ML20141D454
| ML20141D454 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 06/25/1997 |
| From: | Cotton K NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | James Knubel POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
| References | |
| TAC-M98061, NUDOCS 9706270227 | |
| Download: ML20141D454 (3) | |
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3 Mr. James Knubel June 25, 1997 Chief Nuclear Officer Power Authority of the State of i
'i New York 123 Main Street ~
White Plains, NY 10601
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING RELIEF REQUEST FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF 10 CFR 50.55a RELATED TO CONTAINMENT REPAIR /
REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS - JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. M98061)
Oear Mr. Knubel:
By letter dated November 26, 1996, the Power Authority of the State of New i
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York (PASNY) requested relief from the primary containment repair and replacement provisions in the 1992 Edition of ASME Section XI, Subsection IWE.
1 This ASME Code was incorporated by an amendment of NRC regulation 50.55a. The regulation has an effective'date of September 9,1996. This relief request, submitted pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(iii), would defer the implementation date for the containment repair and replacement provisions i
1 by 1 year until September 9, 1997. Change in the implementation date will i
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accommodate procedural, and possible personnel qualification changes, needed j
to implement this provision.
This request applies only to the containment i
repair and replacement provisions of the amended regulation, and does not i
apply to the containment inservice inspection provisions of the regulation.
J The NRC staff's review of the subject relief request indicates that we need additional information to complete the review.
Please provide a summary of existing procedures used for the containment repair and replacement l
activities, and extent of their compliance with the requirements of Appendix B of 10 CFR Part 50, " Quality Assurance Criteria."
Sincerely,
/s/
Karen R. Cotton, Project Manager Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-333 5" " t 9*9' NRC FILE CENTEllCOPY DJ1TALBUTION:
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New York 123 Main Street l
White Plains, NY 10601 I
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING RELIEF REQUEST FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF 10 CFR 50.55a RELATED TO CONTAINMENT REPAIR /
REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS - JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC N0. M98061)
Dear Mr. Knubel:
By letter dated November 26, 1996, the Power Authority of the State of New York (PASNY) requested relief from the primary containment repair and replacement provisions in the 1992 Edition of ASME Section XI, Subsection IWE.
This ASME Code was incorporated by an amendment of NRC regulation 50.55a. The regulation has an effective date of September 9, 1996. This relief request, submitted pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(iii), would defer the implementation date for the containment repair and replacement provisions by 1 year until September 9, 1997.
Change in the implementation date will accommodate procedural, and possible personnel qualification changes, needed to implement this provision.
This request applies only to the containment repair and replacement provisions of the amended regulation, and does not apply to the containment inservice inspection provisions of the regulation.
The NRC staff's review of the subject relief request indicates that we need additional information to complete the review.
Please provide a summary of existing procedures used for the containment repair and replacement activities, and extent of their compliance with the requirements of Appendix B of 10 CFR Part 50, " Quality Assurance Criteria."
Sincerely, (t/lM aren R. Cotton, Project Manager Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-333 cc:
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James Knubel James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear l
Power Authority of the State Power Plant l
of New York cc:
Mr. Gerald C. Goldstein Regional Administrator, Region I Assistant General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i
Power Authority of the State 475 Allendale Road of New York King of Prussia, PA 19406 l
1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019 Mr. F. William Valentino, President l
New York State Energy, Research, Resident Inspector's Office and Development Authority U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Corporate Plaza West P.O. Box 136 286 Washington Avenue Extension Lycoming, NY 13093 Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. Harry P. Salmon, Jr., V.P.
Mr. Richard L. Patch, Director Nuclear Operations Quality Assurance Power Authority of the State Power Authority of the State of New York of New York 123 Main Street 123 Main Street White Plains, NY 10601 White Plains, NY 10601 Ms. Charlene D. Faison Mr. Gerard Goering Director Nuclear Licensing 28112 Bayview Drive Power Authority of the State Red Wing, MN 55066 of New York 123 Main Street Mr. James Gagliardo White Plains, NY 10601 Safety Review Committee 708 Castlewood Avenue Supervisor Arlington, TX 76012 Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Mr. Arthur Zaremba, Licensing Oswego, NY 13126 Manager James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Mr. Robert G. Schoenberger, Power Plant President P.O. Box 41 Power Authority of the State Lycoming, NY 13093 of New York 123 Main Street Mr. Paul Eddy White Plains, NY 10601 New York State Dept. of Public Service Charles Donaldson, Esquire 3 Empire State Plaza,10th Floor Assistant Attorney General Albany, NY 12223 New York Department of Law 120 Broadway j
New York, NY 10271
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