BVY 14-075, Relief Request ISI-06 Inservice Inspection Limited Examinations for the Fourth Ten-Year Interval - Supplement 1

Relief Request ISI-06 Inservice Inspection Limited Examinations for the Fourth Ten-Year Interval - Supplement 1

ML14302A073
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	10/23/2014
From:	Chappell C Entergy Nuclear Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
BVY 14-075, TAC MF4689
Download: ML14302A073 (4)

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Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

SEn tergy Vermont Yankee 320 Governor Hunt Rd Vernon, VT 05354 Tel 802 257 7711 Coley C. Chappell Manager, Regulatory Assurance 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(5)(iii)

BVY 14-075 October 23, 2014 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

SUBJECT:

Relief Request ISI-06 Inservice Inspection Limited Examinations for the Fourth Ten-Year Interval - Supplement 1 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Docket No. 50-271 License No. DPR-28

REFERENCES:

1. Letter, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., to NRC, "Relief Request ISI-06 Inservice Inspection Limited Examinations for the Fourth Ten-Year Interval - Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station," BVY 14-063, dated August 19, 2014 (ML14237A100) (TAC No. MF4689)

2. Email, NRC to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., "Vermont Yankee RAI - Relief Request, RR ISI-06 (MF4689)," dated October 20, 2014 (ML14293A228)

Dear Sir or Madam:

By letter dated August 19, 2014, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO) requested relief from the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section Xl, 1998 Edition through 2000 Addenda, for 100 percent examination coverage of certain components due to geometric or design configuration at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station during the fourth ten-year Inservice Inspection Program interval, which concluded on August 31, 2013 (Reference 1).

In Reference 2, the NRC provided ENO with a Request for Additional Information (RAI) regarding the subject relief request. The response to the RAI is provided in Attachment 1 of this letter.

There are no new regulatory commitments being made in this submittal.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me at (802) 451-3374.

Sincerely, CCC/plc

Attachment:

t1. Response to Request for Additional Information A (ýý(4 -1

BVY 14-075 / Page 2 of 2 cc: Regional Administrator, Region 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2100 Renaissance Blvd, Suite 100 King of Prussia, PA 19406-2713 Mr. James S. Kim, Project Manager Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 08D15 Washington, DC 20555 USNRC Resident Inspector Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC 320 Governor Hunt Rd Vernon, VT 05354 Mr. Christopher Recchia, Commissioner VT Department of Public Service 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601

BVY 14-075 Docket No. 50-271 Attachment 1 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Relief Request ISI-06 Response to Request for Additional Information

BVY 14-075 / Attachment 1 / Page 1 of 1 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELIEF REQUEST ISI-06 ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS INC VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION DOCKET NUMBER 50-271 (TAC No. MF4689)

By letter dated August 19, 2014, (Agency-wide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML14237A100) Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee) submitted relief request ISl-06. Relief Request ISI-06 requests relief under 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(5)(iii), from the coverage requirements of ASME Code Section Xl for the fourth ten year inspection interval at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station. Additionally, the licensee submitted a letter on September 23 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13273A204) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) expressing the intent to permanently shut down the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power station by the end of 2014.

The NRC staff has reviewed the relief request and requires the following information to complete the review:

1. What is the planned date for offloading the core from the reactor pressure vessel?

Response

Offloading of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VY) core from the reactor pressure vessel is expected to be completed by mid-January 2015. Once the certifications of permanent cessation of operations and permanent removal of fuel from the reactor vessel have been docketed in accordance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1), pursuant to §50.82(a)(2), the 10 CFR part 50 license will no longer authorize operation of the reactor or emplacement or retention of fuel into the reactor vessel.

2. Will the reactor coolant system be at operating pressure or temperature after February 2015?

Response

The VY reactor coolant system will not be at operating pressure or temperature after February 2015.

3. Which welds will have a safety function in maintaining core cooling after February 2015?

Response

Since the core is expected to be offloaded by mid-January 2015, there will be no need to maintain core cooling after February 2015. There will be no welds which will have a safety function in maintaining core cooling after February 2015.