LIC-03-0118, Revision to Relief Request on Alternative Testing for Ion Exchanger Room 62 & Purification Filter Vault

Revision to Relief Request on Alternative Testing for Ion Exchanger Room 62 & Purification Filter Vault

ML032380582
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	08/19/2003
From:	Ridenoure R Omaha Public Power District
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
LIC-03-0118
Download: ML032380582 (2)

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ATTIN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

References:

1. Docket No. 50-285

2. Letter from OPPD (R. L. Phelps) to NRC (Document Control Desk) Dated June 4, 2003, Revised Relief Request: Visual Inspection of Inaccessible Piping and Components (LIC-03-0083)

SUBJECT:

Revision to Relief Request on Alternative Testing for Ion Exchanger Room 62 and Purification Filter Vault This letter revises the Alternative Testing section of Item 3, "Ion Exchanger Room 62 and Purification Filter Vault," of Omaha Public Power District's (OPPD's) revised relief request submitted in Reference 2. In response to NRC requests made during a phone call on August 14, 2003, OPPDis-changing the frequency of inspection for piping in this area from "every 10 years (once per interval)" to "e 4(fl4-mwthYs(once eriod." Theh revised frequency is in

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'All other aspects of the relief request of Reference 2 remain valid and unchanged -this submittal. Piping in this area is Class 3 and the normal VT-2 inspection requirement frequeny is each period (Table IWD-2500-1). The subject piping is small bore (< 3 inches) operated at low pressure (< 240 psia). Planning is in progress to perform VT-2 inspection of the area's piping and components during the 2003 Refueling Outage to establish an inspection baseline.

One attribute of the baseline inspection is to identify the presence of any carbon steel fasteners in piping system connections.

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O-ir U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LIC-03-01 18 Page 2 No commitments are made to the NRC in this letter. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Dr. R L. Jaworski at (402) 533-6833.

Sincerely, c: Thomas P. Gwynn, Acting Regional Administrator, NRC Region IV A. B. Wang, NRC Project Manager J. G. Kramer, NRC Senior Resident Inspector