ML030710691

Inservice Testing Program Request Nos. 45 & VR-5 Regarding Relief Valve Testing Requirements, Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 & 3, MB7222 & MB7223

ML030710691
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	03/12/2003
From:	Richard Laufer NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1
To:	Kansler M Entergy Nuclear Operations
References
TAC MB7222, TAC MB7223
Download: ML030710691 (6)

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March 12, 2003 Mr. Michael R. Kansler Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601

SUBJECT:

INSERVICE TESTING PROGRAM RELIEF REQUEST NOS. 45 AND VR-5 REGARDING RELIEF VALVE TESTING REQUIREMENTS, INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 (TAC NOS. MB7222 AND MB7223)

Dear Mr. Kansler:

In a letter dated January 9, 2003, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee) submitted Relief Request Nos. 45 and VR-5 for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (IP2 and IP3), respectively. Relief was requested from the requirements of Section XI, Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components, of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code) for the third 10-year inservice inspection (ISI) interval. Specifically, the licensee requested approval to use a portion of a more recent edition and addenda of the ASME OM Code, Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants (OM Code), for testing pressure relief devices in the IP2 and IP3 inservice testing (IST) programs. The current Code of record for IST programs at IP2 and IP3 is the 1989 Edition of the ASME Code,Section XI. The 1989 ASME Code,Section XI references ASME OM Standards Part 1, Part 6, and Part 10 (OM-1, 6, and 10) for its IST requirements. The licensee requested approval to use the portions of the ASME OM Code, 1997 Addenda to the 1995 Edition, related to the hold time between valve openings of pressure relief devices as provided in Appendix I, Inservice Testing of Pressure Relief Devices in Light-Water Reactor Nuclear Power Plants, paragraphs 8.1.1(h), 8.1.2(h), and 8.1.3(g). The licensee requested to use these portions of the 1997 Addenda for the remainder of its third 10-year IST interval.

Section 50.55a of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 50.55a) requires that IST of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 pumps and valves be performed in accordance with Section XI of the ASME Code and applicable addenda. The regulation in 10 CFR 50.55a(f)(4)(iv) states that IST of pumps and valves may meet the requirements set forth in subsequent editions and addenda that are incorporated by reference in 10 CFR 50.55a(b),

subject to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval. Portions of editions or addenda may be used provided that all related requirements of the respective editions and addenda are met. The 1997 Addenda to the ASME OM Code was incorporated by reference into 10 CFR 50.55a(b) on September 26, 2002 (67 FR 60520), with no modifications or limitations placed on Mandatory Appendix I requirements. The NRC staff finds that all related requirements in Appendix I of the ASME OM Code, 1997 Addenda, have been met in the licensees submittal. Therefore, the licensees request to use as an alternative the portions of a later Code and addenda associated with the IST of pressure relief devices at IP2 and IP3 is

M. Kansler approved pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(f)(4)(iv) for the remainder of the third 10-year IST intervals for IP2 and IP3.

This completes the actions under TAC Nos. MB7222 and MB7223. If you should have any questions, please contact Patrick Milano, Sr. Project Manager, at 301-415-1457.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard J. Laufer, Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate 1 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286 cc: See next page

M. Kansler approved pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(f)(4)(iv) for the remainder of the third 10-year IST intervals for IP2 and IP3.

This completes the actions under TAC Nos. MB7222 and MB7223. If you should have any questions, please contact Patrick Milano, Sr. Project Manager, at 301-415-1457.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard J. Laufer, Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate 1 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

PUBLIC PDI-1 Reading S. Richards R. Laufer D. Terao W. Poertner P. Milano B. Platchek, R-I S. Little G. Hill (2/Docket)

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Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 & 3 cc:

Mr. Jerry Yelverton Mr. Joseph DeRoy Chief Executive Officer General Manager Operations Entergy Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 3 Jackson, MS 39213 295 Broadway, Suite 3 P.O. Box 308 Mr. Fred Dacimo Buchanan, NY 10511-0308 Vice President Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Mr. John Kelly Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 1 & 2 Director of Licensing 295 Broadway, Suite 1 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 249 440 Hamilton Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Robert J. Barrett Ms. Charlene Faison Vice President - Operations Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 3 440 Hamilton Avenue 295 Broadway, Suite 3 White Plains, NY 10601 P.O. Box 308 Buchanan, NY 10511-0308 Mr. John McCann Manager, Nuclear Safety and Licensing Mr. Dan Pace Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 2 Vice President Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 295 Broadway, Suite 1 440 Hamilton Avenue P.O. Box 249 White Plains, NY 10601 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Mr. James Knubel Mr. Harry P. Salmon, Jr.

Vice President Operations Support Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Christopher J. Schwarz Mr. Thomas Walsh General Manager Operations Secretary - NFSC Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 2 Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 2 295 Broadway, Suite 1 295 Broadway, Suite 1 P.O. Box 249 P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249

Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 & 3 cc:

Regional Administrator, Region I Mr. Charles Donaldson, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Assistant Attorney General 475 Allendale Road New York Department of Law King of Prussia, PA 19406 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Senior Resident Inspector, Indian Point 2 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Ronald Schwartz 295 Broadway, Suite 1 SRC Consultant P.O. Box 38 64 Walnut Drive Buchanan, NY 10511-0038 Spring Lake Heights, NJ 07762 Resident Inspectors Office, Indian Point 3 Mr. Ronald J. Toole U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission SRC Consultant 295 Broadway, Suite 3 Toole Insight P.O. Box 337 605 West Horner Street Buchanan, NY 10511-0337 Ebensburg, PA 15931 Mr. John M. Fulton Mr. Charles W. Hehl Assistant General Counsel SRC Consultant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Charles Hehl, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue 1486 Matthew Lane White Plains, NY 10601 Pottstown, PA 19465 Ms. Stacey Lousteau Mayor, Village of Buchanan Treasury Department 236 Tate Avenue Entergy Services, Inc. Buchanan, NY 10511 639 Loyola Avenue Mail Stop: L-ENT-15E Mr. Ray Albanese New Orleans, LA 70113 Executive Chair Four County Nuclear Safety Committee Mr. William M. Flynn, President Westchester County Fire Training Center New York State Energy, Research, and 4 Dana Road Development Authority Valhalla, NY 10592 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Alex Matthiessen Executive Director Mr. J. Spath, Program Director Riverkeeper, Inc.

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Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 & 3 cc:

Karl Copeland Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic 78 No. Broadway White Plains, NY 10603 Jim Riccio Greenpeace 702 H Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Mr. Michael Kansler Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601