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==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
RequestsapprovalforuseofReliefRequestnumber43toaddressvolumetricexaminationlimitations(lessthan90>)associatedwithA&BRHRheatexchangeroutletnozzletoshell.welds.ApprovalisrequeStedbyDec31,2000.DISTRIBUTIONCODE(A047DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:Inservice/Testing/RelieffromASMECodeNOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).DOCKETI05000244E05000244GRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMELITTLE,SINTERNAL:ILECENTER01OGCRPRES/DET/MEBEXTERNAL:LITCOANDERSONNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL111110111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEVISSING,GNUDOCS-ABSTRACTRES/DET/ERABNOACCOPIESLTTRENCL11110RENNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTETHTOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION,CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR10ENCL9 AND~ASubsidiaryofRGSEnergyGroup,Inc.ROCHESTERGASANDELECIICCORPORATION~89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER,N.Y.IrI6r19CNOI~7165d6-2700www.rge.cornROBERTC.MECREDYVicePresidentNvdeorOperationsOctober5,1999U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyS.VissingProjectDirectorateIWashington,D.C.20555
RequestsapprovalforuseofReliefRequestnumber43toaddressvolumetric examination limitations (lessthan90>)associated withA&BRHRheatexchanger outletnozzletoshell.welds.Approval isrequeSted byDec31,2000.DISTRIBUTION CODE(A047DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:
Inservice/Testing/Relief fromASMECodeNOTES:License Expdateinaccordance with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).
DOCKETI05000244E05000244GRECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME LITTLE,SINTERNAL:
ILECENTER01OGCRPRES/DET/MEB EXTERNAL:
LITCOANDERSONNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL111110111111RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME VISSING,G NUDOCS-ABSTRACT RES/DET/ERAB NOACCOPIESLTTRENCL11110RENNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:
PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTETHTOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR10ENCL9 AND~ASubsidiary ofRGSEnergyGroup,Inc.ROCHESTER GASANDELECIICCORPORATION
~89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER, N.Y.IrI6r19CNOI
~7165d6-2700www.rge.corn ROBERTC.MECREDYVicePresident NvdeorOperations October5,1999U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyS.VissingProjectDirectorate IWashington, D.C.20555


==Subject:==
==Subject:==
InserviceInspectionProgramASMESectionXIRequiredExaminationsThird10-YearIntervalReliefRequestNo.43R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant'DocketNo.50-244
Inservice Inspection ProgramASMESectionXIRequiredExaminations Third10-YearIntervalReliefRequestNo.43R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant'DocketNo.50-244


