Correspondence Related to NRC Order EA-03-009

On February 11, 2003, NRC issued Order EA-03-009 establishing interim inspection requirements for reactor pressure vessel heads at pressurized water reactors.

On February 20, 2004, NRC issued the First Revised Order EA-03-009 revising the interim inspection requirements for reactor pressure vessel heads at pressurized water reactors.

Licensee response to the order and other related documents are provided below for each operating reactor, grouped by NRC region:

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• Region I
• Region II
• Region III
• Region IV

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Region I

Plant Name	Original Order 20 Day Response	First Revised Order 20 Day Response	Inspection Reports	Related Documents
Beaver Valley 1			12/29/04	03/27/03 Request for Relaxation 03/28/03 Alternate Repair Request 04/02/03 Additional Info. 04/18/03 Relaxation Approval
Beaver Valley 2			12/09/03 05/19/05 01/10/07	03/28/03 Alternate Repair Request 07/29/03 Request for Relaxation 12/19/03 Request for Relaxation 01/27/04 Transmittal of WVAP-16144-P
Calvert Cliffs 1			06/18/04	02/18/03 Request for Relaxation 02/28/03 RAI Letter 03/13/03 RAI Response 03/18/03 Meeting Notice 04/02/03 RAI Letter 04/04/03 RAI Response 04/09/03 Supp. Data 04/17/03 License Condition 04/18/03 Relaxation Approval 01/30/04 Request for Relaxation 04/05/04 RAI Letter 04/13/04 RAI Response 04/27/04 Supplement to Relaxation Request 05/04/04 NRC Approval of Relaxation Request
Calvert Cliffs 2			06/03/03 05/12/05	02/18/03 Request for Relaxation 02/28/03 RAI Letter 03/13/03 RAI Response 03/18/03 Meeting Notice 04/02/03 RAI Letter 04/04/03 RAI Response 04/09/03 Supplemental Data 04/17/03 License Condition 04/23/03 Meeting Summary 03/18/03 Licensee Presentation 04/18/03 Relaxation Approval 01/14/05 Request for Relaxation 03/04/05 Request for Relaxation
Ginna			06/10/05 12/21/06
Indian Point 2			01/17/05 07/12/06 06/19/08	05/19/04 Request for Relaxation 08/23/04 RAI Response 12/14/05 Request for Relaxation
Indian Point 3			05/31/05 05/22/07	03/27/03 Request for Relaxation 05/29/03 RAI Request 08/29/03 RAI Response 05/19/04 Request for Relaxation 08/23/04 RAI Response 01/18/05 RAI Response 03/30/05 Request for Relaxation 03/15/06 Revised Relaxation Request
Millstone 2			01/23/04	03/28/03 Request for Relaxation 04/21/03 RAI Letter 04/24/03 & 05/05/03 Telecon Summaries 06/24/03 Withdrawal of a Relaxation Request 09/03/03 Request for Relaxation 10/03/03 Request for Relaxation 10/10/03 Request for Relaxation 10/14/03 Relaxation Approval 10/16/03 Fax Transmittal, Issues to be Discussed 10/22/03 Fax Transmittal, Issues to be Discussed 10/28/03 Response to RAI 11/14/03 Documentation of Conf. Call 11/05/03 Response to RAI 11/21/03 Relaxation Approval Ltr 11/21/03 Additional Info for Request RR-89-48 UT Coverage 11/20/03 RAI Response RR-89-48 UT Coverage 05/25/04 NRC Response to Relaxation Request
Millstone 3			07/13/07 01/26/09	05/16/06 Relaxation Request 02/23/07 Supplemental Information for Relaxation Requirements 12/14/06 Response to RAI
Salem 1			07/30/04	09/24/03 Request for Relaxation 01/22/04 RAI Letter 03/02/04 RAI Response 03/05/04 Request for Relaxation 03/31/04 RAI Response 04/16/04 RAI Response 04/29/04 RAI Response
Salem 2			04/08/05
Seabrook 1			12/18/03 01/04/07	05/30/06 Relaxation Request
Three Mile Island 1			01/22/04 01/12/06 01/11/08

