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i October 4, 1995 NEMORANDUM TO:
Jan Norris, Project Manager Project Directorate II-2 Division of Reactor Projects East FROM:
Jack R. Strosnider, Chief (Orignal signed By)
Materials and Chemical Engineering Branch Division of Engineering i
SUBJECT:
EVALUATION OF THE REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ALTERNATIVE l
REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL EXAMINATIONS FOR ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT I (TAC NO. M92465)
The staff reviewed and evaluated the information provided by Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) in its letter dated April 27, 1995, which requested authorization for alternative reactor pressure vessel (RPV) examinations at St. Lucie 1 to satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(A),
" Augmented Examination of Reactor Vessel." The augmented RPV examination is scheduled for the spring 1996 refueling outage.
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!, the Safety Evaluation, contains the.;taff's evaluation and conclusions. The staff concludes the alternatives contained in the FPL submittal, based on the results of a previous RPV examination, are acceptable i
pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(A)(5) as they provide an acceptable level of quality and safety.
In accordance with Item 5 of the proposed alternative examinations, FPL commits to use newer inspection techniques, as available, that would provide a substantial increase in the coverage of areas missed with techniques used during the last RPV inspection. After performing the augmented RPV examination, FPL should notify the NRC in writing of the actual examination coverage obtained. is a SALP input related to this task. The technical review performed by the Materials and Chemical Engineering Branch under TAC No.
M92465 should remain open until FPL's post-examination notification has been reviewed.
Docket No.: 50-335 i
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October 4, 1995
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MEMORANDUM TO:
Norris, Project Manager v..
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Project Directorate II-2 Division of Reactor Projects East FROM:
Jack R. Strosnider, Chief (orignal signed By)
Materials and Chemical Engineering Branch Division of Engineering
SUBJECT:
EVALUATION OF THE REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZA REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL EXAMINATIONS FO PLANT, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. M92465)
I Light Company (FPL) in its letter dated April 27The staff rev i
St. Lucie 1 to satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR 50 1995, which requested
" Augmented Examination of Reactor Vessel."
scheduled for the spring 1996 refueling outage.The augmented RPV examination is
,, the Safety Evaluation, contains the staff's evaluation and conclusions.
l The staff concludes the alternatives contained in the FPL submittal, based on the results of a previous RPV examination, are accep i
pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(ti)(A)(5) as they provide an acceptable level of quality and safety.
examinations, FPL commits to use newer inspection techniq
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<j techniques used during the last RPV inspection.
After performing the examination coverage obtained. augmented RPV examination, FPL should n I is a SALP input related to this task.
i performed by the Materials and Chemical Engineering Branch under TAC No.The 2
M92465 should remain open until FPL's post-examination notification has been reviewed.
Docket No.: 50-335 Attachments: As stated cc:
G.C. Lainas G.C. Millman, RES M.A. Anderson, INEL CONTACT:
C. Kenneth Battige, NRR/DE/EMCB (301) 415-2730 Distribution:
Docket File (50-335)
EMCB Reading / Plant File Project Manager.(VIA E-MAIL)
DNaujock DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\BATTIGE\\STLUCIEl.RPV ta recTive a copy of this document.
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