ML20196H238
| ML20196H238 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 06/29/1999 |
| From: | Clifford J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Ted Sullivan BOSTON EDISON CO. |
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| TAC-MA3446, NUDOCS 9907060166 | |
| Download: ML20196H238 (4) | |
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Mr. Theodore A. Sullivin Juns 29,~1999 Vice Presidrnt Nuclear end Station Director :
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SUBJECT:
' EVALUATION OF THE THIRD 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION REQUEST FOR RELIEF FOR BOSTON EDISON COMPANY, PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. MA3446)
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
- By letter dated August 20,1998, Boston Edison Company (BECo/ licensee) submitted Amendment 98-01 to the third 10-year interval inservice inspection (ISI) plan. Included in this
- submittal was a request for an altemative under PRR-13, Revision 2, for the use of Code Case N-522 during pressure testing of containment penetration piping, pursuant to 10 CFR
' 50.55a(a)(3)(i). The staff, with technical assistance from its contractor, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) has reviewed and evaluated the information
. provided by the licensee. As stated in our previous denial dated March 20,1997, the requirements of Code Case N-522, Appendix J Testing, with the piping integrity examination
. requirements of ASME Code,Section XI, only allow the use of Appendix J pressure testing in
. lieu of the pressure testing requirements of IWC-5221 and IWC-5222, during the pressure testing of containment penetration piping. The NRC staff has determined that the proposed i
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'altemative does not provide reasonable assurance that the structural integrity of the containment penetration piping has been maintained. Therefore, request for relief PRR-13, Revision 2, is denied.~
The NRC staffs evaluation and conclusions are contained in Enclosure 1 and INEEL's report is appended as Enclosure 2. Questions regarding this request should be sent to my attention at the above address, or you can contact the NRC Project Manager, Alan Wang, at n
(301)415-1445.
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SUBJECT:
EVALUATION OF THE THIRD 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION REQUEST FOP. RELIEF FOR BOSTON EDISON COMPANY, PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. MA3446)
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
By letter dated August 20,1998, Boston Edison Company (BECo/ licensee) submitted Amendment 98-01 to the third 10-year interval inservice inspection (ISI) plan included in this submittal was a request for an alternative under PRR-13, Revision 2, for the use of Code Case N-522 during pressure testing of containment penetration piping, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(i). The staff, with technical assistance from its contractor, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) has reviewed and evaluated the information provided by the licensee. As stated in our previous denial dated March 20,1997, the requirements of Code Cae N-522, Appendix J Testing, with the piping integrity examination requirements of ASME Code,Section XI, only allow the use of Appendix J pressure testing in lieu of the pressure testing requirements of IWC-5221 and IWC-5222, during the pressure testing of containment penetration piping. The NRC staff has determined that the proposed attemative does not provide reasonable assurance that the structural integrity of the containment penetration piping has been maintained. Therefore, request for relief PRR-13, Revision 2, is denied.
The NRC staff's evaluation and conclusions are contained in Enclosure 1 and INEEL's report is appended ati, Enclosure 2. Questions regarding this request should be sent to my attention at the above address, or you can contact the NRC Project Manager, Alan Wang, at (301) 415-1445.
Sincerely,
' pbh James W. Clifford, Chi, Section 2 Project Directorate l Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-293
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Mr. Ron Ledgstt Mr. Jack Alexander Executive Vice President Manager, Reg. Relations and Quality 800 Boyleston Street Assurance Boston, MA 02199 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station RFD #1 Rocky Hill Road Resident inspector Plymouth, MA 02360 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Mr. David F. Tarantino Post Office Box 867 Nuclear Information Manager.
Plymouth, MA 02360 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station RFD #1, Rocky Hill Road Chairman, Board of Selectmen Plymouth, MA 02360 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Ms. Kathleen M. O'Toole Secretary of Public Safety Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Executive Office of Public Safety Town Hall One Ashburton Place 878 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02108 Duxbury, MA 02332 Mr. Peter LaPorte, Director Office of the Commissioner Attn: James Muckerheide Massachusetts Department of Massachusetts Emergency Management Environmentai Protection Agency One Winter Street 400 Worcester Road Boston, MA 02108 P.O. Box 1496 Framingham, MA 01701-0317 Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place Chairman, Citizens Urging 20th Floor Responsible Energy Boston, MA 02108 P.O. Box 2621 Duxbury, MA 02331 Mr. Robert M. Hallisey, Director Radiation Centrol Program Citizens at Risk Massachusetts Department of P.O. Box 3803 Public Health Plymouth, MA 02361 305 South Street Boston, MA 02130 W.S. Stowe, Esquire Boston Edison Company Regional Administrator, Region i 800 Boyleston St.,36th Floor U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Boston, MA 02199 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Chairman Nuclear Matters Committee Ms. Jane Fleming Town Hall 8 Oceanwood Drive 11 Lincoln Street Duxbury, MA 0233 Plymouth, MA 02360 Mr. James Keyes Mr. William D. Meinet Acting Licensing Division Managei Nuclear Engineer Boston Edison Company Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale 600 Rocky Hill Road Electric Company Plymouth, MA 02360-5599 P.O. Box 426 Ludic N, MA 01056-0426
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