==DearMr.Vissing:==
==DearMr.Vissing:==
ThepurposeofthisletteristoseekapprovalfortheuseofReliefRequestNumber43toaddressvolumetricexaminationlimitations(lessthan90%)associatedwiththeAandBResidualHeatRemovalHeatExchangerOutletNozzletoShellWelds.ThisReliefisrequestedforbvo(2)weldspursuanttotheprovisionsof10CFR50.55a(g)(5)(iii).Therequiredexaminationcoveragefortheidentifieditemsareimpracticalandwouldrequireredesigntoallowexaminationortobereplacedtoenableinspection.Justificationconcerninglimitationsareincludedintheattachmenttothisletter.Sincethisreliefrequestisforour3rd10-yearintervalISIprogram,whichendsDecember31,1999,approval,isrequestedbyDecember31,2000inaccordancewith10CFR50.55a(g)(5)(iv).Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MecredyAttachment99iQi5Qi6899iQQSPDRADOCKQSQQQ244pPoa0 C'
ThepurposeofthisletteristoseekapprovalfortheuseofReliefRequestNumber43toaddressvolumetric examination limitations (lessthan90%)associated withtheAandBResidualHeatRemovalHeatExchanger OutletNozzletoShellWelds.ThisReliefisrequested forbvo(2)weldspursuanttotheprovisions of10CFR50.55a (g)(5)(iii).
xc:Mr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStop8C2)ProjectDirectorateIDivisionofLicensingProjectManagementOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RegionalAdministrator,RegionIU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406U.S.NRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector ATTACHMENTRochesterGasandElectricCorporationGinnaStationDocketNo.50/244Third10-YearIntervalRequestforReliefNo.43ResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchangerOutletNozzleWeldsExaminationLimitationsSystem/Component(s)forWhichRelief/ExemptionisRequested:ThisReliefRequestpertainstotwo(2)ResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchangerOutletNozzletoShellWelds,ASMEClass2,CategoryC-B,ItemC2.32.ThereisonenozzleofthistypeassociatedwitheachofthetwoidenticalRHRHeatExchangers.TheCoderequiresthattheexaminationbeperformedwhenthecomponentisopened.BothHeatExchangerswereopenedandVolumetricallyexamined.Limitedcoverageisidentifiedbelow.Sum~arurIIWeldIDac169253ONSRHE-1B79%duetointernalweldedseparationplate169053ONSRHE-1A79%duetointernalweldedseparationplateII.ASMESectionXICodeRequirement:ASMESectionXICoderequiresessentially100%oftheweldlengthorareatoobtaincoverage.ASMESectionXICodeCaseN-460statesthatiftheentireexaminationvolumeorareacannotbeexaminedduetointerferencebyanothercomponentorpartgeometry,areductionincoverageisacceptableprovidedthatthecoverage(thelackof)islessthan10%.III.RequirementfromWhichReliefisRequested:Reliefisrequestedfromexamining100%oftheweldlengthorareasforthesetwo(2)identifieditems.Examining100%oftheweldlengthorareaswouldbeimpracticalduetooriginaldesigninterference.page1of3 h'equestforReliefNo.43IV.BasisforRelief/Exemption:Reliefisrequestedpursuanttotheprovisionsof10CFR50.55a(g)(5)(iii),therequiredexaminationcoveragefortheidentifieditemsareimpracticalandwouldrequireredesigntoallowexaminationortobereplacedtoenableinspection.ThetwoidenticalResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchangerswasdesignedandconstructedtoASMESectionVIII,1965Edition.Thiscodedidnotcontainrequirementstoensurethatitemsbeaccessibleforfutureexaminations.Thetwo(2)ASMEClass2itemsidentifiedabovewereinstalledutilizingthisconstructioncodewhichdidnotprovideforaccessibilityforfutureISINDE.TheISIASMESectionXIvolumetricrequirementisidentifiedwithinTableIWC-2500-1,CategoryC-B,ItemNumberC2.32.TheResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchangersispartoftheASMESectionXIVT-2LeakageExaminationboundary.LeakageExaminationsareperformedeachperiodasrequiredbyCategoryC-B,ItemNumberC2.33oftheCodetoinsurepressureboundaryintegrity.InadditiontotheASMESectionXIleakageexaminations,OperatorwalkdownsasspecifiedbyPlantOperatingProceduresarealsoperformed.Thecombinationofoperatorwalkdownsandperiodleakageexaminationsthatareperformedprovideadditionalassurancesinmaintainingplantsafety.V.AlternateExaminations:R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantproposesthatthevolumetricexaminationcoverageidentifiedabovebeacceptableinfulfillingrequiredvolumetricexaminationcoverage.VI.JustificationfortheGrantingofRelief:TheResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchangersweredesignedandconstructedtoASMESectionVIII,1965Editionconstructioncode.ThiscodedidnotcontainrequirementstoensurethatitemsbemadeaccessibleforfutureNDEexaminations.Duetotheoriginallimiteddesignaccessibility,examinationcoveragecannotbeobtainedtotheextentrequiredbythecurrentASMECode.ASMESectionXIperiodicleakageexaminationsareperformedaswellasOperatorwalkdownsasspecifiedbyPlantOperatingProcedures.Theseoperatorwalkdownsandperiodicsystemleakageexaminationsprovideadditionalassurancesinmaintainingplantsafety.Theidentifiedvolumetricexaminationcoveragefortheseitemsshouldbeacceptableinfulfillingcoveragerequirements.page2of3 RequestforReliefNo.43ItshouldalsobenotedthatReliefRequestNumber43issimilartoRG&E'sReliefRequestNumber19and34,whichwerepreviouslyapprovedbytheNRC.VII.ImplementationSchedule:Theseexaminationshavebeenperformed,andcodecreditshallbetakenfortheThird10-yearIntervalinspection.Page3of3 1SHELLTOUPPERHEADWELDCCW10G-AC5-15210F-AC5-152SUPPORTLEGLOCATION3-II-.75"AEAC02A2S36.5DIA.OUTLET00C-6101-AC5-152IOHAC5-152INLET44HOLES1,5"DIA.BOLTINGO1A-BT1B-BTaIIICCWIIgIFLANGETOUPPERSHELLWELDCLASS3CLASS2LOWERSHELLTOFLANGEWELDLSFWRHEINLETNOZZLETOSHELLINSRHEOUTLETNOZZLETOSHELLONSRHE8E-AC-601INLET8C-AC-601PuTLPTBA-AC-601BX-AC-601INLETREINFORCINGPLATEWELDIRPRHERHEA-2A-AC-601RHEB-2A-AC-601RHEA-28-AC-601RHEB-28-AC-601UPPER4LOWERVESSELSHELL304STAINLESS:.75THICKSUPPORTLEGSSTAINLESSS..625THICKA8CSOCKETWELDOUTLETREINFORCINGPLATEWELDORPRHELOWERHEADTOLOWERSHELLWELDLHLSWRHERHEA-2C-AC-601RHEB-2C-AC-601LINENO:CALIBRATIONBLOCK:REF.DRAWING:WESTINGHOUSE4807-133013-1247DRAWNBY:ABGDATE:11/I/95REVIEWEDBY:FAKDRAWINGNUMBERREV.RESIDUALHEATREMOVALHTEXCHANGERSFACILITYPEggP7ggROCHESTERGAS,hcELECTRICCORP.ROCHESTER.NEWYORK}}
Therequiredexamination coveragefortheidentified itemsareimpractical andwouldrequireredesigntoallowexamination ortobereplacedtoenableinspection.
Justification concerning limitations areincludedintheattachment tothisletter.Sincethisreliefrequestisforour3rd10-yearintervalISIprogram,whichendsDecember31,1999,approval, isrequested byDecember31,2000inaccordance with10CFR50.55a (g)(5)(iv).
Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MecredyAttachment 99iQi5Qi68 99iQQSPDRADOCKQSQQQ244pPoa0 C'
xc:Mr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStop8C2)ProjectDirectorate IDivisionofLicensing ProjectManagement OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RegionalAdministrator, RegionIU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission 475Allendale RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406U.S.NRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector ATTACHMENT Rochester GasandElectricCorporation GinnaStationDocketNo.50/244Third10-YearIntervalRequestforReliefNo.43ResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchanger OutletNozzleWeldsExamination Limitations System/Component(s) forWhichRelief/Exemption isRequested:
ThisReliefRequestpertainstotwo(2)ResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchanger OutletNozzletoShellWelds,ASMEClass2,CategoryC-B,ItemC2.32.Thereisonenozzleofthistypeassociated witheachofthetwoidentical RHRHeatExchangers.
TheCoderequiresthattheexamination beperformed whenthecomponent isopened.BothHeatExchangers wereopenedandVolumetrically examined.
Limitedcoverageisidentified below.Sum~arurIIWeldIDac169253ONSRHE-1B 79%duetointernalweldedseparation plate169053ONSRHE-1A 79%duetointernalweldedseparation plateII.ASMESectionXICodeRequirement:
