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| number = ML15224A845 | | number = ML15224A845 | ||
| issue date = 08/18/2015 | | issue date = 08/18/2015 | ||
| title = | | title = Relief Request Number RR 4-22 - Proposed Alternative, Use of Alternative ASME Code Case N-770-1 Baseline Examination | ||
| author name = Rankin J | | author name = Rankin J | ||
| author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLIII-1 | | author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLIII-1 | ||
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| docket = 05000255 | | docket = 05000255 | ||
| license number = DPR-020 | | license number = DPR-020 | ||
| contact person = Rankin J | | contact person = Rankin J | ||
| case reference number = TAC MF6448 | | case reference number = TAC MF6448 | ||
| document type = Letter | | document type = Letter | ||
| page count = 3 | | page count = 3 | ||
| project = | | project = TAC:MF6448 | ||
| stage = | | stage = Approval | ||
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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Ml 49043-9530 AlJ3llst 18 I 2015 SUBJECT: PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT -RELIEF REQUEST NUMBER RR 4 | {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. | ||
Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Ml 49043-9530 AlJ3llst 18 I 2015 | |||
}} | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT - RELIEF REQUEST NUMBER RR 4 PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE, USE OF ALTERNATE ASME CODE CASE N-770-1 BASELINE EXAMINATION (TAC NO. MF6448) | |||
==Dear Sir or Madam:== | |||
By {{letter dated|date=July 7, 2015|text=letter dated July 7, 2015}} (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML15190A262), as supplemented by {{letter dated|date=July 31, 2015|text=letter dated July 31, 2015}} (ADAMS Accession No. ML15219A587), Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee), | |||
proposed an alternative to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(3) for Palisades Nuclear Plant (Palisades). This regulation defines the inspection requirement for branch connection butt welds at Palisades in accordance with American Society of Mechanical Engineer's Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Case N-770-1, "Alternative Examination Requirements and Acceptance Standards for Class 1 PWR Piping and Vessel Nozzle Butt Welds Fabricated With UNS N06082 or UNS W86182 Weld Filler Material With or Without Application of Listed Mitigation Activities," with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conditions. The licensee is requesting an extension of the required inspection of the Alloy 82/182 branch connections to the primary coolant system for at least one cycle of operation as presented in Relief Request RR 4-22. | |||
The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staff's acceptance review of this relief request. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. | |||
The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant. | |||
Pursuant to Section 50.55a(z)(2) of 10 CFR, the applicant shall demonstrate that compliance with the specified requirements of Section 50.55a would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality or safety. | |||
The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment in terms of regulatory requirements and protection of public health and safety and the environment. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRC staff's ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. You will be advised of any further information needed to support the NRC staff's detailed technical review by separate correspondence. | |||
If you have any questions, please contact the Palisades Project Manager, Jennivine Rankin, at (301) 415-1530. | |||
Docket No. 50-255 cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv Sincerely, | |||
.*~ | |||
ennivine K. Rankin, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation | |||
ML15224A845 | |||
*via memo OFFICE DORL/LPL3-1 /PM DORL/LPL3-1 /LA DE/EPNB/BC DORL/LPL3-1 /BC DORL/LPL3-1 /PM NAME JRankin MHenderson DAiiey DPelton JRankin DATE 8/18/2015 8/11/2015 8/18/2015 8/18/2015 8/18/2015}} | |||
Latest revision as of 09:37, 10 January 2025
| ML15224A845 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 08/18/2015 |
| From: | Jennivine Rankin Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Rankin J | |
| References | |
| TAC MF6448 | |
| Download: ML15224A845 (3) | |
Text
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Ml 49043-9530 AlJ3llst 18 I 2015
SUBJECT:
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT - RELIEF REQUEST NUMBER RR 4 PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE, USE OF ALTERNATE ASME CODE CASE N-770-1 BASELINE EXAMINATION (TAC NO. MF6448)
Dear Sir or Madam:
By letter dated July 7, 2015 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML15190A262), as supplemented by letter dated July 31, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15219A587), Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee),
proposed an alternative to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(F)(3) for Palisades Nuclear Plant (Palisades). This regulation defines the inspection requirement for branch connection butt welds at Palisades in accordance with American Society of Mechanical Engineer's Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Case N-770-1, "Alternative Examination Requirements and Acceptance Standards for Class 1 PWR Piping and Vessel Nozzle Butt Welds Fabricated With UNS N06082 or UNS W86182 Weld Filler Material With or Without Application of Listed Mitigation Activities," with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conditions. The licensee is requesting an extension of the required inspection of the Alloy 82/182 branch connections to the primary coolant system for at least one cycle of operation as presented in Relief Request RR 4-22.
The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staff's acceptance review of this relief request. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review.
The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.
Pursuant to Section 50.55a(z)(2) of 10 CFR, the applicant shall demonstrate that compliance with the specified requirements of Section 50.55a would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality or safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment in terms of regulatory requirements and protection of public health and safety and the environment. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRC staff's ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. You will be advised of any further information needed to support the NRC staff's detailed technical review by separate correspondence.
If you have any questions, please contact the Palisades Project Manager, Jennivine Rankin, at (301) 415-1530.
Docket No. 50-255 cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv Sincerely,
.*~
ennivine K. Rankin, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
- via memo OFFICE DORL/LPL3-1 /PM DORL/LPL3-1 /LA DE/EPNB/BC DORL/LPL3-1 /BC DORL/LPL3-1 /PM NAME JRankin MHenderson DAiiey DPelton JRankin DATE 8/18/2015 8/11/2015 8/18/2015 8/18/2015 8/18/2015