ML20206D470

Informs That on 990428,FirstEnergy Submitted Post Exam Results of Weld Overlay Repair for Feedwater Nozzle to safe-end Weld at Perry Nuclear Power Plant,Unit 1 (Pnpp)

ML20206D470
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	04/30/1999
From:	Anthony Mendiola NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Myers L CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO.
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TAC-MA5061, NUDOCS 9905040124
Download: ML20206D470 (2)

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• - WBat man RHermann Mr. Lew W. Myers JZwolinski/SBlack OGC Vice President - Nuclear, Perry ACRS GGrant, R3 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company CThomas/AMendiola DPickett P.O. Box 97, A200 EBarnhill Perry, OH 44081

SUBJECT:

ASSESSMENT OF FEEDWATER NOZZLE POST REPAIR FLAW EVALUATION-PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. MA5061)

Dear Mr. Myers:

By letter dated April 28,1999 (PY-CEl/NRR-2396L), FirstEnergy submitted the post examination results of a weld overlay repair for a feedwater nozzle to safe-end weld at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 (PNPP). During the final weld acceptance examinations, ultrasonic examination results indicated several areas of the weld overlay centained a Lack of Fusion (LOF) within the weld metal and Lack of Bonding (LOB) to the base metal.

Your letter contained an engineering evaluation to evaluate the weld overlay LOB and LOF areas for acceptance under the stress requirements contained in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code), Section ill, NB 3200 and ASME Code Case N-504. The evaluation also determined whether ASME Code,Section XI, Appendix C, safety margins are still maintained with the presence of the flaws in the overlay. Your evaluation concluded that the weld overlay repair maintains ASME Code,Section XI, Appendix C, safety margins and ASME Code Case N-504 stress limits thereby demonstrating the adequacy of the existing weld repair for continued operation.

Based on the staff's initial review of the submittal, no technical issues related to the weld repair have been identified that should prevent the restart of PNPP from the current refueling outage.

The results of the staff's completed evaluation will be provided to you at a later date. Any concems that arise during the staff's review will be promptly communicated.

Sincerely, Original signed by Anthony J. Mendiola, Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate Ill Division of Licensing Project Management O Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-440 M cc: See next page 040076 DOCUMENT NAME: G:\PD3-3\ PERRY \A5061LT2.WPD To receive a copy of this document,indic(tgin the@ox: "C" = Copy without enclosures "E" = Copy with enclosures "N" = No copy 0FFICE PM:LPQ ,p 4AWh, 0> BC:EMCB SC:LPD3 /

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. L. Myers Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company cc: j Mary E. O'Reilly. James R. Williams FirstEnergy Corporation Chief of Staff 76 South Main St. Ohio Emergency Management Agency l

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Resident inspector's Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mayor, Village of Perry ,

P.O. Box 331 - P.O. Box 100 l Perry, OH 44081-0331 Perry, OH 44081-0100 l Regional Administrator, Region 111 Radiological Health Program U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ohio Department of Health j 801 Warrenville Road P.O. Box 118  ;

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Mentor, OH 44060 ATTN: Mr. Zack A. Clayton l P.O. Box 1049 Henry L. Hegrat Columbus, OH 43266-0149 i Regulatory Affairs Manager i l FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Chairman Perry Nuclear Power Plant Perry Township Board of Trustees

P.O. Box 97, A210 3750 Center Road, Box 65 Perry, OH 44081 Perry,OH 44081 l William R. Kanda, Jr., Plant Manager State of Ohio FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Public Utilities Commission Perry Nuclear Power Plant East Broad Street P.O. Box 97, SB306 Columbus, OH 43266-0573 l Perry, OH 44081 Mayor, Village of North Perry

~ North Perry Village Hall 4778 Lockwood Road North Perry Village, OH 44081 Donna Owens, Director Ohio Department of Commerce Division ofIndustrial Compliance Bureau of Operations & Maintenance 6606 Tussing Road P. O. Box 4009 Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-9009

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