ML091520009
| ML091520009 | |
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|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 06/08/2009 |
| From: | David Wrona License Renewal Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | Cayetano Santos Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| Rowley J, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-4053 | |
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| Download: ML091520009 (1) | |
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June 8, 2009 MEMORANDUM TO: Cayetano Santos, Chief Reactor Safety Branch A Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards FROM:
David Wrona, Chief
/RA/
Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
FOWARDING OF SUPPLEMENT 1 TO NUREG-1907, SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT RELATED TO THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, DOCKET NO.
50-271, TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS By letter dated January 25, 2006, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy), submitted its application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or staff) for renewal of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS) operating license for an additional 20 years.
The staff issued NUREG-1907, Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Docket No. 50-271, in two volumes in May of 2008 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML081430057 and ML081430109), which summarize the results of its safety review of the renewal application for compliance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54 (10 CFR 54), Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.
One of the staffs proposed license conditions in the final safety evaluation report (SER)
(NUREG-1907) required Entergy to perform fatigue analyses on the core spray (CS) and recirculation outlet (RO) nozzles at VYNPS no later than two years prior to entering the period of extended operation. By letters dated January 15, 2009 (ADAMS Accession No. ML090230678) and March 12, 2009 (ADAMS Accession No. ML090760976), Entergy provided the results of its confirmatory environmentally adjusted fatigue cumulative usage factor (CUFen) analyses for the CS and RO nozzles at VYNPS.
By letter dated May 21, 2009, the staff issued Supplement 1 to the VYNPS SER (ADAMS Accession No. ML091200177) documenting the staffs review of Entergys confirmatory CUFen analyses for the CS and RO nozzles at VYNPS. The staff is forwarding Supplement 1 to the VYNPS SER to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards for the Committees consideration. Please note that in Supplement 1, the staff concluded that Entergys analyses are acceptable. The conclusions drawn by the staff in the final SER, regarding similar confirmatory analysis for the feedwater nozzles, remain valid.
Enclosure:
As stated CONTACT:
Jonathan Rowley, NRR/DLR 301-415-4053
ML081430057 and ML081430109), which summarize the results of its safety review of the renewal application for compliance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54 (10 CFR 54), Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.
One of the staffs proposed license conditions in the final safety evaluation report (SER)
(NUREG-1907) required Entergy to perform fatigue analyses on the core spray (CS) and recirculation outlet (RO) nozzles at VYNPS no later than two years prior to entering the period of extended operation. By letters dated January 15, 2009 (ADAMS Accession No. ML090230678) and March 12, 2009 (ADAMS Accession No. ML090760976), Entergy provided the results of its confirmatory environmentally adjusted fatigue cumulative usage factor (CUFen) analyses for the CS and RO nozzles at VYNPS.
By letter dated May 21, 2009, the staff issued Supplement 1 to the VYNPS SER (ADAMS Accession No. ML091200177) documenting the staffs review of Entergys confirmatory CUFen analyses for the CS and RO nozzles at VYNPS. The staff is forwarding Supplement 1 to the VYNPS SER to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards for the Committees consideration. Please note that in Supplement 1, the staff concluded that Entergys analyses are acceptable. The conclusions drawn by the staff in the final SER, regarding similar confirmatory analysis for the feedwater nozzles, remain valid.
Enclosure:
As stated CONTACT:
Jonathan Rowley, NRR/DLR 301-415-4053 ADAMS Accession Nos. (Pkg.) ML091520041 (Memo) ML091520009, (Enclosure) ML091200162 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:RPB2 BC:RPB2:DLR NAME SFigueroa JRowley DWrona DATE 06/04/09 06/04/09 06/08/09
Memoranda to C. Santos from J. Rowley, dated June 08, 2009 DISTRIBUTION:
SUBJECT:
FOWARDING OF SUPPLEMENT 1 TO NUREG-1907, SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT RELATED TO THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-271, TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS HARD COPY:
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Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mr. David R. Lewis Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037-1128 Mr. David OBrien, Commissioner Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Mr. James Volz, Chairman Public Service Board State of Vermont 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2701 Chairman, Board of Selectmen Town of Vernon P.O. Box 116 Vernon, VT 05354-0116 Operating Experience Coordinator Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station 320 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354 G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.
Deputy Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301-6937 Chief, Safety Unit Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Ms. Carla A. White, RRPT, CHP Radiological Health Vermont Department of Health P.O. Box 70, Drawer #43 108 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05402-0070 Mr. David Mannai Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Resident Inspector Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 176 Vernon, VT 05354 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency ATTN: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John T. Herron Sr. Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Mr. Oscar Limpias Vice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. Christopher Schwartz Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael J. Colomb Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. William C. Dennis Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Theodore Sullivan Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Mr. James H. Sniezek 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801 Mr. Garrett D. Edwards 814 Waverly Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Ms. Stacey M. Lousteau Treasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113 Mr. Norman L. Rademacher Director, NSA Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Mr. Raymond Shadis New England Coalition P.O. Box 98 Edgecomb, ME 04556 Mr. James P. Matteau Executive Director Windham Regional Commission 139 Main Street, Suite 505 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Mr. William K. Sherman Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Mr. Michael D. Lyster 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306 Diane Curran, Esq.
Harmon, Curran, Spielberg &
Eisenberg, L.L.P 1726 M Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Ronald A. Shems, Esq.
Shems, Dunkiel, Kassel & Saunders, PLLC 91 College Street Burlington, VT 05401 Karen Tyler, Esq.
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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Sarah Hofmann, Esq.
Director of Public Advocacy Department of Public Service 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 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