ML052580267

Request for Additional Information (RAI) for the Review of the Palisades Nuclear Plant, License Renewal Application

ML052580267
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	09/14/2005
From:	Morgan M NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	Harden P Nuclear Management Co
Morgan M, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-2232
References
TAC MC6433
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September 14, 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 PO Box 30221 Lansing, MI 48909-7721

DISTRIBUTION: Letter to P. Harden, Re: RAIs for Palisades LRA, Dated: September 14, 2005 ADAMS Accession No.: ML052580267 HARD COPY RLEP RF M. Morgan (PM)

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Enclosure PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT (PNP)

LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA)

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)

RAI 2.4.1-1 On page 2-201 of the PNP LRA, it is stated in the last paragraph of the page that The portion of the Auxiliary Building that are in-boundary and contain components... Clarify the meaning of the phrase ?in-boundary as used in Section 2.4 and using the auxiliary building as an example to explain the criteria used in defining the three dimensional ?in-boundary lines for in-scope PNP structures.

RAI 2.4.1-2 LRA Table 2.4.1-1, Auxiliary Building provides three fuel related component entries. It is not clear to the staff as to whether PNPs spent fuel racks including their neutron absorbing material (if applicable), are designated as items requiring an aging management review (AMR).

If yes, indicate the location in the LRA where the items are listed. Also, the table does not explicitly list cranes and their supporting rails as items requiring an AMR. The applicant is requested to provide additional information related to scoping and screening of the above mentioned PNP components.

RAI 2.4.2-1 A review of Table 2.4.2-1 indicates that the applicant has not identified any pipe (penetration) passing through the PNP containment as Class MC piping, as allowed by Figure NE-1120-1 of Subsection NE of Section III of the ASME Code. The applicant is requested to verify that all are Class MC pipe supports in the scope of license renewal.

RAI 2.4.8-1 Table 2.4.8-1 lists Water Treatment Building and Riprap-Yard-Soil components with their intended functions. Discuss the PNPs basis for not including these components as part of the Section 2.4 listing of structures and structural commodities. Also, explain as to why miscellaneous commodities (such as, fire barrier, elastomer, seal, gasket or filler) that are used in (1) containment interior structures, (2) feed water purity building (3) component supports and (4) other in-scope safety or non-safety structures are not specifically listed in Table 2.4.8-1 as items requiring aging management review.

RAI 2.4.9-1 Section 2.4.9 of the LRA provides a general description of the Switchyard and Yard Structures components that require an AMR. Confirm that precast reinforced concrete elements, such as manholes and rigid steel or PVC conduits and reinforced concrete duct banks, are items that require an AMR and list them in Table 2.4.9-1. Also, the discussion related to ?Tank Foundations on page 2-248 of the LRA states,...with backfill compacted to 95% to support the tank bottoms. Clarify the meaning of the 95% number referenced in the above phrase.