RS-09-046, Relief Request I2R-50, Inservice Inspection Program Relief Regarding Examination Coverage for Second 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 03/31/2009 |
| From: | Simpson P Exelon Corp, Exelon Nuclear |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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Exekln Exelon Nuclear www.exeloncorp.com 4300 Win*ield Road Nuclear Warrenville, IL 60555 RS-09-046 10 CFR 50.55a March 31, 2009 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457
Subject:
Relief Request 12R-50, Inservice Inspection Program Relief Regarding Examination Coverage for Second 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval In accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a, "Codes and standards," paragraph (g)(5)(iii), Exelon Generation Company, LLC, (EGC) requests NRC approval to use a proposed alternative to the existing American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section Xl, "Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components," on the basis that compliance with the.specified requirements is impractical due to plant design. EGG is submitting this relief request for those ASME Section Xl weld examinations performed during the Second 10-Year Inservice Inspection (ISI) Interval where the inspection coverage achieved was less than or equal to 90%. The reduced examination coverage is due to the original design of these welds, physical obstructions, and geometric interferences.
The relief request supports the second ISI interval for both Unit 1 and Unit 2. The second ISI interval for Unit 1 began on July 29, 1998, and will end July 28, 2009. The second interval for Unit 2 began October 17, 1998, and ended October 16, 2008.
EGG requests approval of this relief request by March 31, 2010.
There are no regulatory commitments contained in this letter. If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Ms. Lisa A. Schofield at (630) 657-2815.
Respectfully, Patrick R. Simpson Manager - Licensing
Attachment:
10 CFR 50.55a Relief Request 12R-50
ATTACHMENT 10 CFR 50.55a Relief Request 12R-50
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 Relief Requested In Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(5)(iii)
Braidwood Station Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 1 of 4) 1.0 ASME CODE COMPONENTS AFFECTED:
Code Class:
1 and 2
Reference:
IWB-2500, Table IWB-2500-1, IWC-2500, Table IWC-2500-1, Code Case N-460 Examination Category:
B-A, B-D, C-A, and R-A Item Number:
B1.40, B3.110, C1.10, C1.30, and R1.20
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Description:==
Limited Examination Coverage Component Number:
See Attachments 1 and 2 Drawing Number:
See Attachments 1 and 2 2.0 APPLICABLE CODE EDITION AND ADDENDA:
The Second 10-Year Interval Inservice Inspection (ISI) program is based on the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV)
Code, Section Xl, 1989 with no Addenda. The 1989 Edition requires essentially 100%
examination coverage of required surfaces and volumes of various Class 1 and Class 2 components.
3.0 APPLICABLE CODE REQUIREMENT:
ASME Section Xl, 1989 Edition requires a volumetric and/or surface examination, which includes essentially 100% of the weld and the applicable base metal, for the affected examination categories.
Braidwood Station has invoked ASME Section Xl Code Case N-460, "Alternative Examination Coverage for Class 1 and Class 2 Welds, Section Xl, Division 1." Code Case N-460 states, in part, "...when the entire examination volume or area cannot be examined.., a reduction in examination coverage... may be accepted provided the reduction in coverage for that weld is less than 10%."
NRC Information Notice 98-42, "Implementation of 10 CFR 50.55a(g) Inservice Inspection Requirements," termed the reduction in coverage of less than 10% to be "essentially 100 percent." Information Notice 98-42 states, in part, "The NRC has adopted and further refined the definition of "essentially 100 percent" to mean "greater than 90 percent," which has been applied to all examinations of welds or other areas required by ASME Section XI."
4.0 IMPRACTICALITY OF COMPLIANCE:
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(5)(iii), relief is requested on the basis that conformance with the specified Code requirement has been determined to be impractical. Due to the original design, physical obstructions, and geometric interferences associated with these
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 Relief Requested In Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(5)(iii)
Braidwood Station Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 2 of 4) welds, it is not feasible to effectively perform examinations of 100% of the volume of these welds. Therefore, relief is requested on the basis that the Code requirements to examine essentially 100% of the welds' volume are impractical. Attaining the geometry required to achieve the Code required examination coverage would require major modifications to existing components without providing a corresponding increase in the level of quality and safety.
Attachments 1 and 2 detail the limitations for examination coverage encountered for Braidwood Station, Unit 1 and Unit 2, respectively.
5.0 BURDEN CAUSED BY COMPLIANCE:
Compliance with the examination requirements of ASME Section XI would require significant modification of plant components to remove obstructions, redesign of plant systems/components, and/or replacement of components where geometry is inherent to the component design.
6.0 PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE AND BASIS FOR USE:
In accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(5)(iii), relief is requested on the basis that the required "essentially 100%" coverage examination is impractical due to physical obstructions and limitations imposed by design, geometry, and/or physical obstructions for the components listed in Attachments 1 and 2.
Braidwood Station proposes to perform the Code required volumetric examinations to the maximum extent possible. Because of the original design of these welds, there are no alternative examination techniques currently available to increase the examination volume. There were no cases in any of the listed examination components where outside diameter surface features (i.e., weld crowns, weld shrinkage, surface roughness, etc.) could have been conditioned to maximize the coverage attained without major modification to the components.
As a minimum, all components received the required volumetric examination to the extent practical due to limited or lack of available access. There were no recordable indications requiring further evaluation noted in any of the volumetric examinations performed. For single-sided examinations of stainless steel or inconel welds, shear wave inspections were supplemented through additional scans that employed refracted longitudinal (RL) wave techniques. The examinations were conducted, and satisfactory results were confirmed, even though "essentially 100%" coverage was not attained.
Additionally, multiple VT-2 examinations were performed on the subject components throughout the interval during the required system pressure tests (examinations required by ASME Section XI and Generic Letter 88-05) and no evidence of leakage was observed at these components, providing additional assurance that the structural integrity of the subject components was maintained throughout the interval.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 Relief Requested In Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(5)(iii)
Braidwood Station Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 3 of 4)
In addition to the periodic visual inspections performed under ASME Section XI and Generic Letter 88-05, reactor coolant pressure boundary leakage is monitored through a number of other activities, which provide a high level of confidence that in the unlikely event that leakage did occur, it would be detected and proper action taken. Specifically, system leak rate limitations imposed by Technical Specification 3.4.13, "RCS Operational Leakage," as well as the reactor makeup control system, reactor cavity and containment floor drain sump monitoring, containment radiation monitoring, and containment atmospheric monitoring, provide additional assurance that any leakage would be detected prior to gross failure of these components.
7.0 DURATION OF PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE:
Relief is requested for the Second 10-Year Inservice Inspection (ISI) Interval for Braidwood Station Units 1 and 2. For the examination categories under this relief, the Second Interval for Braidwood Unit 1 began on July 29, 1998, and will end on July 28, 2009 (interval end date was adjusted as allowed by IWA-2430(d)). The Second Interval for Braidwood Unit 2 began on October 17, 1998, and concluded on October 16, 2008.
8.0 PRECEDENTS
Similar relief requests for limitations resulting in examination coverage less than 90%
have been approved for other operating units throughout the Braidwood inspection interval. Attachments 1 and 2 reference other units where similar limitations existed and the achieved examination coverage was less than 90%.
9.0 ATTACHMENTS
- Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations -1: Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations (1 page total) -2: Weld 1 RV-03-001 (22 pages total) -3: Weld 1 PZR-01 -N2 (13 pages total) -4: Weld 1 PZR-01 -N3 (19 pages total) -5: Weld 1 RC-1 7-13 (7 pages total) -6: Weld 1 SG-05-SGSE-02 (9 pages total) : Braidwood Station Unit 2 Limited Examinations -1: Braidwood Station Unit 2 Limited Examinations (1 page total)
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 Relief Requested In Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(5)(iii)
Braidwood Station Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 4 of 4) -2: Weld 2RV-03-001 (13 pages total) -3: Weld 2PZR-01 -N2 (24 pages total) -4: Weld 2PZR-01 -N3 (29 pages total) -5: Weld 2SG-01-SGC-02 (7 pages total)
ATTACHMENT 1 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -1 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 1 of 1)
Component ID Outage Cumulative Reference Remarks Code Category Examined Examination Sketch/Coverage Code Item Month/
Coverage Plot Year Achieved 1 RV-03-001 Al R07 88.65% -2 Reactor Vessel Upper Head-to-Flange Category B-A (9/1998) weld. Examination coverage for surface Item B1.40 examination (magnetic particle) was 100%
with no recordable indications, no recordable indications noted in any of the ultrasonic scans.
1PZR-01-N2 Al R07 69.84% -3 Pressurizer Spray Nozzle-to-Shell Weld.
Category B-D (9/1998)
Nozzle bore geometry recorded on 70 Item B3.110 degree scan.
1PZR-01-N3 Al R07 73.6% -4 Pressurizer Relief Nozzle-to-Shell Weld.
Category B-D (9/1998)
Nozzle bore geometry recorded on Item B3.110 70 degree scan.
1RC-17-13 A1R12 50% -5 Pipe-to-Valve weld under Risk Informed Category R-A (4/2006)
Program; single-sided examination from Item R1.20 pipe side only. No recordable indications noted in any of the ultrasonic scans performed.
1SG-05-SGSE-02 A1R13 79% -6 Steam Generator Aux Feedwater Nozzle-to-Category R-A (10/2007)
Safe End weld; scanning limitation on Item R1.20 nozzle side axial scans due to nozzle geometry. No recordable indications noted in any of the ultrasonic scans performed.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -2 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 1 of 19) 1.0 Component Weld Number:
1 RV-03-001 Code Category / Item:
B-A / B1.40 Configuration:
Reactor Vessel Head-to-Flange Weld 2.0
Applicable Code Edition and Addenda
ASME Section Xl 1989 Edition with no Addenda (including Mandatory Appendices) 3.0
Applicable Code Requirement
Table IWB-2500-1, Examination Category B-A, requires volumetric examination of Item B1.40 (Head-to-Flange welds). Table IWB-2500-1 Note (2) states essentially 100% of the weld length shall be examined.
