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Summary of Telephone Conferences on March 1, 2 and 3, 2004, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Southern Nuclear Operating Company Concerning Draft Requests for Additional Information on Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Un
	ML040750419
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	03/12/2004
From:	Tilda Liu; NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	; Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
	TAC MC0774, TAC MC0775
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March 12, 2004 LICENSEE: Southern Nuclear Operating Company FACILITY: Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCES ON MARCH 1, 2, AND 3, 2004, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY CONCERNING DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. MC0774 AND MC0775)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff and representatives of Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC or the applicant) held telephone conferences on March 1, 2, and 3, 2004, to discuss requests for additional information (RAIs), draft requests for additional information (D-RAIs), and questions concerning the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP) license renewal application.

The conference calls were useful in clarifying the intent of the staffs questions. On the basis of the discussion, the applicant was able to better understand the staff's questions. No staff decisions were made during the telephone conferences. In some cases, the applicant agreed to provide information for clarification. provides a list of the telephone conference participants. Enclosure 2 contains a listing of the RAIs, D-RAIs, questions discussed with the applicant, including a brief description on the status of the items. The applicant has had an opportunity to review and comment on this summary.

/RA/

Tilda Y. Liu, Project Manager License Renewal Section A License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos: 50-348 and 50-364

Enclosures:

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March 12, 2004 LICENSEE: Southern Nuclear Operating Company FACILITY: Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCES ON MARCH 1, 2, AND 3, 2004, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY CONCERNING DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. MC0774 AND MC0775)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff and representatives of Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC or the applicant) held telephone conferences on March 1, 2, and 3, 2004, to discuss requests for additional information (RAIs), draft requests for additional information (D-RAIs), and questions concerning the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP) license renewal application.

The conference calls were useful in clarifying the intent of the staffs questions. On the basis of the discussion, the applicant was able to better understand the staff's questions. No staff decisions were made during the telephone conferences. In some cases, the applicant agreed to provide information for clarification. provides a list of the telephone conference participants. Enclosure 2 contains a listing of the RAIs, D-RAIs, questions discussed with the applicant, including a brief description on the status of the items. The applicant has had an opportunity to review and comment on this summary.

/RA/

Tilda Y. Liu, Project Manager License Renewal Section A License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos: 50-348 and 50-364

Enclosures:

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR TELEPHONE CONFERENCES ON DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION March 1, 2004 Participants Affiliation Tilda Liu NRC David Chen NRC Greg Galletti NRC Ron Young NRC Farideh Saba ISL Jan Fridrichsen SNC Mike Macfarlane SNC Chuck Pierce SNC Bill Evans SNC March 2, 2004 Participants Affiliation Tilda Liu NRC Kamishan Martin NRC David Chen NRC P. Y. Chen NRC David Jeng NRC Jan Fridrichsen SNC Mike Macfarlane SNC Bill Evans SNC Willie Jennings SNC Danny Stephens SNC Ed Davidson SNC Leann Walker SNC Lou Bohn SNC March 3, 2004 Participants Affiliation Tilda Liu NRC James Medoff NRC Stephanie Coffin NRC Ken Chang NRC Sean Peters NRC Jan E. Fridrichsen SNC Mike Macfarlane SNC Ben George SNC B. D. McKinney SNC Chuck Pierce SNC Doug Daughhetee SNC Enclosure 1

REVIEW OF LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA) FOR FARLEY UNITS 1 AND 2 APPLICANTS RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)

March 1, 2004 The NRC staff and representatives of Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) held a telephone conference on March 1, 2004, for a followup discussion on the telephone conference held on February 5, 2004, relating to the applicants response, dated January 9, 2004, for RAI 2.1-1. On the basis of the discussion, the applicant plans to revise some of its responses. A summary of the questions discussed and the applicants proposed actions are presented below.

RAI 2.1-1 10 CFR 54.4(a)(2), Scoping Criteria for Non-safety Related Systems, Structures, or Components (SSCs) 20 ft. Radius This issue was discussed during the last telephone conference on February 5, 2004, at which time the staff asked what analysis that Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP), Units 1 and 2, had in order to support the criteria that, for all low energy systems with the potential for interaction (e.g., in proximity to a safety related (SR) SSC), spraying will not disperse greater than a distance of 20 ft. In addition, the staff asked that for those low energy systems evaluated at FNP, Units 1 and 2, whether the valid threat systems determined only to be at atmospheric pressure and/or temperature. During the discussion, the staff reiterated these questions. The applicant indicated that it will look into the space approach that other applicants have taken to manage the SSCs located in an area or room. The applicant indicated that it will need to conduct a review on this issue in more detail prior to responding to the staffs questions. This issue will be discussed again during a future conference call or a meeting.

Electrical Target This issue was discussed during the last telephone conference on February 5, 2004, at which time the staff asked that, for SR mechanical components in low energy locations, whether the mechanical and structural components were qualified to withstand the environmental effects postulated for low energy crack or leakage as part to the current licensing basis (CLB). The staff stated that, if these mechanical and structural components were not qualified for the postulated environment as required by the CLB, then exclusions based on the premise of short-term exposure to wetting of these components does not appear to be reasonable. The staff indicated that these components should be brought into scope, and an appropriate aging management program (AMP) be applied to these system and components (SCs). During the discussion, the staff reiterated these questions. The applicant indicated that it will need to conduct a review on this issue in more detail prior to responding to the staff s questions. This issue will be discussed again during a future conference call or a meeting.

Enclosure 2

REVIEW OF LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA) FOR FARLEY UNITS 1 AND 2 DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (D-RAIs)

March 2, 2004 Section 3.3: Auxiliary Systems D-RAI 3.3-6 In numerous systems (including the control room area ventilation system, the auxiliary and radwaste area ventilation system, and the liquid waste and drains system), the applicant credited the One-Time Inspection Program for managing the aging effects of loss of materials, change in material property, and cracking for elastomers components. However, the One-Time Inspection Program is intended for use as a verification AMP to check the degree of aging of components when significant aging is not expected, while periodic inspections are more appropriate if aging effects can reasonably be expected to occur. The degradation of elastomers depends upon the service loads and environmental conditions, including temperature, radiation level, and presence of aggressive chemicals. The applicant is requested to provide additional information on the service loads and environment of the components to justify the use of One-Time Inspection Program for managing the aging effects of elastomers.