ML052520310

Request for Additional Information for the Review of the Palisades Nuclear Plant, License Renewal Application (Tac No. MC6433)

ML052520310
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	09/08/2005
From:	Morgan M NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	Harden P Nuclear Management Co
Morgan M, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-2232
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TAC MC6433
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September 8, 2005 Paul A. Harden Site Vice President Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) FOR THE REVIEW OF THE PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. MC6433)

Dear Mr. Harden:

By letter dated March 22, 2005, Nuclear Management Company, LLC, (NMC or the applicant) submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (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.

The question was 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 via e-mail at MJM2@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

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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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 P.O. Box 30221 Lansing, MI 48909-7721

DISTRIBUTION: Letter to P. Harden, Re: RAIs for Palisades LRA, Dated: September 8, 2005 ADAMS Accession No.: ML052520310 HARD COPY RLEP RF M. Morgan (PM)

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Enclosure PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA)

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)

RAI 3.0 Quality Assurance Program Attributes in Appendix A of the License Renewal Application The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff reviewed the applicants aging management programs described in Appendix A of the Palisades license renewal application. This review was to assure that the aging management activities were consistent with the staffs guidance described in NUREG-1800, Section A.2, Quality Assurance for Aging Management Programs (Branch Technical Position IQMB-1), regarding quality assurance attributes of aging management programs.

Based on the staff's evaluation, the descriptions and applicability of the plant-specific aging management programs and their associated quality attributes provided in Appendix B1.2 of the LRA are consistent with the staffs position regarding quality assurance for aging management.

However, the applicant has not sufficiently described the use of the quality assurance program and its associated attributes (corrective action, confirmation process, and administrative controls) in the discussions provided for aging management program described in Appendix A of the license renewal application.

The staff requests that the applicant supplement the descriptions in Appendix A to include a description of the quality assurance program attributes, including references to pertinent implementing guidance as necessary, which are credited for the programs described in Appendix B1.2 of the LRA. The descriptions in Appendix A should provide sufficient information for the staff to determine if the quality attributes for the Appendix A aging management programs are consistent with the review acceptance criteria contained in NUREG-1800, Section A.2, Quality Assurance for Aging Management Programs (Branch Technical Position IQMB-1).