ML080980483

Request for Additional Information, Review of License Renewal Application

ML080980483
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	04/17/2008
From:	Kent Howard NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	Sena P FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
HOWARD, KENT, NRR/ADRO/RPB2, 415-2989
References
TAC MD6593, TAC MD6594
Download: ML080980483 (11)

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April 17, 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 via e-mail at 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:

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

ML080980483 OFFICE LA:DLR AFPB:DRA PM:RPB2:DLR BC:RPB2:DLR NAME SFigueroa NIqbal KHoward RFranovich DATE 4/9/08 4/16/08 4/10/08 4/17/08

BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SECTION 2.3.3.18 Section 2.3.3.18 The staff reviewed the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (BVPS) license renewal application (LRA), updated final safety analysis report (UFSAR), Section 9.5.1, Fire Protection System, and following fire protection current licensing basis documents listed in the BVPS Units 1 and 2 Operating License Condition 2.C.5 and 2.F respectively:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Fire Protection Safety Evaluation Reports - BVPS Unit 1: Amendment No. 18 to the Beaver Valley Power Station Unit No. 1, Operating License DPR 66. Updated Fire Protection Appendix R Review Report for BVPS Unit 1.

NRC Fire Protection Safety Evaluation Reports- BVPS Unit 2:

NUREG- 1057, October 1985 and Supplements 1 through 6.

The staff has identified that fire protection systems and components discussed in the following sections have been excluded from the scope of license renewal and an aging management review (AMR). These systems and components were not included in the license renewal boundaries and appear to have fire protection intended functions required for compliance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 50.48, Fire protection, as stated in 10 CFR 54.4. Therefore, in order to complete our review, the staff requires responses to the following request for additional information.

RAI 2.3.3.18-1 The following LRA drawings show fire protection system components as out of scope:

LRA drawing 1-33-1 Rev. 4 shows the following fire protection systems components out of scope (i.e., not colored in red):

• Fuel transfer pump and associated components

• 475 gallon hydro pneumatic tank FP-TK-1 LRA drawing 1-33-3 Rev. 4 shows the following fire protection systems components out of scope (i.e., not colored in red):

• Carbon dioxide (CO2) refrigeration system

• CO2 purge system ENCLOSURE

LRA drawing 1-33-4 Rev. 4 shows the following fire protection systems components out of scope (i.e., not colored in red):

• Electrical equipment room and diesel generator room CO2 fire suppression system

• Halon 1301 fire suppression system LRA drawing 1-33-7 Rev. 4 shows the following fire protection systems components out of scope (i.e., not colored in red):

• North east and south west turbine building fire suppression system

• Relay building fire suppression system LRA drawing 2-33-1F Rev. 5 shows the following fire protection systems components out of scope (i.e., not colored in red):

• Deluge system for Transformers TR-2, TR-2A, TR-2B, TR-2C, and TR-2D

• Turbine building fire suppression systems

• Decontamination building fire suppression systems The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the above systems and components are in the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If these systems and components are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

RAI 2.3.3.18-2 Section 9.10.2 of the BVPS Unit 1 USFAR, Rev. 22 Interim Issue 3, discusses various types of fire water suppression systems provided in the plant areas for fire suppression activities. The fire suppression systems in various areas are:

• Turbine room under floors

• Turbine building auxiliary bay

• Turbine oil room

• Chemistry laboratory

• Auxiliary feedwater pump area

• Residual heat removal pump area

• Redundant cable penetrations area

• Reactor plant component cooling water pump area The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the above fire water suppression systems installed in various areas of the plant are in the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If they are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

RAI 2.3.3.18-3 Section 9.10.2 of the BVPS Unit 1 USFAR, Rev. 22 Interim Issue 3, discuss CO2 systems provided in the plant areas for fire suppression activities. The CO2 systems in various areas are:

• Cable vault areas

• Cable tray mezzanine area

• Diesel generator rooms The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the above CO2 systems installed in various areas of the plant are in the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If they are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

RAI 2.3.3.18-4 Section 9.10.2 of the BVPS Unit 1 USFAR, Rev. 22 Interim Issue 3, discusses Halon fire suppression systems for the primary process rack area and cable tunnel. The Halon 1301 systems do not appear in LRA Section 2.3.3.18 as being within the scope of the license renewal and subject to an AMR. The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the above Halon 1301 systems are within the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If they are excluded from the scope of license renewal and are not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

RAI 2.3.3.18-5 Section 9.5.1.5 of the NUREG-1057, Safety Evaluation Report Related to the Operation Related to the Operation of Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 2, dated October 1985, discusses the jockey pump that maintains the fire water system pressure. The jockey pump and associated components do not appear in LRA Section 2.3.3.18 as being within the scope of the license renewal and subject to an AMR. The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the jockey pump and components are within the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If the jockey pump and components are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

RAI 2.3.3.18-6 Section 9.5.1.5 of the BVPS Unit 2 SER (NUREG-1057) dated October 1985, and Section 9.5.1.7.3 of the UFSAR Rev. 2 Interim Issue 2 discuss various types of fire water suppression systems provided in the plant areas for fire suppression activities. The fire suppression systems in various areas are:

• water spray system for condensate polishing building charcoal filter

• water spray system for fuel and decontamination building charcoal filter

• water spray system for auxiliary building general area

• deluge water spray systems for reactor containment areas (charcoal filter banks, residual heat removal pumps, and orange purple cable penetrations area)

• automatic water deluge spray system for south safeguards area auxiliary feedwater pump room

• wet pipe sprinkler system for turbine building (under operating and mezzanine floors)

• automatic water spray deluge water curtain at the entrance to the condensate polishing pipe tunnel