Figure IWB-2500-5 depicts the required examination volume (A-B-C-D), which includes the circumferential weld and the adjacent base metal on either side of the weld extending to a distance of one-half the thickness of the wall from the extremities of the weld crown.
ASME Section Xl Mandatory Appendix I requires ultrasonic examination of vessel welds greater than 2" thick to be conducted in accordance with ASME Section V, Article 4.
ASME Section V, Article 4 requires:
T-441.3.2.4 Extent of Scanning: Wherever feasible, the scanning of the examination volume shall be carried out from both sides of the weld on the same surface. Where the configuration or adjacent parts of the component are such that scanning from both sides is not feasible, this fact shall be included in the report of the examination.
T-441.3.2.5 Angle Beam Scanning: Wherever feasible, each examination shall be performed in two directions, i.e., approaching the weld from the opposite directions and parallel to the weld from opposite directions.
T-441.3.2.6 Scanning for Reflectors Oriented Parallel to the Weld: The angle beam search units shall be aimed at right angles to the weld axis, with the search unit manipulated so that the ultrasonic beams pass through the entire volume of weld metal.
The adjacent base metal in the examination volume must be completely scanned by two angle beams, but need not be scanned by both angle beams from both directions.
Code Case N-460, which accepts a reduction in examination coverage provided the reduction is less than 10%.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -2 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 2 of 19) 4.0 Impracticality/Burden The reactor vessel head-to-flange weld has a nominal thickness of 7.0" and is clad with stainless steel on the inside diameter surface. The surface geometry of the flange obstructs the ultrasonic transducer movement that is needed to examine the Code required volume from the flange side. The propagation for the ultrasonic beam was in the shear mode. Normally this mode would allow the ultrasonic beam to reflect off the inside surfaces and create a two-beam axis at right angles to each other; however, the presence of the stainless steel cladding precludes the ultrasound beams from reflecting at the inside diameter from the head/cladding interface. In addition to the examination limitations encountered due to the flange configuration and inside diameter cladding, additional examination restrictions are caused by the presence of three lifting lugs located on the reactor vessel head. These limitations preclude complete coverage of the full volume for the required scanning directions mandated by ASME Section V and Section XI. These limitations are inherent to the original design of the reactor vessel head. Conformance with the ASME Section Xl requirements for essentially 100% of the volumetric coverage would require extensive structural modifications to the reactor vessel head.
5.0 Alternative Examinations or Testing In addition to performing the 0, 45, and 60 degree ultrasonic scans required by Appendix I, additional 30 and 40 degree ultrasonic scans were performed in lieu of the 70 degree scan as permitted by Section V, Article 4, T-441.3.2.1, to supplement coverage. The calculated volumetric coverage achieved for all combined scans was documented as 88.65%.
The Code required surface examination area (B-E as depicted in Figure IWB-2500-5) was fully achieved (100% coverage) utilizing the magnetic particle method. In addition to the required surface examination, numerous system leakage tests (ASME Section XI Category B-P and Generic Letter 88-05) at nominal system operating pressure (2235 psig) and temperature (5570F) as well as bare metal visual examinations of the upper reactor head associated with the First Revised Order EA-03-009 have been completed with no evidence of leakage associated with the reactor vessel head-to-flange weld noted during the course of the interval.
Radiography (RT) is not a desired option because RT is limited in the ability to detect expected degradation mechanisms such as service induced cracking. Additionally, RT has not been qualified through performance demonstration.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -2 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 3 of 19) 6.0 Justification for Granting Relief No additional examinations were completed during the inspection interval; however, the aggregate examination coverage achieved (88.65%) along with the results of the completed surface examination, system pressure tests, and bare metal visual inspections performed throughout the inspection interval provide reasonable assurance that pressure boundary integrity has been maintained for this component. There were no recordable indications (other than geometric conditions) noted during any of the examinations (surface, volumetric, and visual) performed during the course of the interval.
7.0 Precedents Similar examination limitations for reactor head-to-flange welds were encountered and similar examination coverage was accepted for the following units:
Byron Station Units 1 and 2:
Letter from R. Gibbs (U. S. NRC) to C. G. Pardee (Exelon Generation Company, LLC),
"Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Inservice Inspection Program Second Interval Relief Requests 12R-22, 12R-23, 12R-25, and 12R-53 (TAC Nos. MD4099, MD4100, MD4101, MD4102, MD4103, MD4104, MD4105, and MD4106)," dated January 15, 2008
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ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -3 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 1 of 13) 1.0 Component Weld Number:
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B-D / B3.1 10 Configuration:
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Table IWB-2500-1, Examination Category B-D requires volumetric examination of Item B3.1 10 (Pressurizer Nozzle-to-Vessel welds).
Figure IWB-2500-7(b) depicts the required examination volume (A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H), which includes the actual circumferential weld and adjacent base metal on either side of the weld extending to a distance of one-half the thickness of the wall from the extremities of the weld crown.
ASME Section Xl Mandatory Appendix I requires ultrasonic examination of vessel welds greater than 2" thick to be conducted in accordance with ASME Section V, Article 4.
ASME Section V, Article 4 requires:
T-441.3.2.4 Extent of Scanning: Wherever feasible, the scanning of the examination volume shall be carried out from both sides of the weld on the same surface. Where the configuration or adjacent parts of the component are such that scanning from both sides is not feasible, this fact shall be included in the report of the examination.
T-441.3.2.5 Angle Beam Scanning: Wherever feasible, each examination shall be performed in two directions, i.e., approaching the weld from the opposite directions and parallel to the weld from opposite directions.
T-441.3.2.6 Scanning for Reflectors Oriented Parallel to the Weld: The angle beam search units shall be aimed at right angles to the weld axis, with the search unit manipulated so that the ultrasonic beams pass through the entire volume of weld metal.
The adjacent base metal in the examination volume must be completely scanned by two angle beams, but need not be scanned by both angle beams from both directions.
T-441.3.2.7 Scanning for Reflectors Oriented Transverse to the Weld: The angle beam search units shall be aimed parallel to the axis of the longitudinal and circumferential welds. The search unit shall be manipulated so that the ultrasonic beams pass through
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -3 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 2 of 13) of the examination volume. Scanning shall be done in two directions 180 degrees to each other to the extent possible. Areas blocked by geometric conditions shall be examined from at least one direction.
Code Case N-460, which accepts a reduction in examination coverage provided the reduction is less than 10%.
4.0 Impracticality/Burden The pressurizer vessel spray nozzle-to-vessel weld is approximately 2.7" thick. The pressurizer nozzle and vessel are clad with stainless steel on the inside diameter surface. The geometry of the nozzle along with the presence of the cladding on the inside diameter of the pressurizer result in limited access to the entire examination volume. The propagation for the ultrasonic beam was in the shear mode. Normally this mode would allow the ultrasonic beam to reflect off the inside surfaces and create a two-beam axis at right angles to each other; however, the presence of the stainless steel cladding precludes the ultrasound beams from reflecting at the inside diameter from the shell/cladding interface. The nozzle geometry tapers away from the weld resulting in limited scanning surfaces available for transducer coupling on the nozzle side of the weld resulting in additional examination limitations. These factors result in limited examination coverage from the scan directions required by ASME Section V and Section XI. These limitations are inherent to the original design of the pressurizer vessel. Conformance with the ASME Section Xl requirements for essentially 100% of the volumetric coverage would require extensive structural modifications to the pressurizer vessel.
5.0 Alternative Examinations or Testing In addition to performing the 0, 45, 60, and 70 degree scans to the extent practical as required by Appendix I, additional 30 and 40 degree scans were performed to supplement coverage. The aggregate examination coverage achieved was 69.84%.
In addition to completing the required volumetric examination to the extent practical, numerous system leakage tests (ASME Section Xl Category B-P and Generic Letter 88-05) at nominal system operating pressure (2235 psig) and temperature (5570F) as well as the bare metal visual examinations associated with NRC Bulletin 2004-01 of the upper pressurizer vessel head were completed with no evidence of leakage associated with the pressurizer spray nozzle-to-vessel weld noted during the course of the interval.
Radiography as an alternative is not feasible because access is not available for film placement. No alternative examinations are planned for the weld during the current inspection interval.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -3 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 3 of 13) 6.0 Justification for Granting Relief No additional examinations were completed during the inspection interval; however, the examination coverage of 69.84% along with the results of the pressure test and bare metal visual inspections provide reasonable assurance that pressure boundary integrity has been maintained for this component throughout the interval.
7.0 Precedents Similar examination limitations for pressurizer spray nozzle-to-shell welds were encountered and similar examination coverage was accepted for the following units:
Byron Station Units 1 and 2:
Letter from R. Gibbs (U. S. NRC) to C. G. Pardee (Exelon Generation Company, LLC),
"Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Inservice Inspection Program Second Interval Relief Requests 12R-22, 12R-23, 12R-25, and 12R-53 (TAC Nos. MD4099, MD41 00, MD4101, MD4102, MD4103, MD4104, MD4105, and MD4106)," dated January 15, 2008 Callaway Unit 1:
Letter from D. Terao (U. S. NRC) to C. D. Naslund (Union Electric Company), "Callaway Plant, Unit 1 - Relief Request ISI-41 for the Second 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval (TAC No. MD3437)," dated January 18, 2007 Wolf Creek Unit 1:
Letter from D. Terao (U. S. NRC) to R. A. Muench (Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation), "Wolf Creek Generating Station - Relief Request 12R-34 for the Second Ten-Year Interval Inservice Inspection (TAC No. MD0288)," dated November 20, 2006 Catawba Unit 1:
Letter from E. C. Marinos (U. S. NRC) to D. Jamil (Catawba Nuclear Station), "Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Request for Relief 05-CN-004, Limited Weld Examinations During End-of-Cycle 15 Refueling Outage (TAC Nos. MC8337, MC9171, MC9172.
