ML071840039

10 CFR 50.55a Request Regarding Installation of Structural Weld Overlays Third Ten-Year Interval (RR-A30)

ML071840039
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	06/28/2007
From:	Bezilla M FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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3352, RR-A30
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FENOC ""N%% 5501 North State Route 2 FirstEnergyNuclear Operating Company Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 Mark B. Bezilla 419-321-7676 Vice President - Nuclear Fax: 419-321-7582 Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 June 28, 2007 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

Subject:

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 10 CFR 50.55a Request Regarding Installation of Structural Weld Overlays Third Ten-Year Interval (RR-A30)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On February 15, 2007, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(i), the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) requested Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval of a proposed alternative based on Code Case N-740 (Request RR-A30). Relief is needed to support installation of structural weld overlays -on pressurizer nozzle and hot leg branch connection welds at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (DBNPS) (Serial 3313).

Based on Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) research, FENOC is supplementing the previous request to include modifications to the 48-hour hold requirement for nondestructive examinations. Additionally, FENOC has revised the list of the welds subject to the request. To aid inthe review process, the enclosure contains the request in its entirety with supplemental changes indicated by revision bars.

FENOC requests approval of this proposed alternative by November 30, 2007 to allow installation of the pressurizer weld overlays during the next maintenance and refueling outage, which is currently scheduled to commence in December 2007.

As indicated in the attachment, the regulatory commitments associated with the February 15, 2007 request remain in effect, and no additional regulatory commitments are established in this letter. If there are any questions or if additional information is required, please contact Mr. Thomas A. Lentz, FENOC Fleet Licensing Manager, at (330) 761-6071.

Aje'e

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Page 2 of 2 Very truly yours, Mark B. Bezilla, Vice President-Nuclear

Enclosure:

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Third 10-Year Interval Request RR-A30, Revision 1

Attachment:

Commitment List cc: Regional Administrator, NRC Region III NRC/NRR Project Manager NRC Senior Resident Inspector Utility Radiological Safety Board N. Dragani, Ohio Emergency Management Agency

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Attachment Page 1 of 1 COMMITMENT LIST The following list identifies those actions committed to by the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) in this document. Any other actions discussed in the submittal represent intended or planned actions by FENOC. They are described only for information and are not regulatory commitments. Please contact Mr. Thomas A. Lentz, FENOC Fleet Licensing Manager (330-761-6071), with any questions regarding this document or associated regulatory commitments.

COMMITMENTS DUE DATE The regulatory commitments associated with the Not Applicable.

February 15, 2007 request remain in effect, and no additional regulatory commitments are established in this letter.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 1 of 51 FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION THIRD 10-YEAR INTERVAL REQUEST RR-A30, REVISION 1 PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(i)

NOTE The revision bars contained in this request indicate changes from the previous request submitted February 15, 2007.

1. ASME Code Components Affected Component Number: Weld RC-PZR-WP-91 -W/X - 3" W/X Axis Pressurizer Relief Nozzle to Safe End Weld (MK 124 to MK 125)

Code Class: Class 1 Examination Category: B-F Code Item Number: B5.50 Component Number: Weld RC-PZR-WP-91-Y/Z - 3" Y/Z Axis Pressurizer Relief Nozzle to Safe End Weld (MK 124 to MK 125)

Code Class: Class 1 Examination Category: B-F Code Item Number: B5.50 Component Number: Weld RC-PZR-WP-91-Z/W - 21/2"X/W Axis Pressurizer Relief Nozzle to Safe End Weld (MK 31 to MK 32)

Code Class: Class 1 Examination Category: B-F Code Item Number: B5.50 Component Number: Weld RC-30-CCA- 8-1-FW 10 - 21/2/2" Pressurizer Relief Nozzle Safe End to Pipe Weld Code Class: Class 1 Examination Category: B-J Code Item Number: B9.11 (Note: This weld is a similar metal weld which will be affected by the overlay applied to weld RC-PZR-WP-91 -Z/W)

Component Number: Weld RC-PZR-WP-102 - 4" Pressurizer Spray Nozzle to Safe End Weld (MK 9 to MK 45)

Code Class: Class 1 Examination Category: B-F Code Item Number: B5.40

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 2 of 51 Component Number: Weld RC-MK-A-90-FW56 - 4" Pipe to Pressurizer Spray Nozzle Safe End Weld (MK 90 to MK 45)

Code Class: Class I Examination Category: B-J Code Item Number: B9.11 Component Number: Weld RC-PZR-WP 10" Pressurizer Surge Nozzle to Safe End Weld (MK 8 to MK 37)

Code Class: Class 1 Examination Category: B-F Code Item Number: B5.40 Component Number: Weld RC-MK-A-82-FW54 - 10" Hotleg Branch Connection to Surge Piping Weld (MK 25 to MK 140)

Code Class: Class 1 Examination Category: B-J Code Item Number: B9.11 Component Number: Weld DH-33A-CCA-4-1-FW1 - 12" Hotleg Branch Connection to Decay Heat Piping Elbow Weld Code Class: Class 1 Examination Category: B-J Code Item Number: B9.11

2. Applicable Code Edition and Addenda 1995 Edition through the 1996 Addenda of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Section Xl

3. Applicable Code Reouirements IWA-4410(a) of ASME Section XI states:

"Repair/replacement activities shall be performed in accordance with the Owner's Requirements and the original Construction Code of the component or system, except as provided in IWA-4410 (b), (c), and (d).

IWA-4410(b) of ASME Section XI states:

"Later Editions and Addenda of the Construction Code, or a later different Construction Code, either in its entirety or portions thereof, and Code Cases may be used, provided the substitution is as listed in IWA-4221 (b). Filler material requirements shall be reconciled as required, in accordance with IWA-4224."

IWA-4410(c) of ASME Section XI states:

"Alternatively, the applicable requirements of IWA-4600 may be used for welding and the applicable requirements of IWA-4700 may be used for heat exchanger tube plugging and sleeving."

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 3 of 51 Section XI, Appendix VIII, Supplement II provides qualification requirements for the ultrasonic examination of Full Structural Overlaid Wrought Austenitic Piping Welds.

4. Reason for Request Dissimilar metal welds made with nickel based Alloy 82 and Alloy 182 weld material have been shown to be susceptible to primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC) degradation in components such as the pressurizer that are subjected to higher operating temperatures. As a result, the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) is proposing to take a proactive approach to apply preemptive full structural weld overlays to the welds listed in Section 1 of this enclosure. These welds operate at either pressurizer or hot leg temperatures.

The 1995 Edition, through the 1996 Addenda, of ASME Section XI and later NRC approved editions of ASME Section XI do not contain criteria for applying a preemptive full structural weld overlay to dissimilar metal welds constructed of Alloy 600 base material or Alloy 82/182 weld material. Nozzle to safe-end overlays have been applied as repairs to plants in accordance with Code Cases N-504-2 and N-638-1, which are currently accepted for use in NRC Regulatory Guide 1.147, Revision 14. Application of these Code Cases to nozzle dissimilar metal welds requires a series of relief requests since N-504-2 was written specifically for stainless steel, pipe to pipe welds and N-638-1 contains requirements that are not applicable to weld overlay applications. Code Case N-740 has been developed by the ASME Code Committee to address weld overlays for Alloy 600/82/182 dissimilar metal welds. It also incorporates Code Case N-638-3, which has been approved by ASME. Code Case N-740 has been approved through the ASME Main Committee, but has not yet been published or accepted by the NRC in Regulatory Guide 1.147. Therefore, this request is submitted to permit the use of Code Case N-740 in the application of full structural weld overlays at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 (DBNPS).

5. Proposed Alternative and Basis for Use Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(i), FENOC proposes, as an alternative to the Code requirements stated above, the use of Code Case N-740 for the full structural weld overlays for the dissimilar metal welds listed in Section 1 of this request. Currently, Code Case N-740 specifies a 48-hour hold after the weld reaches ambient temperature.

An exception, based on research performed by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), is requested to allow the 48-hour hold to begin following application of the third weld layer. For background information, a tabular comparison of Code Case N-740 with the currently accepted Code Cases N-504-2 and N-638-1 is provided in Table 2 and Table 3.

A full-structural Alloy 52/52M overlay will be applied to each of the dissimilar metal Alloy 82/182 safe-end welds identified in Section 1 of this request. In lieu of using the existing IWA-4000 repair procedures in the 1995 Edition through the 1996 Addenda of ASME Section XI, FENOC proposes to use the alternative requirements contained in Code Case N-740 for the design, fabrication, pressure testing, and examination of the weld overlay repairs. This will provide an acceptable methodology for preventing future

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 4 of 51 PWSCC, and for reducing any defects that may be contained in these welds to an acceptable size by increasing the wall thickness through the deposition of the weld overlays. The use of weld overlay filler materials that are resistant to PWSCC (Alloy 52/52M), weld overlay procedures that create compressive residual stress profiles in the original weld, and post overlay preservice and inservice inspections provides assurance that the structural integrity of these welds will be maintained for the life of the plant. The applicable stress limits from ASME Section III are applicable to the weld overlays.

Crack growth evaluations for PWSCC and fatigue of any as-found (or conservatively postulated) flaws demonstrate that structural integrity of the welds will be maintained.

FENOC intends to install the preemptive weld overlays using Alloy 52M filler metal.

However, experience at one plant has shown that Alloy 52M can be susceptible to hot cracking when excessive concentrations of surface impurities, such as sulfides, silicates or phosphates, exist in the underlying stainless steel piping or safe-end. If high levels of impurities are discovered in the nozzle welds to be overlaid, FENOC intends to apply a stainless steel buffer layer over the stainless steel piping or safe-end. The buffer layer would be installed using a machine Gas Tungsten Arc Welding process and installed up to, but not touching, the dissimilar metal butt weld joining the safe-end to the low alloy steel nozzle. Stainless steel weld deposits have been shown to be substantially more resistant to hot cracking resulting from impurity effects than austenitic nickel based filler materials, such as Alloy 52M. After dye penetrant surface examination of the buffer layer, the first Alloy 52M weld overlay layer would be deposited, using proven and demonstrated overlay welding parameters, over the buffer layer and continuing over the dissimilar metal weldment and the low alloy steel nozzle material. Individual qualifications would be used for the stainless steel buffer layer and the Alloy 52M weld overlay, and a mockup would be prepared to validate the entire process for the range of configurations that may be used. If the austenitic stainless steel buffer layer is installed, the buffer layer would not be included in the structural weld overlay thickness, and the effect of the buffer layer would be reconciled in the weld overlay design and residual stress analyses. The thickness of the buffer layer would be typical of that used for structural weld overlay layers (0.080 to 0.100 inches), with specific welding parameters to be defined during the aforementioned procedure qualification and mockup programs.

WELD OVERLAY DESIGNAND VERIFICATION The fundamental design basis for full structural overlays is to maintain the original safety margins, with no credit taken for the underlying PWSCC susceptible weldments. The assumed design basis flaw for the purpose of structural sizing of the overlays is 360' and 100% through the original wall thickness of the dissimilar metal welds. For the crack growth analyses, initial flaw sizes will be assumed based upon Performance Demonstration Initiative (PDI) qualified inspection of the overlay at the conclusion of the weld overlay process, including the outer 25% of the original weld or susceptible base material.

Following is a list of the specific analyses and verifications that will be performed.

1. Nozzle specific stress analyses will be performed to establish a residual stress profile in the nozzle. Inside diameter (ID) weld repairs will be assumed in these

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 5 of 51 analyses to effectively bound any actual weld repairs that may have occurred in the nozzles. The analysis will then simulate application of the weld overlays to determine the final residual stress profile. Post weld overlay residual stresses at normal operating conditions will be shown to result in beneficial compressive stresses on the inside surface of the components, assuring that further crack initiation due to PWSCC is highly unlikely.

