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IntheFederalRegister,datedAugust8,1996(61FR41303),theNRCamendeditsregulationstoincorporatebyreferencethe1992EditionandAddendaofSubsectionsIWEandIWLofSectionXIoftheASMECode.SubsectionsIWEandIWLgivetherequirementsforinserviceinspection(ISI)ofClassMC(metalliccontainment)andClassCC(concretecontainment).TheserequirementsarenowapplicableforR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant.Thepurposeofthisletteristorequestreliefpursuantto10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii)fromcertainrequirementsofSectionXIoftheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME)BoilerandPressureVesselCode.RochesterGasandElectricisaparticipantintheElectricPowerResearchInstitute(EPRI)projectforthe'reparationofaGenericIWE/IWLProgramandIndustryGuide.ThisprogramwasdescribedtotheNRCinameetingonOctober23,1997rbetweentheNRC,EPRI,andNEI,andseveralutilities.AsaresultfromthesemeetingsaswellasthepublicationoftheEPRI"ContainmentInspectionProgramGuide"GC-110698,datedSeptember1998,RochesterGasandElectricissubmittingthisreliefrequest.ReliefRequestNumber41isbasedonagenericreliefrequestcontainedintheEPRI"ContainmentInspectionProgramGuide".990i2003879'ttOiiiPDRADQCK05000244I6'"'DRI,g*''qttl | IntheFederalRegister,datedAugust8,1996(61FR41303),theNRCamendeditsregulationstoincorporatebyreferencethe1992EditionandAddendaofSubsectionsIWEandIWLofSectionXIoftheASMECode.SubsectionsIWEandIWLgivetherequirementsforinserviceinspection(ISI)ofClassMC(metalliccontainment)andClassCC(concretecontainment).TheserequirementsarenowapplicableforR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant.Thepurposeofthisletteristorequestreliefpursuantto10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii)fromcertainrequirementsofSectionXIoftheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME)BoilerandPressureVesselCode.RochesterGasandElectricisaparticipantintheElectricPowerResearchInstitute(EPRI)projectforthe'reparationofaGenericIWE/IWLProgramandIndustryGuide.ThisprogramwasdescribedtotheNRCinameetingonOctober23,1997rbetweentheNRC,EPRI,andNEI,andseveralutilities.AsaresultfromthesemeetingsaswellasthepublicationoftheEPRI"ContainmentInspectionProgramGuide"GC-110698,datedSeptember1998,RochesterGasandElectricissubmittingthisreliefrequest.ReliefRequestNumber41isbasedonagenericreliefrequestcontainedintheEPRI"ContainmentInspectionProgramGuide".990i2003879'ttOiiiPDRADQCK05000244I6'"'DRI,g*''qttl | ||
ReliefRequestNumber41requestsrelieffromSectionXIoftheASMECode,1992Edition,1992Addenda,SubarticleIWA-2210,"VisualExamination,"whichlistsrequirementsforminimumilluminationandmaximumdirectexaminationdistanceofClassCCcomponentsunderparagraphIWL-2310,"VisualExaminationandPersonnelQualification."WhenremotelyperformingthevisualexaminationsrequiredbySubsectionIWL,ParagraphIWL-2510,themaximumdirectexaminationdistancespecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybeextended,andtheminimumilluminationrequirementsspecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybedecreasedprovidedthatthetechniquesarequalifiedtodetecttherequiredconditionsandindications.TheReliefRequest,justification,andtheproposedalternativesareincludedintheattachmenttothisletter.ThisreliefrequestwillbeincludedintheInserviceInspectionProgramforR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant,fortheThirdIntervalProgram(whichendsDecember31,1999)andtheFourthIntervalProgram(whichbeginsJanuary1,2000).NRCapprovalofthisreliefrequestisdesiredbeforetheendofJune,1999,toensuretheseprogramsareincompliancewithNRCrequirementsbeforetheendoftheThirdInterval.Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MecrAttachmentxc:Mr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStop14B2)ProjectDirectorateI-1DivisionofReactorProjects-I/IIOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RegionalAdministrator,RegionIU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406U.S.NRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector ATTACHMENTRochesterGasandElectricCorporationGinnaStationDocketNo.50/244First10-YearIntervalforContainmentInspectionProgramRequestforReliefNo.41ContainmentInspectionRemoteVTofClassCCSystem/Component(s)forWhichReliefisRequested:AllcomponentssubjecttotherulesandrequirementsforInserviceInspectionofClassCCConcreteComponents,ExaminationCategoryL-A,Concrete,ItemL.l.11asapplicabletoIWL-2310,VisualExaminationandPersonnelQualificationandIWA-2210,VisualExaminations.II.CodeRequirement:ASMESectionXI,1992Edition,1992Addenda,IWL-2310,VisualExaminationandPersonnelQualificationandIWA-2210,VisualExaminationsrequiresspecificminimumilluminationandmaximumdirectexaminationdistanceforallconcretesurfaces.III.CodeRequirementfromWhichReliefisRequested:ReliefisrequestedfromParagraphIWA-2210,VisualExaminationRequirementsforminimumilluminationandmaximumdirectexaminationdistanceofClassCCcomponentsunderParagraphIWL-2310.IV.BasisforRelief:10CFR50.55awasamendedintheFederalRegister(61FR41303)torequiretheuseofthe1992Edition,1992Addenda,ofSectionXIwhenperformingcontainmentexaminations.InadditiontotherequirementsofSubsectionIWL,therulemakingalsoimposestherequirementsofSubsectionIWAofthe1992Edition,1992Addendum,ofASMESectionXIforminimumilluminationandmaximumdirectexaminationdistanceofClassCCcomponents,specificallyfortheexaminationofconcreteunderParagraphIWL-2510.WhenremotelyperformingthevisualexaminationsrequiredbySubsectionIWLParagraphIWL-2510,themaximumdirectexaminationdistancespecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybeextended,andtheminimumilluminationrequirementsspecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybedecreased.RequestforReliefNo.41AttachmentPage1of3 IWA-2210allowsforremoteexaminationaslongastheremoteexaminationprocedureisdemonstratedtoresolvetheselectedtestchartcharacters.TheRegisteredProfessionalEngineer(RPE)willidentifyminimumsizeofindicationsofinterest.Forremotevisualexamination,theprocedureandequipmenttobeusedwillbedemonstratedcapableofresolvingtheseminimumindicationstothesatisfactionoftheRPEandtheAuthorizedNuclearInsuranceInspector(ANII)(asallowedinIWA-2240,"AlternativeExaminations."TherecordofdemonstrationwillbeavailabletoRegulatoryAuthorities.Accessibilitytohigherportionsofthedomeandthecontainmentbuildingitselfmakeitahardshiptoobtainthemaximumdirectexaminationdistanceandminimumilluminationrequirements.Theinstallationofextensivetemporaryscaffoldsystemsoraclimbingscaffoldsystemtoaccesstheseportionsofthecontainmentwouldbenecessary.Thesescaffoldswouldprovidelimitedaccessduetocontainmentgeometryrestrictionsaswellasstructuralandequipmentinterferences.TheinstallationandremovalofthesescaffoldswouldincreasebothworkerradiationexposureandpersonnelsafetyinordertomeetParagraphIWA-2210requirements.TheNRCstaffreceivedsevencommentsthatwereconsolidatedintoPublicCommentg2.3inPartIIIofAttachment6AtoSECY-96-080.TheStaffresponsetotheseconcernsisasfollows:"CommentsreceivedfromASMEmembersonthecontainmentcommitteesindicatethatthenewer,morestringentrequirementsofIWA-2210werenotintendedtobeusedfortheexaminationofcontainmentsandwereinadvertentlyincludedinSubsectionIWL.TheNRCagreesthatremoteexaminationsaretheonlypractica'lmethodforinspectingmuchofthecontainmentsurfacearea.g50.55a(b)(2)(x)(B)hasbeenaddedtothefinalrulewhichcontainsalternativelightingandresolutionrequirementswhichmaybeusedinlieuoftherequirementscontainedinIWA-2210-1."However,asspecifiedwithin10CFR50.55a(b)(2)(x)(B)ofthefinalrule,thisalternativeappliesonlytoSubsectionIWE,andnottoSubsectionIWL.Reliefisrequestedinaccordancewith10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii).Compliancewiththeoriginalrequirementsofthissectionwouldresultinhardshiporunusualdifficultywithoutacompensatingincreaseinthelevelofqualityandsafety.RequestforReliefNo.41AttachmentPage2of3 