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Category:Code Relief or Alternative
MONTHYEARML23150A0802023-05-30030 May 2023 Acceptance Review - Vogtle Units 1 and 2 - Proposed LAR and Relief Request to Revise TS 3.4.14.1 and IST ALT-VR-02 (EPIDs L-2023-LLA-0061 and L-2023-LLR-0023) ML23095A2962023-04-14014 April 2023 Alternative Inspection Requirements for Steam Generator Nozzle to Reactor Coolant Pump Casing Welds (Vegp 3&4-Isi1- Alt-17) ML22259A1822022-09-22022 September 2022 Request for Proposed Inservice Testing Alternative ALT-VR-01 ML22118A0762022-05-13013 May 2022 Cover Letter for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4 Request for Alternative Requirements for Inservice Test Interval Code Edition (VEGP 3&4-IST-ALT-01R2) ML22021A0012022-01-24024 January 2022 Relief Request for Proposed Alternative Requirements for the Repair of Reactor Vessel Head Penetrations for the Fourth 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval, VEGP-ISI-ALT-04-05, Version 1.0 ML21154A2122021-06-0303 June 2021 Enclosure 1 - Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Unit 3 Proposed Alternative in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1): Alternative Requirements for ASME Section III Remediation of Containment Vessel Unistrut Welding (VEGP 3-ALT-16) ML21154A2132021-06-0303 June 2021 Enclosure 2 - Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Unit 3 CB&I Procedure Qualification Record 14162(VEGP 3-ALT-16) ND-21-0392, Enclosure 3 - Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Unit 3 CB&I Procedure Qualification Record 14163 (VEGP 3-ALT-16)2021-06-0303 June 2021 Enclosure 3 - Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Unit 3 CB&I Procedure Qualification Record 14163 (VEGP 3-ALT-16) ML21040A1652021-02-0909 February 2021 (Vegp), Units 3 and 4, Revision to Proposed Alternative in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(2): Alternative Requirements for ASME Section XI Examination Coverage of Weldolet Branch Connection Welds ML20352A1552021-01-11011 January 2021 Proposed Relief Request for Alternative VEGP-ISI-ALT-04-04 to the Requirements of the ASME Code ML20307A1412020-11-12012 November 2020 Relief Request for Deferral of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XI, Required Summary Report Submittal NL-20-1262, Submission of Proposed Alternative to Submitting Vogtle Unit 2 Inservice Inspection Summary Report within 90 Days of Outage Completion2020-10-30030 October 2020 Submission of Proposed Alternative to Submitting Vogtle Unit 2 Inservice Inspection Summary Report within 90 Days of Outage Completion ML20216A3992020-08-0606 August 2020 Relief Request to Use a Provision of a Later Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XI ML20143A2332020-06-0303 June 2020 Relief Request for Deferral of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XI, Required Summary Report Submittal (EPID L-2020-LLR-0074 (COVID-19)) ML20132A1532020-05-14014 May 2020 ASME Code Alternative - May 14, 2020 Presubmittal Technical Exchange for Preservice Inspection (PSI) Alternative ML20034E8942020-02-11011 February 2020 Relief Request Gen-ISI-ALT-2019-01 for Proposed Alternative to Use of ASME Code Case N-831-1, Ultrasonic Examination in Lieu of Radiography for Welds in Ferritic or Austenitic Pipe Section XI, Division 1 ND-20-0083, Revision to Request for Alternative: Alternative Requirements for Inservice Test Interval Code Edition, Unit 4 (VEGP 3&4-IST-ALT-01R1)2020-02-0606 February 2020 Revision to Request for Alternative: Alternative Requirements for Inservice Test Interval Code Edition, Unit 4 (VEGP 3&4-IST-ALT-01R1) ND-19-1294, Request for Alternative: Alternative Requirements for Inservice Test Interval Code Edition, Unit 4 (VEGP 3&4-IST-ALT-01)2019-10-31031 October 2019 Request for Alternative: Alternative Requirements for Inservice Test Interval Code Edition, Unit 4 (VEGP 3&4-IST-ALT-01) ML18320A0192018-11-30030 November 2018 Relief Request Regarding Examination Coverage for Certain ASME Code Class 2 Category Welds (VEGP-ISI-RR-05) ML18296A7172018-10-31031 October 2018 Relief Request Regarding Examination Coverage for Certain Pressurizer and Steam Generator Welds (VEGP-ISI-RR-03) ND-18-1158, Revision to Request for Alternative: Alternative Requirements for