ML16342A838
| ML16342A838 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 06/21/1999 |
| From: | Steven Bloom NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Rueger G PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
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| ML16342A839 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-M95068, TAC-M95069, NUDOCS 9906290321 | |
| Download: ML16342A838 (8) | |
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dune 21, 1999 Mr. Gregory M. Rueger Senior Vice President and General Manager Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Nuclear-Power Plant P.O. Box 3 Avila Beach, CA 93424
SUBJECT:
EVALUATIONOF'SECOND 10-YEAR INTERVALINSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM PLAN ANDASSOCIATED REQUESTS FOR RELIEF FOR DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M95068 AND M95069)
Dear Mr. Rueger:
Th NRC issued the evaluation for the Diablo Canyon Power P/ant, Units 1 and 2 second 10-year interval inservice inspection program plan and associated requests for relief on October 15, 1998. After reviewing the safety evaluation, Diablo Canyon notified the NRC that there were numerous errois in the safety evaluation.
Enclosed are corrected pages (page 2 of the transmittal letter, pages 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 21, 25, 28, and 29 of the safety evaluation, and pages 2, 3, and 4 of Table 1 attached to the safety evaluation).
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
'incerely,
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Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323
Enclosure:
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SUBJECT:
EVALUATIONOF SECOND 10-YEAR INTEh"'ALINSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM PLAN ANDASSOCIATED REQUESTS FOR RELIEF FOR DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M95068 A'ND M95069)
Dear Mr. Rueger:
Th NRC issued the evaluation for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 second 10-year interval inser'vice inspection program plan and associated requests for relief on October 15, 1998. After reviewing the safety. evaluation, Diablo Canyon notified the NRC that there were numerous errors in the safety evaluation.
Enclosed are corrected pages (page 2 of the transmittal letter, pages 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 21, 25, 28, and 29 of the safety evaluation, and pages 2, 3, and 4 of Table 1 attached to the safety evaluation).
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Sincerely, Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323
Enclosure:
Corrected Pages cc w/encl: See next page.
Steven D. Bloom, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate IV& Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc w/encl:
NRC Resident Inspector Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 369 Avila Beach, California 93424 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-8064 Dr. Richard Ferguson, Energy Chair Sierra Club California 1100 11th Street, Suite 311 Sacramento, California 95814 Christopher J. Wainer, Esq.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company Post Office Box 7442 San Francisco, California 94120 Ms. Nancy Culver San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace P. O. Box 164 Pismo Beach, California 93448 Chairman San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Room 370 County Government Center San Luis Obispo, California 93408 Mr. David H. Oatley, Vice President Diablo Canyon Operations and Plant Manager Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 3 Avila Beach, California 93424 Telegram-Tribune ATTN: Managing Editor 1321 Johnson Avenue P.O. Box 112 San Luis Obispo, California 93406 Mr. Truman Burns Mr. Robert Kinosian California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness, Room 4102, San Francisco, California 94102 Mr. Steve Hsu Radiologic Health Branch State Department of Health Services Post Office Box 942732 Sacramento, California 94232 Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee ATTN: Robert R. Wellington, Esq.
Legal Counsel 857 Cass Street, Suite D Monterey, California 93940
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Mr. Gregory M. Rueger October 15, 1998 In addition, the staff has determined that the requfrements of 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(fi)(A) were not met for Request for Relief NDE-01, and that the licensee must propose an alternative that
",provides an acceptable level of quafity and safety.
In the April 10, 1998, submittal, the licensee stated that it has'met and willcontinue to meet the augmented requfrement, However, no alternative to the augmented RPV examination has been proposed and until the licensee satisfies the'augmented examination requirements of the regulations, reliefs from these Code requiremerits cannot be evaluated.. Section 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(A)(1 ) revokes ail p evious requests for relief for Item 81.10 weids, and relief cannot be granted from Code requirements unS the augmented rule is satisfied.
Requests for Relief NDE-6, NDE-10, NDE-11, NDE-12, and NDE-14 R1 were withdrawn by the licensee's letter dated August 13, 1997. Requests for Relief NDE-24, NDE-28, PRS-1 R1, and DOC-1 were withdrawn by the ficerisee's letter dated April 10, 1998. Requests for Relief PRS-1C, PRS-1E, and PRS-1F were evaluated and ap'proved in the staff's safety evaluation dated May 1, 1998.
Requests for Relief NDEZA, NDE-7, NDE-23, NDE-27, PRS-5, and CNT-1 are hereby denied by the staff.
The NRC staffs evaluation and conclusions are contained in Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 is the INEELTechnical Evaluation Report.
Sincerely,'ocket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323 63A William H. Bateman, Director Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects - Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
- 1. Safety Evaluation
- 2. INEELTechnical Evaluation Report ccw/encls:
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