ML103580006

Areva EPR DC - Response to U.S. EPR Design Certification Application RAI No. 404, FSAR Ch. 3 Open Item, Supplement 6

ML103580006
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Issue date:	12/23/2010
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ArevaEPRDCPEm Resource From: BRYAN Martin (EXTERNAL AREVA) [Martin.Bryan.ext@areva.com]

Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 2:07 PM To: Tesfaye, Getachew Cc: DELANO Karen (AREVA); ROMINE Judy (AREVA); BENNETT Kathy (AREVA); WELLS Russell (AREVA); Miernicki, Michael; Carneal, Jason

Subject:

Response to U.S. EPR Design Certification Application RAI No. 404, FSAR Ch. 3 OPEN ITEM, Supplement 6 Attachments: RAI 404 Supplement 6 Response US EPR DC.pdf

Getachew, AREVA NP Inc. provided a schedule for a technically correct and complete response to the 10 Open Item questions of RAI No. 404 on June 30, 2010. Supplement 1 was submitted on July 30, 2010, which provided a response to 8 of the 10 questions. Supplement 2 was submitted on August 11, 2010, which provided a response to 1 of the 2 remaining questions. Supplement 3 submitted on August 27, 2010, Supplement 4 submitted on September 21, 2010, and Supplement 5 submitted on November 19, 2010 provided a revised schedule for the response to the remaining question (i.e., 03.09.03-24).

The attached file, RAI 404 Supplement 6 Response US EPR DC.pdf provides a technically correct and complete response to the remaining question, as committed.

The following table indicates the respective pages in the response document, RAI 404 Supplement 6 Response US EPR DC.pdf , that contain AREVA NPs response to the subject questions.

Question # Start Page End Page RAI 404 03.09.03- 2 4 24 This concludes the formal AREVA NP response to RAI 404, and there are no questions from this RAI for which AREVA NP has not provided responses.

Sincerely, Martin (Marty) C. Bryan U.S. EPR Design Certification Licensing Manager AREVA NP Inc.

Tel: (434) 832-3016 702 561-3528 cell Martin.Bryan.ext@areva.com From: BRYAN Martin (External RS/NB)

Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 11:30 AM To: 'Tesfaye, Getachew' Cc: DELANO Karen (RS/NB); ROMINE Judy (RS/NB); BENNETT Kathy (RS/NB); WELLS Russell (RS/NB); 'Miernicki, Michael'

Subject:

Response to U.S. EPR Design Certification Application RAI No. 404, FSAR Ch. 3 OPEN ITEM, Supplement 5

Getachew, 1

AREVA NP Inc. provided a schedule for a technically correct and complete response to the 10 Open Item questions of RAI No. 404 on June 30, 2010. Supplement 1 was submitted on July 30, 2010, which provided a response to 8 of the 10 questions. Supplement 2 was submitted on August 11, 2010, which provided a response to 1 of the 2 remaining questions. Supplement 3 submitted on August 27, 2010 and Supplement 4 submitted on September 21, 2010 provided a revised schedule for the response to the remaining question (i.e., 03.09.03-24).

The schedule for a technically correct and complete FINAL response to the remaining RAI 404 question has been revised to allow time for interaction with NRC.

Question # Response Date RAI 404 03.09.03-24 January 28, 2011 Sincerely, Martin (Marty) C. Bryan U.S. EPR Design Certification Licensing Manager AREVA NP Inc.

Tel: (434) 832-3016 702 561-3528 cell Martin.Bryan.ext@areva.com From: BRYAN Martin (External RS/NB)

Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 1:20 PM To: 'Tesfaye, Getachew' Cc: DELANO Karen (RS/NB); ROMINE Judy (RS/NB); BENNETT Kathy (RS/NB); WELLS Russell (RS/NB)

Subject:

Response to U.S. EPR Design Certification Application RAI No. 404, FSAR Ch. 3 OPEN ITEM, Supplement 4

Getachew, AREVA NP Inc. provided a schedule for a technically correct and complete response to the 10 Open Item questions of RAI No. 404 on June 30, 2010. Supplement 1 was submitted on July 30, 2010, which provided a response to 8 of the 10 questions. Supplement 2 was submitted on August 11, 2010, which provided a response to 1 of the 2 remaining questions. Supplement 3 was submitted on August 27, 2010 which provided a revised schedule for the response to the remaining question (i.e., 03.09.03-24).

