ML20237E319

Advises That NRC Has Completed Preliminary Review of IGSCC Inservice Insp Info & Commitments & Concludes That Condition of Respective Pipe Welds Should Not Preclude Restart.Final Safety Evaluation Will Be Issued

ML20237E319
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	12/18/1987
From:	Ross T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Butterfield L COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
GL-84-11, TAC-66529, NUDOCS 8712280269
Download: ML20237E319 (3)

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l December 18, 1987 Distribution:

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NRC & Local PDRs EJordan Docket No. 50-254 PDIII-2 r/f JParclow GHolahan ACRS TRoss Plant File Mr. L. D. Butterfield, Jr.

Nuclear Licensing Manager Commonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box 767 Chicago, Illinois 60690

SUBJECT:

IGSCC INSERVICE INSPECTION REVIEW (TAC 66529)

Reference:

Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 By submittals dated June 1, 1987, November 26, 1987, December 10, 1987, and December 17, 1987, Commonwealth Edison Company (CECO) provided NRC staff with IGSCC Inservice Inspection information and commitments relative to Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS), Unit 1. Specifically, this information provided descriptions of the examination program, identified pipe weld flaws, analytical evaluation results, and repair actions conducted during the Reload 9/ Cycle 10 Refueling Outage. Additionally, CECO committed to upgrade two particular weld repairs and reevaluate another weld during the next refueling outage, and institute a leakage monitoring program in accordance with Generic Letter 84-11 during Cycle 10 NRC staff has completed a preliminary review of the information provided and concluded that the condition of respective pipe welds at QCNPS, Unit I should not preclude restart. A final Safety Evaluation by NRC staff addressing specific acceptability of pipe repairs will be issued at a later date.

If you should have any questions regarding the above discussion or require additional information, please contact Thierry Ross, NRC Project Manager for i QCNPS.

Sincerely.

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l Docket File OGC-Beth.

NRC & Local PDRs EJordan Docket No. 50-265 PDIII-2 r/f JPartlow l GHolahan ACRS TRoss Plant File Mr. L. D. Butterfield, Jr.

Nuclear Licensing Manager Commonwealth Edison Company l Post Office Box 767 Chicago, Illinois 60690 l

SUBJECT:

IGSCC INSERVICE INSPECTION REVIEW (TAC 66529)

Reference:

Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 By submittals dated June 1, 1987, November 26, 1987, December 10, 1987, and December 17, 1987, Commonwealth Edison Company (CECO) provided NRC staff with IGSCC Inservice Inspection information and commitments relative to Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS), Unit 1. Specifically, this infor.r.ation provided '

descriptions of the examination program, identified pipe weld flaws, analytical evaluation results, and repair actions conducted during the Reload 9/ Cycle 10 Refueling Outage. Additionally, Ceco commited to upgrade two particular weld repairs and reevaluate another weld during the next refueling outage, and institute a leakage monitoring program in accordance with Generic Letter 84-11 during Cycle 10.

, NRC staff has completed a preliminary review of the information provided l

and concluded that the condition of respective pipe welds at QCNPS, Unit 1 should not preclude restart. A final Safety Evaluation by NRC staff addressing specific acceptability of pipe repairs will be issued at a later date.

If you should have any questions regarding the above discussion or require additional information, please contact Thierry Ross, NRC Project Manager for QCNPS.

Sincerely, Thierry M. Ross, Project Manager Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V, and Special Projects cc: See next page PDIIIk. EIUM D PDIII-2 PDIII-2

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Mr. L. D. Butterfield, Jr. Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Commonwealth Edison Company Units 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. Stephen E. Shelton Vice President Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company P.O. Box 4350 Davenport, Iowa 52808 Mr. Michael Miller, Esq.

Isham, Lincoln & Beale Three First National Plaza

. Suite 5200 Chicago, Illinois 60602 Mr. Richard Bax Station Manager Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 22710 206th Avenue North Cordova, Illinois 61242 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 22712 206th Avenue North Cordova, Illinois 61242 Chainnan Rock Island County Board of Supervisors i 1504 3rd Avenue ,

Rock Island County Office Bldg.

Rock Island, Illinois 61201 )

Mr. Michael C. Parker, Chief Division of Engineering Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive, 5th Floor Springfield,' Illinois 62704 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road ,

Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 i i

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