Preservice Examination Volumetric Surface Configuration Requirements (VEGP 3&4-PSI/ISI-ALT-10R1)2018-08-30030 August 2018 Revision to Request for Alternative: Alternative Requirements for Preservice Examination Volumetric Surface Configuration Requirements (VEGP 3&4-PSI/ISI-ALT-10R1) NL-18-0428, Withdrawal of Proposed Alternative GEN-ISI-ALT-2017-001 Implementation of Code Case N-786-12018-04-0909 April 2018 Withdrawal of Proposed Alternative GEN-ISI-ALT-2017-001 Implementation of Code Case N-786-1 ML18054A0652018-03-0505 March 2018 Cover Letter - Vogtle Electric Generating Plant - Request for Alternative (ALT-9) ML17171A1022017-06-27027 June 2017 Inservice Inspection Alternative Regarding Category B-N-2 and B-N-3 Welds (VEGP ISI ALT 13) ML17061A2022017-03-17017 March 2017 Request for Alternative RR-PR-03 Regarding Nuclear Service Cooling Water Pump Instrument Accuracy ML17037D0502017-02-17017 February 2017 and 2; Request to Use Asme Code Case OMN-18 as an Alternative to Inservice Testing Requirements (CAC Nos. MF8188 and MF8189) NL-17-0101, Proposed Alternative VEGP-ISI-AL T-13 in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(2) to Extend B-N-2 and B-N-3 Inservice Inspection Examinations Schedule2017-01-26026 January 2017 Proposed Alternative VEGP-ISI-AL T-13 in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(2) to Extend B-N-2 and B-N-3 Inservice Inspection Examinations Schedule ML17006A1092017-01-26026 January 2017 Alternative to Inservice Inspection Regarding Reactor Pressure Vessel Threads Inflange Inspection ML16326A0442016-12-0808 December 2016 Alternative for Pump and Valve Inservice Testing Program ML16264A3212016-10-14014 October 2016 Alternatives for Pumps and Valves Inservice Testing Program ML14030A5702014-03-20020 March 2014 Request for Alternatives VEGP-ISI-ALT-06 ML13123A1602013-05-0707 May 2013 (VEGP) - Safety Evaluation of Relief Request VEGP-ISI-ALT-09, Version 2.0, Regarding Leakage Tests for Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary Components ML13032A1062013-02-0707 February 2013 Safety Evaluation of Relief Request VEGP-ISI-ALT-08, Version 1, Regarding Installation of a Mechanical Clamp on a Class 1 Valve - Fourth 10-Year Interval ML1009001292010-06-11011 June 2010 Relief Requests VEGP-ISI-ALT-04 (Units 1 and 2) and VEGP-ISI-RR-01 (Unit 2) Inservice Inspection Alternatives for Third and Subsequent Inservice Inspection Intervals (TAC Nos. ME2226, ME2227, and ME1134) ML1012000882010-04-30030 April 2010 Acceptance of Vogtle Relief Request (VEGP-ISI-ALT-03) Dated April 7, 2010 NL-09-1410, VEGP-ISI-RR-01, Version 1.0, Relief Request in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(5)(iii)2009-09-0909 September 2009 VEGP-ISI-RR-01, Version 1.0, Relief Request in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(5)(iii) ML0731004352007-11-15015 November 2007 Third 10-Year Interval, Inservice Program Relief Request RR-V-1 (Tac Nos. MD5409 and MD5410) ML0627703592006-09-29029 September 2006 Evaluation of Relief Request ISI-GEN-ALT-06-02 NL-06-1713, Proposed Alternative for Application of Pressurizer Nozzle Full-Structural Weld Overlays2006-08-10010 August 2006 Proposed Alternative for Application of Pressurizer Nozzle Full-Structural Weld Overlays ML0510301992005-04-25025 April 2005 RR, ISI Program Intervals for Alternative Alignment of Iwe/Iwl Inspection Program (Tac No. MC4870, MC4871, MC4872, MC4873, MC4874, MC4875) ML0332800372003-11-21021 November 2003 Safety Evaluation Re. Request to Use ASME Code Case N-661 ML0225904572002-09-16016 September 2002 Code Relief, Relief Request for the Second Ten-Year Interval Inservice Testing Program 2023-05-30
[Table view] Category:Memoranda