ASMESectionXICoderequiresessentially 100%oftheweldlengthorareatoobtaincoverage.
ASMESectionXICodeCaseN-460statesthatiftheentireexamination volumeorareacannotbeexaminedduetointerference byanothercomponent orpartgeometry, areduction incoverageisacceptable providedthatthecoverage(thelackof)islessthan10%.III.Requirement fromWhichReliefisRequested:
Reliefisrequested fromexamining 100%oftheweldlengthorareasforthesetwo(2)identified items.Examining 100%oftheweldlengthorareaswouldbeimpractical duetooriginaldesigninterference.
page1of3 h'equestforReliefNo.43IV.BasisforRelief/Exemption:
Reliefisrequested pursuanttotheprovisions of10CFR50.55a(g)(5)(iii),
therequiredexamination coveragefortheidentified itemsareimpractical andwouldrequireredesigntoallowexamination ortobereplacedtoenableinspection.
Thetwoidentical ResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchangers wasdesignedandconstructed toASMESectionVIII,1965Edition.Thiscodedidnotcontainrequirements toensurethatitemsbeaccessible forfutureexaminations.
Thetwo(2)ASMEClass2itemsidentified abovewereinstalled utilizing thisconstruction codewhichdidnotprovideforaccessibility forfutureISINDE.TheISIASMESectionXIvolumetric requirement isidentified withinTableIWC-2500-1, CategoryC-B,ItemNumberC2.32.TheResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchangers ispartoftheASMESectionXIVT-2LeakageExamination boundary.
LeakageExaminations areperformed eachperiodasrequiredbyCategoryC-B,ItemNumberC2.33oftheCodetoinsurepressureboundaryintegrity.
InadditiontotheASMESectionXIleakageexaminations, Operatorwalkdowns asspecified byPlantOperating Procedures arealsoperformed.
Thecombination ofoperatorwalkdowns andperiodleakageexaminations thatareperformed provideadditional assurances inmaintaining plantsafety.V.Alternate Examinations:
R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantproposesthatthevolumetric examination coverageidentified abovebeacceptable infulfilling requiredvolumetric examination coverage.
VI.Justification fortheGrantingofRelief:TheResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchangers weredesignedandconstructed toASMESectionVIII,1965Editionconstruction code.Thiscodedidnotcontainrequirements toensurethatitemsbemadeaccessible forfutureNDEexaminations.
Duetotheoriginallimiteddesignaccessibility, examination coveragecannotbeobtainedtotheextentrequiredbythecurrentASMECode.ASMESectionXIperiodicleakageexaminations areperformed aswellasOperatorwalkdowns asspecified byPlantOperating Procedures.
Theseoperatorwalkdowns andperiodicsystemleakageexaminations provideadditional assurances inmaintaining plantsafety.Theidentified volumetric examination coveragefortheseitemsshouldbeacceptable infulfilling coveragerequirements.
page2of3 RequestforReliefNo.43ItshouldalsobenotedthatReliefRequestNumber43issimilartoRG&E'sReliefRequestNumber19and34,whichwerepreviously approvedbytheNRC.VII.Implementation Schedule:
Theseexaminations havebeenperformed, andcodecreditshallbetakenfortheThird10-yearIntervalinspection.
Page3of3 1SHELLTOUPPERHEADWELDCCW10G-AC5-152 10F-AC5-152 SUPPORTLEGLOCATION3-II-.75"AEAC02A2S36.5DIA.OUTLET00C-6101-AC5-152 IOHAC5-152INLET44HOLES1,5"DIA.BOLTINGO1A-BT1B-BTaIIICCWIIgIFLANGETOUPPERSHELLWELDCLASS3CLASS2LOWERSHELLTOFLANGEWELDLSFWRHEINLETNOZZLETOSHELLINSRHEOUTLETNOZZLETOSHELLONSRHE8E-AC-601 INLET8C-AC-601 PuTLPTBA-AC-601 BX-AC-601 INLETREINFORCING PLATEWELDIRPRHERHEA-2A-AC-601 RHEB-2A-AC-601 RHEA-28-AC-601 RHEB-28-AC-601 UPPER4LOWERVESSELSHELL304STAINLESS:
.75THICKSUPPORTLEGSSTAINLESS S..625THICKA8CSOCKETWELDOUTLETREINFORCING PLATEWELDORPRHELOWERHEADTOLOWERSHELLWELDLHLSWRHERHEA-2C-AC-601 RHEB-2C-AC-601 LINENO:CALIBRATION BLOCK:REF.DRAWING:WESTINGHOUSE 4807-133013-1247 DRAWNBY:ABGDATE:11/I/95REVIEWEDBY:FAKDRAWINGNUMBERREV.RESIDUALHEATREMOVALHTEXCHANGERS FACILITYPEggP7ggROCHESTER GAS,hcELECTRICCORP.ROCHESTER.
NEWYORK}}

