ML041900308
| ML041900308 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 06/30/2004 |
| From: | James Shea NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Mccollum W Duke Energy Corp |
| SHea J, 415-1388, NRR/DLPM | |
| References | |
| TAC MC0697, TAC MC0698, TAC MC0699, TAC MC0700, TAC MC0701, TAC MC0702 | |
| Download: ML041900308 (5) | |
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June 30, 2004 Mr. W. R. McCollum, Jr.
Senior Vice President Nuclear Support Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street P.O. Box 1006 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006
SUBJECT:
CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 2, AND OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 -
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: RELIEF REQUEST (03-GO-006) (TAC NOS. MC0697, MC0698, MC0699, MC0700, MC0701, AND MC0702)
Dear Mr. McCollum:
By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated September 8, 2003, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.55a(a)(3)(i), you requested the use of an alternative to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, Appendix I, I-2100, 1989 Edition with no addenda, for Catawba, Units 1 and 2, McGuire, Unit 2, and Oconee, Units 1, 2, and 3. The NRC staff has reviewed your submittal and has determined that additional information is required. Our questions are provided in the Enclosure. We discussed these questions with your staff on June 22, 2004.
Your staff indicated that a response could be provided within 45 days of the date of this letter.
If you have any further questions on this matter, please call me at (301) 415-1388.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James J. Shea, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414, 50-370, 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287
Enclosure:
Request for Additional Information cc w/encl: See next page
June 30, 2004 Mr. W. R. McCollum, Jr.
Senior Vice President Nuclear Support Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street P.O. Box 1006 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006
SUBJECT:
CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 2, AND OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 -
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: RELIEF REQUEST (03-GO-006) (TAC NOS. MC0697, MC0698, MC0699, MC0700, MC0701, AND MC0702)
Dear Mr. McCollum:
By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated September 8, 2003, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.55a(a)(3)(i), you requested the use of an alternative to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, Appendix I, I-2100, 1989 Edition with no addenda, for Catawba, Units 1 and 2, McGuire, Unit 2, and Oconee, Units 1, 2, and 3. The NRC staff has reviewed your submittal and has determined that additional information is required. Our questions are provided in the Enclosure. We discussed these questions with your staff on June 22, 2004.
Your staff indicated that a response could be provided within 45 days of the date of this letter.
If you have any further questions on this matter, please call me at (301) 415-1388.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James J. Shea, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414, 50-370, 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287
Enclosure:
Request for Additional Information cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Enclosure REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELIEF REQUEST 03-GO-006 CATAWBA, UNITS 1 AND 2, MCGUIRE, UNIT2, AND OCONEE UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-413, 50-414, 50-370, 50-269, 50-270, AND 50-287 1.
Item I System/Components for which the Alternative Applies states under Category B-B (B2.11, B2.12) that shell-to-head welds are in the scope of the subject relief request. However, Item V, Alternative Method for Ultrasonic Examination, stated that for head-to-shell welds where the ratio of the inside diameter to the outside diameter of the head prevents the 60 beam angle from intercepting the inside surface, the Performance Demonstration Initiative (PDI) qualified procedure will not be used.
Please explain your examination method for the limiting case of head-to-shell welds that are in the scope of the relief request.
2.
Please provide a brief explanation on the applicability of the reactor vessel examination procedure that is qualified in accordance with Supplements 4 and 6 of Appendix VIII, ASME Code,Section XI, 1995 Edition through 1996 Addenda, for the ultrasonic technique, procedure, and personnel using PDI to be suitable for the welds in the steam generator and the pressurizer with regard to the following:
a.
Materials, thickness, diameter, product form.
b.
Scanning from inside vs. outside.
McGuire Nuclear Station Catawba Nuclear Station Oconee Nuclear Station cc:
Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Mail Code - PB05E P.O. Box 1244 Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1244 County Manager of Mecklenburg County 720 East Fourth Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Mr. C. Jeffrey Thomas, Manager Regulatory Compliance McGuire Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Anne Cottingham, Esquire Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20005 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV, Vice President Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road, 12th Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 Dr. John M. Barry Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection 700 N. Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 County Manager of York County York County Courthouse York, South Carolina 29745 Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection NC Dept. of Env., Health, & Nat. Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Ms. Karen E. Long, Asst. Attorney General NC Department of Justice P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. R. L. Gill, Jr., Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues and Industry Affairs Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street - Mail Stop EC05P Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 NCEM REP Program Manager 4713 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4713 Mr. T. Richard Puryear Owners Group (NCEMC)
Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Mr. Lee Keller, Manager Regulatory Compliance Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1 1427 Meadowwood Boulevard P.O. Box 29513 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0513
McGuire Nuclear Station Catawba Nuclear Station Oconee Nuclear Station cc:
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency 121 Village Drive Greer, South Carolina 29651 Saluda River Electric P.O. Box 929 Laurens, South Carolina 29360 Henry Porter, Assistant Director - DWM Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste Dept. of Health & Env. Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 NC Electric Membership Corporation P.O. Box 27306 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4830 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Manager, LIS NUS Corporation 2650 McCormick Drive, 3rd Floor Clearwater, Florida 34619-1035 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7812B Rochester Highway Seneca, South Carolina 29672 Mr. Michael A. Schoppman Framatome ANP 1911 North Ft. Myer Drive Suite 705 Rosslyn, Virginia 22209 Mr. B. G. Davenport, Manager Regulatory Compliance Oconee Nuclear Site Duke Energy Corporation 7800 Rochester Highway - MS ONO3RC Seneca, South Carolina 29672 Mr. Dhiaa Jamil Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Mr. G. R. Peterson, Vice President McGuire Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Mr. Ronald A. Jones, Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, South Carolina 29672 Ms. Mary Olson Director of the Southeast Office Nuclear Information and Resource Service 729 Haywood Road, 1-A P.O. Box 7586 Asheville, North Carolina 28802 Henry Barron Group Vice President, Nuclear Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer P.O. Box 1006-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28201-1006