ML072630463

Request for Additional Information Related to the Fourth 10-Year Interval Inservice Inspection Program Plan Requests for Relief Nos. RR-19 & RR-20 for Point Beach Plant, Units 1& 2

ML072630463
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	10/31/2007
From:	Jack Cushing NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIII-1
To:	Mccarthy J Nuclear Management Co
Cushing, Jack /NRR/DORL/LPL3-1, 415-1424
References
TAC MD6346, TAC MD6347
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October 31, 2007 James H. McCarthy Site Vice President FPLE-Point Beach 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

SUBJECT:

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE FOURTH 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM PLAN REQUESTS FOR RELIEF NOS. RR-19, AND RR-20 (TAC NOS. MD6346 AND MD6347)

Dear Mr. McCarthy:

By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated April 6, 2007, Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC, the licensee) submitted a request to for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC has since become the current licensee, following a license transfer that occurred on August 28, 2007. Therefore, from hereon in, correspondence from NMC will be referred to as correspondence from the licensee.

The NRC staff is reviewing your submittal and has determined that additional information is required to complete the review. The specific information requested is addressed in the enclosure to this letter. During a discussion with your staff on September 20, 2007, it was agreed that you would provide a response by November 16, 2007.

The NRC staff considers that timely responses to requests for additional information help ensure sufficient time is available for staff review and contribute toward the NRC=s goal of efficient and effective use of staff resources. If circumstances result in the need to revise the requested response date, please contact me at (301) 415-3154.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jack Cushing, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301

Enclosure:

Request for Additional Information cc w/encl: See next page

James H. McCarthy Site Vice President FPLE-Point Beach 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

SUBJECT:

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE FOURTH 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM PLAN REQUESTS FOR RELIEF NOS. RR-19, AND RR-20 (TAC NOS. MD6346 AND MD6347)

Dear Mr. McCarthy:

By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated April 6, 2007, Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC, the licensee) submitted a request to for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC has since become the current licensee, following a license transfer that occurred on August 28, 2007. Therefore, from hereon in, correspondence from NMC will be referred to as correspondence from the licensee.

The NRC staff is reviewing your submittal and has determined that additional information is required to complete the review. The specific information requested is addressed in the enclosure to this letter. During a discussion with your staff on September 20, 2007, it was agreed that you would provide a response by November 16, 2007.

The NRC staff considers that timely responses to requests for additional information help ensure sufficient time is available for staff review and contribute toward the NRC=s goal of efficient and effective use of staff resources. If circumstances result in the need to revise the requested response date, please contact me at (301) 415-3154.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jack Cushing, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301

Enclosure:

Request for Additional Information cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Licensing Manager Mr. Antonio Fernandez FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC Senior Attorney 6610 Nuclear Road FPL Energy , LLC Two Rivers, WI 54241 P. O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Ken Duveneck Town Chairman Mr. Mark Warner Town of Two Creeks Vice President 13017 State Highway 42 Nuclear Operations, North Region Mishicot, WI 54228 FPL Energy, LLC P. O. Box 14000 Resident Inspector's Office Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6612 Nuclear Road Mr. R. S. Kundalkar Two Rivers, WI 54241 Vice President Nuclear Technical Services Chairman FPL Energy, LLC Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P. O. Box 14000 P.O. Box 7854 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Madison, WI 53707-7854 J. Kitsembel Mr. J. A. Stall Electric Division Senior Vice President and Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Chief Nuclear Officer P. O. Box 7854 FPL Group Madison, WI 53707-7854 P. O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. M. S. Ross Managing Attorney FPL Energy, LLC P. O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 October 2007

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-266 AND 50-301 In reviewing the licensee submittal dated April 6, 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has determined that the following information is needed in order to complete its review:

For the fourth 10-year inservice inspection (ISI) interval, the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, adopted the 1998 Edition through the 2000 Addenda of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code,Section XI as the ASME Code of record.

The licensee requested relief from the ASME Code,Section XI requirements based on it being impractical to perform the required examinations. The NRC staff requires additional information in order to complete its evaluation of RR-19 and RR-20. The following information is required.

Question 1 RR-19 The licensee requested relief from the ASME Code,Section XI, Examination Category F-A, Item F1.40 that requires a visual, VT-3 examination of all of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 reactor pressure vessel (RPV) supports.

a. Provide the number, location, component identification numbers for, and identify all welds associated with the RPV supports for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2.

b. Provide a representative drawing of a RPV support which shows the areas required to be inspected and any interferences which make the required inspections impractical.

Question 2 RR-20 The licensee requested an alternative to examine RPV Upper Vessel Shell-to-Flange Welds using ASME Code,Section XI, Appendix VIII, Supplements 4 and 6 in lieu of the ASME Code requirements.

a. Provide the identification numbers for the RPV Upper Vessel Shell-to-Flange welds.

b. Provide drawings of the RPV Upper Vessel Shell-to-Flange welds.