ML082890125

Lr Hearing - Telecon Summary 07-08-08 Rv and Submerged Cable_Rbr.Doc

ML082890125
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Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	07/21/2008
From:	- No Known Affiliation
To:	Division of License Renewal
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IPRenewal NPEmails From: STROUD, MICHAEL D [MSTROUD@entergy.com]

Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 1:44 PM To: Kimberly Green Cc: Rucker, Roger B

Subject:

Telecon Summary 07-08-08 RV and Submerged Cable_RBR.doc Attachments: Telecon Summary 07-08-08 RV and Submerged Cable_RBR.doc Kim, See markups in document. We have not seen any OE on lead sheathed cable. If you have some, please send it to us.

Thanks Mike

<<Telecon Summary 07-08-08 RV and Submerged Cable_RBR.doc>>

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Hearing Identifier: IndianPointUnits2and3NonPublic_EX Email Number: 698 Mail Envelope Properties (A79A58994C541C48BBCFB319610763CB0408C2C8)

Subject:

Telecon Summary 07-08-08 RV and Submerged Cable_RBR.doc Sent Date: 7/21/2008 1:43:56 PM Received Date: 7/21/2008 1:44:10 PM From: STROUD, MICHAEL D Created By: MSTROUD@entergy.com Recipients:

"Rucker, Roger B" <rrucker@entergy.com>

Tracking Status: None "Kimberly Green" <Kimberly.Green@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None Post Office: LITEXETSP002.etrsouth.corp.entergy.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 251 7/21/2008 1:44:10 PM Telecon Summary 07-08-08 RV and Submerged Cable_RBR.doc 67648 Options Priority: Standard Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:

Recipients Received:

LICENSEE: Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Field Code Changed FACILITY: Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON JULY 8, 2008, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., RELATED TO THE INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONREACTOR VESSEL NEUTRON EMBRITTLEMENT AND SUBMERGED CABLES The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc. (Entergy) held a telephone conference call on July 8, 2008, to obtain clarification on Entergys recent responses to requests for additional information concerning the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3, license renewal application. The telephone conference call was useful in clarifying the applicants responses. provides a listing of the participants, and Enclosure 2 contains a listing of the items discussed with the applicant, including a brief description of the resolution of the items.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

Kimberly Green, Safety Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page

G:\ADRO\DLR\RPB2\Indian Point\Safety Review\Telecon Summaries\Telecon Summary 07-08-08 RV and Submerged Cable.doc OFFICE LA:DLR PM:RPB2:DLR BC:RPB2:DLR NAME KGreen RFranovich DATE 07/ /08 07/ /08 07/ /08 TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION LIST OF PARTICIPANTS JULY 8, 2008 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS Kim Green U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Barry Elliot NRC Roy Mathew NRC Mike Stroud Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy)

Don Fronabarger Entergy Ted Ivy Entergy Roger Rucker Entergy Charlie Caputo Entergy Floyd Gumble Entergy Nelson Azavedo Entergy Herb Robinson Entergy ENCLOSURE 1

INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REACTOR VESSEL NEUTRON EMBRITTLEMENT INACCESSIBLE OR UNDERGROUND POWER CABLES JULY 8, 2008 RAI 4.2.2-2 By letter dated November 28, 2007, Entergy responded to the staffs request regarding Charpy upper shelf energy (USE) analyses for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 2 (IP2). The RAI contained two parts. During a telephone conference on May 7, 2008, the staff asked the applicant to provide the same information Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 3 (IP3). By letter, dated June 11, 2008, Entergy provided the requested information for IP3, but only for part (b) of the original request. During the telephone conference call on July 8, the staff asked the applicant to confirm if the information previously supplied for IP2 for part (a) of the request applied to IP3. Entergy stated that the reactor vessel beltline plate material for IP3 is the same as the material for IP2. In a subsequent call, on July 11, 2008, the applicant confirmed that although the WCAP report referenced in the November 28, 2007 response only cites IP2, the materials in both vessels are the same and meet the same ASME code case and Combustion Engineering specification; therefore, the analyses would apply to IP3. The staffs evaluation will be documented in the safety evaluation report.

RAI 3.6.2.3-2 By letter dated May 28, 2008, the staff requested information regarding a138kV direct burial Field Code Changed insulated transmission cables that is submergedsubject to wet conditions. By letter, dated June 26, 2008, the applicant responded to the RAI. After it reviewed the response, the staff needed additional information regarding the qualification and testing of the cable as well as operating experience. The staff stated that there is operating experience identified in licensee event Formatted: Highlight reports with regard to the failure of lead sheath cables. Entergy stated that it would talk to the Comment [rbr1]: There is no OE, so why is this owner of the cable and the vendor to see if additional information is available regarding the stated. How about stating, The applicant stated there is no operating experience associated with the qualification and testing. Entergy emphasized that the cable of interest is nonsafety-related and failures of lead sheathed cables.

not designed to meet the single failure criterion. Further, there is a statement in GALL XI.E.3 that provides an exclusion regarding environments for which the cables are designed. The resolution of this issue will be documented in the safety evaluation report.

ENCLOSURE 2

ENCLOSURE 2