ML081070270

Closure of Confirmatory Action Letter NRR-07-017

ML081070270
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	04/25/2008
From:	Catherine Haney Plant Licensing Branch III-2
To:	Allen B FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
Wengert, Thomas J, NRR/DORL, 415-4037
References
TAC MD4148, NRR-07-017
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April 25, 2008 Barry S. Allen Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Mail Stop A-DB-3080 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760

SUBJECT:

DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT 1 - CLOSURE OF CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER NRR-07-017 (TAC NO. MD4148)

Dear Mr. Allen:

On March 20, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) No. NRR-07-017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML070730470), regarding dissimilar metal welds in the pressurizer at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 (Davis-Besse). This letter acknowledges receipt of your letter dated March 25, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No. ML080880147) informing the NRC of actions taken in response to this CAL.

In your letter, you stated FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) removed Davis-Besse from service on December 30, 2007, to support the mitigation activities as stated in Commitment No. 1 of your February 28, 2007, correspondence (ADAMS Accession No. ML070660476). FENOC completed the planned pressurizer structural weld overlays and performed final weld overlay ultrasonic inspections on January 20, 2008. No recordable indications were identified in the weld overlay volume.

Based on your letter, the NRC has found that all the commitments listed in the CAL and supporting commitment letter have been met. No further response is required regarding the CAL. We consider the CAL closed. As such, it is no longer necessary to implement enhanced inspection and leakage monitoring requirements for the reactor coolant system. Technical Assignment Control (TAC) No. MD4148 has been closed.

Thank you for informing us of the actions documented in your letter. These actions may be examined during a future NRC inspection of your facility.

Current NRC guidance regarding CALs is contained in the NRC Enforcement Policy and the NRC Enforcement Manual, which are available at 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. EST, Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays).

B. Allen In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of 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,

/RA/

Catherine Haney, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-346 cc: See next page

ML081070270 OFFICE DCI/CPNB DCI/CPNB LPL3-2/PM LPL3-2/LA LPL3-2/BC NAME JCollins TChan TWengert EWhitt RGibbs DATE 4/17/08 4/17/08 4/17/08 4/17/08 4/25/08 OFFICE DCI/D DRP/D RIII DORL/D NAME MEvans CPedersen CHaney DATE 4/18/08 4/24/08 4/25/08 Page 1 of 2 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1 cc:

Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station President, Board of County Mail Stop A-DB-3065 Commissioners of Ottawa County 5501 North State Route 2 Port Clinton, OH 43252 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 President, Board of County Director, Ohio Department of Commerce Commissioners of Lucas County Division of Industrial Compliance One Government Center, Suite 800 Bureau of Operations & Maintenance Toledo, OH 43604-6506 6606 Tussing Road P.O. Box 4009 The Honorable Dennis J. Kucinich Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-9009 United States House of Representatives Resident Inspector Washington, D.C. 20515 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5503 North State Route 2 The Honorable Dennis J. Kucinich Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 United States House of Representatives 14400 Detroit Avenue Stephen Helmer Lakewood, OH 44107 Supervisor, Technical Support Section Bureau of Radiation Protection Joseph J. Hagan Ohio Department of Health President and Chief Nuclear Officer 35 East Chestnut Street, 7th Floor FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Columbus, OH 43215 Mail Stop A-GO-19 76 South Main Street Carol OClaire, Chief, Radiological Branch Akron, OH 44308 Ohio Emergency Management Agency 2855 West Dublin Granville Road David W. Jenkins, Attorney Columbus, OH 43235-2206 FirstEnergy Corporation Mail Stop A-GO-15 Zack A. Clayton 76 South Main Street DERR Akron, OH 44308 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency P.O. Box 1049 Danny L. Pace Columbus, OH 43266-0149 Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company State of Ohio - Transportation Department Mail Stop A-GO-14 Public Utilities Commission 76 South Main Street 180 East Broad Street Akron, OH 44308 Columbus, OH 43266-0573 Manager, Fleet Licensing Principal Assistant Attorney General FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Environmental Enforcement Section Mail Stop A-GO-2 State Office Tower 76 South Main Street 30 East Broad Street, 25th Floor Akron, OH 44308 Columbus, OH 43215

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Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Jeannie M. Rinckel Vice President, Fleet Oversight FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 James H. Lash Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Paul A. Harden Vice President, Nuclear Support FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308