ML043350187

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10-Day Response to NRC Safety Evaluation - Palisades Plant - Request for Relief from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Section Xl Code Requirements for Repair of Reactor Vessel Head Penetrations
ML043350187
Person / Time
Site: Palisades Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 11/18/2004
From: Domonique Malone
Nuclear Management Co
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC MC3931
Download: ML043350187 (2)


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NMC Palisades Nuclear Plant Committed to Nuclear Excellence Paiae Nula ln mOperated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC November 18, 2004 1

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Palisades Nuclear Plant I

Docket 50-255 License No. DPR-20 10-Day Response to NRC Safety Evaluation-Palisades Plant - Request for Relief from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Section Xl Code Requirements for Repair of Reactor Vessel Head Penetrations (TAC NO. MC3931) 4 By letter dated November 8, 2004, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) transmitted the safety evaluation approving the subject relief requests. Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) has reviewed the safety evaluation pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390, and has determined that no proprietary information is included.

By letter dated November 8, 2004, the NRC also transmitted the safety evaluation approving the emergency license amendment regarding additional restrictions to the primary coolant system cooldown rate limits. The amendment was necessary to support the design of the weld repairs that were performed per the subject relief requests. NMC had submitted proprietary calculations with the license amendment request. In a subsequent telephone conversation, -the NRC staff requested that non-proprietary versions of the calculations be submitted to the NRC within 30 days of the date of the safety evaluation. Therefore, NMC is making the following commitment.

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Document Control Desk Page 2 Summary of Commitments This letter contains one new commitment and no revisions to existing commitments.

I NMC will submit non-proprietary versions of AREVA Document 32-5044089-03, "Palisades Unit 1 CRDM Nozzle IDTB Weld Repair Analysis," dated October 2004, and AREVA Document 32-5044161-02, "Palisades CRDM Nozzle IDTB J-groove Weld Flaw Evaluation," dated October 2004, within 30 days of the date of the safety evaluation.

Daniel J. Malone Site Vice President, Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC I

CC Administrator, Region l1l, USNRC Project Manager, Palisades, USNRC Resident Inspector, Palisades, USNRC