RS-16-195, Supplemental Information for the Fourth Inservice Inspection Interval Relief Request 14R-08

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Supplemental Information for the Fourth Inservice Inspection Interval Relief Request 14R-08
ML16273A201
Person / Time
Site: Byron  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 09/29/2016
From: Gullott D
Exelon Generation Co
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RS-16-195
Download: ML16273A201 (2)


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September 29, 2016 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-454 and STN 50-455

Subject:

Supplemental Information for the Byron Station Fourth Inservice Inspection Interval Relief Request 14R-08

References:

(1) Letter from D. M. Gullott (Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC)) to NRC, "Relief Requests Associated with the Fourth Inservice Inspection Interval," dated April 15, 2016 (2) Email from J. S. Wiebe (NRC) to M. A. Mathews (EGC), "Request for Additional Information Regarding Relief Request 14R-08," dated August 31, 2016 In the Reference 1, EGC submitted relief requests associated with the fourth inservice inspection (ISI) interval for Byron Station, Units 1 and 2. During the NRC's review of Reference 1, the NRC found that additional information is required to support its review of Relief Request 14R-08, as discussed in Reference 2. The requested information is provided in the attachment to this letter.

There are no regulatory commitments contained within this letter. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Mr. Mitchel A. Mathews at (630) 657-2819.

Respectfully, David M. Gullott Manager Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC

Attachment:

Supplemental Information for Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 10 CFR 50.55a Request 14R-08

ATTACHMENT Supplemental Information for Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 10 CFR 50.55a Request 1413-08 Following is the NRC's request for additional information in bold italicized font followed by Exelon Generation Company LLC's (EGC's) response:

In its submittal dated April 15, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML16106A116), Attachment 4, Table 3, the licensee states that the two indications found in the beltline region were found in the forging material. The Region and Component Description section of Table 4 includes multiple components described as forgings. Identify the component(s) in which the indications were found.

EGC Response:

During Byron Station, Unit 2 Refueling Outage, 1321913, two embedded planar indications were discovered during the ultrasonic examination of the Mid Shell to Lower Shell Circumferential weld designated as Weld RPVC-WR18. Both indications were evaluated as acceptable in accordance with the 2001 Edition through the 2003 Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, Subsection IWB-3510, "Standards for Examination Category B-A, Pressure Retaining Welds in Reactor Vessel, and Examination Category B-B, Pressure Retaining Welds in Vessels Other Than Reactor Vessels." This weld is listed as Item No. 4 in Table 4 of Attachment 4 in the letter referenced below. Please note that a portion of the weld number for this weld was inadvertently obscured in the formatting of Table 4 of Attachment 4 of the submittal referenced below. The full weld number is WF-447.

Indication No. 1 is an axially oriented flaw, and was classified as a planar subsurface indication 1.1 inch (") long, 0.41" from the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) inside diameter (ID) surface.

The indication had a through-wall extent of 0.22" in an area with a thickness of 8.63" and is located at approximately 158 vessel degrees. The indication is 5.2" below the weld centerline in the base material of the Lower Shell Forging (i.e., Attachment 4, Table 4, Item No. 5 of the submittal referenced below).

Indication No. 2 is also an axially oriented flaw, classified as a planar subsurface indication 0.6" long, 0.26" from the RPV outside diameter (OD) surface. This indication had no through-wall extent in an area with a thickness of 8.63" and is located at approximately 338 vessel degrees. A conservative method to evaluate the through-wall extent was applied using the resolution capabilities of the transducer to determine the smallest flaw that can be recorded.

The indication is 3.7" below the weld centerline in the base material in the Lower Shell Forging (i.e., Attachment 4, Table 4, Item No. 5 of the submittal referenced below).

Reference:

Letter from D. M. Gullott (EGC) to NRC, "Relief Requests Associated with the Fourth Inservice Inspection Interval," dated April 15, 2016 73age 1 of 1