ML16148B150
| ML16148B150 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 06/11/1992 |
| From: | Matthews D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Hampton J DUKE POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16148B151 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-M79774, TAC-M79775, TAC-M79776, NUDOCS 9206170242 | |
| Download: ML16148B150 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 June 11, 1992 Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270 and 50-287 Mr. J. W. Hampton Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Power Company P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, South Carolina 29679
Dear Mr. Hampton:
SUBJECT:
REQUESTS FOR RELIEF FROM SECTION XI ASME CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2 AND 3 (TACS M79774/M79775/M79776)
By letter dated January 31, 1991, you submitted to the NRC a request for relief (RR 91-02) from ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (the Code),
Section XI inservice inspection and hydrostatic pressure test requirements for the Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. Specifically, you requested relief from performing the Code-required minimum examination of 25% of the reactor pressure vessel nozzles during the first inspection period of the third inspection interval at Oconee and proposed to take credit for the nozzle inspection performed during the second inspection interval and apply it to the third inspection interval.
You have not yet submitted your third ten-year inspection interval program and thus, the applicable Code is not known at this time.
The NRC staff has reviewed and evaluated your request for relief from the Section XI requirements that you determined were impractical to perform at Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. The staff has determined that since the Code requirements for the third ten-year interval have not been identified, the requested relief is premature and cannot be evaluated at this time. In addition, you have not demonstrated the impracticality of such future code requirements. Therefore, your request for relief from those inspection requirements in the third ten-year inspection interval is denied.
Furthermore, the proposed inspection sequence for the second ten-year interval meets the Code scheduling requirements and therefore, relief is not required for the second ten-year interval. A summary of the requirements and the staff's evaluation are included in the enclosed Safety Evaluation.
NRC FILE CENTER COPY 920 6170242 920611 PDR ADOCK 05000269 P
Mr. J. W. Hampton 2 -
June 11, 1992 If you have questions regarding this matter, contact me at (301) 504-1495.
This completes our action under TAC Nos. M79774, M79775, and M79776.
Sincerely, avid B. Matthews, Director Project Directorate 11-3 Division of Reactor Projects-I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Mr. J. June 11, 1992 If you have questions regarding this matter, contact me at (301) 504-1495.
This completes our action under TAC Nos. M79774, M79775, and M79776.
Sincerely,
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David B. Matthews, Director Project Directorate 11-3 Division of Reactor Projects-I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Mr. J. W. Hampton Duke Power Company Oconee Nuclear Station cc:
Mr. A. V. Carr, Esquire Mr. M. E. Patrick Duke Power Company Compiance 422 South Church Street Duke Power Company Charlotte, North Carolina 28242-0001 Oconee Nuclear Site P. 0. Box 1439 J. Michael McGarry, III, Esquire Seneca, South Carolina 29679 Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW.
Mr. Alan R. Herdt, Chief Washington, DC 20005 Project Branch #3 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Robert B. Borsum 101 Marietta Street, NW. Suite 2900 Babcock & Wilcox Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Nuclear Power Division Suite 525 Ms. Karen E. Long 1700 Rockville Pike Assistant Attorney General Rockville, Maryland 20852 North Carolina Department of Justice Manager, LIS P. 0. Box 629 NUS Corporation Raleigh, North Carolina 21602 2650 McCormick Drive, 3rd Floor Clearwater, Florida 34619-1035 Mr. R. L. Gill, Jr.
Senior Resident Inspector Licensing U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. 0. Box 1007 Route 2, Box 610 Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1007 Seneca, South Carolina 29678 Regional Administrator, Region II U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, NW. Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. Heyward G. Shealy, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Office of Intergovernmental Relations 116 West Jones Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 County Supervisor of Oconee County Walhalla, South Carolina 29621