V.AlternateExaminations:WhenperformingremotelythevisualexaminationsrequiredbySubsectionIWL,ParagraphIWL-2510,themaximumdirectexaminationdistancespecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybeextended,andtheminimumilluminationrequirementsspecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybedecreasedprovidedthattheconditionsorindicationsforwhichthevisualexaminationisperformedcanbedetectedatthechosendistanceandillumination.VI.JustificationfortheGrantingofRelief:ThisReliefRequestissimilartoReliefRequestL-1submittedbyCalvertCliffsasoneoftheEPRI"ContainmentInspectionProgramGuide"PilotPlantReliefRequests.ReliefRequestL-1(forCalvertCliffs)wassubsequentlyapprovedbytheNRC.RefertoaletterfromtheNRC(S.Bajwa)toBaltimoreGasandElectric(C.Cruse),datedNovember16,1998(DocketNo.50-317/318).ThisReliefRequestwillminimizeGinnaoperatingandmaintenancecostwithoutdecreasingthelevelofqualityandsafety.VII.ImplementationSchedule:ReliefisrequestedforthefirstinspectionintervalfortheIWLContainmentInspectionProgram(1996-2008).NotethatthisintervaloverlapstheThirdandFourth10-YearIntervalinspectionsoftheGinnaInserviceInspectionProgram.RequestforReliefNo.41AttachmentPage3of3 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ReliefRequestNumber41requestsrelieffromSectionXIoftheASMECode,1992Edition,1992Addenda,SubarticleIWA-2210,"VisualExamination,"whichlistsrequirementsforminimumilluminationandmaximumdirectexaminationdistanceofClassCCcomponentsunderparagraphIWL-2310,"VisualExaminationandPersonnelQualification."WhenremotelyperformingthevisualexaminationsrequiredbySubsectionIWL,ParagraphIWL-2510,themaximumdirectexaminationdistancespecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybeextended,andtheminimumilluminationrequirementsspecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybedecreasedprovidedthatthetechniquesarequalifiedtodetecttherequiredconditionsandindications.TheReliefRequest,justification,andtheproposedalternativesareincludedintheattachmenttothisletter.ThisreliefrequestwillbeincludedintheInserviceInspectionProgramforR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant,fortheThirdIntervalProgram(whichendsDecember31,1999)andtheFourthIntervalProgram(whichbeginsJanuary1,2000).NRCapprovalofthisreliefrequestisdesiredbeforetheendofJune,1999,toensuretheseprogramsareincompliancewithNRCrequirementsbeforetheendoftheThirdInterval.Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MecrAttachmentxc:Mr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStop14B2)ProjectDirectorateI-1DivisionofReactorProjects-I/IIOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RegionalAdministrator,RegionIU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406U.S.NRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector