ML20037B174
| ML20037B174 | |
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| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 04/24/1978 |
| From: | Ziemann D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| ML20037B172 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8009080549 | |
| Download: ML20037B174 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCJEAR REGULATOR [ Com1SSION DOCKET NO. 50-10 C0ff1ONWEALTH E0! SON COMPANY H011CE OF GRANTING GF RELIEF FROM ASHE SECTION XI INSERVICE INSPECTION (TESTING) REOUIREMENTS The U. S. Hur. lear Regulatory Comission (the Cornission) has granted relief fror. certain require.nents of the ASME Code,Section XI, " Rules for Inservice Icspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components" to Comanwealth Edison Cogiany. The relief relates to the inservice inspection (testing) progran for the Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit No.1 (the facility) located in Grundy County, Illinois.
The ASME Code requirenents are incorporated by reference into the Comission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Part 50. The relief is effective as of its date of issuance.
The relief is granted, on an interim basis, pending completion of our detailed review, from those inservice inspection and testina reouirements of the ASME Code that the licensee has determined to be impractical within the linitations of design, geometry, and materials of construction of conponents, because compliance would result in hardships and unusual difficulties without
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The request for relief cocrplies with the standards and requirements
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of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's j
rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as reoufred by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFP.
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notice of this action was not required since tne granting of this relief f rc' ASME Code requirements does not involve a significant b:zards consideration.
The Comunission has detemined that the granting of this relief will not result in any significant environmental impact and that pursuant I
to 10 CFR 551.5(d)(4) an environmental impact statement or negative declaration and environmental inpact appraisal need not ne prepared in connection with this action.
For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the request for relief dated November 2,1977, and (2) the Ccamission's letter to the licensee dated pPR 2 4 1973 These itens are available for public inspection at the Connission's Public Docunent Room,1717 H Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. and at the Morris Public Library, 604 Liberty Strect, Morris, Illinois 6045). A copy of item (2) may be obtained upon request accressed to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Conaission, Washington, D. C.
20555, Attention: Director, Division of Operating Reactors.
Dated at Betnesca, Maryland, this 2 [ day of @, M 7 FOR Tiit NUCLEAP. REGULATORY C012*ISS10H Odsnal signed by Dennis L. Zien: ann Dennis L. Ziemann, Chief Operating Reactors Branch e2 Division of Operating Reactors e rrie r e ga.% A w t h D Af r >
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