ML043360214
| ML043360214 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 12/23/2004 |
| From: | Margie Kotzalas NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3 |
| To: | Domonique Malone Nuclear Management Co |
| Stang J, NRR/DLPM, 415-1345 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC2117 | |
| Download: ML043360214 (4) | |
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December 23, 2004 Mr. Daniel J. Malone Site Vice President Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT:
PALISADES NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - APPROVAL TO USE MORE RECENT SNUBBER EXAMINATION AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS (TAC NO. MC2717)
Dear Mr. Malone:
By letter dated April 6, 2004, Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC, the licensee) submitted a request for relief for the approval to use a portion of a more recent edition and addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants (OM Code) for testing and examination of dynamic restraints (snubbers) in the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant. The applicable Code of record for the inservice and examination of snubbers at Palisades Nuclear Power Plant is the 1989 Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, Subsection IWF-5000. The 1989 ASME Code,Section XI states in part that Inservice examinations shall be performed in accordance with the first addenda to the ASME/ANSI OM-1987, Part 4. The licensee requested approval to use the 1995 Edition up to and including the 1996 Addenda of the ASME OM Code, Subsection ISTD, Preservice and Inservice Examination and Testing of Dynamic Restraints (Snubbers) in Light Water Reactor Power Plants for the remainder of its third 10-year inservice testing (IST) interval.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff, has reviewed and evaluated the information provided in the relief request. The regulation in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50, Part 50.55a(g)(4)(iv) states that inservice examination of components and system pressure tests may meet the requirements set forth in subsequent editions and addenda that are incorporated by reference in 10 CFR 50.55a(b), subject to NRC approval. Portions of editions or addenda may be used provided that all related requirements of the respective editions or addenda are met. The 1995 Edition and 1996 Addenda to the ASME OM Code was incorporated by reference into 10 CFR 50.55a(b) on September 22, 1999, (64 FR 51370). It should be noted that in this amended rulemaking, a modification was added in 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(3)(v) to allow the use of Subsection ISTD in lieu of the requirements for snubbers in Section XI, IWF-5200 (a) and (b) and IWF-5300 (a) and (b) by making appropriate changes to the technical specifications or licensee-controlled documents.
D. Malone Therefore, no specific approval is required by the NRC, and the licensee may use the 1995 Edition up to and including the 1996 Addenda of the ASME OM Code, Subsection ISTD for the remainder of its 10-year IST interval.
If you have any questions regarding this issue, please contact Mr. David H. Jaffe at 301-415-1439 or by e-mail at dhj@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Margaret A. Kotzalas, Acting Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255 cc: See next page
D. Malone Therefore, no specific approval is required by the NRC, and the licensee may use the 1995 Edition up to and including the 1996 Addenda of the ASME OM Code, Subsection ISTD for the remainder of its 10-year IST interval.
If you have any questions regarding this issue, please contact Mr. David H. Jaffe at 301-415-1439 or by e-mail at dhj@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Margaret A. Kotzalas, Acting Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION PUBLIC OGC DTerao MKotzalas PDIII-1 R/F ACRS LRaghavan DJaffe DWeaver THarris EDuncan, RGN-III ADAMS ACCESSION NO.: ML043360214 OFFICE PDIII-1/PM PDIII-1/LA EMEB/SC PDIII-1/(A)SC NAME DJaffe THarris DTerao MKotzalas DATE 12/23/2004 12/22/2004 05/05/2004 12/23/2004
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Palisades Plant cc:
Robert A. Fenech, Senior Vice President Nuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Consumers Energy Company 1945 Parnall Rd.
Jackson, MI 49201 Arunas T. Udrys, Esquire Consumers Energy Company 1 Energy Plaza Jackson, MI 49201 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Supervisor Covert Township P. O. Box 35 Covert, MI 49043 Office of the Governor P. O. Box 30013 Lansing, MI 48909 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Hazardous Waste and Radiological Protection Section Nuclear Facilities Unit Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30241 Lansing, MI 48909-7741 Michigan Department of Attorney General Special Litigation Division 525 West Ottawa St.
Sixth Floor, G. Mennen Williams Building Lansing, MI 48913 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Director of Nuclear Assets Consumers Energy Company Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 John Paul Cowan Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Douglas E. Cooper Senior Vice President - Group Operations Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 October 2003