Region II

Plant Name	Original Order 20 Day Response	First Revised Order 20 Day Response	Inspection Reports	Related Documents
Catawba 1			06/14/05 02/05/07 08/25/08	06/19/03 Inspection Plans 12/04/06 Relaxation Request
Catawba 2			05/22/03 01/10/08	06/19/03 Inspection Plans 10/30/07 Relief Request
Crystal River 3			01/28/08
Farley 1			06/30/03	04/11/03 RAI Responses 04/18/03 Supplemental Information 04/25/03 Relaxation Approval 06/30/03 RPV Head Inspection Results 12/03/03 Request for Relaxation 01/30/04 Supplemental Info 03/05/04 Withdrawal of Relaxation Request 04/08/04 Supplemental Information
Farley 2			05/26/04	04/11/03 RAI Responses 04/25/03 Relaxation Approval 12/03/03 Request for Relaxation 01/30/04 Supplemental Info 03/05/04 Withdrawal of Relaxation 03/25/04 Request for Relaxation 04/01/04 Supplement to Relaxation Request
McGuire 1			06/14/07	06/19/03 Inspection Plans
McGuire 2			01/09/07 12/07/06	06/19/03 Inspection Plans
North Anna 1			11/19/04 11/14/07	12/05/03 Preservice Inspection
North Anna 2			12/07/04 06/15/07	03/21/03 Preservice Inspection
Oconee 1			01/26/04 07/29/08
Oconee 2			02/04/09
Oconee 3			08/08/03 04/28/08
Robinson 2			07/16/04	08/15/03 Request for Relaxation 11/21/03 Supplemental Information 12/22/03 Request for Relaxation 12/22/03 Revision to Relief Request 01/08/04 Head Inspections Planned 02/25/04 Withdrawal of Relaxation
Sequoyah 1			08/14/03 12/20/07
Sequoyah 2			02/20/07
Shearon Harris 1			07/16/03 07/14/06 01/02/08
St. Lucie 1			06/22/04	11/21/03 Request for Relaxation 03/23/04 Supplement 1 to Relaxation Request 04/06/04 Supplement 2 to Relaxation Request 04/08/04 Supplement 3 to Relaxation Request 04/13/04 Supplement 4 to Relaxation Request 04/15/04 Relaxation Approval 05/06/04 Request for Relaxation
St. Lucie 2			07/30/03 08/10/06	03/28/03 Request for Relaxation 04/14/03 Meeting Summary 04/18/03 RAI Letter 04/18/03 Relaxation Request Supp. 1 04/29/03 Relaxation Request Supp. 2 Application for Withholding Proprietary Info. WCAP-16038-NP, Part 1 WCAP-16039-NP, Part 2 05/04/03 Relaxation Request Supp. 3 05/11/03 Relaxation Request Supp. 4 05/29/03 Relaxation Approval 11/03/04 RAI Response
Summer			12/23/03
Surry 1			1/28/08	12/05/03 Preservice Inspection 07/05/06 Supplemental Response
Surry 2			07/18/08	12/05/03 Preservice Inspection 07/05/06 Supplemental Response
Turkey Point 3			05/27/03	02/25/03 Request for Relaxation 02/28/03 Request for Relaxation 03/10/03 Request for Relaxation 03/11/03 Request for Relaxation 03/14/03 Request for Relaxation 03/20/03 Relaxation Approval 12/19/03 Request for Relaxation 03/24/04 Request for Relaxation
Turkey Point 4			12/19/03	02/25/03 Request for Relaxation 02/28/03 Request for Relaxation 03/10/03 Request for Relaxation 10/21/03 Request for Relaxation 10/31/03 Request for Relaxation 10/21/03 WCAP-16027 Submittal 10/23/03 RAI Response
Vogtle 1			12/16/05 06/06/05 06/22/06 12/21/06 06/23/08	07/01/05 RAI Response 05/18/06 Relaxation Request 06/02/06 Response to Relaxation Question
Vogtle 2			06/28/04 06/21/07 12/16/08	07/01/05 RAI Response 05/18/06 Relaxation Request 06/02/06 Response to Relaxation Question
Watts Bar 1			12/10/03 01/26/07 05/27/08

