ML17309A618
| ML17309A618 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Ginna |
| Issue date: | 07/08/1997 |
| From: | MECREDY R C ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP. |
| To: | VISSING G NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
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| NUDOCS 9707170007 | |
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IgalCATEGORY1REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION TEM(RIDE)ACCESSION NBR:9707170007 DOC.DATE:
97/07/08NOTARIZED:
NOFACIL:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester GAttH,NAMEAUTHORAFFI.'>IATIONMECREf)Y,R.C.
Rochester Gas&ElectricCorp.RECIV.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION VISS'.NG,G.
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SUBJECT:
Providesaddiinfotoassistinexamof970318ltrtoNRCre"ReactorCoolantPumpFlywhellInspIntervalChange."AlsoforwardsSectionXI,rev0&revisedSectionXI,rev1CwhichcontainsupdatedRCPrequirements 6examsperformed.
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~89EASTAYENUE, ROCHESTER, N.YIdhf9-0001 AREACODE71654rS-2700 ROBERTC.MECREDYVicePresident NodeorOperotions U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyVissingProjectDirectorate I-1Washington, D.C.20555July8,1997
Subject:
ReactorCoolantPumpFlywheelInspection IntervalChangeAdditional Information R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244Ref.(a):LetterfromRobertC.Mecredy,(RG&E),toGuyS.Vissing,(NRC),"ReactorCoolantPumpFlywheelInspection IntervalChange,"datedMarch18,1997.
DearMr.Vissing:
Thepurposeofthisletteristoprovideadditional information toassistyouintheexamination ofthereferenced transmittal.
Thereactorcoolantpump(RCP)flywheelinspection wasnotpartofthepreviousR.E.GinnaTechnical Specifications.
Assuch,ithasnotbeencarriedintotheImprovedTechnical Specifications.
ThepreviousInservice Inspection (ISI)programdocumentrelatedtoRCPflywheelinspections isSectionXIRevision0.TherevisedISIprogram.document isSectionXIRevision1whichcontainstheupdatedRCPrequirements.
Copiesofthesetwodocuments areenclosed.
Inaddition, acopyoftheexaminations performed duringthesecondperiodofthethirdintervalareenclosed.
Shouldyouhaveanyquestions, pleasecallGeorgeWrobelat(716)724-8070.
Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MecredyEnclosures REJi4709707f70007tt70708'tl,PDRADQCK",05000244te'PDaLIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllll xc:Mr.GuyVissing(MailStop14B2)ProjectDirectorate I-1Washington, D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission RegionI475Allendale RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspector 9707170007 ADDIT,IONAL PROGRAMSECTION11Revision0Page1of91.0General:Thepurposeofthissectionistoprovideinformation andclarification onadditional inspection programsbeingperformed atR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant.Theseinspection programsmaybedueinparttoASMESectionXIprogramrequirements ortoothercommitments madebyRochester GasandElectric.
Thefollowing listidentifies additional inspection programsbeingperformed atR.EDGinnaNuclearPowerPlant:*SteamGenerator TubeInspection Program*ReactorCoolantPumpFlywheelProgram*ReactorVesselAugmented Program,CategoryB-A2.02.1General:2.1.1TheSteamGenerator TubeInspection Programincorporates therequirements ofASMESectionXICode,under'ategory B-Q,ItemNumberB16.20.TheCoderequiresthatSteamGenerator tubinginU-TubeDesignbevolumetrically (Eddy.Current) examinedtotheextentandfrequency governedbytheplantTechnical Specifications.
Inaccordance withthisCoderequirement andR.E.GinnaStationTechnical Specifications, eddycurrentexaminations shallbeperformed.
SteamGenerator Tubingshallbeexaminedtheirfulllength,atleastonceeveryfiveyears.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM-SECTIONt1Revision0Page2of92TheSteamGenerator TubeInspection Programalsoincorporates therequirements ofUSNRCRegulatory Guide1.83,Revision1,datedJuly,1975,"Inservice Inspection ofPressurized WaterReactor.SteamGenerator Tubes"andtherecommendations oftheElectricPowerResearch.
