ML17335A290
| ML17335A290 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 10/09/1998 |
| From: | Carpenter C NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Powers R INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG |
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| TAC-M96357, NUDOCS 9810190207 | |
| Download: ML17335A290 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 9, 1998 Mr. Robert P. Powers, Senior Vice President Indiana Michigan Power Company Nuclear Generation Group 500 Circle Drive Buchanan, MI 49107
SUBJECT:
DONALDC. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT2 - SECOND 10-YEAR INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM PLAN PROPOSED ALTERNATIVEFOR NOZZLE-TO-REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL WELD EXAMINATIONS (TAC NO. M96357 )
Dear Mr. Powers:
By letter dated June 28, 1996, Indiana Michigan Power Company (IMPC) (the licensee) requested the NRC to review and approve reactor pressure vessel (RPV) nozzle-to-shell weld examination alternatives for the second 10-year interval inservice inspection program plan at D.C. Cook Unit 2. The alternative weld examinations are in lieu of examinations required to be performed on the welds in accordance with Section XI of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code as required by 10 CFR 50.55a(g).
By letters dated September 10, 1996, July 8, 1997, and November 21, 1997, the licensee provided additional information concerning the alternative weld examinations.
The staff, with technical assistance from its contractor, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), has reviewed and evaluated the information provided by the licensee in support of the alternative weld examinations for D. C. Cook Unit 2. The staff adopts the evaluation and conclusions presented in the Technical Letter Report (TLR) prepared by
.INEEL. The enclosed safety evaluation incorporates the TLR and its findings.
The staff concludes based on its review, that the licensee's proposed alternative examinations provide reasonable assurance of the structural integrity of the subject welds.
In addition, the staff concluded that imposition of the Code requirements on the licensee would result in a burden or unusual difficultywithout a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety.
Therefore, the staff concluded that the licensee's proposed alternative is authorized pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii).
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This completes the Commission's action under TAC No. M96357. Ifyou have any questions, please contact me at (301)-415-3641.
Sincerely, Docket No. 50-316
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Cynthia A. Carpenter, Project Director Project Directorate III-1 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
2 October 9, 1998 This completes the Commission's action under TAC No. M96357. Ifyou have any questions, please contact me at (301)415-3641.
Sincerely, Original signed by:
Cynthia A. Carpenter, Project Director Project Directorate lll-1 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-316
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2 October 9, 1998 This completes the Commission's action under TAC No. M96357. Ifyou have any questions, please contact me at (301)-415-3641.
Sincerely, Origina1 signed by:
Cynthia A. Carpenter, Project Director Project Directorate Ill-1 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-316
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Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Attorney General Department of Attorney General 525 West Ott'awa Street Lansing, Ml 48913 Township Supervisor Lake Township Hall P.O. Box 818 Bridgman, MI 49106 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
'esident Inspector's Office 7700 Red Arrow Highway Stevensville, Ml 49127 Jeremy J. Euto, Esquire 500 Circle Drive Buchanan, Ml 49107 Mayor, City of Bridgman P.O. Box 366 Bridgman, Ml 49106 Special Assistant to the Governor Room 1 - State Capitol Lansing, Ml 48909'rinking Water and Radiological Protection Division Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd P.O. Box 30630 CPH Mailroom Lansing, Ml 48909-8130 Jeb Kingseed Indiana Michigan Power Company Nuclear Generation Group 500 Circle Drive Buchanan, Ml 49107 David A. Lochbaum Union of Concerned Scientists 1616 P Street NW, Suite 310 Washington, DC 20036-1495