The schedule for a technically correct and complete final response to the remaining RAI 404 question has been revised to allow time for interaction with NRC.

Question # Response Date RAI 404 03.09.03-24 November 19, 2010 Sincerely, Martin (Marty) C. Bryan U.S. EPR Design Certification Licensing Manager AREVA NP Inc.

Tel: (434) 832-3016 2

702 561-3528 cell Martin.Bryan.ext@areva.com From: BRYAN Martin (External RS/NB)

Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 10:43 AM To: 'Tesfaye, Getachew' Cc: DELANO Karen (RS/NB); ROMINE Judy (RS/NB); BENNETT Kathy (RS/NB); WELLS Russell (RS/NB)

Subject:

Response to U.S. EPR Design Certification Application RAI No. 404, FSAR Ch. 3 OPEN ITEM, Supplement 3

Getachew, AREVA NP Inc. provided a schedule for a technically correct and complete response to the 10 Open Item questions of RAI No. 404 on June 30, 2010. Supplement 1 was submitted on July 30, 2010, which provided a response to 8 of the 10 questions. Supplement 2 was submitted on August 11, 2010, which provided a response to 1 of the 2 remaining questions.

A draft of the response to the remaining question (i.e., 03.09.03-24) was provided to the NRC on July 1, 2010.

The schedule for a technically correct and complete FINAL response to the remaining RAI 404 question has been revised to allow time for interaction with NRC on the draft response.

Question # Response Date RAI 404 03.09.03-24 September 24, 2010 Sincerely, Martin (Marty) C. Bryan U.S. EPR Design Certification Licensing Manager AREVA NP Inc.

Tel: (434) 832-3016 702 561-3528 cell Martin.Bryan.ext@areva.com From: BRYAN Martin (EXT)

Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:21 PM To: 'Tesfaye, Getachew' Cc: DELANO Karen (RS/NB); ROMINE Judy (RS/NB); BENNETT Kathy (RS/NB); WELLS Russell (RS/NB); CORNELL Veronica (EXT)

Subject:

Response to U.S. EPR Design Certification Application RAI No. 404, FSAR Ch. 3 OPEN ITEM, Supplement 2

Getachew, AREVA NP Inc. provided a schedule for a technically correct and complete response to the 10 Open Item questions of RAI No. 404 on June 30, 2010. Supplement 1 was submitted on July 30, 2010, which provided a responses to 8 of the 10 questions. The attached file, RAI 404 Supplement 2 Response US EPR DC.pdf, provides a response to 1 of the 2 remaining questions.

The following table indicates the respective pages in the response document, RAI 404 Response Supplement 2 Response US EPR DC.pdf, that contain AREVA NPs response to the subject questions.

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Question # Start Page End Page RAI 404 03.09.03-25 2 2 The schedule for a technically correct and complete FINAL response to the remaining RAI 404 question is unchanged and provided below.

Question # Response Date RAI 404 03.09.03-24 August 30, 2010 Sincerely, Martin (Marty) C. Bryan U.S. EPR Design Certification Licensing Manager AREVA NP Inc.

Tel: (434) 832-3016 702 561-3528 cell Martin.Bryan.ext@areva.com From: BRYAN Martin (EXT)

Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 3:38 PM To: 'Tesfaye, Getachew' Cc: DELANO Karen (RS/NB); ROMINE Judy (RS/NB); BENNETT Kathy (RS/NB); WELLS Russell (RS/NB); CORNELL Veronica (EXT)

Subject:

Response to U.S. EPR Design Certification Application RAI No. 404, FSAR Ch. 3 OPEN ITEM, Supplement 1

Getachew, AREVA NP Inc. provided a schedule for a technically correct and complete response to the 10 Open Item questions of RAI No. 404 on June 30, 2010. The attached file, RAI 404 Supplement 1 Response US EPR DC.pdf, provides a response to 8 of the 10 questions.

