ML062720029

2006/09/28-Request for Additional Information for the Review of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station License Renewal Application

ML062720029
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Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	09/28/2006
From:	Rowley J NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRB
To:	Kansler M Entergy Nuclear Operations
Rowley J, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-4053
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September 28, 2006Mr. Michael KanslerPresident Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601-1839

SUBJECT:

REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OFVERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWALAPPLICATION

Dear Mr. Kansler:

By letter dated January 25, 2006, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received theEntergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., application for renewal of Operating License No. DPR-28 for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS). The NRC staff is reviewing the information contained in the license renewal application and has identified, in the enclosure,areas where additional information is needed to complete the review. Specifically, the enclosed requests for additional information are from Section 3.5, "Structures and Component Supports,"

of the VYNPS license renewal application.Based on discussions with Mr. Jim DeVincentis of your staff, a mutually agreeable date for yourresponse is within 30 days of 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 301-415-4053 or by e-mail at jgr@nrc.gov

.Sincerely, /RA/Jonathan Rowley, Project ManagerLicense Renewal Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-271

Enclosure:

Requests for Additional Informationcc w/encl: See next page

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Regional Administrator, Region IU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415Mr. David R. LewisPillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20037-1128Mr. David O'Brien, CommissionerVermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2601Mr. James Volz, ChairmanPublic Service Board State of Vermont 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2701Chairman, Board of Selectmen Town of Vernon P.O. Box 116 Vernon, VT 05354-0116Operating Experience CoordinatorVermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station 320 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.Deputy Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301-6937Chief, Safety Unit Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 02108Ms. Deborah B. KatzBox 83 Shelburne Falls, MA 01370Ms. Carla A. White, RRPT, CHPRadiological Health Vermont Department of Health P.O. Box 70, Drawer #43 108 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05402-0070Mr. James M. DeVincentisManager, Licensing Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500Resident InspectorVermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

P.O. Box 176 Vernon, VT 05354Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency ATTN: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Rd.

Framingham, MA 01702-5399Jonathan M. Block, Esq.Main Street

P.O. Box 566 Putney, VT 05346-0566Mr. John F. McCannDirector, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Gary J. TaylorChief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:

Mr. John T. HerronSr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Oscar LimpiasVice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Christopher SchwartzVice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Michael J. ColombDirector of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Travis C. McCulloughAssistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Ted SullivanSite Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500Mr. James H. Sniezek5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801Ms. Stacey M. LousteauTreasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.

639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113Mr. Raymond ShadisNew England Coalition Post Office Box 98 Edgecomb, ME 04556Mr. James P. MatteauExecutive Director Windham Regional Commission 139 Main Street, Suite 505 Brattleboro, VT 05301Mr. William K. ShermanVermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601Mr. Michael D. Lyster5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306Ms. Charlene D. FaisonManager, Licensing 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. James RossNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708Diane Curran, Esq.*Harmon, Curran, Spielberg

& Eisenberg, L.L.P.

1726 M Street, NW., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 EnclosureVERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATIONLICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONREQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAIs)RAI 3.5-2Table 3.5.2-1 of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS) license renewalapplication (LRA) does not list downcomers as a component. However, downcomers are listed in Table 3.5.1 under line item 3.5.1-13. The applicant is requested to explain why there isneither an aging management program (AMP) nor an aging management review provided for downcomers in Table 3.5.2-1.RAI 3.5-5VYNPS AMP B.1.15, Inservice Inspection, states that "For containment inservice inspection,general visual and detailed visual examinations are used in addition to VT [visual testing]

examinations as allowed by 10 CFR 50.55(a) to include applicable relief requests." The applicant is requested to describe the differences between the general visual, detailed visual,and VT examinations. In addition, the applicant is requested to state the relief requestsreferenced in AMP B.1.15. RA 3.5-6AMP B.1.15, Inservice Inspection, and A.2.1.16, Inservice Inspection-Containment InserviceInspection Program, states that "The program includes augmented ultrasonic exams to measure wall thickness of the containment structure." Explain the difference between theaugmented portion of the ultrasonic exams performed in the two programs mentioned and that of the American Society of Mechanical EngineersSection XI Inservice Inspection program.

RAI 3.5-7Section 3.5.2.2.1.1 of the VYNPS LRA states that the below-grade environment is notaggressive. The staff requests that the applicant provide actual values of pH, chlorides, and sulfates in the groundwater/soil adjacent to structures in order to verify the claim of a non-aggressive below-grade environment. RAI 3.5-9The applicant is requested to confirm whether or not the aggregates used for the concrete basemat that supports the steel containment have been tested for reactivity in accordance with American Society for Testing and Materials C-289 and C-295.