ML20095E542
| ML20095E542 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 11/22/1995 |
| From: | Jackie Cook ILLINOIS POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| GL-94-03, GL-94-3, JGC-494-95, L30-95(11-22)LP, U-60216, NUDOCS 9512150148 | |
| Download: ML20095E542 (3) | |
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Docket No. 50-461 Document Control Desk Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555
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Illinois Power's (IP's), Clinton Power Station's (CPS's) R.evised Response to Generic Letter (GL) 94-03, "Intergranular Stress Corrosion Crackina of Core Shrouds in Boiling Water Reasign"
Dear Sir:
IP provided its GL 94-03 response to the NRC in letters U-602364, dated September 24,1994 and U-602369 dated December 14,1994. The purpose of this letter is to revise IP's response to the NRC regarding when the CPS core shroud will be inspected. IP committed, in letter U-602369 to inspect the core shroud during the sixth refueling outage (RF-6) scheduled for October 1996.
On September 2,1994, the BWR Vessels & Internals Project (BWRVIP) initiated GENE-523-113-0894, "BWR Core Shroud Inspection and Flaw Evaluation Guidelines."
This document listed CPS as a Category "A" plant. The plant characteristics for this I
category are 304L plants (plants with 304L stainless steel, carbon content 0.04 wt.% or less, as the shroud base material) with less than 8 hot operating years and an average conductivity at or below 0.30 pS/cm during the first 5 cycles of operation. Presently, the calculated hot operation years at CPS at the start of RF-6 will be 7.63 years (revised from the 7.96 years in U-602369), and the average conductivity during the first five operating cycles is 0.186 pS/cm, thus categorizing CPS as a Category "A" plant. GENE-523-113-0894 states that such plants have shown very low likelihood of cracking, demonstrated by field experience with the shroud and other components; therefore, an inspection is not necessary.
The NRC letter, " Evaluation of'BWR Shroud Cracking Generic Safety Assessment, Revision 1,' GENE-523-A107P-0794, August 5,1994 and 'BWR Core Shroud Inspection and Evaluation Guidelines,' GENE-523 113-0894, September 2,1994,"
l to Mr. J. T. Beckman, Chairman BWR/ VIP, acknowledged agreement with the categorization of BWR plants into three groups (Category A, B, or C) and with the proposed guidance for establishing schedules for the inspection of Category A and B plants.
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U-602516 Page 2 Based on the information contained herein,' CPS will not conduct an inspection during RF-6. The core shroud inspections documented in our response to GL 94-03 will instead be performed during RF-7 scheduled for March 1998.
' provides an affidavit supporting the facts set forth in this letter.
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J. G. Cook, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is Vice President of the l
Nuclear Program at Illinois Power (IP), Clinton Power Station (CPS); that this letter l
supplying IP's response to Generic Letter 94-03 has been prepared under his supersision j
and direction; that he knows the contents thereof; and that to the best of his knowledge l
and belief said letter and the facts contained therein are true and correct.
i Date: This 'Ak day ofNovember 1995.
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