2. Fracture mechanics analyses will be performed to predict crack growth. Crack growth will be evaluated due to PWSCC and fatigue crack growth in the original dissimilar metal weld. The crack growth analyses will consider all design loads and transients, plus the post weld overlay through-wall residual stress distributions, and will demonstrate that the assumed cracks will not grow beyond the design basis for the weld overlays (i.e. through the original dissimilar metal weld thickness) for the time period until the next scheduled inservice inspection.

The crack growth analyses will determine the time period for the assumed cracks to grow to the design basis for the weld overlays.

3. The analyses will demonstrate that the application of the weld overlays does not impact the conclusions of the existing nozzle stress reports. ASME Section III stress and fatigue criteria will be met for the regions of the overlays remote from observed (or assumed) cracks.

4. Shrinkage will be measured during the overlay application. Shrinkage stresses arising from the weld overlays at other locations in the piping systems will be demonstrated not to have an adverse effect on the systems. Clearances of affected supports and restraints will be checked after the overlay repair, and will be reset within the design ranges as required.

5. The total added weight on the piping systems due to the overlays will be evaluated for potential impact on piping system stresses and dynamic characteristics.

6. The as-built dimensions of the weld overlays will be measured and evaluated to demonstrate that they equal or exceed the minimum design dimensions of the overlays.

Summaries of the results of the analyses listed in Items 1 through 3 above will be submitted to the NRC prior to entry into Mode 4 following completion of the repairs.

Items 4 though 6 are performed following the repairs and results will be included in the design modification package closure documents.

SUITABILITY OFPROPOSEDNONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION As a part of the design of the weld overlay, the weld length, surface finish, and flatness are specified to allow qualified ASME Section XI, Appendix VIII ultrasonic (UT) examinations, as implemented through the PDI program, of the weld overlay and the required volume of the base material and original weld. The examinations will provide adequate assurance of structural integrity for the following reasons.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 6 of 51

" The UT examinations are performed in accordance with ASME Section XI, Appendix VIII, Supplement 11, as implemented by the PDI program. These examinations are considered to be more sensitive for detection of defects, either from fabrication or service induced, than either ASME Section III radiographic (RT) or UT methods. Further, fabrication flaws have been included in the PDI qualification sample sets for evaluating UT procedures and personnel. The PDI Program alternatives to Appendix VIII Supplement 11 and their basis are shown in Table 4.

" ASME Section XI includes specific acceptance criteria and evaluation methodology to be utilized with the results from these more sensitive examinations. Consider are made for the materials in which the flaw indications are detected, orientation and size of the indications, and ultimately their potential structural effects on the component. The acceptance criteria include allowable flaw indication tables for planar flaws (Table IWB-3514-2) and for laminar flaws (Table IWB-3514-3).

" A laminar flaw is defined in ASME Section XI as a flaw oriented within 10' of a plane parallel to the surface of the component (IWA-3360). This definition is applicable to welds and weld overlays as well as base materials. The standard imposed for evaluating laminar flaws in ASME Section XI is more restrictive than the ASME Section III standard for evaluating laminations. The ASME Section XI laminar flaw standards, Table IWB-3514-3, are supplemented in Code Case N-740 such that the laminar flaw shall not exceed 10% of the weld overlay surface area and no linear dimension of the laminar flaw shall exceed 3 inches.

For weld overlay areas where examination is precluded by the presence of the flaw, it is required to postulate the area as being cracked.

M Any planar flaws found during either the weld overlay acceptance or preservice examinations are required to meet the preservice standards of Table IWB-3514-2.

In applying the planar flaw standards, the thickness of the component will be defined as the thickness of the weld overlay.

" The NRC staff imposed conditions on Code Case N-638-1 in NRC Regulatory Guide 1.147, Revision 14, regarding ultrasonic examination and the use of acceptance criteria based on NB-5330 of the ASME Section III, will not be applied by FENOC during these repairs. Code Case N-638-1 was not prepared specifically for weld overlay applications. Instead, Code Case N-638-1 (and the temperbead welding techniques in IWA-4600) was written to address repair welds where a defect is excavated and the resulting cavity is filled using a temperbead technique. An excavated cavity configuration differs significantly from the weld overlay configuration. Code Case N-740 was written to specifically address weld overlays, but it provides more appropriate examinations and acceptance criteria than the Code Case N-638-1 condition.

Conversely, the imposition of ASME Section III acceptance standards to weld overlays is inconsistent with years of NRC precedence. Weld overlays for repair of cracks in piping are not addressed by ASME Section III. ASME Section III

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 7 of 51 utilizes nondestructive examination (NDE) procedures and techniques with flaw detection capabilities that are within the practical limits of workmanship standards for welds. These standards are most applicable to volumetric examinations conducted using the radiographic examination (RT) method. RT of weld overlays is not practical because the presence of radioactive material in the reactor coolant system and water in the piping. The ASME Section III acceptance standards are written for a range of fabrication flaws, including lack of fusion, incomplete penetration, cracking, slag inclusions, porosity, and concavity.

However, experience and fracture mechanics have demonstrated that many of the flaws that would be rejected using the ASME Section III acceptance standards do not have a significant effect on the structural integrity of the component. The ASME Section XI acceptance standards are appropriate for the evaluation of potential flaw indications in post-overlay examinations, avoiding unnecessary repairs to the overlays that would result in additional personnel radiation exposure without a compensating increase in safety and quality. Additionally, the unnecessary repairs could potentially degrade the effectiveness of the overlays by affecting the favorable residual stress field that is produced. The ASME Section XI acceptance standards are consistent with previous criteria approved by the NRC for weld overlay installations.

Weld overlays have been used for repair and mitigation of cracking in Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) for many years. In Generic Letter 88-01, the NRC approved the use of ASME Section XI inspection procedures for determining the acceptability of installed weld overlays. In addition, for a number of years, the NRC has accepted various versions of Code Case N-504 in NRC Regulatory Guide 1.147 with no conditions regarding the use of ASME Section XI acceptance standards for determining the acceptability of weld overlays. Code Case N-504, and its later versions, were developed to codify the BWR weld overlay experience and NRC approval is consistent with the NRC acceptance of BWR weld overlays. The NRC staff found the use of ASME Section XI, Appendix VIII, Supplement 11, acceptable for identifying both construction and service induced flaws in the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) for the D C Cook Plant dated February 16, 2006 and tacitly approved the associated ASME Section XI acceptance criteria, Tables IWB-3514-2 and IWB-3514-3. The NRC also accepted the use of ASME Section XI acceptance standards in a SER dated July 21, 2004 for Three Mile Island for the disposition of flaws identified in a weld overlay by PDI qualified UT examinations, with additional restrictions similar to those proposed herein for regions in which inspection is precluded by the flaws.

The following information will be submitted to the NRC within 14 days of completion of the final UT of the overlaid welds. Also included in the results will be a discussion of any repairs to the overlay material and/or base metal and the reason for the repair.

• A listing of indications detected'

" The disposition of all indications using the acceptance standards of ASME Section XI, IWB-3514-2 and/or IWB-3514-3 criteria and, if possible, the type and nature of the indications2

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 8 of 51 The recording criteria of the UT procedure to be used for the examination of the weld overlays requires that all indications, regardless of amplitude, be investigated to the extent necessary to provide accurate characterization, identity, and location. Additionally, the procedure requires that all indications, regardless of amplitude, that cannot be clearly attributed to the geometry of the overlay configuration be considered flaw indications.

2 The UT procedure requires that all suspected flaw indications are to be plotted on a cross sectional drawing of the weld and that the plots should accurately identify the specific origin of the reflector.

SUITABILITY OFPROPOSEDAMBIENT TEMPERA TURE TEMPERBEAD TECHNIQUE The overlays addressed by this Relief Request will be performed using ambient temperature temperbead welding in lieu of post weld heat treatment in accordance with Appendix 1 of Code Case N-740. Research by the EPRI and other organizations on the use of an ambient temperature temperbead process using the machine Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process is documented in EPRI Report GC-1 11050. According to this EPRI report, repair welds performed with an ambient temperature temperbead procedure utilizing the machine GTAW welding process exhibit mechanical properties equivalent to or better than those of the surrounding base material. Laboratory testing, analysis, successful procedure qualifications, and successful repairs have all demonstrated the effectiveness of this process.

The effects of the ambient temperature temperbead welding process of Code Case N-740 on mechanical properties of repair welds, hydrogen cracking, cold restraint cracking, and extent of overlay coverage of ferritic base metal are addressed in the following paragraphs:

MechanicalProperties The principal reasons to preheat a component prior to repair welding is to minimize the potential for cold cracking. The two cold cracking mechanisms are hydrogen cracking and restraint cracking. Both of these mechanisms occur at ambient temperature.

Preheating slows down the cooling rate resulting in a ductile, less brittle microstructure, thereby lowering susceptibility to cold cracking. Preheating also increases the diffusion rate of monatomic hydrogen that may have been trapped in the weld during solidification.

As an alternative to preheating, the ambient temperature temperbead welding process utilizes the tempering action of the welding procedure to produce tough and ductile microstructures. Because precision bead placement and heat input control are utilized in the machine GTAW process, effective tempering of the weld heat affected zones is possible without the application of preheat. According to Section 2.1 of EPRI Report GC-111050, "the temperbead process is carefully designed and controlled such that successive weld beads supply the appropriate quantity of heat to the untempered heat affected zone such that the desired degree of carbide precipitation (tempering) is achieved. The resulting microstructure is very tough and ductile."

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 9 of 51 The IWA-4630 temperbead process also includes a postweld soak requirement.

Performed at 300'F for 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> (P-No. I base materials), this postweld soak assists diffusion of any remaining hydrogen from the repair weld. As such, the postweld soak is a hydrogen bake-out and not a postweld heat treatment as defined by the ASME Code.

At 300TF, the postweld soak does not stress relieve, temper, or alter the mechanical properties of the weldment in any manner. The alternative in Appendix I of Code Case N-740 establishes detailed welding procedure qualification requirements for base materials, filler materials, restraint, impact properties, and other procedure variables. The qualification requirements contained provide assurance that the mechanical properties of the repair welds will be equivalent to or superior to those of the surrounding base material.

Hydrogen Crackin Hydrogen cracking is a form of cold cracking. It is produced by the action of internal tensile stresses acting on low toughness heat affected zones. The internal stresses are produced from localized build-ups of monatomic hydrogen. Monatomic hydrogen forms when moisture or hydrocarbons interact with the welding arc and molten weld pool. The monatomic hydrogen can be entrapped during weld solidification and tends to migrate to transformation boundaries or other microstructure defect locations. As concentrations increase, the monatomic hydrogen will recombine to form molecular hydrogen - thus generating localized internal stresses at these internal defect locations. If these stresses exceed the fracture toughness of the material, hydrogen cracking will occur. This form of cracking requires the presence of hydrogen and low toughness materials. It is manifested by intergranular cracking of susceptible materials and normally occurs within 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> of welding.

1WA-4600 establishes elevated preheat and postweld soak requirements. The elevated temperature of 300TF increases the diffusion rate of hydrogen from the weld. The postweld soak at 300MF was also established to bake-out or facilitate diffusion of any remaining hydrogen from the weldment. However, while hydrogen cracking is a concern for Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), which uses flux covered electrodes, the potential for hydrogen cracking is significantly reduced when using the machine GTAW process.

The machine GTAW process is inherently free of hydrogen. Unlike the SMAW process, GTAW welding filler materials do not rely on flux coverings which may be susceptible to moisture absorption from the environment. Conversely, the GTAW process utilizes dry inert shielding gases that cover the molten weld pool from oxidizing atmospheres. Any moisture on the surface of the component being welded will be vaporized ahead of the welding torch. The vapor is prevented from being mixed with the molten weld pool by the inert shielding gas that blows the vapor away before it can be mixed. Furthermore, modern filler metal manufacturers produce wires having very low residual hydrogen.

