ML051790142

Requests for Additional Information for the Review of the Palisades Nuclear Plant, License Renewal Application

ML051790142
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	06/28/2005
From:	Morgan M NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	Domonique Malone Nuclear Management Co
Morgan M, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-2232
References
TAC MC6433
Download: ML051790142 (6)

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June 28, 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 license 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, Mr. 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/ (S. Lee 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

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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

DISTRIBUTION: Letter to D. Malone, Re: RAIs for Palisades LRA, Dated: June 28,2005 ADAMS Accession No.: ML051790142 HARD COPY RLEP RF M. Morgan (PM)

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Enclosure PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA)

REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAIs)

RAI 3.5.2-4-1 In Table 3.5.2-4, under the component type concrete protected, a number of structural components (e.g.,masonry walls, RC beams, columns, pedestals) are listed. It would be logical to have primary shield walls, secondary shield walls, and reactor pressure vessel (RPV) supports included under this component type. Section 3.5.2.2.2.1 describes the elevated temperature situation around the reactor vessel, and justifies the existence of the elevated temperatures in these areas, based on the estimated temperatures in the Palisades FSAR.

The applicant is requested to provide the following information related to this component type.

RAI 3.5.2-4-1(a)

Please provide the operating experience related to the effectiveness of the shield cooling system. Are the shield wall temperatures, or any other parameter monitored, that would detect the malfunctioning of the cooling system?

RAI 3.5.2-4-1(b)

Based on the discussion of the elevated temperature condition, in and around the primary shield wall in Section 3.5.2.2.2.1, the staff agrees with EPRI TR-103842, that the concrete properties will not be significantly affected, if the actual temperatures around the shield wall remain within the estimated limits. However, additional shrinkage and loss of moisture due to radiation could degrade the concrete on a long term basis. In this context, please provide a summary of the results of the last two inspections performed for: (1) the primary shield wall, (2) RPV supports, (3) grouted anchorages, and (4) masonry walls inside the containment.