ML20196L012

Forwards Safety Evaluation Granting First 10-Year Interval Inservice Insp Requests for Relief B-6 (Rev 2),B-7 (Rev 2), B-12,B-13,B-14 & C-9,pursuant to Tile 10CFR50.55a(g)(6)(i)

ML20196L012
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Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	07/08/1999
From:	Gramm R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Terry C TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
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ML20196L015	List: ML20196L012 ML20196L019
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TAC-MA3632, NUDOCS 9907120261
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July 8,1999 L

Mr. C. Lance Terry Senior Vice President & Principal Nuclear Officer

' TU Electric Attn: _ Regulatory Affairs Department P. O. Box 1002 -

Glen Rose, TX 76043

SUBJECT:

~ COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 1 - FIRST 10-YEAR l

' INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM PLAN REQUESTS FOR

. RELIEF NOS, B-6 (REV. 2), B-7 (REV. 2), B-12, B-13, B-14, AND C-9 i (TAC NO. MA3632)

Dear Mr. Terry:

The NRC staff, with technical assistance from its contractor, the Idaho National Engineering l

and Environmental Laboratory, has reviewed and evaluated the information provided by Texas

. Utilities Electric Company, in its letter dated July 22,1998, proposing its first 10-Year Interval l Inservice inspection Requests for Relief Nos. B-6 (Rev. 2), B-7 (Rev. 2), B-12, B-13, B-14, and .

C-9 for Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Unit 1. For Requests for Relief B-6 (Rev. 2), }

B-7 (Rev. 2), B-12, B-13, B-14, and C-9, the NRC staff concludes that the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code requirements are impre iical and that l the examinations performed provide reasonable assurance of structuralintegrity of the subject welds; therefore, Requests for Relief B-6 (Rev. 2), B-7 (Rev,2), B-12, B-13, B-14, and C-9 are granted pursuant toTitle 10 of the Code of Federal Reaulations. Section 50.55a(g)(6)(i). The NRC staff's evaluation and conclusions are contained in the enclosed Safety Evaluation.

Sincerely, ORIG. SIGNED BYr l' Robert A. Gramm, Chief, Section 1 I

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' Mr. C. Lance Terry Senior Vice President & Principal Nuclear Officer

' TU Electric Attn: Regulatory Affairs Department P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043

SUBJECT:

- COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 1 - FIRST 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM PLAN REQUESTS FOR

' RELIEF NOS. B-6 (REV. 2), B-7 (REV. 2), B-12, B-13, B-14, AND C-9 (TAC NO. MA3632)

Dear Mr. Terry:

The NRC staff, with technical assistance from its contractor, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, has reviewed and evaluated the information provided byTexas Utilities Electric Company, in its letter dated July 22,1998, proposing its first 10-Year Interval l inservice Inspection Requests for Relief Nos. B-6 (Rev. 2), B-7 (Rev. 2), B-12, B-13, B 14, and C-9 for Comanche Peak Steam Electric Statbn, Unit 1. For Requests for Relief B-6 (Rev. 2),

B-7 (Rev. 2), B-12, B-13, B-14, and C-9, the NRC staff concludcs that the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code requirements are impractical and that the examinations performed provide reasonable assurance of structuralintegrity of the subject welds; therefore, Requests for Relief B-6 (Rev. 2), B-7 (Rev. 2), B-12, B-13, B-14, and C-9 are granted pursuant toTitle 10 of the Code of Federal Reaulations. Section 50.55a(g)(6)(i). The NRC staff's evaluation and conclusions are contained in the enclosed Safety Evaluation.

Sincerely, ,

\ Davidbtfe,- enior.ProJBet Manife'r,n Section 1 Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-445 /

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• • • • • July 8,1999 Mr. C. Lance Terry i Senior Vice President & Principal Nuclear Officer l TU Electric Attn; Regulatory Affairs Department P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043

SUBJECT:

COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 1 - FIRST 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM PLAN REQUESTS FOR RELIEF NOS. B-6 (REV. 2), B-7 (REV. 2), B-12, B-13, B-14, AND C-9 (TAC NO. MA3632)

Dear Mr. Terry:

The NRC staff, with technical assistance from its contractor, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, has reviewed and evaluated the information provided by Texas Utilities Electric Company, in its letter dated July 22,1998, proposing its first 10-Year interval inservice inspection Requests for Relief Nos. B-6 (Rev. 2), B-7 (Rev. 2), B-12, B-13, B-14, and C-9 for Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Unit 1. For Requests for Relief B-6 (Rev. 2),

B-7 (Rev. 2), B-12, B-13, B-14, and C-9, the NRC staff concludes that the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boller and Pressure Vessel Code requirements are impractical and that the examinations performed provide reasonable assurance of structuralintegrity of the subject welds; therefore, Requests for Relief B-6 (Rev. 2), B-7 (Rev. 2), B-12, B-13, B-14, and C-9 are granted pursuant toTitle 10 of the Code of Federal Reoulations. Section 50.55a(g)(6)(i). The NRC staff's evaluation and conclusions are contained in the enclosed Safety Evaluation.

Sincerely, A -

Robert A. Gr amm, Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-445

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation l cc: See next page

1 Comanche Peak Steam Electric Plant cc:

Senior Resident inspector Office of the Governor U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: John Howard, Director P. O. Box 2159 Environmental and Natural Glen Rose, TX 76403-1159 Resources Policy P. O. Box 12428 Regional Administrator, Region IV Austin, TX 78711 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

' 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arthur C. Tate, Director Arlington, TX 76011 Division of Compliance & Inspection Bureau of Radiation Control Mrs. Juanita Ellis, President Texas Department of Health Citizens' Association for Sound Energy 1100 West 49th Street ,

1426 South Polk Austin, TX 78756-3189 Dallas,TX 75224 Jim Calloway Mr. Roger D. Walker Public Utility Commission of Texas Regulatory Affairs Manager Electric Industry Analysis TU Electric P. O. Box 13326 P. O. Box 1002 Austin, TX 78711-3326 Glen Rose, TX 76043 George L. Edgar, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius ,

1800 M Street, N.W. '

Washington, DC 20036-5869 Honorable Dale McPherson i County Judge P. O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043 May 1999

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