ET 07-0047, Withdrawal of 10 CFR 50.55a Request to Use Alternative Ultrasonic Examination Method in Lieu of Radiography

Withdrawal of 10 CFR 50.55a Request to Use Alternative Ultrasonic Examination Method in Lieu of Radiography

ML072990074
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	10/19/2007
From:	Garrett T Wolf Creek
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
ET 07-0047
Download: ML072990074 (2)

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'I LF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORPORATION Terry J. Garrett Vice President, Engineering October 19, 2007 ET 07-0047 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, 1

DC 20555

Reference:

1) Letter ET 06-0029, dated September 1, 2006, from T. J. Garrett, WCNOC, to USNRC

2) Letter ET 07-0012, dated June 11, 2007, from T. J. Garrett, WCNOC, to USNRC

Subject:

Docket No. 50-482: Withdrawal of 10 CFR 50.55a Request to Use Alternative Ultrasonic Examination Method in Lieu of Radiography Gentlemen:

The purpose of this submittal is to withdraw the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC) 10 CFR 50.55a Request originally provided by Reference 1 and revised by Reference 2, requesting approval to use alternative ultrasonic (UT) examination method in lieu of the radiography (RT) requirements of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Section III, NC-5222. WCNOC is electing to withdraw the request based on the. restrictive conditions being imposed by the NRC.

Reference 2 also provided responses to an NRC request for additional information (RAI) that discussed the proposed NRC conditions on Code Case N-659 published in the Federal Register for comment on October 27, 2006 (Vol. 71, No. 208, pages 62947-62949). WCNOC disagreed with certain proposed conditions presented in the Federal Register and RAI. Therefore, WCNOC would like the NRC to consider the responses provided in Reference 2 during the resolution of the rulemaking on the subject of utilizing UT examination methods in lieu of RT.

P.O. Box 411 / Burlington, KS 66839 / Phone: (620) 364-8831 X4O Y7 An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/HCNET

ET 07-0047 Page 2 of 2 This letter contains no commitments. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (620) 364-4084, or Mr. Kevin Moles at (620) 364-4126.

Terry J. Garrett TJG/rlt cc: E. E. Collins (NRC)

J. N. Donohew (NRC)

V. G. Gaddy (NRC)

Senior Resident Inspector (NRC)