ML080170541

Closure of Confirmatory Action Letter NRR-07-027

ML080170541
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	01/29/2008
From:	Catherine Haney Plant Licensing Branch III-2
To:	Duncan R Carolina Power & Light Co
Vaaler, Marlayna, NRR/DORL 415-1998
References
TAC MD4155, NRR-07-027
Download: ML080170541 (4)

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¶ Robert J. Duncan II, Vice President ¶ Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Deleted:

Carolina Power & Light Company Inserted:

Post Office Box 165, Mail Code: Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Formatted: Condensed by 1 pt

SUBJECT:

SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT NO. 1 - CLOSURE OF Deleted: ¶ CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER NRR-07-027 (TAC NO. MD4155)

Dear Mr. Duncan:

On March 22, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) No. NRR-07-027 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML070780413) regarding dissimilar metal welds in the pressurizer at Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (HNP), Unit No. 1. This letter acknowledges receipt of the Formatted: Condensed by 1.2 pt HNP letter dated November 30, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML080110506) informing the NRC of actions taken in response to this CAL.

In the letter, HNP stated that during the recently completed refueling outage 14 (RFO14), HNP installed and inspected the required full structural weld overlays on the subject pressurizer Alloy 82/182 butt welds. A stress analysis summary, demonstrating that the pressurizer nozzles Formatted: Condensed by 1 pt will perform their intended design functions with the weld overlays, was submitted on October 19, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML072990086). The final ultrasonic examination of Formatted: Condensed by 1 pt the weld overlays, completed on October 13, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML073030491),

found no indications requiring disposition or repairs to the weld overlay material or base metal.

Based on HNPs letters, the NRC has determined that all the commitments listed in the CAL and supporting commitment letter (ADAMS Accession No. ML070650468) have been met. No Formatted: Condensed by 1 pt further response is required regarding CAL No. NRR-07-027, and the CAL is now considered closed. As such, it is no longer necessary to implement enhanced inspection and leakage Formatted: Condensed by 1 pt monitoring requirements for the reactor coolant system. This action closes TAC No. MD4155. Formatted: Condensed by 1 pt Thank you for informing the NRC of the actions documented in the HNP letters. These actions Formatted: Condensed by 1 pt may be examined during a future NRC inspection of the HNP facility.

Current NRC guidance regarding CALs is contained in the NRC Enforcement Policy and the NRC Enforcement Manual, which are available on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement.html (click on Enforcement Policy or Enforcement Guidance) or by contacting the Government Printing Office (GPO) toll-free at 1-888-293-6498. The GPO is open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday Formatted: Condensed by 1 pt through Friday (except Federal holidays).

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.390, and the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC=s document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html.

Sincerely,

R. Duncan Deleted: -

/RA/ Formatted: Font: Bold Catherine Haney, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-400 cc: See next page Formatted: Condensed by 1 pt

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Mr. Kelvin Henderson Plant General Manager Chairman of the North Carolina Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Utilities Commission Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Post Office Box 29510 P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 3 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0510 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Public Service Commission Mr. Chris L. Burton State of South Carolina Director of Site Operations Post Office Drawer 11649 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 Ms. Beverly Hall, Section Chief New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Division of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment Mr. David H. Corlett, Supervisor and Natural Resources Licensing/Regulatory Programs 3825 Barrett Drive Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 Mr. Robert P. Gruber New Hill, NC 27562-0165 Executive Director Public Staff NCUC Mr. Thomas J. Natale, Manager 4326 Mail Service Center Support Services Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Ms. Margaret A. Force P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 Assistant Attorney General New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 State of North Carolina Post Office Box 629 Resident Inspector / Harris NPS Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 c/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5421 Shearon Harris Road Mr. Tony Gurley, Chair New Hill, North Carolina 27562-9998 Board of County Commissioners of Wake County Mr. J. Paul Fulford P. O. Box 550 Manager, Performance Evaluation and Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Regulatory Affairs PEB 5 Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Mr. Carl Thompson, Chair Post Office Box 1551 Board of County Commissioners Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 of Chatham County P. O. Box 87 David T. Conley Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312 Associate General Counsel II -

Legal Department Mr. John H. ONeill, Jr.

Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Post Office Box 1551 2300 N Street NW.

Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Washington, DC 20037-1128 Deleted: Section Break (Continuous)

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