ML052210268
| ML052210268 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 08/12/2005 |
| From: | Chernoff H NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3 |
| To: | Koehl D Nuclear Management Co |
| Muniz A, NRR/DLPM, 415-4093 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC7770, TAC MC7771 | |
| Download: ML052210268 (5) | |
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August 12, 2005 Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6590 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241
SUBJECT:
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: RELIEF REQUEST FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE, SECTION XI (TAC NOS. MC7770 AND MC7771)
Dear Mr. Koehl:
By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated January 21, 2005, Nuclear Management Company, LLC, submitted a request for relief for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. Your submittal proposes relief from certain requirements of the 1998 Edition through the 2000 Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, IWA-5244, "Buried Components," for the fourth inservice interval in accordance with the provisions of Section 50.55a(a)(3)(ii) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
The NRC staff is reviewing your request and has determined that additional information is required to complete the review. The specific information requested is addressed in the enclosure to this letter.
This request was discussed with Mr. Aldo Capristo, of your staff, on August 4, 2005.
Mr. Capristo agreed to respond to this request by August 31, 2005. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-4018.
Sincerely,
/RA by Adrian Muniz for/
Harold K. Chernoff, Sr. Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301
Enclosure:
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Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Mr. F. D. Kuester President & Chief Executive Officer WE Generation 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 Regulatory Affairs Manager Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Ken Duveneck Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks 13017 State Highway 42 Mishicot, WI 54228 Chairman Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Resident Inspector's Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6612 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Jeffery Kitsembel Electric Division Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Nuclear Asset Manager Wisconsin Electric Power Company 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 John Paul Cowan Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer 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 Site Director of Operations Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-266 AND 50-301 By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated January 21, 2005, Nuclear Management Company, LLC, submitted a request for relief for Point Beach Nuclear Plant (PBNP), Units 1 and 2. Your submittal proposes relief from certain requirements of the 1998 Edition through the 2000 Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code),Section XI, IWA-5244, Buried Components, during the fourth interval in accordance with the provisions of Section 50.55a(a)(3)(ii) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
In order for the NRC staff to complete its review, responses to the following questions are requested.
1.
The licensee stated that: A review of previous PBNP pressures tests indicated that prior Inservice Inspection (ISI) intervals had not met Code requirements for performing pressure testing on buried portions of the main SW headers as required by IWA-5244 of the 1986 Edition of ASME Section XI. Please explain in detail the tests that were performed in place of the required pressure tests and the actions taken as a result of not meeting the ASME Code,Section XI, requirements for the previous intervals.
2.
The licensee stated that the piping is not susceptible to Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) because of continuous high flow rate of water through the piping.
Please identify the construction materials of the underground piping. State if either lining on the internal diameter or pipe wrapping on the outside diameter has been employed and the material used.
Enclosure