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MONTHYEARL-2013-044, Inservice Inspection Plan, Fourth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request No. 5, Revision 02013-02-0404 February 2013 Inservice Inspection Plan, Fourth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request No. 5, Revision 0 Project stage: Request ML13077A0042013-03-15015 March 2013 NRR E-mail Capture - St Lucie Unit 1-Acceptance Review Regarding Relief Request No. 5 from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Regarding Examination of Welds Project stage: Acceptance Review ML13140A0052013-05-16016 May 2013 NRR E-mail Capture - Request for Additional Information for Relief Request No. 5, Examination of Cold Leg Dissimilar Metal Welds, at St. Lucie Unit 1 (TAC No. MF-0675) Project stage: RAI ML13179A0922013-05-29029 May 2013 NRR E-mail Capture - Request for Additional Information for Relief Request No. 5, Examination of Cold Leg Dissimilar Metal Welds, at St. Lucie Unit 1 (TAC No. MF-0675) Project stage: Request L-2013-232, Inservice Inspection Plan, RAI Reply to Fourth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request No. 5, Revision 02013-07-30030 July 2013 Inservice Inspection Plan, RAI Reply to Fourth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request No. 5, Revision 0 Project stage: Request ML13221A2052013-08-0909 August 2013 NRR E-mail Capture - St. Lucie, Unit 1 Relief Request No. 5 - 2nd Round of Requests for Additional Information (Rais) Project stage: RAI L-2013-257, Inservice Inspection Plan, Second RAI Reply to Fourth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request No. 5, Revision 02013-08-22022 August 2013 Inservice Inspection Plan, Second RAI Reply to Fourth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request No. 5, Revision 0 Project stage: Request ML13268A5102013-09-25025 September 2013 NRR E-mail Capture - St. Lucie Unit 1 - Verbal Approval of Relief Requests 5 (TAC No. MF0675), and 7 Project stage: Other ML13338A6942013-12-0303 December 2013 NRR E-mail Capture - St. Lucie Relief Request #5 Question on Safety Significant Size Project stage: Request ML13316A5552013-12-11011 December 2013 Relief Request Number 5 for Examination of Cold Leg Dissimilar Metal Welds Project stage: Other 2013-05-16
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MONTHYEARML22255A1022022-09-21021 September 2022 Authorization and Safety Evaluation for Alternative Relief Request No. 10 - Hardship or Unusual Difficulty Without Compensating Increase in Level of Quality or Safety ML22151A0012022-06-0707 June 2022 Authorization and Safety Evaluation for Relief Request 20, Revision 1 ML22038A1872022-02-0909 February 2022 Authorization and Safety Evaluation for Relief Request No. 19 (RR19) - the Use of an Alternative to ASME Code Case N-729-6 for Replacement Reactor Vessel Closure Head Penetration Nozzle 85 ML22020A4052022-01-24024 January 2022 Summary of January 14, 2022, Teleconference with Florida Power & Light Co. Regarding Verbal Authorization of Request for Alternative to the Requirements of ASME Code for Examination of Closure Head CEDM Housing 27 Canopy Seal Weld ML22026A1022022-01-13013 January 2022 RAIs for RR 20 - Alternate Examination of Canopy Seal Weld Control Element Drive Mechanism Number 27 Housing ML22011A0852022-01-0707 January 2022 Relief Request Number 10 Acceptance Review ML21236A1312021-09-30030 September 2021 Authorization of RR 15 Regarding Extension of ASME Requirements Related to Reactor Pressure Vessel Weld Examinations from 10 to 20 Years ML21027A2262021-02-17017 February 2021 Approval of Alternative to ASME Code, Section XI to Use an Alternative Inservice Inspection Schedule for the Reaction Vessel Closure Head Bolting ML20329A4022021-02-0303 February 2021 Approval of Alternative to Use ASME Code Case N-513-4 for Alternative Repair of Intake Cooling Water System L-2020-160, Extension of St. Lucie Unit 2 RPV Welds from 10 to 20 Years2020-10-30030 October 2020 Extension of St. Lucie Unit 2 RPV Welds from 10 to 20 Years ML20099A3482020-06-25025 June 2020 Safety Evaluation for Relief Request for Fifth Ten-Year Inservice Inspection (ISI) Interval - Alternative Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection Program for Class 1 and 2 Piping Welds L-2018-188, Inservice Inspection Plan - Fifth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request 62018-09-28028 September 2018 Inservice Inspection Plan - Fifth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request 6 ML18106B1212018-04-25025 April 2018 Proposed Alternative to Use Encoded Phased Array Ultrasonic Examination Techniques ML18018A0332018-01-26026 January 2018 Safety Evaluation of Relief Requests for the Fifth 10-Year Inservice Testing Program (EPID L-2017-LLR-0113; L-2017-LLR-0017, L-2017-LLR-0018, L-2017-LLR-0119, L-2017-LLR-0120, L-2017-LLR-0121, and L-2017-LLR-0122) ML17341A4422018-01-0404 January 2018 Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code Relief Request No. 3 for the Fifth 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval (CAC No. MF9288; EPID L-2017-LLR-0003) ML17334A9362018-01-0404 January 2018 Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code Regarding Relief Request No. 17, Revision 0, for the Fourth 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval (CAC No. MF9826; EPID L-2017-LLR-0043) ML17263A1202017-10-27027 October 2017 Inservice Inspection Plan Fourth 10-Year Interval Relief Request No. 16 (CAC No. MF9827; EPID L-2017-LLR-0044) L-2017-183, Fifth 10-Year Inservice Testing (IST) Program Interval Relief Requests PR-01 Through PR-06, and PR-09,2017-10-0606 October 2017 Fifth 10-Year Inservice Testing (IST) Program Interval Relief Requests PR-01 Through PR-06, and PR-09, ML17219A1742017-08-31031 August 2017 Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code Regarding Relief Request 12 for the Fourth 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval L-2017-121, Proposed Alternative for the Use of Encoded Phased Array Ultrasonic Examination Techniques in Lieu of Radiography2017-07-24024 July 2017 Proposed Alternative for the Use of Encoded Phased Array Ultrasonic Examination Techniques in Lieu of Radiography ML17132A1672017-07-10010 July 2017 Inservice Inspection Plan Fourth 10 Year Interval Relief Request No. 13 L-2017-113, Inservice Inspection Plan, Fourth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request No. 16, Revision 02017-06-12012 June 2017 Inservice Inspection Plan, Fourth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request No. 16, Revision 0 L-2017-112, Inservice Inspection Plan, Fourth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request No. 17, Revision 02017-06-12012 June 2017 Inservice Inspection