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Welcome to the ASME O&M Code Users Group Bulletin Board for the United States Nuclear Power Federal Regulations, Codes, & Standards Users Group. This bulletin board is for the use and benefit of all individuals and organizations who wish to post specific questions and replies that are relevant to the implementation and use of the ASME O&M Code. Questions and replies are posted below as they are received, and only identify the subject, date, and signature as provided, if any, to maintain individual privacy. Advertising and irrelevant material will not be posted. Please limit your postings to 100 words or less and do not include attachments. Send your questions and replies to bulletinboard@tech-tel.com. To search this bulletin board for key words and phrases, click on "Edit" on your web browser tool bar and then click "Find ... ". In the resulting dialog box, insert the desired key word or phrase and then click "Find ... ", repeatedly as necessary to locate multiple entries as you proceed through the page. |
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Date: Friday, 27 June 2008 Subject: Calibration of Stop Watches Dear
Group: When measuring valve stroke times with a
stop watch, does the stop watch need to be in the owner’s calibration
program? Phil |
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Date: Tuesday, 1 July 2008 Subject: Calibration of Stop Watches Dear Phil: Please see http://www.sectionxi.com/Meeting-Notes-and-Reports/OM-Meeting-Notes(December-2007)R-Lippy.pdf,
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Date: Tuesday, 6 March 2007 Subject: NRC Enforcement Positions for ASME Codes Dear
Group: I understand that the ASME has been working
with the NRC to help clarify the NRC’s endorsement positions for Nonmandatory
Appendices, references in Codes to other Codes, certain Subsections in Section
III and Code Cases related to certain Codes.
Can you tell me what the status is?
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Date: Sunday, 11 March 2007 Subject: NRC Enforcement Positions for ASME Codes Dear
George: On January 11.2007, the NRC presented their
draft positions as follows: 1. All Nonmandatory Appendices are considered
approved for use for the currently endorsed ASME Code Editions and Addenda of
Section III (Division I), Section XI (Division I) and the OM Code as listed
in 10 CFR 55a. 2. All references in these Codes to supporting
Codes such as Section II, Section V and Section IX are implicitly approved
for use, up to the latest published versions available. 3. The current endorsement of ASME Section III
(Division I) Subsections NE for containments, NF for supports and NG for core
support structures are implicitly approved for use, but are not mandatory. 4. Code Cases published for Sections II, V and
IX are also implicitly approved. The NRC is expected to
publish their final positions soon, but the publication media is unknown at
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Date: Thur, 18
December 2006 Subject:
Inaccessible Vertical Shaft Pumps Dear Group: Where can I find some discussion on the
inspection requirements for inaccessible vertical shaft pumps? Bill |
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Date: Sun, 17
December 2006 Subject:
Inaccessible Vertical Shaft Pumps Dear Bill: Take a look at http://www.sectionxi.com/Meeting-Notes-and-Reports/OM-Meeting-Notes(July-2006)R-Lippy.html
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Date: Fri, 6
January 2006 Subject: Leak
testing Category A Valves Dear Group: I understand that there is a recent |
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Date: Sun, 8
January 2006 Subject: Leak
testing Category A Valves Dear Jill: Apparently there was a recent |
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Date: Fri, 5
November 2004 Subject: ASME
Code Requirements for Snubber Examinations Dear Group: I understand
that there are Code requirements for snubber examinations in Section XI (2003
Addenda) that are not in the OM Code. Can you describe what the requirements
are and where they can be found? Thank you, Bill |
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Date: Fri, 5
November 2004 Subject: ASME
Code Requirements for Snubber Examinations Dear Bill: The
requirements for snubber examinations in Section XI (2003 Addenda) that are
not in the OM Code are as follows: 1. IWA-2110(a)(3), (e), (g), and (i) for ANII
Inspection and Verification 2. IWA-2210 (b), (e), (f), and Table IWA-2210-1
for Lighting, Distance, Character Resolution with Section V, Article 9 3. IWA-2213 for VT-3
Examination Requirements 4. IWA-2310 and
IWA-2312(d) for Examination Personnel Qualifications per ANSI/ASNT CP-189 5. IWA-2314 for
Examination Personnel Certification and 5 Year Recertificaton per ANSI/ASNT
CP-189 6. IWA-2321 for Annual
Personnel Vision Tests 7. IWA-6210(c) for Class 1
and 2 Owners Summary Report 8. IWA-6210(d) for Class 1
and 2 Owners Report Form NIS-1 9. IWF-5200(a) for VT-3
Preservice Examinations 10. IWF-5300(a) for VT-3
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Date: Tue, 25 May
2004 Subject: NRC
Approval of Latest ASME Section III, Section XI, and Dear Group: What
are the latest versions of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes to be
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Date: Thur, 27
May 2004 Subject: NRC
Approval of Latest ASME Section III, Section XI, and Dear Alice: The
latest versions of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes to be approved
by the NRC for Sections III, XI, and OM will be the 2001 Edition through the
2003 Addenda, and per the May 2004 NRC Section XI Report, http://www.sectionxi.com/Meeting-Notes-and-Reports/NRC-Section-XI-Report(May-2004)W-Norris.html
on the Meeting Notes and Reports Page http://www.sectionxi.com/Meeting-Notes-and-Reports/Meeting-Notes-and-Reports.html,
they are to be indicated as approved in 10 CFR 50.55a in September 2004. |
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Date: Tue, 20
January 2004 Subject: Snubber
Service Life Monitoring Dear Group: Where
can I find some guidance on snubber service life monitoring? Jenny
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Date: Sat, 24
January 2004 Subject: Snubber
Service Life Monitoring Dear Jenny: For
snubber service life monitoring, take a look at the ASME OM Code, Subsection
ISTD, Nonmandatory Appendix F entitled "Dynamic Restraints (Snubbers)
Service Life Monitoring Methods".
