ML20113C085
| ML20113C085 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf, Arkansas Nuclear, River Bend, Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 06/20/1996 |
| From: | Hutchinson C ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| GNRO-96-00069, GNRO-96-69, NUDOCS 9606280200 | |
| Download: ML20113C085 (5) | |
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e dlllin Enttrgy Cpiritirn:,Inc.
ENTERGY P O w se Port G bson. MS 39150 Tel 601 137 2800 C. R. Hutchinson vce Rom operxrn Grmrt Gulf Nir#rar Stausi June 20, 1996 Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Station F1-37 Washington, D.C.
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Subject:
Use of ASME Code Cases N-546
" Alternative Requirements for Qualification of VT-2 L. amination Personnel Section XI, Division 1" Arkansas Nuclear One - Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-313 and 50-368 License Nos. DPR-51 and NPF-6 Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Docket No. 50-416 License No. NPF-29 River Bend Station Docket No. 50-458 License No. NPF-47 I
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Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station p gG Docket No. 50-382
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License No. NPF-38 GNRO-96/ 00069 Gentlemen:
The purpose of this submittal is to request approval pursuant to 10CFR50. 55a (a ) ( 3 ), for the use of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code Case N-546 as an alternative to existing ASME Section XI Code requirements which are currently in ef fect at all Entergy's nuclear
- stations, i.e.,
Arkansas Nuclear 1 and 2, Grand Gulf, Waterford 3 and River Bend. Approval of this code case will allow its usage in this and future intervals at each respective facility.
j Code Case N-546 is contained in the 1995 Edition of Nuclear Code Cases but have not been included in Regulatory Guide 1.147, " Inservice Inspection Code Cases Acceptability - ASME Section XI Division 1."
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Juhe 20, 1996 GNRO-96/00069 Page 2 of 5 Code Case N-546 provides alternative requirements for qualifications of VT-2 Examination personnel.Section XI currently requires personnel who perform VT-2 Examinations to be qualified or certified to the standards established by ANSI N45.2.6, ASNT SNT-TC-1A, or ASNT CP-189.
The subject code case allows alternatives to the above standards provided the individuals performing such examination have:
- At least 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> of plant walkdown experience, such as gained by licensed and non-licensed operators, local leak rate personnel, system engineers, and inspection and NDE personnel,
- At least 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> of training on Section XI requirements and plant specific procedures for VT-2 visual examination, and
- Met the vision test requirements of IWA-2321, 1995 Edition.
The proposed changes to the existing program would not lessen the effectiveness of tne examination process. Therefore changes would not pose a degradation to the plant's level of safety.
Additionally, current plans at Grand Gulf are to utilize the alternatives allowed in the subject code case during its upcoming refueling outage in Fall 1996.
Approval for the use of this code case is requested by August 31, 1996.
Should you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Riley Ruffin at Grand Gulf Nucl ar ation 601-437-2167.
Yours truly,
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attachment:
Code Case N-546 cc:
Mr.
R. B. McGehee (w/a)
Mr. N. S. Reynolds (w/a)
Mr. H. L. Thomas (w/o)
Mr.
J. W. Yelverton (w/a)
Mr. L. J. Callan (w/a)
Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l
Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 Mr. J. N.
Donohew, Project Manager (w/2)
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 13H3 Washington, D.C.
20555
June 20', 1996 GNRO-96/ 00069 Page 3 of 5 NRC Senior Resident Inspector (w/a)
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station P. O. Box 756 Bald Hill Road Port Gibson, MS 39150 NRC Senior Resident Inspector (w/a)
Arkansas Nuclear One 1448 S.
R.
333 Russellville, AR 72801 NRC Resident Inspector (w/a)
Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station Trailer 426 P. O. Box B Killona, LA 70066 NRC Resident Inspector (w/a)
River Bend Station P.
O. Box 1051 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Mr. George Kalman, Project Manager (w/a)
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.
S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV/ANO-1 Mail Stop 13H3 Washington, D.C.
20555 Mr. T. W. Alexion, Project Manager (w/a)
Off?.ce of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regicn IV/ANO-2 Mail Stop 13H3 1
Washington, D.C.
20555 Mr. C.
P.
Patel, Project Manager (w/a)
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV/W3 Mail Stop 13H3 Washington, D.C.
20555 Mr. David Wiggington, Project Manager (w/a)
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV/RB Mail Stop 13H3 Washington, D.C.
20555
Jun5 20', 1996 GNRO-96 / 00069 Page 4 of 5 cc: (cont'd)
Mr. Eugene Imbro (w/a)
CBLA Task Force U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Mail Stop 9Al Washington, D.C.
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N-546 Approval Date: August 241985 see NumencelInclow $6e expireelon and any reememadon deren.
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Section XI, Division 1 ance with the following requirements.
(a) At least 40 hrs plant walkdown experience, such Inquiry: What alternative to the requirements of as that gained by licensed and nonlicensed c n,
IWA 2300 may be used for quali6 cation of VT-2 visual
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uon and nondestructive examination personnel.
(6) At least 4 hrs of training on Section XI require-ments and plant specine procedures for VT-2 visual Reply h is the opinion of the Committee that VT.
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