ML062790071
| ML062790071 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 10/12/2006 |
| From: | Rowley J NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRB |
| To: | Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Rowley J, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-4053 | |
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October 12, 2006 LICENSEE:
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
FACILITY:
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2006, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., CONCERNING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff (the staff) and representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., (ENO) held a telephone conference call on September 14, 2006, to discuss and clarify the staffs requests for additional information (RAIs) concerning the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS) license renewal application (LRA). The conference call was useful in clarifying the staffs questions. provides a listing of the conference call participants. Enclosure 2 contains a listing of the issues discussed with the applicant, including a brief discussion of the items status.
The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.
/RA/
Jonathan Rowley, Project Manager License Renewal Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls: See next page
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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mr. David R. Lewis Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037-1128 Mr. David OBrien, Commissioner Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Mr. James Volz, Chairman Public Service Board State of Vermont 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2701 Chairman, Board of Selectmen Town of Vernon P.O. Box 116 Vernon, VT 05354-0116 Operating Experience Coordinator Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station 320 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354 G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.
Deputy Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301-6937 Chief, Safety Unit Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Ms. Carla A. White, RRPT, CHP Radiological Health Vermont Department of Health P.O. Box 70, Drawer #43 108 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05402-0070 Mr. James M. DeVincentis Manager, Licensing Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Resident Inspector Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 176 Vernon, VT 05354 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency ATTN: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Rd.
Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Jonathan M. Block, Esq.
Main Street P.O. Box 566 Putney, VT 05346-0566 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Mr. John T. Herron Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Oscar Limpias Vice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Christopher Schwartz Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael J. Colomb Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Travis C. McCullough Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Theodore Sullivan Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Mr. James H. Sniezek 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801 Mr. Garrett D. Edwards 814 Waverly Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Ms. Stacey M. Lousteau Treasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113 Mr. Norman L. Rademacher Director, NSA Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Mr. Raymond Shadis New England Coalition Post Office Box 98 Edgecomb, ME 04556 Mr. James P. Matteau Executive Director Windham Regional Commission 139 Main Street, Suite 505 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Mr. William K. Sherman Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Mr. Michael D. Lyster 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306 Ms. Charlene D. Faison Manager, Licensing 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Diane Curran, Esq.
Harmon, Curran, Spielberg &
Eisenberg, L.L.P 1726 M Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036
Note to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., from Jonathan Rowley dated October 12, 2006
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2006, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., CONCERNING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION HARD COPY DLR R/F JRowley E-MAIL:
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John Ma NRC James DeVincentis Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO)
Mike Metel ENO David Lach ENO Lori Potts ENO Allan Cox ENO Ted Ivey ENO Reza Ahrabli ENO VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION September 14, 2006 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff (the staff) and representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., held a telephone conference call on September 14, 2006, to discuss and clarify the staffs requests for additional information (RAIs) concerning the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS) license renewal application (LRA). The following issues were discussed during the telephone conference call:
RAI 3.5-1 Table 3.5.2-1, Page 3.5-50, of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS) license renewal application (LRA) indicates that Containment Inservice Inspection, Subsection IWE (CII-IWE) and Containment Leak Rate aging management programs (AMPs) are used for bellows (reactor vessel and drywell). The letter C is listed under the column of notes corresponding to this component. The letter C indicates that the component is different from the Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report line item. However, the staff finds that bellows is listed as a line item under the column of steel elements in the GALL Report.
Provide your basis for stating that the bellows is different from the GALL Report line item.
Discussion: The applicant indicated to the staff that the RAI is the same or similar to Item
- 242 from the question and answer database of the aging management reviews and programs audit. The staff will review the database response to the item. The staff will remove the RAI if the response is found adequate.
RAI 3.5-3 LRA Table 3.5.2-1 indicates that CII-IWE and Containment Leak Rate AMPs are used for drywell head, drywell shell, drywell sump liner, drywell to torus vent line bellows, drywell to torus vent system, equipment hatch, personnel airlock, primary containment electric penetrations, primary containment mechanical penetrations (includes those with bellows), torus electrical penetration, torus manway, torus mechanical penetrations, torus ring girder, torus shell, and torus themowell. The letter E is listed under the column of notes corresponding to these components. The letter E indicates that each component is consistent with the GALL Report material, environment, and aging effect, but a different AMP is credited. However, the staff finds that the GALL Report requires American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Section XI, Subsection IWE as an AMP for managing these components. Provide your basis for stating that a different AMP is credited. If your AMP is different from CII-IWE, state the differences.
Discussion: The applicant indicated to the staff that the RAI is the same or similar to Item #44 from the question and answer database of the aging management reviews and programs audit.
The staff will review the database response to the item. The staff will remove the RAI if the response is found adequate.
RAI 3.5-4 LRA Table 3.5.2-1 indicates that metal fatigue AMP is used for torus shell time-limited aging analysis (TLAA). The letter E is listed under the column of notes corresponding to this component. The letter E indicates that the component is consistent with the GALL Report material, environment, and aging effect, but a different AMP is credited. Provide your basis for stating that a different AMP is credited. If your AMP is different from that of the GALL Report, state the differences.
Discussion: The applicant indicated to the staff that the RAI is the same or similar to Item
- 250 from the question and answer database of the aging management reviews and programs audit. The staff will review the database response to the item. The staff will remove the RAI if the response is found adequate.
RAI 3.5-8 B.1.8, Containment Leak Rate, states that A QA [quality assurance] audit in 2001 revealed latent noncompliance with station administrative and Appendix J implementing procedures. An administrative procedure noncompliance created the potential for untimely review of industry OE [operating experience] relative to the program. Describe the noncompliance and the corrective actions.
Discussion: The applicant indicated to the staff that the RAI is the same or similar to Item #15 from the question and answer database of the aging management reviews and programs audit.
The staff will review the database response to the Item. The staff will remove the RAI if the response is found adequate.
RAI 3.5-10 Table 3.5.2-1 indicates that the structures monitoring program will be used as an AMP for the drywell floor liner seal. However, GALL Report Vol. 2, Rev. 1, on this component states that Chapter XI.S1, ASME Section XI, Subsection IWE, should be used, and that leak tightness will be monitored by 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J Leak Rate Tests for pressure boundary, seals and gaskets (including O-rings). Table 3.5.1 on Item 3.5.1-16, which includes the drywell floor liner seal, states that seals and gaskets are not included in the Containment Inservice Inspection Program at VYNPS. Provide the reason for not including the drywell floor liner seal in the Containment Inservice Inspection Program at VYNPS, and the differences between your structures monitoring program and ASME Section XI, Subsection IWE, in managing aging of the drywell floor liner seal.
Discussion: The applicant indicated to the staff that the RAI is the same or similar to Item #76 from the question and answer database of the aging management reviews and programs audit.
The staff will review the database response to the item. The staff will remove the RAI if the response is found adequate.