ML043570274
| ML043570274 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf, Arkansas Nuclear, River Bend, Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 12/21/2004 |
| From: | Michael Webb NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | Burford F Entergy Operations |
| Alexion T W, NRR/DLPM, 415-1326 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC5025, TAC MC5026, TAC MC5027, TAC MC5028, TAC MC5029 | |
| Download: ML043570274 (8) | |
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December 21, 2004 Mr. F. G. Burford Acting Director Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213-8298
SUBJECT:
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNITS 1 AND 2; GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION; RIVER BEND STATION; WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 - USE OF SUBSEQUENT AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE EDITION AND ADDENDA FOR VISUAL CONTAINMENT EXAMINATIONS (TAC NOS. MC5025, MC5026, MC5027, MC5028, MC5029)
Dear Mr. Burford:
By letter dated October 27, 2004, as supplemented by letter dated December 7, 2004, you requested approval, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.55a(g)(4)(iv), to use portions of the 1998 Edition with 1999 and 2000 Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code),
Section XI, for the conduct of visual containment examinations. The request was based on guidance in Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary 2004-12.
The NRC staff has reviewed the subject request and concludes that you have adequately addressed all of the regulatory requirements set forth in 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(4)(iv). Therefore, the staff approves your proposed alternative to use portions of the 1998 Edition with 1999 and 2000 Addenda of the ASME Code for the conduct of visual containment examinations during the current inservice inspection interval for the subject plants. The NRC staff's related Safety Evaluation is enclosed.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael K. Webb, Acting Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-313, 50-368, 50-416, 50-458, 50-382
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
December 21, 2004 Mr. F. G. Burford Acting Director Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213-8298
SUBJECT:
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNITS 1 AND 2; GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION; RIVER BEND STATION; WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 - USE OF SUBSEQUENT AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE EDITION AND ADDENDA FOR VISUAL CONTAINMENT EXAMINATIONS (TAC NOS. MC5025, MC5026, MC5027, MC5028, MC5029)
Dear Mr. Burford:
By letter dated October 27, 2004, as supplemented by letter dated December 7, 2004, you requested approval, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.55a(g)(4)(iv), to use portions of the 1998 Edition with 1999 and 2000 Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code),
Section XI, for the conduct of visual containment examinations. The request was based on guidance in Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary 2004-12.
The NRC staff has reviewed the subject request and concludes that you have adequately addressed all of the regulatory requirements set forth in 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(4)(iv). Therefore, the staff approves your proposed alternative to use portions of the 1998 Edition with 1999 and 2000 Addenda of the ASME Code for the conduct of visual containment examinations during the current inservice inspection interval for the subject plants. The NRC staff's related Safety Evaluation is enclosed.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Docket Nos. 50-313, 50-368, Michael K. Webb, Acting Chief, Section 1 50-416, 50-458, 50-382 Project Directorate IV
Enclosure:
As stated Division of Licensing Project Management cc w/encl: See next page Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation DISTRIBUTION:
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SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION REQUEST NO. CEP-IWE/IWL-001 TO USE SUBSEQUENT EDITIONS AND ADDENDA OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE FOR VISUAL CONTAINMENT EXAMINATIONS ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNITS 1 AND 2 GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION RIVER BEND STATION WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-313, 50-368, 50-416, 50-458, 50-382
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By letter dated October 27, 2004 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML043080325), as supplemented by letter dated December 7, 2004 (ADAMS Accession Number ML043500438), Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the licensee) requested NRC approval to use portions of the 1998 Edition with 1999 and 2000 Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code),Section XI, for the conduct of visual containment examinations. Request No. CEP-IWE/IWL-001 applies to Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station; River Bend Station; and Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(4)(iv).
2.0 REGULATORY EVALUATION
In the Federal Register (61 FR 41303) dated August 8, 1996, the Commission amended Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.55a, to incorporate by reference the 1992 Edition through the 1992 Addenda of the ASME Code,Section XI, Subsections IWE and IWL. Subsection IWE provides the requirements for inservice inspection (ISI) of Class MC (metal containment) components and the metallic liner of Class CC (concrete containment) components. Subsection IWL provides the requirements for ISI of Class CC components. In the Federal Register (67 FR 60520) dated September 26, 2002, the Commission amended the rule incorporating the 1998 Edition with 1999 and 2000 Addenda of the ASME Code,Section XI. The Code of record for Entergy's plants is the 1992 Edition with the 1992 Addenda.
3.0 TECHNICAL EVALUATION
By letter dated October 27, 2004, Entergy requested NRC approval to use portions of the 1998 Edition with 1999 and 2000 Addenda of the ASME Code,Section XI, for the conduct of visual containment examinations during the current ISI interval. The licensee used Regulatory Issue Summary 2004-12, "Clarification on Use of Later Editions and Addenda to the ASME Code and Section XI," as guidance for submitting the request. The licensee stated that this request will continue to be valid until the next 10-year update of the containment ISI program at each site.