Region III

Plant Name	Original Order 20 Day Response	First Revised Order 20 Day Response	Inspection Reports	Related Documents
Braidwood 1			12/17/04 06/29/06 12/06/07	11/22/06 Relaxation Request
Braidwood 2			07/05/05 12/21/06 06/25/08	08/28/06 Clarification to Relaxation Request
Byron 1			06/22/05 12/06/06	08/28/06 Clarification to Relaxation Request
Byron 2			12/06/05 06/20/07 08/30/07 12/05/08	01/31/08 Clarification to Byron Station Unit 2 Relaxation Request 04/03/09 Correction to Relaxation Request
Davis Besse			06/23/06 04/11/08	03/05/04 RAI Letter 05/25/04 RAI Response 08/18/04 RAI Regarding Root Cause Analysis Report
DC Cook 1			06/27/05	03/26/03 Request for Relaxation 05/13/03 RAI Response 06/02/03 Revised RAI Response 08/13/03 Withdrawal of Request for Relaxation of Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Penetration Inspection Requirements & Associated Commitment for Unit 1 08/13/03 Withdrawal of Request for Relaxation 01/26/04 Inspection Results 01/20/05 Relaxation Request
DC Cook 2			08/19/03 06/28/06	03/26/03 Request for Relaxation 05/13/03 RAI Response 06/02/03 Revised RAI Response 06/12/03 Request for Relaxation 06/12/03 Supplement to Relaxation Request 06/17/03 Relaxation Approval - Bottom of Penetrations 06/17/03 Relaxation Approval - NDE Inspections 08/19/03 Unit 2 Vessel Head Inspection Results 04/30/04 Request for Relaxation 06/24/04 Supplement to Relaxation Request
Kewaunee			12/15/06 07/03/08
Palisades			01/13/05 12/12/07	09/18/03 Request for Relaxation 10/28/04 Relief Request
Point Beach 1			08/09/04	07/31/03 Request for Relaxation 03/30/04 Request for Relaxation 05/15/04 Supplement to Relaxation Request 05/14/04 Supplement to Relaxation Request 05/21/04 RAI Response
Point Beach 2			09/08/05	07/31/03 Request for Relaxation 10/10/03 Request for Relaxation 05/08/05 Resolution of Safety Related Questions Regarding RPV Lift
Prairie Island 1			01/24/05 08/07/06 05/07/08
Prairie Island 2			12/02/03 02/13/07 12/23/08

