ML090400542
| ML090400542 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee  |
| Issue date: | 02/17/2009 |
| From: | Rowley J License Renewal Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Rowley J, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-4053 | |
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| Download: ML090400542 (11) | |
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February 17, 2009 MEMORANDUM TO: File FROM: Jonathan Rowley, Project Manager /RA/
Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
AUDIT PLAN FOR REVIEW OF CONFIRMATORY ANALYSES FOR THE CORE SPRAY AND REACTOR RECIRCULATION OUTLET NOZZLES AT THE VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION This Memorandum makes the audit plan for the staffs review of confirmatory environmentally adjusted cumulative usage factor analyses for the core spray and reactor recirculation outlet nozzles at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station publicly available (see enclosure).
Docket No. 50-271
Enclosure:
As stated
ML090400542 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:RPB2:DLR BC:RPB2:DLR NAME SFigueroa JRowley DWrona DATE 02/13/09 02/17/09 02/17/09 To File from J. ROWLEY, dated February 17, 2009 DISTRIBUTION:
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AUDIT PLAN FOR REVIEW OF CONFIRMATORY ANALYSES FOR THE CORE SPRAY AND REACTOR RECIRCULATION OUTLET NOZZLES AT THE VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION HARD COPY:
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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Regional Administrator, Region I Ms. Carla A. White, RRPT, CHP U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Radiological Health 475 Allendale Road Vermont Department of Health King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 P.O. Box 70, Drawer #43 108 Cherry Street Mr. David R. Lewis Burlington, VT 05402-0070 Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, N.W. Mr. David Mannai Washington, DC 20037-1128 Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations Mr. David OBrien, Commissioner Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Vermont Department of Public Service P.O. Box 500 112 State Street 185 Old Ferry Road Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Mr. James Volz, Chairman Resident Inspector Public Service Board Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station State of Vermont U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 112 State Street P.O. Box 176 Montpelier, VT 05620-2701 Vernon, VT 05354 Chairman, Board of Selectmen Director, Massachusetts Emergency Town of Vernon Management Agency P.O. Box 116 ATTN: James Muckerheide Vernon, VT 05354-0116 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Operating Experience Coordinator Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Mr. John F. McCann 320 Governor Hunt Road Director, Licensing Vernon, VT 05354 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue G. Dana Bisbee, Esq. White Plains, NY 10601 Deputy Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Mr. John T. Herron Concord, NH 03301-6937 Sr. Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Chief, Safety Unit 1340 Echelon Parkway Office of the Attorney General Jackson, MS 39213 One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Mr. Oscar Limpias Vice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Mr. Christopher Schwartz Mr. Raymond Shadis Vice President, Operations Support New England Coalition Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. P.O. Box 98 440 Hamilton Avenue Edgecomb, ME 04556 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. James P. Matteau Mr. Michael J. Colomb Executive Director Director of Oversight Windham Regional Commission Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 139 Main Street, Suite 505 440 Hamilton Avenue Brattleboro, VT 05301 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. William K. Sherman Mr. William C. Dennis Vermont Department of Public Service Assistant General Counsel 112 State Street Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Drawer 20 440 Hamilton Avenue Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael D. Lyster Mr. Theodore Sullivan 5931 Barclay Lane Site Vice President Naples, FL 34110-7306 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Diane Curran, Esq.
P.O. Box 500 Harmon, Curran, Spielberg &
185 Old Ferry Road Eisenberg, L.L.P Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 1726 M Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Mr. James H. Sniezek 5486 Nithsdale Drive Ronald A. Shems, Esq.
Salisbury, MD 21801 Shems, Dunkiel, Kassel & Saunders, PLLC 91 College Street Mr. Garrett D. Edwards Burlington, VT 05401 814 Waverly Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Karen Tyler, Esq.
Shems, Dunkiel, Kassel & Saunders, PLLC Ms. Stacey M. Lousteau 91 College Street Treasury Department Burlington, VT 05401 Entergy Services, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue Sarah Hofmann, Esq.
New Orleans, LA 70113 Director of Public Advocacy Department of Public Service Mr. Norman L. Rademacher 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Director, NSA Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Jennifer J. Patterson, Esq.
Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301 Matias F. Travieso-Diaz, Esq.
Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Matthew Brock, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General Environmental Protection Division One Ashburton Place, Room 1813 Boston, MA 02108-1598 Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.
National Legal Scholars Law Firm 84 East Thetford Road Lyme, NH 03768 John Sipos, Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General The Capitol State Street Albany, NY 12224
Audit Plan Review of the Confirmatory Cumulative Usage Factor Including Environmental Effects (CUFen) Analyses for the Core Spray and Reactor Recirculation Outlet Nozzles Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station ENCLOSURE
Background
On January 25, 2006, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. and Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC (Entergy) submitted the license renewal application (LRA) for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS). In the Safety Evaluation Report of the Vermont Yankee license renewal application (LRA) of May 2008 (NUREG-1907), the staff proposed a license condition that would require Entergy to perform confirmatory analyses of the core spray (CS) and recirculation outlet (RO) nozzles two years prior to the period of extended operations and submit them to the NRC for review and approval. However, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) stated in its November 24, 2008, partial initial ruling on three contentions related to the LRA that the analyses must be performed prior a final ruling on the contentions and prior to the issuance of a renewed license. On January 15, 2009, Entergy submitted the results of its confirmatory cumulative usage factor including environmental effects (CUFen) analyses for the CS and RO nozzles at the VYNPS.
Audit Bases The staff will perform an audit of the calculations used to produce the confirmatory results consistent with the proposed license condition.
Audit Scope The audit will focus on determining if the confirmatory analyses appropriately utilized the ASME Code Section III methodology rather than the Greens Function methodology, which was used in the original analyses, to demonstrate acceptable CUFen for 60 years of plant life for the CS and RO nozzles at VYNPS.
Necessary Information and Materials The staff will review the calculations, any plant procedures, and any plant documents used to develop or that support the calculations.
Team Assignments Organization Name Function NRC/NRR/DE/EMCB John Fair Project Team Leader NRC/NRR/DLR/RER1 James Gavula Co-project Team Leader NRC/NRR/DE/EMCB Mark Hartzman Reviewer NRC/NRR/DLR Allen Hiser Reviewer NRC/NRR/DLR/RER1 Chuang-Yeh Yang Reviewer
Audit Logistics February 18 - 20, 2009 NPOC Offices 11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 230 Rockville, MD 20852 February 18, 2009
- Entrance briefing at 2:00 PM
- Start CS and RO review at 2:30 PM February 19, 2009
- Continue CS and RO review at 8:00 AM February 20, 2009
- Continue CS and RO review at 8:00 AM
- Exit briefing at 4:00 PM Deliverables An audit summary will be placed on the docket and the results of the audit will be documented in a Supplemental Safety Evaluation Report related to VY LRA. Both documents are planned to be issued by the end of April 2009.
References January 25, 2006 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station License No. DPR-28 (Docket No.
50-271) License Renewal Application May 2008 Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (NUREG-1907)
November 24, 2008 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Partial Initial Decision (Ruling on Contentions 2A, 2B, 3, and4), ASLBP No. 02-849-03-LR January 15, 2009 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station License No. DPR-28 (Docket No.
50-271) License Renewal Application Amendment 37