ML083570454

Acceptance of Eight Separate IST Program 10 CFR 50.55a Requests in Support of Third Ten-Year Interval

ML083570454
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Site:	Perry
Issue date:	12/22/2008
From:	Sean Meighan Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Paula Blechman Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Meighan, Sean C, NRR/DORL/415-1020
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From: Sean Meighan Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 12:50 PM To: Paula Blechman

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FW: Acceptance of Eight Separate IST Program 10 CFR 50.55a Requests in Support of Third Ten-Year Interval From: Sean Meighan Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 2:21 PM To: 'cjheintz@firstenergycorp.com'

Subject:

Acceptance of Eight Separate IST Program 10 CFR 50.55a Requests in Support of Third Ten-Year Interval 5 Dec 2008

Mr. C. Heintz Perry Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Manager.

SUBJECT:

Acceptance of Eight Separate Mr. Heintz:

By letter dated 18 November, 2008, Perry Nuclear Power Plant (PNPP) submitted eight separate relief request for PNPP. The proposed relief requests would allow for eight separate proposed alternatives to certain requirements associated with the In-Service Testing Program IAW 10 CFR 50.55a at PNPP. 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(a)(3)(i) and 50.55a(a)(3)(ii) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 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 staff to proceed with its detailed technical review of the eight separate proposed alternatives and make an independent assessments regarding the acceptability of the proposed requests in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. If additional information is needed for the staff to complete its technical review, you will be advised by separate correspondence. If you have any questions, please contact the Perry Project Manager, Sean Meighan @ (301) 415-1020

Very Respectfully Sean C. Meighan Project Manager Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Division of Operating Reactor Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 301-415-1020 E-mail Properties Mail Envelope Properties (3DF2506A7257014AAC5857E5E852DEAC2109EE08)

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FW: Acceptance of Eight Separate IST Program 10 CFR 50.55a Requests in Support of Third Ten-Year Interval

Sent Date: 12/22/2008 12:49:36 PM Received Date: 12/22/2008 12:49:36 PM From: Sean Meighan

Created By: Sean.Meighan@nrc.gov

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