ML063610002

Summary of the 2001-2005 Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) for License Renewal

ML063610002
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Issue date:	02/06/2007
From:	Kuo P NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	Marion A Nuclear Energy Institute
tran, l., NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-4103
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February 6, 2007 Mr. Alexander Marion Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708

SUMMARY

OF THE 2001-2005 INTERIM STAFF GUIDANCE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL

Dear Mr. Marion:

In a teleconference between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) held on October 23, 2006, NEI requested that the staffs resolution associated with the license renewal interim staff guidance (LR-ISG) for 2001-2005 be available on the NRC website for industry use. Enclosed for your information is the Summary of the 2001-2005 LR-ISG. In addition, the staff will post this summary on the NRC website.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Ms. Linh Tran of my staff at 301-415-4103 or via e-mail at lnt@nrc.gov.

An identical letter was sent to Mr. David Lochbaum at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Pao-Tsin Kuo, Acting Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosure:

As stated cc: See next page

February 6, 2007 Mr. David Lochbaum Union of Concerned Scientists 1707 H Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006-3919

SUMMARY

OF THE 2001-2005 INTERIM STAFF GUIDANCE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL

Dear Mr. Lochbaum:

In a teleconference between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) held on October 23, 2006, NEI requested that the staffs resolution associated with the license renewal interim staff guidance (LR-ISG) for 2001-2005 be available on the NRC website for industry use. Enclosed for your information is the Summary of the 2001-2005 LR-ISG. In addition, the staff will post this summary on the NRC website.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Ms. Linh Tran of my staff at 301-415-4103 or via e-mail at lnt@nrc.gov.

An identical letter was sent to Mr. Alexander Marion at the Nuclear Energy Institute.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Pao-Tsin Kuo, Acting Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encls: See next page

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Enclosure Summary of the 2001-2005 License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)

Item No.

Purpose/

Description Position ISG No. and Title Status Resolution Affected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs) 01 How to credit plant programs and activities Clarification ISG-01, Proposed Staff Guidance on the Position of the GALL Report Presenting One Acceptable Way to Manage Aging Effects for License Renewal, dated November 23, 2001 (ADAMS Accession No. ML013300531)

Closed Incorporated in LRGDs SRP-LR, Chapter 3.0 02 Station blackout scoping Add station blackout scoping Compliance ISG-02, Staff Guidance on Scoping of Equipment Relied on to Meet the Requirements of the Station Blackout (SBO) rule (10 CFR 50.63) for License Renewal, dated April 1, 2002 (ADAMS Accession No. ML020920464)

Closed Incorporated in LRGDs SRP-LR, Chapter 2.0 03 Concrete aging management program To clarify the concrete aging management programs in GALL and SRP-LR documents Clarification ISG-03, Proposed Revision of Chapters II and III of Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report on Aging Management of Concrete Elements, dated November 23, 2001 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML013300440 and ML013300445)

Closed Incorporated in LRGDs GALL Volume 2, AMP XI.S2 and AMP XI.S6 04 Fire Protection System Piping To clarify AMP XI.M26 and AMP XI.M27 Clarification ISG-04, Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)-04:

Aging Management of Fire Protection Systems for License Renewal, dated December 3, 2002 (ADAMS Accession No. ML023440123)

Closed Incorporated in LRGDs GALL Volume 2, AMPs XI.M26 and AMP XI.M27

Summary of the 2001-2005 License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)

Item No.

