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| | number = ML16347A132 | | | number = ML16347A132 |
| | issue date = 12/15/2016 | | | issue date = 12/15/2016 |
| | title = Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Relief Request for Proposed Alternative Examination of Reactor Vessel Head Penetration J-Groove Weld Repairs (CAC No. MF8854) | | | title = Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Relief Request for Proposed Alternative Examination of Reactor Vessel Head Penetration J-Groove Weld Repairs |
| | author name = Marshall M L | | | author name = Marshall M |
| | author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLI-2 | | | author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLI-2 |
| | addressee name = Richey M L | | | addressee name = Richey M |
| | addressee affiliation = FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co | | | addressee affiliation = FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| | docket = 05000412 | | | docket = 05000412 |
| | license number = NPF-073 | | | license number = NPF-073 |
| | contact person = Marshall M L, NRR/DORL/LPL1 | | | contact person = Marshall M, NRR/DORL/LPL1 |
| | case reference number = CAC MF8854 | | | case reference number = CAC MF8854 |
| | document type = Acceptance Review Letter | | | document type = Acceptance Review Letter |
| | page count = 3 | | | page count = 3 |
| | project = CAC:MF8854 | | | project = CAC:MF8854 |
| | stage = Other | | | stage = Acceptance Review |
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| {{#Wiki_filter:Mr. Marty L. Richey Site Vice President UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 15, 2016 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 | | {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 15, 2016 Mr. Marty L. Richey Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 |
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| BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT 2-ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: RELIEF REQUEST FOR PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE EXAMINATION OF REACTOR VESSEL HEAD PENETRATION J-GROOVE WELD REPAIRS (CAC NO. MF8854) | | BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT 2-ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: RELIEF REQUEST FOR PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE EXAMINATION OF REACTOR VESSEL HEAD PENETRATION J-GROOVE WELD REPAIRS (CAC NO. MF8854) |
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| ==Dear Mr. Richey:== | | ==Dear Mr. Richey:== |
| By letter dated November 16, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Package Accession No. ML 16323A286), FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company submitted a relief request for the Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS), Unit No. 2. The proposed relief request concerns changing the schedule for surface examinations of the embedded flaw repairs of the J-groove welds from every outage to every other outage, when surface examination results of the repair are verified to be acceptable for two consecutive cycles after the repair. The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's acceptance review of this relief request. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant. Pursuant to Sections 50.55a(z)(1) and 50.55a(z)(2) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed alternatives would provide an acceptable level of quality and safety, or that compliance with the specified requirements of Section 50.55a would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality or safety. The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRC staff's ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. If additional information is needed, you will be advised by separate correspondence. | | |
| M. Richey Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 100 hours to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by March 15, 2017. If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date or significant changes in the forecasted hours, the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated during the routine interactions with the assigned project manager. These estimates are based on the NRC staff's initial review of the application, and they could change due to several factors, including requests for additional information and unanticipated addition of scope to the review. Additional delay may occur if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance or in parallel with industry program initiatives or pilot applications. If you have any questions, please contact the BVPS Project Manager, Michael Marshall, at (301) 415-2871 or Michael.Marshall@nrc.gov. Docket No. 50-412 cc: Distribution via Listserv Sincerely, Michael L. Marshall, Jr., Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation M. Richey Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 100 hours to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by March 15, 2017. If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date or significant changes in the forecasted hours, the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated during the routine interactions with the assigned project manager. These estimates are based on the NRC staff's initial review of the application, and they could change due to several factors, including requests for additional information and unanticipated addition of scope to the review. Additional delay may occur if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance or in parallel with industry program initiatives or pilot applications. If you have any questions, please contact the BVPS Project Manager, Michael Marshall, at (301) 415-2871 or Michael.Marshall@nrc.gov. Docket No. 50-412 cc: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION: PUBLIC LPL 1 R/F RidsACRS_MailCTR Resource RidsNrrDorl Resource RidsNrrDorlLpl1 Resource RidsNrrLALRonewicz Resource RidsNrrPMBeaverValley Resource RidsRgn1 MailCenter Resource