ML20133C102

Suggests That Util Insert Entire Rev 2 to Visual Weld Acceptance Criteria Document in Fsar,Per Encl Jp Knight ,In Order to Expedite Review of 850211 Commitment

ML20133C102
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	07/25/1985
From:	Noonan V NRC - COMANCHE PEAK PROJECT (TECHNICAL REVIEW TEAM)
To:	Spence M TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
References
NUDOCS 8508060354
Download: ML20133C102 (4)

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JUL 2 51985 Docket Nos.: 50-445 and 50-446 Mr. M. D. Spence President Texas Utilities Generating Company 400 N. Olive Street L. B. 81 Dallas, Texas 75201

Subject:

Visual Weld Acceptance Criteria for Structural Welding at Nuclear Power Plants (VWAC)

References:

(1) TUGC0 letter TXX-4417 (Beck to Youngblood) dated February 11, 1985 (2) TUGC0 letter TXX-4496 (Beck to Noonan) dated June 24, 1985 Reference (1) expressed TUGCO's interest in the expeditious review of the subject document and your desire to implement its use at Comanche Peak. Reference (2) stated that TUGC0 understands that generic approval of the subject report was imminent and requested specific staff approval of the use of this visual weld acceptance criteria for Comanche Peak.

In a letter dated June 26, 1985 from Mr. James P. Knight (NRC), to Mr. Douglas E. Dutton (Nuclear Construction Issues Group) the staff concluded that VWAC Revision 2 was a technically acceptable approach for visual inspection of structural weldments. A copy of that letter is enclosed. Mr. Knight's letter also discusses the documenting of the comitment on the use of VWAC Revision 2; i.e., the comitment must be documented in an FSAR Amendment.

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JUL 2 51985 l Mr. M. D. Spence Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Texas Utilities Generating Company Units I and 2 cc:

Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esq. Resident Inspector / Comanche Peak Bishop, Liberman, Cook, Nuclear Power Station Purcell & Reynolds c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW P. O. Box 38 Washington, D.C. 20036 Glen Rose, Texas 76043 Robert A. Wooldridge, Esq. Regional Administrator, Region IV Worsham, Forsythe, Sampels & U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wooldridge 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Arlington, Texas 76011 Dallas, Texas 75201 Larry A. Sinkin 3022 Porter Street, NW #304 Washington, D.C. 20008 Mr. Robert E. Ballard, Jr. W. G. Counsil Director of Projects Executive Vice President Gibbs and Hill, Inc. Texas Utilities Generating Company 11 Pen Plaza Skyway Tower New York, New York 10001 400 North Olive Street, LB#81 Dallas, Texas 75201 Mr. A. T. Parker Ms. Billie Pirner Garde Westinghouse Electric Corporation Citizens Clinic Director P. O. Box 355 Government Accountability Project Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 1901 Que Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20009 Renea Hicks, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General David R. Pigott, Esq.

Environmental Protection Division Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe P. O. Box 12548, Capitol Station 600 Montgomery Street Austin, Texas 78711 San Francisco, California 94111 Mrs. Juanita Ellis, President Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.

Citizens Association for Sound Energy Trial Lawyers for Public Justice 1426 South Polk 2000 P. Street, NW Dallas, Texas 75224 Suite 611 Washington, D.C. 20036 Ms. Nancy H. Williams CYGNA 101 California Street San Francisco, California 94111

JUL 2 51985 Texas Utilities Electric Company Comanche Peak Electric Station Units 1 and 2

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Resident Inspector - Comanche Peak c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 1029 Granbury, Texas 76048 Mr. John W. Beck Manager - Licensing

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Texas Utilities Electric Company Skyway Tower 400 N. Olive Street, LBf81 Dallas, Texas 75201 Mr. Jack Redding Licensing Texas Utilities Generating Company 1 4901 Fairmont Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 William A. Burchette, Esq.

Heron, Burchette, Ruckert & Rothwell Suite 700 1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20007 Mr. James McGaughy Southern Engineering Company of Georgia 1800 Peachtree, Street, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30367-8301

Mr. M. D. Spence In order to expedite the review of your commitment, we suggest that you insert the entire VWAC Revision 2 document into the FSAR. This will assure that TUGC0 and the staff have a document on the record which defines the specifics of your commitment.

If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Mr. S. B.

Burwell, of my staff.

Sincerely, GIN sianED sy, Vincent S. Noonan, Director for Comanche Peak Project Division of Licensing

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Subject:

Visual Weld Acceptance Criteria for Structural Welding at Nuclear Power Plants (WAC) Revision 2 The staff has completed review of the subject document prepared by the Nuclear Construction Issues Group. We have concluded that WAC Revision 2 represents a technically acceptable approach for visual inspection of structural weldments of nuclear power plants that am under the purview of American Welding Society Standard DI.1 or other non-ASME class structures.

WAC is in our opinion, not applicable to inservice inspections that are required by Section XI of the ASME Code.

Applicants and licensees wishing to commit to the WAC must doctanent their i comitment in the form of an amendment to the Safety Analysis Report for

each power plant. The staff's processing of these amendments can be expected to be expeditious.if no significant exceptions are taken to WAC Revision 2.

We believe it particularly importa'nt'that 'unifom training be provided to i QC inspectors in the implementation of WAC Revision 2 to assure l

consistency of application. The NRC staff, particularly regicnal inspectors, should be provided opportunities to review your training

' program and to observe the conduct ~cf the training.

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

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