This is important because filler metals and base materials are the most realistic sources of hydrogen for automatic or machine GTAW temperbead welding. Therefore, the potential for hydrogen-induced cracking is greatly reduced by using the machine GTAW process.

The liquid penetrant and ultrasonic NDE examinations discussed in 3(a)(2) and 3(a)(3) of Enclosure 1 Table 2 are capable of detecting hydrogen cracking in ferritic materials. If

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 10 of 51 hydrogen cracking were to occur, it would occur in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of the ferritic base material either below or immediately adjacent to the weld overlay.

Hydrogen cracking is not a concern in austenitic materials. If it occurs in the ferritic base material below the weld overlay, it would be detected by the ultrasonic examination which will interrogate the entire weld overlay including the interface and HAZ beneath the weld overlay. If it occurs in the ferritic base material immediately adjacent to the weld overlay, it will be detected by the liquid penetrant examination which is performed at least V2 inch on each side of the weld overlay. To provide sufficient time for hydrogen cracking to occur, the liquid penetrant and ultrasonic examinations will not be performed until at least 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> after completing the third layer of the weld overlay.

Code Case N-740 requires a 48-hour hold prior to performing NDE when performing ambient temperbead welding. This hold period starts after the weld overlay cools to ambient temperature. This 48-hour hold is specified to allow sufficient time for hydrogen cracking to occur (if it is to occur) in the HAZ of the ferritic materials prior to performing the final NDE. Based on extensive research and industry experience, EPRI has provided a technical basis for starting the 48-hour hold after completing the third temperbead weld layer rather than waiting for the weld overlay to cool to ambient temperature. This technical basis is documented in EPRI Report 1013558, Temper Bead Welding Applications hour Hold Requirementsfor Ambient Temperature Temper Bead Welding (Ref 10). After evaluating the issues relevant to hydrogen cracking such as microstructure of susceptible materials, availability of hydrogen, applied stresses, temperature, and diffusivity and solubility of hydrogen in steels, EPRI concluded the following on page 5-2 of the report: "There appears to be no technical basis for waiting the 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> after cooling to ambient temperature before beginning the NDE of the completed weld. There should be no hydrogen present, and even if it were present, the temperbead welded component should be very tolerant of the moisture." Page 5-2 of the report also notes that over 20weld overlays and 100 repairs have been performed over the last 20 years. During this time, there has never been an indication of hydrogen cracking by the nondestructive examination performed after the 48-hour hold or by subsequent inservice inspection.

Although the technical data provided by EPRI in their report is based on testing performed on SA-508 Class 2 low alloy steels and other P-Number, Group 3 materials, the conclusions are bounding and applicable to P-Number 1 materials which have a lower carbon equivalent and lower hardenability. The Davis-Besse Pressurizer Nozzles are manufactured from A-508 Class 1 material and the Hot Leg Nozzles are manufactured from A-105 Grade II material, both of which are P-Number 1 materials.

In addition, the ASME Section XI Committee approved Revision 4 to Code Case N-638 (N-638-4) in October 2006 to allow the 48-hour hold to begin after completing the third weld layer when using austenitic filler metals. Paragraph 4(a)(2) of the code case states in part: "When austenitic materials are used, the weld shall be nondestructively examined after the three tempering layers (i.e., layers 1, 2, and 3) have been in place for at least 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br />." The ASME Section XI technical basis for this change is documented in the ASME White Paper for Code Case N-638-4 (ADAMS Accession No. ML070790679).

The ASME White Paper points out that introducing hydrogen to the HAZ is limited to the first weld layer since this is the only weld layer that makes contact with the base material.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 11 of 51 While the potential for introducing hydrogen to the HAZ is negligible during subsequent layers, these layers provide a heat source that accelerates the dissipation of hydrogen from the HAZ in non-water backed applications. For water-backed applications, the base material acts as an infinite heat sink during welding which contributes to a moderate HAZ temperature, which effectively enables "time at ambient temperature" to occur while the fourth and subsequent layers are applied. Furthermore, since austenitic filler materials have a much greater affinity for hydrogen than carbon steel base materials, hydrogen can be assumed to move rapidly away from the HAZ through the austenitic material matrix, further reducing chances of HAZ cracking. The ASME White Paper determines that there is sufficient delay time to facilitate detecting potential hydrogen cracking when NDE is performed 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> after completing the third weld layer.

Cold Restraint Cracking Cold restraint cracking generally occurs during cooling at temperatures approaching ambient temperature. As stresses build under a high degree of restraint, cracking may occur at defect locations. Brittle microstructures with low ductility are subject to cold restraint cracking. However, the ambient temperature temperbead process is designed to provide a sufficient heat inventory so as to produce the desired tempering for high toughness. Because the machine GTAW temperbead process provides precision bead placement and control of heat, toughness and ductility of the heat affected zone will typically be superior to the base material. Therefore, the resulting structure will be appropriately tempered to exhibit toughness sufficient to resist cold restraint cracking.

Area Limitation IWA-4600 and early versions of Code Case N-638 for temperbead welding contained a limit of 100 square inches for the surface area of temperbead weld over the ferritic base metal. The associated limitation proposed in this request is 300 square inches. It is anticipated that some overlays applied under this alternative will exceed 100 square inches, but will not exceed 300 square inches.

EPRI Technical Report 1011898, November 2005, describes the technical justification for allowing increased overlay areas up to 500 square inches. This report notes that the original limit of 100 square inches in Code Case N-638-1 was arbitrary. It cites evaluations of a 12-inch diameter feedwater nozzle weld overlay to demonstrate adequate tempering of the weld heat affected zone, residual stress evaluations demonstrating acceptable residual stresses in weld overlays ranging from 100 to 500 square inches, and service history in which weld repairs exceeding 100 square inches were NRC approved and applied to dissimilar metal weld nozzles in several BWRs and Pressurized Water Reactors (PWR). Some of the cited repairs are greater than 15 years old, and have been inspected several times with no evidence of any continued degradation.

It is important to note that the above theoretical arguments and empirical data have been verified in practice by extensive field experience with temperbead weld overlays, with ferritic material coverage ranging from 16 square inches up to and including 325 square inches. Table 1 provides a partial list of such applications. It is seen from this table that dissimilar metal weld overlays, and weld overlays with ferritic material coverage in the

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 12 of 51 100 square inch range have been in service 5 to 15 years. Several overlays have been applied with ferritic material coverage significantly greater than 100 square inches.

Relief requests for these large overlays have been previously approved. These overlays have been examined with qualified techniques, and there is no known industry experience to date in which these overlays have shown any signs of new cracking or growth in existing cracks.

6. Conclusion 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3) states:

"Proposed alternatives to the requirements of paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of this section or portions thereof may be used when authorized by the Director of the Office of Nuclear Regulation. The applicant shall demonstrate that:

i. The proposed alternatives would proyide an acceptable level of quality and safety, or ii. Compliance with the specified requirements of this section would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety."

Implementation of this alternative will produce effective repairs for potential PWSCC in the identified welds and improve piping geometries to permit Appendix VIII UT examinations as implemented through.the PDI Program. Weld overlay repairs of dissimilar metal welds have been installed and performed successfully for many years in similar applications. The alternative provides improved structural integrity and reduced likelihood of leakage for the primary system. Accordingly, the use of the alternative provides an acceptable level of quality and safety in accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(i).

7. Duration of Proposed Alternative This alternative repair is requested for the life of component. Once a structural overlay is installed it will remain in place for the life of the repair. Code Case N-740 is proposed as the basis for the repairs to be made as outlined in this alternative.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 13 of 51 Table 1 - Dissimilar Metal Weld Overlay Experience Nozzle Approximate Low Date Plant Component Diameter (in) Alloy Steel Coverage (in 2)

November 2006 SONGS Unit 3 PZR Spray Nozzle 5.1875 40 Safety/Relief Nozzles 8 60 November 2006 Catawba Unit 1 PZR Spray Nozzle 4 30 Safety/Relief Nozzles 6 50 PZR Surge Nozzle 14 120 November 2006 Oconee Unit 1 PZR Spray Nozzle 4.5 30 Safety/Relief Nozzles 4.5 30 PZR Surge Nozzle 10.875 105 HL Surge Nozzle 10.75 70 October 2006 McGuire Unit 2 PZR Spray Nozzle 4 30 Safety/Relief Nozzles 6 50 PZR Surge Nozzle 14 120 April 2006 Davis-Besse Cold Leg Drain Nozzle 4 16 February 2006 SONGS Unit 2 PZR Spray Nozzle 8 50 Safety/Relief Nozzles 6 28 November 2005 Kuosheng Unit 2 Recirculation Outlet 22 250 Nozzle April 2004 Susquehanna Recirculation Inlet 12 100 Unit 1 Nozzle Recirculation Outlet 28 325 Nozzle November 2003 TMI Unit 1 Surge Line Nozzle 11.5 75 October 2003 Pilgrim Core Spray Nozzle 10 50 CRD Return Nozzle 5 20 October 2002 Peach Bottom Core Spray Nozzle 10 50 Units 2 & 3 Recirculation Outlet. 28 325 Nozzle CRD Return Nozzle 5 20 October 2002 Oyster Creek Recirculation Outlet 26 285 Nozzle December 1999 Duane Arnold Recirculation Inlet 12 100 Nozzle June 1999 Perry Feedwater Nozzle 12 100 June 1998 Nine Mile Point Feedwater Nozzle 12 100 Unit 2 March 1996 Brunswick Units Feedwater Nozzle 12 100 I &2 February 1996 Hatch Unit I Recirculation Inlet 12 100 Nozzle January 1991 River Bend Feedwater Nozzle 12 100 March 1986 Vermont Yankee Core Spray Nozzle 10 50

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8. Precedents The following precedents demonstrate previous NRC acceptance of the use of Code Case N-504-2 and N-638-1. Code Case N-740 updates the requirements of N-504-2 and N-638-3 to specifically address the dissimilar metal weld overlays. Therefore, the following precedents are applicable to this request.

1. Letter from Richard J. Laufer, NRC, to Christopher M. Crane, AmerGen, "Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (TMI-1) Request for Relief from Flaw Removal, Heat Treatment, and Nondestructive Examination Requirements for the Third 10-year Inservice Inspection (ISI) Interval (TAC.No. MC120 1)," Accession Number ML041670510, dated July 21, 2004.

2. Letter from Richard J. Laufer, NRC, to Bryce L. Shriver, PPL Susquehanna, "Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit 1 - Relief from American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code),Section XI, Appendix VIII, Supplement 11, Requirements and Code Cases N-504-2 and N-638, Requirements (TAC Nos. MC2450, MC2451 and MC2594)," Accession Number ML051220568, dated June 22, 2005.

3. Letter from Richard J. Laufer, NRC, to George Vanderheyden, Calvert Cliffs, "Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 2 - Relief Request for Use Weld Overlay and Associated Alternative Inspection Techniques (TAC Nos. MC6219 and MC6220)," Accession Number ML051930316, dated July 20, 2005.

4. Letter from Darrell J. Roberts, NRC, to David A. Christian Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., "Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3 - Issuance of Relief from Code Requirements (TAC No. MC8609)," Accession Number ML053260012, dated January 20, 2006.

5. Letter from David Terao, NRC, to Timothy G. Mitchell, Entergy Operations, Inc.,

"Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit I - Request for Alternative ANO 1-R&R-010 to Use Proposed Alternative to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Requirements for Pressurizer Nozzle Weld Overlay Repairs (TAC No. MD4019)," dated April 6, 2007.

