ML072010267

Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the License Renewal Application for James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

ML072010267
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	07/25/2007
From:	Le N NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRB
To:	Peter Dietrich Entergy Nuclear Operations
Le, Ngoc, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-1458
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TAC MD2666
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July 25, 2007Mr. Peter T. DietrichSite Vice President James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power PlantEntergy Nuclear Operation, Inc.

P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093-0110

SUBJECT:

REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEWOF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. MD2666)By letter dated July 31, 2006, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., submitted an applicationpursuant to Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 54, to renew the operating licensefor James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC staff is reviewing the information contained in the license renewal application and has identified, in the enclosure, an area where additional information is needed to complete the review. Based on discussions with Mr. Rick Plasse of your staff, a mutually agreeable date for yourresponse is within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions regarding this letter or if circumstances result in your need to revise the response date, please contact me at 301-415-1458 or via e-mail at nbl@nrc.gov

.Sincerely,/RA/N. B. (Tommy) Le, Senior Project ManagerLicense Renewal Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-333

Enclosure:

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REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEWOF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. MD2666)DISTRIBUTION

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ECobey RLaufer JBoska NLe 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. Peter T. DietrichSite Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power PlantP.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093Mr. 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 13093 FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc:-2-Mr. William C. DennisAssistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Regional 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 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONRAI 4.3.3-1:The license renewal application (LRA) for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant listedseveral reactor coolant pressure boundary components that did not have a plant-specific metal fatigue analysis and cumulative usage factor (CUF). The applicant generated LRA Commitment No. 20 to address this issue. In the commitment, the applicant committed to take one of the following options or a combination of options to ensure that the time-limited aging analysis (TLAA) on environmentally-assisted fatigue (EAF) of these components, and any other Class 1 components requiring reanalysis for EAF, will be acceptable under 10 CFR 54.21(c)(1) for the period of extended operation:Option (1): either refine the existing fatigue analyses or perform new fatigue analysesusing at least one of four suboptions under this option.Option (2): manage aging by an aging management program (AMP) for the period ofextended operation.Option (3): repair or replace the impacted component prior to exceeding a CUF of 1.0. In order to make a determination on the acceptability of the applicant's TLAA on EAF under therequirements of 10 CFR 54.21(c)(1), the staff requests that the applicant provide additional information on the option(s) that will be used for LRA Commitment No. 20. The applicant is requested to describe the methodology that will be used for the chosen option(s) in sufficient detail for staff review. Specifically, the staff requests that: A.If Option (1) is chosen, describe the methodology and the process that will be used toensure that assumptions, transients, cycles, external loadings, F en values, and analysismethods are valid for the refined or new fatigue analyses.In the event the refined analyses performed under Option (1) result in CUFs greaterthan 1.0, describe the option(s) that may be used in addition to Option (1).B.If Option (2) is chosen, describe the AMP in sufficient detail with regard to inspectionscope, inspection methods, inspection frequency, and inspection qualification techniques. C.If Option (3) is chosen, describe how the repair or replacement activity will beimplemented in accordance with applicable repair or replacement requirements of the ASME Code Section XI.