ML18152B646
| ML18152B646 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 04/14/1999 |
| From: | Emch R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Ohanlon J VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18152B647 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-MA3802, TAC-MA3803, NUDOCS 9904160223 | |
| Download: ML18152B646 (4) | |
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e UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Mr. J.P. O'Hanlon WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 14, 1999 Senior Vice President - Nuclear Virginia Electric and Power Company 5000 Dominion Blvd.
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
SUBJECT:
SURRY POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2-ASME SECTION XI RELIEF REQUESTS, IWE AND IWL, THIRD 10-YEAR INSPECTION INTERVAL (TAC NOS. MA3802 AND MA3803)
Dear Mr. O'Hanlon:
The purpose of this letter is to grant the relief you requested for Surry, Units 1 and 2, in relief requests IWE-2, 4, 5, 6, and IWL-2 related to your inservice inspection program.
In your letter dated August 28, 1998, you stated that Surry Power Station, Unit 1 and Unit 2, r;:tre presently in the third 10-year inservice inspection interval, and the examinations are conducted to meet the requirements of the 1989 Edition of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)Section XI. In a Federal Register (FR) notice dated August 8, 1996 (61 FR 41303),
NRG amended 1 O CFR 50.55a to incorporate, by referenc~, the 1992 Edition of the Code with the 1992 Addenda of Subsections IWE and IWL. The effective date of the amended rule was September 9, 1996. Pursuant to 1 O CFR 50.55a(a)(3), your letter dated August 28, 1998, requested relief from certain requirements of Subsections IWE and IWL of the 1992 Edition with the 1992 Addenda of ASME Section XI. Those requirements include visual examinations, successive examination of repairs, retorquing of bolting, monitoring of thickness readings, and visual examination distance and illumination intensity.
Based on our evaluation of your relief requests, it is concluded that, for each of the five proposed relief requests, IWE-2, 4, 5, and 6 and IWL-2, compliance with the ASME Section XI Code program would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety, and that the proposed alternative provides an acceptable level of quality and safety. Therefore, pursuant to 1 O CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii), the proposed alternative is authorized in that it provides an acceptable level of quality and safety. The staff's evaluation and conclusions are contained in the Enclosure.
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J. P. O'Hanlon April 14, 1999 The staff has completed its evaluation of this matter and we are, therefore, closing TAC Nos.
MA3802 and MA3803.
Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281
Enclosure:
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ACRS M. Tschiltz, EDO R. Haag, RII Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
Richard L. Emch, Jr., Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate 11 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\SURRY\\MA3802.WPD.
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J. P. O'Hanlon The staff has completed its evaluation of this matter and we are, therefore, closing TAC Nos.
MA3802 and MA3803.
Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page Sincerely,
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Richard L. Emch, Jr., Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate 11 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Mr. J. P. O'Hanlon Virg,inia Electric and Power Company cc:
Mr. Donald P. Irwin, Esq.
Hunton and Williams Riverfront Plaza, East Tower 951 E. Byrd Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Mr. E. S. Grecheck Site Vice President Surry Power Station Virginia Electric and Power Company 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, Virginia 23883 Senior Resident Inspector Surry Power Station U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5850 Hog Island Road Surry, Virginia 23883 Chairman Board of Supervisors of Surry County Surry County Courthouse Surry, Virginia 23683 Dr. W. T. Lough Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation P. 0. Box 1197 Richmond, Virginia 23209 Robert B. Strobe, M.D.; M.P.H.
State Health Commissioner Office of the Commissioner Virginia Department of Health P.0. Box 2448 Richmond, Virginia 23218 Surry Power Station Office of the Attorney General Commonwealth of Virginia 900 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Mr. J. H. McCarthy, Manager Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Innsbrook Technical Center Virginia Electric and Power Company 5000 Dominion Blvd.
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Mr. W.R. Matthews Site Vice President North Anna Power Station Virginia Electric and Power Company P. 0. Box 402 Mineral, Virginia 23117