ML20028A682

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Notice of Granting of Relief from Inservice Insp Requirements of Section XI of ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code
ML20028A682
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Site: Millstone 
Issue date: 11/04/1982
From: Clark R
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8211240237
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET NO. 50-336 NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY COMPANY, ET AL.

NOTICE OF GRANTING OF RELIEF FROM ASME CODE SECTION XI INSERVICE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has granted relief from certain requirements of the ASME Code,Section XI, " Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components," to Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, the Connecticut Light and Power Company, the Hartford Electric Light Company, and the Western Massachusetts Electric Company (the licensees),

which revised the inservice inspection program for Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 2 (the facility) located in Waterford, Connecticut. The ASME Code requirements are incorporated by reference into the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Part 50. The relief is effective as of its date of issuance and expires on December 26, 1985.

The relief modifies the visual, surface, volumetric and/or pressure test examinations requirement for twelve specific Class 1 and 2 components for which 100% of these examinations have been determined to be irgractical.

The request for relief complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the letter granting relief and related Safety Evaluation.

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7590-01 The Commission has determined that the granting of this relief will not result in any significant environmental impact and that pursuant to 10 CFR g51.5(d)(4) an environmental impact statement or negative declara-tion and environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with issuance of this action.

For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the program submittals and request for relief letters dated January 25 and 31 and June 25, 1979, May 1,1981 and April 14,1982,(2) the letter to the licensee dated November 4,1982, and (3) the Commission's related Safety Evaluation. All of these items are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. and at the local public document room located at the Waterford Public Library, Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, Connecticut. A copy of items (2) and (3) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.

20555, Attention:

Director, Division of Licensing.

Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 4th day of November,1982 FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION L

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iti y Robert A. Clark, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #3 Division of Licensing