ML040560301

Relief Request No. 1 Regarding Use of Subsequent ASME Code Edition

ML040560301
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	02/25/2004
From:	Moroney B NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2
To:	Stall J Florida Power & Light Co
Moroney B, NRR/DLPM, 415-3974
References
TAC MC0937
Download: ML040560301 (3)

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February 25, 2004 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 NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 2 - RELIEF REQUEST NO. 1 REGARDING USE OF SUBSEQUENT ASME CODE EDITION (TAC NO. MC0937)

Dear Mr. Stall:

By a letter dated August 6, 2003, Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) submitted the Third 10-Year Inspection Interval Inservice Inspection Program for St. Lucie Unit 2. Included in the submittal was Relief Request (RR) No. 1 requesting approval to use the 1998 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code,Section XI with Addenda through 2000, in lieu of using the 1995 Edition of ASME Section XI with Addenda through 1996. Use of a subsequent edition of the code requires approval of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) pursuant to Title 10 of the Code Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.55a(g)(4)(iv).

The NRC staff discussed the proposed alternative with members of your staff in a conference call on December 10, 2003, and requested that RR No. 1 be modified to include the following limitations on the use of the 2000 Addenda:

(1) Paragraph IWA-4340 regarding mitigation of defects by modification will not be used (2) The repair and replacement activity provisions in IWA-4540(c) of the 1998 Edition of Section XI for pressure testing Class 1, 2, and 3 mechanical joints will be applied when using the 1998 Edition through the 2000 addenda of Section XI.

In a subsequent conversation, Mr. George Madden of your staff requested a letter identifying the limitations previously discussed. This letter provides the information. A detailed discussion of the bases for the NRC staffs request may be found in the January 7, 2004, Federal Register notice regarding proposed amendments to 10 CFR 50.55a (69 FR 879).

Please respond by submitting a modified request, or by indicating your reasons for not wanting to commit to the above conditions. If you have any questions regarding this issue, 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 cc: See next page

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

Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957-2000