(EPRI)-PWRSteamGenerator Inspection Guidelines, X'8t885~8gpxevkPgx'8li8xCiag 2.2Xasyectx'cek"'pxogram~
2.2.1TheprogramforeachXeegeet'y'en'may'C9~8 ofthefive-yearsshallinclude,asaminimum,.thefollowing requirements:
2.'.Arotatingrandomsamplingof20%ofalloperational tubesfortheirfulllength.g'h'S'Surrngi~lllR~!'PO<'.'~O@iuh'e!e jg8ha'3'"'3'Fp+!he-'*',;.+OnRP'3;:O'te'd
!Arotating, randomsampleof.20-.'ofeachtypeof.sleevedinlettubefortheirfulllength,including thesleevefromtheupperendthroughtheexpandedtransition ofthelowexend.-Alloperational tubesthathadapreviously identified SerOPee:;::.:candu'Oei degradation ofgreaterthan20';throughwalltotheextentofpreviously identified degradation.
However,ifaftertwo(2)consecutive inspections thesetubeshavenothadgreaterthan10-.furtherpenetration, theinspection frequency onthesetubesmaybeextendedto40months.
'ADDITlONAL, PROGRAMSECTlON11Revision0Page3of92.2..2Othertubesmaybeadded.totheprogrameachi'aspic'Ct'xoQ~@CpC3le asnecessary tomeetotherconcernsandareclassified as"ownerelected".
"OwnerElected"examinations arenotmandatory andmaybeperformed asdetermined bytheowner.2.2.3TheGinnaSteamGenerator Reliability Committee maychangetheaforementioned plantomeetoutageschedules, providedthatthechangesmeettherequirement ofRegulatory Guide1.83andSupplement 1:it!f!':i.::,i':ll"W,:.-'i:;::,:,,',ll:
'::!1i,:,2.3Examination Method:2.3.1EddyCurrent(Volumetric)
Examination techniques shallbeemployedtoperformtherequiredexaminations onSteamGenerator tubes.2.4Precpxency ofExaminations:
2.4.1Examinations shallbeperformed every-$!esp'e'Cp'ee'::,';:.,",;,O'JJ',.C3!8 totheextentrequiredandspecified within2.2,asaminimum.2.5Examination Evaluation:
2.5.1EddyCurrentevaluation shallbeperformed inaccordance with('8gpdeVe'5;,'-p'Wo'ee5~8'e.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMSECTlON'1'tRevision0Page4of92.6Repair,Replacement andTestingRequirements 2.6.1-Repaircriteriaforsteamgenerato'r tubesis-basedontherequirements ofRegulatory Guide1.121,"BasesforPluggingDegradedPWRSteamGenerator Tubes".2.6.1.1Steamgenerator tubesthathaveimperfections greaterthan40percentthrough-wall asindicated byeddycurrent,shallbe'repaired bypluggingorsleeving..
2.6.1.2Steamgenerator sleevesthathaveimperfections greaterthan30percentthroughwallasindicated byeddycurrentshallberepairedbyplugging.
2.6.2Repairsbyweldedplugsandsleevesshallbeperformed inaccordance with88Cti'Op<@32:.
2.72.7.1'IScheduling:
EddyCurrentexamination schedules of'SteamGenerator,'ubes shallbeestablished withinSupplement 1,~/@he%%8'8~r'Vi'C8'.":."INO'C.t'ACE
~jP~NC'gX8N>~P3,"cN 2.8ReportsandRecords:2.8.1Applicable recordsshallbemaintained asspecified withinSection1andSe'C'tk<ML3,,'2::.
2.8.2.Within15daysfollowing thecompletion oftheevaluation ofeachinservice inspection ofsteamgenerator tubes,,thenumberoftubesrequiredbyParagraph 2.6.1abovetobepluggedorsleevedineachsteamgenerator shallbereportedtotheNRCinaSpecialReport.
te ADDITIONAL PROGRAMSECTION11Revision0Page5of9Thecompleteresultsofthesteamgenerator tubeinservice inspection shallbesubmitted totheBRCinRRNÃk$aSpecialReportwithin12monthsfollowing thecompletion oftheinspection.
ThisSpecialReportshallinclude:(a)Numberoftubesinspected andextenttowhichinspected.
