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Forwards Final Safety Evaluation Re Proposed Revisions to EPRI Proprietary Rept TR-107285, BWR Vessel & Internals Project,Bwr Top Guide Insp & Flow Evaluation Guidelines (GWRVIP-26)
ML20212J953
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Issue date: 09/29/1999
From: Strosnider J
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To: Terry C
NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
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TAC-M97803, NUDOCS 9910060056
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l September 29,1999 Carl Terry, BWRVIP Chairman Niagara Mohawk Power Company Post Office Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

FINAL SAFETY EVALUATION OF "BWR VESSEL AND INTERNALS PROJECT, BWR TOP GUIDE INSPECTION AND FLAW EVALUATION GUIDELINES (BWRVIP 26)," EPRI REPORT TR-107285, DECEMBER 1996 (TAC NO. M97803)

Dear Mr. Tony:

The NRC staff has completed its review of the proposed revisions to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) proprietary report TR-107285 "BWR Vessel and Internals Project, BWR Top Guide inspection and Flaw Evaluation Guidelines (BWRVIP-26)," December 1996.

This report was submitted by letter dated December 27,1996, and supplemented by letter dated December 19,1997, which was in response to the staff's request for additional information, dated March 14,1997. The BWRVIP-26 report provides generic guidelines intended to present the appropriate inspection recommendations to assure safety function integrity of the subject safety related RPV internal components. The report also )rovides design information on the top guide, geometries, weld locations, and potential failure locations for the several categories of boiling water reactors (BWR/2 through BWR/6).

The NRC staff completed its initial review of the BWRVIP-26 report and transmitted a Safety Evaluation (SE) with several open items to you by letter dated May 18,1999. By letter dated August 5,1999, the BWRVIP responded to the open items in the staff's initial SE.

The NRC staff has reviewed the proposed revisions to the BWRVIP-26 report and finds, in the enclosed Safety Evaluation (SE), that the revised guidance of the BWRVIP-26 report is acceptable for inspection of the subject safety-related RPV internal components. This finding is based on information submitted by the above cited letters. The staff has concluded that licensee implementation of the guidelines in BWRVIP-26 will provide an acceptable level of quality for examination of the safety-related components addressed in the BWRVIP-26 document.

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l Karl W. Singer, Executive Chair Steve Lewis, Technical Chairman BWRVIP Assessment Task BWRVIP Assessment Task Tennessee Valley Authority Entergy PO Box 2000 P. O. Box 756 Decaltur, AL 35602 2000 Waterloo Road Port Gibson, MS 39150 Bill Eaton, Executive Chair inspection Committee Carl Larsen, Technical Chairman Entergy Operations, Inc.

BWRVIP Inspection Task PO Box 756, Waterloo Rd P.O. Box 157 Port Gibson, MS 39150-0756 Vernon, VT 05354 H. Lewis Sumner, Executive Chairman John Wilson, Technical Chairman BWRVIP Mitigation Task BWRVIP Mitigation Task Southern Nuclear Operating Co.

Clinton Power Station, M/C T-31C M/S BIN B051, PO Box 1295 P.O. Box 678 l

40 inverness Center Parkway Clinton,IL 61727 Birmingham, AL 35201 Vaughn Wagoner, Technical Chairman Harry P. Salmon, Executive Chairman BWRVIP Integration Task BWRVIP Integration Task Carolina Power & Light Company New York Power Authority One Hannover Square 901 123 Main St., M/S 11 D P.O. Box 1551 4

White Plains, NY 106013104 Raleigh, NC 27612 George T. Jones, Executive Chair Bruce McLeod, Technical Chairman f

BWRVIP Repair Task BWRVIP Repair Task Pennsylvania Power & Light, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Co.

M/S GEN A 61 Post Office Box 1295 2 N 9* Street 40 inverness Center Parkway Allentown, PA 18101-1139 Birmingham, AL 35201 Robert Carter, EPRI BWRVIP Tom Mulford, EPRI BWRVIP Assessment Manager Integration Manager EPRI NDE Center Raj Pathania, EPRI BWRVIP P. O. Box 217097 Mitigation Manager 1300 W. T. Harris Blvd.

Ken Wolfe, EPRI BWRVIP Charlotte, NC 28221 Repair Manager Electric Power Research Institute Greg Selby, EPRI BWRVIP P. O. Box 10412 Inspection Manager 3412 Hillview Ave.

EPRI NDE Center Palo Alto, CA 94303 i

P. O. Box 217097 1300 W. T. Harris Blvd.

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Charlotte, NC 28221 to EPRI Nuclear Power Council Nebraska Public Power District Joe Hagan, BWRVIP Vice Chairman 1200 Prospect Avenue PEPCO Energy Co.

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