ML071580299

Transmittal of Safety Evaluation Report with Open and Confirmatory Items Related to the License Renewal of James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

ML071580299
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Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	07/31/2007
From:	Kuo P NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	Peter Dietrich Entergy Nuclear Operations
Le, Ngoc, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-1458
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July 31, 2007Mr. Peter T. Dietrich Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT WITH OPEN ITEMS RELATED TO THELICENSE RENEWAL OF JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Dear Mr. Dietrich:

By letter dated July 31, 2006, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., (ENO or the applicant)submitted, for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review, an application to renew the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (JAFNPP), operating license for up to an additional 20 years. The license renewal application (LRA) was submitted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, "Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licensesfor Nuclear Power Plants." The staff determined that the LRA was complete and acceptable for docketing on September 14, 2006. The staff has reviewed the JAFNPP LRA and has developed the enclosed "Safety EvaluationReport With Open Items related to the License Renewal of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant," hereinafter referred to as the Safety Evaluation Report (SER). This SER reflects the status of the staff's review of the LRA, the staff's onsite audit and review of LRA-related documents, requests for additional information (RAIs), the applicant's responses to the staff's RAIs and other questions related to the LRA through June 20, 2007, unless otherwise noted.

Issuance of the enclosed SER is an important milestone for both the applicant and the staff.The staff has identified open items in its review, which must be resolved before it can make afinal determination on the application. The staff has identified no confirmatory items as indicated in SER Section 1.6. SER Section 1.5 includes a listing of the open items with an explanation of the information required to satisfactorily resolve the issues. In order to resolve these items, the staff has requested additional information, as identified in the SER.In accordance with the schedule for completing the review of the JAFNPP LRA, the applicant isrequested to review the enclosed SER, verify its accuracy, and provide comments to the staff within thirty days from the date of this letter. The staff plans to review the current content and format of the SER for further improvement while incorporating the applicant's comments. A revised SER will then be issued by January 26, 2008.

P. Dietrich The staff is committed to completing the review of the JAFNPP SER in a timely manner. If youhave any questions regarding this matter, please contact the license renewal Senior Project Manager, Ngoc (Tommy) Le, at 301-415-1458 or via e-mail at nbl@nrc.gov

.Sincerely,/RA/Pao-Tsin Kuo, DirectorDivision of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-333

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation Report with Open and Confirmatory Itemscc w/encl: See next page

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ECobey RLaufer JBoska FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc:Mr. Michael R. KanslerPresident & CEO / CNO Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213Mr. John T. HerronSr. Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213Sr. Vice PresidentEngineering & Technical Services Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. Kevin J. MulliganGeneral Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power PlantP.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093Mr. Oscar LimpiasVice President Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213Mr. Joseph P. DeRoyVice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213Mr. John A. VentosaGM, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. John F. McCannDirector, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Ms. Charlene D. FaisonManager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Ernest J. HarknessDirector, Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213Mr. Michael J. ColombDirector of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Director, Nuclear Safety AssuranceEntergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093Mr. James CostedioManager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093Mr. William C. DennisAssistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc:-2-Regional Administrator, Region IU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Resident Inspector's OfficeJames A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power PlantU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 136 Lycoming, NY 13093Mr. Michael BalboniDeputy Secretary for Public Safety State Capitol, Room 229 Albany, NY 12224Mr. Charles Donaldson, EsquireAssistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271Mr. John P. SpathNew York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399Mr. Paul EddyNew York State Depart. of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 1223-1350Oswego County AdministratorMr. Steven Lyman 46 East Bridge Street Oswego, NY 13126SupervisorTown of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Oswego, NY 13126Mr. James H. SniezekBWR SRC Consultant 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801-2490Mr. Michael D. LysterBWR SRC Consultant 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306Mr. John DoeringBWR SRC Consultant P.O. Box 189 Parker Ford, PA 19457 Ms. Julie KeysNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708