ML021370231
| ML021370231 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 05/28/2002 |
| From: | Hood D NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3 |
| To: | Cooper D - No Known Affiliation |
| References | |
| BL-02-001, TAC MB4562 | |
| Download: ML021370231 (4) | |
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May 28, 2002 Mr. Douglas E. Cooper Site Vice President Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT:
PALISADES PLANT DAY RESPONSE TO BULLETIN 2002-01, REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL HEAD DEGRADATION AND REACTOR COOLANT PRESSURE BOUNDARY INTEGRITY (TAC NO. MB4562)
Dear Mr. Cooper:
On March 18, 2002, the NRC staff issued Bulletin 2002-01, Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Degradation and Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary Integrity, to the industry requesting that addressees provide information related to the structural integrity of the reactor coolant pressure boundary, including the reactor pressure vessel head, and the extent to which inspections have been undertaken to satisfy applicable regulatory requirements.Bulletin 2002-01 also required licensees to provide the basis for concluding that plans for future inspections of the reactor coolant pressure boundary will satisfy applicable regulatory requirements at their respective pressurized-water reactor plants. All addressees were requested to respond to Items 1.A.
through E. within 15 days of the Bulletins issuance, or to provide a written response to the NRC in accordance with the provisions of Title 10, Section 50.54(f), of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 50.54(f)) if they were unable to provide the information or they could not meet the requested completion dates.
You provided your 15-day Bulletin response for Palisades by letter dated April 3, 2002. The NRC staff finds that you have provided the requested information, and concludes that Palisades does not appear to have conditions similar to those which may have led to degradation at Davis Besse. However, the NRC staff may issue questions to confirm or verify the information that was provided in your 15-day response to Bulletin 2002-01.
We will complete a full review of your response to Bulletin 2002-01 after we review your response to Items 2 and 3 of the Bulletin. If you have questions regarding this letter, please contact me at (301) 415-3049 or by e-mail at dsh@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Darl S. Hood, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255 cc: See next page
- Provided letter via memo OFFICE PDIII-1/PM PDIII-1/LA EMCB/LPM*
PDIII-1/SC NAME DHood RBouling SBloom LRaghavan DATE 05/28/02 05/24/02 05/14/02 05/28/02
Palisades Plant cc:
Mr. Robert A. Fenech, Senior Vice President Nuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Consumers Energy Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Arunas T. Udrys, Esquire Consumers Energy Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Supervisor Covert Township P. O. Box 35 Covert, MI 49043 Office of the Governor P. O. Box 30013 Lansing, MI 48909 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd P. O. Box 30630 CPH Mailroom Lansing, MI 48909-8130 Michigan Department of Attorney General Special Litigation Division 630 Law Building P.O. Box 30212 Lansing, MI 48909 Mr. Roy A. Anderson Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Laurie A. Lahti Manager - Licensing Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Steven T. Wawro Nuclear Asset Director Consumers Energy Company Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Mr. John Paul Cowan Senior Vice President Palisades Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 March 2002