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Date: Sat, 8
November 2003 Subject: NRC/ASME
Symposium on Valve and Pump Testing Dear Group: When
and where is the next NRC/ASME Symposium on Valve and Pump Testing?
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Date: Sun, 9
November 2003 Subject: NRC/ASME
Symposium on Valve and Pump Testing Dear Adrian: The
next NRC/ASME Symposium on Valve and Pump Testing is being held on July 12th
through the 14th in
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Date: Sat, 16
August 2003 Subject: Dear Leo: You can
contact the ASME Secretary for the Operations and Maintenance Standards
Committee as follows: Shannon E. Burk
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Date: Mon, 10
March 2003 Subject: ASME
Code Interpretations Dear Group: I
have copies of several ASME Section XI, Section III, and OM Code
Interpretations, but the copies have been retyped and don't indicate which
editions and/or addenda they apply to. How can I determine their
applicability? Thank you, Fernando
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Date: Thur, 13
March 2003 Subject: ASME Code
Interpretations Dear Fernando:
When ASME Section XI, Section III, and OM Code Interpretations are published
by ASME, the applicability is indicated in the subject line of each
interpretation. Since your copies have been retyped and don't indicate which
editions and/or addenda they apply to, you will have to obtain the original
versions so that each applicability can be determined.
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Date: Thur, 3
October 2002 Subject: Check
Valves Dear Group: Is
there any guidance for establishing a risk informed program for check valves?
Thank you, Derick
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Date: Sat, 5
October 2002 Subject: Check
Valves Dear Derick: Take
a look at the OM Code Case OMN-4.
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Date: Wed, 7
August 2002 Subject: Relief
Valves Dear Group: Does anyone
have a listing that compares the relief valve testing requirements of ASME
1989 Section XI OM 1987 Part 10 to that of 1998 with 1999 Addenda ASME Oma
Code-1999 Appendix I? Wayne Rogers, HNP IST/NDE Level III, 919-362-2183,
Wayne.Rogers@PGNmail.com
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Date: Mon, 17
June 2002 Subject:
Alternative to Table ISTD 6.5.2-1 for Scheduling Snubber Examinations Dear Group: I was
told there was an alternative to Table ISTD 6.5.2-1 for scheduling snubber
examinations. Can you please tell me if that is true, and if so, where can I
find it? Paul
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Date: Thur, 20
June 2002 Subject:
Alternative to Table ISTD 6.5.2-1 for Scheduling Snubber Examinations Dear Paul: Take a
look at the OM Code Case OMN-13 entitled "Requirements for Extending Snubber
Inservice Visual Examination Interval at LWR Power Plants".
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Date: Wed, 6
March 2002 Subject: NRC
Approval and Disapproval of ASME Dear Group: I
understand the NRC has issued new draft regulatory guides proposing the
approval and disapproval of ASME OM code cases. Can you please direct me to
where I may find them? Thank you, Cindy
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Date: Fri, 8
March 2002 Subject: NRC
Approval and Disapproval of ASME Dear Cindy: The new
NRC draft regulatory guides proposing the approval and disapproval of ASME OM
code cases can be found as follows. Go to the Libraries and
Reference Sources
page and then scroll down under "Reference Links" and click on NRC Draft NUREGS
and Draft Regulatory Guides. Click on "Rulemaking Text and Other Documents" and
then scroll down to the bottom of the list to file 123-0142.pdf entitled
"Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1089 - Operation and Maintenance Code Case
Acceptability, ASME OM Code". Also see file 123-0145.pdf entitled
"Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1112 - ASME Code Cases Not Approved for
Use".
