LIC-03-0018, Response to Commission Order Establishing Interim Inspection Requirements for Reactor Pressure Vessel Heads at Pressurized Water Reactors

Response to Commission Order Establishing Interim Inspection Requirements for Reactor Pressure Vessel Heads at Pressurized Water Reactors

ML030640399
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	03/03/2003
From:	Ridenoure R Omaha Public Power District
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
LIC-03-0018
Download: ML030640399 (2)

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j~CH Omaha PublicPower Distnct 444 South 16th Street Mall Omaha NE 68102-2247 March 3, 2003 LIC-03-0018 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

References:

1. Docket No. 50-285

2. Letter from NRC (Samuel J. Collins) to OPPD (R. T. Ridenoure) dated February 11, 2003, Issuance of Order Establishing Interim Inspection Requirements for Reactor Pressure Vessel Heads at Pressurized Water Reactors (NRC-03-025)

3. Letter from OPPD (R. T. Ridenoure) to NRC (Document Control Desk) dated February 14, 2003, Revised Response to NRC Bulletin 2002-02, Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Degradation and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzle Inspection Programs (LIC-03-0020)

SUBJECT:

Response to Commission Order Establishing Interim Inspection Requirements for Reactor Pressure Vessel Heads at Pressurized Water Reactors In accordance with 10 CFR 50.4, Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) hereby submits information in response to the Order establishing Interim Inspection Requirements for Reactor Pressure Vessel Heads at Pressurized Water Reactors (hereinafter "Order") issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on February 11, 2003.

Pursuant to the requirements of 10 CFR 2.202(a)(2), the Answer to the Order is being transmitted to the NRC under separate cover.

OPPD has determined its primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC) susceptibility category for the 2003 Fall Refueling Outage (RFO) to be "Moderate" in Reference 3 per the guidance in Reference 2, Sections A and B. Therefore, in the 2003 Fall RFO, OPPD will implement the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) head inspection and reporting requirements of Reference 2, Section C(2), D, and E.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and copies of the response were sent to the addressee and listed individuals. (Executed on March 3 ,2003).

This letter contains the following commitment:

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Employment with Equal Opportunity

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LIC-03-0018 Page 2 "In the 2003 Fall RFO, OPPD will implement the reactor pressure vessel head inspection and reporting requirements of Reference 2, Section C(2), D, and E."

(A/R 32031)

If you have additional questions, or require further information, please contact Dr. R. L.

Jaworski at (402) 533-6833.

Sincerely, gerl c

ivisi n Ma ager ucle r Operations RR ?RB/trb c: Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary, NRC Office of the Secretary, Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Samuel Collins, Director, NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Dennis C. Dambly, NRC Assistant General Counsel for Materials Litigation and Enforcement E. W. Merschoff, NRC Regional Administrator, Region IV (two copies)

A. B. Wang, NRC Project Manager J. G. Kramer, NRC Senior Resident Inspector Winston and Strawn