ML17146A711
| ML17146A711 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 02/12/1987 |
| From: | Adensam E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Keiser H PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
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February 12, 1987 Docket No.:
50-388 Mr. Harold W. Keiser Vice President Nuclear Operations Pennsylvania Power and Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Allentown, Pennsyl vani a 18101
Dear Mr. Keiser:
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NRC PDR Local PDR BWD-3 r/f EAdensam MThadani RBernero EHylton JPartlow EJordan BGrimes Atty, OGC ACRS (10)
Subject:
~i5 Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SES) Unit 2-1st Ten-Year Interval Inspection Program and Requests for Re'lief from Certain Requirements
, The Commission's regulation 10 CFR 50.55a(g) requires ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 components (including supports) of a boiling water-cooled nuclear reactor facility to meet the requirements set forth in Section XI, Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components, of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
Each facility is required to have an inspection progr am plan which is updated every ten years to meet the requirements of the latest approved edition and addenda of Section XI.
This program plan is submitted to the NRC for review of the licensee's compliance with the Regulation which entails verifying that the program plan is based on the correct Code edition and addenda, verifying that the correct systems, sampling plans, and non-destructive examination methods have been incorporated, and evaluating the efficacy of proposed alternative examinations and tests to be performed in l.ieu of the requirements.
By letter dated February 28, 1985, Pennsylvania Power and Light (PP8L) submitted the first interval (February 12, 1985 to February 12, 1995) ISI program plan.
A response to a staff request for additional information, was provided by PP8L in,a letter dated August 12, 1986.
Included in the program plan were requests for relief from examination requirements determined to be impractial to perform at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Unit 2.
We have reviewed and evaluated the Inservice Inspection Plan and requests for relief, with technical assistance from our contractor, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).
The staff has reviewed the Technical Evaluation Report (TER) prepared by SAIC on the inservice inspection program and the requests for relief and has adopted the TER evaluations and conclusions.
Our Safety Evaluation and SAIC's TER are enclosed.
We have granted relief from the examination requirements which we have determined to be impractical to per-form and, by granting relief, would not compromise the safety of the facility.
We have denied relief in the cases where the necessary findings to support a
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Based on our review, we, have also determined that pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)
(6)(i) granting relief where the Code requirements are impractical is authorized by law and will not endanger l,ife or property, or the common defense and security.
We have also determined that granting relief is otherwise in the public interest considering the burden, that could result if the requirements were imposed on the facility.
During the review of your inservice inspection plan we have not identi-fied any significant misinterpretation or omissions of Code requirements.
'Thus, the inservice inspection plan is acceptable for implementation.
Sincerely,
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Enclosure:
As stated Elinor G. Adensam,,Director BWR Project Directorate No.
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'Division of BWR Licensing cc:
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Mr. Harold W. Keiser Pennsylvania Power 5 Light Company Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Units 1 5 2 CC:
Jay Silberg, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts 5 Trowbridge 2300 N Street N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20037 Bryan A. Snapp, Esq.
Assistant Corporate Counsel Pennsylvania Power 5 Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101 Mr. E. A. Heckman Licensing Group Supervisor Pennsylvania Power 5 Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101 Mr. Loren Plisco Resident Inspector P.O.
Box 52 Shickshinny, Pennsylvania 18655 Mr. R. J.
Benich Services Project Manager General Electric Company 1000 First Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Mr. Thomas M. Gerusky, Director Bureau of Radiation Protection Resources Commonwealth of Pennsylvania P. 0.
Box 2063 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Robert W. Alder, Esquire Office of Attorney General P.O.
Box 2357 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Mr. Jesse C. Tilton III Allegheny Flee. Coorperative, Inc.
212 Locust Street P.O.
Box 1266 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-1266 Mr. W. H. Hirst, Manager Joint Generation Proiects Department Atlantic Electric P.O.
Box 1500 1199 Black Horse Pike Pleasantville, New Jersey 08232 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
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