ML042150369
| ML042150369 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Mcguire |
| Issue date: | 07/30/2004 |
| From: | James Shea NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Gordon Peterson Duke Energy Corp |
| SHea J, 415-1388, NRR/DLPM | |
| References | |
| TAC MC2384 | |
| Download: ML042150369 (4) | |
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July 30, 2004 Mr. G. R. Peterson Vice President McGuire Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985
SUBJECT:
MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: RELIEF REQUEST 03-002, ALTERNATIVE TO IWF-5000 OM-1987, PART 4, SNUBBER EXAMINATIONS (TAC NO. MC2384)
Dear Mr. Peterson:
By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated March 8, 2004, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.55a(a)(3)(i), you requested the use of an alternative to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, Article IWF-5000, Subarticle IWF-5300, of the 1998 Edition through 2000 Addenda, for McGuire Nuclear Station, Unit 2. The NRC staff has reviewed your submittal and has determined that additional information is required. Our questions are provided in the enclosure. We discussed these questions with your staff on July 8, 2004. Your staff indicated that a response could be provided within 45 days of the date of this letter.
If you have any further questions on this matter, please call me at (301) 415-1388.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James J. Shea, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-370
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
ML042150269 NRR-088 OFFICE PDII-1/PM DE/EMEB PDII1/SC (A)
NAME JShea DTerao SCoffin DATE 7/29/04 7/30/04 7/30/04
ENCLOSURE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELIEF REQUEST 03-002 SNUBBER EXAMINATIONS DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 2 DOCKET NO. 50-370 1.
The March 8, 2004, submittal states that the Selected Licensee Commitment (SLC) lists visual examination requirements that are compatible with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code),Section XI, VT-3 requirements. Please describe the differences and provide the technical basis and justification for why the SLC requirements would be an acceptable alternative to the VT-3 requirements required by the ASME Code.
2.
Relief is requested from IWF-5300(c) which requires that integral and nonintegral attachments for snubbers, including lugs, bolting, pins, and clamps, shall be examined in accordance with the requirements of this subsection. Please discuss the examination requirements for integral and nonintegral attachments that are performed per the SLC.
In addition please describe the differences and the technical basis and justification for why the SLC requirements would be an acceptable alternative to IWF-5300(c). Is relief requested from the VT-3 requirements only or from the requirement to examine attachments?
3.
10 CFR 50.55a(b)(3)(v) states, in part, that licensees may use Subsection ISTD, in place of the requirements for snubbers in ASME Code Section XI, IWF-5200(a) and (b) and IWF-5300(a) and (b), by making appropriate changes to their technical specifications or licensee controlled documents. Preservice and inservice examinations must be performed using the VT-3 visual examination method described in IWA-2213.
ISTD incorporates the reduced visual examination frequency table as provided in NRC Generic Letter 90-09. Please discuss why ISTD can not be implemented to perform examination/testing of snubbers.
McGuire Nuclear Station cc:
Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Duke Energy Corporation Mail Code - PB06E 422 South Church Street P.O. Box 1244 Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1244 County Manager of Mecklenburg County 720 East Fourth Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Mr. C. Jeffrey Thomas Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Energy Corporation McGuire Nuclear Site 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Ms. Anne Cottingham, Esquire Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Senior Resident Inspector c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Dr. John M. Barry Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection 700 N. Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV VP-Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road, 12th Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 Ms. Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General North Carolina Department of Justice P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. R. L. Gill, Jr.
Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Issues and Industry Affairs Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street Mail Stop EC05P Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 NCEM REP Program Manager 4713 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4713 Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection North Carolina Dept. of Environment, Health and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. T. Richard Puryear Owners Group (NCEMC)
Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Mr. Henry Barron Group Vice President, Nuclear Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer P.O. Box 1006-EC07H Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006