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| number = ML102570081
| number = ML102570081
| issue date = 10/05/2010
| issue date = 10/05/2010
| title = Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2, Request for Additional Information Fourth 10-Year Interval Inservice Inspection Program
| title = Request for Additional Information Fourth 10-Year Interval Inservice Inspection Program
| author name = Martin R E
| author name = Martin R
| author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLII-1
| author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLII-1
| addressee name = Ajluni M J
| addressee name = Ajluni M
| addressee affiliation = Southern Nuclear Operating Co, Inc
| addressee affiliation = Southern Nuclear Operating Co, Inc
| docket = 05000321, 05000366
| docket = 05000321, 05000366
| license number = DPR-057, NPF-005
| license number = DPR-057, NPF-005
| contact person = Martin R E,  NRR/DORL, 415-1493
| contact person = Martin R,  NRR/DORL, 415-1493
| case reference number = TAC ME4218, TAC ME4219
| case reference number = TAC ME4218, TAC ME4219
| document type = Letter, Request for Additional Information (RAI)
| document type = Letter, Request for Additional Information (RAI)
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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED NUCLEAR REGULATORY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 5, 2010 Mr. Mark J. Ajluni Manager, Nuclear Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. 40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 EDWIN I. HATCH PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI), FOURTH 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM (TAC NOS. ME4218, ME4219)  
{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 5, 2010 Mr. Mark J. Ajluni Manager, Nuclear Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201
 
==SUBJECT:==
EDWIN I. HATCH PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI), FOURTH 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM (TAC NOS. ME4218, ME4219)


==Dear Mr. Ajluni:==
==Dear Mr. Ajluni:==


By letter dated July 8,2010 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), Accession Number ML 101890572), Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. (SNC), submitted relief requests for the Fourth 10-Year Interval Inservice Inspection Program. Responses to the enclosed RAI are needed for us to continue our review.
By letter dated July 8,2010 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), Accession Number ML101890572), Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
These RAls result from a review of relief requests ISI-RR-02, ISI-RR-06 and ISI-RR-07.
(SNC), submitted relief requests for the Fourth 10-Year Interval Inservice Inspection Program.
Further RAls may result from a review of the remaining relief requests.
Responses to the enclosed RAI are needed for us to continue our review. These RAls result from a review of relief requests ISI-RR-02, ISI-RR-06 and ISI-RR-07. Further RAls may result from a review of the remaining relief requests.
Please provide a response within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of this letter. Please contact me at (301) 415-1493, should you have any questions.
Please provide a response within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of this letter. Please contact me at (301) 415-1493, should you have any questions.
Sincerely, j] IA rf-Iy;...
Sincerely, j ] IA rf-Iy; ~ . .
Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366  
U~~rti~, 'S~nior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366


==Enclosure:==
==Enclosure:==


RAI cc wI encl: Distribution via Listserv REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELIEF REQUESTS ISI-RR-06 FOR EDWIN I. HATCH, UNIT 2 AND ISI-RR-07 FOR EDWIN I. HATCH, UNIT 1 DOCKET NOS. 50-321 AND 50-366 TAC NOS. ME4218 AND ME4219 It was stated in ISI-RR-06 (Hatch, Unit 2), ''Pressure Retaining Welds in Pump Casings;' that this is the first relief request regarding the surface examination of Weld 2E11-2RHR-PMI-A and Weld 2E21-2CS-PMI-A (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code, Section XI, Class 2, Category C-G, Item C6.10). How did you achieve the ASME Code-required coverage for the surface examination of these welds in prior inspection intervals?
RAI cc wI encl: Distribution via Listserv
What type of surface examination techniques did you use in this interval when compared to those used in prior intervals?
 
