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Response to Request for Additional Information Thermal Conductivity Degradation Impact on Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident Analysis with Astrum
ML13190A013
Person / Time
Site: Ginna Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 06/19/2013
From: Mogren T
Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, EDF Group, Ginna
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
WPLNRC-1002719
Download: ML13190A013 (7)


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WPLNRC-1002719 Thomas G. Mogren Manager - Engineering Services CENG.

a joint venture of R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC 1503 Lake Road Ontario, New York 14519-9364 585.771.5208 585.771.3392 Fax R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT June 19, 2013 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 ATTENTION: Document Control Desk

SUBJECT:

R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-244 Thermal Conductivity Degradation Impact on R.E. Ginna Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident Analysis with ASTRUM.

Response to Request for Additional Information

REFERENCES:

(a) R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC letter to the NRC, dated August 16, 2012,

Subject:

ECCS 30-Day Report for the Thermal Conductivity Degradation Impact on R.E. Ginna Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident Analysis with ASTRUM (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML12233A621).

(b) NRC electronic mail to R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC, dated May 16, 2013,

Subject:

Request for Additional Information -

Evaluation of a Significant ECCS Evaluation Model Error.

R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC (Ginna) submitted a 30-day report in accordance with 10 CFR 50.46(a)(3)(ii) in Reference (a) regarding an error accounting for thermal conductivity degradation in the approved Westinghouse ASTRUM evaluation methodology used to analyze the large break loss of coolant accident. In Reference (b), the NRC determined that additional information is required for the NRC staff to complete its evaluation of this 30-day report. contains Ginna's response to the NRC staff's request for additional information.

Document Control Desk June 19, 2013 Page 2 Regulatory commitments associated with this correspondence are listed in Enclosure (2).

Should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Mr. Thomas Harding at (585) 771-5219, or at Thomas.HardingJr@cengllc.com.

Very truly yours, Thomas G. Mogren JPO

Enclosure:

(1) Response to Request for Additional Information, Report on Significant Error, 10 CFR 50.46(a)(3)(ii)

(2) List of Regulatory Commitments, Response to Request for Additional Information cc: W. M. Dean, NRC M. C. Thadani, NRC Resident Inspector, NRC (Ginna LLC)

ENCLOSUREMf Response to Request for Additional Information Report on Significant Error 10 CFR 50.46(a)(3)(ii)

R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC June 19, 2013

ENCLSUREMf RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REPORT ON SIGNIFICANT ERROR 10 CFR 50.46(a)(3)(ii)

This letter provides a response to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) request for additional information (RAI) regarding the nuclear fuel thermal conductivity degradation (TCD) evaluation for the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC (Ginna) Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident (LBLOCA) analysis using the Automated Statistical Treatment of Uncertainty Method (ASTRUM) Evaluation Methodology. Information on the fuel TCD evaluation error was previously reported in Reference 1. The RAI was transmitted via e-mail (Reference 2) and is also described below. Clarification of the RAI was received verbally from the NRC on June 4, 2013, and, based on that clarification, the following information is provided as Ginna's response.

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Please supplement the August 16, 2012, report pursuant to 10 CFR 50.46(a)(3)(ii)for R.E.

Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, with a proposed schedule for either providing a re-analysis or taking other action as may be needed to show compliance with 10 CFR 50.46 requirements.

RESPONSE

Westinghouse performed the current LBLOCA licensing basis analysis of record (AOR) for R.E.

Ginna using a NRC approved evaluation methodology outlined in WCAP-16009-P-A, "Realistic Large-Break LOCA Evaluation Methodology Using the Automated Statistical Treatment of Uncertainty Method (ASTRUM)."

R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC will perform a LBLOCA re-analysis that applies NRC-approved evaluation methodology, which includes the effects of nuclear fuel thermal conductivity degradation (TCD), within 24 months of the completion of the following three milestones:

1) Submittal by Westinghouse to the NRC for review and approval, of revised fuel performance analysis and LBLOCA evaluation model methodologies that include the effects of TCD.
2) NRC approval of the revised Westinghouse fuel performance analysis methodology that includes the effects of TCD. The new methodology would replace the current licensing basis methodology described in WCAP-16009-P-A, which is used to develop inputs to the LBLOCA evaluation model.
3) NRC approval of the revised Westinghouse LBLOCA evaluation model methodology that includes the effects of TCD. The new methodology would replace the current licensing basis methodology described in WCAP-16009-P-A.

This information supplements the August 16, 2012 report, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.46(a)(3)(ii),

with a proposed schedule for re-analysis to show compliance with 10 CFR 50.46 requirements.

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REFERENCES

1. R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC letter to the NRC, dated August 16, 2012,

Subject:

ECCS 30-Day Report for the Thermal Conductivity Degradation Impact on R.E. Ginna Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident Analysis with ASTRUM (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML12233A621).

2. NRC electronic mail to R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC, dated May 16, 2013,

Subject:

Request for Additional Information - Evaluation of a Significant ECCS Evaluation Model Error.

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ENCLOSURE (2)

List of Regulatory Commitments Response to Request for Additional Information R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC June 19, 2013

ENCLOSURE (2)

LIST OF REGULATORY COMMITMENTS RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The following table identifies those actions committed to in this document by R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC (Ginna). Any other statements in this submittal are provided for informational purposes and are not considered to be regulatory commitments. Direct questions regarding these commitments to Mr. Thomas Harding at (585) 771-5219 or Thomas. HardinqJrC'i.cenqllc.com.

REGULATORY COMMITMENT DUE DATE R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC Within 24 months of the completion of NRC approval (Ginna) will perform a Large Break Loss of of the revised Westinghouse fuel performance Coolant Accident (LBLOCA) re-analysis analysis methodology and the revised Westinghouse including explicit thermal conductivity LBLOCA evaluation model methodology that include degradation (TCD) evaluation methodology, the effects of TCD.

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