ML20132B230

Advises That Rev 2 to Visual Weld Acceptance Criteria for Structural Welding at Nuclear Power Plants Not Applicable to Inservice Insps Required by ASME Code Section Xi.Fsar Amend Documenting Proposed Criteria Will Be Reviewed

ML20132B230
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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	09/20/1985
From:	Butler W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Mittl R Public Service Enterprise Group
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SEP 2 01985 Docket No. 50-354

!!r. R. L. liitti, General Manager Nuclear Assurance and Regulation Public Service Electric & Gas Company P. O. Box 570, T22A J

Newark, fie.w Jersey 07101

SUBJECT:

VISUAL M.LD ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA By letter dated July 31, 1985, you requested permission to adopt the provisions of Visual Weld Acc'eptance Criteria for Structural Welding at Nuclear Power Plants (VWAC), Revision 2. This document was prepared by the fiuclear Construction Issues Group. The results of the staff's revicu of this document were presented in a letter dated June 26, 1985 from J. P. Knight, NRC to D. E. Dutton, Southern Company Services.

The staff's position is that VWAC, Revision 2 represents a technically acceptable approach for visual inspection of structural weldments (and other non-ASME class structures) of nuclear pcwer plants under the purview of American Welding Society Standard D1.1. However, Vl!AC, in our opinion, is not applicable to inservice inspections that are required by ASME Code Section XI.

Enclosed in ycur July 31, 1985 request were the Hope Creek FSAR pages documenting your proposed usage of WAC. The staf f will review the r. ext FSAR Amendment to assure this information is fully dccumented. Additionally, your letter documents your intention to follow the recorriendations of the Nuclear Construction Issues Group in the preparation of' a training program for the Quality Control inspectors.

The NRC staff, particularly regional inspectors, should be provided opportunities to revicw your training program and to. observe the conduct of the training.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely, OrdsiIwil siemed by:

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SUBJECT:

VISUAL WELD ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA By letter dated July 31, 1985, you requested permission to adopt the provisions of Visual Weld Acceptance Criteria for Structural Welding at Nuclear Power Plants (VWAC), Revision 2. This document was prepared by the Nuclear Construction Issues Group. The results of the staff's review of this document were presented in a letter dated June 26, 1985 from J. P. Knight, NRC to D. E. Dutton, Southern Company Services.

The staff's position is that VWAC, Revision 2 represents a technically acceptable approach for visual inspection of structural weldments (and other non-ASME class structures) of nuclear power plants under the purview of'American Welding Society Standard D1.1. However, VWAC, in our opinion, is not applicable to inservice inspections that are required by ASME Code Section XI.

Enclosed in your July 31, 1985 request were the Hope Creek FSAR pages dccumenting your proposed usage of VWAC. The staff will review the next FSAR Amendment to assure this information is fully documented. Additionally, your letter documents your intention to follow the reconnendations of the Nuclear Construction Issues Group in the preparation of a training program for the Quality Control inspectors.

The NRC staff, particularly regional inspectors, should be provided opportunities to review your training program and to observe the conduct of.the training.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

, A Walter R. Butler, Chief Licensing Branch No. 2 Division of Licensing cc: See next page

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Public Service Electric & Gas Co. Hope Creek Generating Station cc:

Gregory Minor Susan C. Remis Richard Hubbard Division of Public Interest Advocacy Dale Bridenbaugh New Jersey State Deportment of MHB Technical Associates . the Public Advocate 1723 Hamilton Avenue, Suite K Richard J. Hughes Justice Comples San Jose, California 95125 CN-850 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Troy B. Conner, Jr. Esquire Office of Legal Counsel Conner & lletterhahn Department of Natural Resources 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. and Environmental Control Washington, D.C. 20006 89 Kings Highway P.O. Box 1401 Dover, Delaware 19903 Richard Fryling, Jr., Esquire tir. K. W. Burrowes, Project Engineer Associate General Solicitor Bechtel Power Corporation Public Service Electric & Gas Ccmpany 50 Beale Street P. O. Box 570 T5E P. O. Box 3965 Newark, New Jersey 07101 San Francisco, California 94119 Mr. J. M. Ashley Resident Inspector Senior Licensing Engineer U.S.N.R.C. c/o Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

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