ML041490213

Transmittal of Nine Mile Point Units 1 & 2 Application for Renewed Operating Licenses, Including Environmental Report

ML041490213
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	05/26/2004
From:	Spina J Constellation Energy Group
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NMPIL 1829
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Constellation Energy RO. Box 63 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Lycoming, New York 13093 May 26, 2004 NMP1L 1829 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

SUBJECT:

Nine Mile Point Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-220 and 50-410 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-63 and NPF-69 Application for Renewed Operating Licenses Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the requirements of 10 CFR Parts 50, 51, and 54, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC (NMPNS) is submitting a License Renewal Application (LRA) for the Nine Mile Point Units 1 and 2 (NMPI and NMP2) operating licenses. The current facility operating licenses for NMPI (DPR-63) and NMP2 (NPF-69) expire at midnight on August 22, 2009, and October 31, 2026, respectively. This application seeks to extend the current term of each license by 20 years beyond the current expiration dates'.

The LRA contains the information required by the Commission's regulations that are set forth in 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, and 54.23. The application meets the timeliness requirements of 10 CFR 54.17(c) 2 and 2.109(b) and provides the required information to support the 10 CFR 54.29 findings necessary to issue the renewed licenses sought by this application. In addition, it satisfies the environmental regulations set forth in 10 CFR Part 51.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 54.21(b), current licensing basis changes that have a material effect on the content of this application will be identified in annual updates to this application. Annual updates will be submitted while the application is under NRC review, and at least three months prior to the scheduled completion of the NRC review.

NMPNS realizes that this date may need to be adjusted, based on the provision in 10 CFR 54.31(b) that "The term of any renewed license may not exceed 40 years."

2 By letter dated October 8, 2002, the NRC approved an NMPNS request for exemption from the schedular requirements of 10 CFR 54.17(c), since NMPNS is submitting this application earlier than 20 years before the expiration of the operating license for NMP2.

Page 2 NMP1L 1829 The LRA has been prepared in a format and content compatible with NUREG-1800, "Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants," issued July 2001; NUREG-1801, "Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report," published July 2001; NEI 95-10, "Industry Guideline for Implementing the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 54 -

The License Renewal Rule," Revision 4, issued October 2003; and NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants," published May 1996. to this letter provides a summary list of the regulatory commitments associated with this submittal. Enclosure 2 provides a paper copy of the LRA, including the Environmental Report (ER). Enclosure 3 contains a compact disc (CD) copy of the entire LRA, including the ER, to facilitate entry into the NRC's Agency Document Access and Management System (ADAMS). Enclosure 4 contains a CD copy of the entire LRA, including the ER, suitable for posting on the NRC website.

To facilitate NRC review of the application, NMPNS is providing separately 80 additional "Information Only" CD copies of the entire LRA, including the ER. These CDs are formatted in a manner that is consistent with guidance provided in NRC Regulatory Information Summary (RIS) 2001-05, "Guidance on Submitting Documents to the NRC by Electronic Information Exchange or on CD-ROM." The CDs contain hyperlinks within the application and between the application and the NMPI Updated Final Safety Analysis Report and the NMP2 Updated Safety Analysis Report. Hyperlinks are also provided to the license renewal boundary drawings. These boundary drawings are included as an aid in the review of the LRA, and are not part of the application. "Information only" copies of the license renewal boundary drawings will be submitted under separate cover.

If you have any questions about this application, please contact Peter Mazzaferro, NMPNS License Renewal Project Manager, at (315) 349-1019.

Very truly yours, Ja s A. Spina ice President Nine Mile Point JAS/DEV/bJh

Page 3 NMP1L 1829 STATE OF NEW YORK

TO WIT:

COUNTY OF OSWEGO  :

I, James A. Spina, being duly sworn, state that I am Vice President Nine Mile Point, and that I am duly authorized to execute and file this request on behalf of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC. To the best of my knowledge and belief, the statements contained in this application are true and correct. To the extent that these statements are not based on my personal knowledge, they are based upon information provided by other Nine Mile Point employees and/or consultants. Such information has been reviewed in accordance with company practice and I believe it to be reliable.

Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of New York and County of Oswego, this 2 (9 day of , 2004.

WITNESS my Hand and Notarial Seal: I A Notary Public My Commission Expires: 5 /; & /)D SANDRA A. OAWA Date No. O1OS6322, 6 Commission Expires 1auj76

Enclosures:

1. List of Regulatory Commitments

2. License Renewal Application, including the Environmental Report

3. Compact Disc (CD) Copy of the License Renewal Application, including the Environmental Report, for ADAMS

4. Compact Disc (CD) Copy of the License Renewal Application, including the Environmental Report, for Posting on the NRC Website cc: Mr. H. J. Miller, NRC Regional Administrator, Region I (with Enclosures 1, 2, and 4)

Mr. G. K. Hunegs, NRC Senior Resident Inspector (with Enclosures I and 4)

Mr. P. S. Tam, Senior Project Manager, NRR (with 2 copies of Enclosures 1, 2, and 4)

Mr. J. P. Spath, NYSERDA (with Enclosures 1 and 4)

Mr. R. Auluck, License Renewal Project Manager, NRR (with Enclosures 1, 4, and "Information Only" CDs)

Ms. L.C. Fields, Environmental Project Manager, NRR (with Enclosures 1, 4, and "Information Only" CDs)

ENCLOSURE 1 List of Reiulatorv Commitments The following table identifies those actions committed to by Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC (NMPNS), in this application. Any other statements in this submittal are provided for information purposes and are not considered to be regulatory commitments.