Appended to this file is the affected page of the U.S. EPR Final Safety Analysis Report in redline-strikeout format which supports the response to RAI 404 Questions 03.09.01-5, 03.09.01-7, and 03.09.01-10 The following table indicates the respective pages in the response document, RAI 404 Supplement 1 Response US EPR DC.pdf, that contain AREVA NPs response to the subject questions.

Question # Start Page End Page RAI 404 03.09.01-5 2 3 RAI 404 03.09.01-6 4 4 RAI 404 03.09.01-7 5 5 RAI 404 03.09.01-8 6 6 RAI 404 03.09.01-9 7 7 RAI 404 03.09.01-10 8 9 RAI 404 03.09.01-11 10 10 RAI 404 03.09.01-12 11 11 4

On July 1, 2010, AREVA requested a discussion with the NRC regarding the proposed response to RAI 404.

The revised schedule shown below assumes the discussion with NRC occurs prior to August 15, 2010.

Accordingly, the schedule for a technically correct and complete FINAL response to the remaining RAI 404 questions has been revised and is provided below.

Question # Response Date RAI 404 03.09.03-24 August 30, 2010 RAI 404 03.09.03-25 August 30, 2010 Sincerely, Martin (Marty) C. Bryan U.S. EPR Design Certification Licensing Manager AREVA NP Inc.

Tel: (434) 832-3016 702 561-3528 cell Martin.Bryan.ext@areva.com From: BRYAN Martin (EXT)

Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 5:50 PM To: 'Tesfaye, Getachew' Cc: DELANO Karen V (AREVA NP INC); ROMINE Judy (AREVA NP INC); BENNETT Kathy A (OFR) (AREVA NP INC); SLAY Lysa M (AREVA NP INC); WELLS Russell D (AREVA NP INC)

Subject:

Response to U.S. EPR Design Certification Application RAI No. 404, FSAR Ch. 3 OPEN ITEM

Getachew, Attached please find AREVA NP Inc.s response to the subject request for additional information (RAI). The attached file, RAI 404 Response US EPR DC.pdf, provides a schedule for the responses to the 10 questions.

The following table indicates the respective pages in the response document, RAI 404 Response US EPR DC.pdf, that contain AREVA NPs response to the subject questions.

Question # Start Page End Page RAI 404 03.09.01-5 2 2 RAI 404 03.09.01-6 3 3 RAI 404 03.09.01-7 4 4 RAI 404 03.09.01-8 5 5 RAI 404 03.09.01-9 6 6 RAI 404 03.09.01-10 7 7 RAI 404 03.09.01-11 8 8 RAI 404 03.09.01-12 9 9 RAI 404 03.09.03-24 10 10 RAI 404 03.09.03-25 11 11 A complete answer is not provided for the 10 questions. The schedule for a technically correct and complete response to these questions is provided below.

Question # Response Date 5

RAI 404 03.09.01-5 July 30, 2010 RAI 404 03.09.01-6 July 30, 2010 RAI 404 03.09.01-7 July 30, 2010 RAI 404 03.09.01-8 July 30, 2010 RAI 404 03.09.01-9 July 30, 2010 RAI 404 03.09.01-10 July 30, 2010 RAI 404 03.09.01-11 July 30, 2010 RAI 404 03.09.01-12 July 30, 2010 RAI 404 03.09.03-24 July 30, 2010 RAI 404 03.09.03-25 July 30, 2010 Sincerely, Martin (Marty) C. Bryan U.S. EPR Design Certification Licensing Manager AREVA NP Inc.

