ML080790735

RAI for the Reveiw of the Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, License Renewal Application

ML080790735
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	04/03/2008
From:	Kent Howard NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	Sena P FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
Howard K, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-2989
References
TAC MD6593, TAC MD6594
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April 3, 2008 Mr. Peter P. Sena III Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-BV-SEB-1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. MD6593 AND MD6594)

Dear Mr. Sena:

By letter dated August 27, 2007, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company submitted an application pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54, to renew the operating licenses for Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2, for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff). The staff is reviewing the information contained in the license renewal application and has identified, in the enclosure, areas where additional information is needed to complete the review. Further requests for additional information may be issued in the future.

Items in the enclosure were discussed with Mr. Cliff Custer of your staff, and a mutually agreeable date for the response is within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-2989 or by e-mail to klh1@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kent L. Howard, Sr., Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page

ML080790735 OFFICE LA:DLR RER1:DLR PM:RPB2:DLR BC:RPB2:DLR NAME IKing JDavis KHoward RFranovich DATE 4/3/08 3/24/08 3/24/08 4/3/08 BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)

SECTIONS B.2.8, B.2.30, AND B.2.31 Section B.2.8 RAI B.2.8-1 There are two parts to operating experience. Standard Review Plan (SRP) Section A.1.2.3.10-1 states that operating experience with existing programs should be discussed. SRP Section A.1.2.310-2 states that an applicant may have to commit to providing operating experience in the future to confirm their effectiveness.

A number of SRP sections discuss operating experience with buried components. For instance, SRP Section 3.4.3.2.5-2 states that the buried piping and tanks inspection program relies on industry practice, frequency of pipe excavation, and operating experience to manage the effects of loss of material from general corrosion, pitting, crevice corrosion, and MIC. The reviewer reviews the applicants program, including inspection frequency and operating experience with buried components, to assess the effectiveness of the buried piping and tanks inspection program in ensuring that corrosion is not occurring and that the components intended function will be maintained during the period of extended operation.

Have you had any major replacements of buried piping at Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS)?

Provide the details, such as original piping material, replacement piping material, coating type, and approximate date replaced.

Section B.2.30 RAI B.2.30-1 The generic aging lessons learned (GALL) report states in Section IX.B that:

Tanks, in deference to piping and piping components, are large reservoirs used as hold-up volumes for liquids or gases. Tanks may have an internal liquid space and/or vapor space and may also be situated in proximity to soils or concrete on the exterior surface.

Tanks are treated in GALL 05 as a separate commodity due to the potential need for a different aging management regime for piping.

The following is one example of aging management for tanks in GALL 05. Steel tanks with bottoms in a soil or concrete environment have general corrosion as the aging effect for the interface between soil or concrete and the bottom of the tank. Degradation of the tank bottoms in these aboveground steel tanks can be managed by the GALL AMP XI.M29, Aboveground Steel Tanks.

How do you manage the effects of aging for aboveground tanks that are located outside in addition to the volumetric inspection that is part of the One-Time Inspection (OTI) Program?

What materials are used to construct the aboveground tanks? What is your operating history with aboveground tanks?

ENCLOSURE

Section B.2.31 RAI B.2.31-1 The OTI of ASME Class 1 Small Bore Piping involves a volumetric examination of piping less than four inches normal pipe size. The staff concluded that if any socket welds are classified as high-safety significant as part of a risk informed in-service inspection program, special significance should be given to these welds as part of the OTI of ASME Class 1 Small Bore Piping Program. Have any small bore socket welds been classified as high-safety significant in the BVPS risk informed in-service inspection program? How will these socket welds be treated?

Letter to P. Sena from K. Howard, dated, April 3, 2008 DISTRIBUTION:

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. MD6593 AND MD6594)

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Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Joseph J. Hagan President and Chief Nuclear Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-19 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 James H. Lash Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Danny L. Pace Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Jeannie M. Rinckel Vice President, Fleet Oversight FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 David W. Jenkins, Attorney FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-15 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Manager, Fleet Licensing FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Ohio EPA-DERR ATTN: Zack A. Clayton P.O. Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43266-0149 Peter P. Sena III Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB-1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-A P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Commissioner James R. Lewis West Virginia Division of Labor 749-B, Building No. 6 Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305 Director, Utilities Department Public Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0573 Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency 2605 Interstate Drive Harrisburg, PA 17110-9364

Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Dr. Judith Johnsrud Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Mayor of the Borough of Shippingport P.O. Box 3 Shippingport, PA 15077 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 298 Shippingport, PA 15077 Cliff Custer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Mike Banko FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Julie Firestone FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077