ML081550515

Request for Additional Information, License Renewal Application

ML081550515
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	06/17/2008
From:	Gettys E NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRA
To:	Mckinney B Susquehanna
Gettys Evelyn, NRR/DLR/RLRA 415-4029
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June 17, 2008 Mr. Britt T. McKinney Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

Dear Mr. McKinney:

By letter dated September 13, 2006, PPL Susquehanna, LLC submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), to renew the operating licenses for Susquehanna Steam Electric 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 Duane Filchner, 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 301-415-4029 or e-mail evelyn.gettys@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

\RA\

Evelyn Gettys, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388

Enclosure:

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SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (SSES), UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA)

REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)

RAI B.2.39-1 In the LRA, AMP B.2.40 RG 1.127 Water-Control Structures Inspection states under the acceptance criteria program element that the structures monitoring program will be enhanced to include acceptance criteria as delineated in the Gall Report Section XI.S7 for water control structures. Please explain why the AMP B.2.39 Structures Monitoring Program acceptance criteria program element does not include the enhancements pertaining to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.127, Rev. 1 for water-control structures.

RAI 3.5-1 In Table 3.5.2-10 Aging Management Review Results - Bulk Commodities, there are several line items for stainless steel material exposed to weather environment which refer to GALL Volume 2 items III.B2-7 & III.B4-7, and Volume 1 item 3.5.1-50. The GALL Report recommends the structures monitoring program to manage aging effects of loss of material/pitting and crevice corrosion. These SSES LRA items have the same component, material, and environment combination as in the GALL Report. Please provide the technical basis for not following the GALL Report recommendation.

RAI 4.6.2-1 In the LRA Section 4.6.2 Downcomer Vents and Safety Relief Valve Discharge Piping, the applicant summarized the maximum cumulative usage factors (CUF) for the downcomers in Table 4.6-1. The staff noted that the Operational Cases 4 and 6 are identical, while the CUF values are different. Please explain this discrepancy.

RAI 4.6.3-1 In the LRA, Section 4.6.3 Safety Relief Valve Quenchers, the last sentence of the second paragraph references a Code Paragraph NF component support. Please identify this Code Paragraph NF as it is not referenced elsewhere in the LRA.

ENCLOSURE

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Units 1 and 2 cc:

Cornelius J. Gannon Joseph J. Scopelliti Vice President - Nuclear Operations Community Relations Manager, PPL Susquehanna, LLC Susquehanna 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 PPL Susquehanna, LLC Berwick, PA 18603-0467 634 Salem Blvd., SSO Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Robert M. Paley General Manager - Plant Support Bryan A. Snapp, Esq.

PPL Susquehanna, LLC Associate General Counsel 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 PPL Services Corporation Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Two North Ninth Street, GENTW3 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Rocco R. Sgarro Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Document Control Services PPL Susquehanna, LLC PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Supervisor - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Richard W. Osborne PPL Susquehanna, LLC Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.

769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 212 Locust Street Berwick, PA 18603-0467 P.O. Box 1266 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266 Michael H. Crowthers Supervisor - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection PPL Susquehanna, LLC Pennsylvania Department of Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Environmental Protection Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Ronald E. Smith Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 General Manager - Site Preparedness and Services Senior Resident Inspector PPL Susquehanna, LLC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 P.O. Box 35, NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Michael H. Rose Regional Administrator, Region 1 Manager - Quality Assurance U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission PPL Susquehanna, LLC 475 Allendale Road 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Berwick, PA 18603-0467

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Units 1 and 2 cc:

Board of Supervisors Salem Township P.O. Box 405 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 443 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803

Letter to B. McKinney from E. Gettys dated June 17, 2008 DISTRIBUTION:

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION HARD COPY:

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