ML060440546
| ML060440546 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry, North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 02/02/2006 |
| From: | Marinos E Plant Licensing Branch III-2 |
| To: | Christian D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO) |
| Monarque, S R, NRR/DORL, 415-1544 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC8736, TAC MC8737, TAC MC8738, TAC MC8739 | |
| Download: ML060440546 (5) | |
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February 2, 2006 Mr. David A. Christian Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711
SUBJECT:
NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 (NORTH ANNA) AND SURRY POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 (SURRY) - CONTAINMENT RELIEF REQUEST IWL1 (TAC NOS. MC8736, MC8737, MC8738, AND MC8739)
By letter dated October 19, 2005, Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) submitted proposed Relief Request IWL1 for the second 10-year containment inservice inspection (ISI) program at North Anna and Surry. VEPCO is requesting relief from the regulatory requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Section 50.55a(b)(2)(viii)(F). VEPCO is requesting this relief in order to allow for the Responsible Engineer, described in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code),Section XI, Paragraph IWL-2320, to perform examinations without meeting the qualification and certification requirements of ASME Code, Paragraph IWA-2300.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has reviewed this submittal and is providing the following comments.
- 1.
VEPCO requested relief from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(2)(viii)(F) pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3), which states Proposed alternatives to the requirements of paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of this section... The NRC staff has determined that relief from the cited requirements cannot be granted under 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3) as the requirement from which relief is sought, is located in 10 CFR 50.55a(b).
In addition, VEPCO stated that this proposed relief was similar to Relief Request IWL3, which was submitted to the NRC staff on February 11, 1999, and subsequently approved on August 23, 1999. However, in Relief Request IWL3, VEPCO requested relief from Subsection IWL of the 1992 edition with the 1992 addenda of ASME Code,Section XI, and not from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a. Because the NRC staff can only grant relief from the ASME Code and not from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(2)(viii)(F), Relief Request IWL1 cannot be approved. As such, the NRC staff requests the licensee submit a request for an exemption under 10 CFR 50.12 Specific Exemptions, if justified.
- 2.
Please clarify how a Responsible Engineer would acquire the proficiency that Nondestructive Testing personnel obtain by following the station procedure that was developed using the standard of the American National Standards Institute/American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), CP-189, ASNT Standard for Qualification and Certification of Nondestructive Testing Personnel. For example, this experience
includes using the different tools that aid in the identification of degraded concrete, reinforcing and pre-stressing hardware.
VEPCO is requested to provide a submittal superceding the October 19, 2005, letter, requesting an exemption from 10 CFR Part 50 and addressing the NRC staffs comments. The NRC staff has completed its evaluation of this request; and, therefore, we are closing TAC Nos.
MC8736, MC8737, MC8738, and MC8739.
Sincerely,
/by LOlshan for/
Evangelos C. Marinos, Chief Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-338, 50-339, 50-280, and 50-281 cc: See next page
includes using the different tools that aid in the identification of degraded concrete, reinforcing and pre-stressing hardware.
VEPCO is requested to provide a submittal superceding the October 19, 2005, letter, requesting an exemption from 10 CFR Part 50 and addressing the NRC staffs comments. The NRC staff has completed its evaluation of this request; and, therefore, we are closing TAC Nos.
MC8736, MC8737, MC8738, and MC8739.
Sincerely,
/by LOlshan for/
Evangelos C. Marinos, Chief Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-338, 50-339, 50-280, and 50-281 cc: See next page Distribution:
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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY North Anna Power Station, Units 1 & 2 cc:
Mr. C. Lee Lintecum County Administrator Louisa County Post Office Box 160 Louisa, Virginia 23093 Ms. Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.
Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Building 475, 5 th floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Dr. W. T. Lough Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation Post Office Box 1197 Richmond, Virginia 23218 Old Dominion Electric Cooperative 4201 Dominion Blvd.
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Mr. Chris L. Funderburk, Director Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711 Office of the Attorney General Commonwealth of Virginia 900 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Senior Resident Inspector North Anna Power Station U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1024 Haley Drive Mineral, Virginia 23117
Surry Power Station, Units 1 & 2 cc:
Ms. Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.
Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Building 475, 5th Floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Mr. Donald E. Jernigan Site Vice President Surry Power Station Virginia Electric and Power Company 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, Virginia 23883-0315 Senior Resident Inspector Surry Power Station U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5850 Hog Island Road Surry, Virginia 23883 Chairman Board of Supervisors of Surry County Surry County Courthouse Surry, Virginia 23683 Dr. W. T. Lough Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation Post Office Box 1197 Richmond, Virginia 23218 Dr. Robert B. Stroube, MD, MPH State Health Commissioner Office of the Commissioner Virginia Department of Health Post Office Box 2448 Richmond, Virginia 23218 Office of the Attorney General Commonwealth of Virginia 900 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Mr. Chris L. Funderburk, Director Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711