MC9199, MC9173, MC9202, MC9174, MC9175, MC9176, MC9177, MC9178 and MC9179)," dated September 25, 2006
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -3 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 4 of 13)
Catawba Unit 2:
Letter from E. C. Marinos (U. S. NRC) to D. Jamil (Catawba Nuclear Station), "Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Request for Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code (TAC Nos. MC7004, MC9197, MC9198. MC9199, MC9200, MC9202, MC9203, MC9204, MC9205, MC9206 and MC9207)," dated April 3, 2006
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T-441.3.2.4 Extent of Scanning: Wherever feasible, the scanning of the examination volume shall be carried out from both sides of the weld on the same surface. Where the configuration or adjacent parts of the component are such that scanning from both sides is not feasible, this fact shall be included in the report of the examination.
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T-441.3.2.7 Scanning for Reflectors Oriented Transverse to the Weld: The angle beam search units shall be aimed parallel to the axis of longitudinal and circumferential welds.
The search unit shall be manipulated so that the ultrasonic beams pass through all of the examination volume. Scanning shall be done in two directions 180 degrees to each
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -4 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 2 of 19) other to the extent possible. Areas blocked by geometric conditions shall be examined from at least one direction.
Code Case N-460, which accepts a reduction in examination coverage provided the reduction is less than 10%.
4.0 Impracticality/Burden The pressurizer vessel relief nozzle-to-vessel weld is approximately 2.7" thick. The pressurizer nozzle and vessel are clad with stainless steel on the inside diameter surface. The geometry of the nozzle along with the presence of the cladding on the inside diameter of the pressurizer result in limited access to the entire examination volume. The propagation for the ultrasonic beam was in the shear mode. Normally this mode would allow the ultrasonic beam to reflect off the inside surfaces and create a two-beam axis at right angles to each other; however, the presence of the stainless steel cladding precludes the ultrasound beams from reflecting at the inside diameter from the shell/cladding interface. The nozzle geometry tapers away from the weld resulting in limited scanning surfaces available for transducer coupling on the nozzle side of the weld resulting in additional examination limitations. These factors result in limited examination coverage from the scan directions required by ASME Section V and Section Xl. These limitations are inherent to the original design of the pressurizer vessel. Conformance with the ASME Section Xl requirements for essentially 100% of the volumetric coverage would require extensive structural modifications to the pressurizer vessel.
5.0 Alternative Examinations or Testing In addition to performing the 0, 45, 60, and 70 degree scans to the extent practical as required by Appendix I, additional 30 and 40 degree scans were performed to supplement coverage. The aggregate examination coverage achieved was 73.6%.
In addition to completing the required volumetric examination to the extent practical, numerous system leakage tests (ASME Section Xl Category B-P and Generic Letter 88-05) at nominal system operating pressure (2235 psig) and temperature (5570F) as well as the bare metal visual examinations associated with NRC Bulletin 2004-01 of the upper pressurizer vessel head were completed with no evidence of leakage associated with the pressurizer relief nozzle-to-vessel weld noted during the course of the interval.
Radiography as an alternative is not feasible because access is not available for film placement. No alternative examinations are planned for the weld during the current inspection interval.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -4 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 3 of 19) 6.0 Justification for Granting Relief No additional examinations were completed during the inspection interval; however, the examination coverage of 73.6% along with the results of the pressure test and bare metal visual inspections provide reasonable assurance that pressure boundary integrity has been maintained for this component throughout the interval.
7.0 Precedents Similar examination limitations for pressurizer relief nozzle-to-shell welds were encountered and similar examination coverage was accepted for the following units:
Byron Station Units 1 and 2:
Letter from R. Gibbs (U. S. NRC) to C. G. Pardee (Exelon Generation Company, LLC),
"Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Inservice Inspection Program Second Interval Relief Requests 12R-22, 12R-23, 12R-25, and 12R-53 (TAC Nos. MD4099, MD4100, MD4101, MD4102, MD4103, MD4104, MD4105, and MD4106)," dated January 15, 2008 Callaway Unit 1:
Letter from D. Terao (U. S. NRC) to C. D. Naslund (Union Electric Company), "Callaway Plant, Unit 1 - Relief Request ISI-41 for the Second 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval (TAC No. MD3437)," dated January 18, 2007 Wolf Creek Unit 1:
Letter from D. Terao (U. S. NRC) to R. A. Muench (Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation), "Wolf Creek Generating Station - Relief Request 12R-34 for the Second Ten-Year Interval Inservice Inspection (TAC No. MD0288)," dated November 20, 2006 Catawba Unit 1:
Letter from E. C. Marinos (U. S. NRC) to D. Jamil (Catawba Nuclear Station), "Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Request for Relief 05-CN-004, Limited Weld Examinations During End-of-Cycle 15 Refueling Outage (TAC Nos. MC8337, MC9171, MC9172.
MC9199, MC9173, MC9202, MC9174, MC9175, MC9176, MC9177, MC9178 and MC9179)," dated September 25, 2006
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -4 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 4 of 19)
Catawba Unit 2:
Letter from E. C. Marinos (U. S. NRC) to D. Jamil (Catawba Nuclear Station), "Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Request for Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code (TAC Nos. MC7004, MC9197, MC9198. MC9199, MC9200, MC9202, MC9203, MC9204, MC9205, MC9206 and MC9207)," dated April 3, 2006
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Applicable Code Edition and Addenda
ASME Section Xl 1989 Edition with no Addenda 3.0
Applicable Code Requirement
Table IWB-2500-1, Examination Category B-J, Figure IWB-2500-8(c) as supplemented by Figure 4-3 of EPRI TR-112657 Revision B-A (Reference 8.1).
Figure 4-3 of Reference 8.1 depicts the required examination volume (A-B-C-D), which includes the lower 1/3 thickness of the circumferential weld. There was no counterbore detected, so the volume 1/2" each side of the weld toes (shown in Figure 4-2 of Reference 8.1) was use to define the required examination volume.
As required by 10 CFR 50.55a, ASME Section XI 1995 Edition with 1996 Addenda Appendix VIII, Performance Demonstration for Ultrasonic Examination System was used for examination procedures, equipment, and personnel.
Code Case N-460, which accepts a reduction in examination coverage provided the reduction is less than 10%.
4.0 Impracticality/Burden This austenitic stainless steel pipe-to-valve weld and associated base materials are 4" NPS with a nominal wall thickness of 0.531" (Schedule 160) and forms the break between the "RC" and "RY" subsystem for the pressurizer spray line. Under the Braidwood Risk-Informed ISI Program, the welds associated with this particular piping segment are considered Category R-A, Item R1.20 which are not subject to any specific degradation mechanisms. This weld had been examined during the first ISI inspection interval as a "structural discontinuity" and was reselected again in the second interval under the Risk-Informed ISI Program. These examinations were performed using examination procedures and personnel qualified under the Performance Demonstration Initiative (PDI) program administered through the EPRI NDE Center, specifically, PDI-UT-2 which is qualified for manual IGSCC detection and length sizing for austenitic stainless steel welds. The PDI procedure is not qualified for the detection of flaws on the far side of single sided access examinations on austenitic stainless steel piping welds. The valve geometry tapers away from the weld resulting in limited scanning
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -5 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 2 of 7) surface available on the valve side. Volumetric examinations were also completed on five additional Category R-A, Item R1.20 welds upstream of this weld during the same refuel outage. The limited access of some welds or the presence of component supports adjacent to other welds on the line limited the population of welds for this particular segment.
5.0 Alternative Examinations or Testing In accordance with PDI-UT-2 requirements, axial and circumferential 45 degree shear wave scans and axial 60 degree refracted longitudinal wave (RL) scans of this weld were performed to the extent practical. The aggregate examination coverage achieved was 50%.
In addition to completing the required volumetric examination scans to the extent practical, numerous system leakage tests (ASME Section Xl Category B-P and Generic Letter 88-05) at nominal system operating pressure (2235 psig) and temperature (5570F)
Were completed with no evidence of leakage associated with this weld noted during the course of the interval.
The required 100% coverage was attained for the remaining five welds with no recordable indications noted in any of the welds. Since all six of these welds experience the same system conditions without any known degradation mechanism, reasonable assurance exists that there is no adverse condition associated with population of welds including the weld where limited inspection coverage was achieved.
Radiography (RT) is not a desired option because RT is limited in the ability to detect expected degradation mechanisms such as thermal fatigue cracking and stress corrosion crack initiating at the pipe inside surface. Additionally, RT has not been qualified through the performance demonstration process.
6.0 Justification for Granting Relief No additional examinations were completed during the inspection interval; however, the examination coverage of 50% along with the results of volumetric examinations performed on the other five welds in the population, as well as the numerous pressure tests completed over the course of the interval provide reasonable assurance that pressure boundary integrity has been maintained for this component.
7.0 Precedents Similar single-side limitations and associated limited examination coverage on Risk-Informed welds were encountered and accepted for the following units:
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -5 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 3 of 7)
Comanche Peak 2:
Letter from J. N. Donohew (U. S. NRC) to M. R. Blevins (Luminant Generation Company, LLC), "Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Unit 2 - Request for Relief B-2 for Second 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval from 10 CFR 50.55a Inspection Requirements Due to Physical Interferences (TAC No. MD7527)," dated August 22, 2008 Prairie Island 1:
Letter from L. M. James (U. S. NRC) to M. D. Wadley (Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant), "Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 - Relief Request 1-RR-4-6 for Piping Weld Examination Coverage for the Fourth Inspection Interval (TAC No.
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Make / Model:
Serial No.:
Delay:
Range,:
Mtl Cal / wI:
Pulser Damping: __
Reject:
Rep. Rate:
Freq:
Filter:
Mode:
Rectify:
Voltage:
Pulse Width:,
Reference Sensitivity (Sens.)