Why can't you achieve the same coverage that you had accomplished previously? It was stated in ISI-RR-06 that supplemental visual examination was performed to increase the amount of coverage to greater than 90 percent.
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELIEF REQUESTS ISI-RR-06 FOR EDWIN I. HATCH, UNIT 2 AND ISI-RR-07 FOR EDWIN I. HATCH, UNIT 1 DOCKET NOS. 50-321 AND 50-366 TAC NOS. ME4218 AND ME4219
Please confirm that this supplemental visual examination is the VT-2 examination that you mentioned later under Section 6, ''Proposed Alternative and Basis for Use.which is associated with the leakage test. If the supplemental visual examination that your are referring to is not the VT-2 examination associated with the leakage test, provide additional information regarding how the supplemental visual examination was performed, what standards were used to determine the effectiveness of the examination, how the inspectors were qualified to perform the examination, etc. ISI-RR-06 did not discuss previous surface examination results for Weld PMI-A and Weld 2E21-2CS-PMI-A.
: 1. It was stated in ISI-RR-06 (Hatch, Unit 2), ''Pressure Retaining Welds in Pump Casings;' that this is the first relief request regarding the surface examination of Weld 2E11-2RHR-PMI-A and Weld 2E21-2CS-PMI-A (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code, Section XI, Class 2, Category C-G, Item C6.10).
Provide this information, including the degree of coverage obtained, whether any relevant indications were identified, and how those indications, if any, were dispositioned.
How did you achieve the ASME Code-required coverage for the surface examination of these welds in prior inspection intervals? What type of surface examination techniques did you use in this interval when compared to those used in prior intervals? Why can't you achieve the same coverage that you had accomplished previously?
Further, discuss any industry examination results or operating experience regarding degradation found in similar pressure retaining welds in pump casings.
: 2. It was stated in ISI-RR-06 that supplemental visual examination was performed to increase the amount of coverage to greater than 90 percent. Please confirm that this supplemental visual examination is the VT-2 examination that you mentioned later under Section 6, ''Proposed Alternative and Basis for Use.which is associated with the leakage test.
The staff will use this information to assess the likelihood of having flaws in the uninspected region of these two welds. ISI-RR-07 (Hatch, Unit 1),'Welded Attachments for Piping; did not discuss previous surface examination results for the subject piping welded attachments under ASME Code, Section XI, Table IWB-2500-1, "Examination Categories;'
If the supplemental visual examination that your are referring to is not the VT-2 examination associated with the leakage test, provide additional information regarding how the supplemental visual examination was performed, what standards were used to determine the effectiveness of the examination, how the inspectors were qualified to perform the examination, etc.
Category B-K, Item Enclosure
: 3. ISI-RR-06 did not discuss previous surface examination results for Weld 2E11-2RHR PMI-A and Weld 2E21-2CS-PMI-A. Provide this information, including the degree of coverage obtained, whether any relevant indications were identified, and how those indications, if any, were dispositioned. Further, discuss any industry examination results or operating experience regarding degradation found in similar pressure retaining welds in pump casings. The staff will use this information to assess the likelihood of having flaws in the uninspected region of these two welds.
-2 810.20. Provide this information, including the degree of coverage obtained, whether any relevant indications were identified, and how those indications, if any, were dispositioned.
: 4. ISI-RR-07 (Hatch, Unit 1), 'Welded Attachments for Piping; did not discuss previous surface examination results for the subject piping welded attachments under ASME Code, Section XI, Table IWB-2500-1, "Examination Categories;' Category B-K, Item Enclosure
Further, discuss any industry examination results or operating experience regarding degradation found in similar piping welded attachments. The staff will use this information to assess the likelihood of having flaws in the uninspected region of these welds.
 
                                        -2 810.20. Provide this information, including the degree of coverage obtained, whether any relevant indications were identified, and how those indications, if any, were dispositioned. Further, discuss any industry examination results or operating experience regarding degradation found in similar piping welded attachments. The staff will use this information to assess the likelihood of having flaws in the uninspected region of these welds.
 
October 5, 2010 Mr. Mark J. Ajluni Manager, Nuclear Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
October 5, 2010 Mr. Mark J. Ajluni Manager, Nuclear Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 EDWIN I. HATCH PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -
40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI), FOURTH 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM (TAC NOS. ME4218, ME4219)  
 
==SUBJECT:==
EDWIN I. HATCH PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI), FOURTH 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM (TAC NOS. ME4218, ME4219)


==Dear Mr. Ajluni:==
==Dear Mr. Ajluni:==


By letter dated July 8, 2010 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), Accession Number ML 101890572), Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. (SNC), submitted relief requests for the Fourth 10-Year Intervallnservice Inspection Program. Responses to the enclosed RAI are needed for us to continue our review.
By letter dated July 8, 2010 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), Accession Number ML101890572), Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
These RAls result from a review of relief requests ISI-RR-02, ISI-RR-06 and ISI-RR-07.
(SNC), submitted relief requests for the Fourth 10-Year Intervallnservice Inspection Program.
Further RAls may result from a review of the remaining relief requests. Please provide a response within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of this letter. Please contact me at (301) 415-1493, should you have any questions.
Responses to the enclosed RAI are needed for us to continue our review. These RAls result from a review of relief requests ISI-RR-02, ISI-RR-06 and ISI-RR-07. Further RAls may result from a review of the remaining relief requests.
Sincerely, IRA! Robert E. Martin, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366  
Please provide a response within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of this letter. Please contact me at (301) 415-1493, should you have any questions.
Sincerely, IRA!
Robert E. Martin, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366


==Enclosure:==
==Enclosure:==


RAI cc wi encl: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:
RAI cc wi encl: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:
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Request for Additional Information Fourth 10-Year Interval Inservice Inspection Program
ML102570081
Person / Time
Site: Hatch  Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 10/05/2010
From: Martin R
Plant Licensing Branch II
To: Ajluni M
Southern Nuclear Operating Co
Martin R, NRR/DORL, 415-1493
References
TAC ME4218, TAC ME4219
Download: ML102570081 (4)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 5, 2010 Mr. Mark J. Ajluni Manager, Nuclear Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201

SUBJECT:

EDWIN I. HATCH PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI), FOURTH 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM (TAC NOS. ME4218, ME4219)

Dear Mr. Ajluni:

By letter dated July 8,2010 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), Accession Number ML101890572), Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

(SNC), submitted relief requests for the Fourth 10-Year Interval Inservice Inspection Program.

