U-601066, Forwards Relief Requests 5001 & 5002 Requesting Relief from ASME Section XI Requirements,For Review & Approval Re Inservice Insp Program Submitted on 870622

Forwards Relief Requests 5001 & 5002 Requesting Relief from ASME Section XI Requirements,For Review & Approval Re Inservice Insp Program Submitted on 870622

ML20236B462
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	10/20/1987
From:	Spangenberg F ILLINOIS POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
U-601066, NUDOCS 8710260197
Download: ML20236B462 (5)

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U-601066 L30 -87 (10-20)-L 1A.120 ILLINDIS POWER COMPANY IP CLINTON PCWER STATION, P.o. BOX 678. CLINTON, ILLINolG 61727 October 20, 1987 E

R C' Docket No. 50-461 ~$m N .

Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7 '

Document Control Desk >O "

Washington, D.C. 20555 g ut o

Subject:

Clinton Power Station Inservice Inspection Program

Dear Sir:

The Clinton Power Station Inservice Inspection Program (ISI) was submitted via a letter dated June 22, 1987 (U-600963). Two additional ISI relief requests are attached for your review and approval.

If you need any additional information, please contact me.

Sincerely yours,

(

.) W F. A. Span enbert III W

Manager - Licensi g and Safety DWW/cke Attachment cc: B. L. Siegel, NRC Clinton Licensing Project Manager NRC Resident Office Regional Administrator, Region III, USNRC Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety K O 61 PDR hO I l

t: - ' ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY :Page 1 of 2:

4 CLINTON: POWER STATION SECTION'XI RELIEF REQUEST ]

RELIEF REQUEST NO. 5001.

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COMPONENT'INFORMATION

. Replacement' bolting. material for general use'in ASME Section XI  ;

component Repair / Replacement activities.

CODE REQUIREMENT Section XILrequiresl material to' comply "ith the ASME Code Section-III.. ASME-Codef Section III (NCA 3866.o..provides requirements 1 for the marking of completed material. These requirements,in l

.part, fare.as follows:

(a) Identification.of. Completed Material!

(1).The. identification 1of-completed material shall consist of i'

. marking"the-material with the applicable specification-and grade of material, .......

l RELIEF REQUEST / JUSTIFICATION

' Illinois. Power Company requests relief from the Code marking  ;

requirementsLdescribed above for " Multi" bolts produced by 1 Cardinal Industrial Products, Inc. The relief is required because it is-impractical to meet the specification marking

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requirements on each bolt because these bolts meet several different specifications.

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.The head marking used on " Multi" bolts consists of the term MULTI-C or MULT1 C where MULTI designates the bolt as-meeting the requirements of multiple ~ material specifications and C is the manufacturer' code for Cardinal Industrial Products, Inc. In addition,fa supplemental. mark on %" up to %" diameter bolts and a unique-heat' code-on %" and larger diameter. bolts appear on each bolt' head-which provides traceability to the certification. The certification identifies the multiple ASME, ASTM and SAE

-specifications and grades of bolts for which the " Multi" bolt i l

application is acceptable, J

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Section-XI/ISI/70  ;

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i. ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY Page 2 of 2 l 'CLINTON POWER STATION l SECTION XI RELIEF REQUEST )

RELIEF REQUEST NO. 5001 The Multi-C designation is utilized to indicate suitability for replacement of-the following material specifications:

ASME Specifications ASTM Specifications SAE Specifications SA193 B7 (1971-1985) A193 B7 (1971-1985) GRADE 5 (1971-1985)*

SA354'BC (1971-1985) A354 BC (1971-1985)

SA449' (1971-1985)* A449 (1971-1985)*

SA320 L7 (1971-1985) A320 L7 (1971-1985)

SA325** A325**

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• For sizes %" through 1" diameter

• * - For %" through 1%" diameter when ordered with. structural thread length.

The justification for this relief is that the " Multi" bolt meets all requirements of the material specifications and the ASME code except for the method of marking the material.

ALTERNATE TESTING PROPOSED None i

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1 Section XI/ISI/70.1

.. ILLIN0IS POWER COMPANY Page 1-of.2 CLINTON POWER STATION.

SECTION XI-RELIEF REQUEST RELIEF REQUEST No._5002 COMPONENT INFORMATION i

'ASME Section XI replacement parts.for components.

CODE REQUIREMENT Section XI-requires that' replacement items meet the requirements of the ASME Code Section III. ASME Code Section III, Subsection NA-8000 requires parts of components to be fabricated-by an ASME i Certificate Holder and completion of an ASME Code Data Report  !

form. l RELIEF REQUEST / JUSTIFICATION l

? Illinois Power Company requests relief from this' requirement for !

parts of components when certified replacement parts can no longer be obtained. This is possible when a supplier has a proprietary design and no longer retains ASME certification.

The use of.this relief request shall be limited to parts only and i will not apply to complete components or material.

The justification for this relief is that Illinois Power Company will impose sufficient procurement controls on the supplier to insure the. replacement parts meet all requirements of the ASME Code Section XI Article IWA 7000, Replacements, and-the applicable rules'of ASME Code Section'III for construction except for Code certification.

-ALTERNATE TESTING PROPOSED The Illinois Power ISI program manual shall document the controls for application of this relief and the controls necessary to be imposed on a part supplier.

The minimum controls shall be as follows:

'All other requirements of IWA-7000 other than code certification and stamping shall be met.

The services of an Authorized Inspection Agency (IWA-2000) are used for inspection during fabrication of the component or part. This may be either IP's or the Manufacturer's agency.

IPQA shall qualify the Quality Assurance Program of the manufacturing organization to assure that as a minimum it meets the Quality Assurance Requirements of the specified construction Code except for certification and stamping.

Section XI/ISI/71 I

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ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY Page 2 of 2 l CLINTON POWER STATION 1 SECTION XI' RELIEF REQUEST RELIEF REQUEST NO, 5002;(continued)

' ALTERNATE TESTING PROPOSED (continued)

'The Manufacturer'shall. certify.that-all the requirements of th'e specified construction CodeLhave been met, excluding the-

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requirements for. obtaining a Certificate of Authorization and

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stamping. Information comparable to that required on a Manufacturer's Code Data Report shall be documented;by the

-Manufacturer andLverified by'the Authorized Nuclear i

Inspector witnessing fabrication.

Nuclear Station Engineering' Department shallfobtain IP ANII concurrence prior to implementation of these requirements.

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