ML20042E762

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Requests Schedule for Meeting Commitments,Including Results of Fracture Mechanics Analyses,Results of Boat Sample Metallurgical Exams & Plan for Future Insp for All BWRs That May Be Susceptible to Cracking within 7 Days of Ltr Date
ML20042E762
Person / Time
Site: Quad Cities 
Issue date: 04/27/1990
From: Olshan L
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Kovach T
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
TAC-76437, NUDOCS 9005030052
Download: ML20042E762 (3)


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V April _27,1990

' Docket No. 50-265 DISTRIBUTION:

I N NRC & Local PDRs PDIII-2 r/f JZwolinski RDudley L01stan LLuther OGC-WFI Mr. Thomas J. Kovach EJordan ACRS(10)

Nuclear Licensing Manager PDIII-2 Gray BE1110t Commonwenith Edison Company-SRite 300 OPUS West III-1400 OPUS Place Downers Grove, Illinois 60515

Dear Mr. Kovach:

SUBJECT:

CRACKSINQUADCITIES2REACTORVESSEL' HEAD (TACNO.76437)

On A3ril 19, 1990, members of your staff met with the NRC to discuss the cracks found in the reactor vessel head of Quad Cities, Unit 2.

At the meeting, you committed to provide to the NRC the results of the fracture mechanics analyses, the results of the boat sample metallurgical examina-tions, a summary of the fabrication history (method, materials, sequence, repairs, and heat treatment of the-susceptible regions), and a plan for-future inspection for all your Boiling Water Reactors that may be sv.sceptible to similar cracking.

Please provide within 7 days of _ the date of this letter your schedule for meeting these commitments.

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Leonard N. 01shan, Project Manager Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:

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Dear Mr. Kovach:

SUBJECT:

CRACKS IN QUAD CITIES 2 REACTOR VESSEL HEAD (TAC N0.-76437)

On April 19, 1990, members of your staff _ met with the NRC to discuss the-cracks found in the reactor vessel head of Quad Cities,' Unit 2. 'At the meeting, you comitted to provide to the NRC the results of the fracture mechanics analyses, the results of the boat sample metallurgical examina-tions,-a sumary nf the fabrication history (method, materials, sequence, repairs,.and heat treatment of the susceptible: regions). and a plan for 5

future inspection for all your Boiling Water Reactors that may be susceptible to similar cracking.

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-Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Commonwealth Edison Company Units 1 and 2 cc:

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Chicago, Illinois 60690 Mr. Richard Bax Station Manager -

Quad Cities. Nuclear Power Station 22710 206th Avenue North Cordova, Illinois 61242 Residert Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 22712 206th Avenue North Cordova, Illir.cis 61242 Chairman Rock Island County Board of Supervisors 1504 3rd Avenue Rock Island County Office Bldg.

Rock Island, Illinois 61201 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of-Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, Illinois 62704 Regional Administrator, Region III U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road, Bldg. f4 Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137

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