ML053130082
| ML053130082 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 12/14/2005 |
| From: | Chernoff H Plant Licensing Branch III-2 |
| To: | Koehl D Nuclear Management Co |
| Muniz A, NRR/DLPM, 415-4093 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC7770, TAC MC7771 | |
| Download: ML053130082 (3) | |
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December 14, 2005 Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241
SUBJECT:
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - WITHDRAWAL OF RELIEF REQUEST 15 FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ASME CODE, SECTION XI, IWA-5244, BURIED COMPONENTS (TAC NOS. MC7770 AND MC7771)
Dear Mr. Koehl:
By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), dated January 21, 2005, you submitted a request for relief for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (PBNP), 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, for the fourth inservice interval in accordance with the provision of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.55a(a)(3)(ii).
By letter dated October 14, 2005, you requested to withdraw the relief request because an evaluation performed by your staff determined that PBNP is in compliance with the ASME Code for the fourth inservice interval. In your letter you stated that the only practical testing method is to apply ASME Code,Section XI, IWA-5244(b)(2), which stipulates a test to confirm flow during operation is not impaired, because the butterfly valves that are part of the PBNP service water system were not designed for leak-tight isolation of the system. After further review, the NRC staff has concluded that IWA-5244(b)(2) can not be applied because it is only applicable to nonisolable buried components and the PBNP service water configuration does not meet the intent of this provision. Therefore, the NRC staff has closed out its review of the above relief request and associated TAC Nos. MC7770 and MC7771.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-4018.
Sincerely,
/RA by Fred Lyon for/
Harold K. Chernoff, Sr. Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 cc: See next page
December 14, 2005 Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241
SUBJECT:
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - WITHDRAWAL OF RELIEF REQUEST 15 FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ASME CODE, SECTION XI, IWA-5244, BURIED COMPONENTS (TAC NOS. MC7770 AND MC7771)
Dear Mr. Koehl:
By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), dated January 21, 2005, you submitted a request for relief for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (PBNP), 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, for the fourth inservice interval in accordance with the provision of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.55a(a)(3)(ii).
By letter dated October 14, 2005, you requested to withdraw the relief request because an evaluation performed by your staff determined that PBNP is in compliance with the ASME Code for the fourth inservice interval. In your letter you stated that the only practical testing method is to apply ASME Code,Section XI, IWA-5244(b)(2), which stipulates a test to confirm flow during operation is not impaired, because the butterfly valves that are part of the PBNP service water system were not designed for leak-tight isolation of the system. After further review, the NRC staff has concluded that IWA-5244(b)(2) can not be applied because it is only applicable to nonisolable buried components and the PBNP service water configuration does not meet the intent of this provision. Therefore, the NRC staff has closed out its review of the above relief request and associated TAC Nos. MC7770 and MC7771.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-4018.
Sincerely,
/RA by Fred Lyon for/
Harold K. Chernoff, Sr. Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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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