ML12188A009

NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review of Turkey Point Unit 4 RR - 7 Exempt Tendon Inspection

ML12188A009
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	07/03/2012
From:	Farideh Saba Division of Operating Reactor Licensing
To:	Tomonto B Florida Power & Light Co
References
TAC ME8835
Download: ML12188A009 (2)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Saba, Farideh Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 12:21 PM To: Tomonto, Bob Cc: Lingam, Siva

Subject:

Acceptance Review of Turkey Point Unit 4 RR - 7 Exempt Tendon Inspection (TAC No.

ME8835)

Importance: High

Bob, By letter dated June 5, 2012, Florida Power and Light Company (the licensee) submitted Relief Request No. 7 Concrete Containment Inservice Inspection Program Exempt Tendon Inspection for Turkey Point Unit 4. The proposed relief request, if authorized, would allow the licensee to perform an alternative to the Code requirements of IWL-2521.1(c) for the exempt tendons outlined in Section 1 of the attachment to the June 5, 2012 submittal. The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this relief request.

The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the request has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.

Pursuant to Sections 50.55a(a)(3)(i) and 50.55a(a)(3)(ii) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the licensee shall demonstrate that the proposed alternatives would provide an acceptable level of quality and safety, or that compliance with the specified requirements of Section 50.55a would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality or safety.

The NRC staff has reviewed your request and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed relief request in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRC staffs ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. You will be advised of any further information needed to support the NRC Staff's detailed technical review by separate correspondence.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1447 or via email by farideh.saba@nrc.gov.

Farideh E. Saba, P.E.

Senior Project Manager NRC/ADRO/NRR/DORL 301-415-1447 Mail Stop O-8G9A Farideh.Saba@NRC.GOV 1

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 403 Mail Envelope Properties (Farideh.Saba@nrc.gov20120703122000)

Subject:

Acceptance Review of Turkey Point Unit 4 RR - 7 Exempt Tendon Inspection (TAC No. ME8835)

Sent Date: 7/3/2012 12:20:37 PM Received Date: 7/3/2012 12:20:00 PM From: Saba, Farideh Created By: Farideh.Saba@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Lingam, Siva" <Siva.Lingam@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Tomonto, Bob" <Bob.Tomonto@fpl.com>

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