ML20141B533

Forwards SE Accepting First 10-yr ISI Program Plan Request for Relief NR-29 for Braidwood Station,Units 1 & 2

ML20141B533
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	05/13/1997
From:	Capra R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Johnson I COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
Shared Package
ML20141B538	List: ML20141B533 ML20141B555
References
TAC-M97134, TAC-M97135, NUDOCS 9705150325
Download: ML20141B533 (3)

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, . . , g WASHINGTON, D.C. 30806 4001 g,*****/g May 13, 1997 Ms. Irene' Johnson, Acting Manager Nuclear Regulatory Services Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West III 1400 Opus Place, Suite.500 Downers Grove, IL 60515

SUBJECT:

EVALUATION OF THE FIRST 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSPECTION PROGRAM PLAN REQUEST FOR RELIEF NR BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (IAC NOS M97134 AND M97135). ,

Dear Ms. Johnson:

By btter dated October 8, 1996, Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed) submitted Revision 4'to the Inservice Inspection (ISI) Plan for Braidwood Station, .

Units 1 and 2. Seven proposed relief requests were included in the submittal.

Comed requested review and approval of these relief requests for use in the first 10-year ISI interval for Braidwood Station. Subsequent to the submittal, Comed requested expedited review for Relief Request NR-29. Comed provided additional information related to NR-29 in its letters dated February 25. 1997, March 25, 1997, and April 7, 1997.

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The staff, with technical assistance from its contractor, Idaho National  !

Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), has reviewed and evaluated )

the,information provided by Comed in support of NR-29. The NRC staff adopts  !

the evaluations and conclusions contained in the Technical Letter Report (TLR) l prepared by INEEL attached to the enclosed Safety Evaluation (SE). In lieu of l the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code) and Regulatory Guide (RG) methods for volumetric examination of the reactor pressure vessel welds, Comed proposes to use techniques qualified j by the industry's Performance Demonstration Initiative. Based on the  !

information provided, the staff has concluded that the proposed alternative l provides an acceptable level of quality and safety. Pursuant to 10 CFR I 50.55a(a)(3)(i), NR-29 is authorized for Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2.

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Revision 4 to the Inservice Inspection Plan as submitted by Comed and the remaining-associated ' relief requests will be evaluated and reported under a separate cover..

Sincerely,

/s/  ;

Robert A. Capra, Director Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation j Docket Nos. STN 50-456, STN 50 457

Enclosure:

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, I. Johnson Braidwood Station Conunonwealth Edison Company Unit Nos. I and 2 cc:

Michael Miller, Esquire Mr. Ron Stephens Sidley and Austin Illinois Emergency Services One First National Plaza and Disaster Agency Chicago, Illinois 60603 110 East Adams Street Springfield, Illinois 62706 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC, Region III Chairman 801 Warrenville Road Will County Board of Supervisors Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Will County Board Courthouse-Joliet, Illinois 60434 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Ms. Lorraine Creek Office of Nuclear Facility Safety Rt. 1, Box 182 1035 Outer Park Drive Manteno, Illinois 60950 Springfield, Illinois 62704 Attorney General Document Control Desk-Licensing 500 South Second Street

Commonwealth Edison Company Springfield, Illinois 62701 1 1400 opus Place, Suite 400 Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 George L. Edgar Morgan, Lewis and Bochius Mr. William P. Poirier 1800 M Street, N.W.

Westinghouse Electric Corporation Washington, DC 20036 Energy Systems Business Unit .

Post Office Box 355, Bay 236 West Conunonwealth Edisen Company Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Braidwood Station Manager Rt. 1, Box 84 Joseph Gallo Braceville, Illinois 60407 Gallo & Ross 1250 Eye St., N.W., Suite 302 EIS Review Coordinator Washington, DC 20005 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 77 W. Jackson Blvd.

Ms. Bridget Little Rorem Chicago, Illinois 606C4-3590 Appleseed Coordinator 117 North Linden Street Mr. H. G. Stanley Essex, Illinois 60935 Site Vice President Braidwood Station Howard A. Learner Commonwealth Edison Ccmpany Environmental Law and Policy RR #1, Box 84 Center of the Midwest Braceville, IL 60407 203 North LaSalle Street Suite 1390 Chicago, Illinois 60601 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Braidwood Resident Inspectors Office Rural Route #1, Box 79 Braceville, Illinois 60407