ML043130194

RAI, Surveillance Frequency on Selected Engineered Safety Features Actuation System Slave Relays from 92 Days to 18 Months. TAC Nos. MC2547 and MC2548

ML043130194
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	11/18/2004
From:	Sean Peters NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2
To:	Jamil D Duke Energy Corp
Peters S, NRR/DLPM, 415-1842
References
TAC MC2547, TAC MC2548
Download: ML043130194 (5)

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November 18, 2004 Mr. D. M. Jamil Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745

SUBJECT:

CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 RE: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (TAC NOS. MC2547 AND MC2548)

Dear Mr. Jamil:

By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated March 22, 2004, Duke Energy Corporation, the licensee for Catawba Nuclear Station (Catawba), Units 1 and 2, submitted an application for amendments to the Catawaba technical specifications. These amendments would revise the surveillance frequency on selected Engineered Safety Features Actuation System slave relays from 92 days to 18 months. The NRC technical staff has reviewed the application and has determined that additional information is required, as identified in the Enclosure.

I discussed these issues with your staff on November 1, 2004. Your staff indicated that you would attempt to provide your response by January 17, 2005.

Please contact me at (301) 415-1842, if you have any questions on these issues.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Sean E. Peters, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page

November 18, 2004 Mr. D. M. Jamil Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745

SUBJECT:

CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 RE: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (TAC NOS. MC2547 AND MC2548)

Dear Mr. Jamil:

By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated March 22, 2004, Duke Energy Corporation, the licensee for Catawba Nuclear Station (Catawba), Units 1 and 2, submitted an application for amendments to the Catawaba technical specifications. These amendments would revise the surveillance frequency on selected Engineered Safety Features Actuation System slave relays from 92 days to 18 months. The NRC technical staff has reviewed the application and has determined that additional information is required, as identified in the Enclosure.

I discussed these issues with your staff on November 1, 2004. Your staff indicated that you would attempt to provide your response by January 17, 2005.

Please contact me at (301) 415-1842, if you have any questions on these issues.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Sean E. Peters, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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NAME SPeters DClarke MRoss-Lee DATE 11/18/04 11/18/04 11/18/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DUKE POWER COMPANY CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-413 AND 50-414 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has reviewed the licensees submittal dated March 22, 2004, regarding a request to change the surveillance frequency on selected Engineered Safety Features Actuation System slave relays from 92 days to 18 months. The NRC staff has identified the following information that is needed to enable the continuation of its review.

In Attachment 3, Page 2 of your submittal, you describe the program that evaluates the adequacy of the proposed surveillance interval if two or more Type AR relays fail within a 12-month period. Given that the proposed surveillance interval is 18 months, describe the situations in which two failures could be detected within 12 months. Furthermore, describe how you would use operating experience at other units in your evaluation of the adequacy of the 18-month interval.

Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 & 2 Page 1 of 2 cc:

Mr. Lee Keller, Manager North Carolina Electric Membership Corp.

Regulatory Compliance P.O. Box 27306 Duke Energy Corporation Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn 4830 Concord Road Duke Energy Corporation York, South Carolina 29745 Mail Code - PB05E 422 South Church Street Mr. Henry Porter, Assistant Director P.O. Box 1244 Division of Waste Management Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1244 Bureau of Land and Waste Management Dept. of Health and Environmental Control Ms. Anne Cottingham, Esquire 2600 Bull Street Winston and Strawn Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Mr. R.L. Gill, Jr., Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues North Carolina Municipal Power and Industry Affairs Agency Number 1 Duke Energy Corporation 1427 Meadowwood Boulevard 526 South Church Street P.O. Box 29513 Mail Stop EC05P Raleigh, North Carolina 27626 Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 County Manager of York County Saluda River Electric York County Courthouse P.O. Box 929 York, South Carolina 29745 Laurens, South Carolina 29360 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV, Vice President 121 Village Drive Customer Relations and Sales Greer, South Carolina 29651 Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road Ms. Karen E. Long 12th Floor Assistant Attorney General Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 North Carolina Department of Justice P.O. Box 629 Ms. Mary Olson Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Director of the Southeast Office Nuclear Information and Resource Service NCEM REP Program Manager 729 Haywood Road, 1-A 4713 Mail Service Center P.O. Box 7586 Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4713 Asheville, North Carolina 28802

Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 & 2 Page 2 of 2 cc:

Mr. T. Richard Puryear Owners Group (NCEMC)

Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection NC Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. Henry Barron Group Vice President, Nuclear Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer P.O. Box 1006-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielbergy &

Eisenberg, LLP 1726 M Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036