Axial:
Circ:
SDH Sensitivity:
Zero:
M 1 CD 0ý CD (D
C,)
CTI0ý Remarks / Reason for Incomplete Scan(s)
COMPONENT TEM-60 NRI. Scanned to maintain 5% - 20% ID roll or noise. No counterbore observed, 50% Coverage.
Instrument Settings Make I Model:
Krautkramer USN 58L SW Serial No.:
SAP 104391 Delay:
0.000 Range:
1.5" MtI Cal/Vel: 0.1248 Pulser.
Sqare Damping:
500 Reject 0%
Rep. Rate: Auto High Freq:
2.25 Filter Fixed Mode:
Dual Off Rectify:
Fullwave Voltage:
450 Pulse Width:
220 Reference Sensitivity (Sens.)
Axial:
26.0 Circ:
26.0 SDH Sensitivity:
Far SOH 6.7 @ 20% @ 26.0dB Zero:
4.7631 ExamInews Level Ii Date 4/21/06 Level II Date 4121106 Further Evaluation Required? IN-es M No ReLNLvieL. e~WIA EfBIGl I (
Westinghouse Plant / Unit BRAIDWOOD I I Company EXELON Comp I System RC Procedure No.
EXE-PDI-UT-2 Rev / Chng. No.
4 Cal. Block No.
46541103775 Cal. Block Temp.
72" Thermometer SIN:
104246 Size 4"
Sch.
0.531" "fT Femitic Austenitic Each Major CRT Div. =
0.2" Cal. Direction:
rWAxial f
Circ. fS Both Scan Area:*
to Weld
[M toWeld Code Category:
R-A Code Item:
RO1.20 Calibration Data Sheet Data Sheet #
AIR12-UT-046 Page 3
of 4
Cal. Checks Time Initial Calib.
0800 Initial Calib. Date 4/24106 Intermediate N/A Intermediate N/A Final Calib.
0915 Final Catib. Date 4124=06 Search lUnlt #1
\\SearchUnit #2 Manufacture:
Megrsonics Serial No.:
G0121 No. of Elements:
2 Size:
0.14"x0.30" Shape:
Rect.
Freq.
4.0 MHz Style:
CGD Exam Angle:
60" Mode:
Long.
Measured Angle:
60" Wedge Style:
Integral Manufi Seral I No. of Size:
Freq.
Exam Measu Wedge Couplant Type:
ULTRAGEL II Batch:
04325 D Search Unit Cable Access Recordable Indications Yes I.. No IGeom Exam Sens.
Type:
Length:
RG-174 Type:
Length:
Examination Area I Weld 6'
No. of Con.:
0 IRC-17-13 UPST X
58-5 d8 Instrument Settings Make I Model:
Krautkrarner USN 52R Serial No.:
SAP 102282 Delay:
0.000 Range:
2.0" Mit Cal / Vel: 0.2306 Pulser:
Dual Damping:
1000 Reject:
0%
Rep. Rate:
High Freq:
2-8 Filter.
Fixed Mode: Fullwave Reference Sensitivity (Sens.)
Make I Model:
Serial No.:
Delay:
Range:
M1t Cal / Vel:
Pulser:
Damping:
Reject:
Rep. Rate:
Freq:
Filter.
Mode:
Reference Sensitivity (Sens.)
Remarks / Reason for Incomplete Scan(s)
COMPONENT TEMP:
60" NRI. Scanned to maintain 5% - 20% ID roll or noise. No counterbore observed.
50% Coverage Achieved. Exam performed from pipe side only due to valve E
ennf*et:
,rJinn e
ae.14 Levl 1I Date 4/24/06 Rnwnr ~
e~t aZ~/ -tv1JZ Furthe Evaluation Required? MAiYes ITX No Axial:
58.5 dB Cire:
NIA Axial:
SDH Sensitivity:
Near SDH 3.0
, 8W% @43.5 SDH Sensitivity:
Zero:
5.069 Zero:
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ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -6 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 1 of 9) 1.0 Component Weld Number:
1 SG-05-SGSE-02 Code Category / Item:
R-A / R1.20, Elements not Subject to a Damage Mechanism Configuration:
Safe End-to-Nozzle Weld 2.0
Applicable Code Edition and Addenda
ASME Section Xl 1989 Edition with no Addenda 3.0
Applicable Code Requirement
Table IWB-2500-1, Examination Category C-F-i, Figure IWC-2500-7 as supplemented by Figure 4-3 of EPRI TR-112657 Revision B-A (Reference 8.1).
Figure 4-3 of Reference 8.1 depicts the required examination volume (A-B-C-D), which includes the lower 1/3 thickness of the circumferential weld. There was no counterbore detected, so the volume 1/2" each side of the weld toes (shown in Figure 4-2 of Reference 8.1) was use to define the required examination volume.
As required by 10 CFR 50.55a, ASME Section Xl 1995 Edition with 1996 Addenda Appendix VIII, Performance Demonstration for Ultrasonic Examination System was used for examination procedures, equipment, and personnel.
Code Case N-460, which accepts a reduction in examination coverage provided the reduction is less than 10%.
4.0 Impracticality/Burden The auxiliary feedwater safe end-to-nozzle weld and associated adjacent base materials are approximately 1.1" thick. This full penetration weld is Inconel 690 material but is not in contact with reactor coolant. This weld was shop fabricated and installed during the Unit 1 steam generator replacement during the Al R07 refuel outage (fall 1998). Under the Braidwood Risk-Informed ISI Program, the welds associated with this particular segment are considered Category R-A, Item R1.20, which are not subject to any specific degradation mechanisms. Due to the physical configuration of the carbon steel nozzle, which includes an adjacent taper running away from the circumferential weld, limitations preventing scanning (limitation calculated to be 35.5% for nozzle side circumferential scans) to attain coverage of 90% exist. In accordance with PDI-UT-10 requirements, 35, 40, 45, and 60 degree shear and 45 and 60 degree refracted longitudinal wave (RL) scans of this weld were performed to the extent practical. The aggregate examination coverage achieved was 79%.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -6 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 2 of 9) 5.0 Alternative Examinations or Testing These examinations were performed using examination procedures and personnel qualified under the Performance Demonstration Initiative (PDI) program administered through the EPRI NDE Center, specifically, PDI-UT-10 which is qualified for single or dual sided manual detection and circumferential length sizing for dissimilar metal welds.
In addition to performing the required volumetric examination to the extent practical, numerous system leakage tests performed at system nominal operating pressure (1005 psig) and temperature (4430F) have been completed with no evidence of leakage associated with the auxiliary feedwater nozzle-to-safe end weld noted.
Radiography as an alternative is not feasible because access is not available for film placement. No alternative examinations are planned for the weld during the current inspection interval.
6.0 Justification for Granting Relief No additional examinations were completed during the inspection interval; however, the examination coverage of 79% along with the results of the pressure tests assure boundary integrity has been maintained for this component.
7.0 Precedents None.
8.0 References 8.1 EPRI TR-1 12657 Revision B-A, "Revised Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection Evaluation Procedure"
A Wesfllnghouse HOE Company Plant I Unit BRAIDWOOD / 1 Company EXELON Comp / System AUX FEEDWATI Procedure No.
EXE-PDI-UT-1 1 Rev I Chng. No.
0 / NtA Cal. Block No.
BWD-141 Cal. Block Temp.
74=F Thermometer SIN:
SAP 10513' Size 6.0" Sch.
1.06' Ferritic Austenitic Each Major CRT Div. =
0.3" I 0.,
CaL Direction:
A al In Circ. E Scan Area:.
to Weld to Weld C.ode Category:
R-A Code Item:
Examination Area I Weld Calibration Data Sheet Kff~'r7I.
Data Sheet #
A1R13-UT-013 Page 1
of 7
ER 0
Cal. checks Time Initial Calib.
08:20108:25 Initial Calib. Date 10/13/2007 Intermediate N/A Intermediate N/A
]Both Final Calib.
15:55/15:50 Final Calib. Date 10/13/2007 Couplant R01.20 Type:
ULTRAGEL I!
Batch:
05325 f+_,H CAX~.C..
,.Jo.Tt" Search Unit #1 Manufacture:
KBA Serial No.:
0X12M No. of Elements:
1 Size:
0.25" Shape:
Round Freq.
2.25 MHz Style:
Comp.G Exam Angle:
35 Mode:
Shear Measured Angle:
35° Wedge Style:
MSWQC Search Unit Cable Search Unit #2 Manufacture:
KBA 0
Serial No.:
0OYJYT No. of Elements&
1 0
Size:
0.5" Shape:
Round
- 3 (JY CD)
- Freq, 2.25 MHz Style:
Comp-G r :T Exam Angle:
45* Mode 'Shear CD "
CD Measured Angle:
45° Wedge Style:
MSWOC Co G) 05 Search Unit Cable Type:
RG 174 C')
Length:
6' No. of Con.:
0 C/)
rI Access Recor~able Indications yes I No I Geo=
Exam Sons.
Type:
Length:
RG 174 6'
No. of Con.:
0 1 SG-05-SGSE-02 (35°)
I X
45.5 dB 1SG-05-SGSE-02 (45-)
X 24.5 dB NIA t Remarks I Reason for Incomplete Scan(s)
COMPONENT TEMP:
SOF Scanned with a 5-20% ID roll. Transducer 0OX12M was used for Circ scan only.
Transducer 0OYJYT was used for Ax scan only. Shear scan on upstream side only. No counterbori.detactd.,NRI.
- Seq goverage plot for areas scanned.
Instrument Settings Instnaunent Settings Make / Model: Kraururamer USN 58L SW Make / Model: Krautkramer USN 58L SW SerialaNo.:
104765 Serial No.:
104765 Probe Delay: 8.1622 Range:
3.0" Probe Delay: 6.5253 Range:
4.0" M'dCal/Vel: 0.1321Pulser. Square MflCallVel: 0.1233Pulser Square Damping:
500., Reject 0%
Damping-500 Reject:
0%
PRF:
Auto High Freq:
2.25.MHz PRF:
Auto High Freq:
2.25 MHz Filter:
FIXED Mode:
Shear Filter:
FIXED Mode:
Shear Rectify:
Full Wave Voltage:
450 Rectify:
Full Wave Voltage:
450 Pulse Width:
220 Pulse Width:
220 Reference Sensitivity (Sens.)
Reference Sensitivity (Sens.)
