ML18066A822
| ML18066A822 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/1997 |
| From: | Hannon J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Bordine T CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
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| TAC-M93628, NUDOCS 9701150164 | |
| Download: ML18066A822 (2) | |
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' --. ~Mr. Thomas C. Bordi ne.
Manager, Licensing Palisades Plant January 9, 1.
27780 Blue Star Memorial Covert, MI 49043 Highway
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SUBJECT:
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PALISADES PLANT - EVALUATION OF THE THIRD 120-MONTH INTERVAL Se.-r~
INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM AND ASSOCIATED REQUESTS FOR RELIEF
{TAC NO. M93628)
Dear Mr. Bordine:
The NRC staff, with technical assistance from the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory {INEL), reviewed and evaluated the information provided by Consumers Power Company in its letter dated September 6, 1995, related to the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Third 10-year Interval Inservice Inspection
{ISI) Program Plan and associated Requests for Relief.
The staff also reviewed information provided in letters dated February 19 and June 24, 1996, in response to staff requests *for additional information.
The NRC staff's evaluation and conclusions are contained in the enclosed safety evaluation {SE)., Based on the information submitted, the staff adopts its contractor's conclusions and recommendations as presented in the Technical Evaluation* Report attached to the SE.
Based on the review of the subject ISI program, no deviations from regulatory requirements or commitments were identified in the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Third 10-Year Interval ISI Program Plan.
Relief is granted from, or alternatives are authorized for, the examination requirements that have been determined to be impractical to perform, or where a proposed alternative either provides an acceptable level of quality and safety or where compliance with the Code would result in hardships or unusual difficulties without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety.
9701150164 97010_9 ____ -- - ---- -
PDR ADOCK 05000255 G
PDR 150076 Docket No. 50-255
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation cc w/encl:
See next page DI STR IBUTI ON Docket File JHannon PUBLIC CJamerson PD3-1 Reading RSchaaf JRoe TMclellan EAdensam OGC Sincerely, Original signed by John N. Hannon, Director Project Directorate III-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation GHi 11 {2)
ACRS BMcCabe LMiller, Region III SEDB DOCUMENT NAME:
G:\\WPDOCS\\PALISADE\\PAL93628.RLF To receive a copy of this document, Indicate In the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE PM:PD31 E LA: PD31 NAME RSchaaf:
DATE I q /97 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
- see previous concurrence
Mr. Thomas c. Bordin~
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Manager, Licensing Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway
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Covert, MI 49043
SUBJECT:
PALISADES PLANT - EVALUATION OF THE THIRD I20-MONTH INTE~ AL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM AND ASSOCIATED REQ7ESTS F if RELIEF (TAC NO. M93628)
Dear Mr. Bordine:
The NRC staff, with technical assistance from the Idahg/National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), reviewed and evaluated the informat'ion provided by Consumers Power Company in its letter dated Septembfrt 6, I995, related to the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Third IO-year Inter~al Inservice Inspection (ISI) Program Plan and associated Requests for ~e1ief. The staff also reviewed information provided in letters dated/February I9 and June 24, I996, in response to staff requests for additional fnformation.
The NRC staff's evaluation and conclusion are contained in the enclosed
. safety evaluation (SE).
Based on the in ormation submitted, the staff adopts its contractor's conclusions and recom ndations as presented in the Technical Evaluation Report attached to the SE.
Based on the review of the subject ISI program, no deviations from regulat y requirements or. commitments were identified in the Palisades Nucle Power Plant Third IO-Year Interv~l ISI Program Pl an.
Re 1 i ef is granted ram, or alternatives a*re authorized fQr, the examination requirements that ve been determined to be impractical to perform, or where a proposed ternative provid~s an acceptable level of quality and safety.
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Si.ncer.ely, Docket No. 50 255 Safety Evaluation See next page JHannon CJamerson RSchaaf TMcLell an OGC John ~. Hannon, Dir~ctoi Project Directrirate III-I Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office *of Nuclear Reactor Regulation GHi 11 (2)
ACRS BMcCabe LMiller, Region III SEDB DOCUMENT NAME:
G:\\WPDOCS\\PALISADE\\PAL93628.RLF To receive a copy of this document, Indicate In the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enc e
"E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" =No copy OFFICE PM:PD3I E LA: PD3I D:PD3I NAME RSchaaf:u CJamerson JHannon DATE
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