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Forwards Safety Evaluation Granting Relief from Certain Inservice Insp Requirements of ASME Code,Section Xi,Per 881103 & 890823 Requests
ML20062C829
Person / Time
Site: Arkansas Nuclear 
Issue date: 05/24/1990
From: Hebdon F
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Carns N
ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO.
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ML20062C833 List:
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TAC-71136, NUDOCS 9011020167
Download: ML20062C829 (3)


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May 24,-1990 Docket No. 50 313 Mr. Heil S. Carns Vice President, Nuclear Arkansas Power and Light Company P. O. Ccx 551 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203

Dear Mr. Carns:

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SUBJECT:

INSERVICE INSPECTION RELIEF REQUESTS, ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 1(ANO-1)(TACNO.71136) i By letters dated November 3, 1988, and August 23, 1989 Arkansas Power and.

I Light Company requested relief from certain inservice inspection; requirements of Section XI of the ASME Code,1980 Edition, Winter 1981 Addenda. The letters state that certain examination requirements were determined to be impractical.

at the ANO.1 facility ove to different types of obstructions.

The staff has reviewed the relief requests and= concluded that certain examination re.quirements of the Code are impractical to conduct at the ANO.1 facility..

Accordingly, the staff has determined that. pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(1),

granting reliefs from certain examination requirements of the Code, as requested, s

is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the comon defense and security and is otherwise in the public interest giving due.

consideration to the burden that could result if the requirements were imposed on the facility, j

The staff's safety evaluation is enclosed.

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Docket No. 50-313 i

Mr. Neil S. Carns

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Dear Mr. Carns-i'

SUBJECT:

INSERVICE INSPECTION RELIEF REQUESTS, ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, _

UNIT 1 (ANO-1) (TAC HO. 71136)

By letters dated November 3, 1988, and August 23, 1989, Arkansas Power and Light Company requested relief from certain inservice inspection requirements of Section XI of the ASME Code,1980 Edition, Winter 1981 Addenda. The letters state that certain examination requirenants were determined to be impractical at the ANO-1 facility due to different types of obstructions, i

The staff has reviewed the relief requests and concluded that certain examination requirements of the Code are impractical to conduct at the ANO-1 facilit Accordingly, the staff-has determined that pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(y.-6)(1),

granting reliefs from certain examination requirements of the Code, as requested, is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common

-defense and security and is otherwise in the public interest giving due consideration to the burden that could result if the requirements were' imposed on the facility.

3 The staff's safety evaluation is enclosed.

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Frederick J. Hebdc, Director Project Directorate IV j

Division of Reactor-Projects - III, IV,.V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation-

Enclosure:

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Mr. Neil S. Carns Arkansas Power & Light Company Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1-i Cc:

Mr. Early Ewing, General Manager Technical Support and Assessment-Arkansas Nuclear One P. O. Box 608 Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Mr. Jerry Yelverton, Director Nuclear Operations 1

Arkansas Nuclear One P. O. Box 608 Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Mr. Nicholas S. Reynolds Bishop, Cook, Purcell 8.Reynolds 1400 L Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C.

20005-3502 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division 1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Senior Resident inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1 Nuclear Plant Road Russellville, Arkansas 72801 1

1 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Consnission Office of Executive Director for Operations 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Honorable Joe W. Phillips County Judge of Pope County Pope County Courthouse Russellyille,-Arkansas-72203 Ms. Greta.Dicus, Director j

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