ML20141D042
| ML20141D042 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 06/23/1997 |
| From: | Bateman W NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Maynard O WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
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| ML20141D048 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-M97682, NUDOCS 9706260246 | |
| Download: ML20141D042 (3) | |
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g Di WASHINGTON, D.C. 206t$4001 June 23, 1997 Mr. Otto L. Maynard President and Cnief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839
SUBJECT:
RELIEF REQUEST FOR APPROVAL FOR THE USE OF CODE CASE N-508-1 FOR THE WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION (TAC NO. M97682)
Dear Mr. Maynard:
The NRC staff has reviewed the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation submittal of January 2,1997. requesting the use of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code Case N-508-1 as an alternative to the ASME B&PV Code.Section XI, Article IWA-7000 requirements for. snubber and pressure J
relief valve testing pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3).
Code Case N-508-1. " Rotation of Serviced Snubbers and Pressure Relief Valves for the Purpose of Testing." allows snubbers and pressure relief valves to be rotated from stock and installed on components and piping systems within the Section XI boundary, provided all the requirements stated in the Code Case are met.
As detailed in the enclosed safety evaluation, the staff concludes that the licensee's proposed alternative to use Code Case N-508-1 for rotation of
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serviced snubbers and pressure relief valves for the purpose of testing in I
lieu of ASME B&PV Code,Section XI. Article IWA-7000 requirements provides an
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acceptable level of quality and safety for Wolf Creek Generating Station in I
that it only affects the administrative and documentation requirements of Section XI. Therefore, the licensee's proposed alternative with the ir clarification of the snubber service life monitoring program contained in the [/ Nl request for approval, is authorized by law, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(1), for the first and second 10-year ISI interval, provided that all requirements of Code Case N-508-1 are satisfied.
Use of Code Case N-508-1 is authorized until such time as the Code Case is published in a future revision of Regulatory Guide 1.147. At that time, if the licensee intends to (kkh TBS socu 9706260246 970623 DR ADOCK 050 42
Mr. Otto L. Maynard June 23, 1997 continue to implement this Code Case. 'the licensee is to follow all provisions in Code Case N-508-1 with limitations-issued in Regulatory Guide 1.147, if any.
Sincerely.,
Original Signed By William H. Bateman, Director Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-482
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1 Jay Silberg, Esq.
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Shaw Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation 2300 N Street NW P. O. Box 411 Washington, D.C.
20037 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Regional Administrator, Region IV Supervisor Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 P.O. Box 411 Arlington. Texas 76011 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office P. O. Box 311 8201 NRC Road Burlington. Kansas 66839 Steedman, Missouri 65077-1032 Chief Engineer Utilities Division Kansas Corporation Commission 1500 SW Arrowhead Road Topeka, Kansas 66604-4027 Office of the Governor State of Kansas Topeka, Kansas 66612 Attorney General Judicial Center 301 S.W. 10th 2nd Floor Topeka, Kansas 66612 County Clerk Coffey County Courthouse Burlington. Kansas 66839 Vick L. Cooper. Chief Radiation Control Program Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation Forbes Field Building 283 Topeka. Kansas 66620 1.