Specifically, Entergy requested approval for using the 1998 Edition through 2000 Addenda for the Class MC components, Liners of Class CC containments, and Class CC components examined in the ASME examination categories: E-A, E-C, L-A, L-B and items: E1.11, E1.12, E4.11, E4.12, L1.11, L1.12, L2.30. The licensee listed the primary paragraphs and all related requirements necessary to implement the primary paragraphs that will be adopted when using the 1998 Edition.
As stated in 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(4)(iv), 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 the limitations and modifications listed therein, and subject to NRC staff approval. Furthermore, 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(4)(iv) states that portions of editions or addenda may be used provided that all related requirements of the respective editions and addenda are met. Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(2)(viii), licensees applying the 1998 Edition through the 2000 Addenda shall apply paragraphs (b)(2)(viii)(E) and (b)(2)(viii)(F) of this section. As stated in 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(2)(ix), licensees applying the 1998 Edition through the latest edition and Addenda incorporated by reference in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, shall satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (b)(2)(ix)(A), (b)(2)(ix)(B), and (b)(2)(ix)(F) through (b)(2)(ix)(I) of this section.
In the listing provided by the licensee, it was not clear to the staff how the items are consistent with 10 CFR 50.55a. In its supplemental letter dated December 7, 2004, Entergy stated that implementation of the requested paragraphs will be done in compliance with applicable modifications and limitations required by 10 CFR 50.55a. The licensee also stated that existing requests for relief or alternatives applicable to the Containment ISI Programs are limited to the 1992 Edition with 1992 Addenda of the ASME Code and will not be used for the portions of the later edition and addenda of the ASME Code requested in the submittal. In the event requests for relief or alternatives are required for the later edition of the Code, Entergy will submit these requests separately. The staff reviewed the list provided by the licensee in its application, as supplemented, which contained the primary paragraphs and all related requirements necessary to implement the primary paragraphs that will be adopted when using the 1998 Edition with the 1999 and 2000 Addenda, and finds the regulatory requirements to be adequately addressed.
Therefore, the staff finds the licensee's request consistent with 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(iv) and, therefore, acceptable.
4.0 CONCLUSION
Consistent with the requirements set forth in 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(4)(iv), the staff has reviewed the licensees request, as supplemented, and determined that the pertinent regulatory provisions were adequately addressed. Therefore, the staff finds the licensee's request acceptable and approves the proposed alternative to use portions of the1998 Edition with 1999 and 2000 Addenda of the ASME Code for the conduct of visual containment examinations at Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station; River Bend Station; and Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, for the current ISI interval.
Principal Contributors: Z. Cruz-Perez H. Ashar Date: December 21, 2004
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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July 2004 Senior Vice President
& Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Director, Division of Radiation Control and Emergency Management Arkansas Department of Health 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30 Little Rock, AR 72205-3867 Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3502 Mr. Mike Schoppman Framatone ANP 3815 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 310 London, AR 72847 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 County Judge of Pope County Pope County Courthouse Russellville, AR 72801 Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P. O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39205 Mr. Jeffrey S. Forbes Vice President Operations Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc.
1448 S. R. 333 Russellville, AR 72801 Chief Energy and Transportation Branch Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Division Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality P. O. Box 10385 Jackson, MS 39289-0385 President Claiborne County Board of Supervisors P. O. Box 339 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 399 Port Gibson, MS 39150 General Manager, GGNS Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 State Health Officer State Board of Health P. O. Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39205 Attorney General Department of Justice P. O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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July 2004 Office of the Governor State of Mississippi Jackson, MS 39201 Attorney General Asst. Attorney General State of Mississippi P. O. Box 22947 Jackson, MS 39225 Director Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Director Nuclear Safety and Licensing 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213-8298 Mr. George A. Williams Site Vice President Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Manager - Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station 5458 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Senior Resident Inspector P. O. Box 1050 St. Francisville, LA 70775 President of West Feliciana Police Jury P. O. Box 1921 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Ms. H. Anne Plettinger 3456 Villa Rose Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Mr. Michael E. Henry, State Liaison Officer Department of Environmental Quality Permits Division P. O. Box 4313 Baton Rouge, LA 708221-4313 General Manager - Plant Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Director - Nuclear Safety Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station 5458 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Attorney General State of Louisiana P. O. Box 94095 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P. O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Mr. Paul D. Hinnenkamp Vice President - Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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July 2004 Director Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 General Manager Plant Operations Waterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Licensing Manager Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Resident Inspector/Waterford NPS P. O. Box 822 Killona, LA 70066-0751 Parish President Council St. Charles Parish P. O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057 Chairman Louisiana Public Service Commission P. O. Box 91154 Baton Rouge, LA 70825-1697 Mr. Joseph E. Venable Vice President Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751