9. References I. ASME Section XI, 1995 Edition through the 1996 Addenda

2. Generic Letter 88-01, NRC Position on IGSCC in BWR Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping

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3. NRC Regulatory Guide 1.147, Inservice Inspection Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section XI, Division 1, Rev. 14

4. Code Case N-504-2, Alternative Rules for Repair of Class 1, 2, and 4 Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping,Section XI, Division 1

5. Code Case N-638-1, Similar and Dissimilar Metal Welding Using Ambient Temperature Machine GTAW Temper Bead Technique,Section XI, Division 1

6. Code Case N-638-4, Similar and Dissimilar Metal Welding Using Ambient Temperature Machine GTAW Temper Bead Technique,Section XI, Division 1

7. Code Case N-740, Dissimilar Metal Weld Overlay for Repair of Class 1, 2, and 3 Items,Section XI, Division 1

8. EPRI Report GC-1 11050, Ambient Temperature Preheat for Machine GTAW Temperbead Applications

9. EPRI Report 1011898, RRAC Code Justification for the Removal of the 100 Square Inch Temper Bead Weld Repair Limitation

10. WSI Document 102987-MR-001, Rev. 0, Surge Line Welding Issue Southern California Edison (SCE) - SONGS Unit 3

11. EPRI Report 1013558, Repair and Replacement Applications Center: Temper Bead Welding Applications hour Hold Requirements for Ambient Temperature Temper Bead Welding

12. RRA 05-08 Technical Basis Paper, N-638-x, Ambient Temperature Temperbead Welding: Begin 48 Hour Hold After 3rd Layer Completion, dated 06/18/06.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 16 of 51 Table 2 Comparison of Code Case N-740 with Code Case N-504-2 Code Case N-504-2 was accepted in NRC Regulatory Guide 1.147, Revision 14, with the provision that Section XI, Nonmandatory Appendix Q, "Weld Overlay Repair of Class 1, 2, and 3 Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping Welds" must also be met. Nonmandatory Appendix Q was written to incorporate the requirements of Code Case N-504-2 into ASME Section XI. Therefore, Appendix Q is reconciled with Code Case N-740.

Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments Provides rules for Weld Overlay Repair of Class 1, 2, Provides alternative rules for dissimilar metal weld and 3 Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping Weldments overlay for repair of Classes 1, 2, and 3 Items

<1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS> Welds to be repaired at Davis-Besse are (a) This Case applies to dissimilar metal austenitic between P-No. 1 and P-No. 8 materials or welds between P-No 8 or 43 and P-No 1, 3, 12A, between P-No. 1 and P-No. 43 or between P-12B, or 12C materials or between P-No 1, 3, 12A, No. 43 and P-No.8 materials. These welds 12B, and 12C materials. This Case also applies to were made with Alloy 82/182 filler metal.

dissimilar metal welds between P-No. 8 to P-No.

43 material and to welds between P-No. 8 to P-No.

8 or P-No 43 to P-No.43 materials joined with an austenitic filler material.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 17 of 51 Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments

-2000 Prerequisites <1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS> Equivalent with the exception that austenitic (a) Reinforcement weld material shall be low (b) Weld overlay filler metal shall be low-carbon nickel alloy filler metal may be used.

carbon (0.035% max.) austenitic stainless steel (0.035% max.) austenitic stainless steel or an applied 360 deg. around the circumference of the austenitic nickel alloy (28% Cr min.) applied 360 Appendix 1 includes provisions from Code pipe, and shall be deposited using a Welding deg. around the circumference of the item, and Case N-638-1.

Procedure Specification for groove welding, shall be deposited using a Welding Procedure qualified in accordance with the Construction Specification for groove welding, qualified in Code and Owner's Requirements and identified accordance with the Construction Code and in the Repair/Replacement Plan. Owner's Requirements and identified in the Repair/Replacement Plan. As an alternative to the post weld heat treatment requirements of the Construction Code and Owner's requirements, the provisions of Appendix 1 may be used for ambient-temperature temper bead welding.

(b) Prior to deposition of the weld reinforcement, <1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS> Equivalent requirements the surface to be repaired shall be examined by (c) Prior to deposition of the weld overlay, the surface the liquid penetrant method. Indications greater to be repaired shall be examined by the liquid than 1/16 in. (1.5 mm) shall be removed, penetrant method. Indications larger than 1/16 in.

reduced in size, or corrected in accordance with (1.5 mm) shall be removed, reduced in size, or the following requirements, prior to application corrected in accordance with the following of weld reinforcement. One or more layers of requirements.

weld metal shall be applied to seal unacceptable (1) One or more layers of weld metal shall be indications in the area to be repaired with or applied to seal unacceptable indications in without excavation. The thickness of these the area to be repaired with or without layers shall not be used in meeting weld excavation. The thickness of these layers reinforcement design thickness requirements. shall not be used in meeting weld Peening the unacceptable indication prior to reinforcement design thickness welding is permitted. requirements. Peening the unacceptable indication prior to welding is permitted.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 18 of 51 Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments (c) If correction of indications in (b) above is <1 General Requirements (c)> Equivalent requirements required, the area where the weld reinforcement (2) If correction of indications identified in is to be deposited, including any local repairs or 1.0(c) is required, the area where the weld initial weld overlay layers, shall be examined by overlay is to be deposited, including any the liquid penetrant method. The area shall local repairs or initial weld overlay layer, contain no indications greater than 1/16 in. (1.5 shall be examined by the liquid penetrant mm) prior to the application of the structural method. The area shall contain no layers of the weld overlay, indications greater than 1/16 in. (1.5 mm) prior to the application of the structural layers of the weld overlay.

(d) The weld reinforcement shall consist of at least <1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS> Equivalent requirements two weld layers having as-deposited delta ferrite (d) Weld overlay deposits shall meet the content of at least 7.5 FN. The first layer of following requirements:

weld metal with delta ferrite content of at least (1) The austenitic stainless steel weld 7.5 FN shall constitute the first layer of the weld reinforcement shall consist of at least two reinforcement that may be credited toward the weld layers having as-deposited delta required thickness. Alternatively, first layers of ferrite content of at least 7.5 FN. The first at least 5 FN are acceptable provided the carbon layer of weld metal with delta ferrite content of the deposited weld metal is content of at least 7.5 FN shall constitute determined by chemical analysis to be less than the first layer of the weld reinforcement 0.02%. that may be credited toward the required thickness. Alternatively, first layers of at least 5 FN are acceptable, provided the carbon content of the deposited weld metal is determined by chemical analysis to be less than 0.02%.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 19 of 51 Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments

<1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (d)> New requirement imposed by Code Case N-(2) The austenitic nickel alloy weld overlay 740 as Code Case N-504-2 and Appendix Q shall consist of at least two weld layers did not address austenitic nickel alloy filler deposited from a filler material with a Cr metal.

content of at least 28%. The first layer of weld metal deposited may not be credited toward the required thickness.

Alternatively, for PWR applications, a diluted layer may be credited toward the required thickness, provided the portion of the layer over the austenitic base material, austenitic filler material weld and the associated dilution zone from an adjacent ferritic base material contains at least 24% Cr and the Cr content of the deposited weld metal is determined by chemical analysis of the production weld or of a representative coupon taken from a mockup prepared in accordance with the WPS for the production weld.

Alternatively, for BWR applications, a diluted layer may be credited toward the required thickness, provided the portion of the layer over the austenitic base material, austenitic filler material weld and the associated dilution zone from an adjacent ferritic base material contains at least 20% Cr and the Cr content of the deposited weld metal is determined by chemical analysis of the production weld or of a representative coupon taken from a mockup prepared in accordance with the WPS for the production weld.

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<1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS> Not applicable to the welds proposed for (e) Case is only for welding in applications repair per this alternative.

predicted not to have exceeded thermal neutron fluence of 1 x 1017 (E< 0.5 eV) neutrons per cm2 prior to welding.

(e) The submerged arc welding method shall not be Submerged arc welding will not be used for used for weld overlays, the repairs included in this alternative.

<2 DESIGN>

(a) Flaw characterization and evaluation New requirement imposed by Code Case N-requirements shall be based on the as-found 740. Refer to the WELD 0 VERLA Y flaw. However, the size of all flaws shall be DESIGN AND VERIFICATION section projected to the end of the design life of the in the body of this alternative.

overlay. Crack growth, including both stress corrosion and fatigue crack growth, shall be evaluated in the materials in accordance with IWB-3640. If the flaw is at or near the boundary of two different materials, evaluation of flaw growth in both materials is required.

-3000 Design Considerations Design of the weld reinforcement shall provide access for the examinations required by P-4000 and shall be in accordance with (a) and (b) below.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 21 of 51 Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments (a) Flaw Characterization and evaluation <2 DESIGN (b)> Equivalent requirements requirements shall be based on the as-found (3) For determining the combined length of flaw. circumferentially-oriented flaws, multiple flaws shall be treated as one flaw of (1) For determining the combined length of length equal to the sum of the lengths of circumferential flaws, multiple flaws shall the individual flaws characterized in be treated as one flaw of length equal to the accordance with IWA-3300.

sum of the lengths of the individual flaws characterized in accordance with IWA-3300.

(2) For circumferentially-oriented flaws, when <2 DESIGN (b)> Equivalent requirements the combined length is greater than 10% of (4) For circumferentially-oriented flaws, if the pipe circumference, the flaws shall be the combined length is greater than 10%

assumed to be 100% through the original of the circumference of the item, the flaws pipe wall thickness for the entire shall be assumed to be 100% through the circumference of the pipe. original wall thickness of the item for the entire circumference of the item.

(3) For circumferentially-oriented flaws, when <2 DESIGN (b)> Equivalent requirements the combined length does not exceed 10% (4) For circumferentially-oriented flaws, if of the pipe circumference, the flaws shall be the combined length does not exceed 10%

assumed to be 100% through the original of the circumference of the item, the flaws pipe wall thickness for a circumferential shall be assumed to be 100% through the length equal to the combined length of the original wall thickness of the item for a flaws. circumferential length equal to the combined length of the flaws.

(4) For axial flaws 1.5 in. (38 mm) or longer, or <2 DESIGN (b)> Equivalent requirements for five or more axial flaws of any length, (5) For axial flaws 1.5 ini (38 mm) or longer, the flaws shall be assumed to be 100% or for five or more axial flaws of any through the original pipe wall thickness for length, the flaws shall be assumed to be the entire axial length of the flaw for the 100% through the original wall thickness entire circumference of the pipe. of the item for the entire axial length of the flaw or combined flaws, as applicable.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 22 of 51 Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments (5) For weldments with four or fewer axial Circumferential flaws will be assumed. Refer flaws, each shorter than 1.5 in. (38 mm), to the WELD OVERLA YDESIGNAND and no circumferential flaws, the weld VERIFICATION section in the body of reinforcement shall satisfy the requirements this alternative.

of P-2000(d). No additional structural reinforcement is required. The axial length of the overlay shall cover the weldment and the heat affected zones, and shall extend at least /2 in. (13 mm) beyond the ends of the observed flaws. The requirements of (b)(1),

(3), and (4) below need not be met.

(b) The design of the weld overlay shall satisfy the <2 DESIGN> Equivalent requirements requirements of the Construction Code and (b) The design of the weld overlay shall satisfy Owner's Requirements in accordance with IWA- the following, using the assumptions and flaw 4221 and the following, using the assumptions characterization restrictions in 2(a). The and flaw characterization restrictions in (a) following design analysis shall be completed above. The design analysis required below shall in accordance with IWA-4311.

be completed in accordance with IWA-4311.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 23 of 51 Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments (1) The axial length and end slope of the <2 DESIGN (b)> Equivalent requirements weld overlay shall cover the weldment (1) The axial length and end slope of the weld and the heat affected zones on each side overlay shall cover the weld and the heat of the weldment, and shall provide for affected zones on each side of the weld, load redistribution from the pipe into and shall provide for load redistribution the weld overlay and back into the pipe from the item into the weld overlay and without violating applicable stress back into the item without violating limits for primary local and bending applicable stress limits of NB-3200. Any stresses and secondary and peak laminar flaws in the weld overlay shall be stresses, as required by the Construction evaluated in the analysis to ensure that Code. Any laminar flaws in the weld load redistribution complies with the overlay shall be evaluated in the above. These requirements will usually analysis to ensure that load be satisfied if the weld overlay full redistribution complies with the above, thickness length extends axially beyond These requirements will usually be the projected flaw by at least the outeas oft t satisfied if the overlay full thickness length extends axially beyond the where R is the outer radius of the item and t is the nominal wall thickness of the item.

projected flaw by at least 3/4 -- ,,

where R is the outer radius of the pipe and t is the nominal wall thickness of the pipe.

