ML073170649
| ML073170649 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 11/19/2007 |
| From: | Kimberly Green NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR |
| To: | Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Green, Kimberly NRR/DLR/RLRB 415-1627 | |
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| Download: ML073170649 (9) | |
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November 19, 2007 LICENSEE: Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
FACILITY:
Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON OCTOBER 11, 2007, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., CONCERNING DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., held a telephone conference call on October 11, 2007, to discuss and clarify the staffs draft requests for additional information (D-RAIs) concerning the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3, license renewal application. The telephone conference call was useful in clarifying the intent of the staffs D-RAIs.
provides a listing of the participants, and Enclosure 2 contains a listing of the D-RAIs discussed with the applicant, including a brief description on the status of the items.
The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.
/RA/
Kimberly Green, Safety Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Participants
- 2. List of Draft Requests for Additional Information cc w/encls: See next page
Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 cc:
Mr. Michael R. Kansler President & CEO / CNO Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. John T. Herron Senior 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. Fred R. Dacimo Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Mr. Anthony Vitale - Acting General Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 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. Patric W. Conroy Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Mr. T.R. Jones - Acting Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanana, NY 10511-0249 Mr. William C. Dennis Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601
Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 cc:
Mr. Paul D. Tonko President and CEO New York State Energy Research and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 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 Department of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223-1350 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Senior Resident Inspectors Office Indian Point 2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 59 Buchanan, NY 10511 Senior Resident Inspectors Office Indian Point 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 59 Buchanan, NY 10511 Mr. Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Mayor, Village of Buchanan 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511 Mr. Raymond L. Albanese Four County Coordinator 200 Bradhurst Avenue Unit 4 Westchester County Hawthorne, NY 10532 Mr. William DiProfio PWR SRC Consultant 48 Bear Hill Road Newton, NH 03858 Mr. Garry Randolph PWR SRC Consultant 1750 Ben Franklin Drive, 7E Sarasota, FL 34236 Mr. William T. Russell PWR SRC Consultant 400 Plantation Lane Stevensville, MD 21666-3232 Mr. Jim Riccio Greenpeace 702 H Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Mr. Phillip Musegaas Riverkeeper, Inc.
828 South Broadway Tarrytown, NY 10591 Mr. Mark Jacobs IPSEC 46 Highland Drive Garrison, NY 10524
Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 cc:
Robert Snook Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 Hartford, CT 06141-0120 Mr. R. M. Waters Technical Specialist Licensing 450 Broadway P.O. Box 0249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Mr. Sherwood Martinelli Vice President FUSE USA 351 Dyckman Peekskill, NY 10566 Ms. Susan Shapiro, Esq.
President FUSE USA 21 Perlman Drive Spring Valley, NY 10977 John Sipos Assistant Attorney General New York State Department of Law Environmental Protection Bureau The Capitol Albany, NY 12224
ML073170649 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:RPRB:DLR BC:RPB2:DLR OGC NAME YEdmonds KGreen RFranovich (w/comments)
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DATE 11/16/07 11/19/07 11/19/07 11/19/07
Memo to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. from K. Green dated November 19, 2007 DISTRIBUTION:
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON OCTOBER 11, 2007, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., CONCERNING DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION HARD COPY:
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ENCLOSURE 1 TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION LIST OF PARTICIPANTS OCTOBER 11, 2007 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS Kim Green U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Bo Pham NRC Tim Lupold NRC Mike Stroud Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy)
Bill Josiger Entergy Walt Wittich Entergy
ENCLOSURE 2 DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION OCTOBER 11, 2007 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., held a telephone conference call on October 11, 2007, to discuss and clarify the following draft requests for additional information (D-RAIs) concerning the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3, license renewal application (LRA).
D-RAI B.1.21-1 Nickel Alloy Inspection programs need to be plant specific. All locations of nickel based alloys need to be considered within the program. The industry has recognized this and developed, via the Electric Power Research Institute sponsored Materials Reliability Program, a document which establishes a standard guideline for plants to use in developing their Alloy 600 management plans that provides short-and long-term guidance for managing inspection, evaluation, mitigation, and repair/replacement of all Alloy 600 base material and Alloy 82/182 weld metal locations. This document is MRP-126, Materials Reliability Program: Generic Guidance for Alloy 600 Management (MRP-126). Please confirm the Nickel Alloy Inspection program does or will contain the following attributes:
a) Conform to the standards established in MRP-126.
b) Include all locations where Alloy 600/82/182 materials are used in the plants. For components addressed under other programs, the nickel alloy inspection program is to identify the other programs governing the inspections.
c) Establish inspection requirements consistent with mandatory industry requirements.
Inspections are to also comply with applicable U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Orders, Bulletins, Generic Letters and NRC staff-accepted industry guidelines. Participate in industry initiatives, such as the owners group programs and the Electric Power Research Institute Materials Reliability Program for managing aging effects associated with nickel alloy.
d) Require that volumetric examinations on nickel alloy butt welds will be performed using personnel and procedures qualified in accordance with American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code,Section XI, Appendix VIII.
e) Establish the basis for the acceptance criteria used in evaluating examination results.
Include provisions for the expansion of examinations if a flaw, indication, or cracking is identified during volumetric, surface, or visual examinations, and require the expansion examinations to be completed during the same outage that the initial flaw, indication, or cracking was identified.
Discussion: The applicant stated that it has a commitment to implement the Materials Reliability Program guidelines. This was confirmed by the audit team during the audit conducted the week of October 22, 2007. Therefore, this question is withdrawn and will not be sent as a formal RAI.
D-RAI B.1.21-2 Please commit to re-submit the subject plant-specific Nickel Alloy Inspection program, including updated information and program changes, to the NRC for review and approval. The submittal is to be made no less than 24 months prior to entering the period of license extension.
Discussion: The applicant stated in LRA Sections B.1.21, A.2.1.20 and A.3.1.20, it has a commitment to implement commitments associated with (1) NRC Orders, Bulletins and Generic Letters associated with nickel alloys, and (2) staff accepted industry guidelines. Upon further review, the staff has determined that this commitment is consistent with the guidance in NUREG-1801, Rev. 1, Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report. Therefore, this question is withdrawn and will not be sent as a formal RAI.