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MONTHYEARCP-201200013, Relief Request No. A-2 for the Unit 2 Second 10 Year ISI Interval from 10 CFR 50.55a Inspection Requirements Due to Geometric Limitations (Second Interval Start Date: August 03, 2004)2012-01-0505 January 2012 Relief Request No. A-2 for the Unit 2 Second 10 Year ISI Interval from 10 CFR 50.55a Inspection Requirements Due to Geometric Limitations (Second Interval Start Date: August 03, 2004) Project stage: Request ML1203403892012-02-0303 February 2012 Acceptance Review Email, Relief Request No. A-2, Relief from Inspection Requirements of ASME Code Case N-729-1 Due to Geometric Limitations, 2nd 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval Project stage: Acceptance Review CP-201200331, Clarification to Relief Request No. A-2 for the Unit 2 Second 10 Year ISI Interval from 10 CFR 50.55a Inspection Requirements Due to Geometric Limitations (Second Interval Start Date: August 03, 2004)2012-04-16016 April 2012 Clarification to Relief Request No. A-2 for the Unit 2 Second 10 Year ISI Interval from 10 CFR 50.55a Inspection Requirements Due to Geometric Limitations (Second Interval Start Date: August 03, 2004) Project stage: Supplement ML1212408402012-05-0303 May 2012 Request for Additional Information, Relief Request No. A-2, Relief from Inspection Requirements of ASME Code Case N-729-1 Due to Geometric Limitations, 2nd 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval Project stage: RAI ML1212408312012-05-0303 May 2012 Request for Additional Information Email, Relief Request No. A-2, Relief from Inspection Requirements of ASME Code Case N-729-1 Due to Geometric Limitations, 2nd 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval Project stage: RAI CP-201200483, Response to Request for Additional Information for Relief Request No. A-22012-06-13013 June 2012 Response to Request for Additional Information for Relief Request No. A-2 Project stage: Response to RAI ML12227A3592012-08-0202 August 2012 Clarification to Relief Request No. A-2 Project stage: Supplement ML12215A2492012-08-16016 August 2012 Relief Request No. A-2, Relief from Inspection Requirements of ASME Code Case N-729-1 Due to Geometric Limitations for the Second 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval Project stage: Other 2012-05-03
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Rafael Flores Luminant Power Senior Vice President P 0 Box 1002 01M & Chief Nuclear Officer 6322 North FM 56 Rafael.Flores@Luminant.com Glen Rose, TX 76043 Lum inant 254 897 5550 C 817 559 0403 F 254 897 6652 CP-201200483 Ref. # 10CFR50.55a Log # TXX-12080 June 13, 2012 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555
SUBJECT:
COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DOCKET NO. 50-446 RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR RELIEF REQUEST NO. A-2 (TAC NO. ME7789)
REFERENCES:
- 1. Letter logged TXX-12002 dated January 5, 2012 from Rafael Flores to the NRC submitting Relief Request No. A-2 for the Unit 2 Second 10 Year ISI Interval from 10CFR50.55a Inspection Requirements due to Geometric Limitations (Second Interval Start Date: August 3, 2004).
- 2. Email dated May 3, 2012 from Balwant Singal of the NRC to Timothy Hope of Luminant Power requesting additional information regarding Relief Request No. A TAC ME7789.
Dear Sir or Madam:
Per reference 1, Luminant Generation Company, LLC (Luminant Power) submitted Relief Request A-2 for Comanche Peak Unit 2 for the second ten year inservice inspection interval. Luminant Power had determined that certain inspection requirements of ASME Code Case N-729-1, "Alternative Examination Requirements for PWR Reactor Vessel Upper Heads With Nozzles Having Pressure-Retaining Partial-Penetration Welds,Section XI, Division 1," were impractical due to geometric limitations. Per reference 2, the NRC provided a request for additional information regarding the subject relief request.
Luminant Power has provided the information requested per reference 2 in the attachment to this letter.
The due date was extended to June 14, 2012 based on a phone call with the NRC on June 4, 2012.
This communication contains no new commitments regarding Comanche Peak Unit 2.
Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. Jack Hicks at (254) 897-6725.
