ML20209E581

Advises That Rev 2 to Visual Weld Acceptance Criteria for Structural Welding at Nuclear Power Plants, Acceptable Approach for Visual Insp of Structural Weldments of Nuclear Power Plants Under Purview of Aws Std D1.1

ML20209E581
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	06/26/1985
From:	Knight J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Dutton D NUCLEAR CONSTRUCTION ISSUES GROUP, SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC.
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ML20209E584	List: ML20209E581 ML20210R374
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TAC-66955, TAC-66956, TAC-66957, NUDOCS 8507090088
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