(2) Unless specifically analyzed in <2 DESIGN (b)> Equivalent requirements accordance with (b)(1), the end (2) Unless specifically analyzed in transition slope of the overlay shall not accordance with 2.0(b) (1), the end exceed 45 deg. A slope of not more transition slope of the overlay shall not than 1:3 is recommended. exceed 45 deg. A slope of not more than 1:3 is recommended.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 24 of 51 Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments (3) The pressure design of items meeting <2 DESIGN (b)> Equivalent requirements (a)(2), (3), or (4) above shall be based (6) The overlay design thickness of items on the measured diameter, using the meeting 2(b)(4) or (5) above shall be thickness of the weld overlay as based on the measured diameter, using restricted by P-2000(d). The wall only the weld overlay thickness thickness at the weld overlay, any conforming to the deposit analysis planar flaws in the weld overlay, and requirements of I (d). The combined wall effects of any discontinuity (e.g. thickness at the weld overlay, any planar another weld overlay or reinforcement flaws in the weld overlay, and the effects for a branch connection) within a of any discontinuity (e.g., another weld distance of 2.5 N from the toes of overlay or reinforcement for a branch the weld overlay, shall be evaluated and connection) within a distance of shall meet the requirements of IWB- 2.5-fflt from the toes of the weld 3540, IWC-3640, or IWD-3640, as overlay, shall be evaluated and shall meet applicable, the requirements of IWB-3640, IWC-3640, or IWD-3640, as applicable.

(4) The effects of any changes in applied <2 DESIGN (b)> Equivalent requirements loads, as a result of weld shrinkage, on (7) The effects of any changes in applied existing flaws previously accepted by loads, as a result of weld shrinkage from analytical evaluation, shall be evaluated the entire overlay, on other items in the in accordance with IWB-3640, IWC- piping system (e.g., support loads and 3640, or IWD-3640, as applicable, clearances, nozzle loads, changes in system flexibility and weight due to the weld overlay) shall be evaluated.

Existing flaws previously accepted by analytical evaluation shall be evaluated in accordance with IWB-3640, IWC-3640, or IWD-3640, as applicable.

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-4000 Examination and Inspection <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION>

Ultrasonic examination personnel shall be certified in accordance with the Owner's written practice. In lieu of all other examination requirements, the Code Case N-740 adds requirements for Procedures and personnel shall be qualified in examination requirements of this Case shall be met. qualification of non-UT personnel. UT accordance with Appendix VIII. Nondestructive examination methods shall be in personnel qualification requirements are accordance with IWA-2200, except as specified herein, equivalent.

Nondestructive examination personnel shall be qualified in accordance with IWA-2300. Ultrasonic examination procedures and personnel shall be qualified in accordance with Appendix VIII,Section XI.

-4100 Examination <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION> Equivalent requirements. Code Case N-740 (a) The weld overlay shall have a surface finish of (a) Acceptance Examination eliminated a prescriptive value for flatness and 250 microinch (6.3 micrometers) RMS or better (1) The weld overlay shall have a surface replaced it with flatness suitable for the and a flatness of less than 1/32 in./in. (1/32 finish of 250 micro-in. (6.3 micrometers) examination.

mm/mm) to allow for adequate examination. RMS or better and a flatness sufficient to The weld overlay shall be examined to verify allow for adequate examination in acceptable configuration. accordance with procedures qualified per Appendix VIII. The weld overlay shall be examined to verify acceptable configuration.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 26 of 51 Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments (b) The weld overlay and the adjacent base material <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION (a)> Equivalent requirements for at least 1/2/2 in. (13 mm) from each side of the (2) The weld overlay and the adjacent base weld shall be examined using the liquid material for at least V2 in. (13 mm) from penetrant method. The weld overlay shall each side of the weld shall be examined satisfy the surface examination acceptance using the liquid penetrant method. The criteria for welds of the Construction Code or weld overlay shall satisfy the surface NB-5300. The adjacent base metal shall satisfy examination acceptance criteria for welds the surface examination acceptance criteria for of the Construction Code or NB-5300.

base material of NB-2500. The adjacent base metal shall satisfy the surface examination acceptance criteria for base material of the Construction Code or NB-2500. If ambient temperature temper bead welding is used, the liquid penetrant examination shall be conducted at least 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> after the completed overlay has returned to ambient temperature.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 27 of 51 Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments The examination volume Fig. -4100-1 shall be <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION (a)> Equivalent requirements ultrasonically examined to assure adequate fusion (3) The examination volume in Fig. 1 shall be (i.e. adequate bond) with the base metal and detect ultrasonically examined to assure welding flaws such as interbead lack of fusion, adequate fusion (i.e., adequate bond) with inclusions, or cracks. Planar flaws shall meet the the base metal and to detect welding preservice examination standards of Table IWB- flaws, such as interbead lack of fusion, 3514-2. Laminar flaws shall meet the following: inclusions, or cracks. The interface C-D shown between the overlay and the weld includes the bond and the heat affected zone from the overlay. If ambient temperature temper bead welding is used, the ultrasonic examination shall be conducted at least 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> after the completed overlay has returned to ambient temperature. Planar flaws shall meet the preservice examination standards of Table IWB-3514-2. In applying the acceptance standards, wall thickness "t," shall be the thickness of the weld overlay. Laminar flaws shall meet the following:

(1) Laminar flaws shall meet the acceptance <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION (a)(3)> Equivalent requirements standards of Table IWB-3514-3. (a) Laminar flaws shall meet the acceptance standards of Table IWB-3514-3 with the additional limitation that the total laminar flaw shall not exceed 10% of the weld surface area and that no linear dimension of the laminar flaw area exceeds 3.0 in. (76 mm).

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 28 of 51 Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments (2) The reduction in coverage of the examination <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION (a)(3)> Equivalent requirements volume in Figure 4300-1, due to laminar flaws, (b) The reduction in coverage of the shall be less than 10%. The dimensions of the examination volume in Fig. 1 due to uninspectable volume are dependent on the laminar flaws shall be less than 10%.

coverage achieved with the angle beam The dimensions of the uninspectable examination of the overlay, volume are dependent on the coverage achieved with the angle beam examination of the overlay.

(3) Any uninspectable volume in the weld overlay <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION (a)(3)> Equivalent requirement. Refer to shall be assumed to contain the largest radial (c) Any uninspectable volume in the SUITABILITY OF PROPOSEDNDE planar flaw that would exist within that volume, weld overlay shall be assumed to section of this request.

This assumed flaw shall meet the inservice contain the largest radial planar flaw examination standards of Table IWB-3514-2. that could exist within that volume.

Both axial and circumferential planar flaws shall This assumed flaw shall meet the be assumed. inservice examination standards of Table IWB-3514-2. Alternately, the assumed flaw shall be evaluated and shall meet the requirements of IWB-3640, IWC-3640, IWD-3640, as applicable. Both axial and circumferential planar flaws shall be assumed.

(4) As an alternative to (3) above, radiography in Radiography will not be used for the weld accordance with the Construction Code shall be overlays.

used to examine the uninspectable volume. The radiographic acceptance criteria of the Construction Code shall apply.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 29 of 51 Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments (d) After completion of all welding activities, <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION (a)> Equivalent requirements.

affected restraints, supports, and snubbers shall (4) After completion of all welding activities, be VT-3 visually examined to verify that design affected restraints, supports, and snubbers tolerances are met. shall be VT-3 visually examined to verify that design tolerances are met.

-4200 PRESERVICE INSPECTON <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION> Equivalent requirements.

(a) The examination volume in Fig -4300-1 shall be (b) Preservice Inspection ultrasonically examined. The angle beam shall (1) The examination volume in Fig 2 shall be be directed perpendicular and parallel to the pipe ultrasonically examined. The angle beam axis, with scanning performed in four directions shall be directed perpendicular and to locate and size cracks that have propagated parallel to the piping axis, with scanning unto the upper 25% of the pipe base material or performed in four directions, to locate and into the overlay, size any cracks that might have propagated into the upper 25% of the base material or into the weld overlay.

(b) The preservice examination acceptance <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION (b)> Equivalent requirements.

standards of Table IWB-3514-2 shall be satisfied (2) The preservice examination acceptance for the weld overlay. Cracks in the outer 25% of standards of Table IWB-3514-2 shall be the pipe base metal shall meet the design met for the weld overlay. In applying the analysis requirements of P-3000. acceptance standards, wall thickness, tw, shall be the thickness of the weld overlay.

Cracks in the outer 25% of the base metal shall meet the design analysis requirements of 2.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 30 of 51 Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments

-4300 INSERVICE INSPECTION <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION> Equivalent requirements (a) The weld overlay examination volume in Fig. - (c) Inservice Inspection 4300-1 shall be added to the inspection plan and (1) The weld overlay examination volume in shall be ultrasonically examined during the first Fig. 2 shall be added to the inspection or second refueling outage following plan and shall be ultrasonically examined application, during the first or second refueling outage following application.

(b) The weld overlay examination volume in Fig. - <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION (c)> Equivalent requirements 4300-1 shall be ultrasonically examined to (2) The weld overlay examination volume in determine if any new or existing cracks have Fig. 2 shall be ultrasonically examined to propagated into the upper 25% of the pipe base determine if any new or existing cracks material or into the overlay. The angle beam have propagated into the upper 250/6 of shall be directed perpendicular and parallel to the base material or into the overlay. The the pipe axis, with scanning performed in four angle beam shall be directed directions. perpendicular and parallel to the piping axis, with scanning performed in four directions.

(c) The inservice examination acceptance standards <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION (c)> Equivalent requirements of Table IWB-3514-2 shall be satisfied for the (3) The inservice examination acceptance weld overlay. Alternatively, for Class 1, 2, or 3 standards of Table IWB-3514-2 shall be piping systems, the acceptance criteria of IWB- met for the weld overlay. Alternatively, 3600, IWC-3600, or IWD-3600, as applicable, for Class 1, 2, or 3 piping systems, the shall be satisfied for the weld overlay. Cracks in acceptance criteria of IWB-3600, IWC-the outer 25% of the pipe base metal shall meet 3600, or IWD-3600, as applicable, shall the design analysis requirements of -3000. be met for the weld overlay. Cracks in the outer 25% of the base metal shall meet the design analysis requirements of 2.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 31 of 51.

Nonmandatory Appendix Q Code Case N-740 Comments (d) Weld overlay examination volumes that show no <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION (c)> Equivalent requirements.

indication of crack growth or new cracking shall (4) Weld overlay examination volumes that be placed into a population to be examined on a show no indication of crack growth or sample basis. Twenty-five percent of this new cracking shall be placed into a population shall be examined once every ten population to be examined on a sample years. basis. A quarter of this population shall be examined once every ten years.

