ML100900497
| ML100900497 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/19/2010 |
| From: | Robert Kuntz License Renewal Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | Balduzzi M Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Plasse, Richard 301-415-1427 DLR/RPB2 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC9668 | |
| Download: ML100900497 (9) | |
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May 19, 2010 Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi Sr. Vice President & COO Regional Operations, NE Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601
SUBJECT:
PLAN FOR AUDIT OF BURIED PIPING REGARDING THE VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (TAC NO. MC9668)
Dear Mr. Balduzzi:
By letter January 25, 2006, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC, and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy), submitted an application for renewal of operating license DPR-28 for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS). In light of the recent developments related to tritium leaks found on the site and potential misinformation given to the state of Vermont by Entergy, the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) will conduct an audit of the license renewal information related to buried piping. The staff plans to conduct this audit the week of May 24, 2010. If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at 301-415-3733 or by e-mail at robert.kuntz@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert F. Kuntz, Sr. Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
May 19, 2010 Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi Sr. Vice President & COO Regional Operations, NE Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601
SUBJECT:
PLAN FOR AUDIT OF BURIED PIPING REGARDING THE VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (TAC NO. MC9668)
Dear Mr. Balduzzi:
By letter January 25, 2006, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC, and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy), submitted an application for renewal of operating license DPR-28 for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS). In light of the recent developments related to tritium leaks found on the site and potential misinformation given to the state of Vermont by Entergy, the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) will conduct an audit of the license renewal information related to buried piping. The staff plans to conduct this audit the week of May 24, 2010. If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at 301-415-3733 or by e-mail at robert.kuntz@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert F. Kuntz, Sr. Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271
Enclosure:
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Letter To M. Balduzzi from R. Kuntz dated, May 19, 2010
Subject:
PLAN FOR AUDIT OF BURIED PIPING REGARDING THE VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (TAC NO. MC9668)
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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.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213
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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
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Karen Tyler, Esq.
Shems, Dunkiel, Kassel & Saunders, PLLC 91 College Street Burlington, VT 05401 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
ENCLOSURE Audit Plan Buried Piping for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station License Renewal Application Week of May 24, 2010 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Buried Piping Audit Plan Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station
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Background
By letter January 25, 2006, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC, and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy), submitted an application for renewal of operating license DPR-28 for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS). In December 2009, Entergy noted elevated levels of tritium in on-site monitoring wells. Subsequently, information provided by Entergy to the State of Vermont has been called into question. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff (NRC or staff) will conduct an on-site audit during the week of May 24, 2010, to verify the information provided in support of Entergys request for a renewed license regarding buried, below grade, and limited access piping are accurate and complete.
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Regulatory Audit Bases License renewal requirements are specified in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, and the guidance is provided in NUREG-1800, Rev. 1, Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants (SRP-LR), dated September 2005, and NUREG-1801, Rev. 1, Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report, dated September 2005.
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Regulatory Audit Scope The scope of this regulatory audit is all the systems that contain buried, below grade, or limited access piping within the scope of license renewal. The staff will review system drawings, procedures, interview plant personnel, and complete system walk-downs to verify that the information provided in the license renewal application related to the subject piping is accurate.
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Information and Other Material Necessary for the Regulatory Audit The project team will review the license renewal application, request for information responses, previous audit question and answer database, system drawings, procedures, and information provided to the State of Vermont.
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Team Assignments Area of Review Assigned Auditor Management Supervision David Pelton Mechanical William Holston System Scoping Greg Casto Regional Support Tom Burns Material and Environment Review Donald Brittner
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Logistics The audit will be conducted at VYNPS from May 25 until May 27, 2010. Entrance and exit briefings will be held at the beginning and end of this audit, respectively.
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Special Requests The staff requests the applicant to make available all system drawings, and plant personnel who have responsibility for the systems within the scope of license renewal that contain buried or underground piping.
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Deliverables An audit report should be issued to the applicant within 90 days from the end of the audit.