ML080710101
| ML080710101 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 03/14/2008 |
| From: | John Hughey NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-2 |
| To: | Christian D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO) |
| Thorpe-Kavanaugh, Meghan, NRR 415-5735 | |
| References | |
| RR-89-64, TAC MD6911 | |
| Download: ML080710101 (4) | |
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March 14, 2008 Mr. David A. Christian President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711
SUBJECT:
MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING EXAMINATION TECHNIQUE OF SELECT CLASS 1 PIPING DISSIMILAR METAL WELDS (TAC NO. MD6911)
Dear Mr. Christian:
By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated September 27, 2007, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (DNC) submitted the proposed relief request to allow use of a limited one-sided ultrasonic test examination technique.
The NRC staff has reviewed the request submitted by DNC and has identified a need for additional information required to complete the review. The specific information requested is addressed in the enclosure to this letter. During a discussion with your staff on March 10, 2008, it was agreed that you would provide a response within 21 days from the date of this letter.
The NRC staff considers that timely responses to requests for additional information help ensure sufficient time is available for staff review and contribute toward the NRC=s goal of efficient and effective use of staff resources. Please note that if you do not respond to this letter within this agreed response time or provide an acceptable alternate date in writing, we may reject your application for amendment under the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.108.
If you have any questions, please contact Meghan Thorpe-Kavanaugh at (301) 415-5735.
Sincerely,
/ra/
John D. Hughey, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-336
Enclosure:
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March 14, 2008 Mr. David A. Christian President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711
SUBJECT:
MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING EXAMINATION TECHNIQUE OF SELECT CLASS 1 PIPING DISSIMILAR METAL WELDS (TAC NO. MD6911)
Dear Mr. Christian:
By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated September 27, 2007, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (DNC) submitted the proposed relief request to allow use of a limited one-sided ultrasonic test examination technique.
The NRC staff has reviewed the request submitted by DNC and has identified a need for additional information required to complete the review. The specific information requested is addressed in the enclosure to this letter. During a discussion with your staff on March 10, 2008, it was agreed that you would provide a response within 21 days from the date of this letter.
The NRC staff considers that timely responses to requests for additional information help ensure sufficient time is available for staff review and contribute toward the NRC=s goal of efficient and effective use of staff resources. Please note that if you do not respond to this letter within this agreed response time or provide an acceptable alternate date in writing, we may reject your application for amendment under the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.108.
If you have any questions, please contact Meghan Thorpe-Kavanaugh at (301) 415-5735.
Sincerely,
/ra/
John D. Hughey, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-336
Enclosure:
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DATE 3/10/08 3/10/08 3/12/08 3/4/08 3/14/08 Official Record Copy
Enclosure MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 2 RELIEF REQUEST NUMBER 89-64 EXAMINATION TECHNIQUE OF SELECT CLASS 1 PIPING DISSIMILAR METAL WELDS DOCKET NO. 50-336 TAC NO. MD6911 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION In reviewing the Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. submittal dated September 27, 2007, related to Relief Request (RR)-89-64, for Millstone Power Station, Unit 2, the NRC staff has determined that the following information is needed in order to complete its review:
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In EPRI [Electric Power Research Institute] report IR-2007-277, EPRI provided estimated coverage for the 7 welds in Alternative Request RR-89-64 but not weld P-8-C-1. Please provide the estimated ultrasonic examination coverage for weld P-8-C-1.
Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2 cc:
Lillian M. Cuoco, Esquire Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Building 475, 5th Floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Edward L. Wilds, Jr., Ph.D.
Director, Division of Radiation Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 First Selectmen Town of Waterford 15 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Charles Brinkman, Director Washington Operations Nuclear Services Westinghouse Electric Company 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 Senior Resident Inspector Millstone Power Station c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 513 Niantic, CT 06357 Mr. J. Alan Price Site Vice President Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Building 475, 5th Floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. J. W. "Bill" Sheehan Co-Chair NEAC 19 Laurel Crest Drive Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. Evan W. Woollacott Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 128 Terry's Plain Road Simsbury, CT 06070 Ms. Nancy Burton 147 Cross Highway Redding Ridge, CT 00870 Mr. Chris L. Funderburk Director, Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Mr. William D. Bartron Licensing Supervisor Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Building 475, 5th Floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. Joseph Roy, Director of Operations Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Moody Street P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056 Mr. David A. Sommers Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711