ML18052A273
| ML18052A273 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 01/29/1986 |
| From: | Thadani A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Berry K CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
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| NUDOCS 8602070002 | |
| Download: ML18052A273 (3) | |
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Docket No. 50-255 Mr. Kenneth W. Berry Director, Nuclear Licensing Consumers Power Company 1945 West Parnall Road Jackson, Michigan 49201
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RELIEF FROM ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE, SECT~ON XI The NRC has provided relief from a requirement of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, which Consumers Power Company has determined to be impractical to perform at this time in accordance with your application dated November 1, 1985.
- The code relief, granted in accordance with 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.55a(g)(6)(i), relates to the requirement for hydrostatic testing of Class 2 piping associated with the Main Steam and Main Feedwater piping.
You have proposed acceptable, alternative interim testing as described in the enclosed Safety Evaluation.
You have also committed to perform these hydrostatic tests at the next refueling outage.
We have determined that the testing for which relief has been requested and approved is impractical at this time and pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(i),
that the granting of this relief is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security and is otherwise in the public interest.
In making this determination, we have given due consideration to the burden that could result if these requirements were imposed on your facility.
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation cc w/enclosure:
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Docket No. 50-255 Mr. "Kennett1'W-:-Berry Director, Nuclear Licensing Consumers Power Company 1945 West Parnall Road Jackson, Michigan 49201
Dear Mr. Berry:
January 29, 1986 Distribution:
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SUBJECT:
RELIEF FROM ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE, SECTION XI The NRC has provided relief from a requirement of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, which Consumers Power Company has determined to be impractical to perform at this time in accordance with your application dated November 1, 1985.
The code relief, granted in accordance with 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.55a(g){6)(i), relates to the requirement for hydrostatiG testing of Class 2 piping associated with the Main Steam and Main Feedwater piping.
You have proposed acceptable, alternative interim testing as described in the enclosed Safety Evaluation.
You have also committed to perform these hydrostatic tests at the next refueling outage~
We have determined that the testing for which relief has been requested and apprtived is impractical at this time and pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a{g)(6)(i),
that the granting of this relief is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security and is otherwise in the public interest.
In making this determination, we have given due consideration to the burden that could result if these requirements were imposed on your facility. This rel1ef pertains only to the practicality of performing this test during the December 1985-January 1986 outage.
It does not preclude enforcement action, if appropriate, for the administrative failure that resulted in the test not being performed on schedule *in the 1983 outage.
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation
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Ashok C. Thadani, Director PWR Project Directorate #8 Division of PWR Licensing-B cc w/enclosure:
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M. I. Miller, Esquire Isham, Lincoln & Beale Slst Floor Three First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60602 Mr. Thomas A. McNish, Secretary Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Judd L. Bacon, Esquire Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Jerry Sarno Township Supervisor Covert Township 36197 M-140 Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 Office of the Governor R_oom Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48913 Palisades Plant ATTN:
Mr. Joseph F. Firlit Plant General Manager 27780 Blue Star Memorial Hwy.
Covert, Michigan 49043 Resident Inspector c/o U.S. NRC Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Hwy.
Covert, Michigan 49043 Palisades Plant Nuclear Facilities and Environmental Monitoring Section Office Division of Radiological Health P.O. Box 30035 Lansing, Michigan 48909