ATTACHMENTRochesterGasandElectricCorporationGinnaStationDocketNo.50/244First10-YearIntervalforContainmentInspectionProgramRequestforReliefNo.41ContainmentInspectionRemoteVTofClassCCSystem/Component(s)forWhichReliefisRequested:AllcomponentssubjecttotherulesandrequirementsforInserviceInspectionofClassCCConcreteComponents,ExaminationCategoryL-A,Concrete,ItemL.l.11asapplicabletoIWL-2310,VisualExaminationandPersonnelQualificationandIWA-2210,VisualExaminations.II.CodeRequirement:ASMESectionXI,1992Edition,1992Addenda,IWL-2310,VisualExaminationandPersonnelQualificationandIWA-2210,VisualExaminationsrequiresspecificminimumilluminationandmaximumdirectexaminationdistanceforallconcretesurfaces.III.CodeRequirementfromWhichReliefisRequested:ReliefisrequestedfromParagraphIWA-2210,VisualExaminationRequirementsforminimumilluminationandmaximumdirectexaminationdistanceofClassCCcomponentsunderParagraphIWL-2310.IV.BasisforRelief:10CFR50.55awasamendedintheFederalRegister(61FR41303)torequiretheuseofthe1992Edition,1992Addenda,ofSectionXIwhenperformingcontainmentexaminations.InadditiontotherequirementsofSubsectionIWL,therulemakingalsoimposestherequirementsofSubsectionIWAofthe1992Edition,1992Addendum,ofASMESectionXIforminimumilluminationandmaximumdirectexaminationdistanceofClassCCcomponents,specificallyfortheexaminationofconcreteunderParagraphIWL-2510.WhenremotelyperformingthevisualexaminationsrequiredbySubsectionIWLParagraphIWL-2510,themaximumdirectexaminationdistancespecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybeextended,andtheminimumilluminationrequirementsspecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybedecreased.RequestforReliefNo.41AttachmentPage1of3 IWA-2210allowsforremoteexaminationaslongastheremoteexaminationprocedureisdemonstratedtoresolvetheselectedtestchartcharacters.TheRegisteredProfessionalEngineer(RPE)willidentifyminimumsizeofindicationsofinterest.Forremotevisualexamination,theprocedureandequipmenttobeusedwillbedemonstratedcapableofresolvingtheseminimumindicationstothesatisfactionoftheRPEandtheAuthorizedNuclearInsuranceInspector(ANII)(asallowedinIWA-2240,"AlternativeExaminations."TherecordofdemonstrationwillbeavailabletoRegulatoryAuthorities.Accessibilitytohigherportionsofthedomeandthecontainmentbuildingitselfmakeitahardshiptoobtainthemaximumdirectexaminationdistanceandminimumilluminationrequirements.Theinstallationofextensivetemporaryscaffoldsystemsoraclimbingscaffoldsystemtoaccesstheseportionsofthecontainmentwouldbenecessary.Thesescaffoldswouldprovidelimitedaccessduetocontainmentgeometryrestrictionsaswellasstructuralandequipmentinterferences.TheinstallationandremovalofthesescaffoldswouldincreasebothworkerradiationexposureandpersonnelsafetyinordertomeetParagraphIWA-2210requirements.TheNRCstaffreceivedsevencommentsthatwereconsolidatedintoPublicCommentg2.3inPartIIIofAttachment6AtoSECY-96-080.TheStaffresponsetotheseconcernsisasfollows:"CommentsreceivedfromASMEmembersonthecontainmentcommitteesindicatethatthenewer,morestringentrequirementsofIWA-2210werenotintendedtobeusedfortheexaminationofcontainmentsandwereinadvertentlyincludedinSubsectionIWL.TheNRCagreesthatremoteexaminationsaretheonlypractica'lmethodforinspectingmuchofthecontainmentsurfacearea.g50.55a(b)(2)(x)(B)hasbeenaddedtothefinalrulewhichcontainsalternativelightingandresolutionrequirementswhichmaybeusedinlieuoftherequirementscontainedinIWA-2210-1."However,asspecifiedwithin10CFR50.55a(b)(2)(x)(B)ofthefinalrule,thisalternativeappliesonlytoSubsectionIWE,andnottoSubsectionIWL.Reliefisrequestedinaccordancewith10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii).Compliancewiththeoriginalrequirementsofthissectionwouldresultinhardshiporunusualdifficultywithoutacompensatingincreaseinthelevelofqualityandsafety.RequestforReliefNo.41AttachmentPage2of3 