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Informs That Util Wishes to Amend Extend of Alternate Exams Provided for Relief Request Re ISI Program ASME Section Xi Require Exams for First 10-Yr Interval for Containment
ML17265A684
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Site: Ginna Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 06/21/1999
From: MECREDY R C
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To: VISSING G S
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9906290269
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SUBJECT:

InformsutilwishestoamendextentofalternateexamsprovidedforreliefrequestreISIprogramASMESectionXIrecpxireexamsforfirst10-Yrintervalforcontainment.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:A047DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:Inservice/Testing/RelieffromASMECode-GL-09-04NOTES:LicenseExp'dateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).05000244ERECIPIENT,IDCODE/NAMELPD1-1LAVISSING,G.INTERNAL:cRXLECENTER01NUDOCS-ABSTRACTRES/DET/EIBEXTERNAL:LITCOANDERSONNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMELPD1-1PDNRR/DE/EMEBOGC/HDS3RES/DET/EMMEBNOACCOPIESLTTRENCL11111011110RDPEmR~Lt,~<g~'ENOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE."TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION,CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR12ENCL11 ANDROCHESTERGASANDELEClÃICCORPORAVON~89EASTAYENUE,ROCHESrERN.YId6r19-0001AREACODE716&f6-2700ROBERTC.MECREDYVicePresidentNuclearOperationsJune21,1999U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyS.VissingProjectDirectorateI-1Washington,D.C.20555

Subject:

InserviceInspectionProgramASMESectionXIRequiredExaminationsforFirst10-YearIntervalforContainment(IWEandIWL)RequestforReliefNo.40R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50/244

DearMr.Vissing:

RG&EprovidedtheNRCwiththesubjectreliefrequestonJanuary11,1999.AsaresultofateleconwithNRCstaffonJune16,1999,RG&Ewishestoamendtheextentofthealternateexaminationsprovidedforinthatreliefrequest.Inadditiontothetestingtobeconductedinaccordancewith10CFR50AppendixJ,RGBEwillperformanIWEdetailedvisualexaminationoftherepairedorreplacedarea(VT-1).AreplacementpageoftheattachmenttoourJanuary11,1999reliefrequestisprovided.Verytrulyyours,RobertC.Mecredy9906290269990b2'iPORADQCK0500024%i xc:Mr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStop8C2)ProjectDirectorateI-1DivisionofReactorProjects-I/IIOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RegionalAdministrator,RegionIU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406U.S.NRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector rITh Collectionsystems,asrequiredduringtheconductofasystempressuretest.Inaddition,personnelperformingVT-2examinationsarerequiredtobequalifiedinaccordancewithSubarticleIWA-2300ofASMESectionXI.Forrepairs,replacementsormodificationsthatareperformedunderASMESectionXICode,applicableConstructionCode(orInstallationCode)non-destructiveexaminations(NDE)areperformedandmustmeettheacceptancecriteriaoftheConstruction/InstallationCode.InadditiontotheConstructionCodeNDE,applicableASMESectionXINDEpre-serviceNDEarealsoperformed.TheseConstructionCodeandSectionXIpre-serviceNDErequirementsprovideadditionalassurancesthattherepairs,replacementsormodificationsaresoundandleak-tight.TableIWE-2500-1,ExaminationCategoryE-P,identifiestheexaminationmethodof10CFR50,AppendixJanddoesnotspecificallyidentifyaVT-2visualexamination.10CFR50,AppendixJprovidesrequirementsfortestingaswellasacceptableleakagecriteria.ThesetestsareperformedbyAppendixJ"Test"personnelandutilizecalibratedequipmenttodetermineacceptability.Additionally,10CFR50.55a(b)(2)(x)(E)requiresageneralvisualexaminationofthecontainmenteachperiodthatwouldidentifyanystructuraldegradationthatmaycontributetoleakage.A"VT-2"visualexaminationwillnotprovideadditionalassuranceofsafetybeyondthatofcurrentAppendixJpractices.Reliefisrequestedinaccordancewith10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(I).Theproposedalternative(pressuretestinginaccordancewith10CFR50,AppendixJ)willprovideandacceptablelevelofqualityandsafety.ThereferencetoparagraphIWA-5240hasbeenremovedinthe1997AddendaofASMESectionXI.ThisaddendahasbeenapprovedbytheASMEMainCommitteeandshouldbepublishedin1998.AlternateExaminations:Testingshallbeconductedinaccordancewith10CFR50,AppendixJ,inlieuofParagraphIWE-5240ofASMESectionXI,aswellasperforminganIWEdetailedvisualexaminationoftherepairedorreplacedarea(VT-l).RequestforReliefNo.40AttachmentPage2of3 od4rr