BYRON 2006-0022, Withdrawal of Inservice Inspection Program Relief Request 12R-52

Withdrawal of Inservice Inspection Program Relief Request 12R-52

ML060330815
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	02/01/2006
From:	Hoots D Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
BYRON 2006-0022
Download: ML060330815 (1)

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Exelon GeneraUon Company, LLC www.exeloncorp.com Exekn~. N uci ear Byron Station 4450 North German Church Road Byron, IL 610109794 10 CFR 50.55a February 1,2006 LTR: BYRON 20060022 File: 1.10.0101 U~S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Byron Station, Units I and 2 Facility Operating LicenseNos.NPF-37 and NPF-66 NRC Docket Nos~50-454 and 50-455

Subject:

Withdrawal of Inservice Inspection Program Relief Request 12R-52

Reference:

Letter from D. M. Hoots (Exelon Generation Company, LLC) to NRC, lnservice Inspection Program Relief Request l2R-52, dated

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The purpose of this letter is to withdraw the referenced submittal from NRC consideration This submittal requested relief from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components, on the basis that compliance with the specified requirements for pressure testing buried piping would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety In discussions between Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC) and NRC representatives, the NRC indicated that additional information is required to support the review of the referenced subniittal. EGC will be providing the necessary additional information in a revised relief request; therefore, the referenced submittal is being withdrawn.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this issue, please contact David J.

Chrzanowski at (630) 657-2816.

Respectfully, David M. Hoots Plant Manager Byron Nuclear Generating Station DMH/djs/rah nM&~kiC~~~t. ~ ~ .~ ~ ..~ ..~...:

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