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Report on Results of Staff Audit of Corrective Actions Address Generic Letter 2004-02
ML082050406
Person / Time
Site: Indian Point  Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 07/29/2008
From: Boska J
NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1
To:
Entergy Nuclear Operations
Boska J, NRR, 301-415-2901
References
GL-04-002, TAC MC4689, TAC MC4690
Download: ML082050406 (4)


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July 29, 2008 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249

SUBJECT:

INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 - REPORT ON RESULTS OF STAFF AUDIT OF CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO ADDRESS GENERIC LETTER 2004-02 (TAC NOS. MC4689 AND MC4690)

Dear Sir or Madam:

Generic Letter (GL) 2004-02, "Potential Impact of Debris Blockage on Emergency Recirculation During Design Basis Accidents at Pressurized-Water Reactors," requested that all pressurized-water reactor (PWR) licensees (1) evaluate the adequacy of the emergency sump recirculation function with respect to potentially adverse effects associated with post-accident debris, and (2) implement any plant modifications determined to be necessary. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the licensee), has conducted an evaluation of recirculation sump performance for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (IP2 and IP3). In addition, Entergy has installed new recirculation sump strainers and containment sump strainers and upstream flow barriers and debris interceptors at both reactors.

Consistent with the discussion in the "Reasons for Information Request" section of GL 2004-02, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is using sample audits to help verify that licensees have resolved the concerns identified in the GL. The NRC staff has conducted a detailed audit of the new sump strainer design and associated analyses and testing for IP2 and IP3.

The NRC staff is forwarding the IP2 and IP3 Generic Safety Issue (GSI)-191 audit report to Entergy. The enclosed audit report provides Entergy feedback on its GL 2004-02 corrective actions and supporting analyses. Also, this audit report will serve as a vehicle to inform other PWR licensees of the NRC staffs technical positions on various aspects of GSI-191, PWR Sump Performance.

The NRC staff previously forwarded a draft of this audit report to Entergy. By letter dated July 21, 2008, Entergy, after consultation with its vendors for GL 2004-02 corrective actions, informed the NRC staff that the audit report contained no proprietary information. Entergy was supportive during all phases of the audit. Consideration was given by Entergy in providing appropriate office space, equipment, and ensuring appropriate vendor personnel were available to support the audit team. Your primary point-of-contact during the preparation, conduct, and report-writing phases of the audit was helpful in accomplishing the audit.

The enclosed audit report does not reach a conclusion regarding the overall adequacy of Entergys GL 2004-02 corrective actions for IP2 and IP3. The NRC staff expects that Entergy will provide a supplemental response to GL2004-02 after the October 2008 completion of corrective actions for GL2004-02. This supplemental response should address the open items in the enclosed audit report. This expectation has been stated in public meetings with the licensee. It is reinforced in a GL 2004-02 supplemental response content guide that the NRC staff released in August 2007 and revised in November 2007. NRC staff consideration of Entergys GL 2004-02 supplemental response, including its response to audit open items, will result in a letter to Entergy assessing the overall adequacy of the IP2 and IP3 GL 2004-02 corrective actions.

The audit team did not evaluate whether Entergy has identified and/or submitted appropriate licensing documents for its GL 2004-02 corrective actions. The licensees maintenance of its licensing basis is within the scope of the Reactor Oversight Program. The audit team did not evaluate the completeness of the licensees implementation of GL 2004-02 corrective actions.

That is also within the scope of the Reactor Oversight Program under TI 2515/166, "Pressurized Water Reactor Containment Sump Blockage."

Sincerely,

/RA/

John P. Boska, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/o encl: See next page

Package ML082050446 (Letter ML082050406, Audit Report ML082050433)

OFFICE LPL1-1/PM LPL1-1/LA DSS/SSIB/BC LPL1-1/BC NAME JBoska SLittle MScott MKowal DATE 7/29/08 7/28/08 7/28/08 7/29/08

Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 & 3 cc:

Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Vice President Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety &

Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Vice President and COO Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

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