REGULATORY COMMITMENT DUE DATE Develop and implement a Buried Piping and Tanks Inspection NMP1: August 22, 2009 Program.

NMP2: October 31, 2026 Implement an enhanced Closed Cycle Cooling Water Systems NMP1: August 22, 2009 Program.

NMP2: October 31, 2026 Implement an enhanced Compressed Air Monitoring Program for August 22, 2009 NMP1.

Implement an enhanced Fatigue Monitoring Program. NMP1: August 22, 2009 NMP2: October 31, 2026 Implement an enhanced Fire Water System Program. NMP1: August 22, 2009 NMP2: October 31, 2026 Implement an enhanced Fuel Oil Chemistry Program. NMP1: August 22, 2009 NMP2: October 31, 2026 Develop and implement a Fuse Holder Inspection Program. NMPI: August 22, 2009 NMP2: October 31, 2026 Implement an enhanced Inspection of Overhead Heavy Load and NMP1: August 22, 2009 Light Load Handling Systems Program.

NMP2: October 31, 2026 Develop and implement a Non-EQ Electrical Cables and NMP1: August 22, 2009 Connections Program.

NMP2: October 31, 2026 Implement an enhanced Non-EQ Electrical Cables Used in NMP1: August 22, 2009 Instrumentation Circuits Program.

NMP2: October 31, 2026 Page 1 of 3

REGULATORY COMMITMENT DUE DATE Develop and implement a Non-EQ Inaccessible Medium-Voltage NMP1: August 22, 2009 Cable Inspection Program.

NMP2: October 31, 2026 Develop and implement a Non-Segregated Bus Inspection NMP1: August 22, 2009 Program.

NMP2: October 31, 2026 Develop and implement a One-Time Inspection Program. NMPI: August 22, 2009 NMP2: October 31, 2026 Implement an enhanced Preventive Maintenance Program. NMP1: August 22, 2009 NMP2: October 31, 2026 Implement an enhanced Reactor Vessel Surveillance Program. NMP1: August 22, 2009 NMP2: October 31, 2026 Develop and implement a Selective Leaching of Materials NMP1: August 22, 2009 Program.

NMP2: October 31, 2026 Implement an enhanced Structures Monitoring Program. NMP1: August 22, 2009 NMP2: October 31, 2026 Implement an enhanced Systems Walkdown Program. NMP1: August 22, 2009 NMP2: October 31, 2026 Revise NMP1 Technical Specification 5.3, Reactor Vessel. August 22, 2009 NMP1 will apply for relief from reactor vessel circumferential August 22, 2009 weld inspections for the period of extended operation.

Perform supporting analyses to confirm that the failure NMP1: August 22, 2009 probabilities for the limiting reactor vessel axial welds at NMP1 and NMP2 remain bounded for the period of extended operation. NMP2: October 31, 2026 For critical reactor vessel component locations, additional usage NMP1: August 22, 2009 will be added to the baseline Cumulative Usage Factor.

NMP2: October 31, 2026 For bounding locations for the NMP2 ASME Class 1 systems, October 31, 2026 additional usage will be added to the baseline Cumulative Usage Factor.

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REGULATORY COMMITMENT DUE DATE Develop a baseline Cumulative Usage Factor for the specified August 22, 2009 portions of the following NMP1 systems.

• Feedwater/High Pressure Coolant Injection

• Core Spray

• Reactor Water Cleanup (piping inside the Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary)

. Reactor Recirculation (and associated Shutdown Cooling System lines)

Implement the Electric Power Research Institute FatiguePro NMP1: August 22, 2009 fatigue monitoring software.

NMP2: October 31, 2026 Revise the Cumulative Usage Factor evaluations for the NMP2 October 31, 2026 shroud, core support plate and studs, and jet pumps to remove conservatism and/or encompass the period of extended operation.

Assess the impact of the reactor coolant environment on a sample NMP1: August 22, 2009 of critical component locations, including locations equivalent to those identified in NUREG/CR-6260, as part of the Fatigue NMP2: October 31, 2026 Monitoring Program.

For the NMPI Emergency Cooling System, additional usage will August 22, 2009 be added to the baseline Cumulative Usage Factor for the condensers.

Re-evaluate the Cumulative Usage Factor evaluations for the October 31, 2026 NMP2 containment liner to account for an increased number of cyclic loads and the potential for additional fatigue for subcomponents.

NMP2 will either: October 31, 2026 (1) Install core plate wedges to eliminate the need for the enhanced inspections of the core plate hold-down bolts recommended by BWRVIP-25; or (2) Perform an analysis to demonstrate that the core plate hold-down bolts can withstand all normal, emergency, and faulted loads considering the effects of stress relaxation.

Revise the NMP1 reactor vessel weld flaw evaluations to account August 22, 2009 for the period of extended operation.

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ENCLOSURE 2 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station License Renewal Annlication. includin2 the Environmental Report

ENCLOSURE 3 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Compact Disc (CD) Copy of the License Renewal Application.

includin2 the Environmental Report. for ADAMS

ENCLOSURE 4 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Compact Disc (CD) Copy of the License Renewal Application, including the Environmental Report, for Posting on the NRC Website