ML12311A534

NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, Relief Requests

ML12311A534
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Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	11/05/2012
From:	Joel Wiebe Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Bauer J, Nicely K Exelon Corp
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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Wiebe, Joel Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 4:16 PM To: 'ken.nicely@exeloncorp.com' Cc: Joseph Bauer

Subject:

Acceptance Review of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, Relief Requests By letter dated September 28, 2012 (Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML12275A070), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC) submitted seven relief requests for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2. The proposed relief requests would authorize the actions listed in the table below:

Relief Request Summary of request Applicable 10 CFR 50.55a paragraph I5R-01 Perform a VT-2 visual exam of 10CFR50.55a(g)(5)(iii) subject nozzles in conjunction w/

the system leak test as an alternative to ultrasonic exams I5R-03 Perform a VT-2 visual exam on the 10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii) line during refueling outage as an alternative to failing an O-ring in a pneumatic test I5R-04 Perform continuous pressure 10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(i) decay monitoring in conjunction with TS for nitrogen side of CRD accumulators as an alternative to VT-2 visual exam requirements I5R-06 Use BWRVIP guideline 10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(i) requirements as an alternative to ASME Section XI code requirements I5R-09 Proposes extending the 10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(i) applicability of ASME Code Case N-532-4 to the 2007 Edition through the 2008 Addenda from 2004 Edition through 2005 Addenda I5R-10 Proposes extending the 10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(i) applicability of ASME Code Case N-661-1 to the 2007 Edition through the 2008 Addenda from 2004 Edition through 2005 Addenda The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of these relief requests. 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 application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.

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Pursuant to Sections 50.55a(a)(3)(i), 10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii), and 10CFR50.55a(g)(5)(iii) of Title 10 of the Code of FederalRegulations (10 CFR), the applicant shall demonstrate that compliance with the specified requirements of Section 50.55a respectively, would provide an acceptable level of quality and safety, would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality or safety, or the requirement is deemed impractical.

The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that for relief requests I5R-1, I5R-3, I5R-4, I5R-6, I5R-9, I5R-10, 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. Relief Request I5R-2 will be addressed by separate correspondence. 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 staffs detailed technical review by separate correspondence.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-6606.

Joel Wiebe, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 524 Mail Envelope Properties (Joel.Wiebe@nrc.gov20121105161500)

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Acceptance Review of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, Relief Requests Sent Date: 11/5/2012 4:15:52 PM Received Date: 11/5/2012 4:15:00 PM From: Wiebe, Joel Created By: Joel.Wiebe@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Joseph Bauer" <Joseph.Bauer@exeloncorp.com>

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"'ken.nicely@exeloncorp.com'" <ken.nicely@exeloncorp.com>

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