ML113290048

Acceptance Review Results for Perry Nuclear Power Plant Relief Request IR-049, Revision 1

ML113290048
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Site:	Perry
Issue date:	11/25/2011
From:	Michael Mahoney Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Wohl M FirstEnergy Corp
mahoney, m NRR/DORL/LPLIII-2 415-3867
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TAC ME7564
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From: Mahoney, Michael M

Sent: Friday, Noveember 25, 2011 9:12 AM To: Wohl, Marilyyn

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FW: Acceptaance Review Results for Perry Nuclear Power Plant Reelief Request IR-049, Revission 1 - TAC ME7564 Michael Mahoney Davis-Besse, Perry and FENOC Fleet Pro oject Manager, Licensing Branch III-2 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Operating Reactor Licensingg Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Phone: (301)415-3867 Email: Michael.Mahoney@NRC.GOV From: Mahoney, Michael Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 8:45 AM To: phlashley@firstenergycorp.com; cjh heintz@firstenergycorp.com Cc: Zimmerman, Jacob; kjnevins@firste energycorp.com; rritzman@firstenergycorp.com

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Acceptance Review Results fo or Perry Nuclear Power Plant Relief Request IR-049, Revision 1 -

TAC ME7564 November 25, 2011 Phil Lashley Licensing Supervisor Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant, Unit U 1 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company

Dear Mr. Lashley,

By letter L-11-293 dated November 14, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Acc cession No. ML113180450), FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC, the licensee) su ubmitted a Title 10 to the Code of Federal Regula ations (CFR) 50.55a Request, IR-049, Revision 1, for continued use of the existing Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 risk-informed inservice inspection program, with updates, relative to cerrtain non-destructive examination requirements associated with American Society of Mechaniccal Engineers Class 1 piping welds.

The purpose of this e-mail is to prov vide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Co ommission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of th his application. The acceptance review was perfformed to determine if there is sufficient techniical information in scope and depth to allow the N NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review w. The acceptance review is also intended to ide entify whether the application has any read dily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory req quirements or the licensing basis of the plant.

Pursuant to Sections 50.55a(a)(3)(i)) and 50.55a(a)(3)(iii) of 10 CFR, the applicant sh hall demonstrate that the proposed alterrnative would provide an acceptable level of qualiity and safety, or that compliance with the specified s requirements of Section 50.55a would re esult in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality o or safety.

The NRC staff has reviewed your ap pplication and concluded that it does provide tech hnical information in sufficient detail to enaable the NRC staff to proceed with its detailed tecchnical review and make an independent as ssessment regarding the acceptability of the prop posed application in terms of regulatory req quirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. If additional in nformation is needed for the NRC staff to comple ete its technical review, you will be advised d by separate correspondence.

If you have any questions, please co ontact me. A copy of this email will be made pub blicly available in ADAMS.

Docket No. 50-440 Sincerely, Michael Mahoney Davis-Besse, Perry and FENOC Fleet Pro oject Manager, Licensing Branch III-2 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Operating Reactor Licensingg Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Phone: (301)415-3867 Email: Michael.Mahoney@NRC.GOV