MONTHYEARML23325A2022024-01-16016 January 2024 CFR Part 52 Construction Lessons-Learned Report ML24004A2192024-01-0808 January 2024 Construction Reactor Oversight Process Performance Metric Report for Calendar Year 2023 ML23303A2032023-11-0101 November 2023 October 24, 2023, Summary of Comment Gathering Public Meeting on Lessons Learned from the ITAAC Hearing Process for Vogtle Units 3 and 4 ML22348A0862023-07-25025 July 2023 Finding in Accordance with 10 CFR 52.103(G) That All Acceptance Criteria Are Met for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 4 ML23115A0382023-05-0909 May 2023 Summary of Readiness Group Public Meeting on April 20, 2023 ML23115A0662023-05-0101 May 2023 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company to Have Presubmittal Meeting for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 4 IR 05000424/20040252023-04-28028 April 2023 Public Meeting Summary - Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1, 2, 3, & 4 Docket No. 5000424, 5000425, 5200025, 5200026, Meeting Number 20230375 ML22214B4882023-02-0808 February 2023 Initial Commission Memo Regarding Status of ITAAC Closure, Inspection, and Licensing Activities for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 4 ML22355A0322023-01-0303 January 2023 Revised Charter for the Vogtle Readiness Group to Oversee the Transition to Operations for Vogtle Units 3 and 4 ML22334A0812022-12-0101 December 2022 Update to Targeted Inspections, Tests, Analysis, and Acceptance Criteria for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 4 ML22322A1672022-11-28028 November 2022 Summary of 11/15/2022 Public Meeting on Lessons Learned ML22237A0782022-08-0505 August 2022 American Nuclear Insurers, Notification of Change in the Number of Power Reactors in the Secondary Financial Protection (SFP) Program ML20290A2812022-08-0101 August 2022 103g - Final Memorandum ML22123A0652022-05-0202 May 2022 Public Meeting Summary Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1, 2, 3, & 4 Docket No. 50-424, 50-425, 52-025, 52-026, Meeting Number 20220330 ML21337A0032021-12-0707 December 2021 Summary of Vogtle Readiness Group Public Meeting on December 2, 2021 ML21322A1502021-12-0202 December 2021 Summary of November 10, 2021 Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML21316A0692021-11-22022 November 2021 November 4, 2021 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML21280A2962021-10-22022 October 2021 Replacement of Page 2 to Letter Dated June 30, 2020, Titled License Amendment Request to Revise the Emergency Plan to Change Staffing and Extend Staff Augmentation Times for Emergency Response Organization Positions (EPID L-2020-LLA0150) ML21230A0102021-08-24024 August 2021 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company on August 12, 2021 ML21194A0402021-07-20020 July 2021 Summary of June 24, 2021 Public Meeting with SNC ML21154A2772021-07-20020 July 2021 Summary of a Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company on May 27, 2021 ML21190A0622021-07-16016 July 2021 Summary of July 8 2021 Public Meeting to Discuss Late-Filed Allegation Process for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 3 and 4 ML21194A0392021-07-16016 July 2021 July 8, 2021 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML21124A2032021-05-0606 May 2021 ASME Alternative ALT-16 Pre-submittal Meeting Summary 4-29-21 ML21123A1432021-05-0505 May 2021 April 22, 2021, Summary of a Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML20318A2422020-12-18018 December 2020 .72 50.73 Applicability Memo ML20351A2822020-12-10010 December 2020 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Co ML20318A2412020-11-18018 November 2020 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, to Discuss Topic Regarding Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 4: ITAAC Post Closure Notification for ITAAC Index Number 344 ML20303A0422020-11-0505 November 2020 Summary of October 22, 2020 Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company NL-20-1262, Submission of Proposed Alternative to Submitting Vogtle Unit 2 Inservice Inspection Summary Report within 90 Days of Outage Completion2020-10-30030 October 2020 Submission of Proposed Alternative to Submitting Vogtle Unit 2 Inservice Inspection Summary Report within 90 Days of Outage Completion ML20296A2432020-10-15015 October 2020 Summary of 10-15-20 Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML20283A4652020-10-15015 October 2020 Summary of Public Meeting on October 8, 2020 with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML20279A5202020-10-0707 October 2020 October 1, 2020, Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML20183A0902020-09-24024 September 2020 Initial Commission Memo Regarding Status of ITAAC Closure, Inspection, and Licensing Activities for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 3 ML20262G9882020-09-22022 