Region IV

Plant Name	Original Order 20 Day Response	First Revised Order 20 Day Response	Inspection Reports	Related Documents
Arkansas Nuclear 1			07/12/04 04/22/08	07/01/03 Request for Relaxation 07/24/03 Response to Request for Additional Information Pertaining to Relaxation Requests to NRC Order EA-03-009 02/03/04 Request for Relaxation 04/21/04 Supplement to Relaxation Request 04/29/04 Relaxation Approval 05/13/04 Supplement to Relaxation Request 10/07/04 RAI Response
Arkansas Nuclear 2			11/30/06	05/08/03 Request for Relaxation 06/26/03 Response to RAI Request 07/01/03 Request for Relaxation 08/02/03 Request for Relaxation 08/27/03 Request for Relaxation 08/27/03 Request for Relaxation 08/27/03 Request for Relaxation 08/27/03 Request for Relaxation 09/03/03 RAI Response 09/12/03 Request for Relaxation 09/12/03 Request for Relaxation 09/24/03 Request for Relaxation 09/25/03 Request for Relaxation 09/25/03 Request for Relaxation 09/26/03 RAI Response 10/02/03 Request for Relaxation 10/02/03 Vent Line Nozzle Relaxation Approval 10/08/03 Request for Relaxation 10/09/03 CEDM Nozzles Relaxation Approval 10/09/03 ICI Nozzles Relaxation Approval 10/09/03 Bare Metal Visual Relaxation Approval 10/16/03 Request for Relaxation 01/16/04 Reports in Support of Relaxation - Bare Metal Visual Inspection 03/11/04 Request for Relaxation 11/17/04 RAI Response 09/09/05 Request for Relaxation 03/30/06 Notice of Forthcoming Relaxation Request 04/27/06 Relaxation Request
Callaway			08/12/04 07/09/07 12/22/08	05/18/07 Request for Relaxation
Comanche Peak 1			12/21/06
Comanche Peak 2			12/21/06	06/22/06 Relaxation Request
Diablo Canyon 1			07/06/04 01/31/06 07/14/06 07/23/07	04/23/04 Supplemental Info. 05/27/05 Relaxation Request
Diablo Canyon 2			02/08/05 06/11/08	04/23/04 Supplemental Info. 10/26/04 Relaxation Request 11/12/04 Supplement to Relaxation Request 02/07/06 Request for Relaxation
Fort Calhoun			07/29/05	03/03/03 Information Response 05/14/05 Revised Relaxation Request 05/17/05 Response to RAI 05/18/05 Supplemental Response to RAI 05/19/05 Supplemental Response to RAI
Palo Verde 1			07/09/04 02/23/06 09/19/07 01/20/09	03/21/03 Additional Information 05/09/03 Special Report - Boron Deposit at CEDM Vent 05/20/02 Relaxation Request Revision 07/17/03 Effective Degradation Years 09/25/03 Approval of Alternative Flaw Repair Requirements 01/14/04 Request for Relaxation 03/11/04 RAI Response 03/18/04 Special Report-Boron Deposit at CEDM Vent 03/19/04 Relief Request 04/23/04 RAI Response 04/30/04 Relaxation Approval 04/28/04 Commitment letter 04/29/04 RAI Response 05/03/04 Revised Analysis for CEDM Nozzle 05/05/04 Relaxation Approval 04/16/04 RAI Response 04/22/04 RAI Response 07/01/04 Supplemental Information 08/06/04 Special Report of Boron Deposit at CEDM Vent 09/03/04 RAI Response 03/20/06 Report of Boron Deposit at CEDM Vents 08/22/06 Special Report of Boron Deposit at CEDM Vent 12/08/06 Special Report: Boron Deposit at CEDM Vent 12/31/07 Report 1-SR-2007-001, Report of Boron Deposit at CEDM Vent
Palo Verde 2			07/18/05 01/14/07 08/04/08	03/21/03 Additional Information 05/20/02 Relaxation Request Revision 07/17/03 Effective Degradation Years 09/25/03 Approval of Alternative Flaw Repair Requirements 01/14/04 Request for Relaxation 03/11/04 RAI Response 03/19/04 Relief Request 04/28/04 Commitment letter 04/29/04 RAI Response 05/03/04 Revised Analysis for CEDM Nozzle 05/04/04 Special Report - Boron Deposit at CEDM Vent 04/16/04 RAI Response 04/22/04 RAI Response 07/01/04 Supplemental Information 08/06/04 Special Report of Boron Deposit at CEDM Vent 11/24/04 Relaxation Request 02/23/05 NRC Approval of Relaxation Request 10/18/05 Special Report of Boron Deposit at CEDM Vent
Palo Verde 3			02/04/05 03/08/08	03/21/03 Additional Information 04/04/03 Request of Relaxation 04/02/03 Additional Information 04/25/03 Relaxation Approval 05/20/02 Relaxation Request Revision 06/24/03 Special Report - Boron Deposits Found at CEDM Vent 07/17/03 Effective Degradation Years 09/25/03 Approval of Alternative Flaw Repair Requirements 10/01/03 Special Report 3-SR-2003-004 01/14/04 Request of Relaxation 03/11/04 RAI Response 03/19/04 Relief Request 04/28/04 Commitment letter 04/29/04 RAI Response 05/03/04 Revised Analysis for CEDM Nozzle 04/16/04 RAI Response 04/22/04 RAI Response 07/01/04 Supplemental Information 08/06/04 Special Report of Boron Deposit at CEDM Vent 10/28/04 Minimum CEDM Inspection Distances 12/05/05 Special Report of Boron Deposit at CEDM Vent 08/22/06 Special Report of Boron Deposit at CEDM Vent
San Onofre 2			06/03/04 05/26/06 03/19/08	12/09/03 Request for Relaxation 02/09/04 RAI Response 03/19/04 Relaxation Approval 01/03/05 Relaxation Request
San Onofre 3			02/25/05 02/06/07 02/17/09	12/09/03 Request for Relaxation 02/09/04 RAI Response 03/19/04 Relaxation Approval 01/3/05 Relaxation Request 11/19/08 Supplemental Information
South Texas 1			08/13/03 12/12/06	11/06/07 Structural Integrity Evaluation 11/07/07 Request for Relaxation
South Texas 2			06/27/07	11/06/07 Structural Integrity Evaluation
Waterford 3			07/19/05	07/01/03 Request for Relaxation 07/24/03 Response to Request for Additional Information Pertaining to Relaxation Requests to NRC Order EA-03-009 08/27/03 Request for Relaxation 09/15/03 Request for Relaxation 09/18/03 Request for Relaxation 09/24/03 Request for Relaxation 09/26/03 Request for Relaxation 09/26/03 RAI Response 10/02/03 Request for Relaxation 10/02/03 Vent Line Nozzle Relaxation Approval 10/08/03 Request for Relaxation 10/24/03 Request for Relaxation 10/24/03 RAI Response 04/15/04 Request for Relaxation 08/13/04 RAI Response
Wolf Creek 1			01/22/04 12/20/06	10/05/06 Relaxation Request 11/01/06 Supplement to Relaxation Request