Responses to the enclosed RAI are needed for us to continue our review. These RAls result from a review of relief requests ISI-RR-02, ISI-RR-06 and ISI-RR-07. Further RAls may result from a review of the remaining relief requests.

Please provide a response within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of this letter. Please contact me at (301) 415-1493, should you have any questions.

Sincerely, j ] IA rf-Iy; ~ . .

U~~rti~, 'S~nior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366

Enclosure:

RAI cc wI encl: Distribution via Listserv

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELIEF REQUESTS ISI-RR-06 FOR EDWIN I. HATCH, UNIT 2 AND ISI-RR-07 FOR EDWIN I. HATCH, UNIT 1 DOCKET NOS. 50-321 AND 50-366 TAC NOS. ME4218 AND ME4219

1. It was stated in ISI-RR-06 (Hatch, Unit 2), Pressure Retaining Welds in Pump Casings;' that this is the first relief request regarding the surface examination of Weld 2E11-2RHR-PMI-A and Weld 2E21-2CS-PMI-A (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code,Section XI, Class 2, Category C-G, Item C6.10).

How did you achieve the ASME Code-required coverage for the surface examination of these welds in prior inspection intervals? What type of surface examination techniques did you use in this interval when compared to those used in prior intervals? Why can't you achieve the same coverage that you had accomplished previously?

2. It was stated in ISI-RR-06 that supplemental visual examination was performed to increase the amount of coverage to greater than 90 percent. Please confirm that this supplemental visual examination is the VT-2 examination that you mentioned later under Section 6, Proposed Alternative and Basis for Use.which is associated with the leakage test.

If the supplemental visual examination that your are referring to is not the VT-2 examination associated with the leakage test, provide additional information regarding how the supplemental visual examination was performed, what standards were used to determine the effectiveness of the examination, how the inspectors were qualified to perform the examination, etc.

3. ISI-RR-06 did not discuss previous surface examination results for Weld 2E11-2RHR PMI-A and Weld 2E21-2CS-PMI-A. Provide this information, including the degree of coverage obtained, whether any relevant indications were identified, and how those indications, if any, were dispositioned. Further, discuss any industry examination results or operating experience regarding degradation found in similar pressure retaining welds in pump casings. The staff will use this information to assess the likelihood of having flaws in the uninspected region of these two welds.
4. ISI-RR-07 (Hatch, Unit 1), 'Welded Attachments for Piping; did not discuss previous surface examination results for the subject piping welded attachments under ASME Code,Section XI, Table IWB-2500-1, "Examination Categories;' Category B-K, Item Enclosure

-2 810.20. Provide this information, including the degree of coverage obtained, whether any relevant indications were identified, and how those indications, if any, were dispositioned. Further, discuss any industry examination results or operating experience regarding degradation found in similar piping welded attachments. The staff will use this information to assess the likelihood of having flaws in the uninspected region of these welds.

October 5, 2010 Mr. Mark J. Ajluni Manager, Nuclear Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201

SUBJECT:

EDWIN I. HATCH PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI), FOURTH 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM (TAC NOS. ME4218, ME4219)

Dear Mr. Ajluni:

By letter dated July 8, 2010 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), Accession Number ML101890572), Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

(SNC), submitted relief requests for the Fourth 10-Year Intervallnservice Inspection Program.

Responses to the enclosed RAI are needed for us to continue our review. These RAls result from a review of relief requests ISI-RR-02, ISI-RR-06 and ISI-RR-07. Further RAls may result from a review of the remaining relief requests.

Please provide a response within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of this letter. Please contact me at (301) 415-1493, should you have any questions.

Sincerely, IRA!

Robert E. Martin, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366

Enclosure:

RAI cc wi encl: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:

Public RidsOgcRp Resource RidsRgn2MailCenter Resource LPL2-1 RlF RidsAcrsAcnw_MailCTR RidsNrrPMVogtle Resource RidsNrrDorlLpl2-1 Resource RidsNrrLASRohrer Resource SSheng, NRR RidsNrrDciCvib Resource CNove, NRR ADAMS Accession No.: ML102570081 . dbiv rnerno d ate d

'RAI transmitte OFFICE NRRlLPL2-1/PM NRRlLPL2-1/LA NRRlLPL2-1/BC NRRlLPL2-1/PM NAME RMartin SRohrer GKulesa RMartin DATE 09/27/10 09/14/10 10/04/10 10105/10 OFFICIAL RECORD COpy