ML021330102

Withdrawal of Relief Request R-7 Recirculation Spray Pumps Test Frequency

ML021330102
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	04/29/2002
From:	Price J Dominion Nuclear Connecticut
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
B18633, TAC MB3416
Download: ML021330102 (1)

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Dominion Nuclear Millstone Power Connecticut, Inc.

Station PDominion Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 APR 2 9 2002 Docket No. 50-423 B18633 RE: 10 CFR 50.55a(f)(5)(iii)

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Millstone Nuclear Power Station', Unit No. 3 Withdrawal of Relief Request'R-7 Recirculation Spray Pumps Test Frequehd)f,(TAC NO. MB3416)

The purpose of this letter is to withdraw proposed Relief Request R-7(!' for&the second 10-year interval of the Inservice Testing (IST) Program at Millstone Unit No. 3. The IST Program follows the requirements of the 1989 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, OM-1987 and Addendum OMa-1988. Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (DNC) has re evaluated the IST code frequency test requirements for the Containment Recirculation Spray System (RSS) pumps IST and concluded that applying OM-1987 part 6 subsection 5.5 is applicable for this case. DNC will change the RSS pump required test frequency from quarterly to once every two years. The IST program change planned is in compliance with the IST Code therefore, a relief request is not necessary.

There are no regulatory commitments contained within this letter.

Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. Ravi G. Joshi at (860) 444-2084.

Very truly yours, DOMINION NUCLEAR CONNECTICUT, INC.

J. Al nx"rice Site We President - Millstone cc: H. J. Miller, Region 1 Administrator V. Nerses, NRC Senior Project Manager, Millstone Unit No. 3 NRC Senior Resident Inspector, Millstone Unit No. 3 (1) J. Alan Price letter to U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3, Relief Request for the Second Ten Year interval of Inservice Testing Program," dated November 2, 2001.