ML19210C394
| ML19210C394 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 10/25/1979 |
| From: | Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Burstein S WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. |
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| NUDOCS 7911140173 | |
| Download: ML19210C394 (3) | |
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October 25, 1979 Docket No. 50-301 Mr. Sol Burstein Executive Vice President Wisconsin Electric Power Company 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
Dear Mr. Burstein:
RE:
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT NG. 2 By letter dated February 26, 1979, you submitted a proposed inservice inspection and testing program description and a request for relief from selected ASME Code requirements pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g).
Although we have not completed our detailed review of your submittal, our preliminary review makes clear to us that your proposed program to implement those ASME Code requirecents that you have found to be practical would increase the scope of inservice inspection and testing for your facility beyond that currently required by your Technical Speci-fications. We have concluded that this upgrading of your inservice inspection and testing program will further enhance safety.
Based on our preliminary review, we agree with your detennination that it is impractical within the limitations of design, geometry and materials of construction of components, for you to meet certain of the specified ASME Code requirements and that imposition of those requirements would result in hardships or unusual difficulties without a compensating increase in the level of quality or safety. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)
(6)(i), we hereby grant relief, on an interim basis, pending completion of our detailed review, from those inservice inspection and testing requirements of the ASME Code that you have requested. Moreover, since the scope of the inservice inspection and testing will be increased by your proposed program, and the granting of this relief is based only on the impracticality of selected ASME Code requirements, we have deter-mined that the relief granted neither increases the probability or con-sequences of accidents previously considered nor decreases safety margins and that, therefore, it does not invcive a significant hazards considera-tion. Therefore, you are authorized to, and should proceed to' implement your proposed program (except where your current Technical Specifications are more restrictive).
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Nr. Sol Burstein Wisconsin Electric Power Company October 25, 1979 During the period between now and the date we complete our detailed review of your submittal, you must comply with both your existing Technical Specifications and your proposed inservice inspection and testing program.
In the event conflicting requirements arise for some components, you must comply with the more restrictive requirements (e.g., shorter inspection intervals, increased number of parameters measured).
In other words, the granting of this relief from ASME Code requirements should not be interpreted to give you relief from any of the requirements in your existing Technical Specifications.
When our detailed review of your February 26, 1979 submittal is complete we will:
(1) issue final' approval of your program (which may contain modifications resulting from the staff's review), (2) grant relief from any ASME Code requirements that are determined to be impractical for your facility for the duration of the inspection interval and (3) issue appropriate changes to your Technical Specifications.
A copy of the Federal Register Notice related to this action is enclosed.
Sincerelyg l(4@NL A. Schwencer, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #1 Division of Operating Reactors
Enclosure:
Federal Register Notice cc. w/ enclosure See next page 1 U9 004
Mr.' Sol Surstein Wisconsin Electric Power Company October 25, l979 cc:
P.r. Druce ChurcMll, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridje 1300.M Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C.
20036 Document Department University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Library Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481 Mr. Glenn A. Reed, Manager Nucl ear. Operations Wisconsin Electric Power Company Point Beach Nuclear Plant 6610 Muclear Road Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241
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