ML101380511

Request for Additional Information for the Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, License Renewal Application, Section 3.3.2 (TAC Nos ME1836 and ME1834)

ML101380511
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	05/24/2010
From:	Bennett Brady License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Joyce T Public Service Enterprise Group
Brady B
References
TAC ME1834, TAC ME1836
Download: ML101380511 (6)

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May 24, 2010 Mr. Thomas Joyce President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION, SECTION 3.3.2 (TAC NOS ME1836 AND ME1834)

Dear Mr. Joyce:

By letter dated August 18, 2009, as supplemented by letter dated January 23, 2009, Public Service Enterprise Group Nuclear, LLC, submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54) for renewal of Operating Licenses No. DPR-70 AND DPR-75 for the Salem Generating Station, Unit 1 and Unit 2. The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 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 provided to John Hufnagel and other members of your staff, 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 by telephone at 301-415-2981 or by e-mail at bennett.brady@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bennett Brady, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311

Enclosure:

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Letter to T. Joyce from B. Brady dated May 24, 2010

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION, SECTION 3.3.2 (TAC NOS ME1836 AND ME1834)

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Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. Robert Braun Mr. Ali Fakhar Senior Vice President Nuclear Manager, License Renewal PSEG Nuclear LLC PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Carl Fricker Mr. William Mattingly Station Vice President - Salem Manager - Salem Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear LLC PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Michael Gallagher Township Clerk Vice President - License Renewal Projects Lower Alloways Creek Township Exelon Nuclear LLC Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 200 Exelon Way Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Mr. Paul Bauldauf, P.E., Asst. Director Mr. Ed Eilola Radiation Protection Programs Plant Manager - Salem NJ Department of Environmental PSEG Nuclear LLC Protection and Energy, CN 415 One Alloway Creek Neck Road Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Brian Beam Mr. Brian Booth Board of Public Utilities Director Nuclear Oversight 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor PSEG Nuclear Newark, NJ 07102 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire 475 Allendale Road Manager - Licensing King of Prussia, PA 19406 PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Mr. Gregory Sosson Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Director Corporate Engineering PSEG Nuclear LLC Senior Resident Inspector One Alloway Creek Neck Road Salem Nuclear Generating Station Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Mr. Paul Davison Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Vice President, Operations Support PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Salem Nuclear Generating Station, 2 Units 1 and 2 cc:

Ms. Christine Neely Director - Regulator Affairs PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Earl R. Gage Salem County Administrator Administration Building 94 Market Street Salem, NJ 08079

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION SECTION 3.3.2 (TAC NO ME1836 AND ME 1834)

RAI 3.3.2.3.4 - 1

Background:

GALL AMP XI.M28, Buried Piping and Tanks Inspection Program recommends that buried piping and tanks be inspected when they are excavated for any reason. The frequency that has been established for this program is consistent with the preventive measures used in the program. These preventative measures are in accordance with the standard industry practice including the maintenance of external coatings and wrappings.

Issue:

Salem Nuclear Generating Station LRA Tables 3.3.2-4, 3.3.2-6, 3.3.2-10, 3.3.2-12, 3.3.2-18, and 3.3.2-23 indicate that carbon and low alloy steel bolting exposed to soil can undergo loss of material and loss of preload. The applicant indicated that these buried bolting components will be managed by the Bolting Integrity Program, but that the monitoring frequency will be outlined in the Buried Piping Inspection Program. As indicated in the background, the frequency established for the Buried Piping Inspection Program or the Buried Non-Steel Piping Inspection Program is based on preventative measures including application of external coatings and wrappings. It is not clear to the staff if the carbon and low alloy steel bolting exposed to soil in LRA Tables 3.3.2-4, 3.3.2-6, 3.3.2-10, 3.3.2-12, 3.3.2-18, and 3.3.2-23 are wrapped or coated.

Request:

Provide additional information if the carbon and low alloy steel bolting exposed to soil is wrapped or coated. If the components are not wrapped or coated, provide additional information regarding why the frequency adopted from the Buried Piping Inspection Program or the Buried Non-Steel Piping Inspection Program is applicable.

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