(b)Locationandpercentpenetration foreachimperfection, andofwall-thickness indication ofan(c)Identification oftubespluggedorsleeved.Ifthenumberoftubesinagenerator fallingintocategories (a)or(b).belowexceedsthecriteria, thenresultsoftheinspection shallbeconsidered aReportable Eventpursuantto10CFR50.73.Oralnotification totheNRCStaffshall'beaccomplished'ithin 48hours,butnosoonerthanthenextnormalworkingdayafterthefinalreviewoftheeddycurrentresults.Awrittenfollowupreportshallprovideadescription ofinvestigations conducted todetermine thecauseofthetubedegradation andcorrective measurestakentoprecluderecurrence.
Categories (a)and(b)are:(a)Morethan10percentofthetotaltubesinspected aredegraded(imperfections greaterthan20percentofthenominalwallthickness).
However,previously degradedtubesmustexhibitatleast10percentfurtherwallpenetration tobeincludedinthiscalculation.
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<<ADDITIONAL PROGRAMSECTION11Revision0Page6of9'b)Norethan1percentofthetotaltubesinspected aredegraded(imperfections greaterthantherepairlimit).3.03.1General:Theaugmented inservice inspection programforReactorCoolantPumpFlywheels incorporates therequirements oftheUSNRCRegulatory Guide1.14,Revision1,datedAugust1975,entitled"ReactorCoolantPumpFlywheelIntegrity".
3.2Examination Requirements:
3.2~1"Examinations shallbeperformed onallactiveReactorCoolantPumpFlywheels andAnti-Rotation, Pawls.3.3Examination Method,:3.3.1ReactorCoolantPumpFlywheels shallbeexaminedusingUltrasonic andSurfaceexamination techniques.
3.3.2ReactorCoolantPumpAnti-Rotation PawlsshallbeexaminedusingSurfaceexamination techniques.
3~3.3Ultrasonic andSurfaceexaminations shallconformtoandbeperformed inaccordance withSection1ofthisprogram.
'CADDITlONAL PROGRAMSECT1ON11Revision0Page7of93.4Frequency ofExaminations:
3.4.1Examinations shallbeperformed onalloperating ReactorCoolantPumpPlywheelandAnti-Rotation Pawlsonceeachperiod.13.5Examination Evaluation:
3.5.1Examination evaluations shallbeperformedinaccordance withSection1ofthisprogram.3.5.2Unacceptable examinations shallbereport'ed.
forevaluation,and appropriate corrective action.3.6Repair,Replacement andTestingRequirements 3.6.1RepairsandReplacements shallbeperformed inaccordance with~88Ct'ieli~g!3',
asapplicable.
3.7Scheduling:
3.7.1Examination schedules shallbeestablished withinSuPPiement Z.,.themezne'etS,i'Ce@znSPeetacn<<PX'Ogtem-:.:X',1:an.
3.8ReportsandRecords:3.8.1Applicable recordsshallbemaintained asspecified inSectioni:ade:;-:,:
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ADDITlONAL PROGRAMSECTION11Revision0Page8of9General:Asspecified withintheFederalRegister, 10CFRPart50,Vol.57,No.152datedAugust6,1992,aspecificaugmented examination programisrequiredforASNESectionXICategoryB-A,ShellWeldsof"Pressure Retaining WeldsinReactorVessel".Examination Recpxirements:
Examinations shallbeperformed onallASNESectionXICategoryB-A,ItemB1.0,ShellWeldsof"Pressure Retaining WeldsinReactorVessel"thatarenotrequiredbytheCode.Examination Method.:Ultrasonic examinations shallconformandbeperformed inaccordance withSection1ofthisprogram.Frequency ofExaminations:
Examinations shallbeperiormedonceduringtheInspection Interval.
ExaminationEva1uation:
Examination Evaluations shallbeperformed inaccordance withSection1ofthisprogram.
'w~ADD1TIONALPROGRAMSECT!ON11Revision0Page9of9Unacceptable examinations shallbereportedforevaluation andappropriate corrective action.Repair,Replacement andTestingRecpxirements (4.6.1RepairsandReplacements shallbeperformed inaccordance withSect'a'o~ti;,;:1'2:,
asapplicable.
Scheduling:
Examination schedules shallbeestablished withinSupplement 1,::,t58FX's'eptlXC8~sXgfSy'O'CdiCXf..":.":PX'agxlaN:;,;Plan@
ReportsandRecords:4!.8.1Applicable'ecords shall,bemaintained's specified withinSection1and8'8~C54~On's"'42:,.