Purpose/

Description Position ISG No. and Title Status Resolution Affected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs) 05 Electrical Fuse Holder To include fuse clips and fuse block for fuse holders and to add a new AMP for fuse clips (i.e.,

metallic)

Compliance ISG-05, Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)-5 on the Identification and Treatment of Electrical Fuse Holders for License Renewal, dated March 10, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML030690492)

Closed Incorporated in LRGDs SRP-LR, Table 2.1-5, GALL Volume 2, and AMP XI.E5 (new) 06 Housing for active components To clarify a need for aging management review (AMR) for housing for fans, dampers, and H/C coils Compliance ISG-06, Proposed Interim Staff Guidance on Identification and Treatment of Housing for Active Components for License Renewal, dated April 8, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML031010423)

Withdrawn and Closed Incorporated in LRGDs (included in NEI 95-10, Rev. 5)

SRP-LR, Table 2.1-5, Chapter 3.0, and GALL Volume 2, Table IX.B 07 Scoping guidance To clarify the fire protection

systems, structures, and components scoping. To clarify whether the scope would expand to include (BTP)

APSCB 9.5-1 Clarification Proposed Staff Guidance on the Scoping of Fire Protection Equipment for License Renewal, dated November 13, 2002 (ADAMS Accession No. ML023190479)

Closed - Staff concluded that ISG is not needed (see ADAMS Accession ML051590234)

N/A 08 The ISG Process To update and establish the interim staff guidance process Clarification Process for Interim Staff Guidance Development and Implementation, dated December 12, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML023520620)

Closed N/A

Summary of the 2001-2005 License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)

Item No.

Purpose/

Description Position ISG No. and Title Status Resolution Affected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs) 09 Scoping Criteria 54.4(a)(2)

Scoping of non-safety related

systems, structures, and components conducted for license renewal is in accordance with the requirement of 54.4(a)(2)

Clarification Industry Guidance on Revised 54.4(a)(2)

Scoping Criterion for license renewal, dated June 6, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML031570613)

Draft Regulatory Guide (DG)-1140, Standard Format and Content for Applications to Renew Nuclear Power Plant Operating License, dated January 24, 2005 (ADAMS Accession No. ML050230010)

Closed - Issuance of Regulatory Guide 1.188, Revision 1, Endorsement of NEI-95-10, Revision 6 N/A 10 License Renewal Application Format To standardize license renewal application format for 2003 applicants Clarification Standardized Format for License Renewal Application, dated April 7, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML030990204)

Closed N/A

Summary of the 2001-2005 License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)

Item No.

Purpose/

Description Position ISG No. and Title Status Resolution Affected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs) 11 Environmental Fatigue for Carbon/Low-Alloy steel To review the aging management of environmental fatigue in the ISG process, as agreed at the September 18, 2002, meeting:

eliminate evaluation of carbon and low alloy steel components for the effects of the reactor coolant environment for LRA.

Clarification Evaluation of Proposed Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)-11: Recommendations for Fatigue Environmental Effects in a License Renewal Application, dated January 21, 2004 (ADAMS Accession No. ML040220124)

Closed Staff concluded there is insufficient technical basis provided to justify the elimination of the evaluation of carbon and low alloy steel components for the effects of the reactor coolant environment for LRA N/A 12 Cracking of Class 1 small-bore piping To capture the operational experience related to the cracking of Class 1 small-bore piping Clarification Proposed Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)-12: Addition of Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Aging Management Program (AMP) XI.M35,

<One-time Inspection of Small-bore Piping, for License Renewal, dated November 3, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML033100516)

Withdrawn and Closed Incorporated in LRGDs GALL Volume 2, AMP XI.M35 (new) and corresponding AMR line items

Summary of the 2001-2005 License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)

Item No.

Purpose/

Description Position ISG No. and Title Status Resolution Affected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs) 13 The loose parts monitoring system To review the use of the loose parts monitoring (XI.M14) system for the management of the loss of preload on reactor vessel internal bolting Clarification ISG-13 Withdrawn and Closed Incorporated in LRGDs -Remove pointer to AMP XI.M14 in the AMRs GALL Volume 2, corresponding AMR line items 14 Cracking in Bolting To capture the operational experience related to the cracking of bolting Clarification ISG-14 Withdrawn and Closed Incorporated in LRGDs -Revised GALL AMP XI.M18 and selected AMRs portion GALL Volume 2, AMP XI.M18 and the corresponding AMRs line items 15 To incorporate NEIs proposed revision to GALL AMP XI.E2 (i.e.,

replaced TS surveillance with specific calibrations or surveillance)