Plan, Fourth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request No. 17, Revision 0 ML17110A2702017-05-10010 May 2017 Inservice Inspection Plan Fourth 10-year Interval Relief Request No. 14 Rev 0 - ML16330A1182016-12-15015 December 2016 NextEra Fleet - Safety Evaluation for Proposed Alternative to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance Code by Adoption of Approved Code Case OMN-20, Inservice Test Frequency (CAC Nos. MF8195 Through MF8201) ML16292A7612016-11-0202 November 2016 Inservice Inspection Plan Fourth 10 Year Interval Relief Request No. 11 ML15196A6232015-08-10010 August 2015 Relief Request No. 7 for Use of an Alternative to the Requirements of the ASME Code ML14013A3042014-01-30030 January 2014 Relief Request No. 7 Regarding Alternative Repair for Intake Cooling Piping ML13316A5552013-12-11011 December 2013 Relief Request Number 5 for Examination of Cold Leg Dissimilar Metal Welds ML13308C4262013-11-25025 November 2013 Relief from the Requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code Regarding Extension of Pressure Retaining Boundary During System Leakage Test ML12313A4152012-11-0909 November 2012 Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code ML11143A0772011-07-0101 July 2011 Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code, Relief Request No. 9 ML11136A1382011-06-23023 June 2011 Fourth 10-Year Interval Inservice Inspection Program Plan Relief Request No. 4 and Third 10-Year Interval Inservice Inspection Program Plan Relief Request No. 11 ML1003212812010-02-0505 February 2010 Third 10-Year Internal Inservice Inspection Program Plan Request for Relief 31, Revision 1 and Request for Relief 32, Revision 1 (Tac No. ME0662) L-2010-001, Inservice Inspection Plan, Fourth Ten-Year Interval Relief Request No. 62010-01-15015 January 2010 Inservice Inspection Plan, Fourth Ten-Year Interval Relief Request No. 6 ML0904103622009-02-12012 February 2009 Relief Request No. 3, Request for Alternative to ASME Code, Section XI Repair Requirements for Refueling Water Tank Bottom, TAC MD9268 ML0828404942008-11-26026 November 2008 SE for the Continued Use of Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection Program ML0824700892008-09-25025 September 2008 Safety Evaluation of Relief Request for St. Lucie Fourth 10-year Pump and Valve Inservice Testing Program ML0805000752008-03-0404 March 2008 Safety Evaluation of Relief Request No. 29, to Use Alternative Plant Conditions on Class 1 Piping and Valves TAC No. MD5145) L-2007-195, Inservice Inspection Plan Fourth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request 12007-12-0707 December 2007 Inservice Inspection Plan Fourth Ten-Year Interval Unit 1 Relief Request 1 L-2007-144, Submittal of Fourth Ten-Year Interval In-Service-Test Program2007-09-11011 September 2007 Submittal of Fourth Ten-Year Interval In-Service-Test Program ML0612900562006-05-26026 May 2006 Relief Request No. 5, Rev. 1 Regarding Repair of Small Bore Piping Nozzles ML0602704862006-02-10010 February 2006 Safety Evaluation for Relief Request No. 28 Steam Generator Manway Studs ML0531401962005-11-22022 November 2005 Relief Request, Reactor Coolant Piping Hot Leg Alloy-600 Small Bore Nozzles ML0507303852005-03-14014 March 2005 Ltr, Correction to SE St. Lucie, Unit 2, Ltr, Correction to SE Methodology and SG Tube Plugging Limit Change for Amendment No. 138 ML0502103922005-01-21021 January 2005 RR #6 & 7, Vessel Head Penetration Weld Repair & Flaw Evaluation (TAC Nos. MC3860, 3861) ML0501002222005-01-19019 January 2005 Ltr, Relief Request No. 8 for Radiographic Inspection of Intake Cooling Water System Piping ML0500700852005-01-10010 January 2005 Relief, Correction to SE for Relaxation Request No. 3 ML0416105142004-06-0808 June 2004 Relief, 1995 Edition Through the 1996 Addenda & Select ASME Code, Section XI, Appendix Viii, Supplement 10 Provisions, Regarding Third 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval ML0410408512004-04-13013 April 2004 Relief, Inservice Inspection of Reactor Vessel Bottom Area & Piping in Covering Trenches 2022-09-21
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MONTHYEARIR 05000335/20230102024-01-26026 January 2024 NRC Quadrennial Focused Engineering Inspection (FEI) Commercial Grade Dedication Report 05000335/2023010 and 05000389/2023010 L-2024-010, Point Units 3 and 4, Seabrook, Duane Arnold, and Point Beach Units 1 and 2, Nuclear Property Insurance - 10 CFR 50.54(w)(3)2024-01-25025 January 2024 Point Units 3 and 4, Seabrook, Duane Arnold, and Point Beach Units 1 and 2, Nuclear Property Insurance - 10 CFR 50.54(w)(3) IR 05000335/20230042024-01-24024 January 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000335/2023004 and 05000389/2023004 L-2024-004, Relief Request (RR) 7, Proposed Alternative in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1) Extension of Inspection Interval for Reactor Pressure Vessel Welds from 10 to 20 Years2024-01-18018 January 2024 Relief Request (RR) 7, Proposed Alternative in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1) Extension of Inspection Interval for Reactor Pressure Vessel Welds from 10 to 20 Years L-2024-002, Withdrawal of Proposed Alternative to American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Operation and Maintenance (OM) Code for the Auxiliary Feedwater (AFW) 2C Pump2024-01-0808 January 2024 Withdrawal of Proposed Alternative to American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Operation and Maintenance (OM) Code for the Auxiliary Feedwater (AFW) 2C Pump L-2023-173, Quality Assurance Topical Report (FPL-1) Revision 30 Update2023-12-15015 December 2023 Quality Assurance Topical Report (FPL-1) Revision 30 Update L-2023-179, Unusual or Important Environmental Event - Turtle Mortality2023-12-14014 December 2023 Unusual or Important Environmental Event - Turtle Mortality L-2023-168, License Amendment Request Supplement to Revision 2 for the Technical Specifications Conversion to NUREG-1432 Revision 52023-12-12012 December 2023 License Amendment Request Supplement to Revision 2 for the Technical Specifications Conversion to NUREG-1432 Revision 5 L-2023-155, Supplement to Response to Request for Additional Information, Revised NextEra Common Emergency Plan, and Revised Site-Specific Emergency Plan Annexes Regarding License Amendment Request for Common Emergency Plan Consistent with NUREG-06542023-11-28028 November 2023 Supplement to Response to Request for Additional Information, Revised NextEra Common Emergency Plan, and Revised Site-Specific Emergency Plan Annexes Regarding License Amendment Request for Common Emergency Plan Consistent with NUREG-0654, ML23332A1772023-11-28028 November 2023 Correction to the 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report