ML081360379

Request for Additional Information, Request for Relief 2ISI-007

ML081360379
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	05/20/2008
From:	Richard Guzman NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1
To:	Polson K Nine Mile Point
Guzman R, NRR/DORL, 415-1030
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TAC MD7688
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May 20, 2008 Mr. Keith J. Polson Vice President Nine Mile Point Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NO. 2, RELATING TO RELIEF REQUEST, 2ISI-007, ASSOCIATED WITH THE THIRD INSERVICE INSPECTION INTERVAL (TAC NO.

MD7688)

Dear Mr. Polson:

By letter dated December 14, 2007, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC submitted for Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff review and approval, relief request 2ISI-007, proposed alternative in accordance with paragraph 50.55a(a)(3)(i) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations for the third inservice inspection interval for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2.

The NRC staff has reviewed the information provided in that letter and has determined that additional information is needed to complete its review. Enclosed is the staffs request for additional information (RAI). The RAI was discussed with your staff on May 15, 2008, and it was agreed that your response would be provided by June 30, 2008.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard V. Guzman, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-410

Enclosure:

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May 20, 2008 Mr. Keith J. Polson Vice President Nine Mile Point Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NO. 2, RELATING TO RELIEF REQUEST, 2ISI-007, ASSOCIATED WITH THE THIRD INSERVICE INSPECTION INTERVAL (TAC NO.

MD7688)

Dear Mr. Polson:

By letter dated December 14, 2007, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC submitted for Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff review and approval, relief request 2ISI-007, proposed alternative in accordance with paragraph 50.55a(a)(3)(i) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations for the third inservice inspection interval for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2.

The NRC staff has reviewed the information provided in that letter and has determined that additional information is needed to complete its review. Enclosed is the staffs request for additional information (RAI). The RAI was discussed with your staff on May 15, 2008, and it was agreed that your response would be provided by June 30, 2008.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard V. Guzman, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-410

Enclosure:

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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2 cc:

Mr. Michael J. Wallace, Chairman and CEO Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esquire Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC Winston & Strawn 750 East Pratt Street, 18th Floor 1700 K Street, NW Baltimore, MD 21202 Washington, DC 20006 Mr. Henry B. Barron, Chief Nuclear Officer Carey W. Fleming, Esquire Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC Sr. Counsel - Nuclear Generation 111 Market Place Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC Baltimore, MD 21202 750 East Pratt Street, 17th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 Mr. Terry F. Syrell Director, Licensing Mr. John P. Spath Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station New York State Energy, Research, and P.O. Box 63 Development Authority Lycoming, NY 13093 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Paul Tonko 475 Allendale Road President and CEO King of Prussia, PA 19406 New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority Resident Inspector 17 Columbia Circle U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Albany, NY 12203-6399 P.O. Box 126 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. James R. Evans LIPA Supervisor P.O. Box 129 Town of Scriba Lycoming, NY 10393 Route 8, Box 382 Oswego, NY 13126 Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Mr. Paul D. Eddy New York State Department of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza, 10th Floor Albany, NY 12223

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NO. 2 (NMP2)

THIRD 10-YEAR INTERVAL RISK INFORMED RELIEF REQUEST 2ISI-007 DOCKET NO. 50-410 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has reviewed the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station submittal dated December 14, 2007, related to a relief request associated with the third inservice inspection interval for NMP2. The submittal requests relief from the American Society for Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code),Section XI, requirements for the selection and examination of ASME Code Class 1, Examination Category B-F and B-J, Class 2 Examination Categories C-F-1 and C-F-2, and IGSCC Examination Category A piping welds. The NRC staff has determined that additional information requested below will be needed to complete its review.

1. Per Regulatory Guide 1.193, Revision 2 dated October 2007, Code Case N-578-1 is listed as an unacceptable Section XI Code Case. Please provide a justification for the application of Code Case N-578-1.

2. The number of welds selected for the nondestructive examination for the third interval has changed with an overall reduction in the number selected, especially for the reactor vessel nozzle. Please clarify/provide an explanation for these changes.

Enclosure