ML051540237
| ML051540237 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/03/2005 |
| From: | Morgan M NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Domonique Malone Nuclear Management Co |
| Morgan M, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-2232 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC6433 | |
| Download: ML051540237 (7) | |
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June 3, 2005 Daniel J. Malone Site Vice President Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043
SUBJECT:
REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAIs) FOR THE REVIEW OF THE PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. MC6433)
Dear Mr. Malone:
By letter dated March 22, 2005, Nuclear Management Company, LLC, (NMC or the applicant) submitted an application pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54, to renew the operating licenses for Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP), for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
Subsequently, on May 5, 2005, the NRC received a supplement to the license renewal application. The NRC staff is reviewing the information contained in the license renewal application (LRA) and supplement and has identified, in the enclosure, areas where additional information is needed to complete the review.
These RAIs were discussed with your staff, Robert Vincent, and a mutually agreeable date for this response is within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-2232 or e-mail MJM2@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/(D. Ashley for)
Michael J. Morgan, Project Manager License Renewal Section A License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-255
Enclosure:
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ML051540237 Document Name: E:\\Filenet\\ML051540237.wpd OFFICE PM:RLEP LA:RLEP SC:RLEP NAME MMorgan MJenkins SLee DATE 06/02/05 06/02/05 06/03/05
Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:
Robert A. Fenech, Senior Vice President Nuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Consumers Energy Company 1945 Parnall Rd.
Jackson, MI 49201 Arunas T. Udrys, Esquire Consumers Energy Company 1 Energy Plaza Jackson, MI 49201 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Supervisor Covert Township P.O. Box 35 Covert, MI 49043 Office of the Governor P.O. Box 30013 Lansing, MI 48909 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Hazardous Waste and Radiological Protection Section Nuclear Facilities Unit Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30241 Lansing, MI 48909-7741 Michigan Department of Attorney General Special Litigation Division 525 West Ottawa St.
Sixth Floor, G. Mennen Williams Building Lansing, MI 48913 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Director of Nuclear Assets Consumers Energy Company Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 John Paul Cowan Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Douglas E. Cooper Senior Vice President - Group Operations Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Robert A. Vincent Licensing Lead - License Renewal Project Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043
Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:
Darrel G. Turner License Renewal Project Manager Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Douglas F. Johnson Director, Plant Life Cycle Issues Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE, Room 1A Washington, DC 20426 Chairperson Michigan Public Service Commission PO Box 30221 Lansing, Michigan 48909-7721
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Enclosure PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA)
REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAIs)
RAI-A1.0-1 Please include a schedule of implementation and description of any commitments as part of the Aging Management Program (AMP) and time-limited aging analysis (TLAA) descriptions in the USAR Supplement in Appendix A of the license renewal application (LRA).
RAI-B2.1.2-1 Please define the ASME Code Edition for Inservice Inspection (ISI) Program B2.1.2.
RAI-B2.1.5-1 Please identify the inspection frequency for the buried piping aging management program B2.1.5.
RAI-2.1.1-1 No license renewal (LR) system boundary flags or other means of identifying LR system boundaries appear on the scoping boundary drawings. Please identify the LR system boundaries in these drawings.
RAI-2.2-1 For the various component group/intended function AMR tables listed in Section 2 of the LRA, please clearly identify the specific components that comprise the listed component types and groups.
RAI-2.3.1-1 In the initial review of the LRA it was noted that flange leak detection lines are not presented.
The staff believes that these components have intended functions. Please provide your technical basis if they are not in scope for license renewal.
RAI-2.3.2-1 Please provide separate system description, system function listing, FSAR reference, scoping boundary drawings, and components subject to an aging management review (AMR) for each of the 9 systems that have been integrated in the Engineered Safety Features (ESF) section of the LRA.
RAI-2.3.4-1 In the initial review of the LRA it was noted that the steam generator feedwater inlet ring is not presented. The staff believes that this component has intended functions. Please provide your technical basis if it is not in scope for license renewal.
RAI-2.4-1 Crane rail supports, hoists, and lifting devices are not explicitly identified as in scope for license renewal in the LRA. They are usually in the scope of license renewal. Please confirm that they are in scope and identify their location in the LRA, or provide technical justification if they are not in scope.
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA)
REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAIs)
(continued) RAI-3.1-1 During an initial review of the AMRs and associated evaluations in the LRA, it was not apparent how you intend to manage thermal sleeve aging effects. Please provide information on how you plan to manage aging of thermal sleeves.
RAI-3.1.2-1 AMPs that note one-time inspections should identify an acceptable form of inspection method for various types of situations. The LRA does not identify any specific methods of inspection.
The LRA simply provides a general statement that examination techniques will be visual, volumetric, or other appropriately established NDE methods. Please identify the inspection methods for each one-time inspection listed.
RAI-3.1.2.2.2-1 The LRA states that an augmented inspection for steam generator shell assemblies for loss of material due to pitting/crevice corrosion is not applicable for Palisades. NUREG-1801, Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report recommends such augmented inspection based on industry experience and extended exposure of the shell material to the water environment.
Please provide technical justification for your determination.
RAI-3.1.2.2.7.2-1 The AMP for Cast Austenitic Stainless Steel (CASS) thermal embrittlement in the LRA does not include a flaw tolerance evaluation or enhanced volumetric inspection as recommended in the GALL report. Please clarify and discuss your basis.
RAI-3.2.1-1 The flow assisted corrosion (FAC) program is not listed as an AMP in Sections 3.2.1 & 3.2.3 of the LRA. Such a program is typically necessary to manage the effects of FAC for license renewal. Please verify whether you intend to credit this AMP, B2.1.11, in these sections.
RAI-3.6.2-1 In the notes area for Table 3.6.2-1 (and in other notes for other tables) various components are described; however, they are not specified in the associated table. For example, are neutron monitoring cables and uninsulated ground conductors in scope for license renewal? Where are they located in the associated LRA tables?
RAI-4.5-1 Please provide the containment tendon prestress test data from past surveillance.
RAI-4.7.5-1 The LRA states that the reactor coolant pump fly wheel is not considered as a TLAA. However, based on past review experience, the staff believes that this is a TLAA. Please provide the TLAA evaluations in accordance with 54.21(c)(1) or provide further technical justification that it is not a TLAA.