ML14267A469

E-mail from J. Whited to P. Lashley Additional Draft RAIs License Amendment Request to Extend Containment Leakage Test Frequency

ML14267A469
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	09/24/2014
From:	Jeffrey Whited Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Lashley P FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
Whited J
References
TAC MF3985, TAC MF3986
Download: ML14267A469 (1)

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Whited, Jeffrey From: Whited, Jeffrey Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 2:05 PM To: phlashley@firstenergycorp.com

Subject:

ADDITIONAL DRAFT RAIs RE: LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO EXTEND CONTAINMENT LEAKAGE TEST FREQUENCY (TAC NOS. MF3985 AND MF3986)

Attachments: Containment Leak Test Frequency AMD Additonal DRAFT RAIs.pdf

SUBJECT:

BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - ADDITIONAL DRAFT REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO EXTEND CONTAINMENT LEAKAGE TEST FREQUENCY (TAC NOS. MF3985 AND MF3986)

Dear Mr. Lashley:

By letter dated April 16, 2014, (Agencywide Document Access and Management System Accession No. ML14111A291) FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (the licensee) submitted a license amendment request for Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) Units 1 and 2. The proposed amendment would modify BVPS Technical Specification 5.5.12, Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program, Item a, be deleting reference to the BVPS-1 exemption letter dated December 5, 1984, and requiring compliance with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) topical report NEI 94-01, Revision 3-A, Industry Guideline for Implementing Performance-Based Option of 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix J, instead of Regulatory Guide 1.163, Performance Based Containment Leak Test Program, including listed exceptions. This change will allow BVPS 1 and 2 to extend the Type A reactor containment test, required by 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix J, test interval from one test in 10 years up to one test in 15 years and extension of the Type C test interval up to 75 months.

The NRC staff has reviewed the information submitted by the licensee, and based on this review, determined additional information is required to complete the assessment of the submitted information. Please find attached a DRAFT copy of the NRC staffs additional information request. These DRAFT RAIs are being sent to you to ensure that the questions are understandable, the regulatory basis for the questions are clear, and to determine if the information was previously docketed. Please notify me by Friday, September 26, 2014, if you desire to hold a teleconference to discuss the questions. The NRC staff will request a response to the RAIs within 30 days of the formal NRC RAI transmittal letter.

Thank you, Jeffrey Whited Project ManagerBeaver Valley and Susquehanna Plant Licensing Branch I2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (301)4154090 jeffrey.whited@nrc.gov 1