ML071270018
| ML071270018 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 05/16/2007 |
| From: | Sanabria Y NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRA |
| To: | Mckinney B Susquehanna |
| Diaz Sanabria, Y - NRR/DLR/RLRA 415-1594 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML071270018 (6) | |
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May 16, 2007 Mr. Britt T. McKinney Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467
SUBJECT:
REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI 4.1.3) FOR THE REVIEW OF THE SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION
Dear Mr. McKinney:
By letter dated September 13, 2006, PPL Susquehanna, LLC submitted an application pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54, to renew the operating licenses for Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff). The staff is reviewing the information contained in the license renewal application and has identified, in the enclosure, areas where additional information is needed to complete the review.
These requests for additional information were discussed with Duane Filchner, and a mutually agreeable date for the response is within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1594 or e-mail YKS@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Yoira K. Diaz Sanabria, Project Manager License Renewal Branch A Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388
Enclosure:
Requests for Additional Information cc w/encl: See next page
ML071270018 OFFICE PM:RLRA:DLR LA:DLR ME:RLRC:DLR PM:RLRA:DLR BC:RLRA:DLR NAME YDiazSanabria SFigueroa JMedoff EGettys LLund DATE 05/14/07 05/11/07 05/14/07 05/14/07 05/16/07
Enclosure SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RAI 4.1.3 Identification of Exemptions Paragraph §54.21(c)(2) of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54 (10 CFR 54.21(c)(2))
requires an applicant for license renewal of its facilities to identify all exemptions in effect that have been granted in accordance with Paragraph §50.12 of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50 (10 CFR 50.12) and are based on time-limited aging assumptions. PPL has identified in license renewal application (LRA) Section 4.2 that the pressure-temperature (P-T) limits and the upper-shelf energy (USE) assessments for Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SSES), Units 1 and 2 are time limited aging a5nalyses (TLAAs) for the LRA. The TLAAs are required pursuant to the requirements of Appendix G to Part 50 of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 50, Appendix G)
The staff has reviewed the current licensing basis (CLB) for SSES Units 1 and 2 and has determined that the CLB includes the following exemptions that were granted to PPL in lieu of meeting the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix G:
(1)
Paragraph 2E of the Operating License NPF-14 for SSES Unit 1 (2)
The NRCs letter of February 7, 2002, from D. S. Collins (NRC) to R. G. Byram (PPL),
granting PPL an exemption to use methods of ASME Code Case N-640 in the generation of the P-T limits for SSES Units 1 and 2.
The staff has also determined that these exemptions were granted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.12 and are associated with analyses that involve time-limited aging assumptions.
Part A: Clarify whether the exemptions listed above have been withdrawn from the applicable dockets for SSES, such that the exemptions would no longer be in effect for the CLB. If not, pursuant to 10 CFR 54.21(c)(2), PPL is required to amend the LRA to identify the exemptions listed in items (1) and (2) above as exemptions in effect that were granted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.12 and are based on time-limited aging assumptions.
Part B: Clarify whether the 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix G-based exemption referred to in Paragraph 2E of the Operating License NPF-14 for SSES Unit 1 was granted relative to the USE requirements that are promulgated in Section IV.A.1 of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix G, or the P-T limit requirements that are promulgated in Section IV.A.2 of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix G.
Part C: Provide your regulatory basis that justifies whether or not the exemptions granted on the 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix G requirements, as referred to in Paragraph 2E of the Operating License NPF-14 for SSES Unit 1 and in the NRCs letter of February 7, 2002, are needed for the period of extended operation.
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REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION HARD COPY:
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Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Robert A. Saccone Vice President - Nuclear Operations PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Terry L. Harpster General Manager - Plant Support PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Rocco R. Sgarro Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Walter E. Morrissey Supervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Michael H. Crowthers Supervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Steven M. Cook Manager - Quality Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Luis A. Ramos Community Relations Manager, Susquehanna PPL Susquehanna, LLC 634 Salem Blvd., SSO Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Bryan A. Snapp, Esq.
Associate General Counsel PPL Services Corporation Two North Ninth Street, GENTW3 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Supervisor - Document Control Services PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Richard W. Osborne Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.
212 Locust Street P.O. Box 1266 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266 Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 35, NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Regional Administrator, Region 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Board of Supervisors Salem Township P.O. Box 405 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 443 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc: Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708