ML20216G773

Forwards Safety Evaluation Re Request for Relief from ASME Code Section XI Requirements.Alternative Authorized Until End of Refueling Outage 6

ML20216G773
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	03/13/1998
From:	Mckee P NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Bowling M NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
Shared Package
ML20216G780	List: ML20216G773 ML20216G792
References
TAC-MA1084, NUDOCS 9803200086
Download: ML20216G773 (2)

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Mr. Martin L Bowling, Jr. -March 13, 1998

, Recovery Officer- Millstona Unit 2

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,, c/o Ms. Patricia A. Loftus a Director- Regulatory Affairs P.O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM ASME SECTION XI- MILLSTONE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 3 (TAC NO. MA1084)

Dear Mr. Bowling:

By letter dated March 3,1998, the Nnrtheast Nuclear Enerpy Company submitted a request for a l one-time relief from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(f) for performing the required inservice l testing of certain Class 1 components in accordance with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section XI for Millstone Unit 3.

The staff concludes that pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii), the proposed alternative described in the enclosed safety evaluation is authorized in that compliance with the specified requirements would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of  !

quality and safety. The alternative is authorized until the end of Refueling Outage 6.  !

Sincerely, I Orig,inal signed by:

Phillip F. McKee .

Deputy Director for Licensing Special Projects Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-423

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Recovery Officer- Millstone Unit 2 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company c/o Ms. Patricia A. Loftus Director- Regulatory Affairs P.O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM ASME SECTION XI- MILLSTONE NUCLEAR 1 POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 3 (TAC NO. MA1084) I

Dear Mr. Bowling:

l By letter dated March 3,1998, the Northeast Nuclear Energy Company submitted a request y a one-time relief from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(f) for performing the required insarvice  !

testing of certain Class 1 components in accordance with the American Society of Mechanical i Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section XI for Millstone Unit 3.

The staff concludes that pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii), the proposed alternative described in the enclosed safety evaluation is authorized in that compliance with the specified requirements l

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would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety. The attemative is authorized until the end of Refueling Outage 6.

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Phillip F. McKee Deputy Director for Licensing Special Projects Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-423

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