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Date: Sat, 1 December
2001 Subject:
Mandatory Dear Group: Is
the OM Code mandatory in the
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Date: Mon, 3
December 2001 Subject: Dear Willey: The OM
Code is mandatory in the United States as stipulated in the Code of Federal
Regulations in Paragraph 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(3).
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Date: Thur, 11
October 2001 Subject: Next
O&M Main Committee Meeting Dear Group: How
can I determine when and where the next O&M Main Committee meeting is
being held? Ginger
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Date: Fri, 12
October 2001 Subject: Next
O&M Main Committee Meeting Dear Ginger: You
can determine when and where the next O&M Main Committee meeting is being
held by using the "ASME Meetings Calendar" link on the Technical Meetings and Seminars page. As you will see, it
is scheduled to be held on December 3rd through the 5th, 2001 in
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Date: Fri, 17
August 2001 Subject:
Inservice Testing Program Conflict With Technical Specification Requirements Dear Group: What
guidance can you offer if our newly revised Inservice Testing Program now
conflicts with an existing Technical Specification requirement? George
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Date: Tue, 21
August 2001 Subject:
Inservice Testing Program Conflict With Technical Specification Requirements Dear George: The
Code of Federal
Regulations in 10 CFR 50.55a Paragraph (f)(5)(i)(ii)
states, "If a revised inservice test program for a facility conflicts
with the technical specification for the facility, the licensee shall apply
to the Commission for amendment of the technical specifications to conform
the technical specification to the revised program. The licensee shall submit
this application, as specified in §50.4, at least 6 months before the start
of the period during which the provisions become applicable, as determined by
paragraph (f)(4) of this section."
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Date: Mon, 11
June 2001 Subject: Pump
Baseline Testing versus Pump Preservice Testing Dear Group: Where
can I find clarification or discussion on the difference between pump
baseline testing versus pump preservice testing? Bob
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Date: Thur, 14
June 2001 Subject: Pump
Baseline Testing versus Pump Preservice Testing Dear Bob: You
will find this subject discussed in terms of a white paper in the September
2000 OM Meeting Notes in the paragraph titled "Subgroup ISTB
(pumps)", which is accessible from the Meeting Notes
and Reports
page.
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Date: Tue, 27
March 2001 Subject: Use of
NQA-1 "Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facilities" Dear Group: Is
the use of NQA-1 "Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear
Facilities" permissible when applying the 1995 Edition with the 1996
Addenda of the ASME Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power
Plants (ASME OM Code)? Thanks for your help, Roger
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Date: Sun, 1
April 2001 Subject: Use of
NQA-1 "Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facilities" Dear Roger: The
use of NQA-1 is permissible when applying the 1995 Edition with the 1996
Addenda of the ASME OM Code subject to the limitations and modifications as
discussed in 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(3)(i).
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Date: Fri, 5
January 2001 Subject: Effect
of Differential Temperatures on Safety Related Pumps Dear Group: I understand
that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a document last year that
discusses the effects of differential temperatures on safety related pumps.
Can someone please tell me where I may find this document? Thank you. Ginni
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Date: Sun, 7
January 2001 Subject: Effect
of Differential Temperatures on Safety Related Pumps Dear Ginni: Take
a look at the NRC Information Notice 2000-08 entitled "Inadequate
Assessment of the Effect of Differential Temperatures of Safety-Related
Pumps" which is available as a link from the "NRC Generic
Communications" on the Libraries
and Reference Sources
page under "Reference Links".
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Date: Wed, 13
September 2000 Subject:
NUREG-1482 Guidelines for Inservice Testing at Nuclear Power Plants Dear Group: Can
you tell me where I can find a copy of NUREG-1482 entitled "Guidelines
for Inservice Testing at Nuclear Power Plants? Peter
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Date: Fri, 15
September 2000 Subject: NUREG-1482
Guidelines for Inservice Testing at Nuclear Power Plants Dear Peter: You
can currently find a copy of NUREG-1482 entitled "Guidelines for
Inservice Testing at Nuclear Power Plants" on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/NUREGS/SR1482/index.htm.
