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Forward RAI Re 970218 & 970410 Relief Requests Submitted by Ceco for Qcs,Bs,Byron & LaSalle
ML17187A990
Person / Time
Site: Dresden, Byron, Braidwood, Quad Cities  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 05/28/1997
From: Skay D
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To: Johnson I
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
TAC-M98098, TAC-M98099, TAC-M98391, TAC-M98392, TAC-M98393, TAC-M98394, TAC-M98395, TAC-M98396, NUDOCS 9706020139
Download: ML17187A990 (8)


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. I May, 28, 1997 Ms. Irene Johnson. Acting Manager

  • Nucl~ar Regulatory Services Commonwealth Edison Company

. Executive Towers West III 1400 Opus Place. Suite 500 Downers Grove. IL 60515

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - BRAIDWOOD. UNITS 1 AND 2:

BYRON. UNITS 1 AND 2: DRESDEN. UNITS 2 AND 3: AND QUAD CITIES.

UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M98391. M98392. M98393. M98394. M98395.

M98396. M98098 AND M98099)

Dear Ms. Johnson:

By letter dat~d February 18. 1997. Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) submitted a relief request for Quad Cities.

By letter dated April 10. 1997.

ComEd submitted relief requests for Braidwood. Byron. Dresden and LaSalle.

The submittals requested relief from immediate compliance with applicable repair and replacement requirements of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code).Section XI. 1992 Edition, Subsections IWA. IWE and IWL through December 31. 1997.

  • The staff has completed its preliminary review of your subinittals. and has determined that additional information. as discussed in the enclosures. is required in order to complete the review.

Two requests for additional information (RAI) are enclosed.

Th~ first applies to Dresden and Quad Cities.

the second to Braidwood and Byron: *

?incerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Donna Skay, Project Manager Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos: 50-237. 50-249. 50-254.

50-265, STN 50-454. STN 50-455.

STN 50-456. STN 50-457.

DISTRIBUTION:

Enclosures:

1.

RAI for Dresden and Quad Cities

2.

RAI for Braidwood and Byron PDIII-2 r/f EAdensam. EGAl RCapra RPulsifer RAssa cc w/encls: see next page OGC. 015Bl8 ACRS. T2E26.

  • Concurrence provided by memo dated 5/1/497 * *

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Ms. Irene Johnson. Acting Manager

, Nuc l*2a r Regu 1 atory Services OFFICE NAME DATE Commonwea-lth Edison Company Executive Towers West I II 1400 Opus Place. Suite 500

-Downers Grove. IL 60515

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - BRAIDWOOD. UNITS 1 AND 2:

BYRON. UNITS 1 AND 2: DRESDEN. UNITS 2 AND 3: AND QUAD CITIES.

UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M98391. M98392. M98393. M98394. M98395.

M98396.

  • M98098 *AND M98099)

Dear Ms. Johnson:

By letter dated February 18. 1997. Commonwealth Edison Company (Co,mEd) submitted a relief request for Quad Cities.

By letter dated April 10. 1997.

ComEd submitted relief requests for Braidwood. Byron. Dresden and LaSalle.

The submittals requt':!sted relief from immediate compliance with* applicable repair and replacement requirements of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code).Section XI. 1992 Edition. Subsections IWA. IWE and IWL through December 31. 1997.

The staff has completed its preliminary review of your submit.tals and has determined that additional information. as dtscussed in the enclosures. is required in order to complete the review.

Two requests for additional information CRAI) are enclosed.

The first applies to Dresden and Quad Cities.

the second to Braidwood and Byron.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL S.IGNED BY:

Donna Skay. Project Manager Project Directorate III.,2 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-237. 50-249. 50-254..

50-265, STN 50-454. STN 50-455.

STN 50-456. STN 50-457

Enclosures:

1.

RAI for Dresden and Quad Cities 2.. RAI for Braidwood and Byron cc w/encls: see next page DISTRIBUTION:

POI II-2 r/f EAdensam. EGAl RCapra RPulsifer RAssa.