V.AlternateExaminations:WhenperformingremotelythevisualexaminationsrequiredbySubsectionIWL,ParagraphIWL-2510,themaximumdirectexaminationdistancespecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybeextended,andtheminimumilluminationrequirementsspecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybedecreasedprovidedthattheconditionsorindicationsforwhichthevisualexaminationisperformedcanbedetectedatthechosendistanceandillumination.VI.JustificationfortheGrantingofRelief:ThisReliefRequestissimilartoReliefRequestL-1submittedbyCalvertCliffsasoneoftheEPRI"ContainmentInspectionProgramGuide"PilotPlantReliefRequests.ReliefRequestL-1(forCalvertCliffs)wassubsequentlyapprovedbytheNRC.RefertoaletterfromtheNRC(S.Bajwa)toBaltimoreGasandElectric(C.Cruse),datedNovember16,1998(DocketNo.50-317/318).ThisReliefRequestwillminimizeGinnaoperatingandmaintenancecostwithoutdecreasingthelevelofqualityandsafety.VII.ImplementationSchedule:ReliefisrequestedforthefirstinspectionintervalfortheIWLContainmentInspectionProgram(1996-2008).NotethatthisintervaloverlapstheThirdandFourth10-YearIntervalinspectionsoftheGinnaInserviceInspectionProgram.RequestforReliefNo.41AttachmentPage3of3}} 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From: | MECREDY R C ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP. |
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CATEGORY1REGULA'1RYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIwSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9901200387DOC.DATE:99/01/11NOTARIZED:NODOCKET¹FACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterG05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONMECREDY,R.C.RochesterGasEElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONVISSING,G.S.
SUBJECT:
Requestsreliefper10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii)fromcertainrequirementsofSectionXIofASMEBSPVCodeforISIprogram.Reliefrequest41encl.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:A047DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:Inservice/Testing/RelieffromASMECode-GL-89-04NOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).0500024kQRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-1LAVISSING,G.INTERNAL:AEOD/SPD/RABNRR/DE/ECGBNUDOCS-ABSTRACTRES/DET/EIBEXTERNAL:LITCOANDERSONNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL1111111111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-1PDFILECENTER0NRRDEEMEBOGC/HDS3RES/DET/EMMEBNOACCOPIESLTTRENCL111111101111RDNNOTETOALL"RZDSnRECZPZENTS,PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTETOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDZSTRZBUTIONLISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION,CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR14ENCL13 4ND0ROCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORPORATION~89FASTAVENUf,ROCHESTER,N.YId&f9-0001AREACODE7165'-2700ROBERTC.MECREDYVicePresidentNvctearOperationsJanuary11,1999U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyS.VissingProjectDirectorateI-1Washington,D.C.20555
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InserviceInspectionProgramASMESectionXIRequiredExaminationsforFirst10-YearIntervalforContainment(IWEandIWL)RequestforReliefNo.41R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50/244EPRI"ContainmentInspectionProgramGuide"GC-110698,September1998,andselectedReliefRequest:(1)CalvertCliffsReliefRequestL-1
DearMr.Vissing:
