ML20137N036

Requests Permission to Adopt Stds Set by New Editions of ASME Section III in Lieu of Code of Record for Listed Components.Request Does Not Constitute New Changes to ASME Edition Used.Codes Identified in Previous FSAR Amends

ML20137N036
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	01/27/1986
From:	Corbin McNeil Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Adensam E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8601290134
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Pubhc Service Electric and Gas Company Cctbin A. McNeill, Jr. Pubhc Service Electric and Gas Company P.0, Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 609 339-4800 Vice President -

Nuclear January 27, 1986 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7920 Norfolk Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Attention: Ms. Elinor Adensam, Director Project Directorate 3 Division of BWR Licensing

Dear Ms. Adensam:

ASME SECTION III - USE'OF LATER CODE EDITIONS '

HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-354 Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) requests permission to adopt provisions provided by recent editions of ASME Section III, in lieu of the Code of Record, (1974 Edition, Winter 1974 Addenda) for several components.

The code dates being requested have been tabulated in the attached listing along with the identification of the component.

The location of the component's discussion in the FSAR has also been identified. It should be noted that this request does not constitute any new changes to the ASME 4

edition used in that the codes have already been identified j in previous FSAR amendments (through Amendment 13).

! Should you have any questions in this regard, please contact

. us.

Sincerely, Attachment 4

Yiij,

Director of Nuclear 2 January 27, 1986 Reactor Regulation C D.H. Wagner USNRC Licensing Project Manager R.W. Borchardt USNRC Senior Resident Inspector

ATTACHMENT 1 Page 1 of 2 REFERENCED ASME CODE EDITIONS FSAR COMPONENTS LOCATION REFERENCE CODE JUSTIFICATION Installation of weld- Table 3.2-3 ASME Section III, 1980 (1) ed attachments to 6.2.7.2 Edition through Winter ASME Section III, (P6.2-96) 1981 Addenda (Paragraph Class 2 and 3 piping (NC-4436 and ND-4436) after hydrostatic testing Vessels, pumps, Table 3.2-3 Code effective date in (2) valves, heat ex- effect upon award of the changers and storage contract tanks Piping system analy- Table 3.2-3 ASME Section III, 1980 (3) sis during As-Built Edition, Winter 1981 Addenda Reconciliation (NC-3652, 3653, 3654, 3655)

Piping system analy- Table 3.2-3 ASME Section III, 1983 (4) sis during As-Built Edition, Summer 1984 Addenda Reconciliation (ND-3652, 3653, 3654, 3655)

Component supports Table 3.2-3 ASME Section III, 1974 (5) 3.9.3.4.6 Edition through Winter (P3.9-92) 1975 Addenda (NF-3000)

' Component supports Table 3.2-3 ASME Section III, 1983 (6)

(As-Built Recon- Edition (NF-3000)

.ciliation)

Component supports 3.9.3.4.6 ASME Section III, 1980 (7)

(P3.9-93) Edition (NF-3280,3290, 3380, 3390)

Component supports 3.9.3.4.6 ASME Section III, 1977 (8)

(P3.9-93) through Winter 1978 5.4.14.1.2 Addenda (NF-5200)

(P5.4-67)

Piping flanges Table 3.9-13 ASME Section III, 1977 (9)

Edition, Summer 1979 Addenda (NC and ND-3658)

CRD Piping Table 3.9-13 ASME Section III, 1980 (10)

Edition, Winter 1981 Addenda (Section 3650) l Piping Systems Table 3.2-3 ASME Section III, 1980 (11) l Edition, Summer 1983 1 Addenda (NB-2510) j

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~(1) Deletes requirement for rehydrotest when permitted welds are made on piping after the system hydrotest.

Code in effect does not have this provision.

(2) Permitted by Code in effect (3) Permits use of higher allowables under various plant conditions.

(4)' Same as (3) for Class 3 piping (5) Code in effect at time of initiation of hanger design

. effort.

(6) Same as (3) above for component supports

-(7) Compliance is in addition to compliance with (5) above.

Clarifies weld design for tube steel.

(8) Eliminates RT requirement prior to PT or MT for fillet welds.

(9) Permits more accurate design of Class 2 and 3 piping flanges (10) Code in effect upon award of CRD contract (11) Deletes UT requirements for Class 1 pipe, tubes and fittings 1" size and less.

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