Clarification ISG-15, Proposed Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)-15: Revision of Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Aging Management Program (AMP) XI.E2,

<Electrical Cables Not Subject to 10 CFR 50.49 Environmental Qualification Requirements Used in Instrumentation Circuits, for License Renewal, dated August 12, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML032250579)

Withdrawn and Closed Incorporated in LRGDs GALL Volume 2, AMP XI.E2 16 To maximize the efficiency of the LRA review process and minimize RAIs using time-limited aging analyses (TLAA) supporting information Clarification ISG-16, Proposed Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)-16: Time-limited Aging Analyses (TLAAs) Supporting Information for License Renewal Applications dated May 12, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML031320798)

Withdrawn and Closed Incorporated in LRGDs SRP-LR Chapter 4

Summary of the 2001-2005 License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)

Item No.

Purpose/

Description Position ISG No. and Title Status Resolution Affected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs) 17 Bus ducts To review bus insulation due to water intrusion in bus ducts and bus bar connection due to thermal cycles; To develop GALL AMP XI.E4 for bus ducts Clarification ISG-17, Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)-17:

Proposed Aging Management Program (AMP) XI.E4, <Periodic Inspection of Bus Ducts, for License Renewal.

See Federal Register Notice Vol. 69, No. 246, Page 76960, dated December 23, 2004.

Withdrawn and Closed Incorporated in LRGDs GALL Volume 2, AMP XI.E4 (new) and corresponding AMR line items 18 Inaccessible cable To develop aging management procedure to prevent moisture collection in man hole and to revise GALL AMP XI.E3 Clarification ISG-18 Withdrawn and Closed Incorporated in LRGDs - revision to GALL AMP XI.E3 GALL Volume 2, AMP XI.E3 19A Nickel-alloy Revise Aging Management Program XI.M11 to include nickel-alloy upper vessel heads (primary water stress corrosion cracking in nickel-alloy upper reactor vessel head penetration nozzles)

Clarification ISG-19A: Proposed Aging Management Program XI.M11-A, <Nickel-alloy Penetration Nozzles Welded to the Upper Reactor Vessel Closure Heads of Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs Only), for License Renewal.

Withdrawn and Closed Incorporate in LRGDs GALL Volume 2, AMP XI.M11-A (new) and corresponding AMR line items 19B Cracking of nickel-alloy components in the reactor coolant pressure boundary Clarification ISG-19B, Proposed Aging Management Program XI.M11-B, <Nickel-alloy Base-metal Components and Welds in the Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary, for License Renewal.

Open - On-hold until NEI and EPRI-MRP activities completed

Summary of the 2001-2005 License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)

Item No.

Purpose/

Description Position ISG No. and Title Status Resolution Affected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs) 20 Steam Generator Tube Integrity Revise aging management program XI.M19 to include steam generator tube integrity Clarification ISG-20 Withdrawn and Closed Incorporated in LRGDs, Revision to XI.M19 GALL Volume 2, AMP XI.M19 21 Reactor Vessel Internals Revise Chapter IV

tables, AMP XI.M9 and AMP XI.M16, to provide improved guidance on reactor vessel internals Clarification ISG-21 Withdrawn and Closed Incorporated in LRGDs - Revision to AMP XI.M9 and deletion of AMP XI.M16; and corresponding AMR line items GALL Volume 2, AMP XI.M9 and corresponding AMR line items 22 Lower Plenum Components To address thermal aging embrittlement of CASS components Clarification An ISG is not needed Closed Staff concluded that GALL adequately addressed this issue - no ISG is needed N/A 23 Replacement Parts necessary to meet 10 CFR 50.48 (Fire Protection)

To provide guidance on how to handle replacement parts for 10 CFR 50.48 Open To determine if an ISG is necessary

Letter to A. Marion, D. Lochbaum, from PTKuo, dated February 6, 2007

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