A member of the STARS (Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing) Alliance ACLF7 Callaway - Comanche Peak
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission TXX-12080 Page 2 of 2 Sincerely, Luminant Generation Company LLC Rafael Flores By:
B F~r6IW. Madden Director, Oversight & Regulatory Affairs Attachment Response to Request for Additional Information for Relief Request A-2 c- E. E. Collins, Region IV Luis Ponce B. K. Singal, NRR Environmental & Consumer Safety Section Resident Inspectors, Comanche Peak Texas Department of State Health Services Jack Ballard, ANII, Comanche Peak 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756-3189 to TXX-12080 Page 1 of 4 RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR RELIEF REQUEST NUMBER A-2 FOR THE UNIT 2 SECOND 10 YEAR ISI INTERVAL FROM 10 CFR 50.55a INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS DUE TO GEOMETRIC LIMITATIONS The following questions were provided to Luminant Power in the email dated May 3, 2012, from Balwant Singal of the NRC to Timothy Hope of Luminant Power (reference 2) requesting additional information regarding Relief Request Nos. A-2:
"By letter dated January 5, 2012, (Reference 1), supplementing letter dated December 18, 2006, (Reference 2), Luminant Generation Company, LLC, (the licensee) submitted "Relief Request A-2 for the Unit 2 Second 10 Year inservice inspection (ISI) Interval from Title 10 of the Code offederal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.55a Inspection Requirements Due to Geometric Limitations" for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2. In the relief requests the licensee proposes a shorter examination distance below the toe of the J-groove weld than that required by the First Revised Order EA-03-009 (Order, Reference 3) or that of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code) Case N-729-1, as required and conditioned by 10 CFR Part 50, paragraph (g)(6)(ii)(D). The licensee states that the control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) penetration nozzle numbers 74 through 78 cannot be volumetrically examined to the extent required due to the threaded region on the outside diameter and the chamfer on the inside diameter of the penetration nozzles. The licensee also states that the sleeve design of CRDM penetration nozzles 63 and 65 does not permit inspection with currently available equipment. In order to complete our review, the staff requests further information."
NRC Question 1:
Please provide the start date and expected end date of the second inservice inspection (ISI) interval.
Luminant Power's Response to Question 1:
Second ISI Interval start date: August 3, 2004 Second ISI Interval end date: August 2, 2014 NRC Question 2:
Describe any relevant indications from the CRDM ultrasonic examination (UT) performed in refueling outage 2RF12.
Luminant Power's Response to Question 2:
There were no relevant indications identified during the UT examinations of the CRDM nozzles during 2RF12.
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ASME Code Case N-729-1 requires inspection of the penetration nozzle to a distance "a" below the lowest point of the J-groove weld. This exam coverage can be attained by UT, surface examination or a combination or the two. Please estimate the radiological dose associated with performing a surface examination to attain the required coverage for penetration nozzles 74 through 78.
Luminant Power's Response to Question 3:
Outside surface penetrant testing (PT) typically requires 500-700 mRem per penetration. This would equate to an estimated range of 2.5-3.5 Rem to inspect the five penetration OD surfaces. Additionally, the OD surface in the region of interest is threaded and the PT results would be of limited value and are likely to result in false positives due to the thread geometry. Resolution of geometric indications could easily cause a doubling of the personnel exposure.
NRC Question 4:
Penetration nozzles 74 through 78 were examined in refueling outage 2RF12 in spring of 2011. For each of these nozzles:
- a. Please provide the J-groove weld as-designed and as-built dimensions
- b. Please provide the UT examination distance below lowest point of the as-built J-groove weld toe for both the axial and circumferential flaws Luminant Power's Response to Question 4
- a. The actual weld height was measured using the ultrasonic test data. The following table provides the dimensions for nozzles 74 through 78 for both the designed and as-built scenarios:
Nozzle Number Weld As-Designed Weld As-Built 74 1.46" 1.56" 75 1.46" 2.13" 76 1.46" 1.61" 77 1.46" 2.06" 78 1.46" 1.68"
- b. The coverage reported in the previous relief request is based on the as-built dimensions as determined by ultrasonic measurements from the bottom (toe) of the weld to the lower extent of coverage using the circumferentially oriented tip diffraction (TOFD) probes for detecting axial flaws. The coverage with the axially oriented TOFD probes for detection of circumferential flaws is nominally 0.6" less. For flaw growth calculations below the weld, only axial flaws are of a concern, as documented in WCAP-16397. Eddy current test data was also acquired over this same region on the ID of the penetration. Also, the UT Leak Path (UTLP) was performed on all nozzles to address inspection of the J-weld. The following table lists the actual UT and ET coverage along with the calculated required coverage for the region with >20 ksi weld stress.