(e) If inservice examinations reveal crack growth or <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION (c)> Equivalent requirements. Also see Item (4) new cracking, meeting the acceptance standards, (5) If inservice examinations reveal crack above.

the weld overlay examination volumes shall be growth, or new cracking, meeting the reexamined during the first or second refueling acceptance standards, the weld overlay outage following discovery of the growth or new examination volume shall be reexamined cracking. Weld overlay examination volumes during the first or second refueling outage that show no additional indication of crack following discovery of the growth or new growth or new cracking shall be placed into a cracking.

population to be examined on a sample basis.

Twenty-five percent of this population shall be examined once every ten years.

(f) For weld overlay examination volumes with <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION (c)> Equivalent requirements unacceptable indications as described in (b) and (6) For weld overlay examination volumes (c) above, the weld overlay shall be removed, with unacceptable indications as including the original defective piping described in 3.0(c)(2) and (3), the weld weldment, and corrected by a repair/replacement overlay shall be removed, including the activity in accordance with IWA-4000. original defective weld, and the item shall be corrected by a repair/replacement activity in accordance with IWA-4000.

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-4310 ADDITIONAL EXAMINATIONS <3 EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION> Equivalent requirements If inservice examinations reveal an unacceptable (d) Additional Examinations. If inservice indication, crack growth into the weld overlay design examinations reveal an unacceptable thickness, or axial crack growth beyond the specified indication, crack growth into the weld overlay examination volume, additional weld overlay design thickness, or axial crack growth beyond examination volumes, equal to the number scheduled the specified examination volume, additional for the current inspection period, shall be examined weld overlay examination volumes, equal to prior to return to service. If additional unacceptable the number scheduled for the current indications are found in the second sample, a total of inspection period, shall be examined prior to 50% of the total population of weld overlay return to service. If additional unacceptable examination volumes shall be examined prior to indications are found in the second sample, a operation. If additional unacceptable indications are total of 50% of the total population of weld found, the entire remaining population of weld overlay examination volumes shall be overlay examination volumes shall be examined prior examined prior to operation. If additional to return to service. unacceptable indications are found, the entire remaining population of weld overlay examination volumes shall be examined prior to return to service.

Fig. -4100-1 Examination Volume Fig. 1 Acceptance Examination Volume Equivalent requirements Fig. -4300-1 Preservice and Inservice Examination Fig. 2 Preservice and Inservice Examination Volume Equivalent requirements Volume

<4 PRESSURE TESTING> Not contained in Appendix Q, but Code Case A system leakage test shall be performed in accordance N-740 requirement is equivalent to Code Case with IWA-5000. N-504-2.

<5 DOCUMENTATION> Not contained in Appendix Q, but Code Case Use of this Case shall be documented on Form NIS-2. N-740 requirement is equivalent to Code Case N-504-2.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 33 of 51 Table 3 Comparison of Code Case N-740 with Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-638-1 was accepted in NRC Regulatory Guide 1.147, Revision 14, with the provision that UT examinations be demonstrated for the repaired volume using representative samples which contain construction type flaws. The acceptance criteria of NB-5330 of Section III edition and addenda approved in 10 CFR 50.55a apply to all flaws identified within the repaired volume.

Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-740 Appendix 1 Comments

<I-I GENERAL REQUIREMENTS>

(a) This appendix applies to dissimilar austenitic Welds to be repaired at Davis-Besse are filler metal welds between P-Nos. 1, 3, 12A, between P-No. I and P-No. 8 materials or 12B, and 12C 1 materials and their associated between P-No. 1 and P-No. 43 or between P-welds and welds joining P-No. 8 or 43 No. 43 and P-No.8 materials. These welds materials to P-No. 1, 3, 12A, 12B, and 12C' were made with Alloy 82/182 filler metal.

materials with the following limitation: This Appendix shall not be used to repair SA-302 Grade B material unless the material has been modified to include from 0.4% to 1.0% nickel, quenching and tempering, and application of a fine grain practice.

1.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS <1-1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS> Area will be limited to 300 square inches.

(a) The maximum area of an individual weld based (b) The maximum area of an individual weld Refer to Area Limitation section of this on the finished surface shall be 100 sq. in., and overlay based on the finished surface over the request.

the depth of the weld shall not be greater than ferritic base material shall be 500 sq. in.

one-half of the ferritic base metal thickness. (325,000 sq. mm).

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 34 of 51 Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-740 Appendix I Comments (b) Repair/replacement activities on a dissimilar- <I-I GENERAL REQUIREMENTS> Equivalent requirements metal weld in accordance with this Case are (c) Repair/replacement activities on a dissimilar-limited to those along the fusion line of a metal weld in accordance with this Appendix nonferritic weld to ferritic base material on are limited to those along the fusion line of a which 1/8 in., or less of nonferritic weld deposit nonferritic weld to ferritic base material on exists above the original fusion line. which 1/8 in. (3 mm), or less of nonferritic weld deposit exists above the original fusion line.

(c) If a defect penetrates into the ferritic base <I-I GENERAL REQUIREMENTS> Equivalent requirements material, repair of the base material, using a (d) If a defect penetrates into the ferritic base mate-nonferritic weld filler material, may be rial, repair of the base material, using a performed in accordance with this Case, nonferritic weld filler material, may be provided the depth of repair in the base material performed in accordance with this Appendix, does not exceed 3/8 in. provided the depth of repair in the base material does not exceed 3/8 in. (10 mm).

(d) Prior to welding the area to be welded and a <1-1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS> Equivalent requirements band around the area of at least 1 1/2 times the (e) Prior to welding the area to be welded and a component thickness or 5 in., whichever is less band around the area of at least IV2times the shall be at least 50TF. component thickness or 5 in. (130 mm), whichever is less, shall be at least 50F (10 C).

(e) Welding materials shall meet the Owner's <I-1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS> Equivalent requirements Requirements and the Construction Code and (f) Welding materials shall meet the Owner's Re-Cases specified in the Repair/Replacement Plan. quirements and the Construction Code and Cases Welding materials shall be controlled so that specified in the Repair/Replacement Plan.

they are identified as acceptable until consumed. Welding materials shall be controlled so that they are identified as acceptable until consumed.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 35 of 51 Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-740 Appendix 1 Comments (f) Peening may be used, except on the initial and <I-I GENERAL REQUIREMENTS> Equivalent requirements final layers. (g) Peening may be used, except on the initial and final layers.

2.0 WELDING QUALIFICATIONS <I-2 WELDING QUALIFICATIONS>

The welding procedures and the welding operators shall Equivalent requirements The welding procedures and the welding operators be qualified in accordance with Section IX and the shall be qualified in accordance with Section IX and requirements of 2.1 and 2.2.

the requirements of paras. 2.1 and 2.2.

2.1 Procedure Qualification <I-2.1 Procedure Qualification>

(a) The base materials for the welding procedure (a) The base materials for the welding procedure Equivalent requirements qualification shall be of the same P-Number and qualification shall be of the same P-Number and Group Number, as the materials to be welded. Group Number, as the materials to be welded.

The materials shall be postweld heat treated to at The materials shall be postweld heat treated to least the time and temperature that was applied at least the time and temperature that was to the materials being welded. applied to the materials being welded.

(b) Consideration shall be given to the effects of Not applicable to this Alternative - Welding welding in a pressurized environment. If they will not be performed in a pressurized exist, they shall be duplicated in the test environment.

assembly.

(c) Consideration shall be given to effects of Not applicable to this Alternative - Materials irradiation on the properties of material, being welded are not associated with the core including weld material for applications in the belt line region of the reactor vessel.

core belt line region of the reactor vessel.

Special material requirements in the Design Specification shall also apply to the test assembly materials for these applications.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 36 of 51 Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-740 Appendix 1 Comments (d) The root width and included angle of the cavity <I-2.1 Procedure Qualification> Equivalent requirements in the test assembly shall be no greater than the (b) The root width and included angle of the cavity minimum specified for the repair. in the test assembly shall be no greater than the minimum specified for the repair.

(e) The maximum interpass temperature for the first <1-2.1 Procedure Qualification> Equivalent requirements three layers of the test assembly shall be 150TF. (c) The maximum interpass temperature for the first three layers of the test assembly shall be 150'F (66°C).

(f) The test assembly cavity depth shall be at least <1-2.1 Procedure Qualification> Equivalent requirements one-half the depth of the weld to be installed (d) The test assembly cavity depth shall be at least during the repair/replacement activity and at 1 in. (25 mm). The test assembly thickness least 1 in. The test assembly thickness shall be shall be at least twice the test assembly cavity at least twice the test assembly cavity depth. depth. The test assembly shall be large enough The test assembly shall be large enough to to permit removal of the required test specimens.

permit removal of the required test specimens. The test assembly dimensions surrounding the The test assembly dimensions surrounding the cavity shall be at least the test assembly cavity shall be at least the test assembly thickness and at least 6 in. (150 mm). The thickness and at least 6 in. The qualification test qualification test plate shall be prepared in plate shall be prepared in accordance with Fig. 1. accordance with Fig. I-1.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 37 of 51 Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-740 Appendix 1 Comments (g) Ferritic base material for the procedure <1-2.1 Procedure Qualification> Equivalent requirements qualification test shall meet the impact test (e) Ferritic base material for the procedure requirements of the Construction Code and qualification test shall meet the impact test Owner's Requirements. If such requirements are requirements of the Construction Code and not in the Construction Code and Owner's Owner's Requirements. If such requirements Requirements, the impact properties shall be are not in the Construction Code and Owner's determined by Charpy V-Notch impact tests of Requirements, the impact properties shall be the procedure qualification base material at or determined by Charpy V-notch impact tests of below the lowest service temperature of the item the procedure qualification base material at or to be repaired. The location and orientation of below the lowest service temperature of the the test specimens shall be similar to those item to be repaired. The location and required in (i) below, but shall be in the base orientation of the test specimens shall be metal. similar to those required in 1-2.1 (f) below, but shall be in the base metal.

(h) Charpy V-notch tests of the ferritic weld metal Ferritic weld metal is not used in Code Case of the procedure qualification shall meet the N-740.

requirements as determined in (g) above.

(i) Charpy V-notch tests of the ferritic heat-affected <1-2.1 Procedure Qualification> Equivalent requirements zone (HAZ) shall be performed at the same (f) Charpy V-notch tests of the ferritic heat-temperature as the base metal test of (g) above, affected zone (HAZ) shall be performed at the Number, location, and orientation of the test same temperature as the base metal test of I-specimens shall be as follows: 2.1 (e) above. Number, location, and orientation of test specimens shall be as follows:

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 38 of 51 Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-740 Appendix 1 Comments (1) The specimens shall be removed from a <1-2.1 Procedure Qualification (0> Equivalent requirements location as near as practical to a depth (1) The specimens shall be removed from a of one-half the thickness of the location as near as practical to a depth of deposited weld metal. The coupons for one-half the thickness of the deposited HAZ impact specimens shall be taken weld metal. The coupons for HAZ impact transverse to the axis of the weld and specimens shall be taken transverse to the etched to define the HAZ. The notch of axis of the weld and etched to define the the Charpy V-notch specimen shall be HAZ. The notch of the Charpy V-notch cut approximately normal to the specimen shall be cut approximately material surface in such a manner as to normal to the material surface in such a include as much HAZ as possible in the manner as to include as much HAZ as resulting fracture. When the material possible in the resulting fracture. When the thickness permits, the axis of a material thickness permits, the axis of a specimen shall be inclined to allow the specimen shall be inclined to allow the root of the notch to be aligned parallel root of the notch to be aligned parallel to to the fusion line. the fusion line.

(2) If the test material is in the form of a <I-2.1 Procedure Qualification (0> Equivalent requirements plate or a forging, the axis of the weld (2) If the test material is in the form of a plate shall be oriented parallel to the or a forging, the axis of the weld shall be principal direction of rolling or forging. oriented parallel to the principal direction of rolling or forging.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 39 of 51 Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-740 Appendix 1 Comments (3) The Charpy V-notch test shall be <1-2.1 Procedure Qualification (f)> Equivalent requirements performed in accordance with SA-370. (3) The Charpy V-notch test shall be Specimens shall be in accordance with performed in accordance with SA-370.

