ML043570368

Requests for Additional Information for the Review of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, License Renewal Application

ML043570368
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	12/21/2004
From:	Le N NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	Spina J Nine Mile Point
Le N. B., NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1458
References
TAC MC3272, TAC MC3273
Download: ML043570368 (6)

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December 21, 2004 Mr. James A. Spina Vice President Nine Mile Point Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. MC3272 AND MC3273)

Dear Mr. Spina:

By letter dated May 26, 2004, Constellation Energy Group Inc., submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), to renew the operating licenses for the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (NMP), Units 1 and 2, for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC staff is reviewing the information contained in the license renewal application (LRA) and has identified, in the enclosure, areas where additional information is needed to complete the review.

Based on discussions with Mr. Peter Mazzaferro of your staff, a mutually agreeable date for your response is within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions regarding this letter or if circumstances result in your need to revise the response date, please contact me at 301-415-1458 or by e-mail at nbl@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

N. B. (Tommy) Le, Senior Project Manager License Renewal Section A License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-220 and 50-410

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NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (NMP1 and NMP2)

LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA)

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)

RELATED TO:

Revised Table 3.1 - Aging Management of Reactor Vessel, Internals, and Reactor Coolant Systems RAI T3.1-1 In LRA Tables 3.1.1A&B, items 3.1.1.A&B-26, the applicant credited the Inservice Inspection (ISI) IWB/C/D Program for bolting management. The GALL recommended the use of XI.M18, Bolting Integrity Program, for managing of aging effects for safety-related bolts. The bolting integrity program described in XI.M18 relies on the NRC recommendations and guidelines for comprehensive bolting integrity programs that are delineated in NUREG-1339. The XI.M18 program also relies on the industrys technical basis for the program and guidelines for material selection and testing, bolting preload control, inservice inspection (ISI), use of lubricant and sealant, plant operation and maintenance, and evaluation of structural integrity of bolted joints, as outlined in EPRI NP-5679, with exception noted in NUREG-1339. The ISI program only addressed one task described in the Bolting Integrity program. Please provide information to explain how the remaining of all other tasks of the XI.M18 program are addressed by NMP1 and NMP2.

RAI T3.1-2 In Tables 3.1.1.A&B, 3.1.2.A&B of the LRA supplemental letter dated December 6,2004, the applicant did not address aging effect of crack initiation and growth for closure bolting (see pages 3.1-26, -36, -54, -57, -88, and -94) due to cyclic loading and/or stress corrosion cracking (SCC), which is identified in GALL. Please provide information to explain why the aging effect of cracking was not addressed for the above item.

RAI T3.1-3 In Tables 3.2.1.A&B of the LRA supplemental letter dated December 6, 2004, the applicant stated that loss of material (due to general corrosion, crack initiation and growth, and cyclic loading and/or stress corrosion cracking (SCC)) is not applicable for closure bolting items 3.2.1.A&B-18. The applicant further stated that the above loss of material aging effect is not applicable to closure bolting in high-pressure or high temperature systems because NUREG-1801, Volume 2, stated that the causal mechanisms for loss of material include leaking fluid; whereas, the NMP environment for bolting does not assume leakage. The staff disagrees with NMPs assessment because operating experience from the industry indicated that leakage occurs. Please provide aging management for potential loss of material due to general corrosion, crack initiation and growth, and cyclic loading and/or stress corrosion cracking (SCC) for these closure bolting items.

This RAI also applies to closure bolting items identified in Sections 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 of the LRA.

Please provide the applicable aging management accordingly.

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 126 Lycoming, NY 13093 Supervisor Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Oswego, NY 13126 Mr. James R. Evans LIPA P.O. Box 129 Lycoming, NY 10393 Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Mr. Paul D. Eddy Electric Division NYS Department of Public Service Agency Building 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223 C. Adrienne Rhodes Chairman and Executive Director State Consumer Protection Board 5 Empire State Plaza, Suite 2101 Albany, NY 12223-1556 Kathryn M. Sutton, Esquire Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-3502 Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esquire Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-3502 Mr. Michael J. Wallace President Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC c/o Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

750 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Mr. James M. Petro, Jr., Esquire Counsel Constellation Energy Group 750 East Pratt Street, 5th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 Mr. Peter R. Smith, President New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I St., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Mark Flaherty Manager - Fleet Licensing R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 1503 Lake Rd.

Ontario, NY 14519 Mr. M. Steven Leonard General Supervisor - Nuclear Regulatory Matters Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. Peter Mazzaferro Site Project Manager - License Renewal Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Mike Heffley Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Constellation Generation Group 1997 Annapolis Exchange Parkway Suite 500 Annapolis, MD 21401