ML20041C218

Notice of Granting Relief from ASME Section XI Inservice Testing Requirements

ML20041C218
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	02/08/1982
From:	Clark R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Shared Package
ML20041C192	List: ML20041C191 ML20041C207 ML20041C215 ML20041C218
References
TAC-10985, TAC-11316, NUDOCS 8202260357
Download: ML20041C218 (2)

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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET NO. 50-317 AND 50-318 BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY NOTICE OF GRANTING OF RELIEF FROM ASME SECTION XI INSERVICE TESTING 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 Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (the licensee), which revised the inservice testing The ASME program for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos.1 and 2.

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 May 8,1985 for Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 and April 1, 1987 for Calvert Cliffs Unit 2.

The NRC has provided the following relief from ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XI:

relief from the observation of certain pump performance i

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parameters since these parameters are not readily observable or are neaningless, relief from pump high differential pressure alert and action levels in that overly tight levels result in unnecessary pump testing.

relief from monthly pump performance tests; safety related pumps are to be run monthly and performance tested quarterly, relief from valve exercising where:

(1) if the valve is in l

its safety related position, and not required to change position for safe shutdown of the plant or following an accident, no j

valve exercising is required, or (2) if the valve is required

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to be operated for safe shutdown of the plant or following an accident, alternate testing has beenreviewed and found acceptable.

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' The Commission,has determined that the granting of this relief will not result in any significant environmental impact' and that pursuant to, 10 CFR 551.5(d)(4) an environmental impact statement or negative declarattor and environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with this action.

For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the licensee's letters dated February 5,1980, May 1,1980, May 9,1980, and January 1,1981, (2) the requests for relief from code requirements dated July 28,1976, May 24, 1977, November 5, 1981, (3) the letters to the licensee dated December 10, 1976 June 17, 1977 and February 8, 1982, (4) the Comission'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.

20555, and at the Calvert County Library, Prince Frederick, Maryland. A copy of items (3) and (4) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 20555, Attention:

Director, Division of Licensing.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION A

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_ he c-Robert A. Clark, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #3 Division of Licensing Dated this 8th day of February, 1982.

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