Axial:
N/A Circ:
39.5 dB Axial.
18.5 dB Circ:
N/A SDH SenstivtyW.
N/A SDH Sensitivity:
N/A Display Delay:
0 Display Delay:
0 P*
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EXE-PDI-UT-1 1 Rev I Chng. No.
0 1 NIA Cal. Block No.
BWD-141 Cal. Block Temp.
73°F Thermometer S/N:
SAP 105131 Size 6.0" Sch.
1.06" Ferritic En Austenitic Each Major CRT Div.
0.2' / 0.,
.al. Direction:
9]iaI NI circ E Scan Area:
j to Weld rX II to Weld Code Category:
R-A Code Item:
Examination Area I Weld Calibration Data Sheet AJOTWC-1!
Data Sheet#
A1R13-UT-013 Page 2
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Cal. Checks Time Initial Calib.
13:35/113:40 Initial Calib. Date 10113/2007 Intermediate N/A Intermediate N/A Both Final Calib.
14:55115:00 Final Calib. Date 10113/2007 Couplant ROl120 Type:
ULTRAGEL II Batch:
05325 El ElEl UI hI 1A,
.8'ý'Mr S>14 I I Search Unit #1 Manufacture:
RTD Serial No.:
06"871 No. of Elements:
2 Size:
2(10x18)mm Shape:
Rect Freq.
2.0 MHz Style:
TRL 2 Exam Angle:
45 Mode:
RL Measured Angle:
45*
Wedge Style:
Integral Search Unit Cable I.- J.
Search Unit #2 Manufacture:
RTD O
Serial No.:
06"895 3
No. of Elements:
2 "a
Size:
2(15x25)mm Shape:
Rect 0
Freq.
'2.0 MHz Style:
T--
2 CD Exam Angle:
60b Moe TTIO r
Measured Angle:
- 60.
_D Wedge Style:
Integral
.p, Search Unit Cable L"
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RG 174 0)
Length:
6 No. of Con.:
0 0C m
Instrument Settings CN\\)
Access Recordable Indicatlions Exam Sees.
Type:
Length:
RG 174 6'
No. of Con.:
0 I SG-05-SGSE-02 (45°)
X 54.0 d8 I SG-05-SGSE-02 (60)
X 50.0 dB NIA Instrument Settings Remarks I Reason for Incomplete Scan(s)
COMPONENT TEMP:
86"F
- See coverage plot for areas examined. Scanned with a 5-20% ID roll. No counterbore detected. No examination looking upstream due to configuration of nnT*l NR L -
-1 Aa Make I Model:
Krautkramer USN 58L SW Make I Model:
Krautkramer USN 58L SW Serial No.:
104765 Serial No.:
104765 Probe Delay. 9.902 Range:
2.0" Probe Delay: 12.064 Range:
2Z0 Mtl Cal/ Vel: 0.245 Pulser. Square MIlCallVel: 0.1370Pulser. Square Damping:
500 Reject:
0%
Damping:
500 Reject 0%
PRF: Auto High Freq:
2.0 MHz PRF: Auto Hqh Freq:
2.0 MHz Filter FIXED Mode:
RL Filter FIXED Mode:
RL Rectify:
Full Wave Voltage:
450 Rectify:
Full Wave Voltage:
450 Pulse Width:
250-Pulse Width:
250 Reference Sensitivity (Sens.)
Reference Sensitivity (Sens,)
Axial:
48.0 dB Circ:
N/A Axial:
44.0 dB
- Cirt, NIA SDH Sensitivity:
N/A SDH Sensitivity:
N/A Display Delay:
0 Display Delay.
0 Examinerw II Date 101i M200 7 N/A Level N/A Date N/A Revewrc~
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BWD-141 Cal. Block Temp.
73°F Thermometer S/N:
SAP 10513:
Size 6.0" Sch.
1.06" Fernft Austenitic Each Major CRT Div. =
02" Cal. Direction:
Axial E Circ. E Scan Area:
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R-A Code Iter:
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13:45 3
Initial Calib. Date 10/1312007 Intermediate N/A Intermediate N/A 5 Both Final Calib.
15:05 Final Calib. Data 10/13t2007 Couplant R01.20 Type:
ULTRAGEL If Batch:
05325 Search Unit #1 Manufacture:
Megasonics Serial No.:
U1057 No. of Elements:
2 Size:
2(15x25)mm Shape:
Rect Freq.
1.5 MHz Style:
CSS Exam A1gle:
40_ Mode::
FRE Measured Angle:
40° Wedge Style:
Integral Search Unit Cable Manufa Serial h No. of E Size:
- Freq, Exam A Measur Wedge Type:
Length:
(D 0 M 9-0 0D1C 0D Access Recorilabte, Indications Yen INo IGeom Exam Seng.
Type:
Length:
RG 174 6'
No. of Con.:
0 I SG-05-SGSE-02 X
56.5 dB Remarks i Reason for Incomplete Scan(s)
COMPONENT TEMP:
86F
- See coverage plot for areas scanned. Scanned with a 5-20% ID roll. No counterbore detected.
Used to perform Circ scans only. NRI.
Irntument Seting$
Instrument S n
Make I Model: Kroutkramer USN 58L SW Make I Model:
Serial No.:
104765 Serial No.:
Probe Delay: 8.1622 Range:
2.0" Probe Delay:
Range:
M'U CalI Vel: 0.2271 Pulser Square MII Cal I Vel:
Pulser Damping:-
500 Reject:
0%
Damping:
Reject PRF: Auto High Freq:
2.03MHz PRF:
Freq:
Filter FIXED Mode:
RL Filter:
Mode:
Rectify:
Ful Wave Voltage:
450 Rectify:
Voltage-:
Pulse Width:
330 Pulse Width:
Reference Sensitivity (Sens.)
Reference Sensitivity (Sens)
Axiat
, N/A Circ:
51.5 dB Axial:
Circ:
SDH Sensitivity:
N/A SDH Sensitivity:
Display Delay:
0 Display Delay:.
Exarnmerm:
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EXE-UT-350 Rev I Chng. No.
1 / N/A Cal. Block No.
4654 Cal. Block Temp.
77°F Thermometer S/N:
SAP 105133 Size 6.0" Sch.
1.06" "T"
Fenific Austenitic Each Major CRT Div.
0.2" Cal. Direction:
Axiat 0
Ciro S Both Scan Area:
to Weld toWeld Code Category:
R-A Code Item:
R01.20 Calibration Data Sheet Data Sheet #
A1R13-UT-013 Page 4
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Cal. Checks Time Initial Calib.
13:07 Initial Calib. Date 1017/2007 Intermediate N/A Intermediate N/A Final Calib.
15:26 Final Calib. Date 10/7/2007 In ¶4. LLLr, I_
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KBA Serial No.:
57462976.8 No. of Elements:
2 Size:
(3.5xl0)mm Shape:
Rect Freq.
4.0 MHz Style:
MSEB4E ExM Angle:
O0 MoaFe' LN Measured Angle:
0" Wedge Style:
Integral Search Unit Cable Type:
RG 174 Length:
6 No. of Con.:
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No. of Elemen.
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Shape Freq.
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Exam)
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Wedge Style:
0 0
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ULTRAGEL II Batch:
05325 (D
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Examination Area I Weld S in g le. - 'A 1SG-05-SGSE-02 Sided Remaf*l I Reason for Incomplete Scan(s)
COMPONENT TEMP:
84"F 0* cal for thickness and contour only. No counterbore detected.
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Krautkramer USN 58L SW Make I Model:
A Serial No.:
104765 Serial No.:
Probe Delay: 9.2203 Range:
2.0" Probe Delay:
Range:
Mtl Cal I Vel:
0.227 Pulser Square Mtl Cal / Vel:
Pulser Damping:
500 Reject:
0%
Damping: __
Reject PRF:
Auto High Freq:
4.0 MHz PRF:
Freq:
Filter FIXED Mode:
Lon Filter Mode:
Rectify:
Fun Wave Voltage:
450 Rectify:
Voltage:
Pulse Width:
130 Pulse Width:
Reference Sensitivity (Sens.)
Reference Sensitivity (Sans.)
Axial:
28.5 dB Circ:
28.5 dB Axial:
Citv:
SDH Sensitivity:
NIA SDH Sensitivity:
Display Delay:
0 Display Delay:
Examiners:
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PROCEDURE EXE-PDI-UT-110 REV.
0 SKETCH See pages 5 and 6 of report WELD # 1SG-05-SGSE-02 WELD TYPE Safe End - Aux Feedwater EXAMINER
__.DATE 10/1512007 DouglajGrftnewold, Level HI The above referenced Dissimilar Metal Weld was examined in both the Axial and Circumferential directions. The Axial scans were performed utilizing 450 Shear, 450 and 600 RL search units. Due to the ID/OD ratio of the component, the Circ scans were performed with 350 Shear and 40° RL search units. No exam was performed looking upstream due to the nozzle configuration. The 350 Shear wave exam was performed on the nozzle side as a supplemental exam and no credit for coverage was taken on the nozzle side with this search unit.
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Axial Scans 93%
3 Circ Scans 65%
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ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -1 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 1 of 1)
Component ID Outage Cumulative Reference Remarks Code Category Examined Examination Sketch/Coverage Code Item Coverage Plot Achieved 2RV-03-001 A2R07 87.64% -2 Reactor Vessel Upper Head-to-Flange Category B-A (4/1999) weld. Examination coverage for surface Item B1.40 examination (magnetic particle) was 100%
with no recordable indications, no recordable indications noted in any of the ultrasonic scans.
