ML20217B514

Forwards SE Accepting Licensee 980127 Request for Approval to Use Alternative Exam Requirement for Brunswick,Unit 1, Reactor Vessel Stud & Bushing During Second 10-yr ISI Interval Per 10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii)

ML20217B514
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	04/20/1998
From:	Kuo P NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Hinnant C CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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ML20217B521	List: ML20217B514 ML20217B524
References
TAC-MA0814, TAC-MA814, NUDOCS 9804230059
Download: ML20217B514 (2)

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April 20, 1998 Mr. C. S. Hinnant. Vice President

' Carolina Power & Light Company  ;

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant  !

Post Office Box 10429 Southport. North Carolina 28461 I

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO USE ALTERNATIVE EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT FOR BRUNSWICK. UNIT 1. REACTOR VESSEL STUD AND ITS BUSHING DURING SECOND l i

10-YEAR INSERVICE INSPECTION INTERVAL (TAC NO. MA0814)

Dear Mr. Hinnant:

By letter dated January 27, 1998. Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L or the licensee) requested NRC approval to use an alternative to the ASME Code.

Section XI, requirements to perform inservice inspection of one of the reactor l vessel studs and its associated bushing that could not be removed by normal means at Brunswick. Unit 1. The NRC staff has reviewed and evaluated the proposed alternative and has determined that it provides a reasonable assurance of operational readiness. and that compliance to the applicable Code would result in hardship to the licensee without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety. Therefore, the proposed relief is authorized ,

pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55e(a)(3)(ii).

l Further details regarding the staff's evaluation and conclusions are contained in the enclosed Safety Evaluation.  !

Sincerely.

(orig 4nallSAgneddBy))

P. T. Kuo. Acting Director Project Directorate 11-1 Division of Reactor Projects UII Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-325

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Mr. William D. Johnson Ms. Karen E. Long Vice President and Senior Counsel Assistant Attorney General Carolina Power & Light Company State of North Carolina Post Office Box 1551 Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. Jerry W. Jones, Chairman Mr. Robert P. Gruber Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Executive Director Post Office Box 249 Public Staff- NCUC Bolivia, North Carolina 28422 Post Office Box 29520 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0520 Resident inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 8470 River Road Director Southport, North Carolina 28461 Site Operations Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Regional Administrator, Region 11 Post Office Box 10429 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Southport, North Carolina 28461 Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. William H. Crowe, Mayor City of Southport Mr. Mel Fry, Acting Director 201 East Moore Street Division of Radiation Protection Southport, North Carolina 28461 N.C. Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Mr. Dan E. Summers 3825 Barrett Dr. Emergency Management Coordinator Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management Mr. J. J. Lyash Post Office Box 1525 Plant Manager Wilmington, North Carolina 28402 Carolina Power & Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Ms. D. B. Alexander Post Office Box 10429 Manager Southport, North Carolina 28461 Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs Public Service Commission Carolina Power & Light Company l State of South Carolina 412 S. Wilmington Street Post Office Drawer 11649 Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Mr. K. R. Jury Mr. Milton Shymlock Manager - Regulatory Affairs l U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Carolina Power & Light Company Atlanta Federal Center Post Office Box 10429 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Southport, NC 28461-0429 Atlanta, Georgia 30303