RidsNrrDeEpnb Resource ADAMS Accession No.: ML 16347A132 OFFICE DORL/LPL 1/PM DORL/LPL 1/PM NAME MMarshall JPoole DATE 12/14/16 12/14/16 Sincerely, /RA/ Michael L. Marshall, Jr., Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation DORL/LPL 1/LA DORL/LPL 1 /BC(A) DORL/LPL 1/PM LRonewicz SKoenick MMarshall 12/14/16 12/15/16 12/15/16 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY | | By letter dated November 16, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Package Accession No. ML16323A286), FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company submitted a relief request for the Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS), Unit No. 2. The proposed relief request concerns changing the schedule for surface examinations of the embedded flaw repairs of the J-groove welds from every outage to every other outage, when surface examination results of the repair are verified to be acceptable for two consecutive cycles after the repair. |
| }} | | The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's acceptance review of this relief request. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant. |
| | Pursuant to Sections 50.55a(z)(1) and 50.55a(z)(2) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed alternatives would provide an acceptable level of quality and safety, or that compliance with the specified requirements of Section 50.55a would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality or safety. |
| | The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRC staff's ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. If additional information is needed, you will be advised by separate correspondence. |
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| | M. Richey Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately [[estimated NRC review hours::100 hours]] to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by March 15, 2017. If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date or significant changes in the forecasted hours, the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated during the routine interactions with the assigned project manager. |
| | These estimates are based on the NRC staff's initial review of the application, and they could change due to several factors, including requests for additional information and unanticipated addition of scope to the review. Additional delay may occur if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance or in parallel with industry program initiatives or pilot applications. |
| | If you have any questions, please contact the BVPS Project Manager, Michael Marshall, at (301) 415-2871 or Michael.Marshall@nrc.gov. |
| | Sincerely, |
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| | Michael L. Marshall, Jr., Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-412 cc: Distribution via Listserv |
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MONTHYEARML22304A6882022-11-16016 November 2022 Withdrawal of Requested Licensing Action Amendment Request for Fire Protection Program Changes ML20329A4562020-11-24024 November 2020 Acceptance of License Amendment Request: Beaver Valley RCS and PTLR TS Changes ML20324A0872020-11-19019 November 2020 Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action: Beaver Valley Unit 2 Capsule Pull ML20275A2032020-09-30030 September 2020 Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action, One-Time Acceptance for Review: Beaver Valley of Exemption from 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Requirements Due to COVID-19 Pandemic ML20197B4802020-07-15015 July 2020 Acceptance Review for Beaver Valley - Steam Generator Tube Sleeve Inspection and Repair LAR ML20197C3872020-07-15015 July 2020 Acceptance Review for Beaver Valley - Non-Conservative Heat Flux Factor TS LAR ML20059J6792020-02-27027 February 2020 Acceptance Review for Beaver Valley - TS Change for Permanently Defueled Condition (Epids L-2020-LLA-0025) ML19256B5062019-09-20020 September 2019 Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action ML19249A6742019-09-0505 September 2019 Acceptance Review for Beaver Valley Units 1 and 2 - Impracticality for Inservice Inspection for Certain Welds - 2 Relief Requests (L-2019-LLR-0083 and L-2019-LLR-0082) ML19070A2692019-03-11011 March 2019 Acceptance Review - Beaver Valley Unit 2: Request for Alternative Examination Frequency for Reactor Vessel Nozzle to Safe-End Welds ML18094A7992018-04-0303 April 2018 Acceptance Review for Beaver Valley - Relief Request from ASME Section XI Code - 5th ISI Interval ML17264A6252017-09-25025 September 2017 FENOC-Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1; and Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1 - Results of Acceptance Review Proposed Alternative for the Use of ASME Code Case N-513-4 ML17262A7232017-09-20020 September 2017 FENOC Fleet - Results of Acceptance Review of the Exemption Request Exemption from the Definition of Physical Barrier in 10 CFR 73.2 for Physical Security Plans ML17192A4942017-07-12012 July 2017 Acceptance for Review of Application Concerning Administrative License Amendment Request to Reflect a Change in the Entity Providing a $400 Million Support Agreement ML17184A1862017-07-0505 July 2017 Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-547-A, Revision 1 ML17074A0192017-03-16016 March 2017 Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Proposed Alternative to ASME Code Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Penetration Examination Frequency Requirements (Request 1-TYP-4-RV-05) ML16295A2462016-12-29029 December 2016 Letter to M. Richey, FENOC Notice of Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Facility Operating License and Conforming Amendment, Opportunity for a Hearing, and Order ML16347A1322016-12-15015 December 2016 Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Relief Request for Proposed Alternative Examination of Reactor Vessel Head Penetration J-Groove Weld Repairs ML16172A2322016-06-20020 June 2016 FENOC- Bv 1 & 