ML080360093

Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit No. 2 - Evaluation Regarding the 2006 (2R13) Steam Generator Tube Inspections

ML080360093
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	02/08/2008
From:	Wang A B NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV
To:	Keenan J S Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Wang, A B, NRR/DORL/LPLIV, 415-1445
References
TAC MD7458
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February 8, 2008

Mr. John S. Keenan Senior Vice President B Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 770000, Mail Code B32 San Francisco, CA 94177-0001

SUBJECT:

DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 - EVALUATION REGARDING THE 2006 STEAM GENERATOR TUBE INSPECTIONS (TAC NO. MD7458)

Dear Mr. Keenan:

By letters dated May 19, 2006 (Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML061450136), August 18, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No.

ML062400518), November 17, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML063320484), and July 9, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML072040054), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E, the licensee), submitted information summarizing the results of the 2006 steam generator (SG) tube inspections at Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), Unit 2. These inspections were performed during the 13th refueling outage (2R13). In addition to these reports, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff summarized additional information concerning the 2006 SG tube inspections at DCPP Unit 2 in a letter dated August 24, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No.

ML062370004). Based on discussions with PG&E during October 2007, the NRC staff requested additional information regarding the inspection results. By letter dated November 19, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML073320311), PG&E provided the additional requested information.

The NRC staff has completed its review of the information contained in the November 19, 2007, letter and did not identify any issues that were not already addressed in our previous review provided to you on August 24, 2006. The NRC staff

=s review of the 2R13 SG tube inspection reports is complete and TAC No. MD7458 is closed.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1445.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Alan B. Wang, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-323

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ML062400518), November 17, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML063320484), and July 9, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML072040054), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E, the licensee), submitted information summarizing the results of the 2006 steam generator (SG) tube inspections at Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), Unit 2. These inspections were performed during the 13th refueling outage (2R13). In addition to these reports, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff summarized additional information concerning the 2006 SG tube inspections at DCPP Unit 2 in a letter dated August 24, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No.

ML062370004). Based on discussions with PG&E during October 2007, the NRC staff requested additional information regarding the inspection results. By letter dated November 19, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML073320311), PG&E provided the additional requested information.

The NRC staff has completed its review of the information contained in the November 19, 2007, letter and did not identify any issues that were not already addressed in our previous review provided to you on August 24, 2006. The NRC staff

=s review of the 2R13 SG tube inspection reports is complete and TAC No. MD7458 is closed.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1445.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Alan B. Wang, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-323

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