ML20206E062

Refers to Ceco Which Committed to Perform Future FW Nozzle Insps in Accordance with BWROG Alternate BWR FW Nozzle Insp Requirements Rept.Informs of Misunderstanding Re Condition 6 Implications in SER Which Approved Rept

ML20206E062
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	04/30/1999
From:	Pulsifer R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
References
TAC-MA5189, TAC-MA5190, NUDOCS 9905040326
Download: ML20206E062 (2)

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1. April 30,1999

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.'Mr. Ol/ver D. Kingsley, President Nuclear Generation Group Commonwealth E:tison Company Executive Towers West lll 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 Downers Grove, IL 60515

SUBJECT:

FEEDWATER NOZZLE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS - QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MA5189 AND MA5190)

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

On October 15,1998, Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed, the licensee) submitted a letter changing a commitment for feedwater nozzle inspections. This letter committed to perform future feedwater nozzle inspections in accordance with the Boiling Water Reactor Owners' Group (BWROG), "Altemate BWR Feedwater Nozzle inspection Requirements" report which was conditionally approved by the NRC in a safety evaluation report (SER) dated June 5, 1998, as an alternative to the recommendations set forth in NUREG-0619. Comed stated that Quad Cities will be implementing the conditions stated in Section 5 of the SER except that: "At this time, Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station is not implementing Condition 6 since the ASME

[American Society of Mechanical Engineers),Section XI Code [ Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code] has not adopted the more recent fatigue curves that address environmental effects."

On April 1,1999, the NRC held a conference call with your staff and determined that there was -

a misunderstanding regarding implications of Condition 6 in the June 5,1998, SER. Regarding Condition 6, it was the intent of the NRC that the licensees use the most recent fatigue curves that address environmental effects that have been approved and incorporated into the ASME Code. This letter confirms the discussions of the April 1,1999, conference callin that Comed will be using the more recent fatigue curves that address environmental effects as approved by the ASME Code.

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Robert M. Pulsifer, Project Manager, Section 2 ,

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Commonwealth Edison Company Units 1 and 2 cc Commonwealth Edison Company Vice President - Law and i Quad Cities Station Manager Regulatory Affairs 22710 206th Avenue North MidAmerican Energy Company Cordova, Illinois 61242-9740 One River Center Place 106 E. Second Street U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 4350 l Quad Cities Resident inspectors Office Davenport, Iowa 52808 22712 206th Avenue N.

Cordova, Illinois E1242 Mr. David Helwig 1 SeniorVice President 1 Chairman Commonwealth Edison Company l Rock Island County Board Executive Towers West 111 of Supervisors 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 1504 3rd Avenue Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 Rock Island County Office Bldg.

RockIsland, Illinois 61201 Mr. Gene H. Stanley PWR Vice President Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Commonwealth Edison Company Office cf Nuclear Facility Safety Executive Towers West til 1035 Outer Park Drive 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 Springfield, Illinois 62704 Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 Regional Administrator Mr. Christopher Crane U.S. NRC, Region lil BWR Vice President 801 Warrenville Road Commonwealth Edison Company Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Executive Towers West til 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 William D. Leach Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 Manager- Nuclear MidAmerican Energy Company Commonwealth Edison Company l 907 Walnut Street Site Vice President - Quad Cities i P.O. Box 657 22710 206th Avenue North I Des Moines, Iowa 50303 Cordova, Illinois 61242-9740 I Mr. R. M. Krich Commonwealth Edison Company Vice President - Regulatory Services Reg. Affairs Manager- Quad Cities Commonwealth Edison Company 22710 206th Avenue N.

Executive Towers West lil Cordova, Illir ois 61242-9740 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 Ms. Pamela B. Stroebel Senior Vice President and General Counsel i Document Control Desk-Licensing Commonwealth Edison Company Commonwealth Edison Company P.O. Box 767 1400 Opus Place, Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60690-0767 ,

Downers Grove, Illinois 60515

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