ML042220257
| ML042220257 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 08/13/2004 |
| From: | Clifford J NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1 |
| To: | Christian D Dominion Nuclear Connecticut |
| Nerses V, NRR/DLPM, 415-1484 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC3859 | |
| Download: ML042220257 (5) | |
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August 13, 2004 Mr. David A. Christian Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711
SUBJECT:
MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 2 - USE OF ANNULLED CODE CASE N-2 REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION RESISTANT STEEL (TAC NO. MC3859)
Dear Mr. Christian:
By letter dated July 22, 2004, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (DNC) submitted relief request RR-89-51 requesting approval by August 12, 2004. This relief requests approval to use an alternative to the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code (ASME Code),Section III, 1998 Edition with the 2000 Addenda, for the use of annulled ASME Code Case N-2 in association with the replacement of the Control Element Drive Mechanism housings for the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2 (MP2).
ASME Code Case N-2 is identified in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.84, Revision 32, dated June 2003 as an annulled ASME Code Case. RG 1.84 states: After a Code Case is annulled and 10 CFR [Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations] Section 50.55a and this guide are amended, licensees may not implement that ASME Code Case for the first time. The RG and 10 CFR 50.55a have been amended to reflect the annulment and, therefore, the DNC request to implement this ASME Code Case for the first time at MP2 is contrary to the RG without justification for how the proposal meets the objectives of the RG.
The NRC considers that your submital does not provide enough lead time (three weeks from the date of your letter) for NRC review and your submital is inadequate (proposed use of an annulled ASME Code Case without appropriate justification); therefore, we are taking no further action on your request. We informed Mr. David Dodson, of your staff, of our decision during a telephone call on August 3, 2004.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James W. Clifford, Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-423 cc: See next page
August 13, 2004 Mr. David A. Christian Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711
SUBJECT:
MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 2 - USE OF ANNULLED CODE CASE N-2 REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION RESISTANT STEEL (TAC NO.
Dear Mr. Christian:
By letter dated July 22, 2004, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (DNC) submitted relief request RR-89-51 requesting approval by August 12, 2004. This relief requests approval to use an alternative to the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code (ASME Code),Section III, 1998 Edition with the 2000 Addenda, for the use of annulled ASME Code Case N-2 in association with the replacement of the Control Element Drive Mechanism housings for the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2 (MP2).
ASME Code Case N-2 is identified in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.84, Revision 32, dated June 2003 as an annulled ASME Code Case. RG 1.84 states: After a Code Case is annulled and 10 CFR [Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations] Section 50.55a and this guide are amended, licensees may not implement that ASME Code Case for the first time. The RG and 10 CFR 50.55a have been amended to reflect the annulment and, therefore, the DNC request to implement this ASME Code Case for the first time at MP2 is contrary to the RG without justification for how the proposal meets the objectives of the RG.
The NRC considers that your submital does not provide enough lead time (three weeks from the date of your letter) for NRC review and your submital is inadequate (proposed use of an annulled ASME Code Case without appropriate justification); therefore, we are taking no further action on your request. We informed Mr. David Dodson, of your staff, of our decision during a telephone call on August 3, 2004.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James W. Clifford, Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-423 DISTRIBUTION:
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Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2 cc:
Lillian M. Cuoco, Esquire Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Edward L. Wilds, Jr., Ph.D.
Director, Division of Radiation Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 First Selectmen Town of Waterford 15 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Charles Brinkman, Director Washington Operations Nuclear Services Westinghouse Electric Company 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 Senior Resident Inspector Millstone Power Station c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 513 Niantic, CT 06357 Mr. W. R. Matthews Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. P. J. Parulis Manager - Nuclear Oversight Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. J. Alan Price Site Vice President Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. John Markowicz Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 9 Susan Terrace Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. Evan W. Woollacott Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 128 Terrys Plain Road Simsbury, CT 06070 Ms. Nancy Burton 147 Cross Highway Redding Ridge, CT 00870 Mr. G. D. Hicks Director - Nuclear Station Safety and Licensing Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. S. E. Scace Assistant to the Site Vice President Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. Chris L. Funderburk Director, Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711
Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2 cc:
Mr. A. J. Jordan, Jr.
Director - Nuclear Engineering Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. S. P. Sarver Director - Nuclear Station Operations and Maintenance Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. David W. Dodson Licensing Supervisor Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385