ML18065B189
| ML18065B189 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 03/20/1998 |
| From: | Carpenter C NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Haskell N CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
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| ML18065B190 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-M98925, NUDOCS 9803310331 | |
| Download: ML18065B189 (3) | |
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Mr. Nathan L. Haskell
- Director, Licensing 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 March 2.998
SUBJECT:
STAFF REVIEW OF REQUESTS FOR RELIEF FROM CERTAIN INSERVICE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AT THE PALISADES PLANT - REQUEST NOS. RR-4 AND RR-9 (TAC NO. M98925)
Dear Mr. Haskell:
We have completed our review of Requests for Relief Nos. RR-4 and RR-9, which included alternative inspection requirements proposed by Consumers Energy for the.Palisades Plant third 10-year interval program for inservice inspection. The requests for relief, and supRlemental information addressing questions raised by the staff during its review, were submitted by Consumers Energy's letters dated June 3 and November 14, 1997. The NRC staff reviewed these relief requests and supplemental information against the requirements of Section XI of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code pursuant to Section 50.55a of Part 50 to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The results of the NRC staff's review are detailed in the enclosed safety evaluation and are summarized in the following paragraphs..
Based upon this review, the staff concludes that the proposed alternative in RR No. 4 is authorized pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(i) based on the impracticality of performing the required inspections. T~e relief granted is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security and is otherwise in the public interest giving due consideration to the burden upon Consumers Energy that could result if the requirements were imposed on the facility. The staff also concludes that the proposed alternative in RR No.9 is authorized pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(i) based on the acceptable level of quality and safety provided by the alternative. The alternative testing is adequate for assessing the operational readiness of the components.
If you have any questions regarding th.is letter or the enclosed safety evaluation, please contact Robert Schaaf at (301) 415-1312.
Docket No. 50-255
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation cc w/encl: See next page Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED. BY,_,-
Cynthia A. Carpenter, Director Project Directorate 111-1 Division of Reactor Projects - 111/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Mr. Nathan L. Haskell Consumers Energy Company cc:
Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Site Vice President Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 Mr. Robert A. Fenech, Sr Vice Pres Nuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Consumers Energy Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 M. I. Miller, Esquire Sidley & Austin 54th Floor One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Mr. Thomas A. McNish Vice President & Secretary Consumers Energy Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Judd L. Bacon, Esquire Consumers Energy Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Regional Administrator, Region Ill U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Jerry Sarno Township Supervisor Covert Township 36197 M-140 Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 Office of the Governor Room 1 - Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48913 Palisades Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043
. Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd P. 0. Box 30630 CPH Mailroom Lansing, Michigan 48909-8130 Gerald Charnoff, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge 2300 N Street, N. W.
Washington DC 20037 Michigan Department of Attorney General
.Special Litigation Division 630 Law Building P.O. Box 30212 Lansing, Michigan 48909 March 1998
DISTRIBUTION FOR PALISADES PLANT RELIEF REQUEST NOS. 4 AND 9 DATED: March 20, 1998 r
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C. Jamerson R. Schaaf K. Connaughton T. Hiltz T. Mclellan G. Hill (2)
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