L-2023-162, Response to 50.69 2nd Round of Rals2023-11-21021 November 2023 Response to 50.69 2nd Round of Rals IR 05000335/20230032023-11-0606 November 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000335/2023003 and 05000389/2023003 ML23270B8882023-10-23023 October 2023 Regulatory Audit Summary Regarding License Amendment Request to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structure, Systems, and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors EPID L-2022-LLA-0182 ML23346A1322023-10-0606 October 2023 Communication from C-10 Research & Education Foundation Regarding NextEra Common Emergency Fleet Plan License Amendment Request and Related Documents Subsequently Published ML23275A1102023-10-0202 October 2023 License Amendment Request Revision 2 for the Technical Specifications Conversion to NUREG-1432, Revision 5 L-2023-131, Subsequent License Renewal Application - Second Annual Update2023-09-28028 September 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application - Second Annual Update L-2023-136, Supplement to License Amendment Request to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors2023-09-26026 September 2023 Supplement to License Amendment Request to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors L-2023-122, Corrections to the 2022 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report2023-09-20020 September 2023 Corrections to the 2022 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report IR 05000335/20233012023-09-20020 September 2023 NRC Operator License Examination Report 05000335/2023301 and 05000389/2023301 L-2023-127, Correction to the 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report2023-09-18018 September 2023 Correction to the 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report L-2023-113, Correction to the 2020 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report2023-09-14014 September 2023 Correction to the 2020 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report L-2023-108, Report of 10 CFR 50.59 Plant Changes2023-09-11011 September 2023 Report of 10 CFR 50.59 Plant Changes L-2023-118, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors2023-09-11011 September 2023 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors L-2023-112, Corrections to the 2021 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report2023-09-0606 September 2023 Corrections to the 2021 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report L-2023-107, Technical Specification Bases Control Program Periodic Report of Bases Changes TS 6.8.4.j.42023-09-0606 September 2023 Technical Specification Bases Control Program Periodic Report of Bases Changes TS 6.8.4.j.4 ML23219A0042023-09-0101 September 2023 Transmittal Letter - Safety Evaluation Related to the SLRA of St. Lucie Plant, Units 1and 2, Revision 1 L-2023-114, Proposed Turkey Point Units 6 and 7; Seabrook Station; Point Beach Units 1 and 2 - Official Service List Update2023-08-17017 August 2023 Proposed Turkey Point Units 6 and 7; Seabrook Station; Point Beach Units 1 and 2 - Official Service List Update L-2023-098, and Point Beach Units 1 and 2 - Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request for Common Emergency Plan Consistent with NUREG-0654, Revision 22023-08-0707 August 2023 and Point Beach Units 1 and 2 - Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request for Common Emergency Plan Consistent with NUREG-0654, Revision 2 IR 05000335/20230022023-08-0707 August 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000335/2023002 and 05000389/2023002 L-2023-105, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations2023-08-0303 August 2023 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations ML23201A0872023-08-0303 August 2023 Audit Plan in Support of Review of License Amendment ML23212B2652023-07-27027 July 2023 Operator Licensing Written Examination Approval 05000335/2023301 and 05000389/2023301 L-2023-099, Pump Relief Request 10 (PR-10), One-Time Request for an Alternative to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Operation and Maintenance (OM) Code for the Auxiliary Feedwater (AFW) 2C Pump2023-07-26026 July 2023 Pump Relief Request 10 (PR-10), One-Time Request for an Alternative to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Operation and Maintenance (OM) Code for the Auxiliary Feedwater (AFW) 2C Pump L-2023-102, Relief Request PSL2-15-RR-01, Proposed Alternative to ASME Section XI Code Examination Requirements for Reactor Vessel Bottom Area and Piping in Covered Trenches2023-07-26026 July 2023 Relief Request PSL2-15-RR-01, Proposed Alternative to ASME Section XI Code Examination Requirements for Reactor Vessel Bottom Area and Piping in Covered Trenches ML23200A1232023-07-21021 July 2023 Transmittal Letter for the St. Lucie SLRA Review L-2023-097, Subsequent License Renewal Application Revision 1 - Supplement 62023-07-13013 July 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application Revision 1 - Supplement 6 L-2023-076, In-Service Inspection Program Owner'S Activity Report (OAR-1)2023-07-11011 July 2023 In-Service Inspection Program Owner'S Activity Report (OAR-1) ML23184A0352023-06-30030 June 2023 Notification of St. Lucie Units 1 & 2 Focused Engineering Inspection (FEI) 05000335/2023010 and 05000389/2023010 and Initial Information Request L-2023-087, Florida Power & Light/Nextera Energy, Results of the Safety Culture Program Effectiveness Review, March 20, 2023 (ADAMS Accession No. ML22340A452)2023-06-29029 June 2023 Florida Power & Light/Nextera Energy, Results of the Safety Culture Program Effectiveness Review, March 20, 2023 (ADAMS Accession No. ML22340A452) IR 05000335/20234032023-06-29029 June 2023 Security Inspection Report 05000335/2023403 and 05000389/2023403 IR 05000335/20234022023-06-20020 June 2023 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000335/2023402 and 05000389/2023402 L-2023-082, Subsequent License Renewal Application Revision 1, Supplement 52023-06-14014 June 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application Revision 1, Supplement 5 L-2023-074, Addendum to 2021 Decommissioning Funding Status Reports / Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Ctsfsi) Financial Assurance Update2023-06-0202 June 2023 Addendum to 2021 Decommissioning Funding Status Reports / Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Ctsfsi) Financial Assurance Update L-2023-071, NextEra Energy Quality Assurance Topical Report (FPL-1) Revision 29 and Florida Power and Light Company Quality Assurance Program Description for 10 CFR Part 52 Licenses (FPL-2) Revision 11, Annual Submittal2023-05-22022 May 2023 NextEra Energy Quality Assurance Topical Report (FPL-1) Revision 