ML031110049

RAI, Relaxation from Inspection Requirements of Order EA-03-009

ML031110049
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	04/18/2003
From:	Moroney B NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2
To:	Stall J Florida Power & Light Co
References
EA-03-009, TAC MB8165, TAC MB8166
Download: ML031110049 (4)

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April 18, 2003 Mr. J. A. Stall Senior Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420

SUBJECT:

SAINT LUCIE PLANT, UNIT 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING REQUESTS FOR RELAXATION FROM INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF ORDER EA-03-009 (TAC NOS. MB8165 AND MB8166)

Dear Mr. Stall:

By letter dated March 28, 2003, Florida Power and Light Company submitted two requests for relaxation from the inspection requirements of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Order EA-03-009. The NRC staff has reviewed the submittal and finds that a response to the enclosed request for additional information (RAI) is needed before we can complete the review.

This request was discussed with your staff in a public meeting on April 14, 2003, and Mr. George Madden agreed that a response would be provided by April 30, 2003. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (301) 415-3974.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brendan T. Moroney, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-389

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RAI cc w/encl: See next page

ML031110049 OFFICE PDII-2/PM EMCB/SC PDII-2/LA PDII-2/SC NAME BMoroney DTerao for BClayton BMozafari for TChan AHowe DATE 4/17/03 4/18/03 4/17/03 4/18/03 Mr. J. A. Stall ST. LUCIE PLANT Florida Power and Light Company cc:

Senior Resident Inspector Mr. R. E. Rose St. Lucie Plant Plant General Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission St. Lucie Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 6090 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Craig Fugate, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Licensing Manager Department of Community Affairs St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 2740 Centerview Drive 6351 South Ocean Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 M. S. Ross, Attorney Florida Power & Light Company Vice President, Nuclear Operations Support P.O. Box 14000 Florida Power & Light Company Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Douglas Anderson County Administrator Mr. Rajiv S. Kundalkar St. Lucie County Vice President - Nuclear Engineering 2300 Virginia Avenue Florida Power & Light Company Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Mr. J. Kammel Bureau of Radiation Control Radiological Emergency 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 Planning Administrator Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 Department of Public Safety 6000 SE. Tower Drive Site Vice President Stuart, Florida 34997 St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELAXATION FROM INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF ORDER EA-03-009 SAINT LUCIE, UNIT 2 DOCKET NO. 50-389

1. Relaxation Request #1 is based on flaw evaluation report "Structural Integrity Evaluation of Reactor Vessel Upper Head Penetrations to Support Continued Operation: St. Lucie Unit, 2,"

Westinghouse Electric Co., LLC, WCAP-16038-P Revision 0, March 2003. Please provide a copy of this report. If the report contains proprietary information, submit a request for withholding in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 and provide a non-proprietary version.

2. Relaxation Request #2 is based on the inaccessibility of some areas of the reactor pressure vessel head surface. Drawings presented to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff are not clear as to the accessibility between the incore instrumentation nozzles and the shroud ring/insulation panels. Describe the accessibility to this area to allow a 100 percent inspection of the nozzle-to-top-of-head interface region and to provide assurance that no corrosive product has entered the shroud ring-to-vessel interface area.

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