ML20216F301

Forwards Memo Approving 980406 Licensee Request Re Approval to Allow Installation of machine-welded SG Tube Plugs at DBNPS in Accordance W/Provisions of Paragraph IWB-4230, Tube or Tubesheet Hole Plugging by Fusion Welding

ML20216F301
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Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	04/14/1998
From:	Hansen A NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Jeffery Wood CENTERIOR ENERGY
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TAC-MA1418, NUDOCS 9804170024
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Docket File PUBLIC ACRS April 14, 1998 PD3-3 Reading PRush EAdensam OGC GGrant, RIII RSavio Mr._ John K. Wood THarris (TLH3, SE only)

Vice President - Nuclear, Davis-Besse Centerior Service Company c/o Toledo Edison Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO INSTALL MACHINE-WELDED STEAM GENERATOR TUBE PLUGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASME CODE, SECTION XI, 1989 EDITION -

DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT N0. 1 (TAC N0. MA1418)

Dear Mr. Wood:

By letter dated April 6,1998, you requested NRC approval to allow installation of machine-welded steam generator (SG) tube plugs at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No.1, in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph IWB-4230, " Tube or Tubesheet Hole Plugging by Fusion Welding," of Section XI, " Rules for Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components," of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel 1 Code, 1989 Edition. -

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The NRC staff has completed its evaluation of your request, as documented in the enclosed memorandum. You may utilize the provisions of Paragraph IWB-4230 of Section XI of the ASME Code,1989 Edition, for the installation of machine-welded SG tube plugs, provided all related requirements of the respective edition of the Code are met. This approval applies to plug installation during the current (11th) refueling outage and to future outages.

Sincerely, Original signed by:

Allen G. Hansen, Project Manager Project Directorate III-3 Division of Reacter Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-346

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Vice President - Nuclear, Davis-Besse Centerior Service Company c/o Toledo Edison Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5501 Nor;t State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO INSTALL MACHINE-WELDED STEAM GENERATOR TUBE PLUGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASME CODE, SECTION XI, 1989 EDITION -

DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1 (TAC N0. MA1418)

Dear Mr. Wood:

By letter dated April 6,1998, you requested NRC approval to allow installation of machine-welded steam generator (SG) tube plugs at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No.1, in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph IWB-4230, " Tube or Tubesheet Hole Plugging by Fusion Welding," of Section XI, " Rules for Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components," of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 1989 Edition.

The NRC staff has completed its evaluation of your request, as documented in the enclosed memorandum. You may utilize the provisions of Paragraph IWB-4230 of Section XI of the ASME Code,1989 Edition, for the installation of machine-welded SG tube plugs, provided all related requirements of the respective edition of the Code are met. This approval applies to plug installation during the current (11th) refueling outage and to future outages.

Sincerely, Original signed by:

Allen G. Hansen, Project Manager Project Directorate III-3 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-346

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SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO INSTALL MACHINE-WELDED STEAM GENERATOR TUBE PLUGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASME CODE, SECTION XI, 1989 EDITION -

DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1 (TAC NO. MA1418)

Dear Mr. Wood:

By letter dated April 6,1998, you requested NRC approval to allow installation of machine-welded steam generator (SG) tube plugs at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No.1, in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph IWB-4230, " Tube or Tubesheet Hole Plugging by Fusion Welding," of Section XI, " Rules for Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components," of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel ,

Code, 1989 Edition. 1 The NRC staff has completed its evaluation of your request, as documented in the enclosed memorandum. You may utilize the provisions of Paragraph IWB-4230 of Section XI of the ASME Code,1989 Edition, for the installation of machine- l welded SG tube plugs, provided all related requirements of the respective l edition of the Code are met. This approval applies to plug installation during the current (11th) refueling outage and to future outages.

l Sincerely, l Allen G. Hansen, Project Manager Project Directorate III-3 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-346

Enclosure:

As stated cc: See next page

i John K. Wood Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, linit 1 Toledo Edison Company cc:

Mery E. O'Reilly Rob 9rt E. Owen, Chief FirstEnergy ' Bureau of Radiological Health Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Service 5501 North State - Route 2 Ohio Department of Health Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 P.O. Box 118 Columbus, OH 43266-0118

, James L. Freels Manager- Regulatory Affairs Toledo Edison Company J9mes R. Williams, Chief of Staff Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station O' > Emergency Management Agency 5501 North State - Route 2 7,55 West Dublin Granville Road Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 Columbus, OH 43235-2206 Gerald Chamoff, Esq. Donna Owens, Director Shaw, Pittman, Potts Ohio Department of Commerce and Trowbridge Division of Industrial Compliance

' 2300 N Street, NW. Bureau of Operations & Maintenance Washington, DC 20037 6606 Tussing Road P.O. Box 4009 Regional Administrator Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-9009 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Lisle, IL 60523-4351 DERR-Compliance Unit ATTN: Zack A. Clayton Robert B. Borsum P.O. Box 1049 Babcock & Wilcox Columbus, OH 43266-0149 Nuclear Power Generation Division 1700 Rockvie Pike, Suite 525 State of Ohio Rockville, MD 20852 Public Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Resident Inspector Columbus, OH 43266-0573 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5503 North State Route 2 Attorney General Oak Harbor, OH 43449 Department of Attomey 30 East Broad Street James H. Lash, Plant Manager Columbus, OH 43216 Toledo Edison Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station President, Board of County 5501 North State Route 2 Commissioner of Ottawa Courtty Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 Port Clinton, OH 43252