ML022600354

Request for Additional Information, Inservice Inspection Program Relief Request SH-RR-W01

ML022600354
Person / Time
Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	09/10/2002
From:	Salamon G Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
LRN-02-0318
Download: ML022600354 (3)

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4 PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bndge, New Jersey 08038-0236 LRN-02-0318 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission SEP 1 0 2002 PSEG Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 NuclearLLC Gentlemen:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM RELIEF REQUEST SH-RR-W01 SALEM GENERATING STATIONS UNIT I and 2 HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES DPR-70, DPR-75 and NPF-57 DOCKET NOS. 50-272, 50-311 AND 50-354 By letter dated April 1, 2002, PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG) submitted the subject request for relief from the requirements for welding and brazing procedure qualifications as stated in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section Xl, for Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, and Hope Creek Generating Station. The request also included relief for all Procedure Qualification Records (PQR) supporting alternative procedures in accordance with ASME,Section XI, IWA-4500.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff discussed the subject relief request with PSEG staff by telephone on September 4, 2002, and requested additional clarification on information provided. Pursuant to that request, PSEG is submitting the enclosed response to the request for additional clarification.

Should you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Mr. Howard Berrick at 856-339-1862.

Sin rell Manager - Nuclear Safety and Licensing Enclosure 95-2168 REV 7/99

Document Control Desk ' SEP 1 0 2002 LRN-02-0318 C Mr. H. Miller Regional Administrator - Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Mr. R. Fretz Licensing Project Manager - Salem Mail Stop 08B2 Washington DC 20555-001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Mr. G. Wunder Licensing Project Manager - Hope Creek Mail Stop 08B1 Washingtorn DC 20555-001 USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - Salem (X24)

USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - Hope Creek (X24)

Mr. K. Tosch, Manager IV Bureau of Nuclear Engineering P. O. Box 415 Trenton, NJ 08625

Document Control Desk ENCLOSURE LRN 0318 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATIONS, UNITS NO. I AND 2 HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION By letter dated April 1, 2002, PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG) submitted the subject request for relief from the requirements for welding and brazing procedure qualifications as stated in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, for Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, and Hope Creek Generating Station. The request also included relief for all Procedure Qualification Records (PQR) supporting alternative procedures in accordance with ASME,Section XI, IWA-4500.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff discussed the subject relief request with PSEG staff by telephone on September 4, 2002. The NRC requested that additional clarification be provided regarding why PSEG Nuclear LLC, in its request for approval to utilize ASME Section Xl, Code Case N-573, Transferof Procedure QualificationRecords Between Owners, specifically only referenced ASME Section Xl, 1995 Edition, 1996 Addenda and articles IWA 4440 and IWA-4600. Pursuant to that request, PSEG is submitting the enclosed response.

PSEG Response: PSEG Nuclear LLC operating licenses include the Salem Unit 1, Salem Unit 2 and Hope Creek plants. For the individual plant's respective Inservice Inspection (ISI) programs, Salem Unit 1 is presently committed to ASME Section Xl, 1995 Edition, 1996 Addenda; Salem Unit 2 is committed to ASME Section Xl, 1986 Edition; and Hope Creek is committed to ASME Section XI, 1989 Edition.

Unlike the individual ISI programs, the PSEG Nuclear LLC Repair Program, which implements ASME Section XI Repair and Replacement requirements, is applicable to Salem Unit 1, Salem Unit 2, and Hope Creek and is commonly scoped to meet ASME Section Xl, 1995 Edition, 1996 Addenda. The Repair Program has been developed in this manner in order to unify and simplify the requirements for the engineering and maintenance organizations that support the day-to-day implementation of the ASME Section Xl Repair and Replacement requirements.

The adoption of a later code edition for Repairs and Replacements is authorized in ASME Section Xl, Code Case N-389-1, Alternative Rules for Repairs, Replacements or Modifications. The code case states, in part, "that editions and addenda of ASME Section Xl subsequent to those referenced in the plants In-Service Inspection may be used for repairs, replacements and modifications", provided the subsequent edition and addenda have been accepted by the Regulatory and Jurisdictional authorities having jurisdiction at the plant site. The NRC has accepted Code Case N-389-1 without exception via Regulatory Guide 1.147, In-Service Inspection Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section Xl, Division 1.

Therefore, PSEG Nuclear LLC was able, within the parameters of both Code Case N-389-1 and Regulatory Guide 1.147, to update the basis for its common Repair Program to a single version of the ASME Section Xl Code, which is 1995 Edition, 1996 Addenda.

Since ASME Section XI, Code Case N-573, Transferof Procedure QualificationRecords Between Owners, addresses welding related functions which are activities controlled by ASME Section Xl, IWA-4000 Repair I Replacement requirements, it is appropriate to cite the single edition and addenda (i.e., 1995 Edition, 1996 Addenda) of ASME Section XI that was referenced in the PSEG Nuclear relief request submittal letter LRN-02-0115, dated April 1, 2002.