ML063200113

Request for Additional Information, James a FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (Scoping and Screening)

ML063200113
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	11/22/2006
From:	Le N NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRB
To:	Peter Dietrich Entergy Nuclear Operations
Le N. B., NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-1458
References
TAC MD2667
Download: ML063200113 (6)

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November 22, 2006 Mr. Peter T. Dietrich Site Vice President James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Entergy Nuclear Operation, Inc.

P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093-0110

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. MD2667)

By letter dated July 31, 2006, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. submitted an application pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54, to renew the operating license for James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant 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.

Based on discussions with Mr. Rick Plasse of your staff, a mutually agreeable date for your response is within 30 days from 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 301-415-1458 or by e-mail at nbl@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

N. B. (Tommy) Le, Senior Project Manager License Renewal Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-333

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page

ML063200113 OFFICE PM:RLRB:DLR LA:RLRA:DLR BC:RLRB:DLR NAME NBLe I. King RAuluck DATE 11/21/06 11/17/06 11/22/06 Letter to Peter Dietrich from N B Le dated November 22, 2006

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. MD2667)

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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION JAMES A. FITZPATRICK LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION SCOPING & SCREENING METHODOLOGY RAI 3.0-1 Quality Assurance Program Attributes in Appendix A, Updated Safety Analysis Report Supplement, and Appendix B, Aging Management Programs and Activities The NRC staff reviewed the applicants AMPs described in Appendix A, Updated Safety Analysis Report Supplement, and Appendix B, Aging Management Programs and Activities, of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (JAFNPP) license renewal application (LRA). In addition, the NRC staff reviewed each individual AMP basis document to ensure consistency in the use of the quality assurance attributes for each program. The purpose of 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).

Based on the NRC staffs evaluation, the descriptions and applicability of the plant-specific aging management programs (AMPs) and their associated quality attributes provided in Appendix A, Section A.2.1, and Appendix B, Section B.0.3, of the LRA are generally consistent with the staffs position regarding quality assurance for aging management. However, the NRC staff noted that the AMP basis documents did not consistently describe the application of the JAFNPP 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Quality Assurance Program, for the corrective action, confirmation process, and administrative control attributes in each AMP. The NRC staff, therefore, requests that the applicant provide the following information to address these issues:

a. A supplement to the description in the Appendix A, Section A.2.1, of the LRA to clearly indicate the application of the JAFNPP 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Quality Assurance Program for the corrective action, conformation process, and administrative control attributes in each program.

b. A consistent description for each AMP bases document which describes the application of the JAFNPP 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Quality Assurance Program for the corrective action, confirmation process, and administrative control attributes in each AMP.

Enclosure

FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc:

Mr. Gary J. Taylor Resident Inspector's Office Chief Executive Officer James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Entergy Operations, Inc. U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1340 Echelon Parkway P.O. Box 136 Jackson, MS 39213 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. John T. Herron Ms. Charlene D. Faison Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Peter T. Dietrich Mr. Michael J. Colomb Site Vice President Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant 440 Hamilton Avenue P.O. Box 110 White Plains, NY 10601 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. David Wallace Mr. Kevin J. Mulligan Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance General Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. James Costedio Mr. Oscar Limpias Manager, Regulatory Compliance Vice President Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant 440 Hamilton Avenue P.O. Box 110 White Plains, NY 10601 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Christopher Schwarz Assistant General Counsel Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 440 Hamilton Avenue 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Charles Donaldson, Esquire Mr. John F. McCann Assistant Attorney General Director, Licensing New York Department of Law Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 120 Broadway 440 Hamilton Avenue New York, NY 10271 White Plains, NY 10601

FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc:

Regional Administrator, Region I Mr. Garrett D. Edwards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 814 Waverly Road 475 Allendale Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Rick Plasse Mr. Steven Lyman Project Manager, License Renewal Oswego County Administrator Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

46 East Bridge Street James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Oswego, NY 13126 P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Peter R. Smith, President New York State Energy, Research, Mr. James Ross and Development Authority Nuclear Energy Institute 17 Columbia Circle 1776 I Street, N.W. Suite 400 Albany, NY 12203-6399 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Paul Eddy New York State Dept. of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223-1350 Supervisor Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Oswego, NY 13126 Mr. James H. Sniezek BWR SRC Consultant 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801-2490 Mr. Michael D. Lyster BWR SRC Consultant 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306