using UT, as required 20 jet pump holddown 12 years, and a baseline by Table 6-1 of beams, with no relevant inspection of BWRVIP-138, baseline indications being region BB-3, using inspection of identified. UT ultrasonic testing (UT), region BB-2 will be examination of within 20 years. completed within region BB-1 for all 20 jet The Brunswick Unit 1 14 years instead of pump beams was also jet pump beams are 12 years. completed with no relevant indications being

Enclosure BSEP 06-0048 Page 2 of 2 BWRVIP BWRVIP Alternative Document Requirement Exception In Lieu Of Type 2 and were identified. Completion of installed in 1994. UT baseline inspection of Brunswick Unit 1 meets region BB-2 has been the criteria for the deferred for one operating Hydrogen Water cycle and will be Chemistry classification, completed during Unit 1 Refueling Outage 16 (i.e.,

B117R1).