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Requests Partial Exemption from GDC 4 of 10CFR50,App a by Applying leak-before-break Technology as Alternative to Providing Hardware & Proprietary Withholding of App B to Whipjet Program Rept (Ref 10CFR2.790).Encl Withheld
ML20210A904
Person / Time
Site: Beaver Valley
Issue date: 02/02/1987
From: Carey J
DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
To: Harold Denton, Tam P
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Shared Package
ML19292G700 List:
References
2NRC-7-021, 2NRC-7-21, TAC-62883, NUDOCS 8702090038
Download: ML20210A904 (3)


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o. 2 Unit Project Organization Telecopy Ext.160 P.O. Box 328 February 2, 1987 Shippingport, PA 15077 Mr. Harold R. Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 ATTENTION:

Mr. Peter Tan, Project Manager Division of PWR Licensing - A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation SUB. LECT:

Beaver Valley Power Station - Unit No. 2 Docket No. 50-412 Request for Partial Exenption fron General Design Criterion 4 Based on the WHIPJET Program

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Letter 2NRC-6-112 from J. J. Carey (DLC) to H. R. Denton (NRC) dated October 23, 1986.

Gentlenen:

The purpose of this letter is to request a partial exenption fron General Design Criterion (GDC) 4 of Appendix A to 10CFR Part 50 by applying " leak-before-break" technology as an alternative to providing hardware to protect against dynanic effects resulting fran certain postulated austantic steel pipe ruptures inside containnent.

The scope of the exenption being requested is limited to only certain high energy, balance-of-plant, piping systens.

They are identified in Attachment 1 to this letter.

The specific break locations and pipe whip re;.traints and jet impingenent shields that are to be eliminated are also indentified in attachnent 1.

The techni ul infonnation to justify this request for exenption is contained in the revised WHIPJET Progran Report.

Five (5) copies of this re-port are being transmitted at the sane time as this letter under seperate cover.

This report is a rev i sion to the final report submitted by the referenced letter and the revisions are based on agreenents reached with the NRC staff and its consultants in the WHIPJET meeting of January 16, 1987 in Bethesda, Maryl and.

Please note that Appendix B of the. WHIPJET Progran Report contains propri-etary infonnation on the properties of austentic steel base metal and weld metal.

The request for withholding this infonnation fran public disclosure in accordance with 10CFR2.790 is enclosed with the report.

This application for withholding is being made by Duquesne Light Conpany on the behalf of its sub-contractor on this project, Robert L. Cloud and Associates (affidavit enclosed with report).

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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director Request for Partial Exemption From General Design Criterion 4 Based on the WHIPJET Program i

Page 2 Upon approval of this exemption request, the FSAR will be amended to reflect this alternative design basis.

4 The expeditions' issuance of a Safety Evaluation Report and a partial exenption to GDC 4 would be greatly appreciated.

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