ML062960274
| ML062960274 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 11/07/2006 |
| From: | Perry Buckberg NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRA |
| To: | Kansler M Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Buckberg, P., PM, RLRA, 415-1383 | |
| References | |
| %dam200612, TAC MC9669 | |
| Download: ML062960274 (6) | |
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November 7, 2006 Mr. Michael Kansler President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601-1839
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC MC9669)
Dear Mr. Kansler:
By letter dated January 25, 2006, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., submitted an application pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54, to renew the operating license for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC staff is reviewing the information contained in the license renewal application and has identified, in the enclosure, an area where additional information is needed to complete the review. Specifically, the enclosed request for additional information is from the recent NRC Region I Inspection team observations related to the containment inservice inspection program.
This issue was discussed with a member of your staff, Bryan Ford, 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 301-415-1383 or via e-mail phb1@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Perry Buckberg, Project Manager License Renewal Branch A Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-293
Enclosure:
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Letter to Michael Kansler from Perry Buckberg dated: November 7, 2006
SUBJECT:
REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC MC9669)
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Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 867 Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Board of Selectmen 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman Nuclear Matters Committee Town Hall 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Town Hall 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Office of the Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 MA Department of Public Health Radiation Control Program Schrafft Center, Suite 1M2A 529 Main Street Charlestown, MA 02129 Secretary of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Attn: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Mr. William D. Meinert Nuclear Engineer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056-0426 Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Stephen J. Bethay Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Bryan S. Ford Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213
Pilgrim 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 Schwarz Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Ms. Charlene D. Faison Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael D. Lyster 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306 Mr. Michael J. Colomb Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Kevin H. Bronson General Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Ms. Stacey Lousteau Treasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113 Mr. James Sniezek 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801 Mr. Travis C. McCullough Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Plymouth Public Library Attn: Dinah OBrien 132 South Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Duxbury Free Library ATTN: Ms. Elaine Winquist 77 Alden Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Kingston Public Library ATTN: Reference Librarian 6 Green Street Kingston, MA 02364 Ms. Mary Lampert Duxbury Nuclear Advisory, Chair Pilgrim Watch, Director 148 Washington Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Mr. Garrett D. Edwards 814 Waverly Road Kennett Square, PA 19348
ENCLOSURE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)
PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION SECTION B.1.16.1 CONTAINMENT INSERVICE INSPECTION B.1.16.1 Containment Inservice Inspection (CII)
RAI B.1.16.1 1.
In the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) aging management program B.1.16.1 of the license renewal application (LRA), the applicant stated: CII inspections during RFO 15 (April 2005) did not reveal evidence of loss of material. Absence of degradation provides evidence that the program is effective for managing the aging effect. In addition, in the LRA, Amendment 2 (ML061710422) under, Ongoing Actions to Prevent Drywell Corrosion, PNPS stated, Functional checks are performed each refueling outage on the flow switch associated with the bellows seal leakage monitoring system.
However, the recent NRC Region I inspection team observations indicated that:
a.
The flow switch in the bellows rupture drain had failed its surveillance in December 2005, and has not been fixed or evaluated. In addition, the flow switch also had been failed in 1999.
b.
Monitoring of other drains has been inconclusive and not well documented.
c.
The torus room floor has had water on the floor on multiple occasions.
Please provide a detailed discussion, including record, corrective actions taken, and preventive action in response to this plant specific operating experience and discuss its impact on the aging management of potential loss of material due to corrosion in the inaccessible area of the Mark I steel containment drywell shell, including the sand pocket region for the period of extended operation.