ML052210268

RAI - Request for Relief from the Requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI

ML052210268
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	08/12/2005
From:	Chernoff H NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3
To:	Koehl D Nuclear Management Co
Muniz A, NRR/DLPM, 415-4093
References
TAC MC7770, TAC MC7771
Download: ML052210268 (5)

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August 12, 2005 Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6590 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

SUBJECT:

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: RELIEF REQUEST FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE, SECTION XI (TAC NOS. MC7770 AND MC7771)

Dear Mr. Koehl:

By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated January 21, 2005, Nuclear Management Company, LLC, submitted a request for relief for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. Your submittal proposes relief from certain requirements of the 1998 Edition through the 2000 Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, IWA-5244, "Buried Components," for the fourth inservice interval in accordance with the provisions of Section 50.55a(a)(3)(ii) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

The NRC staff is reviewing your request and has determined that additional information is required to complete the review. The specific information requested is addressed in the enclosure to this letter.

This request was discussed with Mr. Aldo Capristo, of your staff, on August 4, 2005.

Mr. Capristo agreed to respond to this request by August 31, 2005. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-4018.

Sincerely,

/RA by Adrian Muniz for/

Harold K. Chernoff, Sr. Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301

Enclosure:

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Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Mr. Jeffery Kitsembel Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Electric Division Nuclear Management Company, LLC Public Service Commission of Wisconsin 700 First Street P.O. Box 7854 Hudson, WI 54016 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Mr. F. D. Kuester Nuclear Asset Manager President & Chief Executive Officer Wisconsin Electric Power Company WE Generation 231 West Michigan Street 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 Milwaukee, WI 53201 John Paul Cowan Regulatory Affairs Manager Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Point Beach Nuclear Plant Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road 700 First Street Two Rivers, WI 54241 Hudson, WI 54016 Mr. Ken Duveneck Douglas E. Cooper Town Chairman Senior Vice President - Group Operations Town of Two Creeks Palisades Nuclear Plant 13017 State Highway 42 Nuclear Management Company, LLC Mishicot, WI 54228 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Chairman Public Service Commission Site Director of Operations of Wisconsin Nuclear Management Company, LLC P.O. Box 7854 6610 Nuclear Road Madison, WI 53707-7854 Two Rivers, WI 54241 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Resident Inspector's Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6612 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-266 AND 50-301 By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated January 21, 2005, Nuclear Management Company, LLC, submitted a request for relief for Point Beach Nuclear Plant (PBNP), Units 1 and 2. Your submittal proposes relief from certain requirements of the 1998 Edition through the 2000 Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code),Section XI, IWA-5244, Buried Components, during the fourth interval in accordance with the provisions of Section 50.55a(a)(3)(ii) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

In order for the NRC staff to complete its review, responses to the following questions are requested.

1. The licensee stated that: A review of previous PBNP pressures tests indicated that prior Inservice Inspection (ISI) intervals had not met Code requirements for performing pressure testing on buried portions of the main SW headers as required by IWA-5244 of the 1986 Edition of ASME Section XI. Please explain in detail the tests that were performed in place of the required pressure tests and the actions taken as a result of not meeting the ASME Code,Section XI, requirements for the previous intervals.

2. The licensee stated that the piping is not susceptible to Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) because of continuous high flow rate of water through the piping.

Please identify the construction materials of the underground piping. State if either lining on the internal diameter or pipe wrapping on the outside diameter has been employed and the material used.

Enclosure