ML050540196

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

ML050540196
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	02/22/2005
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: ML050540196 (6)

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February 22, 2005 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 by letter dated November 10, 2004, the staff requested for additional information (RAIs). By letter dated December 6, 2004, you provided your responses to the staffs RAIs. The staff has reviewed the responses and has identified, in the enclosure, areas where followup 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)

STAFFs FOLLOWUP ITEMS (FUIs)

RELATED TO:

TLAAs SECTIONS 4.3 AND 4.6 On December 6, 2004, NMP provided its responses (NMP1L191) to the staff RAIs regarding TLAAs Sections 4.3 and 4.6 of the NMP LRA. The staff has the following followup questions.

(1) RAI 4.3.1-3 (Followup Item 4.3.1-3) - The applicant's December 6, 2004, response to RAI 4.3.1-3 was not clear regarding how fatigue usage prior to the year 2000 was considered in the NMP1 fatigue evaluations. The staff requested the applicant to provide details regarding how the number of cycles experienced prior to year 2000 were accounted for in the fatigue evaluations. For Section 4.3.4 of the LRA discusses non-ASME Class 1 piping, the staff also requested the applicant to explain why the Fatigue Monitoring Program (FMP) is relied on to manage piping systems governed by the 7,000 cycle design limit.

(2) RAI 4.6.2-1 (Followup Item 4.6.2-1) - The applicant's December 6, 2004, response to RAI 4.6.2-1 did not explain why the estimated fatigue usage for NMP1 torus attached piping is conservative given that the number of past Safety Relief Valve (SRV) actions is unknown. The staff requested the applicant to provide details on how many design transients have been experienced and to explain why the number of design transients assumed in the fatigue evaluation are bounding given that SRV actuations have not been tracked.

(3) LRA Section 4.3.3 - (Followup Question 4.3.3.R1) - From the review of LRA Section 4.3.3, it was not clear to the staff how the NMP1 Control Rod Drive Return Line (CRDRL) flaw growth analysis was dispositioned for the period of extended operation. Please provide detail information to explain how CRDRL flaw growth analysis was dispositioned for the proposed period of extended operation.

(4) LRA Table 4.3-6 Note 2 - (Followup Question 4.3-6.R1) - From the review of LRA Table 4.3-6 Note 2, it appears that the NMP1 tie rod repair is only good for 25 years. Please provide additional information to discuss if the NMP1 tie rods will be replaced after 25 years service?

(5) LRA Section 4.6 - (Followup Question 4.6.R1) - From the review of LRA Section 4.6, it appears that this section of the LRA did not address containment penetrations (e.g., drywell penetrations and others) for either NMP1 or NMP2 in the NMP LRA as per 10 CFR 54.21.(a).(1) and 10 CFR 54.21.(a).(2). Please provide detail information to justify why containment penetrations are not discussed for NMP1 or NMP2 in the NMP LRA.

Note: Questions (1) and (2) have been discussed with your staff at the NRC/Constellation LLC public meeting on February 2, 2005.

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