• deluge system for turbine oil reservoir and coolers

• automatic water spray deluge system for hydrogen seal oil unit

• sprinkler system for auxiliary boiler area

• dry pipe sprinkler system for SOSB railway bay The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the above fire water suppression systems installed in various areas of the plant are in the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If they are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

RAI 2.3.3.18-7 Section 9.5.1.5 of the BVPS Unit 2 SER (NUREG-1057) dated October 1985, and Section 9.5.1.7.4 of the UFSAR Rev. 2 Interim Issue 2 discuss the total flooding Halon 1301 suppression systems for the computer and west communications room. The total flooding Halon 1301 suppression systems do not appear in LRA Section 2.3.3.18 as being within the scope of the license renewal and subject to an AMR. The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the total flooding Halon 1301 suppression systems and components are within the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If the total flooding Halon 1301 suppression systems and components are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

RAI 2.3.3.18-8 Section 9.5.1.5 of the BVPS Unit 2 SER (NUREG-1057) dated October 1985, and Section 9.5.1.7.5 of the UFSAR Rev. 2 Interim Issue 2 discuss the total flooding CO2 systems provided in the plant areas for fire suppression activities. The CO2 systems in various areas are:

• control building instrument and relay room

• cable spreading room

• cable tunnel

• cable vault/rod control building (El 735-6 and El 755-6)

• orange diesel generator room, purple diesel generator room

• cable vault relay room

• service building cable tray area

• turbine generator The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the above CO2 systems installed in various areas of the plant are in the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If they are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

RAI 2.3.3.18-9 Section 9.5.1.5 of the BVPS Unit 2 SER (NUREG-1057) dated October 1985, and Section 9.5.1.8.5 of the UFSAR Rev.2 Interim Issue 2 discuss standpipe hose stations for emergency switchgear rooms. The standpipe hose stations for switchgear rooms do not appear in LRA Section 2.3.3.18 as being within the scope of the license renewal and subject to an AMR. The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the standpipe hose stations for switchgear rooms are within the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If the standpipe hose stations are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

RAI 2.3.3.18-10 LRA Tables 2.3.3-18 and 3.3.2-18 exclude several types of fire protection components that appear on the LRA drawings as within the scope of license renewal (i.e., highlighted in red).

These components are listed below:

• hose connections

• interior fire hose stations

• pipe supports

• couplings

• threaded connections

• restricting orifices

• interface flanges

• chamber housings

• heat-actuated devices

• tank heaters

• thermowells

• water motor alarms

• filter housing

• gear box housing

• heater housing

• turbocharger housing

• latch door pull box

• pneumatic actuators

• actuator housing

• dikes for oil spill confinement

• buried underground fuel oil tanks for emergency diesel generators

• fire water main loop valves

• post indicator valves

• jacket cooling water keepwarm pump and heater

• lubricating oil cooler

• auxiliary lubricating oil makeup tank

• rocker lubricating oil pump

• floor drains and curbs for fire-fighting water

• backflow prevention devices

• flame retardant coating for cables

• fire retardant coating for structural steel supporting walls and ceilings For each, determine whether the component should be included in Tables 2.3.3-18 and 3.3.2-18 as component types subject to an AMR; and if not, justify the exclusion.

RAI 2.3.3.18-11 LRA Section 2.3.3.18 discusses requirements for the fire water supply system but does not mention trash racks and traveling screens for the fire pump suction water supply. Trash racks and traveling screens are located upstream of the fire pump suction to remove any major debris from the fresh or raw water supply. Trash racks and traveling screens are necessary to remove debris from and prevent clogging of the fire protection water supply system. Trash racks and traveling screens are typically considered to be passive, long-lived components. Both trash racks and traveling screens are located in a fresh or raw water/air environment and are typically constructed of carbon steel. Carbon steel in a fresh or raw water environment or water/air environment is subject to loss of material, pitting, crevice formation, and microbiologically influenced corrosion, and fouling. The staff requests that the applicant explain the apparent exclusion of the trash racks and traveling screens that are located upstream of the fire pump suction from the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1).

Letter to P. Sena from K. Howard, dated April 17, 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 Ohio EPA-DERR President and Chief Nuclear Officer ATTN: Zack A. Clayton FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 1049 Mail Stop A-GO-19 Columbus, OH 43266-0149 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Peter P. Sena III Site Vice President James H. Lash FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Senior Vice President of Operations Beaver Valley Power Station and Chief Operating Officer Mail Stop A-BV-SEB-1 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Mail Stop A-GO-14 Shippingport, PA 15077 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Danny L. Pace Mail Stop A-GO-2 Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering 76 South Main Street FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Akron, OH 44308 Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance Akron, OH 44308 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Jeannie M. Rinckel Mail Stop A-BV-A Vice President, Fleet Oversight P.O. Box 4, Route 168 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Shippingport, PA 15077 Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Commissioner James R. Lewis Akron, OH 44308 West Virginia Division of Labor 749-B, Building No. 6 David W. Jenkins, Attorney Capitol Complex FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Charleston, WV 25305 Mail Stop A-GO-15 76 South Main Street Director, Utilities Department Akron, OH 44308 Public Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Manager, Fleet Licensing Columbus, OH 43266-0573 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 Director, Pennsylvania Emergency 76 South Main Street Management Agency Akron, OH 44308 2605 Interstate Drive Harrisburg, PA 17110-9364

Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Dr. Judith Johnsrud Julie Firestone Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Sierra Club Beaver Valley Power Station 433 Orlando Avenue P.O. Box 4, Route 168 State College, PA 16803 Shippingport, PA 15077 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