29 and Florida Power and Light Company Quality Assurance Program Description for 10 CFR Part 52 Licenses (FPL-2) Revision 11, Annual Submittal IR 05000335/20234012023-05-16016 May 2023 Cyber Security Inspection Report 05000335/2023401 and 05000389/2023401 (Cover Letter) IR 05000335/20230012023-05-0909 May 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000335/2023001 and 05000389/2023001 ML23109A1132023-04-30030 April 2023 SLRA Change Schedule Letter L-2023-059, Subsequent License Renewal Application - Aging Management Requests for Additional Information (RAI) Set 4 Supplemental Response2023-04-21021 April 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application - Aging Management Requests for Additional Information (RAI) Set 4 Supplemental Response ML23097A1642023-04-17017 April 2023 Summary of March 23, 2023, Meeting with Florida Power and Light on St. Lucie and Turkey Point Improved Technical Specifications Conversion License Amendment Requests L-2023-055, 2022 Annual Environmental Operating Report2023-04-12012 April 2023 2022 Annual Environmental Operating Report 2024-01-08
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MONTHYEARML23219A0032023-09-0101 September 2023 SLRA SER Rev 1 ML23200A1462023-07-21021 July 2023 Safety Evaluation Related to the SLRA of St. Lucie Plant, Units 1 and 2 ML22255A1022022-09-21021 September 2022 Authorization and Safety Evaluation for Alternative Relief Request No. 10 - Hardship or Unusual Difficulty Without Compensating Increase in Level of Quality or Safety ML22038A1872022-02-0909 February 2022 Authorization and Safety Evaluation for Relief Request No. 19 (RR19) - the Use of an Alternative to ASME Code Case N-729-6 for Replacement Reactor Vessel Closure Head Penetration Nozzle 85 ML21342A2092022-01-14014 January 2022 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 252 and 207 to Allow Risk-Informed Completion Times (RICT) for the 120-Volt Alternating Current (AC) Instrument Bus Requirements ML21236A1312021-09-30030 September 2021 Authorization of RR 15 Regarding Extension of ASME Requirements Related to Reactor Pressure Vessel Weld Examinations from 10 to 20 Years ML21022A2192021-02-26026 February 2021 Issuance of Amendment No. 206 to Replace the Current Time-Limited Reactor Coolant System Pressure/Temperature Limit Curves and LTOP Setpoints with Curves and Setpoints That Will Remain Effective for 55 Effective Full Power Years ML21027A2262021-02-17017 February 2021 Approval of Alternative to ASME Code, Section XI to Use an Alternative Inservice Inspection Schedule for the Reaction Vessel Closure Head Bolting ML20329A4022021-02-0303 February 2021 Approval of Alternative to Use ASME Code Case N-513-4 for Alternative Repair of Intake Cooling Water System ML20259A2982020-11-18018 November 2020 Issuance of Amendment No. 205 Regarding Modification of the Reactor Coolant Pump Flywheel Inspection Program ML20237F2572020-10-30030 October 2020 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 251 and 204 Regarding Adoption of Emergency Action Level Schemes Pursuant to NEI 99-01, Revision 6 Development of Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors ML20099A3482020-06-25025 June 2020 Safety Evaluation for Relief Request for Fifth Ten-Year Inservice Inspection (ISI) Interval - Alternative Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection Program for Class 1 and 2 Piping Welds ML20023B3782020-02-19019 February 2020 Safety Evaluation for Relief Request RR-16, Alternate Repair of 2B Boric Acid Makeup Pump Revision for the Fourth 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval ML20015A1232020-02-0606 February 2020 Proposed Alternative to Use Encoded Phased Array Ultrasonic Examination Techniques ML19266A0722020-01-27027 January 2020 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 250 and 202 Regarding Technical Specification Changes to Allow the Performance of Selected Emergency Diesel Generator Surveillance Requirements During Power Operation ML19254B5332019-09-30030 September 2019 Safety Evaluation for Relief Request RR#15, Revision 0, Regarding Limited Piping Examinations ML19148A7442019-07-31031 July 2019 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 161, 249, 200, 287, and 281 to Add Technical Specification Limiting Condition for Operation 3.0.6 ML19203A1662019-07-26026 July 2019 Issuance of Exigent Amendment No. 248 Technical Specification 3/4.8.1 Change to Allow for a One-Time Extension of the Allowed Outage Time for One Emergency Diesel Generator ML19115A2812019-05-31031 May 2019 Safety Evaluation for Relief Request No. 6 for the Fifth 10 Year Inservice Inspection Interval ML19058A4922019-04-23023 April 2019 Issuance of Amendment 198 Regarding Technical Specification Changes to Reduce the Number of Control Element Assemblies ML18274A2242018-11-0202 November 2018 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 246 and 197 Regarding Technical Specifications Site Area Map ML18256A0982018-10-30030 October 2018 Safety Evaluation for Relief Request No.5 for the Fifth 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval ML18129A1492018-07-0909 July 2018 Issuance of Amendments Regarding Technical Specification Changes Related to the Auxiliary Feedwater System (CAC Nos. MG0237 and MG0238; EPID L-2017-LLA-0296) ML18106B1212018-04-25025 April 2018 Proposed Alternative to Use Encoded Phased Array Ultrasonic Examination Techniques ML18046A7122018-03-26026 March 2018 Issuance of Amendments Regarding the Unusual Event Fire Related Emergency Action Level Scheme ML18018A0332018-01-26026 January 2018 Safety Evaluation of Relief Requests for the Fifth 10-Year Inservice Testing Program (EPID L-2017-LLR-0113; L-2017-LLR-0017, L-2017-LLR-0018, L-2017-LLR-0119, L-2017-LLR-0120, L-2017-LLR-0121, and L-2017-LLR-0122) ML17334A9362018-01-0404 January 2018 Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code Regarding Relief Request No. 17, Revision 0, for the Fourth 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval (CAC No. MF9826; EPID L-2017-LLR-0043) ML17341A4422018-01-0404 January 2018 Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code Relief Request No. 3 for the Fifth 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval (CAC No. MF9288; EPID L-2017-LLR-0003) ML17257A0152017-10-31031 October 2017 Issuance of Amendments Regarding Technical Specification Changes Related to the Reactor Protection System and Limiting Condition for Operation 3.0.5 ML17263A1202017-10-27027 October 2017 Inservice Inspection Plan Fourth 10-Year Interval Relief Request No. 16 (CAC No. MF9827; EPID L-2017-LLR-0044) ML17248A3792017-10-23023 October 2017 Issuance of Amendments to Revise the Renewed Facility Operating Licenses Fire Protection License Conditions (CAC Nos. MF9681 and MF9682; EPID L-2017-LLA-0230) ML17235A5652017-10-0505 October 2017 Issuance of Amendments Regarding Technical Specification Changes Related to Component Cyclic or Transient Limits ML17219A1742017-08-31031 August 2017 Relief from the Requirements of the ASME Code Regarding Relief Request 12 for the Fourth 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval ML17195A2912017-08-14014 August 2017 Issuance of Amendments Regarding Relocation of Radiation Monitor Requirements from Technical Specifications to Licensee-Controlled Documents ML17132A1672017-07-10010 July 2017 Inservice Inspection Plan Fourth 10 Year Interval Relief Request No. 13 ML17110A2702017-05-10010 May 2017 Inservice Inspection Plan Fourth 10-year Interval Relief Request No. 14 Rev 0 - ML17027A0782017-04-0707 April 2017 Issuance of Amendments Regarding Technical Specifications for Inservice Testing Programs (CAC Nos. MF8202 Through MF8209) ML17038A2252017-03-29029 March 2017 Issuance of Amendment No. 188 Regarding Emergency Diesel Generator Day Tank Volume ML16330A1182016-12-15015 December 2016 NextEra Fleet - Safety Evaluation for Proposed Alternative to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance Code by Adoption of Approved Code Case OMN-20, Inservice Test Frequency (CAC Nos. MF8195 Through MF8201) ML16251A1282016-12-0505 December 2016 Issuance of Amendments to Update Appendix B to the Renewed Facility Operating License to Incorporate the 2016 Biological Opinion ML16292A7612016-11-0202 November 2016 Inservice Inspection Plan Fourth 10 Year Interval Relief Request No. 11 ML16166A4242016-10-0505 October 2016 St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendments Regarding the Use of a New Computer Code to Model the Containment Vacuum Analyses ML16183A1382016-09-19019 September 2016 Issuance of Amendments Regarding Technical Specification Change to Eliminate the Moderator Temperature Coefficient Surveillance Test at the End of Cycle ML16210A3742016-08-30030 August 2016 Issuance of Amendments Regarding the Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-422, Revision 2 ML16103A3972016-07-28028 July 2016 Issuance of Amendments Regarding Removal of Technical Specification for Cleaning Fuel Oil Storage Tank Sediment and Relocating Procedures to Licensee Controlled Documents ML16167A4732016-07-0505 July 2016 Safety Evaluation Regarding Implementation of Mitigating Strategies and Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Related to Orders EA-12-049 and EA-12-051 ML16139A5882016-05-27027 May 2016 Inservice Inspection Plan Fourth 10-Year Interval Relief Request No. 10, Revision 0 ML16124A3832016-05-25025 May 2016 St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 1 - Issuance of Amendment Regarding Changes to the Snubber Surveillance Requirements (CAC No. MF6490) ML16063A1212016-04-19019 April 2016 Redacted - Issuance of Amendment Regarding License Amendment Request for the Transitioning to Areva Fuel ML15344A3462016-03-31031 March 2016 Issuance of Amendments Regarding Transition to a Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Fire Protection Program in Accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 50.48(c) (CAC Nos. MF1373 & MF1374) 2023-09-01
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 11, 2013 Mr. Mana Nazar Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
ST. LUCIE PLANT, UNIT NO. 1 -RELIEF REQUEST NO. 5 FOR EXAMINATION OF COLD LEG DISSIMILAR METAL WELDS (TAC NO. MF0675)
Dear Mr. Nazar:
By letter dated February 4, 2013 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML13046A101), as supplemented by letters dated July 30 and August 22, 2013 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13219A254 and ML13235A309, respectively),
Florida Power & Light Company (the licensee) requested relief from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (1 0 CFR), Part 50, Section 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F) at the St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 1 (St. Lucie Unit 1). This part of the regulation mandates and imposes conditions on the use of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code) Case N-770-1, "Alternative Examination Requirements and Acceptance Standards for Class 1 PWR [Pressurized-Water Reactor] Piping and Vessel Nozzle Butt Welds Fabricated With UNS N06082 or UNS W86182 Weld Filler Material With or Without Application of Listed Mitigation Activities." This ASME Code Case and the conditions require essentially 100-percent coverage be achieved for the baseline volumetric examinations of nickel-based Alloy 82/182 dissimilar metal welds (DMWs).
Specifically, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii), the licensee requested to use the proposed alternative in Relief Request No. 5 on the basis that compliance with the specified ASME requirements would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety. Relief Request No. 5 proposes an alternative to the required examination coverage for the subject DMWs at reactor coolant pump (RCP) nozzles at St. Lucie Unit 1. The relief request is applicable to the fourth 10-year in service inspection interval.
On September 25, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff verbally authorized (as documented in ADAMS Accession No. ML13268A510) the use of Relief Request No. 5 at St. Lucie Unit 1 for 64 months of plant operation at normal operating temperature (i.e.,
at Modes 1, 2, and 3) from the previous inspection of the RCP welds, which was last conducted in April 2010.
M. Nazar The NRC staff determines that the proposed alternative provides reasonable assurance of structural integrity and leak tightness of the subject welds for 64 months of operation in Modes 1, 2, and 3 from April 2010. The NRC staff finds that complying with ASME Code Case N-770-1 as conditioned in 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F) would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety. Accordingly, the NRC staff concludes that the licensee has adequately addressed all of the regulatory requirements set forth in 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii) and is in compliance with the requirements of the ASME Code,Section XI for which relief was not requested. Therefore, the NRC staff authorizes the use of Relief Request No. 5 at the St. Lucie Unit 1 for a time period of 64 months from April 2010 at a plant operating condition of Modes 1, 2, and 3.
All other requirements of ASME Code,Section XI and 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F) for which relief has not been specifically requested and approved in this relief request remain applicable, including third party review by the Authorized Nuclear lnservice Inspector.
