ML15062A149

NRR E-mail Capture - LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 - Relief Request I3R-14

ML15062A149
Person / Time
Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	03/03/2015
From:	Blake Purnell Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Simpson L Exelon Corp
References
TAC MF5654, TAC MF5655
Download: ML15062A149 (2)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Purnell, Blake Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 10:11 AM To: Lisa Simpson (Lisa.Simpson@exeloncorp.com)

Cc: David Gullott (David.Gullott@exeloncorp.com); Tate, Travis

Subject:

LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 - Relief Request I3R-14 (TAC Nos. MF5654 and MF5655)

Ms. Simpson:

By application dated January 29, 2015 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML15030A175), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (the licensee) submitted a request in accordance with Paragraph 50.55a(z)(1) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) for a proposed alternative to the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code,Section XI, Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components, for LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2. Specifically, the licensee is requesting to use Code Case N-702, Alternative Requirements for Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Nozzle Inner Radius and Nozzle-to-Shell Welds,Section XI, Division 1, as an alternative to the examination requirements contained in Table IWB-2500-1 of the ASME B&PV Code.

The purpose of this email is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this proposed alternative. 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.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(z), the applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed alternatives would provide an acceptable level of quality and safety, or that compliance with the specified requirements of 10 CFR 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 application and concluded that it provides technical information in sufficient detail to enable the 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 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 staffs detailed technical review by separate correspondence.

Sincerely, Blake Purnell, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-2 and Planning and Analysis Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374 1

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 1914 Mail Envelope Properties (Blake.Purnell@nrc.gov20150303101000)

Subject:

LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 - Relief Request I3R-14 (TAC Nos.

MF5654 and MF5655)

Sent Date: 3/3/2015 10:10:34 AM Received Date: 3/3/2015 10:10:00 AM From: Purnell, Blake Created By: Blake.Purnell@nrc.gov Recipients:

"David Gullott (David.Gullott@exeloncorp.com)" <David.Gullott@exeloncorp.com>

Tracking Status: None "Tate, Travis" <Travis.Tate@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Lisa Simpson (Lisa.Simpson@exeloncorp.com)" <Lisa.Simpson@exeloncorp.com>

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