ML15112A395
| ML15112A395 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 02/16/1999 |
| From: | Berkow H NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Mccollum W DUKE POWER CO. |
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| ML15112A396 | List: |
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| TAC-MA1766, NUDOCS 9902180310 | |
| Download: ML15112A395 (3) | |
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.uFebruary 16, 1999
. Mr. W. R. McCollum, Jr.'
Vice President, Oconee e
Duke Energy Corporation P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679
SUBJECT:
RELIEF REQUEST-EVALUATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE SECTION XI REQUIREMENTS FOR POST-TENSIONING SYSTEMS OF CONCRETE CONTAINMENTS - OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. MA1766, MA1767, AND MA1 768)
Dear Mr. McCollum:
By letter dated May 6, 1998, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), submitted Request for Relief No. 98-ONS-0002 seeking relief from the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code) (ASME Code),Section XI, Subsection IWL, for the Oconee Nuclear Station (Oconee), Units 1, 2, and 3. By letter dated September 16, 1998, Duke responded to an NRC's Request for Additional Information and additional clarification information was supplied by letter dated January 21, 1999.
Based on the review of the information provided in the submittals, the staff has concluded that the alternatives proposed in lieu of IWL-2421 of Subsection IWL of Section XI of the ASME Code provide an acceptable level of quality and safety for the inservice inspection at Oconee.
Therefore, the alternative is authorized pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.55a(a)(3)(i).
Enclosed is the staff's Safety Evaluation (SE) and its attached Technical Evaluation Report that was prepared by our consultant, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory.
Sincerely Original' signed by:
Herbert N. Berkow, Director Project Directorate 11-2 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation cc w/encl: See next page Distribution:
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 16, 1999 Mr. W. R. McCollum, Jr.
Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Energy Corporation P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679
SUBJECT:
RELIEF REQUEST-EVALUATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE SECTION XI REQUIREMENTS FOR POST-TENSIONING SYSTEMS OF CONCRETE CONTAINMENTS - OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. MA1766, MA1767, AND MA1 768)
Dear Mr. McCollum:
By letter dated May 6, 1998, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke), submitted Request for Relief No. 98-ONS-0002 seeking relief from the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code) (ASME Code),Section XI, Subsection IWL, for the Oconee Nuclear Station (Oconee), Units 1, 2, and 3. By letter dated September 16, 1998, Duke responded to an NRC's Request for Additional Information and additional clarification information was supplied by letter dated January 21, 1999.
Based on the review of the information provided in the submittals, the staff has concluded that the alternatives proposed in lieu of IWL-2421 of Subsection IWL of Section XI of the ASME Code provide an acceptable level of quality and safety for the inservice inspection at Oconee.
Therefore, the alternative is authorized pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.55a(a)(3)(i).
Enclosed is the staff's Safety Evaluation (SE) and the Technical Evaluation Report that was prepared by our consultant, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory.
Sincerely, erbert
.Berkow, Director Project Directorate 11-2 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation cc w/encl: See next page
Oconee Nuclear Station cc:
Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Mr. J. E. Burchfield Legal Department (PBO5E)
Compliance Manager Duke Energy Corporation Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Oconee Nuclear Site Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, South Carolina 29679 Anne Cottington, Esquire Winston and Strawn Ms. Karen E. Long 1400 L Street, NW.
Assistant Attorney General Washington, DC 20005 North Carolina Department of Justice Mr. Rick N. Edwards P. 0. Box 629 Framatome Technologies Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Suite 525 1700 Rockville Pike L. A. Keller Rockville, Maryland 20852-1631 Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Licensing Manager, LIS Duke Energy Corporation NUS Corporation 526 South Church Street 2650 McCormick Drive, 3rd Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Clearwater, Florida 34619-1035 Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Senior Resident Inspector Division of Radiation Protection U. S. Nuclear Regulatory North Carolina Department of Commission Environment, Health, and 7812B Rochester Highway Natural Resources Seneca, South Carolina 29672 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Virgil R. Autry, Director Division of Radioactive Waste Management Mr. Steven P. Shaver Bureau of Land and Waste Management Senior Sales Engineer Department of Health and Environmental Westinghouse Electric Company Control 5929 Carnegie Blvd.
2600 Bull Street Suite 500 Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 Charlotte, North Carolina 28209 County Supervisor of Oconee County Walhalla, South Carolina 29621