Tel: (434) 832-3016 702 561-3528 cell Martin.Bryan.ext@areva.com From: Tesfaye, Getachew [1]

Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 9:49 AM To: ZZ-DL-A-USEPR-DL Cc: Wu, Cheng-Ih; Le, Tuan; Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer; Patel, Jay; Miernicki, Michael; Colaccino, Joseph; ArevaEPRDCPEm Resource

Subject:

U.S. EPR Design Certification Application RAI No. 404(4692, 4684),FSAR Ch. 3 OPEN ITEM Attached please find the subject requests for additional information (RAI). A draft of the RAI was provided to you on May 11, 2010, and discussed with your staff on June 1, 2010. No changes were made to the draft RAI as a result of that discussion. The questions in this RAI are OPEN ITEMs in the safety evaluation report for Chapter 3, Group 2 sections in Phases 2 and 3 reviews. The schedule we have established for review of your application assumes technically correct and complete responses within 30 days of receipt of RAIs. For any RAIs that cannot be answered within 30 days, it is expected that a date for receipt of this information will be provided to the staff within the 30 day period so that the staff can assess how this information will impact the published schedule.

Thanks, Getachew Tesfaye Sr. Project Manager NRO/DNRL/NARP (301) 415-3361 6

Hearing Identifier: AREVA_EPR_DC_RAIs Email Number: 2396 Mail Envelope Properties (199EBB4D1CD9644D9472AA84D5D8EFA70BA70E)

Subject:

Response to U.S. EPR Design Certification Application RAI No. 404, FSAR Ch.

3 OPEN ITEM, Supplement 6 Sent Date: 12/23/2010 2:06:40 PM Received Date: 12/23/2010 2:06:52 PM From: BRYAN Martin (EXTERNAL AREVA)

Created By: Martin.Bryan.ext@areva.com Recipients:

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Tracking Status: None "WELLS Russell (AREVA)" <Russell.Wells@areva.com>

Tracking Status: None "Miernicki, Michael" <Michael.Miernicki@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Carneal, Jason" <Jason.Carneal@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Tesfaye, Getachew" <Getachew.Tesfaye@nrc.gov>

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Response to Request for Additional Information No. 404(4692, 4684), Supplement 6 6/01/2010 U. S. EPR Standard Design Certification AREVA NP Inc.

Docket No.52-020 SRP Section: 03.09.01 - Special Topics for Mechanical Components SRP Section: 03.09.03 - ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 Components Application Section: 3.9 QUESTIONS for Engineering Mechanics Branch 1 (AP1000/EPR Projects) (EMB1)

AREVA NP Inc.

Response to Request for Additional Information No. 404, Supplement 6 U.S. EPR Design Certification Application Page 2 of 4 Question 03.09.03-24:

OPEN ITEM Follow-up to the RAI 178, Question 03.09.03-18:

In RAI 107, Question 3.9.3-4, the staff requested that AREVA commit to provide the ASME Design Specifications of risk-significant mechanical components, as a minimum, for NRC audit prior to certification. This is to ensure that the components are ready for procurement, and that the FSAR design methodologies and criteria are adequately reflected in the associated component ASME Design Specifications. For the ASME Design Reports, the staff requests that AREVA discuss in the FSAR its plan and schedule for making the design reports of EPR mechanical components available for NRC audit, e.g., through an ITAAC, to ensure that AREVA has established a procedure to verify the completion of the EPR component design.

By email letter dated December 1, 2008, AREVA states that a representative sample of the design specifications will be available for NRC inspection beginning April 1, 2009. In order for the staff to reach a reasonable assurance finding based on the requirements of 10 CFR 52.47, the staff requests the applicant make available for audit the ASME Design Specifications for all risk-significant mechanical components, not just a representative sample, prior to the certification of the U.S. EPR design.

Response to Question 03.09.03-24:

Table 03.09.03-24-1 of this RAI lists the design specifications for risk-significant mechanical components for the U.S. EPR. AREVA NP will advise NRC as to when these design specifications will be available for NRC inspection.