If you have any questions, please contact the Project Manager, Mr. Siva P. Lingam by phone at 301-415-1564 or via e-mail at Siva.Lingam@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Docket No. 50-335
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELIEF REQUEST NO. 5 EXAMINATION OF COLD LEG DISSIMILAR METAL WELDS FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, ET AL.
ST. LUCIE PLANT, UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-335
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By letter dated February 4, 2013 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML13046A101 ), as supplemented by letters dated July 30 and August 22, 2013 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13219A254 and ML13235A309, respectively),
Florida Power & Light Company (the licensee) requested relief from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (1 0 CFR), Part 50, Section 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F) at the St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 1 (St. Lucie Unit 1). This part of the regulation mandates and imposes conditions on the use of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code) Case N-770-1, "Alternative Examination Requirements and Acceptance Standards for Class 1 PWR [Pressurized-Water Reactor] Piping and Vessel Nozzle Butt Welds Fabricated With UNS N06082 or UNS W86182 Weld Filler Material With or Without Application of Listed Mitigation Activities." This ASME Code Case and the conditions require essentially 100-percent coverage be achieved for the baseline volumetric examinations of nickel-based Alloy 82/182 dissimilar metal welds (DMWs).
Specifically, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii), the licensee requested to use the proposed alternative in Relief Request No. 5 on the basis that compliance with the specified ASME requirements would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety. Relief Request No. 5 proposes an alternative to the required examination coverage for the subject DMWs at reactor coolant pump (RCP) nozzles at St. Lucie Unit 1. The relief request is applicable to the fourth 10-year inservice inspection (lSI) interval.
On September 25, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) verbally authorized (as documented in ADAMS Accession No. ML13268A510) the use of Relief Request No. 5 at St. Lucie Unit 1 for 64 months of plant operation at normal operating temperature (i.e., at Modes 1, 2, and 3) from the previous inspection of the RCP welds, which was last conducted in April 2010. This safety evaluation documents the NRC staffs technical basis for the verbal authorization.
Enclosure
2.0 REGULATORY EVALUATION
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(4), ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 components (including supports) must meet the requirements, except the design and access provisions and the preservice examination requirements, set forth in the ASME Code,Section XI, "Rules for lnservice Inspection (lSI) of Nuclear Power Plant Components," to the extent practical within the limitations of design, geometry, and materials of construction of the components. The regulations require that inservice examination of components and system pressure tests conducted during the first 10-year interval and subsequent intervals comply with the requirements in the latest edition and addenda of Section XI of the ASME Code, incorporated by reference in 10 CFR 50.55a(b ), 12 months prior to the start of the 120-month interval, subject to the conditions listed therein.
Section 50.55a(g)(6)(ii) of 10 CFR Part 50 states that the Commission may require the licensee to follow an augmented lSI program for systems and components for which the Commission deems that added assurance of structural reliability is necessary. Section 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F) of 10 CFR Part 50 requires, in part, augmented in service volumetric inspection of Class 1 piping and nozzle DMWs.
Section 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(1) of 10 CFR Part 50 requires licensees of existing, operating pressurized water reactors as of July 21, 2011, implement the requirements of ASME Code Case N-770-1, subject to the conditions specified in 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(2) through 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(1 0), by the first refueling outage after August 22, 2011.
Section 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(3) of 10 CFR Part 50 states that the baseline examinations for welds in ASME Code Case N-770-1, Table 1, Inspection Item B, " ... shall be completed by the end of the next refueling outage after January 20, 2012. Previous examinations of these welds can be credited for baseline examinations if they were performed within the re-inspection period for the weld item in Table 1 using Section XI, Appendix VIII requirements and met the ASME Code required examination volume of essentially 100 percent. Other previous examinations that do not meet these requirements can be used to meet the baseline examination requirement, provided NRC approval of alternative inspection requirements in accordance with paragraphs
[1 0 CFR 50.55a] (a)(3)(i) or (a)(3)(ii) of this section is granted prior to the end of the next refueling outage after January 20, 2012 ... "
Section 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(4) of 10 CFR Part 50 states that the axial examination coverage requirements of ASME Code Case N-770-1, Section 2500(c), may not be considered to be satisfied unless essentially 100-percent (i.e., greater than 90-percent) coverage is achieved.
Section 50.55a(a)(3) of 10 CFR Part 50 states, in part, that alternatives to the requirements of paragraph (g) of 10 CFR 50.55a may be authorized by the NRC if the licensee demonstrates that: (i) the proposed alternative provides an acceptable level of quality and safety, or (ii) compliance with the specified requirements would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety.
Based on the above, subject to the following technical evaluation, the NRC staff finds that regulatory authority exists to authorize the alternative proposed by the licensee.
3.0 Technical Evaluation 3.1 The Licensee's Relief Request No. 5 The affected components are the eight ASME Code Class 1 DMWs located at the RCP nozzles as identified in Table 1 of the relief request. The DMWs contain nickel-based Alloy 82/182 and are identified in ASME Code Case N-770-1, Table 1, Examination Categories, Inspection Item B, as unmitigated butt weld at cold leg operating temperature. Each RCP contains a 30-inch inside diameter inlet and outlet nozzles. Each DMW joins mill-clad SA-516, Grade 70 carbon steel pipe with SA-240-304L stainless steel cladding to an SA-351, Grade CF8M cast stainless steel safe end.
The ASME Code and NRC regulatory requirements applicable to the examinations of the affected welds are as follows:
Section 2410 of ASME Code Case N-770-1, as conditioned by 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(4),
requires that unmitigated dissimilar metal butt welds at cold leg operating temperatures greater than 525 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) and less than 580 °F, under inspection Item B, be examined with ( 1) bare metal visual examination once per interval, (2) essentially 100-percent volumetric examination for axial and circumferential flaws in accordance with the applicable requirements of ASME Section XI, Appendix VIII, every second inspection period not to exceed 7 years, and (3) baseline examinations by the end of the next refueling outage after January 20, 2012.
As defined by ASME Code Case N-460, Alternative Examination Coverage for Class 1 and Class 2 Welds,Section XI, Division 1, essentially 100 percent means greater than 90 percent of the examination volume of each weld where reduction in coverage is due to interference by another component or part geometry.
ASME Section XI, Appendix VIII, Supplement 10, Qualification Requirements for Dissimilar Metal Piping Welds, is applicable to DMWs without cast materials. ASME Section XI, Appendix VIII, states that the supplement for the examination of cast stainless steel is in the course of preparation.
