ML072110014

Request for Additional Information Regarding Request for Relief No. RR-6

ML072110014
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	08/01/2007
From:	Boska J NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1
To:	Balduzzi M Entergy Nuclear Operations
Boska J, NRR, 301-415-2901
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TAC MD4758
Download: ML072110014 (6)

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August 1, 2007 Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi Sr. Vice President & COO Regional Operations, NE Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601

SUBJECT:

JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING REQUEST FOR RELIEF NO. RR-6 (TAC NO. MD4758)

Dear Mr. Balduzzi:

On February 27, 2007, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy), submitted an application for a proposed relief request for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant which would use various Boiling Water Reactor Vessel and Internals Project guidelines as an alternative to certain requirements of Section XI of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code) for inservice inspection of reactor pressure vessel internal components.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is reviewing the submittal and has determined that additional information is needed to complete its review. The specific questions are found in the enclosed request for additional information (RAI). During a telephone call on July 24, 2007, the Entergy staff indicated that a response to the RAI would be provided within 30 days of the date of this letter.

Please contact me at (301) 415-2901 if you have any questions on this issue.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John P. Boska, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-333

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ML072110014 *See memo dated July 5, 2007 OFFICE LPL1-1/PM LPL1-1/LA CVIB/BC LPL1-1/BC NAME JBoska SLittle MMitchell* MKowal DATE 8/01/07 8/01/07 7/5/07 8/01/07 FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc:

Mr. Michael R. Kansler Mr. John A. Ventosa President & CEO / CNO GM, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway 440 Hamilton Avenue Jackson, MS 39213 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John T. Herron Mr. John F. McCann Sr. Vice President Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway 440 Hamilton Avenue Jackson, MS 39213 White Plains, NY 10601 Sr. Vice President Ms. Charlene D. Faison Engineering & Technical Services Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway 440 Hamilton Avenue Jackson, MS 39213 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Peter T. Dietrich Mr. Ernest J. Harkness Site Vice President Director, Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant 1340 Echelon Parkway P.O. Box 110 Jackson, MS 39213 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Michael J. Colomb Mr. Kevin J. Mulligan Director of Oversight General Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 440 Hamilton Avenue James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant White Plains, NY 10601 P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Mr. Oscar Limpias James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Vice President Engineering P.O. Box 110 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Lycoming, NY 13093 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. James Costedio Manager, Licensing Mr. Joseph P. DeRoy Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vice President, Operations Support James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. P.O. Box 110 1340 Echelon Parkway Lycoming, NY 13093 Jackson, MS 39213

FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc:

Mr. William C. Dennis Supervisor Assistant General Counsel Town of Scriba Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Route 8, Box 382 440 Hamilton Avenue Oswego, NY 13126 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. James H. Sniezek Regional Administrator, Region I BWR SRC Consultant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5486 Nithsdale Drive 475 Allendale Road Salisbury, MD 21801-2490 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Michael D. Lyster Resident Inspector's Office BWR SRC Consultant James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant 5931 Barclay Lane U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Naples, FL 34110-7306 P.O. Box 136 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. John Doering BWR SRC Consultant Mr. Michael Balboni P.O. Box 189 Deputy Secretary for Public Safety Parker Ford, PA 19457 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 Dept. of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223-1350 Oswego County Administrator Mr. Steven Lyman 46 East Bridge Street Oswego, NY 13126

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING RELIEF REQUEST RR-6 ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DOCKET NO. 50-333 By letter dated February 27, 2007, Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc. (the licensee) submitted Relief Request RR-6 for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (JAFNPP). The licensee proposes to use Boiling Water Reactor Vessel and Internals Project (BWRVIP) guidelines for the inspection of reactor vessel internals (RVI) components as an alternative to certain requirements of Section XI of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code) for the fourth inservice inspection interval. The NRC staff has reviewed the information the licensee provided that supports the proposed relief request and would like to discuss the following issues to clarify the submittal:

1. Results of inspections that were conducted through refueling outage (RO)16 (year 2004) are recorded in pages 12 through 24 of the submittal. However, RO17 (year 2006) inspection results of the RVI components were not included in this submittal. The staff requests that the licensee provide this information so that it can perform an effective review of the relief request.

2. Editorial corrections:

(A) The staff requests that the licensee add attachment numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5 to pages 10, 12, 25, and 28, respectively.

(B) Section 5.0 of the relief request indicates that RO16 inspection results are recorded in Attachment 3 (page 12). However, the title on page 12 reads that RO17 inspection results are included in Attachment 3. The staff requests that the applicant make necessary corrections on page 12 of the submittal.

3. Section 4.1 item 5 of the BWRVIP-100-A report, Updated Assessment of the Fracture Toughness of Irradiated Stainless Steel for BWR Core Shrouds, dated August 2006, states that fracture toughness values of stainless steel materials that are exposed to neutron fluence values greater than 1 X 1021 n/cm2 (E > 1 MeV) are lower than those used in Appendix C of the BWRVIP-76 Report, BWR Core Shroud Inspection and Flaw Evaluation Guidelines. Confirm that your planned inspections of the JAFNPP core shroud and/or core shroud repair hardware for the units fourth ISI interval are consistent with both BWRVIP-76 and BWRVIP-100-A.

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