SA-370, Fig. 11, Type A. The test shall Specimens shall be in accordance with consist of a set of three full size 10 mm SA-370, Fig. 11, Type A. The test shall x 10 mm specimens. The lateral consist of a set of three full-size 10 mm X expansion, percent shear, absorbed 10 mm specimens. The lateral expansion, energy, test temperature, orientation percent shear, absorbed energy, test and location of all test specimens shall temperature, orientation and location of all be reported in the Procedure test specimens shall be reported in the Qualification Record. Procedure Qualification Record.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 40 of 51 Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-740 Appendix 1 Comments (j) The average values of the three HAZ impact <1-2.1 Procedure Qualification> Equivalent with NB-4335.2(e) contained in tests shall be equal to or greater than the average (g) The average lateral expansion value of the the 2001 Edition, 2002 Addenda of Section values of the three unaffected base metal tests. three HAZ Charpy V-notch specimens shall III. This edition of Section III is referenced as be equal to or greater than the average lateral acceptable in 10 CFR 50.55a.

expansion value of the three unaffected base metal specimens. However, if the average lateral expansion value of the HAZ Charpy V-notch specimens is less than the average value for the unaffected base metal specimens and the procedure qualification meets all other requirements of this appendix, either of the following shall be performed:

(1) The welding procedure shall be requalified.

(2) An Adjustment Temperature for the procedure qualification shall be determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of NB-4335.2 of Section III, 2001 Edition with 2002 Addenda. The RTNDT or lowest service temperature of the materials for which the welding procedure will be used shall be increased by a temperature equivalent to that of the Adjustment Temperature.

2.2 Performance Qualification <I-2.2 Performance Qualification>

Welding operators shall be qualified in accordance Welding operators shall be qualified in accordance with Equivalent requirements with Section IX. Section IX.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 41 of 51 Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-740 Appendix 1 Comments 3.0 WELDING PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS <I-3 WELDING PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS>

The welding procedure shall include the following The welding procedure shall include the following Equivalent requirements.

requirements. requirements.

(a) The weld metal shall be deposited by the auto-(a) The weld metal shall be deposited by the matic or machine GTAW process.

automatic or machine GTAW process.

(b) Dissimilar metal welds shall be made using A- <1-3 WELDING PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS> Equivalent requirements No. 8 weld metal (QW-442) for P-No. 8 to P- (b) Dissimilar metal welds shall be made using A-No.1, 3, or 12 (A, B, or C) weld joints or F-No. No. 8 weld metal (QW-442) for P-No. 8 to P-43 weld metal (QW-432) for P-No.8 or 43 to P- No. 1, 3, or 12 (A, B, or C) weld joints or F-NO. 1, 3, or 12 (A, B, or C) weld joints. No. 43 weld metal (QW-432) for P-No. 8 or 43 to P-No. 1, 3, or 12 (A, B, or C) weld joints.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 42 of 51 Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-740 Appendix 1 Comments (c) The area to be welded shall be buttered with a <1-3 WELDING PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS> Equivalent requirements. Adds additional deposit of at least three layers to achieve at least (c) The area to be welded shall be buttered with a heat input requirements. Similar-metal 1/8 in., overlay thickness as shown in Fig. 2, deposit of at least three layers to achieve at welding is not applicable.

Steps 1 through 3, with the heat input for each least 1/8 in. (3mm) overlay thickness with the layer controlled to within +/- 10% of that used in heat input for each layer controlled to within the procedure qualification test. Particular care +/-10% of that used in the procedure shall be taken in placement of the weld layers at qualification test. The heat input of the first the weld toe area of the ferritic material to three layers shall not exceed 45,000 J/in.

ensure that the HAZ and ferritic weld metal are (1,800 J/mm) under any conditions. Particular tempered. Subsequent layers shall be deposited care shall be taken in the placement of the with a heat input not exceeding that used for weld layers of the austenitic overlay filler layers beyond the third layer in the procedure material at the toe of the overlayto ensure that qualification. For similar-metal welding, the the HAZ and ferritic base metal are tempered.

completed weld shall have at least one layer of Subsequent layers shall be deposited with a weld reinforcement deposited. This heat input not exceeding that used for layers reinforcement shall be removed by mechanical beyond the third layer in the procedure means, so that the finished surface is essentially qualification.

flush with the surface surrounding the weld (Fig.

3).

(d) The maximum interpass temperature for field <1-3 WELDING PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS> Equivalent requirements. Eliminates conflict applications shall be 3500F regardless of the (d) The maximum interpass temperature for field with QW-406.3.

interpass temperature during qualification, applications shall be 350'F (180'C) for all weld layers regardless of the interpass temperature used during qualification. The interpass temperature limitation of QW-406.3 need not be applied.

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<1-3 WELDING PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS> Provides options for measuring interpass (e) The interpass temperature shall be determined temperatures. No change to the maximum by one of the following methods: interpass temperature is made.

(1) temperature measurement (e.g.

pyrometers, temperature-indicating crayons, and thermocouples) during welding (2) heat flow calculations using the variables listed below as a minimum:

(a) welding heat input (b) initial base material temperature (c) configuration, thickness, and mass of the item being welded (d) thermal conductivity and diffusivity of the materials being welded (e) arc time per weld pass and delay time.

between each pass (f) arc time to complete the weld (3) measurement of the maximum interpass temperature on a test coupon that is equal to or less than the thickness of the item to be welded. The maximum heat input of the welding procedure shall be used in the welding of the test coupon.

(e) Particular care shall be given to ensure that the <1-3 WELDING PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS> Equivalent requirements weld region is free of all potential sources of (f) Particular care shall be given to ensure that the hydrogen. The surfaces to be welded, filler weld region is free of all potential sources of metal, and shielding gas shall be suitably hydrogen. The surfaces to be welded, filler controlled. metal, and shielding gas shall be suitably controlled.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 44 of 51 Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-740 Appendix 1 Comments 4.0 EXAMINATION Required by Code Case N-740 1 (c).

(a) Prior to welding, a surface examination shall be performed on the area to be welded.

(b) The final weld surface and the band around the Required by Code Case N-740 3 (a) (1), (2) area defined in para. 1.0(d) shall be examined and (3).

using a surface and ultrasonic methods when the To provide sufficient time for hydrogen completed weld has been at ambient temperature cracking to occur, the liquid penetrant and for at least 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br />. The ultrasonic examination ultrasonic examinations will not be shall be in accordance with Appendix I. performed until at least 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> after completing the third layer of the weld overlay. The examination surface and volume required by Code Case N-740 is used in lieu of the area defined in 1.0(d) of Code Case N-638-1. Refer to SUITABILITY OF PROPOSED AMBIENT TEMPERA TURE TEMPERBEAD TECHNIQUE section of this request.

(c) Areas from which weld-attached thermocouples Not addressed in Code Case N-740, but weld have been removed shall be ground and attached thermocouples are considered examined using a surface examination method. temporary attachments and require a surface examination following removal per ASME Section III.

(d) NDE personnel shall be qualified in accordance Required by Code Case N-740 <3 with IWA-2300. EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION>.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 45 of 51 Code Case N-638-1 Code Case N-740 Appendix 1 Comments (e) Surface examination acceptance criteria shall be IWB acceptance criteria are used. Refer to in accordance with NB-5340 or NB-5350, as SUITABILITY OF PROPOSED NDE applicable. Ultrasonic examination acceptance section of this request.

criteria shall be in accordance with IWB-3000.

Additional acceptance criteria may be specified by the Owner to account for differences in weld configurations.

1-4 DOCUMENTATION Required by Code Case N-740 5.

Use of this Case shall be documented on Form NIS-2.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 46 of 51 Table 4 Comparison of PDI Program Requirements to Appendix VIII, Supplement 11 Appendix VIII of Section XI cannot be used for NDE of a structural weld overlay repair. Relief is requested to use the PDI program implementation of Appendix VIII. A detailed comparison of Appendix VIII and PDI requirements is summarized below.

SUPPLEMENT 11 - QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL PDI PROGRAM:

STRUCTURAL OVERLAID WROUGHT AUSTENITIC PIPhING The Proposed Alternative to Supplement 11 Requirements WELDS 10 SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS 1.1 General. The specimen set shall conform to the following requirements.

(b) The specimen set shall consist of at least three specimens having different nominal pipe diameters and overlay thicknesses. They shall include the minimum and maximum Alternative: (b) The specimen set shall include specimens with overlays not thicker nominal pipe diameters for which the examination procedure is applicable. Pipe than 0.1 inch more than the minimum thickness, nor thinner than 0.25 inch of the diameters within a range of 0.9 to 1.5 times a nominal diameter shall be considered maximum nominal overlay thickness for which the examination procedure is equivalent. If the procedure is applicable to pipe diameters of 24 inch or larger, the applicable.

specimen set must include at least one specimen 24 inch or larger but need not include apicable.

Basis: To avoid confusion, the overlay thickness tolerance contained in the last the maximum diameter. The specimen set must include at least one specimen with sentence was reworded and the phrase "'andthe remaindershall be alternativeflaws" overlay thickness within -0.1 inch to +0.25 inch of the maximum nominal overlay was added to the next to last sentence in paragraph1.1(d) (1).

thickness for which the procedure is applicable.

(d) Flaw Conditions Alternative: (1) ... must be in or... intentional overlay fabrication flaws shall not interfere with ultrasonic detection or characterization of the base metal flaws.

Specimens containing intergranular stress corrosion cracking shall be used when (1) Base metal flaws. All flaws must be cracks in or near the - butt weld heat-affected available. At least 70% of the flaws in the detection and sizing tests shall be cracks and zone, open to the inside surface, and extending at least 75% through the base metal the remainder shall be alternative flaws. Alternative flaw mechanisms, if used, shall wall. Flaws may extend 100% through the base metal and into the overlay material; in provide crack-like reflective characteristics and shall be limited by the following:

this case, intentional overlay fabrication flaws shall not interfere with ultrasonic (a) The use of alternative flaws shall be limited to when the implantation of cracks detection or characterization of the cracking. Specimens containing IGSCC shall be produces spurious reflectors that are uncharacteristic of actual flaws.

used when available. (b) Flaws shall be semi elliptical with a tip width of less than or equal to 0.002 inches.

Basis: This paragraphrequires that all base metal flaws be cracks. Implantinga crack requires excavation of the base material on at least one side of the flaw. While this may be satisfactoryforferritic materials,it does notproduce a useable axialflaw in

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 47 of 51 SUPPLEMENT 11 - QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL PDI PROGRAM:

STRUCTURAL OVERLAID WROUGHT AUSTENITIC PIPING The Proposed Alternative to Supplement 11 Requirements WELDS austenitic materialsbecause the sound beam, which normallypasses only through base material,must now travel through weld material on at least one side, producingan unrealisticflaw response. To resolve this issue, the PDIprogram revised this paragraphto allow use of alternativeflaw mechanisms under controlled conditions.

For example, alternativeflaws shall be limited to when implantationof cracks precludes obtainingan effective ultrasonic response,flaws shall be semi elliptical with a tip width of less than or equal to 0.002 inches, and at least 70% of theflaws in the detection and sizing test shall be cracks and the remaindershall be alternativeflaws.

To avoid confusion, the overlay thickness tolerance contained in paragraph1. (b) last sentence, was reworded and the phrase "and the remaindershall be alternativeflaws" was added to the next to last sentence. Paragraph1. 1(d)(1) includes the statement that intentionaloverlayfabricationflaws shall not interfere with ultrasonicdetection or characterizationof the base metal flaws.

