ML082070029
| ML082070029 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 07/28/2008 |
| From: | Vaaler M NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2 |
| To: | Burton C Carolina Power & Light Co |
| Vaaler, Marlayna, NRO/DNRL 415-3178 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD8742 | |
| Download: ML082070029 (4) | |
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July 28, 2008 Chris L. Burton, Vice President Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165
SUBJECT:
SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT 1 - ACCEPTANCE REVIEW REGARDING THIRD TEN-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM RELIEF REQUEST NUMBER I3R-02 (TAC NO. MD8742)
Dear Mr. Burton:
By letter dated April 29, 2008 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML081330461), Carolina Power and Light Company, now doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., submitted Relief Request I3R-02 for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 (HNP). The proposed relief request would allow the selection of piping welds based on a risk-informed (RI) selection and examination program as an alternative to a portion of HNPs current inservice inspection (ISI) program.
The purpose of this letter is to provide the final results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this request. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed change. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.
By letter dated July 14, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No. ML081890498), the NRC staff informed HNP that further information was necessary to enable the staff to make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed relief request in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. Specifically, the July 14, 2008, letter stated that HNP Relief Request I3R-02 should be supplemented to provide a discussion confirming that Regulatory Guide 1.200 guidelines on probabilistic risk assessment technical adequacy were evaluated and satisfied, or provide and justify an acceptable alternative approach.
The NRC staff requested that HNP supplement the application to address the necessary information by June 20, 2008. HNP fulfilled this request by letter dated June 19, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No. ML081760292). The NRC staff has reviewed the supplemental information and found that it adequately addresses the information requested by the July 14, 2008, letter.
Accordingly, the NRC staff has concluded that the relief request, as supplemented, is acceptable
for review. If additional information is needed for the staff to complete its technical review, you will be advised by separate correspondence. Should you have any questions regarding this review, please contact me at (301) 415-3178.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Marlayna Vaaler, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-400 cc: See next page
ML082070029 NRR-106 OFFICE LPL2-2/PM LPL2-2/LA LPL2-2/BC NAME MVaaler CSola TBoyce EB for DATE 7/28/08 7/25/08 7/28/08
Mr. Chris L. Burton Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Carolina Power & Light Company Unit No. 1 cc:
Mr. Kelvin Henderson Plant General Manager Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 3 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Director of Site Operations Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Mr. David H. Corlett, Supervisor Licensing/Regulatory Programs Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Ms. Kimberly A. Harshaw, Manager Support Services Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Resident Inspector / Harris NPS c/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5421 Shearon Harris Road New Hill, North Carolina 27562-9998 Mr. J. Paul Fulford Manager, Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 5 Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. David T. Conley Associate General Counsel II -
Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Ms. Beverly Hall, Section Chief Division of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326 Ms. Margaret A. Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. Tony Gurley, Chair Board of County Commissioners of Wake County Post Office Box 550 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. Carl Thompson, Chair Board of County Commissioners of Chatham County Post Office Box 87 Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312 Mr. John H. ONeill, Jr.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street NW.
Washington, DC 20037-1128 Mr. John D. Runkle Attorney at Law Post Office Box 3793 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-3793 Mr. Jim Warren NC Waste Awareness & Reduction Network Post Office Box 61051 Durham, North Carolina 27715-1051 Chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission Post Office Box 29510 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0510 Public Service Commission State of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, South Carolina 29211