OGC. 015B18 ACRS. T2E26

  • Concurrence provided by memo dated 5/1/497 DOCUMENT NAME:BB98391.RAI D:PDIII-2 e

RCAPRA p_oic..

05/2.8/97

.Docket PUBLIC JRoe. JWR CMoore JS tang GDick DSkay

- I UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Hay 28, 1997 Ms. Irene Johnson. Acting Manager Nuclear Regulatory Services Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West III 1400 Opus Place. Suite 500 Downers Grove. IL 60515

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - BRAIDWOOD. UNITS 1 AND 2:

BYRON. UNITS 1 AND 2: DRESDEN. UNITS 2 AND 3: AND QUAD CITIES.

UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M98391. M98392. M98393. M98394. M98395.

M98396. M98098 AND M98099)

Dear Ms. Johnson:

By letter dated February 18. 1997. Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) submitted a relief request for Quad Cities.

By letter dated April 10. 1997.

  • . ComEd submitted re 1 i ef requests for Braidwood. Byron. Dresden and La Sa 11 e.

The submittal1s requested relief from immediate compliance with applicable repair arid replacement requirements of American Society of Mechanical Engineers CASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code).Section XI. 1992 Edition. Subsections IWA. IWE and IWL through December 31. 1997.

The staff has completed its preliminary review of your submittals and has determined that addit i ona 1 i.nformat ion. as discussed in the enclosures. is required in order to complete the review.

Two requests for additional information (RA!) are enclosed.

The first applies to Dresden and Quad Cities.

the second to Braidwood and Byron.

Docket Nos. 50-237. 50-249. 50-254.

50-265. STN 50-454. STN 50-455.

STN 50-456. STN. 50-457 iLrr?..

  • Donna Skay, Project ~

Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures:

1.

RAJ for Dresden and Quad Cities

2.

RAI for Braidwood and Byron cc w/encls: see next page

C011111onwealth Edison Company Braidwood Station Manager

  • Rt. 1, Box 84 Braceville, Illinois 60407 Ms. Bridget Ltttle Rorem Appleseed Coordinator 117 North Linden Street Essex, Illinois 60935 Document Control Desk-Licensing Co11111onwealth Edison Company 1400 Opus Place, Suite 400 Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 Mr. H. G. Stanley Site Vice President Braidwood Station Co11111onwea 1th Edi son C.ompany RR 1, Box 84 Braceville, IL 60407 I. J'ohnson Conmonwea 1th Ed.i son Company cc:

Michael I. Miller, Esquire Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Site Vice President Dresden Nuclear Power Station 6500 North Dresden Road Morris, Illinois 60450~9765 Station Manager Dresden Nuclear Power Station 6500 North Dresden Road Morris, Illinois 60450-9765 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Convnission Resident Inspectors Office

  • Dresden Station 6500 North Dresden Road Morris, Illinois 60450-9766.

Richard J. Singer Manager - Nuclear

. MidAmerican Energy Company 907 Walnut -Street P.O. Box 657

~es M.oi nes, I_owa 50303 Brent E. Gale, Esq.

Vice President - Law and Regulatory Affairs MidAmerican Energy Company One RiverCenter Place 106 East Second Street P.0. Box 4350

  • Davenport, Iowa 52808 Chairman Rock Island County Board
  • of Supervisors 1504 3rd Avenue
  • Rock Island County Office Bldg.

Rock Isl and, 11 linois 61201 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC, Region II I 801 Warrenville Road

  • Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Dresden Nuclear Power Station Unit Nos. 2 and 3 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield,. Illinois 62704 Chairman Grundy.County Board Administration Building 1320 Union Street Morris, Illinois 60450 Mr. L. William Pearce Station Manager Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 22710 206th Avenue North Cordova, 111 inois 61242*

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Quad-Cities Resident Inspectors Office 22712 206th Avenue North Cordova, Illinojs 61242 Document Control Oesk-Licehsing Commonwealth Edison Company 1400 Opus Place~ Suite 400 Downers Grove, Illinoii

~0515

I. Jbhnson Co11111onwealth Edison Company cc:

Mr. William P. Poirier, Director Westinghouse Electric Corporation Energy Systems Business Unit

. Post Office Box 355, Bay 236 West Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Joseph Gallo Gallo & Ross 1250 Eye SL, N.W.

