ML17188A099
| ML17188A099 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 03/23/1998 |
| From: | Capra R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
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| ML17188A100 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-M98395, TAC-M98396, NUDOCS 9803260220 | |
| Download: ML17188A099 (4) | |
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'*'ii UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, President Nuclear Generation Group Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 Downers Grove, IL 60515 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 23, 1998
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR RELIEF RELATED TO REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR CONTAINMENT FOR DRESDEN STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 (TAC NOS. M98395 AND M98396)
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
By letter dated April 10, 1997, as supplemented by letter dated September 11, 1997, the Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) requested relief from immediate implementation of the ame.nded requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a for Dresden Station, Units 2 and 3. By Federal Register notice dated August 8, 1996, 10 CFR 50.55a was amended to incorporate by reference the 1992 Edition with the 1992 Addenda of Subsections IWE and IWL of Section XI of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code) for
- the inservice inspection (ISi) and repair and replacement (R/R) activities of containments. Since the amended rule became effective on September 9, 1996, any R/R activities to be performed for _
the containments aft~r that date are required to be in accordance with the respective requirements of Subsection IWE (IWL is not applicable to Dresden Station). However, the regulation incorporates the provision for a licensee to submit a request for relief for the date of implementation of its containment R/R activities, with proper justification.
Based on the review of the information provided by ComEd, the staff finds the temporary use of the current procedure for containment R/R activities at Dresden Station, Units 2 and 3, instead of the requirements of the amended 10 CFR 50.55a rule, to be reasonable and acceptable. Also, the staff concludes that immediate compliance with the requirements of the amended rule for containment R/R activities during the period September 9, 1996, through September 8, 1997, would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety. Accordingly, the request for relief (MCR-01) dated April 10, *1997 (as revised 9803260220 980323 PDR ADOCK 05000237 p
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t 0.. Kingsley. March 23,1998 on September 11, 1997), to delay implementation of the rule for repair and replacement activities until September 8, 1997, at Dresden Station, Units 2 and 3, is authorized pursuant to 10 CFR
- 50.55a(a)(3)(ii). The staffs evaluation is enclosed.
Docket Nos. 50-237, 50-249
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
- 1' l Sincerely, Orig. signed by:
- Robert A. Capra, Director Project Directorate 111-2
- Divisior:i of _Reactor Projects - Ill/IV Office. of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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on September 11, 1997), to delay implementation of the rule for repair and replacement activities until September 8, 1997, at Dresden Station, Units 2 and 3, is authorized pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a{a){3){ii). The staffs evaluation is enclosed.
Docket Nos. 50-237, 50-249
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
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Sincerely, Robert A. Capra, Director Project Directorate 111-2 Division of Reactor Projects - Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Rea~or Regulation
- 0. Kingsley Commonwealth Edison Company cc:
Michael I. Miller, Esquire Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Commonwealth Edison Company Site Vice President - Dresden 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, Illinois 60450-9765 Commonwealth Edison Company Dresden Station Manager 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, Illinois 60450-9765 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dresden Resident Inspectors Office 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, Illinois 60450-9766 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC, Region Ill 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 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.
Document Control Desk-Licensing Commonwealth Edison Company 1400 Opus Place, Suite 400 Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 Mr. David Helwig Senior Vice President Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Dresden Nuclear Power Station Units 2 and 3 Mr. Gene H. Stanley PWR's Vice President Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Mr. Steve Perry BWR's Vice President Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Mr. Dennis Farrar Regulatory Services Manager Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Ms. Irene Johnson, Licensing Director Nuclear Regulatory Services Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Commonwealth. Edison Company Reg. Assurance Supervisor - Dresden 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, Illinois 60450-9765 Mr. Michael J.. Wallace Senior Vice President Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West Ill 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 Downers Grove, IL 60515