ML072010267
| 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 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD2666 | |
| Download: ML072010267 (6) | |
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July 25, 2007 Mr. Peter T. Dietrich Site Vice President James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Entergy Nuclear Operation, Inc.
P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093-0110
SUBJECT:
REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW OF 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 application pursuant to Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 54, to renew the operating license for 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 your response 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 Manager License Renewal Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-333
Enclosure:
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Letter to P. Dietrich From N. Le Dated July 25, 2007
SUBJECT:
REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. MD2666)
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FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc:
Mr. Michael R. Kansler President & CEO / CNO Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. John T. Herron Sr. Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Sr. Vice President Engineering & Technical Services Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. Peter T. Dietrich Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Kevin J. Mulligan General Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Oscar Limpias Vice President Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. Joseph P. DeRoy Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. John A. Ventosa GM, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Ms. Charlene D. Faison Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Ernest J. Harkness Director, Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. Michael J. Colomb Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. James Costedio Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093
FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc: Mr. William C. Dennis Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Resident Inspectors Office James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 136 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Michael Balboni Deputy Secretary for Public Safety State Capitol, Room 229 Albany, NY 12224 Mr. Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Mr. John P. Spath New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. Paul Eddy New York State Depart. of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 1223-1350 Oswego County Administrator Mr. Steven Lyman 46 East Bridge Street Oswego, NY 13126 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. John Doering BWR SRC Consultant P.O. Box 189 Parker Ford, PA 19457 Ms. Julie Keys Nuclear 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 APPLICATION RAI 4.3.3-1:
The license renewal application (LRA) for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant listed several 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 analyses using at least one of four suboptions under this option.
Option (2): manage aging by an aging management program (AMP) for the period of extended 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 applicants TLAA on EAF under the requirements 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 to ensure that assumptions, transients, cycles, external loadings, Fen values, and analysis methods are valid for the refined or new fatigue analyses.
In the event the refined analyses performed under Option (1) result in CUFs greater than 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 inspection scope, inspection methods, inspection frequency, and inspection qualification techniques.
C.
If Option (3) is chosen, describe how the repair or replacement activity will be implemented in accordance with applicable repair or replacement requirements of the ASME Code Section XI.