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Requests Approval for Use of Relief Request Number 43 to Address Volumetric Examination Limitations (Less than 90%) Associated with a & B RHR Heat Exchanger Outlet Nozzle to Shell Welds.Approval Is Requested by Dec 31,2000
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ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To: VISSING G S
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9910150168 DOC-DATE:

99/10/05NOTARIZED:

NO>AC$~,"'5(>-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester G"'-PV'xd.c?SAME

-.AUTHORAFFILIATION "94ECR06Y,R.C.

Rochester Gas&ElectricCorp.RE@'IP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION VIS'SING,G.S.

SUBJECT:

RequestsapprovalforuseofReliefRequestnumber43toaddressvolumetric examination limitations (lessthan90>)associated withA&BRHRheatexchanger outletnozzletoshell.welds.Approval isrequeSted byDec31,2000.DISTRIBUTION CODE(A047DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:

Inservice/Testing/Relief fromASMECodeNOTES:License Expdateinaccordance with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).

DOCKETI05000244E05000244GRECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME LITTLE,SINTERNAL:

ILECENTER01OGCRPRES/DET/MEB EXTERNAL:

LITCOANDERSONNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL111110111111RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME VISSING,G NUDOCS-ABSTRACT RES/DET/ERAB NOACCOPIESLTTRENCL11110RENNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTETHTOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR10ENCL9 AND~ASubsidiary ofRGSEnergyGroup,Inc.ROCHESTER GASANDELECIICCORPORATION

~89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER, N.Y.IrI6r19CNOI

~7165d6-2700www.rge.corn ROBERTC.MECREDYVicePresident NvdeorOperations October5,1999U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyS.VissingProjectDirectorate IWashington, D.C.20555

Subject:

Inservice Inspection ProgramASMESectionXIRequiredExaminations Third10-YearIntervalReliefRequestNo.43R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant'DocketNo.50-244

DearMr.Vissing:

ThepurposeofthisletteristoseekapprovalfortheuseofReliefRequestNumber43toaddressvolumetric examination limitations (lessthan90%)associated withtheAandBResidualHeatRemovalHeatExchanger OutletNozzletoShellWelds.ThisReliefisrequested forbvo(2)weldspursuanttotheprovisions of10CFR50.55a (g)(5)(iii).

Therequiredexamination coveragefortheidentified itemsareimpractical andwouldrequireredesigntoallowexamination ortobereplacedtoenableinspection.

Justification concerning limitations areincludedintheattachment tothisletter.Sincethisreliefrequestisforour3rd10-yearintervalISIprogram,whichendsDecember31,1999,approval, isrequested byDecember31,2000inaccordance with10CFR50.55a (g)(5)(iv).

Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MecredyAttachment 99iQi5Qi68 99iQQSPDRADOCKQSQQQ244pPoa0 C'

xc:Mr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStop8C2)ProjectDirectorate IDivisionofLicensing ProjectManagement OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RegionalAdministrator, RegionIU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission 475Allendale RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406U.S.NRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector ATTACHMENT Rochester GasandElectricCorporation GinnaStationDocketNo.50/244Third10-YearIntervalRequestforReliefNo.43ResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchanger OutletNozzleWeldsExamination Limitations System/Component(s) forWhichRelief/Exemption isRequested:

ThisReliefRequestpertainstotwo(2)ResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchanger OutletNozzletoShellWelds,ASMEClass2,CategoryC-B,ItemC2.32.Thereisonenozzleofthistypeassociated witheachofthetwoidentical RHRHeatExchangers.

TheCoderequiresthattheexamination beperformed whenthecomponent isopened.BothHeatExchangers wereopenedandVolumetrically examined.

Limitedcoverageisidentified below.Sum~arurIIWeldIDac169253ONSRHE-1B 79%duetointernalweldedseparation plate169053ONSRHE-1A 79%duetointernalweldedseparation plateII.ASMESectionXICodeRequirement:

ASMESectionXICoderequiresessentially 100%oftheweldlengthorareatoobtaincoverage.

ASMESectionXICodeCaseN-460statesthatiftheentireexamination volumeorareacannotbeexaminedduetointerference byanothercomponent orpartgeometry, areduction incoverageisacceptable providedthatthecoverage(thelackof)islessthan10%.III.Requirement fromWhichReliefisRequested:

Reliefisrequested fromexamining 100%oftheweldlengthorareasforthesetwo(2)identified items.Examining 100%oftheweldlengthorareaswouldbeimpractical duetooriginaldesigninterference.

page1of3 h'equestforReliefNo.43IV.BasisforRelief/Exemption:

Reliefisrequested pursuanttotheprovisions of10CFR50.55a(g)(5)(iii),

therequiredexamination coveragefortheidentified itemsareimpractical andwouldrequireredesigntoallowexamination ortobereplacedtoenableinspection.

