ML070530372

Email: (PA-LR) Dec. 14 Call Summary

ML070530372
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Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	01/18/2007
From:	Rowley J NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	Hamer M Entergy Corp
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Dec. 14 call summary Please review and comment on the attached call summary.

Jonathan Rowley, Project Manager License Renewal Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (301) 415-4053

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Dec. 14 call summary Creation Date Thu, Jan 18, 2007 12:19 PM From: Jonathan Rowley Created By: JGR@nrc.gov Recipients Action Date & Time entergy.com mhamer (mhamer@entergy.com)

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LICENSEE: Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

FACILITY: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

SUMMARY

OF A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON DECEMBER 14, 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., (ENO) held a telephone conference call on December 14, 2006, to discuss and clarify the staff's requests for additional information (RAIs) concerning the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Station (VYNPS) license renewal application (LRA). The conference call was useful in clarifying the staff's questions. provides a listing of the conference call participants. Enclosure 2 contains the issues discussed with the applicant, including a brief discussion of the items' status.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

Jonathan Rowley, Project Manager License Renewal Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271

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As stated cc w/encls: See next page

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS THE VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION December 14, 2006 Participants Affiliations Jonathan Rowley U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Amar Pal NRC Duc Nguyen NRC Kenneth Chang NRC Mike Stroud Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO)

Doug Johnson ENO Paul Johnson ENO Roger?? ENO Enclosure 1

VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION December 14, 2006 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff (the staff) and representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., held a telephone conference call on December 14, 2006, to discuss and clarify the staff's requests for additional information (RAIs) concerning the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS) license renewal application (LRA). The following issues were discussed during the telephone conference call:

RAI 3.6.2.2-N-08-2 Electrical components for the 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.

RAI 3.6.2.2-N-08-4 The applicant stated that VHS switchyard passive long-lived commodity groups are effectively maintained through routine maintenance by the switchyard owner. Describe how this routine maintenance will manage the aging effects on the VHS switchyard passive long-lived commodity groups during the period of extended operations.

RAI 3.6.2.2-N-08-5 Address the following SBO AAC related items:

a. Please describe (as stated in Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) AMP XI.E6) how aging effects are managed so that the intended function of cable connections associated with SBO AAC (including VHS) will be maintained during the extended period of operation.

Discussion: The applicant first addressed these RAIs in their October 20, 2006, letter (License Renewal Application, Amendment 17). The staff did not agree with the applicant's methodology used in those responses. The staff clarified its position on each issue during a December 6, 2006 conference call with the applicant. Following that December 6 call, the applicant formed an approach to respond to the RAIs. The applicant wanted to have staff determination on the Enclosure 2

sensibility of the approach prior to a formal submittal so that time was not wasted on another round of unsatisfactory responses to the RAIs. The staff listened to the applicant's approach but needed to have an internal discussion before a determination could be rendered.

Enclosure 2