ML063610002
| ML063610002 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| 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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| Download: ML063610002 (12) | |
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February 6, 2007Mr. Alexander MarionNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF THE 2001- 2005 INTERIM STAFF GUIDANCE FOR LICENSERENEWAL
Dear Mr. Marion:
In a teleconference between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the NuclearEnergy Institute (NEI) held on October 23, 2006, NEI requested that the staff's 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 staffat 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 DirectorDivision of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
As statedcc: See next page February 6, 2007Mr. David LochbaumUnion of Concerned Scientists 1707 H Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006-3919
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF THE 2001- 2005 INTERIM STAFF GUIDANCE FOR LICENSERENEWAL
Dear Mr. Lochbaum:
In a teleconference between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the NuclearEnergy Institute (NEI) held on October 23, 2006, NEI requested that the staff's 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 staffat 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 DirectorDivision of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
As statedcc w/encls: See next page
ML063610002C:\FileNet\ML063610002.wpdOFFICELA:DLRPM:DLROGC BC:RLRB(A)D:DLRNAMESFigueroaLTranSHamrickw/nloRAuluckPTKuoDATE 12/27/0612/27/0601/24/0701/12/0702/6/07 EnclosureSummary of the 2001- 2005 LicenseRenewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)
Item No.Purpose/Description PositionISG No. and Title StatusResolutionAffected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs)01How to credit plant programs and activitiesClarificationISG-01, "Proposed Staff Guidance on thePosition 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 3.002Station blackout scoping Add station blackout scopingComplianceISG-02, "Staff Guidance on Scoping ofEquipment 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 2.003Concrete aging management
programTo clarify the concrete aging
management programs in GALL and SRP-LR
documentsClarificationISG-03, "Proposed Revision of ChaptersII 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 LRGDsGALL Volume 2,AMP XI.S2 and AMP XI.S604Fire ProtectionSystem PipingTo clarifyAMP XI.M26 and AMP XI.M27 ClarificationISG-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 LRGDsGALL Volume 2,AMPs XI.M26 and AMP XI.M27 Summary of the 2001- 2005 LicenseRenewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)
Item No.Purpose/Description PositionISG No. and Title StatusResolutionAffected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs)-2-05Electrical FuseHolderTo include fuse clips and fuse block for fuse
holders and to add a new AMP
for fuse clips (i.e.,
metallic)ComplianceISG-05, "Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)-5on 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)06Housing for active componentsTo clarify a need for aging management review (AMR) for
housing for fans, dampers, and H/C
coilsComplianceISG-06, "Proposed Interim Staff Guidanceon Identification and Treatment of Housing for Active Components for License Renewal," dated April 8, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML031010423)Withdrawn andClosed 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 07Scoping guidanceTo clarify the fire protection
- systems, structures, and
components scoping. To clarify whether the scope would expand to include (BTP)
APSCB 9.5-1ClarificationProposed Staff Guidance on the Scoping of Fire Protection E quipment for LicenseRenewal, dated November 13, 2002 (ADAMS Accession No. ML023190479)Closed - Staff concluded that ISG
is not needed (see ADAMS Accession ML051590234)
N/A08The ISG ProcessTo update and establish the
interim staff
guidance processClarificationProcess for Interim Staff GuidanceDevelopment and Implementation, dated December 12, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML023520620)ClosedN/A Summary of the 2001- 2005 LicenseRenewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)
Item No.Purpose/Description PositionISG No. and Title StatusResolutionAffected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs)-3-09Scoping 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)ClarificationIndustry 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 - Issuanceof Regulatory Guide 1.188, Revision 1, Endorsement of NEI-95-10, Revision 6 N/A10License Renewal Application
FormatTo standardizelicense renewal
application format
for 2003 applicantsClarificationStandardized Format for LicenseRenewal Application, dated April 7, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML030990204)ClosedN/A Summary of the 2001- 2005 LicenseRenewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)
Item No.Purpose/Description PositionISG No. and Title StatusResolutionAffected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs)-4-11Environmental Fatigue for Carbon/Low-Alloy
