ML20199L856

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Summary of 971023 Meeting W/Nuclear Energy Inst & EPRI Re Identification of Certain Code Required Insp Activities That Might Be of Questionable Value for Purpose of Containment Insp
ML20199L856
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Issue date: 10/23/1997
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NRC
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NRC
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PROJECT-689 NUDOCS 9712020135
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.-  % 481 NRC-NEl/EPRI MEETING ON CONTAINMENT INSPECTION RULE DE/ECGB HIGHLIGHT Regulation 10CFR50.55a, ? Codes and Standards" was amended in August 1996 to .

incorporate the requirements for inspection of containments. - The amended regulation endorses the 1992 Edition with the 1992 Addenda of Subsections IWE/itAt of Section XI of the ASME B & PV code which prescribes the requirements for inspection of containments. The rule became effective on September 9,1996, and it requires the -

  • licensees to complete the first period inspection of the containments before September 9,2001. NEl requested the meeting to discuss the issues related to the implementation of the rule.
The meeting was held at NRC on October 23,1997. NEl defined the purpose of the meeting as informing the NRC about industry activities; perceived hardships in .

implementing the rule; EPRI (as consultant to NEI) activities in advising the licensees in streamlining the procedures for containment inspection, containrnent leak tight integrity.

(Appendix J of 10CFR50), and the maintenance rule (10CFR50.65). NEl/EPRI identified certain Code required inspection activities that might be of questionable value for the purpose of containment inspection. For example, lighting needs for concrete (VT-3) examination, retorquing of bolts for containment hatches, and different procedures for qualifying NDE personnel (for Class 1,2,3 components and containments)._ Such Code requirements have been revised in the later Edition and Addenda of the Code. EPRI discussed their ideas en altematives to the Code requirements where the industry is experiencing hardship in implementing them. The merits of the alternatives, in generic terms, were discussed during the meeting. Such

, alternatives may_ be submitted by the licensees as relief requests. The staff will review the requests on a plant specific basis.

The staff is in the process of revising 10CFR50.55a to resolve many of the issues identified by NEl/EPRI.

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