ML063480328

E-MAIL: (PD) Wp Copy of RAI Letter

ML063480328
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	11/17/2006
From:	Perry Buckberg NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	Ellis D Entergy Corp
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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 (LRA) 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 (CII) 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, Perry Buckberg, Project Manager License Renewal Branch A Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-293

Enclosure:

As Stated cc w/encl: See next page

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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 Secretary of Public Safety U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Executive Office of Public Safety 475 Allendale Road One Ashburton Place King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Boston, MA 02108 Senior Resident Inspector Director, Massachusetts Emergency U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Management Agency Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Attn: James Muckerheide Post Office Box 867 400 Worcester Road Plymouth, MA 02360 Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Chairman, Board of Selectmen Mr. William D. Meinert 11 Lincoln Street Nuclear Engineer Plymouth, MA 02360 Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Chairman P.O. Box 426 Nuclear Matters Committee Ludlow, MA 01056-0426 Town Hall 11 Lincoln Street Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi Plymouth, MA 02360 Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Town Hall 600 Rocky Hill Road 878 Tremont Street Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Duxbury, MA 02332 Mr. Stephen J. Bethay Office of the Commissioner Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Massachusetts Department of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.- :- "

Environmental Protection Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 1 -7 One Winter Street 600 Rocky Hill Road Boston, MA 02108 Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Office of the Attorney General Mr. Bryan S. Ford One Ashburton Place Manager, Licensing 20th Floor Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Boston, MA 02108 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road MA Department of Public Health Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Radiation Control Program Schrafft Center, Suite 1 M2A Mr. Gary J. Taylor 529 Main Street Chief Executive Officer Charlestown, MA 02129 Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:

Mr. John T. Herron Ms. Stacey Lousteau Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Treasury Department Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Services, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue 639 Loyola Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 New Orleans, LA 70113 Mr. Oscar Limpias Mr. James Sniezek Vice President, Engineering 5486 Nithsdale Drive Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Salisbury, MD 21801 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Travis C. McCullough Assistant General Counsel Mr. Christopher Schwarz Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vice President, Operations Support 440 Hamilton Avenue Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. White Plains, NY 10601 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute Mr. John F. McCann 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Washington, DC 20006-3708 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue Plymouth Public Library White Plains, NY 10601 Attn: Dinah O'Brien 132 South Street Ms. Charlene D. Faison Plymouth, MA 02360 Manager, Licensing Ehtergy,:Nuclear Operations, Inc. Duxbury:Free; Library

.440.Hamilton Avenue ATTN:,Ms..Elaine Winquist WhitePlains, NY 10601 77 AldenStreet Duxbury, MA .02332 Mr. Michael D. Lyster 5931 Barclay Lane Kingston Public Library Naples, FL 34110-7306 ATTN: Reference Librarian 6 Green Street Mr. Michael J. Colomb Kingston, MA 02364 Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Ms. Mary Lampert 440 Hamilton Avenue Duxbury Nuclear Advisory, Chair White Plains, NY 10601 Pilgrim Watch, Director 148 Washington Street Mr. Kevin H. Bronson Duxbury, MA 02332 General Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Mr. Garrett D. Edwards Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 814 Waverly Road 600 Rocky Hill Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Plymouth, MA 02360-5508

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)

PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION SECTION B.1.1 6.1 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 bbservations 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 experienGe and discuss .its&

impadt: '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. .- ,

ENCLOSURE