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Date: Fri, 23
June 2000 Subject: Proposed
NRC Regulatory Guide Dear Group: I
recently heard that the NRC is going to issue a Draft Regulatory Guide for
endorsing Code Cases for the OM Code. Is that true, and if so, where can I
find it? Thank you, Jim
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Date: Wed, 28
June 2000 Subject: Proposed
NRC Regulatory Guide Dear Jim: It was
reported by the NRC at the May 2000 ASME Section XI meeting that a new Draft Regulatory
Guide DG-1089 entitled "Operation and Maintenance Code Case
Acceptability" will be issued soon. This draft, when issued, should be
available from the "NRC Draft Regulatory Guides" link provided at
this site on the Libraries and
Reference Sources
page under "References Links".
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Date: Wed, 10 May
2000 Subject: Proposed
Elimination of the Mandatory ISI and IST Program Updates Dear Group: It is
my understanding that the NRC has now decided to maintain the mandatory 10
year Inservice Inspection (ISI) and Inservice Testing (IST) program updates.
Where can I find this discussed? Again, I appreciate your help. Barbara
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Date: Tue, 23 May
2000 Subject: Proposed
Elimination of the Mandatory ISI and IST Program Updates Dear Barbara: The
NRC decision to maintain the mandatory 10 year Inservice Inspection (ISI) and
Inservice Testing (IST) program updates is discussed on the NRC Web Site on The Commissions
Activities page
under Staff
Requirements Memoranda
as File SECY-00-0011 dated 04-13-2000. Wally
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Date: Tue, 14
March 2000 Subject: ASME
Operations and Maintenance Committee Web Site Dear Group: Does
the ASME Operations and Maintenance Committee have a web site and if so where
my I find it? Thank you,
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Date: Sat, 18
March 2000 Subject: ASME
Operations and Maintenance Committee Web Site Dear
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Date: Wed, 10
November 1999 Subject: Testing
Electric Motor Operated Valve Assemblies Dear Group: Can
someone please tell me the code case number and title that allows users to replace
quarterly MOV stroke-time testing with a combination of MOV exercising at
refueling outages and diagnostic testing during longer intervals? Thank you,
Shawn
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Date: Mon, 15
November 1999 Subject: Testing
Electric Motor Operated Valve Assemblies Dear Shawn: This
provision is addressed in OM Code Case OMN-1, entitled "Alternative
Rules for Preservice and Inservice Testing of Certain Electric Motor-Operated
Valve Assemblies in Light-Water Reactor Power Plants". Julie
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Date: Mon, 27 September
1999 Subject: NRC
Approval of 1996 Addenda for ASME Section III, Section XI, and Operations and
Maintenance Code Dear Group: Where
can I find a copy of the NRC final rule for their acceptance of the 1996
Addenda of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, for Section III, Section
XI, and the Operations and Maintenance Code? Charlie
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Date: Wed, 29
September 1999 Subject: NRC
Approval of 1996 Addenda for ASME Section III, Section XI, and Operations and
Maintenance Code Dear Charlie: The
approval was issued in the Federal Register on Wednesday, September 22, 1999.
The document is available from the "Federal Register: 1999 Issues"
link provided at this site on the Libraries and Reference Sources page, under
"Reference Links". Scroll down the Federal Register page to Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, RULES, [FR Doc.99-24256]. Dennis
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Date: Tue, 4 May
1999 Subject: Proposed
Elimination of the Mandatory ISI and IST Program Updates Dear Group: It is
my understanding that the NRC has now issued in the Federal Register for
public comment their proposal to eliminate the mandatory 10 year Inservice
Inspection (ISI) and Inservice Testing (IST) program updates. Where can I
find this issue of the Federal Register? I appreciate you help. Barbara
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Date: Fri, 7 May
1999 Subject: Proposed
Elimination of the Mandatory ISI and IST Program Updates Dear Barbara: The
NRC proposal and request for public comment regarding the elimination of the
mandatory 10 year Inservice Inspection (ISI) and Inservice Testing (IST)
program updates was issued in the Federal Register on Tuesday, April 27,
1999. The document is accessible from the "Federal Register: 1999
Issues" link provided on the Libraries and Reference Sources page, under
"Reference Links". Scroll down the Federal Register page to Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, PROPOSED RULES, [FR Doc.99-10491]. Dennis
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Date: Fri, 9
April 1999 Subject: Proposed
Elimination of the Mandatory ISI and IST Program Updates Dear Group: I
understand that the NRC is proposing to eliminate the mandatory 10 year
Inservice Inspection (ISI) and Inservice Testing (IST) program updates. Where
can I find this subject discussed? Thank you, Ed
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Date: Mon, 12
April 1999 Subject: Proposed