steelTo 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.ClarificationEvaluation of Proposed Interim StaffGuidance (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/A12Cracking ofClass 1 small-
bore pipingTo capture the operational experience
related to the
cracking of Class 1 small-
bore pipingClarificationProposed Interim Staff Guidance(ISG)-12: "Addition of Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Aging Management Program (AMP) XI.M35,
<One-time Inspection of Small-borePiping,' for License Renewal," dated November 3, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML033100516)Withdrawn andClosed Incorporated in LRGDsGALL Volume 2,AMP XI.M35 (new) and
corresponding AMR line items Summary of the 2001- 2005 LicenseRenewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)
Item No.Purpose/Description PositionISG No. and Title StatusResolutionAffected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs)-5-13The loose parts monitoring systemTo review the use of the loose parts
monitoring (XI.M14) system
for the management of
the loss of
preload on reactor vessel
internal boltingClarificationISG-13 Withdrawn andClosed Incorporated in LRGDs -Remove
pointer to AMP XI.M14 in the AMRs GALL Volume 2, corresponding AMR line items14Cracking in BoltingTo capture the operational experience
related to the
cracking of boltingClarificationISG-14 Withdrawn andClosed Incorporated in LRGDs -Revised GALL AMP XI.M18
and selected AMRs portionGALL Volume 2, AMP XI.M18 and
the corresponding AMRs line items 15To incorporateNEI's proposed revision to GALL AMP XI.E2 (i.e.,
replaced TS surveillance with
specific calibrations or surveillance)ClarificationISG-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 CFR50.49 Environmental Qualification Requirements Used in Instrumentation Circuits', for License Renewal," dated August 12, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML032250579)Withdrawn andClosed Incorporated in LRGDsGALL Volume 2,AMP XI.E216To maximize theefficiency of the LRA review
process and minimize RAIs
using time-limited aging analyses (TLAA) supporting
informationClarificationISG-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 andClosed Incorporated in LRGDs SRP-LRChapter 4 Summary of the 2001- 2005 LicenseRenewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)
Item No.Purpose/Description PositionISG No. and Title StatusResolutionAffected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs)-6-17Bus ductsTo 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 ductsClarificationISG-17, "Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)-17:Proposed Aging Management Program (AMP) XI.E4, <Periodic Inspection of BusDucts', for License Renewal."See Federal Register Notice Vol. 69,No. 246, Page 76960, dated December 23, 2004. Withdrawn andClosed Incorporated in LRGDsGALL Volume 2,AMP XI.E4 (new)
and corresponding AMR line items18Inaccessible cableTo develop aging management
procedure to prevent moisture
collection in man hole and to revise GALL AMP XI.E3ClarificationISG-18Withdrawn andClosed Incorporated in LRGDs - revision to GALL AMP XI.E3GALL Volume 2,AMP XI.E319ANickel-alloyRevise AgingManagement Program XI.M11
to include nickel-alloy upper vessel
heads (primary water stress corrosion cracking in nickel-alloy upper reactor vessel
head penetration nozzles)ClarificationISG-19A: "Proposed Aging ManagementProgram XI.M11-A, <Nickel-alloyPenetration Nozzles Welded to the Upper Reactor Vessel Closure Heads of Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs Only)', for License Renewal."Withdrawn andClosed Incorporate in LRGDsGALL Volume 2,AMP XI.M11-A (new)
and corresponding AMR line items19BCracking of nickel-alloy
components in
the reactor
coolant pressure
boundaryClarificationISG-19B, "Proposed Aging ManagementProgram XI.M11-B, <Nickel-alloyBase-metal Components and Welds in the Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary',
for License Renewal."Open - On-holduntil NEI and EPRI-MRP activities
completed Summary of the 2001- 2005 LicenseRenewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG)
Item No.Purpose/Description PositionISG No. and Title StatusResolutionAffected License Renewal Guidance Documents (LRGDs)-7-20Steam GeneratorTube IntegrityRevise aging management program XI.M19
to include steam
generator tube
integrityClarificationISG-20 Withdrawn andClosed Incorporated in LRGDs, Revision to XI.M19GALL Volume 2,AMP XI.M1921Reactor Vessel InternalsRevise Chapter IV
guidance on reactor vessel
internalsClarificationISG-21 Withdrawn andClosed Incorporated in LRGDs - Revision to AMP XI.M9 and
deletion of AMP XI.M16; and
corresponding AMR line itemsGALL Volume 2,AMP XI.M9 and
corresponding AMR line items22Lower PlenumComponentsTo address thermal aging
embrittlement of
CASS componentsClarificationAn ISG is not neededClosed Staff concludedthat GALL adequately
addressed this issue - no ISG is
needed N/A23ReplacementParts necessary
to meet 10 CFR 50.48 (Fire Protection)To provide guidance on how
to handle replacement parts for 10 CFR 50.48OpenTo determine if anISG is necessary Letter to A. Marion, D. Lochbaum, from PTKuo, dated February 6, 2007
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