ML20135B300
| ML20135B300 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 02/27/1997 |
| From: | Berkow H NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Mccollum W DUKE POWER CO. |
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| ML20135B303 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-M95255, NUDOCS 9702280175 | |
| Download: ML20135B300 (4) | |
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February 27, 1997 Mr. William R. McCollum 1
Site Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Power Company 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745-9635
SUBJECT:
CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 2 - SECOND 10-YEAR INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM AND ASSOCIATED RELIEF REQUESTS (TAC NO. M9525
Dear Mr. McCollum:
i By letter dated February 14, 1996, Duke Power Company submitted its second 10-year inservice inspection (ISI) interval program plan and associated requests for relief for Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 2.
You also provided additional information by letters dated August 19, 1996, and October 23, 1996.
The staff, with technical assistance from its contractor, the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) has reviewed and evaluated the information provided by Duke Power Company. The staff's evaluation and conclusions are delineated in the enclosed Safety Evaluation, which includes the Technical Evaluation Report prepared by INEL.
The Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Second 10-Year Inservice Inspection Program Plan, Revision 1, has been reviewed for: (1) compliance with the appropriate / addenda of Section XI; (2) acceptability of examination sample; (3) correctness of the application of system or component examination exclusion criteria; and (4) compliance with ISI-related commitments identified during the NRC's previous reviews. Based on its review, the staff determines that thera are no deviations from requirements or commitments in the Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Second 10-Year Inservice Inspection Program Plan, Revision 1.
Your proposed alternative to the reactor pressure vessel examinations contained in Request for Relief No. 94-05 to reschedule Examination Category B-D, Items B3.90 and B3.100 welds for the second 10-year interval provides an i
acceptable level of quality and safety, because it maintains essentially 10 years between examinations. Therefore, the proposed alternative is authorized i
pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(1) as requested.
For Request for Relief No. 94-04, Revision 1, the staff has concluded that the Code requirements are impractical to perform. Compliance with the Code requirements would be an undue burden on the licensee without any compensating j
increase in the level of quality and safety.
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Request for Relief No. S6-01 regarding snubbers is being addressed under a separate licensing action (TAC No. M97982).
Sincerely, Original signed by:
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Therefore, relief is granted pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(1) as requested.
Request for Relief No. 96-01 regarding snubbers is being addressed under a separate licensing action (TAC No. M97982).
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I Duke Power Company Catawba Nuclear Station cc:
Mr. M. S. Kitlan North Carolina Electric Membership Regulatory Compliance Manager Corporation Duke Power Company P. O. Box 27306 l
4800 Concord Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 York, South Carolina 29745 Senior Resident Inspector Mr. Paul R. Newton 4830 Concord Road-Legal Department (PB05E)
York, South Carolina 29745 Duke Power Company 422 South Church Street Regional Administrator, Region II Charlotte, North Carolina 28242-0001 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, NW. Suite 2900 J. Michael McGarry, III, Esquire Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Max Batavia, Chief Washington, DC 20005 Bureau of Radiological Health South Carolina Department of North Carolina Municipal Power Health and Environmental Control Agency Number 1 2600 Bull Street 1427 Meadowwood Boulevard Columbia, South Carolina 29201 P. O. Box 29513 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0513 Mr. G. A. Copp Licensing - EC050 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV Duke Power Company Account Sales Manager 526 South Church Street Westinghouse Electric Corporation Charlotte, North Carolina 28242-0001 Power Systems Field Sales P. O. Box 7288 Saluda River Electric
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Charlotte, North Carolina 28241 P. O. Box 929 Laurens, South Carolina 29360 County Manager of York County York County Courthouse Ms. Karen E. Long York, South Carolina 29745 Assistant Attorney General North Carolina Department of Justice Richard P. Wilson, Esquire P. O. Box 629 Assistant Attorney General Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 South Carolina Attorney General's Office Elaine Wathen, Lead REP Planner P. O. Box 11549 Division of Emergency Management Columbia, South Carolina 29211 116 West Jones Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-1335 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency 121 Village Drive Dayne H. Brown, Director Greer, South Carolina 29651 Division of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment, Mr. T. Richard Puryear Health and Natural Resources Owners Group (NCEMC)
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Duke Power Company Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 1
4800 Concord Road 1
York, South Carolina 29745