ML070670227

Summary of Telephone Conference Calls Held on January 31, 2007 and February 13, 2007, Between the U.S. NRC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Pertaining to the James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant, LRA

ML070670227
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	03/15/2007
From:	Tuan Le NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRB
To:	Entergy Nuclear Operations
Howard K, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-2989
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March 15, 2007 LICENSEE: Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

FACILITY: James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALLS HELD ON JANUARY 31, 2007 AND FEBRUARY 13, 2007, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., CONCERNING DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., (ENO) held telephone conference calls on January 31, 2007 and February 13, 2007, to discuss and clarify the staffs draft requests for additional information (RAIs) concerning the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, license renewal application.

The telephone conference calls were useful in clarifying the intent of the staffs RAIs. provides a listing of the participants and Enclosure 2 contains a listing of the RAIs discussed with the applicant, including a brief description on the status of the items.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

/RA/

Tommy Le, Sr. Project Manager License Renewal Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-333

Enclosures:

1. List of Participants

2. List of Draft RAIs cc w/encls: See next page

ML070670227 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:RLRB:DLR BC:RLRB:DLR PM: RLRB: DLR NAME IKing TLe RAuluck K.Howard DATE 03 / 14 /07 03/ 14 /07 03/ 15 /07 03/ 13 /07 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FROM THE TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION JANUARY 31, 2007 AND FEBRUARY 13, 2007 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS Tommy Le U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Kent Howard NRC Matthew Mitchell NRC Allison Black NRC Rick Plasse Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO)

Mike Stroud ENO Bob Penny ENO Joe Pahacheck ENO Don Farbinger ENO Enclosure 1

JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., held a telephone conference calls on January 31, 2007 and February 13, 2007, to discuss and clarify the following draft requests for additional information (RAIs) concerning Section 4.2.2, Leak Before Break for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (JAFNPP), license renewal application (LRA).

RAI 4.7.2 Leak Before Break (January 31, 2007)

Discussion: The teleconference was conducted on January 31, 2007, to discuss Section 4.7.2, Leak Before Break, of the JAFNPP LRA. The NRC questioned the use of the calculation identified in Section 4.7.2 of the LRA. The NRC staff specifically asked if the calculation supported the statement in the updated final safety analysis report (UFSAR) Section 16.3.2.2 regarding protective devices.

The applicant indicated that information in the JAFNPP UFSAR Section 16.3.2.2, addresses reactor coolant system leakage rates and leakage detection systems via the leak before break analysis. This analysis assumes that a pipe will first crack and gradually increase the amount of leakage until reaching the critical crack length at which time the crack propagates into a break. Based on this analysis, the leak detection system is designed to detect a leak before it becomes a break in lieu of the pipe restraint requirement.

After discussion about the nature of the potential time-limited aging analysis (TLAA), NRC requested the following information:

1. The applicant will provide supporting documentation for the purpose of performing the analysis. The applicant then provided information to the NRC that had been documented in the original plant Safety Evaluation Report (SER) Section 5.2.2 dated November 20,1972.

RAI 4.7.2 Leak Before Break (February 13, 2007)

Discussion: After the staff has reviewed the original NRC SER dated November 20,1972, another teleconference was conducted between NRC and JAFNPP personnel on February 13, 2007, to further discuss Section 4.7.2, Leak Before Break, of the JAFNPP LRA. Per discussion with the applicant, NRC staff requested that the applicant revise and resubmit LRA Section 4.7.2 after addressing the following points:

1. Remove all references to Leak Before Break (LBB), as the TLAA being discussed clearly predates the formal concept of Leak Before Break documented in Standard Review Plan Section 3.6.3.

Enclosure 2

2. Rename the section with a title that describes the primary purpose of the analysis in FSAR 16.3.2 (see also the staff's original SER for licensing of the facility, Section 5.2.2).

3. Discuss the specific time limited part of the original analysis and provide a description of the plant modifications (or non-installations) which were permitted based on the original analysis including locations, or systems, in the plant to which the modifications were permitted.

4. Conclude with an explanation of how the TLAA will be addressed in the context of the ongoing LRA review OR include a commitment to submit the completed TLAA for review at least 2 years prior to entering the period of extended operation.

Based on the above information, RAI 4.7.2 was issued to the applicant by letter dated February 23, 2007.

Memo to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., from N. Le, dated March 15, 2007 DISTRIBUTION:

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALLS HELD ON JANUARY 31, 2007 AND FEBRUARY 13, 2007, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., CONCERNING DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION HARD COPY DLR RF E-MAIL:

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James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Ms. Charlene D. Faison Entergy Operations, Inc. Manager, Licensing 1340 Echelon Parkway Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Jackson, MS 39213 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John T. Herron Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Mr. Michael J. Colomb Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Director of Oversight 440 Hamilton Avenue Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

White Plains, NY 10601 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Peter T. Dietrich Site Vice President Mr. David Wallace Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 110 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Lycoming, NY 13093 P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Kevin J. Mulligan General Manager, Plant Operations Mr. James Costedio Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Manager, Regulatory Compliance James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 110 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Lycoming, NY 13093 P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Oscar Limpias Vice President Engineering Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Christopher Schwartz Mr. Charles Donaldson, Esquire Vice President, Operations Support Assistant Attorney General Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. New York Department of Law 440 Hamilton Avenue 120 Broadway White Plains, NY 10601 New York, NY 10271 Mr. John F. McCann Regional Administrator, Region I Director, Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 475 Allendale Road 440 Hamilton Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Steven Lyman Resident Inspector's Office Oswego County Administrator James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant 46 East Bridge Street U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oswego, NY 13126 P.O. Box 136 Lycoming, NY 13093

Mr. Peter R. Smith, President New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. Paul Eddy New York State Dept. of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223-1350 Supervisor Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Oswego, NY 13126 Mr. James H. Sniezek BWR SRC Consultant 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801-2490 Mr. Michael D. Lyster BWR SRC Consultant 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306 Mr. Garrett D. Edwards 814 Waverly Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Mr. Rick Plasse Project Manager, License Renewal Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708