2PZR-01-N2 A2R07 83.64% -3 Pressurizer Spray Nozzle-to-Shell Weld.
Category B-D (4/1999)
No recordable indications noted in any of Item B3.110 the ultrasonic scans performed.
2PZR-01-N3 A2R07 80.9% -4 Pressurizer Relief Nozzle-to-Shell Weld.
Category B-D (4/1999)
No recordable indications noted in any of Item B3.110 the ultrasonic scans performed.
2SG-01-SGC-02 A2R13 88.4% -5 Steam Generator Tube Sheet-to-Stub Category C-A (4/2008)
Barrel weld; scanning limitations due to Item C1.30 adjacent plug/branch connections, weld pads and identification plate. No recordable indications noted in any of the ultrasonic scans performed.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -2 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 1 of 13) 1.0 Component Weld Number:
2RV-03-001 Code Category / Item:
B-A / B1.40 Configuration:
Reactor Vessel Head-to-Flange Weld 2.0
Applicable Code Edition and Addenda
ASME Section XI 1989 Edition with no Addenda (including Mandatory Appendices) 3.0
Applicable Code Requirement
Table IWB-2500-1, Examination Category B-A, requires volumetric examination of Item B1.40 (Head-to-Flange welds). Table IWB-2500-1 Note (2) states essentially 100% of the weld length shall be examined.
Figure IWB-2500-5 depicts the required examination volume (A-B-C-D), which includes the circumferential weld and the adjacent base metal on either side of the weld extending to a distance of one-half the thickness of the wall from the extremities of the weld crown.
ASME Section Xl Mandatory Appendix I requires ultrasonic examination of vessel welds greater than 2" thick to be conducted in accordance with ASME Section V, Article 4.
ASME Section V, Article 4 requires:
T-441.3.2.4 Extent of Scanning: Wherever feasible, the scanning of the examination volume shall be carried out from both sides of the weld on the same surface. Where the configuration or adjacent parts of the component are such that scanning from both sides is not feasible, this fact shall be included in the report of the examination.
T-441.3.2.5 Angle Beam Scanning: Wherever feasible, each examination shall be performed in two directions, i.e., approaching the weld from the opposite directions and parallel to the weld from opposite directions.
T-441.3.2.6 Scanning for Reflectors Oriented Parallel to the Weld: The angle beam search units shall be aimed at right angles to the weld axis, with the search unit manipulated so that the ultrasonic beams pass through the entire volume of weld metal.
The adjacent base metal in the examination volume must be completely scanned by two angle beams, but need not be scanned by both angle beams from both directions.
Code Case N-460, which accepts a reduction in examination coverage provided the reduction is less than 10%.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -2 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 2 of 13) 4.0 Impracticality/Burden The reactor vessel head-to-flange weld has a nominal thickness of 7.0" and is clad with stainless steel on the inside diameter surface. The surface geometry of the flange obstructs the ultrasonic transducer movement that is needed to examine the Code required volume from the flange side. The propagation for the ultrasonic beam was in the shear mode. Normally this mode would allow the ultrasonic beam to reflect off the inside surfaces and create a two-beam axis at right angles to each other; however, the presence of the stainless steel cladding precludes the ultrasound beams from reflecting at the inside diameter from the shell/cladding interface. In addition to the examination limitations encountered due to the flange configuration and inside diameter cladding, additional examination restrictions are caused by the presence of three lifting lugs located on the reactor vessel head. These limitations preclude complete coverage of the full volume for the required scanning directions mandated by ASME Section V and Section XI. These limitations are inherent to the original design of the reactor vessel head. Conformance with the ASME Section Xl requirements for essentially 100% of the volumetric coverage would require extensive structural modifications to the reactor vessel head.
5.0 Alternative Examinations or Testing In addition to performing the 0, 45, and 60 degree ultrasonic scans required by Appendix I, additional 30 and 40 degree ultrasonic scans were performed in lieu of the 70 degree scan as permitted by Section V, Article 4, T-441.3.2.1 to supplement coverage. The calculated volumetric coverage achieved for all combined scans was documented as 87.64%.
The Code required surface examination area (B-E as depicted in Figure IWB-2500-5) was fully achieved (100% coverage) utilizing the magnetic particle method. In addition to the required surface examination, numerous system leakage tests (ASME Section Xl Category B-P and Generic Letter 88-05) at nominal system operating pressure (2235 psig) and temperature (5570F) as well as bare metal visual examinations of the upper reactor head associated with the First Revised Order EA-03-009 have been completed with no evidence of leakage associated with the reactor vessel head-to-flange weld noted during the course of the interval.
Radiography (RT) is not a desired option because RT is limited in the ability to detect expected degradation mechanisms such as service induced cracking. Additionally, RT has not been qualified through performance demonstration.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -2 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 3 of 13) 6.0 Justification for Granting Relief No additional examinations were completed during the inspection interval; however, the aggregate examination coverage achieved 87.64% along with the results of the completed surface examination, system pressure tests, and bare metal visual inspections performed throughout the inspection interval provide reasonable assurance that pressure boundary integrity has been maintained for this component. There were no indications noted during any of the examinations (surface, volumetric, and visual) performed during the course of the interval.
7.0 Precedents Similar examination limitations for reactor head-to-flange welds were encountered and similar examination coverage was accepted for the following units:
Byron Station Units 1 and 2:
Letter from R. Gibbs (U. S. NRC) to C. G. Pardee (Exelon Generation Company, LLC),
"Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Inservice Inspection Program Second Interval Relief Requests 12R-22, 12R-23, 12R-25, and 12R-53 (TAC Nos. MD4099, MD4100, MD4101, MD41102, MD41103, MD4104, MD4105, and MD4106)," dated January 15, 2008
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SUMMARY
9.i (2.40" WELD CROWN AND 3.50- (T) SIDE 3.50 ( B) SIDE IT =7.00" WELD LENGTH= 525.15" Total Weld Metal Volume = 5881.68 cu. in.
rotal Base Metal Volume = 29019.80 cuin.
Obstruction:
01 TENSION LUGS (3 EA.) 3" X W' WIDE FOR A TOTAL OBSTRUCTION OF 0.110A (18.0")
- 2 FLANGE (SEE BELOW FOR PERCENTAGES)
WELD METAL EXAMINATION BASE METAL EXAMINATION SCAN EXAM VOLUME /TOTAL VOLUME =
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0° 23159.12 culn. 129019.80 cu.ln.
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4180.19 cu.ln / 5881.68 cu.In.
71.07%
45° 28263.58 cu.In. /29019.80 cu.In.
97.40%
30° (T) 5881.68 cu.In / 5881.68 cu.In.
100.00%
600 28557.66 cu.In. / 29019.80 cu.In.
98.41%
400 (T) 2457.70 cu.ln 15881.68 cu.ln.
41.79%
450 CW 23159.12 cu.In. /29019.80 cu.,In.
79,80%
40 (B) 5875.24 cu.In /5881.68 cuIn.
9989%
45°CCW 23159.12 cu.In. / 29019.80 cu.In.
79.80%
450 CW 5881.68 cu.In / 5881.68 cu.In.
100.00%
600 CW 23159.12 cu.In. /29019.80 cu.In.
79.80%
450 CCW 5881.68 cu.in /5881.68 cu.ln.
100.00% 600 CCW 23159.12 cu.ln. /29019.80 cu.In.
79 80%
600 CW 5881.68 cu.In 15881.68 cu.In.
100.00% TOTAL 594.81% + 7 = 84.97% BMV EXAMINED 60 CCW 5881.68 cu.In / 5881.68 cu.In. Ln I00.00% 1 TOTAL 812.75% + 9 = 90.31%
TOTAL (90.31%+84,7% )+2=87.64 EXA It"TI6N COVERAGE PREPARED BY:
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99BR2-UTD-051 PAGE: 4 OF 12 WELD MATERIAL 00 300 B 300 T 400 B 40° T 450 CW 450 CCW 600 CW 500 CCW BASE MATERIAL 450 600 45°CW 45°CCW 60°CW 600CCW PERCENT CALCULATED 100.00%
71.07%
100.00%
41.790/6 99.89%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00% AVERAGE 100.00%
90.31%
PERCENT CALCULATED 79.80%
97.40%
98.41%
79.80%
79.80%
79.80% AVERAGE 79.80%
84.97%
COMMENTS 30" USED TO SUPPLEMENT 45¶, % COVERAGE BASED ON 30° 301 USED TO SUPPLEMENT 45,. % COVERAGE BASED ON 30*
40 USED TO SUPPLEMENT 80°, % COVERAGE BASED ON 40*
40° USED TO SUPPLEMENT 60°, % COVERAGE BASED ON 40° 0
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7 (r C 0 1 TOTAL WELD METAL 90.31%
TOTAL BASE MATERIAL 84.97%/6 TOTAL EXAMINATION COVERAGE 87.64%
"B" FLANGE SIDE OF WELD w"1 HEAD SIDE OR WELD REFERENCE EXAMINATION VOLUME COVERAGE PLOT, PAGE 7 OF 12, FOR ALL ANGLES PERFORMED. THE ABOVE ANGLES WERE UTILIZED FOR TOTAL EXAMINATION COVERAGE CALCULATIONS.
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2RV-03-001 Pages 7 of 12 through 12 of 12 are 1:1 scale drawings and are not included 95.12? ( OUTSIDE RADIUS ) -87.85 (INSIDE RADIUS) = 7.27 72r + 2 = 363 or &3.
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ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -3 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 1 of 24) 1.0 Component Weld Number:
2PZR-01-N2 Code Category/ Item:
B-D / B3.1 10 Configuration:
Pressurizer Spray Nozzle-to-Vessel Weld 2.0
Applicable Code Edition and Addenda
ASME Section Xl 1989 Edition with no Addenda (including Mandatory Appendices) 3.0
Applicable Code Requirement
Table IWB-2500-1, Examination Category B-D requires volumetric examination of Item B3.1 10 (Pressurizer Nozzle-to-Vessel welds).