IntheFederalRegister,datedAugust8,1996(61FR41303),theNRCamendeditsregulationstoincorporatebyreferencethe1992EditionandAddendaofSubsectionsIWEandIWLofSectionXIoftheASMECode.SubsectionsIWEandIWLgivetherequirementsforinserviceinspection(ISI)ofClassMC(metalliccontainment)andClassCC(concretecontainment).TheserequirementsarenowapplicableforR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant.Thepurposeofthisletteristorequestreliefpursuantto10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii)fromcertainrequirementsofSectionXIoftheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME)BoilerandPressureVesselCode.RochesterGasandElectricisaparticipantintheElectricPowerResearchInstitute(EPRI)projectforthe'reparationofaGenericIWE/IWLProgramandIndustryGuide.ThisprogramwasdescribedtotheNRCinameetingonOctober23,1997rbetweentheNRC,EPRI,andNEI,andseveralutilities.AsaresultfromthesemeetingsaswellasthepublicationoftheEPRI"ContainmentInspectionProgramGuide"GC-110698,datedSeptember1998,RochesterGasandElectricissubmittingthisreliefrequest.ReliefRequestNumber41isbasedonagenericreliefrequestcontainedintheEPRI"ContainmentInspectionProgramGuide".990i2003879'ttOiiiPDRADQCK05000244I6'"'DRI,g*qttl
ReliefRequestNumber41requestsrelieffromSectionXIoftheASMECode,1992Edition,1992Addenda,SubarticleIWA-2210,"VisualExamination,"whichlistsrequirementsforminimumilluminationandmaximumdirectexaminationdistanceofClassCCcomponentsunderparagraphIWL-2310,"VisualExaminationandPersonnelQualification."WhenremotelyperformingthevisualexaminationsrequiredbySubsectionIWL,ParagraphIWL-2510,themaximumdirectexaminationdistancespecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybeextended,andtheminimumilluminationrequirementsspecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybedecreasedprovidedthatthetechniquesarequalifiedtodetecttherequiredconditionsandindications.TheReliefRequest,justification,andtheproposedalternativesareincludedintheattachmenttothisletter.ThisreliefrequestwillbeincludedintheInserviceInspectionProgramforR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant,fortheThirdIntervalProgram(whichendsDecember31,1999)andtheFourthIntervalProgram(whichbeginsJanuary1,2000).NRCapprovalofthisreliefrequestisdesiredbeforetheendofJune,1999,toensuretheseprogramsareincompliancewithNRCrequirementsbeforetheendoftheThirdInterval.Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MecrAttachmentxc:Mr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStop14B2)ProjectDirectorateI-1DivisionofReactorProjects-I/IIOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RegionalAdministrator,RegionIU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406U.S.NRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector ATTACHMENTRochesterGasandElectricCorporationGinnaStationDocketNo.50/244First10-YearIntervalforContainmentInspectionProgramRequestforReliefNo.41ContainmentInspectionRemoteVTofClassCCSystem/Component(s)forWhichReliefisRequested:AllcomponentssubjecttotherulesandrequirementsforInserviceInspectionofClassCCConcreteComponents,ExaminationCategoryL-A,Concrete,ItemL.l.11asapplicabletoIWL-2310,VisualExaminationandPersonnelQualificationandIWA-2210,VisualExaminations.II.CodeRequirement:ASMESectionXI,1992Edition,1992Addenda,IWL-2310,VisualExaminationandPersonnelQualificationandIWA-2210,VisualExaminationsrequiresspecificminimumilluminationandmaximumdirectexaminationdistanceforallconcretesurfaces.III.CodeRequirementfromWhichReliefisRequested:ReliefisrequestedfromParagraphIWA-2210,VisualExaminationRequirementsforminimumilluminationandmaximumdirectexaminationdistanceofClassCCcomponentsunderParagraphIWL-2310.IV.BasisforRelief:10CFR50.55awasamendedintheFederalRegister(61FR41303)torequiretheuseofthe1992Edition,1992Addenda,ofSectionXIwhenperformingcontainmentexaminations.InadditiontotherequirementsofSubsectionIWL,therulemakingalsoimposestherequirementsofSubsectionIWAofthe1992Edition,1992Addendum,ofASMESectionXIforminimumilluminationandmaximumdirectexaminationdistanceofClassCCcomponents,specificallyfortheexaminationofconcreteunderParagraphIWL-2510.WhenremotelyperformingthevisualexaminationsrequiredbySubsectionIWLParagraphIWL-2510,themaximumdirectexaminationdistancespecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybeextended,andtheminimumilluminationrequirementsspecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybedecreased.RequestforReliefNo.41AttachmentPage1of3 