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Date Description
12/18/2006

Letter from Christine King, EPRI, to Tanya Mensah, NRC, regarding PWR Fleet Survey MRP-139 Implementation Plans for Pressurizers - Revision 1

11/09/2006

Letter from King, C., to Mensah, T., concerning PWR fleet survey – MPR-139 implementations plan for pressurizers.

08/23/2006

Letter from Grobe, J., to Riley, J., concerning reporting of MPR-139 inspection findings.

03/29/2006

Letter from John A. Grobe, NRC, to Alex Marion, NEI, regarding teleconference between NRC Staff and NEI representatives concerning spring 2006 dissimilar metal butt welds inspection results.

03/02/2006

Letter from Grobe, J., to Marion, A., request for cooperation in ASME Code process to revise code requirements for inspection of dissimilar metal butt welds.

10/12/2005

Letter from Michael E. Mayfield, NRC, to Alex Marion, NEI, regarding questions & comments to MRP-139, “Primary System Piping Butt Weld Inspection and Evaluation Guidelines”.

07/27/2005

Letter from Alex Marion, NEI, regarding the Materials Reliability Program inspection plan for piping butt welds.

07/14/2005

Materials Reliability Program: Primary System Butt Weld Inspection and Evaluation Guideline (MPR-139).

10/19/2004

Materials Reliability Program: Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Alloy 82/182 Piping Butt Welds (MRP 116NP)

07/31/2004

Materials Reliability Program: Alloy 82/182 Pipe Butt Weld Safety Assessment for US PWR Plant Designs (MRP-113NP)

06/12/2003

MRP A600 ITG Butt Weld Working Group slides from public meeting to discuss industry management of various materials degradation issues

04/22/2003

Letter from Brian W. Sheron, NRC to Alex Marion, NEI, regarding Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Materials Reliability Project Interim Alloy 600 Safety Assessment for U.S. PWR Plants (MRP-44), Part 1: Alloy 82/182 Pipe Butt Welds

06/14/2001

Letter from Dr. Brian Sheron, NRC, to Mr. Alex Marion, NEI, regarding Staff Findings Regarding "PWR Materials Reliability Project Interim Alloy 600 Safety Assessment for U.S. PWR Plants (MRP-44), Part 1: Alloy 82/182 Pipe Butt Welds"

05/04/2001

Letter from Peter Wen, NRC, to Dr. Theodore Marston, EPRI, regarding "Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure, EPRI Letter of April 24, 2001."

04/27/2001

Letter from Mr. Alex Marion, NEI, to Dr. Brian Sheron, NRC, regarding "PWR Reactor Piping and Head Penetrations," providing EPRI Report TP1001491 NP, Part 1, "PWR Materials Reliability Project Interim Alloy 600 Safety Assessment for U.S. PWR Plants (MRP-44), Part 1: Alloy 82/182 Pipe Butt Welds," April 2001

03/15/2001

NRC Special Inspection Team Report

02/20/2001

Safety Evaluation Report - WCAP-15615, "Integrity Evaluation for Future Operation: Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Plant Reactor Vessel Nozzle to Pipe Weld Regions" (TAC NO. MB0251)

02/09/2001

NRC Special Team Meeting with Summer Plant Officials to Discuss Hot Leg Weld Crack Findings

01/02/2001

NRC Staff to Meet with Summer Plant Officials to Discuss Pipe Repair Prior to Plant Restart

12/29/2000

WCAP-15615, Revision 0, "Integrity Evaluation for Future Operation Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Plant: Reactor Vessel Nozzle to Pipe Weld Regions;" (Non-Proprietary Class 3)

12/26/2000

Letter from SCE&G submitting copies of WCAP-15615, "Integrity Evaluation for Future Operation Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Plant: Reactor Vessel Nozzle to Pipe Weld Regions"

12/14/2000

Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) letter to NRC: Reactor Coolant Pipe Cracking Experience

11/16/2000

NRC Information Notice (2000-17), Supplement 1 - Crack in Weld Area of Reactor Coolant System Hot Leg Piping at V. C. Summer

11/03/2000

NRC's expectations and information needs - V. C. Summer crack in the weld area of the reactor coolant system

10/23/2000

NRC's request for information - V. C. Summer crack in the weld area of the reactor coolant system

10/18/2000

NRC Information Notice (2000-17) - Crack in Weld Area of Reactor Coolant System Hot Leg Piping at V.C. Summer

10/13/2000

Licensee Event Notification (#37423) - Initial discovery of boron on the floor and identification of a 4"long hairline crack

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