Figure IWB-2500-7(b) depicts the required examination volume (A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H),
which includes the actual circumferential weld and adjacent base metal on either side of the weld extending to a distance of one-half the thickness of the wall from the extremities of the weld crown.
ASME Section Xl Mandatory Appendix I requires ultrasonic examination of vessel welds greater than 2" thick to be conducted in accordance with ASME Section V, Article 4.
ASME Section V, Article 4 requires:
T-441.3.2.4 Extent of Scanning: Wherever feasible, the scanning of the examination volume shall be carried out from both sides of the weld on the same surface. Where the configuration or adjacent parts of the component are such that scanning from both sides is not feasible, this fact shall be included in the report of the examination.
T-441.3.2.5 Angle Beam Scanning: Wherever feasible, each examination shall be performed in two directions, i.e., approaching the weld from the opposite directions and parallel to the weld from opposite directions.
T-441.3.2.6 Scanning for Reflectors Oriented Parallel to the Weld: The angle beam search units shall be aimed at right angles to the weld axis, with the search unit manipulated so that the ultrasonic beams pass through the entire volume of weld metal.
The adjacent base metal in the examination volume must be completely scanned by two angle beams, but need not be scanned by both angle beams from both directions.
T-441.3.2.7 Scanning for Reflectors Oriented Transverse to the Weld: The angle beam search units shall be aimed parallel to the axis of the longitudinal and circumferential welds. The search unit shall be manipulated so that the ultrasonic beams pass through of the examination volume. Scanning shall be done in two directions 180 degrees to
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -3 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 2 of 24) each other to the extent possible. Areas blocked by geometric conditions shall be examined from at least one direction.
Code Case N-460, which accepts a reduction in examination coverage provided the reduction is less than 10%.
4.0 Impracticality/Burden The pressurizer vessel spray nozzle-to-vessel weld is approximately 2.7" thick. The pressurizer nozzle and vessel are clad with stainless steel on the inside diameter surface. The geometry of the nozzle along with the presence of the cladding on the inside diameter of the pressurizer result in limited access to the entire examination volume. The propagation for the ultrasonic beam was in the shear mode. Normally this mode would allow the ultrasonic beam to reflect off the inside surfaces and create a two-beam axis at right angles to each other; however, the presence of the stainless steel cladding precludes the ultrasound beams from reflecting at the inside diameter from the shell/cladding interface. The nozzle geometry tapers away from the weld resulting in limited scanning surfaces available for transducer coupling on the nozzle side of the weld resulting in additional examination limitations. These factors result in limited examination coverage from the scan directions required by ASME Section V and Section XI. These limitations are inherent to the original design of the pressurizer vessel. Conformance with the ASME Section XI requirements for essentially 100% of the volumetric coverage would require extensive structural modifications to the pressurizer vessel.
5.0 Alternative Examinations or Testing In addition to performing the 0, 45 (recorded as 46 degrees in coverage calculation data), 60, and 70 degree scans to the extent practical as required by Appendix I, additional 30 and 40 degree scans were performed to supplement coverage. The aggregate examination coverage achieved was 83.64%.
In addition to completing the required volumetric examination to the extent practical, numerous system leakage tests (ASME Section XI Category B-P and Generic Letter 88-05) at nominal system operating pressure (2235 psig) and temperature (5570F) as well as the bare metal visual examinations associated with NRC Bulletin 2004-01 of the upper pressurizer vessel head were completed with no evidence of leakage associated with the pressurizer spray nozzle-to-vessel weld noted during the course of the interval.
Radiography as an alternative is not feasible because access is not available for film placement.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -3 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 3 of 24) 6.0 Justification for Granting Relief No additional examinations were completed during the inspection interval; however, the examination coverage of 83.64% along with the results of the pressure test and bare metal visual inspections provide reasonable assurance that pressure boundary integrity has been maintained for this component throughout the interval.
7.0 Precedents Similar examination limitations for pressurizer spray nozzle -to-shell welds were encountered and similar examination coverage was accepted for the following units:
Byron Station Units 1 and 2:
Letter from R. Gibbs (U. S. NRC) to C. G. Pardee (Exelon Generation Company, LLC),
"Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Inservice Inspection Program Second Interval Relief Requests 12R-22, 12R-23, 12R-25, and 12R-53 (TAC Nos. MD4099, MD4100, MD4101, MD4102, MD4103, MD4104, MD4105, and MD4106)," dated January 15, 2008 Callaway Unit 1:
Letter from D. Terao (U. S. NRC) to C. D. Naslund (Union Electric Company), "Callaway Plant, Unit 1 - Relief Request ISI-41 for the Second 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval (TAC No. MD3437)," dated January 18, 2007 Wolf Creek Unit 1:
Letter from D. Terao (U. S. NRC) to R. A. Muench (Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation), "Wolf Creek Generating Station - Relief Request 12R-34 for the Second Ten-Year Interval Inservice Inspection (TAC No. MD0288)," dated November 20, 2006 Catawba Unit 1:
Letter from E. C. Marinos (U. S. NRC) to D. Jamil (Catawba Nuclear Station), "Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Request for Relief 05-CN-004, Limited Weld Examinations During End-of-Cycle 15 Refueling Outage (TAC Nos. MC8337, MC9171, MC9172.
MC9199, MC9173, MC9202, MC9174, MC9175, MC9176, MC9177, MC9178 and MC9179)," dated September 25, 2006
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Catawba Unit 2:
Letter from E. C. Marinos (U. S. NRC) to D. Jamil (Catawba Nuclear Station), "Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Request for Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code (TAC Nos. MC7004, MC9197, MC9198. MC9199, MC9200, MC9202, MC9203, MC9204, MC9205, MC9206 and MC9207)," dated April 3, 2006
Relief Request 12R-50 - 3 Component: 2PZR-01-N2 Sheet 5 of 24 EXAMINATION COVERAGE NDE-COV-01, Rev. 0 I
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PRESSURIZER Comp. ID: 2PZR-01-N2 Exam. No.:
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SPRAY NOZZLE to PRESSURIZER Procedure/ Rev.: NDT-C-5, REV. 4 NDT-Z-1, REV. 1 Examiner:
MIKE KICKBUSCH Level:
II Examiner:
TIMOTHY GAHAN Level:
II Notes:
LIMITATION DUE TO NOZZLE CONFIGURATION NDE Method:
UT X
Total weld metal examination volume (WMV) achieved : 90.41%
Total base metal examination volume (BMV) achieved : 76.86%
r.otal examination volume achieved : 83.64% ( 90.41 + 76.86 = 167.27 /2 = 83.64)
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ASME Section Xl Examination Volume Achieved:
83.64%
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2PZR-0I-N2 2PZR.0-N2 9SR24ITfl-h7R WELD MATERIAL (WMV) 0o 30" X 30' Y 40° X 40° Y 460 X 460 Y 60" X 60' Y 70* Y 465 CW 460 CCW 60° CW 600 CCW BASE MATERIAL (BMV) 0.
3f)° X 30o y 40° X 40° Y 46° X 460 Y 600 X 60' Y 70, Y 46° CW 460 CCW 60° CW 60° CCW PERCENT PERCENT ACHIEVED UTILIZED 100.00%/0 100.00%
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PERCENT PERCENT ACHIEVED UTILIZED COMMENTS 30* (X) USED TO SUPPLEMENT 460, % COVERAGE BASED ON 30' 30* (Y) USED TO SUPPLEMENT 46', % COVERAGE BASED ON 30° 40' (X) USED TO SUPPLEMENT 60°, % COVERAGE BASED ON 400 TOTAL 813.6719= 60.A1% WMV ACHIEVED COMMENTS 80.00%
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FOTAL BASE MATERIAL 76.86%
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2PZR-01-N3 Code Category / Item:
B-D / B3.1 10 Configuration:
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ASME Section XI 1989 Edition with no Addenda (including Mandatory Appendices) 3.0
Applicable Code Requirement
Table IWB-2500-1, Examination Category B-D requires volumetric examination of Item B3. 110 (Pressurizer Nozzle-to-Vessel welds).
Figure IWB-2500-7(b) depicts the required examination volume (A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H),
which includes the actual circumferential weld and adjacent base metal on either side of the weld extending to a distance of one-half the thickness of the wall from the extremities of the weld crown.
ASME Section XI Mandatory Appendix I requires ultrasonic examination of vessel welds greater than 2" thick to be conducted in accordance with ASME Section V, Article 4.
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T-441.3.2.4 Extent of Scanning: Wherever feasible, the scanning of the examination volume shall be carried out from both sides of the weld on the same surface. Where the configuration or adjacent parts of the component are such that scanning from both sides is not feasible, this fact shall be included in the report of the examination.
T-441.3.2.5 Angle Beam Scanning: Wherever feasible, each examination shall be performed in two directions, i.e., approaching the weld from the opposite directions and parallel to the weld from opposite directions.
T-441.3.2.6 Scanning for Reflectors Oriented Parallel to the Weld: The angle beam search units shall be aimed at right angles to the weld axis, with the search unit manipulated so that the ultrasonic beams pass through the entire volume of weld metal.
The adjacent base metal in the examination volume must be completely scanned by two angle beams, but need not be scanned by both angle beams from both directions.
T-441.3.2.7 Scanning for Reflectors Oriented Transverse to the Weld: The angle beam search units shall be aimed parallel to the axis of the longitudinal and circumferential welds. The search unit shall be manipulated so that the ultrasonic beams pass through of the examination volume. Scanning shall be done in two directions 180 degrees to
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -4 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 2 of 29) each other to the extent possible. Areas blocked by geometric conditions shall be examined from at least one direction.
Code Case N-460, which accepts a reduction in examination coverage provided the reduction is less than 10%.