IWA-2210allowsforremoteexaminationaslongastheremoteexaminationprocedureisdemonstratedtoresolvetheselectedtestchartcharacters.TheRegisteredProfessionalEngineer(RPE)willidentifyminimumsizeofindicationsofinterest.Forremotevisualexamination,theprocedureandequipmenttobeusedwillbedemonstratedcapableofresolvingtheseminimumindicationstothesatisfactionoftheRPEandtheAuthorizedNuclearInsuranceInspector(ANII)(asallowedinIWA-2240,"AlternativeExaminations."TherecordofdemonstrationwillbeavailabletoRegulatoryAuthorities.Accessibilitytohigherportionsofthedomeandthecontainmentbuildingitselfmakeitahardshiptoobtainthemaximumdirectexaminationdistanceandminimumilluminationrequirements.Theinstallationofextensivetemporaryscaffoldsystemsoraclimbingscaffoldsystemtoaccesstheseportionsofthecontainmentwouldbenecessary.Thesescaffoldswouldprovidelimitedaccessduetocontainmentgeometryrestrictionsaswellasstructuralandequipmentinterferences.TheinstallationandremovalofthesescaffoldswouldincreasebothworkerradiationexposureandpersonnelsafetyinordertomeetParagraphIWA-2210requirements.TheNRCstaffreceivedsevencommentsthatwereconsolidatedintoPublicCommentg2.3inPartIIIofAttachment6AtoSECY-96-080.TheStaffresponsetotheseconcernsisasfollows:"CommentsreceivedfromASMEmembersonthecontainmentcommitteesindicatethatthenewer,morestringentrequirementsofIWA-2210werenotintendedtobeusedfortheexaminationofcontainmentsandwereinadvertentlyincludedinSubsectionIWL.TheNRCagreesthatremoteexaminationsaretheonlypractica'lmethodforinspectingmuchofthecontainmentsurfacearea.g50.55a(b)(2)(x)(B)hasbeenaddedtothefinalrulewhichcontainsalternativelightingandresolutionrequirementswhichmaybeusedinlieuoftherequirementscontainedinIWA-2210-1."However,asspecifiedwithin10CFR50.55a(b)(2)(x)(B)ofthefinalrule,thisalternativeappliesonlytoSubsectionIWE,andnottoSubsectionIWL.Reliefisrequestedinaccordancewith10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii).Compliancewiththeoriginalrequirementsofthissectionwouldresultinhardshiporunusualdifficultywithoutacompensatingincreaseinthelevelofqualityandsafety.RequestforReliefNo.41AttachmentPage2of3 V.AlternateExaminations:WhenperformingremotelythevisualexaminationsrequiredbySubsectionIWL,ParagraphIWL-2510,themaximumdirectexaminationdistancespecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybeextended,andtheminimumilluminationrequirementsspecifiedinTableIWA-2210-1maybedecreasedprovidedthattheconditionsorindicationsforwhichthevisualexaminationisperformedcanbedetectedatthechosendistanceandillumination.VI.JustificationfortheGrantingofRelief:ThisReliefRequestissimilartoReliefRequestL-1submittedbyCalvertCliffsasoneoftheEPRI"ContainmentInspectionProgramGuide"PilotPlantReliefRequests.ReliefRequestL-1(forCalvertCliffs)wassubsequentlyapprovedbytheNRC.RefertoaletterfromtheNRC(S.Bajwa)toBaltimoreGasandElectric(C.Cruse),datedNovember16,1998(DocketNo.50-317/318).ThisReliefRequestwillminimizeGinnaoperatingandmaintenancecostwithoutdecreasingthelevelofqualityandsafety.VII.ImplementationSchedule:ReliefisrequestedforthefirstinspectionintervalfortheIWLContainmentInspectionProgram(1996-2008).NotethatthisintervaloverlapstheThirdandFourth10-YearIntervalinspectionsoftheGinnaInserviceInspectionProgram.RequestforReliefNo.41AttachmentPage3of3