JAFP-18-0014, Response to Request for Additional Information on Submittal of Relief Request JAF-15R-05 Concerning Nozzle-to-Vessel Weld and Inner Radii Examinations (Use of Code Case N-702)
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2018 |
| From: | Jim Barstow Exelon Generation Co |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| JAFP-18-0014 | |
| Download: ML18064A278 (5) | |
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Exelon Generation
@ 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square. PA 19348 www.exeloncorp.com 10 CFR 50.55a March 2, 2018 JAFP-18-0014 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-59 NRC Docket No. 50-333
Subject:
Submittal of Relief Request [[::JAF-15R-05|JAF-15R-05]] Concerning Nozzle-to-Vessel Weld and Inner Radii Examinations (Use of Code Case N-702)
References:
- 1) Letter from J. Barstow (Exelon Generation Company, LLC) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "Submittal of Relief Request [[::JAF-15R-05|JAF-15R-05]] Concerning Nozzle-to-Vessel Weld and Inner Radii Examinations (Use of Code Case N-702)," dated September 29, 2017 2) Email from B. Venkataraman (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission) to T. Loomis and C. Williams (Exelon Generation Company, LLC), "FitzPatrick
-Request for Additional Information Re: Relief Request: [[::JAF-15R-05A|JAF-15R-05A]], [[::JAF-15R-05|JAF-15R-05]] Concerning Nozzle-to-Vessel Weld and Inner Radii Examinations (Use of Code Case N-702) (EPID: L-2017-LLR-0093)," dated February 2, 2018 In the Reference 1 letter, Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) requested relief from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code,Section XI, "Rules for lnservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components." Relief Request [[::JAF-15R-05|JAF-15R-05]] proposed an alternative to the requirements contained in Table IWB-2500-1 concerning nozzle-to-vessel weld and nozzle inner radii examination requirements.
In the Reference 2 email, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requested additional information.
Attached is our response.
Relief Request [[::JAF-15R-05|JAF-15R-05]] Concerning Nozzle-to-Vessel Weld and Inner Radii Examinations (Use of Code Case N-702) March 2, 2018 Page 2 No regulatory commitments are contained in this letter. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Tom Loomis at (610) 765-5510.
Sincerely, James Barstow Director -Licensing
& Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC
Attachment:
Response to Request for Additional Information cc: Regional Administrator, NRC Region I USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, NRR USNRC Project Manager, NRA Attachment Response to Request for Additional Information