NL-13-037, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Board Notification Concerning Entergy Letter NL-13-037
| ML13074A785 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/15/2013 |
| From: | Bessette P, Dennis W, Glew W, Sutton K Entergy Nuclear Operations, Entergy Services, Morgan, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP |
| To: | Kennedy M, Lawrence Mcdade, Richard Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| RAS 24238, 50-247-LR, 50-296-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01, NL-13-037 | |
| Download: ML13074A785 (4) | |
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Administrative Judges March 15, 2012 Page 2 Tanks (Aug. 2012) (Final LR-ISG-2011-03), which has been admitted into evidence as Exhibit NRC000162. As explained in NL-13-037, Entergys March 28, 2011 RAI responses reflected recommendations contained in the original version of NUREG-1801, Rev. 2 Section XI.M41, Table 4a (see NYS00147D), which distinguished between Code Class/Safety-Related and Hazmat buried piping in specifying the numbers of recommended direct visual inspections. In the Final LR-ISG-2011-03, the NRC Staff revised NUREG-1801, Rev. 2,Section XI.M41, Table 4a (see NRC000162) to combine Code Class/Safety-Related and Hazmat categories into a single category (In-Scope Piping) to allow licensees to select inspection locations based on plant-specific risk ranking rather than piping categories.
Accordingly, NL-13-037 revises the above-referenced RAI responses in NL-11-032 to conform to the current inspection recommendations in NUREG-1801, Rev. 2 Section XI.M41, Table 4a (see Appendix A to Final LR-ISG-2011-03 (NRC000162)). The revisions allow Entergy to credit certain recently-completed direct visual inspections of buried piping in the Unit 2 transformer yard. See Dec. 11, 2012 Tr. at 3798:13-3799:23, 3806:1-8, 3864:3-20 (Azevedo, Lee) (discussing Unit 2 transformer yard excavation).
As stated in NL-13-037, the revised RAI responses do not affect the Buried Piping and Tanks Inspection Program descriptions provided in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) Supplements for Indian Points Units 2 and 3, as contained in Sections A.2.1.5 and A.3.1.5 of the license renewal application. Nor do they affect any related Entergy commitments (Commitment Nos. 3 and 48) reflected in those LRA sections and Entergys List of Regulatory Commitments. See NL-12-174, Letter from Fred Dacimo, Vice President, IPEC, to NRC Document Control Desk, Additional Clarification of Underground Piping Information Provided in Letter NL-12-149 Regarding the License Renewal Application Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 & 3, Attachs. 1 & 2 (Nov. 29, 2012) (ENT000597).
Therefore, there is no change to the total number of excavated direct visual inspections that Entergy has committed to perform before and during the period of extended operation, or to Entergys use of the risk-ranking process described in the UFSAR Supplements (NL-12-174, Attach. 2) and CEP-UPT-0100, Rev. 1, Underground Piping and Tanks Inspection and Monitoring (Nov. 30, 2012) (ENT000598) (which assigns the highest inspection priority to Code Class/Safety-Related buried piping and buried piping containing radioactive fluids). There also is no effect on the Staffs conclusion in Safety Evaluation Report Supplement 1 (NYS000160) that Entergy is performing a sufficient number of risk-informed inspections.
The evidentiary record on NYS-5 is still open. Therefore, Entergy plans to submit a motion that will seek the admission of NL-13-037 as an exhibit and identify related limited updates to Entergys written and oral testimony (including the number of completed inspections of in-scope buried piping). Earlier today, Entergy discussed this Board notification with the other parties via telephone. The parties plan to confer again on Monday of next week to discuss the best approach for reflecting the new exhibit and any associated testimony updates, as necessary, in the parties NYS-5 findings, which currently are due on Friday, March 22, 2013.
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Attachment:
As stated cc:
Service List Respectfully submitted, Executed in accord with 10 C.F.R. § 2.304(d)
Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.
Paul M. Bessette, Esq.
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004 Phone: (202) 739-3000 Fax: (202) 739-3001 E-mail: ksutton@morganlewis.com E-mail: pbessette@morganlewis.com William B. Glew, Jr., Esq.
William C. Dennis, Esq.
ENTERGY SERVICES, INC.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: (914) 272-3202 Fax: (914) 272-3205 E-mail: wglew@entergy.com E-mail: wdennis@entergy.com Counsel for Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and
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50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.
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(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)
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March 15, 2012 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.305 (as revised), I certify that, on this date, a copy of Entergys letter to the Administrative Judges was served upon the Electronic Information Exchange (the NRCs E-Filing System), in the above-captioned proceeding.
Signed (electronically) by Martin J. ONeill Martin J. ONeill, Esq.
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1000 Louisiana Street Suite 4000 Houston, TX 77002 Phone: (713) 890-5710 E-mail: martin.oneill@morganlewis.com