(e) Detection Specimens Alternative: (1) At least 20% but less than 40% of the base metal flaws shall be oriented within +/-20' of the pipe axial direction. The remainder shall be oriented circumferentially. Flaws shall not be open to any surface to which the candidate has physical or visual access.

(1) At least 20% but less than 40% of the flaws shall be oriented within +/-20' of the Basis: The requirementfor axially oriented overlay fabricationflaws was excluded pipe axial direction. The remainder shall be oriented circumferentially. Flaws shall not from the PDIProgram as an improbable scenario. Weld overlays are typically applied be open to any surface to which the candidate has physical or visual access. The rules using automatedGTA W techniques with the filler metal applied in a circumferential of IWA-3300 shall be used to determine whether closely spaced flaws should be treated direction.Because resultantfabrication induced discontinuitieswould also be expected as single or multiple flaws.

to have major dimensions oriented in the circumferentialdirection axial overlay fabricationflaws are unrealistic. The requirementfor using IWA-3300forproximity flaw evaluation was excluded; instead indications will be sized based on their individualmerits.

Alternative: (2) Specimens shall be divided into base metal and overlay fabrication (2) Specimens shall be divided into base and overlay grading units. Each specimen grading units. Each specimen shall contain one or both types of grading units. Flaws shall contain one or both types of grading units. shall not interfere with ultrasonic detection or characterization of other flaws.

Basis: Inclusion of "metal"and 'fabrication"provides clarification.Flaw identificationis improved by ensuringflaws are not masked by otherflaws.

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STRUCTURAL OVERLAID WROUGHT AUSTENITIC PIPING The Proposed Alternative to Supplement 11 Requirements WELDS Alternative: (a)(1) A base metal grading unit includes the overlay material and the outer 25% of the original overlaid weld. The base metal grading unit shall extend circumferentially for at least 1 inch and shall start at the weld centerline and be wide enough in the axial direction to encompass one half of the original weld crown and a (a)(1) A base grading unit shall include at least 3 inch of the length of the overlaid minimum of 0.50" of the adjacent base material.

weld. The base grading unit includes the outer 25% of the overlaid weld and base metal Basis: The phrase "and base metal on both sides, " was inadvertently included in the on both sides. The base grading unit shall not include the inner 75% of the overlaid description of a base metal grading unit, The PDIprogram intentionally excludes this weld and base metal overlay material, or base metal to-overlay interface. requirement because some of the qualificationsamples includeflaws on both sides of the weld. To avoid confusion several instances of the term "cracks" or "cracking" were changed to the term 'flaws" because of the use of alternativeFlaw mechanisms.

Modified to require that a base metal grading unit include at leastlinch of the length of the overlaid weld, ratherthan 3 inches.

(a)(2) When base metal cracking penetrates into the overlay material, the base grading Alternative: (a)(2) When base metal flaws penetrate into the overlay material, the base unit shall include the overlay metal within 1 inch of the crack location. This portion of metal grading unit shall not be used as part of any overlay fabrication grading unit.

unisalicldethe overlay materialshsedtas prthnof ancoftecrlack lcadiong unis Basis: Substituted terms provide clarificationand are consistent with ld(l) above. The the overlay material shall not be used as part of any overlay grading unit. PDIprogramadjustsfor this conservative changefor excluding this type grading unit.

Alternative: (a)(3) Sufficient unflawed overlaid weld and base metal shall exist on all (a)(3) When a base grading unit is designed to be unflawed, at least 1 inch of unflawed sides of the grading unit to preclude interfering reflections from adjacent flaws.

overlaid weld and base metal shall exist on either side of the base grading unit. The Basis: Modified to require sufficient unflawed overlaid weld and base metal to exist on segment of weld length used in one base grading unit shall not be used in another base all sides of the grading unit to preclude interfering reflectionsfrom adjacentflaws, grading unit. Base grading units need not be uniformly spaced around the specimen. ratherthan the I inch requirement.

Alternative: (b)(1) An overlay fabrication grading unit shall include the overlay material and the base metal-to-overlay interface for a length of at least 1 inch (b)(1) An overlay grading unit shall include the overlay material and the base metal-to- Basis: The PDIprogramreduces the base metal-to-overlay interface to at least I inch overlay interface of at least 6 in 2. The overlay grading unit shall be rectangular, with (in lieu of a minimum of 2 inches) and eliminates the minimum rectangulardimension.

minimum dimensions of 2 inch This criterion is necessary to allow use of existing examination specimens that were fabricated in orderto meet NRC Generic Letter 88-01. This criterion may be more challenging than the ASME Code because of the variabilityassociatedwith the shape of the grading unit.

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STRUCTURAL OVERLAID WROUGHT AUSTENITIC PIPING The Proposed Alternative to Supplement 11 Requirements WELDS Alternative: (b)(2) Overlay fabrication grading units designed to be unflawed shall be separated by unflawed overlay material and unflawed base metal-to-overlay interface for at least 1 inch at both ends. Sufficient unflawed overlaid weld and base metal shall (b)(2) An overlay grading unit designed to be unflawed shall be surrounded by exist on both sides of the overlay fabrication grading unit to preclude interfering unflawed overlay material and unflawed base metal-to-overlay interface for at least 1 reflections from adjacent flaws. The specific area used in one overlay fabrication inch around its entire perimeter. The specific area used in one overlay grading unit grading unit shall not be used in another overlay fabrication grading unit. Overlay shall not be used in another overlay grading unit. Overlay grading units need not be fabrication grading units need not be spaced uniformly about the specimen.

spaced uniformly about the specimen. Basis: Paragraph1.1 (e)(2)(b)(2) states that overlayfabricationgradingunits designed to be unflawed shall be separated by unflawed overlay materialand unflawed base metal-to-overlay interfacefor at least I inch at both ends, rather than around its entireperimeter.

Alternative: ...base metal grading units, ten unflawed base metal grading units, five (b)(3) Detection sets shall be selected from Table VIII-S2-1. The minimum detection flawed overlay fabrication grading units, and ten unflawed overlay fabrication grading sample set is five flawed base grading units, ten unflawed base grading units, five units. For each type of grading unit, the set shall contain at least twice as many flawed overlay grading units, and ten unflawed overlay grading units. For each type of unflawed as flawed grading units. For initial procedure qualification, detection sets grading unit, the set shall contain at least twice as many unflawed as flawed grading shall include the equivalent of three personnel qualification sets. To qualify new values units. of essential variables, at least one personnel qualification set is required.

Basis: Clarifiedthe guidancefor initialprocedure qualificationsversus qualifying new values of essential variables.

(f) Sizing Specimen Alternative: (1) The...least 40% of the flaws shall be open to the inside surface. Sizing sets shall contain a distribution of flaw dimensions to assess sizing capabilities. For (1) The minimum number of flaws shall be ten. At least 30% of the flaws shall be initial procedure qualification, sizing sets shall include the equivalent of three overlay fabrication flaws. At least 40% of the flaws shall be cracks open to the inside personnel qualification sets. To qualify new values of essential variables, at least one surface. sc personnel qualification set is required.

Basis: Clarifiedthe guidancefor initialprocedurequalificationsversus qualifying new values of essential variablesand is consistent with Id(1) above.

(3) Base metal cracking used for length sizing demonstrations shall be oriented Alternative: (3) Base metal flaws used... circumferentially.

circumferentially. Basis: Clarifiedwoiding to be consistent with ld(1) above.

Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 3352 Enclosure Page 50 of 51 SUPPLEMENT 11 - QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL PIPORM STRUCTURAL OVERLAID WROUGHT AUSTENITIC PIPING The Proposed Alternative to Supplement 11 Requirements WELDS (4) Depth sizing specimen sets shall include at least two distinct locations where Alternative: (4) Depth sizing specimen sets shall include at least two distinct locations cracking in the base metal extends into the overlay material by at least 0. 1 inch in the where a base metal flaw extends into the overlay material by at least 0. 1 inch in the through-wall direction. through-wall direction.

Basis: Clarified wording to be consistent with Jd(J) above.

2.0 Conduct of Performance Demonstration The specimen inside surface and identification shall be concealed from the candidate.

All examinations shall be completed prior to grading the results and presenting the Alternative: The specimen ... .prohibited. The overlay fabnication flaw test and the base results to the candidate. Divulgence of particular specimen results or candidate viewing metal flaw test may be performed separately.

of unmasked specimens after the performance demonstration is prohibited. Basis: Clarifiedwording to describe process.

2.1 Detection Test Flawed and unflawed grading units shall be randomly mixed. Although the boundaries of specific grading units shall not be revealed to the candidate, the candidate shall be Atraie lwd. bs ea roelyfbiain . ahseieIn made aware of the type or types of grading units (base or overlay) that are present for Basis: Clarifiedwording similar to IJ(e)2 above.

each specimen.

2.2 Length Sizing Test (d) For flaws in base grading units, the candidate shall estimate the length of that part Alternative: (d) For. ...base metal grading. .. base metal wall thickness.

of the flaw that is in the outer 25% of the base wall thickness. Basis: Clarifled wordingfor consistency.

2.3 Depth Sizing Test For the depth sizing test, 80% of the flaws shall be sized at a specific location on the Alternative: (a) The depth sizing test may be conducted separately or in conjunction.

surface of the specimen identified to the candidate. For the remaining flaws, the regions with the detection test.

of each specimen containing a flaw to be sized shall be identified to the candidate. The (b) When the depth sizing test is conducted in conjunction with the detection test and candidate shall determine the maximum depth of the flaw in each region. the detected flaws do not satisfy the requirements of 1.1(f), additional specimens shall

________________________________________________________ be provided to the candidate. The regions containing a flaw to be sized shall be .

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STRUCTURAL OVERLAID WROUGHT AUSTENITIC PIPING The Proposed Alternative to Supplement 11 Requirements WELDS identified to the candidate. The candidate shall determine the maximum depth of the flaw in each region.

(c) For a separate depth sizing test, the regions of each specimen containing a flaw to be sized shall be identified to the candidate. The candidate shall determine the maximum depth of the flaw in each region.

Basis: Clarifiedwording to better describeprocess.

3.0 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA 3.1 Detection Acceptance Criteria Alternative: Examination procedures are qualified for detection when:

a. All flaws within the scope of the procedure are detected and the results of the performance demonstration satisfy the acceptance criteria of Table VIII-S2-1 for false calls.

Examination procedures, equipment, and personnel are qualified for detection when the b. At least one successful personnel demonstration has been performed meeting the results of the performance demonstration satisfy the acceptance criteria of Table VIll- acceptance criteria defined in (c).

S2-1 for both detection and false calls. The criteria shall be satisfied separately by the c. Examination equipment and personnel are qualified for detection when the results of demonstration results for base grading units and for overlay grading units. the performance demonstration satisfy the acceptance criteria of Table Vlll-S2-1 for both detection and false calls.

d. The criteria in (b) and (c) shall be satisfied separately by the demonstration results for base metal grading units and for overlay fabrication grading units.

Basis: Clarified wording to better describe the difference between procedure qualification and equipment andpersonnel qualifications.

3.2 Sizing Acceptance Criteria (a) The RMS error of the flaw length measurements, as compared to the true flaw Alternative: (a) The...base metal flaws are.. position.

lengths, is less than or equal to 0.75 inch. The length of base metal cracking is Basis: Clarified wording to be consistent with Jd(J) above.

measured at the 75% through-base-metal position.

Alternative: This requirement is omitted.

Basis: The requirementfor reportingall extensions of cracking into the overlay is (b) All extensions of base metal cracking into the overlay material by at least 0.1 inch omittedfrom the PDIProgrambecause it is redundantto the RMS calculations are reported as being intrusions into the overlay material. performed in paragraph3.2(c) and its presence adds confusion and ambiguity to depth sizing as requiredby paragraph3.2(c). This also makes the weld overlay program consistent with the supplement 2 depth sizing criteria