The regulatory basis of the request made by the NRC that AREVA NP discuss in the FSAR its plan and schedule for making the design reports of EPR mechanical components available for NRC audit, e.g., through an ITAAC, to ensure that AREVA has established a procedure to verify the completion of the EPR component design is not clear. Neither RG 1.206, Section C.I.3.9.3, nor SRP 3.9.3 request this information in the Design Certification FSAR. In fact RG 1.206, Section C.I.3.9.3 states: The applicant should in the COL application propose an appropriate method (e.g., ITAAC, license condition, FSAR) to ensure that the as-built plant is consistent with the design reviewed during the licensing process.

As noted in U.S. EPR FSAR Tier 2, Section 3.9.3 and in the Responses to RAI 178, Question 03.09.03-18 and RAI 107, Question 03.09.03-4, the combined license (COL) applicant is responsible for design reports for ASME Class 1, 2, and 3 components, piping, supports, and core support structures that comply with and are certified to the requirements of Section III of the ASME Code. Inspection, test, analysis, and acceptance criteria (ITAAC) have been established to implement this COL information item (for example U.S. EPR FSAR Tier 1, Table 2.2.1- 5).

FSAR Impact:

The U.S. EPR FSAR will not be changed as a result of this question.

AREVA NP Inc.

Response to Request for Additional Information No. 404, Supplement 6 U.S. EPR Design Certification Application Page 3 of 4 Table 03.09.03-24-1 U.S. EPR ASME Class 1, 2, and 3 Design Specifications Available for NRC Inspection Title Accumulator Air Cooled Chillers ASME Class 1 Check Valves (2-1/2" and larger)

ASME Class 1 Motor Operated Gate Valve ASME Class 1 Motor Operated Globe Valve ASME Section III Pumps and Motors Class 1 Solenoid Operated Angle Globe Control Valve (Pressurizer Intermittent Spray Valve)

Class 2 and 3 Diaphragm Valves Class 2 and 3 Solenoid Operated Valves Class 2 and 3 Wafer Check Valves Control Rod Drive Mechanism Emergency Diesel Generator Feedwater Damped Check Valve Fuel Transfer Tube Assembly (Tube, Containment Isolation Valves. Supports)

Generic ASME Class 2\3 Plate Heat Exchanger Specification Generic ASME Class 2\3 Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Specification Generic ASME Class 2\3 Vessel and Tank Specification High Performance Class 2 and 3 Butterfly Valves Large HP Class 2 and 3 Gate, Globe & Check Valves Large LP Class 2 and 3 Gate, Globe & Check Valves Lined Class 2 and 3 Butterfly Valves Main Feedwater Control Valve Main Steam and Full Load Feedwater Isolation Valves Main Steam Relief Control Valve Main Steam Relief Isolation Valve Main Steam Relief Train Silencer Main Steam Safety Valves Metal Seated Class 2 and 3 Ball Valves Miscellaneous Class 2 and 3 Ball Valves Miscellaneous Class 2 and 3 Plug Valves Miscellaneous Class 2 and 3 Safety Valves Pressurizer Pressurizer Continuous Spray Valves Pressurizer Heater Pressurizer Safety Relief Valve Reactor Coolant Pump Reactor Pressure Vessel Reactor Pressure Vessel Internals RPV Head Equipment RPV Incore Instrumentation; Closure Hardware; (lance; yoke; fingers) Equipment Specification SG Blowdown Flow Control Valves Small HP Class 1 Gate, Globe & Check Valves Small HP Class 2 and 3 Gate, Globe & Check Valves

AREVA NP Inc.

Response to Request for Additional Information No. 404, Supplement 6 U.S. EPR Design Certification Application Page 4 of 4 Table 03.09.03-24-1 U.S. EPR ASME Class 1, 2, and 3 Design Specifications Available for NRC Inspection Title Small LP Class 1 Gate, Globe & Check Valves Small LP Class 2 and 3 Gate, Globe & Check Valves Steam Generator Water Cooled Chillers