ML13122A386
| ML13122A386 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 05/06/2013 |
| From: | Farideh Saba Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Nazar M Florida Power & Light Co |
| Saba F NRR/DORL/LPL2-2 | |
| References | |
| TAC ME8717, TAC ME8718 | |
| Download: ML13122A386 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 May 6, 2013 Mr. Mano Nazar Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 3 AND 4 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING REQUEST FOR NRC REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE PRESSURIZER SURGE LINE WELDS INSPECTION PROGRAM (TAC NOS. ME8717 AND ME8718)
Dear Mr. Nazar:
By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated May 16,2012 (Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML12152A156), as supplemented by letters dated December 19, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12361A260),
and April 8, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13114A260), Florida Power & Light Company (the licensee) requested NRC staff review and approval of the pressurizer surge line welds inspection program for Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4. The purpose of the request is to meet a commitment described in Section 4.3.2 of NUREG 1759, "Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Turkey Point Nuclear Plant," dated April 30, 2002 (ADAMS Accession No. ML021280532).
The NRC staff reviewed the information provided by the licensee in its December 19, 2012, and April 8, 2013, letters, participated in a teleconference with the licensee on May 3, 2013, to clarify the request, and determined that additional information is needed to complete the review. The enclosed letter documents the NRC staff's specific request for additional information (RAI). As previously discussed with Ms. Stavroula Mihalakea of your staff on May 3, 2013, the NRC is requesting a response to the RAI by May 20,2013.
M. Nazar
- 2 Please contact Audrey Klett at 301-415-0489 if you have any questions.
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Farideh E. Saba, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251
Enclosure:
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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LICENSE RENEWAL COMMITMENT PRESSURIZER SURGE LINE WELDS INSPECTION PROGRAM TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 3 AND 4 DOCKET NOS. 50-250 and 50-251 In its letter dated December 19, 2012, the licensee stated that all of the welds within the scope of the program will be examined in accordance with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, "Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components," (Section XI) Subsection IWB, for Class 1 welds. The licensee also stated that the examinations will be "surface/volumetric." The updated program description (provided in Attachment 1 of Enclosure 2 to licensee's December 19, 2012, letter) and the proposed updated final safety analysis report (UFSAR) summary description (provided in Attachment 3 of Enclosure 2 to the licensee's December 19, 2012, letter) also indicate that the examinations will be "surface/Volumetric."
To complete its review of the proposed inspection program, the NRC staff requests that for each weld within the scope of the program, the licensee specify whether the examinations will be surface, volumetric, or both. Based on the response, also provide the NRC the revised program description and the proposed UFSAR summary description as necessary.
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