Suite 302 Washington, DC 20005 Michael I. Miller, Esquire Sidley and Austin

  • One First National Plaza.

Chicago, Illinois 60603 Howard A. Learner Environmental law and Policy Center of the Midwest 203 North LaSalle Street Suite 1390 Chicago, Illinois 60601 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Byron Resident Inspectors Office 4448 North German Church Road Byron, Illinois 61010-9750 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Ms. Lorraine Creek

. Rt. 1, Box 182 Manteno, Illinois 60950 Chairman, Ogle County Board Post Office Box 357 Oregon; Illinois 61061 Mrs. Phillip B~ Johnson 1907 Stratford Lane Rockford, Illinois 61107 Byron/Braidwood Power Stations George L. Edgar Morgan, Lewis and Bochius 1800 M Street, N.W

.Attorney General.

500 South Second Street Springfield, Illinois 62701 EIS Review Coordinator U.S. Environmental Protettion Agency 77 W. Jackson Blvd.

Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, Illinois 62704 Commonwealth Edison Company Byron Station Manager 4450 North German Church Road Byron,.Illinois 61010 Kenneth Graesser, Site Vice President Byron Station Commonwealth Edison Station

  • 4450 N. German Church Road Byron, Illinois 61010 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Braidwood Resident Inspectors Office Rural Route #1, Box 79 Braceville, Illinois 60407 Mr.. Ron Stephens Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency 110 East Adams Street Springfield, Illinois 62706 Chairman Will County Board of Supervisors Will County Board Courthouse Joliet, Illinois 60434
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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELIEF REQUESTS FROM IMMEDIATE COMPLIANCE pF 10 CFR 50: 55a FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR CONTAINMENTS DRESDEN I UN ITS 2 AND 3; QUAD c ITI ES I UN ITS 1 AND 2 Provide an integrated summary for each unit or each plant (if the*

requirements are identical) describing the requirements and procedures used for repair and replacement {R/R) activities for the drywell.

wetwell torus and vent system of the Mark I containments at Dresden and Quad Cities during the relief period.

The regulation requires R/R activities to be conducted according to the requirements of Article IWE-4000 of the 1992 Edition with the 1992 Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boil er and Pressure Vessel Code (Code).

You are requesting reli.ef from those requirements. Please confirm if you are using an earlier (e.g.. 1989) ~

edition of Subsection.IWE for R/R activities during the relief period.

Normally, the staff grants relief requests for R/R activities for not more than 1 year from the effective date of the rule (i.e.. September 9.

1996):

You are requesting relief until Dece~ber 31. 1997.

Provide justification for this additional delay in implementing the rule for R/R activities. for each of the units at Dre~den and Quad Cities.

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2.
3.

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELIEF REQUESTS FROM IMMEDIATE COMPLIANCE OF 10 CFR 50. 55a FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR CONTAINMENTS BRAIDWOOD I UN ITS 1 AND 2; BYRON I UN ITS 1 AND 2 Provide an integrated summary for each unit or each plant (if the requirements are identical) describing the requirements and procedures used for repair and replacement CR/R) activities for the containment post-tensioning system. concrete surfaces. and liner plates of the prestressed concrete containments at Braidwood and Byron during the relief period.

The regulation requires R/R activities to be conducted a~cording to the requirements of Articles IWL-4000. IWL-7000. and IWE-4000 of the 1992 Edition with the 1992 Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers CASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code).

You are

  • requesting relief from the requirements of IWE-4000.

Please confirm if you are complying with the requirements of IWL-4000 and IWL-7000 during the requested period of relief.

Normally, the staff grants relief requests for R/R activities for not.

more than 1 year from the effective date of the rule (i.e.. September 9.

1996).

You are requesting relief until December 31. 1997.

Provide justification for this additional delay in implementing the rule for R/R

  • activities for each of the units at Braidwood and Byron.