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to TXX-12080 Page 3 of 4 RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR RELIEF REQUEST NUMBER A-2 FOR THE UNIT 2 SECOND 10 YEAR ISI INTERVAL FROM 10 CFR 50.55a INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS DUE TO GEOMETRIC LIMITATIONS The UT examination distance is described in the following table:
Penetration Nozzle Weld Intersection Scan Coverage Below 20 ksi Line below J-Number Angle Weld for Axial Flaws Groove Weld 74 48.70 0.81" 0.29" 75 48.7' 0.30" 0.29" 76 48.70 0.73" 0.29" 77 48.7' 0.33" 0.29" 78 48.70 0.36" 0.29" (Note: The previous flaw growth calculation was based on a flaw just below the credited inspection volume. With the required UT qualification results, the EPRI Performance Demonstration Qualificatiorn Sheet, PDQS-001, specifies a limitation that flaws <0.050" deep were not detected in regions with OD threads, which is the case here. The earlier flaw analysis did not assume this flaw.)
NRC Question 5:
Was the analysis of Westinghouse Commercial Atomic Power report (WCAP)-16397-P (Reference 4) based on the as-designed or as-built J-groove weld dimensions? If the analysis was based on the as-designed dimensions, please demonstrate that it bounds the analysis of the as-built dimensions.
Luminant Power's Response to Question 5:
The flaw growth analysis in WCAP-16397-P is based on the as designed dimensions of the J groove weld, which assumed a smaller weld throat than the as-built condition. The size of the weld plays an important role in the welding residual stress analysis. Often, the fillet weld on the downhill side of the nozzle is larger than design because of access issues during fabrication. When a weld extends further below the head inside radius due to a larger than design fillet, it does not negatively affect the distance below the weld required for coverage.
Analysis results of larger as-built welds for CRDM nozzles have shown that lesser distance is required below the weld bottom for a transition to below 20 ksi. An assessment was performed on a plant with identical CRDM design and configuration to show that larger welds have a reduced stress profile relative to smaller welds. The cases of 1.46", 2.35", and 2.97" were analyzed to determine their stress profiles.
The 20 ksi criterion is reached in shorter distance for the larger length welds, therefore, the 1.46" design value bounds the as-built dimensions of the CRDM nozzles for the current analysis.
(Note: The WCAP analysis assumed the nozzle was a right cylinder 0.625" thick and did not consider the actual geometry with the relief, threaded section or chamfer. The threaded region has a wall thickness of 0.389". The actual geometry will have a small change in the stress distribution. The real answer is OD flaws typically have started at the toe of the weld, where the stresses are 3.5-4x the value at the lower extent of the inspected region. So covering some distance below the toe of the weld is sufficient to preclude the existence of cracking. The exception to this only occurred with B&W tubular product material which had cold worked regions along the length of the nozzle, but cracks not connected to the weld toe have not been observed with the material used at Comanche Peak.)
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The 2.25 RIY period for CRDM nozzles 63 and 65 includes 2RF13 in fall of 2013 when the inspection is expected to be successfully performed. Please explain why relief is being requested for inspection of these nozzles.
Luminant Power's Response to Question 6:
Nozzles #63 and #65 were only identified to bring this situation to your attention. Code Case N-729-1 implies the inspection interval applies to entire RPV head as a whole, rather than individual nozzles. In this unique case, two nozzles were inaccessible with the inspection tooling and will be inspected during a subsequent outage after modifications. All nozzles are being inspected within the 2.25 RIY time frame requirement.
References
- 1. Letter dated January 5, 2012, "Relief Request A-2 for the Unit 2 Second 10 Year ISI Interval from 10 CFR'50.55a Inspection Requirements Due to Geometric Limitations," Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML12017A126
- 2. Letter dated December 18, 2006, "Update to 60-Day Response to Revision 1 of NRC Order EA 009, Issuance of First Revised NRC Order (EA-03-009) Establishing Interim Inspection Requirements for Reactor Pressure Vessel Heads At Pressurized Water Reactors," ADAMS Accession Number ML063630152
- 3. First Revised NRC Order (EA-03-009) Establishing Interim Inspection Requirements for Reactor Pressure Vessel Heads at Pressurized Water Reactors, Issued February 20, 2004, ADAMS Accession Number ML040220181
- 4. Westinghouse Topical Report WCAP-16397-P, "Structural Integrity Evaluation of Reactor Vessel Upper Head Penetration to Support Continued Operations: Comanche Peak Units 1 and 2,"
ADAMS Accession Number ML063630186