September 2020 September 17, 2020 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML20248H3292020-09-10010 September 2020 Meeting Summary for September 3, 2020 Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML20247J4812020-09-10010 September 2020 Summary for August 27, 2020 Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML20191A3832020-08-14014 August 2020 Transition to Reactor Oversight Process for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4 ML20216A6362020-08-10010 August 2020 Summary of a Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company on July 23, 2020 ML20216A6252020-08-10010 August 2020 Summary of a Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company on July 30, 2020 ML20205L4312020-07-29029 July 2020 Summary of a Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company to Discuss Inspections, Tests, Analyses and Acceptance Criteria Nos. 375 and 216 ML20178A1302020-07-15015 July 2020 Memorandum Transmitting Safety Evaluation Regarding Welded Reinforcement Bar Splices at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 3 and 4 ML20190A0182020-07-0808 July 2020 Summary of Meeting Regarding the Vogtle Readiness Group ML20168A3352020-06-26026 June 2020 Summary of June 11, 2020 Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML20150A0092020-06-0202 June 2020 Summary of May 28, 2020 Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML20154K7272020-06-0202 June 2020 EOC Meeting Summary ML20141L6182020-06-0101 June 2020 Summary of May 14, 2020 Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML20141L6982020-05-26026 May 2020 Audit Report for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 3 LAR 20-001: Auxiliary Building Wall 11 Seismic Gap Requirements ML20133K1062020-05-15015 May 2020 Audit Plan for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 3 and 4, Request for License Amendment: Core Makeup Tank Boron Concentration Requirements (LAR 20-004) ML20108E9332020-04-27027 April 2020 Summary of April 16, 2020 Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company 2024-01-08
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NL-20-1262 Page 1 of 2 To: John Lamb, Project Manager, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Cc: NRC Document Control Desk NRC Resident Inspector - Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
Subject:
Submission of Proposed Alternative to Submitting Vogtle Unit 2 Inservice Inspection Summary Report Within 90 Days of Outage Completion
Reference:
NRC Letter from H. Nieh to NEI, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Planned Actions Related to the Requirements for ASME Code Inservice Inspection Reporting During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Public Health Emergency, dated April 9, 2020 As a result of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE),
Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) requests an alternative from certain reporting requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code,Section XI, IWA-1400, IWA-6240, and 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(2)(xxxii), as applicable, for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Unit 2. This alternative is being requested pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(2), Hardship without a compensating increase in quality and safety. ASME B&PV Code,Section XI, IWA-1400, IWA-6240, and 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(2)(xxxii) state, in part, that inservice inspection summary reports shall be submitted to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) within 90 calendar days of the completion of each refueling outage. IWA-6230 of the ASME B&PV Code,Section XI, which is incorporated by reference in 10 CFR 50.55a, requires licensees to complete an inservice inspection summary report within 90 days after the conclusion of a refueling outage, per Mandatory Appendix II. As an alternative to the requirements of Section XI, ASME Code Case N-532-5 allows for the use of the Owners Activity Report (OAR-1), which provides a summary of items with flaws or relevant conditions that required evaluation for continued service, and repair and replacement activities required for continued service that occurred during the previous operating cycle.
