ML063280078
| ML063280078 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 11/30/2006 |
| From: | Rowley J NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRB |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Rowley J, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-4053 | |
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November 30, 2006 LICENSEE:
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
FACILITY:
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 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., held a telephone conference call on November 6, 2006, to discuss and clarify the staffs requests for additional information concerning the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Station license renewal application. 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
ML063280078 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:RLRB BC:RLRB NAME IKing JRowley RAuluck DATE 11/28/06 11/28/06 11/30/06
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, NW 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 P.O. 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 November 30, 2006
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 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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Rajender Auluck NRC Duc Nguyen NRC Kaihwa Hsu NRC Amar Pal NRC John Ma NRC Jon Dreyfuss Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO)
David Mannai ENO Alan Cox ENO Dave Lach ENO Michael Hamer ENO Michael Metel ENO Lynn Dewald ENO David Lewis ENO VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION November 6, 2006 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff (the staff) and representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., held a telephone conference call on November 6, 2006, to discuss and clarify the staffs requests for additional information (RAIs) and other issues concerning the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS) license renewal application (LRA). The following issues were discussed during the telephone conference call:
RAI 3.5-7 Section 3.5.2.2.1.1 of the VYNPS LRA states that the below-grade environment is not aggressive. 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.
Discussion: The staff requested clarification of the applicants response in their October 31, 2006, letter (License Renewal Application, Amendment 19) to this RAI. The staff requested the applicant provide additional data in order for the staff to determine a trend which could help confirm whether or not the groundwater is aggressive. The applicant stated that data since 2003 will be provided. The applicant will also provide information on the distance between each sampling well.
RAI 3.3.1-68-K-03 Beginning on Page 3.3-206 of the VYNPS LRA, loss of material from carbon steel components is managed using One-Time Inspection (OTI). Please justify the use of OTI for carbon steel exposed to raw water as opposed to a periodic inspection.
Discussion: The staff requested clarification of the applicants response in their October 31, 2006, letter (License Renewal Application, Amendment 19) to this RAI. The staff disagreed with the applicants assertion that carbon steel is not expected to experience significant aging effects in an environment that contains dissolved oxygen. The staff suggested that the statement be removed from the response. The applicant will take the staffs suggestion into consideration and adjust the response accordingly.
RAI 3.6.2.2-N-08-2 Electrical components for the [Vernon Hydroelectric Station] (VHS) include 2 black-start turbine generators, cables and buses for power transmission, instrumentation and control components and their associated cables and connections. The audit team found that there is an aging management program (AMP) for underground cables from Vernon tie breaker routed to Vermont Yankee. However, there appears to be no AMPs for electrical components from the tie breaker to VHS generators. Please describe how aging effects on the rest of the electrical components will be managed during the period of extended operation.
Discussion: The staff requested clarification of the applicants response in their October 20, 2006, letter (License Renewal Application, Amendment 17) to this RAI. The applicant cited redundancy not required by regulations as justification for not having an AMP.
The staffs position is that redundancy and reliability can not be used as justification for omitting an AMP. A sound technical basis for not requiring an AMP is required. The staff requests the applicant to provide a technical basis if they choose to hold the position of not requiring an AMP for the underground cables at the VHS. The applicant also agreed to provide a thermography schedule, results, and process performed on the VHS switchyard.
Additional issues:
The applicant sent revision 3 of the license renewal commitment list in its October 20, 2006, letter (License Renewal Application, Amendment 17). The staff noticed that commitment 29 on the list required additional wording to be acceptable.
Discussion: The applicant remarked that revision 4 of the list will contain the additional wording discussed.
The applicant submitted its Bolting Integrity Program in its October 17, 2006, letter (License Renewal Application, Amendment 16). The staff requested verification that the program was going to be credited for the loss of pre-load aging effect.
Discussion: The applicant will provide an answer in a forth coming letter.