The licensee requested relief from the examination requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(3) and 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(4) and proposed two alternatives. First, in lieu of the baseline examination requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(3), the licensee proposed to use the ultrasonic examinations performed in accordance with Material Reliability Program (MRP)-139, Material Reliability Program: Primary System Piping Butt Weld Inspection and Evaluation Guideline, Revision 1, EPRI [Electric Power Research Institute}, Palo Alto, CA 2008, 1015009, during the 2010 (SL 1-23) Refueling Outage. Second, in lieu of the examination coverage requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(4), the licensee proposed to use the examination coverage achieved in the 2010 examination.
The licensee stated that during the 2010 Refueling Outage, it examined the eight subject RCP inlet/outlet welds from the carbon steel side using a manual non-encoded phased array ultrasonic testing (UT) technique that was qualified in accordance with the requirements of ASME Section XI, Appendix VIII, Supplement 10, as implemented through the Performance
Demonstration Initiative (PDI) program. The licensee did not find any indications in the subject welds.
As part of the proposed alternative, the licensee has performed the following: (1) periodic system pressure tests in accordance with ASME Section XI Examination Category 8-P, Table IWB-2500-1; (2) ultrasonic examinations to the maximum extent possible; (3) walk downs of Class 1 systems inside containment during refueling outages to look for system anomalies that could affect plant performance; and (4) bare metal visual examinations of the subject welds in accordance with ASME Code Case N-722-1, "Additional Examinations for PWR Pressure Retaining Welds in Class 1 Components Fabricated With Alloy 600/82/182 MaterialsSection XI, Division 1."
The licensee stated that because the examination of the RCP inlet/outlet configuration is included in the PDI sample set, a site specific mock-up was not applicable for these weld examinations. The licensee was able to achieve essentially 100-percent examination coverage of the susceptible material in all eight welds for circumferential flaws. However, due to the weld taper and the examination from the cast austenitic stainless steel (CASS) safe-end side of the welds is not qualified, the licensee achieved less than essentially 100-percent examination volume coverage for axial flaws as shown in Table 1 of the relief request.
The licensee stated that the critical circumferential flaw length for an RCP outlet weld is 33.2 inches, which is approximately 29 percent of the weld circumference. The licensee stated that the largest limitation due to examination obstruction is 9.85 inches long, or 8. 7 percent of the outer diameter circumference. The weld volume associated with 4.15 inches of the obstructed length of 9.85 inches was identified as having 0 percent of coverage. The licensee explained that a circumferential flaw of this size, if it exists, would take over 15 years to grow to through-wall depth and over 100 years for a leaking through-wall flaw to grow to a critical crack length due to the cold leg operating temperature.
The licensee stated that as an added measure of safety, it has improved its Reactor Coolant System (RCS) leak detection capability by standardizing RCS leak rate measurement. The enhanced leak rate monitoring and detection procedure monitor specific values of unidentified leakage, 7-day rolling average, and baseline means. Action levels are initiated as low as when the unidentified leak rate exceeds 0.1 gallon per minute. The licensee stated that the enhanced leak detection capability provides an increased level of safety such that if a flaw were to grow through-wall, it would be detected prior to growing to a safety significant size, which the licensee clarified in an email (ADAMS Accession No. ML13338A694) to the NRC to essentially mean the critical flaw size that could result in a break. The NRC staff notes that the St. Lucie Unit 1 Technical Specification (TS) Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.4.6.2 limits unidentified RCS leakage to 1 gallon per minute before additional actions specified in the TSs are required.
The licensee requested the approval of the relief request for the fourth 10-year lSI interval. The code of record for the fourth 10-year lSI interval is the ASME Code,Section XI, 2001 edition through the 2003 addenda. The fourth 10-year lSI interval began February 11, 2008, and ends February 10, 2018.
3.2 NRC Staff Evaluation Section 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(3) of 10 CFR Part 50 requires the licensee performing a baseline examination for the subject welds. The licensee examined the subject welds in accordance with EPRI MRP-139 in April 2010. The NRC staff notes that the licensee used a manual, non-encoded phased-array single-sided UT technique from the outside diameter of the ferritic side of the welds in both the circumferential and axial directions. The NRC staff further notes that the licensee used a POl UT procedure that met the requirements of ASME Code Section XI Appendix VIII, Supplement 10, as limited by the procedure qualification due to the existence of a CASS safe end. The NRC finds that the licensee's ultrasonic examinations of the subject welds performed in April 2010 are acceptable as an alternative in lieu of the baseline examination required by 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(3) because the licensee used a qualified UT technique.
The second proposed alternative is that the licensee proposed to use the examination coverage achieved in the 2010 examination as shown in Table 1 of the relief request in lieu of the essentially 100-percent examination coverage as required by 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F). The licensee noted two reasons for not meeting the essentially 100-percent examination coverage.
First, the cold leg nozzles are welded to a safe end that is made of CASS. Currently, the ASME Code,Section XI, does not have a qualified ultrasonic examination procedure to examine CASS material; therefore, the CASS material that is part of the required examination volume cannot be credited for the coverage calculation. Second, the individual weld configuration and/or obstructions prevent essentially 100-percent examination coverage.
On the basis of the examination coverage diagrams presented in the relief request, the NRC staff recognizes the difficulty with which the licensee encountered attempting to achieve essentially 100-percent coverage of the subject welds. The NRC staff requested Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) perform a more precise coverage calculation to verify the licensee's examination coverage for the axial scan because the axial scans had the most difficulties in achieving required coverage. The NRC staff selected two welds, RC-124-7-504 and RC-121-6-504, for the investigation because they have the least examination coverage.
PNNL modeled the UT transducer response for axial scans performed from the weld crown of these two welds. The PNNL evaluation included theoretical modeling of the sound beams based on actual phased-array design parameters and component geometry provided by the licensee. PNNL simulated the phased-array ultrasonic examination with focal laws defined to produce steered beams from 0 to 80 degrees and at 1-degree increments. PNNL's simulations have confirmed that the licensee's examination coverage for welds RC-121-6-504 and RC-124-7-504 in 2010 is the maximum coverage that can be achieved because of weld configuration and obstructions.
