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NRR E-mail Capture - Request for Additional Information for Relief Request 11-MN-001 Submitted September 21, 2011
ML12061A298
Person / Time
Site: Mcguire, McGuire  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 03/01/2012
From: Jacqueline Thompson
Plant Licensing Branch II
To: Ashe K
Duke Energy Corp
References
TAC ME7268, TAC ME7269, TAC ME7270, TAC ME7271, TAC ME7272, TAC ME7273, TAC ME7274
Download: ML12061A298 (3)


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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Thompson, Jon Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 11:32 AM To: Ashe, Ken; Vu, Phong T Cc: Salgado, Nancy; Widrevitz, Dan; Cumblidge, Stephen; Lupold, Timothy; Rosenberg, Stacey

Subject:

Request for Additional Information for Relief Request 11-MN-001 submitted September 21, 2011

SUBJECT:

MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (MCGUIRE 1 AND 2), REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) REGARDING RELIEF REQUEST (RR) 11-MN-001, LIMITED WELD EXAMINATIONS FOR REFUELING OUTAGES 1EOC20 and 2EOC19 (TAC NOS. ME7268 THROUGH ME7274)

By letter dated September 21, 2011, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (the licensee), submitted the subject RR for McGuire 1 and 2. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has reviewed the licensees submittal and determined that an RAI is needed in order to complete our review. The enclosed document describes this RAI. A written response should be provided to the NRC staff for these RAI questions by April 13, 2012, in order to support our timely review of this request. Please inform me as soon as possible if you are unable to support this response timeframe.

If you have any questions, please call me at 301-415-1119.

Sincerely, Jon Thompson, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-369 and 50-370

Enclosure:

As stated OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELIEF REQUEST 11-MN-001 LIMITED WELD EXAMINATIONS FOR REFUELING OUTAGES 1EOC20 and 2EOC19 DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-369 AND 50-370 By letter dated September 21, 2011, Duke Energy Carolina, LLC (the licensee) submitted Relief Request (RR) 11-MN-001, Limited Weld Examinations for Refueling Outages 1EOC20 and 2EOC19 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML11279A035) requesting relief from the weld examination coverage requirements specified in American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, 2001 Edition, as amended by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 50.55a (b)(2)(xv)(A)(2), for ten full-penetration welds involving piping due to access limitations caused by design.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff needs the following further information in order to complete its review:

1

For sections 2, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17:

1. To determine the level of safety significance for each weld, NRC staff needs to know which system would be impacted by a leak or failure of the weld or welded attachment in question. This information is provided in the enclosures for some, but not all welds. To assist the NRC staff in assessing each weld, please provide a table for all welds in RR sections 2, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 that describes the locations of each weld and the systems to which each weld belongs.
2. In sections 2, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 the components are described as being made of stainless steel. For each weld, please specify which components, if any, are made of cast stainless steel.
3. For sections 10 and 16, specify whether welds of similar compositions have had any history of degradation at McGuire 2. If there has been degradation in similar welds, explain why the subject welds is not vulnerable to the same degradation.
4. The difficulties on obtaining coverage in several welds seem to be caused by the use of fixed-angle probes with a limited range available for scanning. Provide a discussion on alternative examination methods and techniques such as phased-array ultrasonic techniques (line scan or raster) that cover many angles that can be used to obtain greater coverage for welds in sections 2, 4, 13, 14, and 15.

For sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9:

5. No actual alternatives are specified under the Proposed Alternative and Basis for Use. Specify the requested alternative and basis for use for all sections.
6. Specify whether any indications, acceptable or otherwise, were detected during the examinations.

For section 3:

7. Specify material compositions of the weld and adjoining materials. Was the stainless steel cast?
8. Specify whether welds of similar composition (carbon steel to stainless steel of the same types) have any history of degradation at McGuire 1. Explain why the subject weld is, or is Not, vulnerable to the same degradation.

For section 9:

9. Specify the number of similar welds in the system, and the coverage percentages for these should they have been tested as part of the third In-service inspection (ISI) program.
10. Justify how the examined volume can provide assurance regarding the condition of the entire weld-length:
a. What has been the operating experience for these welds? Have indications been found in similar welds? Have similar welds required repair/mitigation?
b. What would the consequences of these welds failing be? Would the consequences be safety significant, or impact safety systems?

Enclosure 2

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 282 Mail Envelope Properties (Jon.Thompson@nrc.gov20120301113100)

Subject:

Request for Additional Information for Relief Request 11-MN-001 submitted September 21, 2011 Sent Date: 3/1/2012 11:31:40 AM Received Date: 3/1/2012 11:31:00 AM From: Thompson, Jon Created By: Jon.Thompson@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Salgado, Nancy" <Nancy.Salgado@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Widrevitz, Dan" <Dan.Widrevitz@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Cumblidge, Stephen" <Stephen.Cumblidge@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Lupold, Timothy" <Timothy.Lupold@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Rosenberg, Stacey" <Stacey.Rosenberg@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Ashe, Ken" <Ken.Ashe@duke-energy.com>

Tracking Status: None "Vu, Phong T" <Phong.Vu@duke-energy.com>

Tracking Status: None Post Office:

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