ML14079A523

Units 1 & 2, Letter of Intent to Submit Plant Specific Reactor Vessel Internals Inspections Plans

ML14079A523
Person / Time
Site:	Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire
Issue date:	03/19/2014
From:	Geoffrey Miller Duke Energy Carolinas
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RA-14-0005
Download: ML14079A523 (3)

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KE Garry Miller Senior Vice President ENERGY. Nuclear Engineering Duke Energy 526 South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Mailing Address: EC07H / P.O. Box 1006 Serial: RA-14-0005 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 March 19, 2014 o: 704-382-4129 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-413 AND 50-414 / LICENSE NOS. NPF-35 AND NPF-52 MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-369 AND 50-370 / LICENSE NOS. NPF-9 AND NPF-1 7

SUBJECT:

LETTER OF INTENT TO SUBMIT PLANT SPECIFIC REACTOR VESSEL INTERNALS INSPECTION PLANS The purpose of this letter is to advise the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of McGuire Nuclear Station's and Catawba Nuclear Station's intent to submit a plant specific Reactor Vessel Internals (RVI) inspection plan that meets the guidance provided in Materials Reliability Program (MRP) report, MRP-227-A, "Pressurized Water Reactor Internals Inspection and Evaluation Guidelines." Both Catawba and McGuire are in the process of upgrading their respective RVI Aging Management Programs (AMP) to align with MRP-227-A.

The anticipated schedule for submittal of the inspection plans to implement MRP-227-A (or the latest NRC approved revision) is no later than two years before the initial inspection at each site.The expected inspection plan submittal date for McGuire Units 1 and 2 is Fall 2018. The expected initial inspection dates are Fall 2020 and Spring 2023 for McGuire Units 1 and 2, respectively.

The expected inspection plan submittal date for Catawba Units 1 and 2 is Fall 2022. The expected initial inspection dates are Fall 2024 and Fall 2025 for Catawba Units 1 and 2, respectively.

The aforementioned dates are best estimates based on the information available at the present time. The dates for the submittal and initial inspections are subject to change.There are no new regulatory commitments contained in this letter. If you have additional questions, please call Julie Olivier at (980) 373-4045.Sincerely, Garry Miller Senior Vice President, Nuclear Engineering AcwI U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission March 19, 2014 Serial: RA-14-0005 Page 2 xc: V.M. McCree, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

-Region II Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257 E.G. Miller, NRR Project Manager (CNS & MNS)U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 8 G9A Rockville, MD 20852-2738 J. Zeiler NRC Senior Resident Inspector McGuire Nuclear Station G. A. Hutto NRC Senior Resident Inspector Catawba Nuclear Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission March 19, 2014 Serial: RA-14-0005 Page 3 bxc: McGuire Master File 801.01 -MG02DM Catawba Master File 801.01 -CN04DM ELL J.A. Olivier J. N. Robertson R. D. Hart P.T. Vu L.J. Rudy NCMPA-1 PMPA NCEMC T. K. Pasour (For CNS Licensing/Nuclear Records)K. L. Crane (For MNS Licensing/Nuclear Records)File: (Corporate)