ML023120083
| ML023120083 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | McGuire, Mcguire  (NPF-009, NPF-017) |
| Issue date: | 11/08/2002 |
| From: | Martin R NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Jamil D Duke Energy Corp |
| Martin R, NRR/DLPM, 415-1493 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB5899, TAC MB5900, BL-02-002 | |
| Download: ML023120083 (4) | |
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November 8, 2002 Mr. Dhiaa Jamil Vice President, McGuire Site Duke Energy Corporation 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985
SUBJECT:
McGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NOS 1 AND 2 - RESPONSE TO NRC BULLETIN 2002-02, REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL HEAD AND VESSEL HEAD PENETRATION NOZZLE INSPECTION PROGRAMS (TAC NOS.
MB5899 AND MB5900)
Dear Mr. Jamil:
On August 9, 2002, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Bulletin 2002-02, Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzle Inspection Programs.
The Bulletin requested addressees to provide information related to their reactor pressure vessel (RPV) head and vessel head penetration (VHP) nozzle inspection programs for their respective facilities, including a summary discussion of inspection program plans to supplement their required visual inspections with non-visual nondestructive examination methods, or justification for reliance on visual examinations as the primary method to detect degradation.
Addressees were requested to respond to Item 1 of the Bulletin within 30 days of its issuance, or within 15 days of issuance of the Bulletin provide an alternative course of action, including the basis for acceptability of the proposed action.
By letter dated September 6, 2002, Duke Power provided a response to Item 1 of the Bulletin indicating the plans to perform RPV head and VHP nozzle inspections at the McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2. The response also indicated that the McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, are in the category of plants considered to have low susceptibility to RPV head and VHP cracking, based on a susceptibility ranking of less than 8 effective degradation years.
The NRC staff has reviewed your response to Item 1 of the Bulletin. The staff finds your inspection plan to perform a 100 percent bare metal visual examination during the September -
October 2002 refueling outage for Unit 1 and the 100 percent bare metal visual examination conducted on March 21, 2002, for Unit 2, to be adequate for providing reasonable assurance that existing regulatory requirements are met.
The staff notes that you indicated you will provide your future inspection plans within 4 years of the date of your response to Bulletin 2002-02. You are requested to provide your future inspection plans no later than 90 days prior to the refueling outage following the Fall 2002 outage. The staffs assessment of the adequacy of your long-term inspection program will be determined upon completion of a review at that time.
Dhiaa Jamil November 8, 2002 Also, please note that as stated in Item 2 of the Bulletin, you are to report to the Commission your inspection scope and results within 30 days after plant restart following the inspection of the RPV head and VHP nozzles.
Please contact me at (301) 415-1493 if you have any questions on this issue.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert E. Martin, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-369 cc: See next page
- See previous concurrence OFFICE DLPM/LPM*
PD2-1/PM PD2-1/LA EMCB/SC*
PD2-1/SC NAME TTate RMartin CHawes TChan JANakoski DATE 11/01/02 11/0702 11/07/02 11 / 01 /02 11/07/02
McGuire Nuclear Station cc:
Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Legal Department (PBO5E)
Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 County Manager of Mecklenburg County 720 East Fourth Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Michael T. Cash Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Energy Corporation McGuire Nuclear Site 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Anne Cottingham, Esquire Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20005 Senior Resident Inspector c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Dr. John M. Barry Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection 700 N. Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV VP-Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road 12th Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 Ms. Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General North Carolina Department of Justice P. O. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. C. Jeffrey Thomas Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Licensing Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 NCEM REP Program Manager 4713 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4713 Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. T. Richard Puryear Owners Group (NCEMC)
Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745