ML082800066

Request for Additional Information, Review of the License Renewal Application

ML082800066
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	10/17/2008
From:	Gettys E License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Mckinney B Susquehanna
Gettys Evelyn, NRR/DLR/RLRA 415-4029
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October 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 by e-mail at 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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ML082800066 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:RPB1:DLR BC:RER1 BC: RPB1:DLR NAME SFigueroa EGettys JDozier DPelton DATE 10/6/08 10/17/08 10/8/08 10/14/08

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)

External Surfaces Monitoring RAI B.2.32-4-R In response to RAI B.2.32-4, Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SSES) provided updates to the program elements to address the aging management of the external surfaces of elastomeric components. Based on its review, the staff required additional clarification and information.

a) Please clarify why the updates to the program elements to expand the scope of the program to include elastomers and polymers are not enhancements to the GALL Report AMP XI.M36.

b) Please clarify the acceptance criteria for the supplemental physical manipulation and/or prodding that will be used as measures of the elastomer and polymer material condition.

RAI B.2.32-5 The GALL Report recommends that XI.M36 External Surfaces Monitoring is only applicable for steel (carbon steel) components to detect loss of material with the use of visual inspections.

However based on the program description in the LRA, the staff noted that the applicant has expanded the scope of materials to include aluminized steel, copper alloy, and stainless steel.

a) Please justify why the expansion in the scope of materials is not considered an enhancement to the GALL Report AMP XI.M36.

b) Please justify how this program will adequately manage the aging effects of loss of material as it applies to the additional metallic components (aluminized steel, copper alloy, and stainless steel) added to the scope of this program.

Follow-up RAI for SSES LRA D-RAI B.2.8-1R In a letter dated August 27, 2008, SSES responded to RAI B.2.8-1 providing a basis for adding drain penetrations, flange leak-off penetrations, CRD penetrations, and incore flux monitoring penetrations. The response also stated that CRD and flux monitor penetrations are managed in accordance with BWRVIP-47-A and BWRVIP-74A. The flange leak-off and the drain penetrations are managed in accordance with BWRVIP-74A.

However, SSES did not revise LRA Appendix A.1.2.7, FSAR summary description for BWR Penetrations Program, to include BWRVIP-47 and BWRVIP-74.

Please provide justification for not including these BWRVIP documents in the FSAR summary description or please amend the LRA to include the BWRVIP documents.

ENCLOSURE

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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