Thetwoidentical ResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchangers wasdesignedandconstructed toASMESectionVIII,1965Edition.Thiscodedidnotcontainrequirements toensurethatitemsbeaccessible forfutureexaminations.

Thetwo(2)ASMEClass2itemsidentified abovewereinstalled utilizing thisconstruction codewhichdidnotprovideforaccessibility forfutureISINDE.TheISIASMESectionXIvolumetric requirement isidentified withinTableIWC-2500-1, CategoryC-B,ItemNumberC2.32.TheResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchangers ispartoftheASMESectionXIVT-2LeakageExamination boundary.

LeakageExaminations areperformed eachperiodasrequiredbyCategoryC-B,ItemNumberC2.33oftheCodetoinsurepressureboundaryintegrity.

InadditiontotheASMESectionXIleakageexaminations, Operatorwalkdowns asspecified byPlantOperating Procedures arealsoperformed.

Thecombination ofoperatorwalkdowns andperiodleakageexaminations thatareperformed provideadditional assurances inmaintaining plantsafety.V.Alternate Examinations:

R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantproposesthatthevolumetric examination coverageidentified abovebeacceptable infulfilling requiredvolumetric examination coverage.

VI.Justification fortheGrantingofRelief:TheResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)HeatExchangers weredesignedandconstructed toASMESectionVIII,1965Editionconstruction code.Thiscodedidnotcontainrequirements toensurethatitemsbemadeaccessible forfutureNDEexaminations.

Duetotheoriginallimiteddesignaccessibility, examination coveragecannotbeobtainedtotheextentrequiredbythecurrentASMECode.ASMESectionXIperiodicleakageexaminations areperformed aswellasOperatorwalkdowns asspecified byPlantOperating Procedures.

Theseoperatorwalkdowns andperiodicsystemleakageexaminations provideadditional assurances inmaintaining plantsafety.Theidentified volumetric examination coveragefortheseitemsshouldbeacceptable infulfilling coveragerequirements.

page2of3 RequestforReliefNo.43ItshouldalsobenotedthatReliefRequestNumber43issimilartoRG&E'sReliefRequestNumber19and34,whichwerepreviously approvedbytheNRC.VII.Implementation Schedule:

Theseexaminations havebeenperformed, andcodecreditshallbetakenfortheThird10-yearIntervalinspection.

Page3of3 1SHELLTOUPPERHEADWELDCCW10G-AC5-152 10F-AC5-152 SUPPORTLEGLOCATION3-II-.75"AEAC02A2S36.5DIA.OUTLET00C-6101-AC5-152 IOHAC5-152INLET44HOLES1,5"DIA.BOLTINGO1A-BT1B-BTaIIICCWIIgIFLANGETOUPPERSHELLWELDCLASS3CLASS2LOWERSHELLTOFLANGEWELDLSFWRHEINLETNOZZLETOSHELLINSRHEOUTLETNOZZLETOSHELLONSRHE8E-AC-601 INLET8C-AC-601 PuTLPTBA-AC-601 BX-AC-601 INLETREINFORCING PLATEWELDIRPRHERHEA-2A-AC-601 RHEB-2A-AC-601 RHEA-28-AC-601 RHEB-28-AC-601 UPPER4LOWERVESSELSHELL304STAINLESS:

.75THICKSUPPORTLEGSSTAINLESS S..625THICKA8CSOCKETWELDOUTLETREINFORCING PLATEWELDORPRHELOWERHEADTOLOWERSHELLWELDLHLSWRHERHEA-2C-AC-601 RHEB-2C-AC-601 LINENO:CALIBRATION BLOCK:REF.DRAWING:WESTINGHOUSE 4807-133013-1247 DRAWNBY:ABGDATE:11/I/95REVIEWEDBY:FAKDRAWINGNUMBERREV.RESIDUALHEATREMOVALHTEXCHANGERS FACILITYPEggP7ggROCHESTER GAS,hcELECTRICCORP.ROCHESTER.

NEWYORK