ML20196H694

Advises That Condition of Respective Pipe Welds at Facility Should Not Preclude Restart,In Response to Util 880122,0601 & 13 Submittals of Info Re IGSCC Inservice Insp Program. Final Safety Evaluation Will Be Issued at Later Date

ML20196H694
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	06/17/1988
From:	Ross T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Bliss H COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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GL-84-11, NUDOCS 8807060224
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, JUN 171S88 Docket No. 50-265 Mr.. Henry E. Bliss Nuclear Licensing Manager Connonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box 767 Chicago, Illinois 60690

Dear Mr. Bliss:

By letters dated January 22, 1988, June 1, 1988, and June 13, 1988, Commonwealth Edison Company (Ceco) submittad to the NRC staff information pertaining to their IGSCC Inservice Inspection program conducted at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS), Unit 2, in accordance with the guidelines of Generic Letter 84-11. More specifically, this information provided descriptions of the initial and expanded weld sample examinations, pipe weld flaws, analytical evaluation results, and repair actions performed during the Reload 9/ Cycle 10 Refueling Outage.

NRC staff has completed a preliminary review of the information submitted by CECO and concluded that the condition of respective pipe welds at QCNPS, Unit 2 should not preclude restart. A final Safety Evaluation by NRC staff addressing specific acceptability of pipe repairs will be issued at a later date.

If you should have any questions regarding the above, or require additional infonnation, please contact me.

Sincerely.

Thierry H. Ross, Project Manager Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V, and Special Projects cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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Dear Mr. . Bliss:

By letters dated January 2 1988, June 1, 1988, and June 13, 1988, Connonwealth Edison Company CECO) submitted to the NRC staff information pertaining to their IGSCC Ins rvice Inspection program conducted at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station ( NPS), Unit 2,inaccordancewiththe guidelines of Generic Letter 84 1. More specifically, this information provided descriptions of the ini al and expanded weld sample examinations, pipe weld flaws, analytical evalu ion results, and repair actions perfonned during the Reload 9/ Cycle 10 Refue ng Outage.

NRC staff has completed a preliminary review of the information submitted by CECO and concluded that the condition f respective pipe welds at QCNPS, Unit 2 should not preclude restart. A final Safety Evaluation by NRC staff addressing specific acceptability of pip repairs will be issued at a later date.

If you should have any questions regarding t e above, or require additional information, please contact me.

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Docket No. 50-265 Mr. Henry E. Bliss Nuclear Licensing Manager Connonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box 767

, Chicago, Illinois 60690

Dear Mr. Bliss:

By letters dated January 22, 1988, June 1, 1988. and June 13, 1988 Comrnonwealth Edison Company (Ceco) submitted to the NRC staff information pertaining to their IGSCC Inservice Inspection program conducted at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS), Unit 2, in accordance with the guidelines of Generic Letter 84-11. More specifically, this information provided descriptions of the initial and expanded weld sample examinations, pipe weld flaws, analytical evaluation results, and repair actions performed during the Reload 9/ Cycle 10 Refueling Outage.

NRC staff has completed a preliminary review of the information submitted by CECO and concluded that the condition of respective pipe welds at QCNPS, Unit 2 should not preclude restart. A final Safety Evaluation by NRC staff addressing specific acceptability of pipe repairs will be issued at a later date.

If you should have any questions regarding the above, or require additional infonnation, please contact me.

Sincerely, v

Thierry oss, Project Manager Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V, and Special Projects cc: See next page

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Rock Island, Illinois 61201 Mr. Michael E. Parker, Chief Division of Engineering Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62704 Regional Administrator, Region III U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 799 Roosevelt Road Gira Ellyn, Illinois 60137