The reference letter allows for an expedited review of a request for a deferral, provided certain information is provided. In accordance with the Reference letter, the following information is provided:
Station Current Code Current Due Date Proposed Alternate Edition of Record of OAR-1 Submission Date of OAR-1 Vogtle Electric ASME Section XI 12/10/2020 90 days after PHE has ended Generating Plant Unit 2007 Edition or prior to the beginning of the 2 through 2008 subsequent refueling outage, Addenda whichever is earlier.
This alternative is necessary based on SNC and associated vendor measures to maintain Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended quarantine and social distancing requirements. These requirements have resulted in a hardship, as several individuals responsible for the preparation of this report have been unable to perform their functions in a timely and efficient manner.
NL-20-1262 October 30, 2020 Page 2 of 2 The bulk of the effort to prepare the owners activity report is associated with work order close out and review. Each work order associated with ASME Section XI work for the previous operating cycle needs to be completed, closed, reviewed, and archived by maintenance and clerical personnel. Preparing this report requires a significant amount of worker-hours to prepare. Site programs engineering personnel, quality control, supply chain, maintenance, welding engineer, in-service inspection engineer and the ANII are constantly reviewing the work along the way to ensure code compliance.
To minimize the impact of COVID-19 on plant operations and onsite activities, personnel responsible for reviewing and closing maintenance work orders (WOs) are working staggered shifts. These staggered shifts have resulted in inefficiencies that have led to increases in maintenance work order processing time because SNC has not fully implemented an Electronic Work Packages process and therefore relies on paper WOs. These paper WOs are routed through various departments for signature approvals and only one copy is maintained to avoid any traceability concerns for duplicate copies. Processing these word order packages electronically (i.e. scanning and sending remotely) is not a viable option to expedite these activities for two reasons: 1) Multiple personnel are constantly reviewing and revising work order documentation associated with the OAR, and use of scanned copies would increase the risk of error due to loss of traceability of the original work orders; and 2) Work orders may be several hundred pages and contain pages of various physical sizes, which makes scanning and sending via email problematic.
In using paper WOs during staggered shifts, there are inefficiencies in reviews due to only having a limited amount of quality control personnel (1) on-site at a time to perform quality control post-reviews each day, compile missing data during the review process, and obtain signatures in the proper order during the review process.
In addition, during the Vogtle Unit 2 refueling outage 21 (2R21), several qualified personnel required for processing and review of this work were quarantined due to COVID-19. Significant delays in work order processing occurred compared to previous outages because personnel quarantined could not be onsite for an extended period of time to process work orders in a timely manner.
Due to Vogtles staggered shifts and qualified personnel unavailability, completion of the OAR within 90 days of 2R21 outage completion results in a hardship. Therefore, compliance with the specified requirements would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety.
VEGP has established procedures to retain records of its completed inspection items that are easily accessible for NRC inspection, specifically, NMP-ES-018, SNC Inservice Inspection Engineering Program, and NMP-ES-018-011, Inservice Inspection (ISI) Examinations Records.
SNC requests approval of this Alternative by December 4, 2020.
Respectfully, Cheryl A. Gayheart Regulatory Affairs Director