ML051750616
| ML051750616 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 06/27/2005 |
| From: | Marinos E NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Jamil D Duke Energy Corp |
| Marinos E, NRR/DE/EEIB, 415-2911 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC6809 | |
| Download: ML051750616 (4) | |
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June 27, 2005 Mr. D. M. Jamil Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745
SUBJECT:
CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 2 RE: REQUEST TO USE 1998 EDITION, WITH 2000 ADDENDA, OF ASME CODE SECTION XI FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE THIRD 10-YEAR INSERVICE INSPECTION INTERVAL (TAC NO. MC6809)
Dear Mr. Jamil:
By letter dated March 31, 2005 (Agencywide Documents Access Management System, Accession No. ML051020364), Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), the licensee for Catawba Nuclear Station (Catawba), Unit 2, requested approval to use the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, 1998 Edition, with 2000 Addenda, subject to the modifications and limitations imposed by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.55a(b)(2) for Repair/Replacement Activities on Class 1, 2 and 3 components at Catawba, Unit 2. Duke made its request in accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(4)(iv) to use the later edition of the Code for the remainder of the third 10-year inservice inspection (ISI) interval, that is scheduled to be completed by August 19, 2006.
The provisions of 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(iv) allow licensees to use subsequent editions and addenda of ASME Code Section XI, provided that the editions and addenda are incorporated by reference in paragraph 10 CFR 50.55a(b), subject to the limitations and modifications listed in paragraph 10 CFR 50.55a(b), and subject to Commission approval. The provisions of 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(2) allow use of the 1998 Edition, with 2000 Addenda, subject to the modifications and limitations imposed by 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(2).
Based upon the above information, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff finds the licensees request to use the 1998 Edition, with 2000 Addenda, of the ASME Code,Section XI for repair/replacement activities for the remainder of the third 10-year ISI interval for Catawba, Unit 2 to be acceptable, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(4)(iv).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Evangelos C. Marinos, Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-414 cc: See next page
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Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 2 cc:
Mr. Lee Keller, Manager Regulatory Compliance Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Duke Energy Corporation Mail Code - PB05E 422 South Church Street P.O. Box 1244 Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1244 Ms. Anne Cottingham, Esquire Winston and Strawn LLP 1700 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1 1427 Meadowwood Boulevard P.O. Box 29513 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626 County Manager of York County York County Courthouse York, South Carolina 29745 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency 121 Village Drive Greer, South Carolina 29651 Ms. Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General North Carolina Department of Justice P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 NCEM REP Program Manager 4713 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4713 Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection NC Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 North Carolina Electric Membership Corp.
P.O. Box 27306 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4830 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Mr. Henry Porter, Assistant Director Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Dept. of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 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 Saluda River Electric P.O. Box 929 Laurens, South Carolina 29360 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV, Vice President Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road 12th Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 Mr. T. Richard Puryear Owners Group (NCEMC)
Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Mr. Henry Barron Group Vice President, Nuclear Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer P.O. Box 1006-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielbergy &
Eisenberg, LLP 1726 M Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036