4.0 Impracticality/Burden The pressurizer vessel relief nozzle-to-vessel weld is approximately 2.8" thick. The pressurizer nozzle and vessel are clad with stainless steel on the inside diameter surface. The geometry of the nozzle along with the presence of the cladding on the inside diameter of the pressurizer result in limited access to the entire examination volume. The propagation for the ultrasonic beam was in the shear mode. Normally this mode would allow the ultrasonic beam to reflect off the inside surfaces and create a two-beam axis at right angles to each other; however, the presence of the stainless steel cladding precludes the ultrasound beams from reflecting at the inside diameter from the shell/cladding interface. The nozzle geometry tapers away from the weld resulting in limited scanning surfaces available for transducer coupling on the nozzle side of the weld resulting in additional examination limitations. These factors result in limited examination coverage from the scan directions required by ASME Section V and Section XI. These limitations are inherent to the original design of the pressurizer vessel. Conformance with the ASME Section Xl requirements for essentially 100% of the volumetric coverage would require extensive structural modifications to the pressurizer vessel.
5.0 Alternative Examinations or Testing In addition to performing the 0, 45 (recorded as 46 degrees in coverage calculation data), 60, and 70 degree scans to the extent practical as required by Appendix I, additional 30 and 40 degree scans were performed to supplement coverage. The aggregate examination coverage achieved was 80.9%.
In addition to completing the required volumetric examination to the extent practical, numerous system leakage tests (ASME Section XI Category B-P and Generic Letter 88-05) at nominal system operating pressure (2235 psig) and temperature (557°F) as well as the bare metal visual examinations associated with NRC Bulletin 2004-01 of the upper pressurizer vessel head were completed with no evidence of leakage associated with the pressurizer relief nozzle-to-vessel weld noted during the course of the interval.
Radiography as an alternative is not feasible because access is not available for film placement.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -4 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 3 of 29) 6.0 Justification for Granting Relief No additional examinations were completed during the inspection interval; however, the examination coverage of 80.9% along with the results of the pressure test and bare metal visual inspections provide reasonable assurance that pressure boundary integrity has been maintained for this component throughout the interval.
7.0 Precedents Similar examination limitations for pressurizer relief nozzle-to-shell welds were encountered and similar examination coverage was accepted for the following units:
Byron Station Units 1 and 2:
Letter from R. Gibbs (U. S. NRC) to C. G. Pardee (Exelon Generation Company, LLC),
"Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Inservice Inspection Program Second Interval Relief Requests 12R-22, 12R-23, 12R-25, and 12R-53 (TAC Nos. MD4099, MD4100, MD4101, MD4102, MD4103, MD4104, MD4105, and MD4106)," dated January 15, 2008 Callaway Unit 1:
Letter from D. Terao (U. S. NRC) to C. D. Naslund (Union Electric Company), "Callaway Plant, Unit 1 - Relief Request ISI-41 for the Second 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval (TAC No. MD3437)," dated January 18, 2007 Wolf Creek Unit 1:
Letter from D. Terao (U. S. NRC) to R. A. Muench (Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation), "Wolf Creek Generating Station - Relief Request 12R-34 for the Second Ten-Year Interval Inservice Inspection (TAC No. MD0288)," dated November 20, 2006 Catawba Unit 1:
Letter from E. C. Marinos (U. S. NRC) to D. Jamil (Catawba Nuclear Station), "Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Request for Relief 05-CN-004, Limited Weld Examinations During End-of-Cycle 15 Refueling Outage (TAC Nos. MC8337, MC9171, MC9172.
MC9199, MC9173, MC9202, MC9174, MC9175, MC9176, MC9177, MC9178 and MC9179)," dated September 25, 2006
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -4 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 4 of 29)
Catawba Unit 2:
Letter from E. C. Marinos (U. S. NRC) to D. Jamil (Catawba Nuclear Station), "Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Request for Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code (TAC Nos. MC7004, MC9197, MC9198. MC9199, MC9200, MC9202, MC9203, MC9204, MC9205, MC9206 and MC9207)," dated April 3, 2006 8.0 References 8.1 EPRI TR-112657 Revision B-A, "Revised Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection Evaluation Procedure"
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PRESSURIZER Comp. ID: 2PZR-01-N3 Exam. No.:
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PERESSURIZER to RELIEF NOZZLE Procedure/ Rev.: NDT-C-5, REV. 4 NDT-Z-1, REV. 1 Examiner:
MIKE KICKBUSCH Level:
II Examiner:
TIMOTHY GAHAN Level:
II Notes:
LIMITATION DUE TO NOZZLE CONFIGURATION NDE Method:
UT X
Total weld metal examination volume (WMV) achieved : 88.13%
Total base metal examination volume (BMV) achieved: 73.67%
Total examination volume achieved: 80.90% (88.13 + 73.67 = 161.8Q'7 2 = 80.90)
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ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -5 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 1 of 7) 1.0 Component Weld Number:
2SG-01-SGC-02 Code Category / Item:
C-A / C1.30 Configuration:
Steam Generator Tube Sheet-to-Stub Barrel Weld 2.0
Applicable Code Edition and Addenda
ASME Section XI 1989 Edition with no Addenda (including Mandatory Appendices) 3.0
Applicable Code Requirement
Table IWC-2500-1, Examination Category C-A requires volumetric examination of Item C1.30 (Tube Sheet-to-Shell welds). Table IWC-2500-1 Note (1) states essentially 100%
of the weld length shall be examined.
Figure IWC-2500-2 depicts the required examination volume (E-F-G-H), which includes the actual circumferential weld and adjacent base metal 1/2" on either side of the weld from the extremities of the weld crown.
ASME Section Xl Mandatory Appendix I requires ultrasonic examination of vessel welds greater than 2" thick to be conducted in accordance with ASME Section V, Article 4.
ASME Section V, Article 4 requires:
T-441.3.2.4 Extent of Scanning: Wherever feasible, the scanning of the examination volume shall be carried out from both sides of the weld on the same surface. Where the configuration or adjacent parts of the component are such that scanning from both sides is not feasible, this fact shall be included in the report of the examination.
T-441.3.2.5 Angle Beam Scanning: Wherever feasible, each examination shall be performed in two directions, i.e., approaching the weld from the opposite directions and parallel to the weld from opposite directions.
T-441.3.2.6 Scanning for Reflectors Oriented Parallel to the Weld: The angle beam search units shall be aimed at right angles to the weld axis, with the search unit manipulated so that the ultrasonic beams pass through the entire volume of weld metal.
The adjacent base metal in the examination volume must be completely scanned by two angle beams, but need not be scanned by both angle beams from both directions.
T-441.3.2.7 Scanning for Reflectors Oriented Transverse to the Weld: The angle beam search units shall be aimed parallel to the axis of the longitudinal and circumferential welds. The search unit shall be manipulated so that the ultrasonic beams pass through of the examination volume. Scanning shall be done in two directions 180 degrees to
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -5 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 2 of 7) each other to the extent possible. Areas blocked by geometric conditions shall be examined from at least one direction.
Code Case N-460, which accepts a reduction in examination coverage provided the reduction is less than 10%.
4.0 Impracticality/Burden The steam generator tube sheet-to-stub barrel weld is approximately 3.3" thick. Access to scanning the complete circumference of this weld in all required directions is limited by a number of inspection covers, branch connections, a weld pad, and a vessel identification plate. These factors result in limited examination coverage from the scan directions required by ASME Section V and Section XI. These limitations are inherent to the original design of the steam generator vessel. Conformance with the ASME Section XI requirements for essentially 100% of the volumetric coverage would require extensive structural modifications to the steam generator vessel.
5.0 Alternative Examinations or Testing The required 0, 45, and 60 degree scans required by Appendix I, were completed to the extent practical. The location and extent of the noted limitations precludes any additional scanning angles increasing examination coverage. The aggregate examination coverage achieved was 88.4%.
In addition to completing the required volumetric examination to the extent practical, numerous system leakage tests (ASME Section XI Category B-P and Generic Letter 88-05) at nominal system operating pressure (885 psig) and temperature (4450F) were completed with no evidence of leakage associated with the tube sheet-to-shell weld noted during the course of the interval.
Radiography as an alternative is not feasible because access is not available for film placement.
6.0 Justification for Granting Relief No additional examinations were completed during the inspection interval; however, the examination coverage of 88.4% along with the results of the completed pressure tests provide reasonable assurance that pressure boundary integrity has been maintained for this component throughout the interval.
ISI Program Plan Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2, Second Interval 10 CFR 50.55a RELIEF REQUEST 12R-50 -5 Braidwood Station Unit 1 Limited Examinations Revision 0 (Page 3 of 7) 7.0 Precedents Similar limitations (structural limitations) on a Category C-A steam generator shell circumferential weld were encountered and accepted for the following unit:
Catawba Unit 2:
Letter from E. C. Marinos (U. S. NRC) to D. Jamil (Catawba Nuclear Station), "Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Request for Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code (TAC Nos. MC7004, MC9197, MC9198. MC9199, MC9200, MC9202, MC9203, MC9204, MC9205, MC9206 and MC9207)," dated April 3, 2006 8.0 References 8.1 EPRI TR-1 12657 Revision B-A, "Revised Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection Evaluation Procedure"
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07:32 Initial Calib. Date 4/24/08 Intermediate N/A Intermediate N/A Final Calib.
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KBA Serial No.:
01 BTJR No. of Elements:
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Type:
Length:
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44.0 d8 Remarks I Reason for Incomplete Scan(s)
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88.4% Code coverage obtained. NRI N 1 1__
Instrument Settings Make I Model: Krautkramer USN 58L SW Serial No.:
104765 Delay:
1.0241 Range:
6.0" MtI Cal / Vel: 0.2326 Pulser. SQUARE Damping:
500 Reject:
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2.25 MHz Filter FIXED Mode: DUAL OFF Rectify:
FULLWAVE Voltage:
450 Pulse Width:
100 Reference Sensitvity (Sens.)
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59.5 dB Tube Shteet 2SG-1-SGC-02 (60- CWC Stubae_
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