Elimination of the Mandatory ISI and IST Program Updates Dear Ed: You will
find the proposed elimination of the mandatory 10 year Inservice Inspection
(ISI) and Inservice Testing (IST) program updates discussed in the NRC
Commission Paper SECY-99-017, entitled "Proposed Amendment to 10 CFR
50.55a" (Filed as SECY-99-078). Another paper of current and related
interest is SECY-99-029, entitled "NRC Participation in the Development
and Use of Consensus Standards". Both documents are accessible from the
NRC SECY Paper link provided herein on the Libraries and Reference Sources page, under
"Reference Links". Pete
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Date: Wed, 18 Nov
1998 Subject: Pump and
Valve Probability Risk Assessment Dear Group: Would
someone please suggest some recent NRC references that discuss probability
risk assessment for inservice testing programs. Thanks in advance. Michael
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Date: Tue, 1 Dec
1998 Subject: Pump and
Valve Probability Risk Assessment Dear Michael: The
subject of Pump and Valve Probability Risk Assessment is discussed in the
following NRC documents: Federal Register, Vol.60, Page 42622 (60 FR 42622),
August 16,1995; Regulatory Guide 1.174, July 1998, "An Approach for
Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Risk-Informed Decisions on
Plant-Specific Changes to the Licensing Basis"; Regulatory Guide 1.175,
August 1998, "An Approach for Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking:
Inservice Testing"; Administrative Letter 98-09, October 30, 1998,
"Priority for NRR Review of Risk-Informed Licensing Actions". Hope
this helps. Ray
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Date: Wed, 23 Sep
1998 Subject: Pump and
Valve Relief Requests Hello Group:
Where can I find reference to the NRC submittal schedule requirements for 10
year interval update pump and valve relief requests? Thank you. Richard
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Date: Sun, 27 Sep
1998 Subject: Pump and
Valve Relief Requests Dear Richard: Take
a look a NUREG-1482, entitled "Guidelines for Inservice Testing at
Nuclear Power Plants", which states in the last sentence in Paragraph
3.3 "Therefore, it is recommended that relief requests for new intervals
be submitted approximately 6 months prior to the interval to account for a
period for NRC review." Larry
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep
1998 Subject: Proposed
O&M Code for Inservice Testing of Pumps and Valves Dear Group: Which
addenda of the ASME O&M Code is currently being proposed by the NRC for inservice
testing of pumps and valves in the
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep
1998 Subject: Proposed
O&M Code for Inservice Testing of Pumps and Valves Dear Quan: As indicated
in the Federal Register (Vol. 62, No. 232) dated December 3, 1997, the NRC is
currently proposing the implementation of the 1995 Edition of the OM Code
with the 1996 Addenda for pump and valve testing. Sara
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Date: Sat, 12 Sep
1998 Subject: Required
Addenda for Inservice Testing of Pumps and Valves Dear Group: When
implementing the 1989 Addenda of ASME Section XI in the
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Date: Mon, 14 Sep
1998 Subject: Required
Addenda for Inservice Testing of Pumps and Valves Dear Quan: As
indicated in ASME Section XI, 1989 Edition, Table IWA-1600-1, and in 10CFR50.55a(b)(2)(viii)
(1-1-97), the specified revision for ASME/ANSI OM Part 6 for pumps and
ASME/ANSI OM Part 10 for valves is to be the OM-1987 Edition with the
OMa-1988 Addenda. Sara
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Date: Mon, 7 Sep
1998 Subject: NRC
Assessment Criteria for Pump and Valve Testing Programs Hello Group: What
criteria does the NRC use when they assess pump and valve testing programs at
various nuclear plants? Jim
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Date: Thur, 10
Sep 1998 Subject: NRC
Assessment Criteria for Pump and Valve Testing Programs Dear Jim: One
criteria that the NRC uses when they assess the adequacy of pump and valve
programs is contained in the NRC Inspection Manual, Inspection Procedure
73756, entitled "Inservice Testing of Pumps and Valves". Ron
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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 Subject:
Inservice Testing of Valves at Plants in the Dear User Group:
Can someone please tell me some of the documents that have been used, or
those that are currently being used in the
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Date: Sat, 5 Sep
1998 Subject:
Inservice Testing of Valves at Plants in the Dear Juan: Some
of the earlier documents included the NRC Draft Regulatory Guide MS 901-4,
"Identification of Valves for Inclusion in Inservice Testing
Programs" (11/81), NRC Generic Letter 89-04, "Guidance on
Developing Acceptable Inservice Testing Programs", and the NRC Standard
Review Plan NUREG-0800, Section 3.9.6 "Inservice Testing of Pumps and Valves".
Other information can be found in ASME Section XI (early editions), ASME
O&M Code, and in the NRC Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1062, "An
Approach for Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decision Making Inservice
Testing" (6/97). Tim
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