2, DBNPS, PNPS - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action - Request an Alternative to the ASME Code Case OMN-20, CAC Nos. MF7780, MF7781, MF7782, MF7783 ML14310A8532014-11-0606 November 2014 E-mail from J. Whited to P. Lashley Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 1 Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Relief Request 1TYP-4-RV-04 ML14240A5882014-08-28028 August 2014 E-mail from J.Whited to P.Lashley Acceptance Review of FENOC Relief Request BV3-N-789 for Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 and 2 ML14224A2212014-08-14014 August 2014 Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specification 4.3.2, Spent Fuel Storage Pool Minimum Inadvertent Drainage Elevation (Tac MF4213) ML14142A0832014-05-22022 May 2014 E-mail from J. Whited to T. Lentz Acceptance of BVPS LAR to Extend Containment Leakage Test Frequency ML14108A4082014-04-22022 April 2014 Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action License Amendment Request to Adopt National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light-Water Generating Plants ML13326A7512013-11-22022 November 2013 Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Adoption of TSTF-425 ML1210904752012-04-18018 April 2012 Acceptance Review of Proposed BVPS Emergency Preparedness Plan Using Nuclear Energy Institute 99-01, Revision 5 ML1202304412012-01-23023 January 2012 Acceptance Review Email, Relief Request for Alternative Examination Requirements for Reactor Vessel Sage-End Welds ML1135402602011-12-19019 December 2011 Acceptance Review Results BVPS-1 and 2 Relief Request VRR1 (ME7684 and ME7685) ML1127800542011-10-0303 October 2011 Acceptance Review Results for Fenco License Amendment Request Changes to LLC ML1126404122011-09-20020 September 2011 Acceptance Review Results for VC Summer Relief Request (ME6879) ML1108804692011-03-29029 March 2011 Acceptance Review Results Regarding Relief Request VRR3, VRR4, and VRR5 (ME5749, ME5750, ME5752, ME5781, and ME5782) ML1026405442010-09-21021 September 2010 Acceptance Review: FENOC Delta Mururoa Blu Suit ML1023707202010-08-25025 August 2010 Email: Acceptance Review Results Regarding Service Water Pump Testing Relief Requests (ME4385 and ME4393) ML1021702002010-08-0505 August 2010 Acceptance Review Email Cyber Security Plan License Amendment (ME4383 and ME4384) ML1010604872010-04-16016 April 2010 Acceptance Review Results - Parental Guaranty ML1000403452010-01-0404 January 2010 Acceptance Review - Request for Exemption from Portions of 10 CFR Part 26 ML1000704802009-11-23023 November 2009 Alternative Weld Repair Method for Reactor Vessel Head Relief Request Acceptance Review (ME2608) ML0922300412009-08-0606 August 2009 Acceptance Review Letter (ME1776) ML0919706292009-07-14014 July 2009 Elimination of Recirculation Spray Pump Response Time SR (ME1501 and ME1502) ML0913202212009-05-12012 May 2009 Request No. BV1-IWE-2-2 Acceptance Review Results (ME1166) ML0832205572008-11-14014 November 2008 Alloy 800 SGT Sleeving LAR Acceptance Review Results (MD9969) 2022-11-16
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 15, 2016 Mr. Marty L. Richey Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077
SUBJECT:
BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT 2-ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: RELIEF REQUEST FOR PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE EXAMINATION OF REACTOR VESSEL HEAD PENETRATION J-GROOVE WELD REPAIRS (CAC NO. MF8854)
Dear Mr. Richey:
By letter dated November 16, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Package Accession No. ML16323A286), FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company submitted a relief request for the Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS), Unit No. 2. The proposed relief request concerns changing the schedule for surface examinations of the embedded flaw repairs of the J-groove welds from every outage to every other outage, when surface examination results of the repair are verified to be acceptable for two consecutive cycles after the repair.
The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's acceptance review of this relief request. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.
Pursuant to Sections 50.55a(z)(1) and 50.55a(z)(2) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed alternatives would provide an acceptable level of quality and safety, or that compliance with the specified requirements of Section 50.55a would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality or safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRC staff's ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. If additional information is needed, you will be advised by separate correspondence.
M. Richey Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 100 hours4.167 days <br />0.595 weeks <br />0.137 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by March 15, 2017. If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date or significant changes in the forecasted hours, the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated during the routine interactions with the assigned project manager.
These estimates are based on the NRC staff's initial review of the application, and they could change due to several factors, including requests for additional information and unanticipated addition of scope to the review. Additional delay may occur if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance or in parallel with industry program initiatives or pilot applications.
If you have any questions, please contact the BVPS Project Manager, Michael Marshall, at (301) 415-2871 or Michael.Marshall@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
~/-~
Michael L. Marshall, Jr., Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-412 cc: Distribution via Listserv
ML16347A132 OFFICE DORL/LPL 1/PM DORL/LPL 1/PM DORL/LPL 1/LA DORL/LPL 1/BC(A) DORL/LPL 1/PM NAME MMarshall JPoole LRonewicz SKoenick MMarshall DATE 12/14/16 12/14/16 12/14/16 12/15/16 12/15/16