Because the licensee was not able to examine some volumes of the subject eight welds, the NRC staff is concerned that a flaw may exist in the unexamined volume and may grow to the unacceptable size (i.e., 75-percent through pipe wall thickness) within the inspection interval, which is every 7 years. The NRC staff finds the condition unacceptable if a potential flaw could grow to the unacceptable size in less than 7 years because this would challenge the structural integrity and leak tightness of the subject welds. Therefore, the NRC staff requested the licensee evaluate any potential flaw growth.
In the July 30, 2013, letter, the licensee reported that its flaw analyses showed that a postulated circumferential flaw with an initial depth of 40-percent through wall would grow to the
unacceptable flaw size in 139 months and a postulated axial flaw with an initial depth of 12.47-percent through wall would grow to the unacceptable flaw size in 64.3 months.
To verify the licensee's flaw analyses, the NRC staff has performed independent flaw growth analyses using the licensee's proposed axial flaw size of 12.7-percent through wall and a PNNL-recommended circumferential flaw size of 50-percent through wall. The NRC staff assumed a larger, initial circumferential flaw size (50-percent vs. the licensee's 40-percent through-wall depth} because PNNL's model indicated that a circumferential flaw must grow to approximately 50-percent through wall before it can be detected.
The NRC staff finds that the postulated circumferential flaw of 50-percent through wall would not grow to the unacceptable flaw size within 7 years. The NRC staff finds that the postulated axial flaw of 12.47 percent would grow to the unacceptable flaw size at about 64 months. Given that the 64-month period is less than the 7-year inspection interval required by ASME Code Case N-770-1 for the subject welds, the NRC staff finds that the 64-month time period is limiting and must be used as the inspection interval for the subject welds in lieu of 7 years. Considering that primary water stress corrosion cracking would most likely occur at high operating temperature, the NRC staff finds that the licensee may apply the 64 months when the plant is operated during Modes 1, 2, and 3.
Although the postulated axial flaw would grow to the unacceptable size within 64 months, the NRC finds that the licensee has defense-in-depth measures to monitor the structural integrity and leak tightness of the subject welds. The NRC staff finds that the St. Lucie Unit 1 has adequate RCS leakage detection systems should any of the subject welds develop a leaking through-wall flaw because the licensee will initiate actions if the leakage reaches 0.1 gallons per minute as compared to the allowable leak rate of 1 gallon per minute in accordance with TS LCO 3.4.6.2. In the July 30, 2013, letter, the licensee stated that the primary method for quantifying and characterizing RCS identified and unidentified leakage is by means of a reactor coolant water inventory balance that is performed every 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. The leakage detection systems include the reactor cavity (containment) sump inlet flow monitoring system, containment atmosphere radiation gas monitoring system, and containment atmosphere radiation particulate monitoring system. These systems have high level and alert status alarms in the control room. These systems also have Technical Specification (TS) required monitoring (TS 3/4.4.6.2.a and b) at least once every 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br />.
The containment sump alarm response is also highly variable based on the location of the leak, how much vapor condenses, and where it condenses. All drains entering the sump are routed first to a measurement tank. When the water level corresponding to 1 gallon per minute or more into the tank is reached, a sump level alarm is actuated in the control room. If a leak does occur, the operator will be notified and take corrective actions before the structural integrity of the pipe is challenged. In addition, the licensee performs periodic system pressure tests in accordance with ASME Section XI Examination Category 8-P, Table IWB-2500-1, walks down the piping systems during refueling outages, and performs bare metal visual examinations of the subject welds in accordance with ASME Code Case N-722-1.
As part of the submittal, the licensee discussed the hardship of complying with the regulations.
During the 2010 Refueling Outage, the licensee ground and contoured the subject welds to improve examination volume coverage to meet the examination requirements of the ASME
Section XI, Appendix VIII, Supplement 10. The licensee stated that further contouring is limited by the required pipe minimum wall thickness. The licensee further stated that to obtain acceptable surface contour conditions for axial flaw examinations, weld build up, additional contouring, and construction code radiographic testing would be required. To obtain additional circumferential coverage in the area of obstruction from the spray nozzles would require pipe replacement to relocate the spray nozzles. The licensee explained that this additional effort to improve examination coverage would be a hardship that would not result in an increase of health and safety to the public.
The NRC staff has examined the examination coverage drawings submitted by the licensee and finds that achieving essentially 100-percent coverage of the subject welds would require extensive modifications. The NRC staff also recognizes that the weld could be examined from the inside diameter but the inside diameter interrogation would be accompanied by a significant radiological dose. The NRC staff finds that attaining the essentially 100-percent examination coverage for the subject eight welds would present a hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety.
In summary, the NRC staff finds that the licensee has performed a baseline examination of the subject welds in accordance with the ASME Code,Section XI, as limited by the procedure qualification due to the existence of a CASS safe end. For the weld volumes that were not inspected, the licensee has performed adequate flaw evaluations to demonstrate that the subject welds would maintain their structural integrity and leak tightness for at least 64 months.
The NRC staff finds that the proposed alternative in Relief Request No. 5 provides reasonable assurance of structural integrity and leak tightness of the subject welds within 64 months of April 2010 because (1) the licensee's 2010 examination did not detect any indications, and (2) the NRC staff's independent evaluation verifies that the licensee's flaw evaluations demonstrate an acceptable operating period of at least 64 months.
4.0 CONCLUSION
As set forth above, the NRC staff determines that the proposed alternative provides reasonable assurance of structural integrity and leak tightness of the subject welds for 64 months of operation in Modes 1, 2, and 3 from April 2010. The NRC staff finds that complying with ASME Code Case N-770-1 as conditioned in 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F) would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety.
Accordingly, the NRC staff concludes that the licensee has adequately addressed all of the regulatory requirements set forth in 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii) and is in compliance with the requirements of the ASME Code,Section XI for which relief was not requested. Therefore, the NRC staff authorizes the use of Relief Request No. 5 at the St. Lucie Unit 1 for a time period of 64 months from April 2010 at a plant operating condition of Modes 1, 2, and 3.
All other requirements of ASME Code,Section XI and 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F) for which relief has not been specifically requested and approved in this relief request remain applicable, including third party review by the Authorized Nuclear lnservice Inspector.
Principal Contributor: John Tsao Date: December 11, 2013
ML13316A555 *via e-mail OFFICE LPL2-2/PM LPL2-2/LA DE/EPNB/BC* LPL2-2/BC NAME Slingam BCiayton Tlupold JQuichocho DATE 11/14/13 11/13/13 11/7/13 12/11/13