NL-15-089, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 2 - Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analysis

Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 2 - Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analysis

ML15261A527
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Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	08/14/2015
From:	Coyle L Entergy Nuclear Northeast
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NL-15-089, TAC MF5282
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~Entergqy Nuclear Indian Point Northeast Energy Center EntergyP.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Tel 914 254 6700 Lawrence Coyle Site Vice President NL-1 5-089 August 14, 2015 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

SUBJECT:

Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 2 - Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analysis (TAC No. MF5282)

Indian Point Unit Number 2 Docket No. 50-247 License No. DPR-26

REFERENCES:

1. NRC Letter to Entergy, Request for Additional Information Regarding the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 2 - Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analysis (TAC No. MF5282), dated June 29, 2015

2. Entergy letter to NRC, "Entergy Submittal of NETCO Report NET-300067-01, Revision 1, "Criticality Safety Analysis of the Indian Point Unit 2 Spent Fuel .Pool with Credit for Inserted Neutron Absorber Panels," for NRC*Review and Approval, dated February 19, 2015

3. Entergy Letter NL-14-083 to NRC Regarding Submittal of NETCO Report NET-300067-01, "Criticality Safety Analysis of the Indian Point Unit 2 Spent Fuel Pool with Credit for Inserted Neutron Absorber Panels", for NRC Review and Approval, dated November 13, 2014 (MLI14329A1 94)

Dear Sir or Madam:

The purpose of this letter is to provide Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., (Entergy's) response to the NRC request for additional information, Reference 1, associated with the NETCO Report NET-300067-01, Revision 1, "Criticality Safety Analysis of the Indian Point Unit 2 Spent Fuel Pool with Credit for Inserted Neutron Absorber Panels" submitted in Reference 2 & 3.

The non-proprietary responses to the request for additional information, (RAIs) 1-31, are provided in . Attachment 4 provides the proprietary response to question 8.b.

NL-1 5-089 Docket No. 50-247 Page 2 of 2 Enclosed in Attachments 2 and 3 are copies of the Proprietary and Non-Proprietary versions of the NETCO document "INTRPND3: Verification and Validation Report, March 2014".

Attachments 2 and 4 contain information that NETCO consider to be proprietary, and therefore exempt from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390. In accordance with CFR 2.390 and in support of this request for withholding, an affidavit executed by NETCO is provided in Enclosure 1.

As discussed with Mr. Douglas Pickett, the NRC Senior Project Manager, this submission only addresses the responses to RAIs raised in Reference 1. The NETCO Report NET-300067-01, revision 1, will be revised to incorporate the responses, once it is confirmed that the responses have addressed the RAIs to the satisfaction of the NRC Staff.

As previously mentioned in Reference 3, this analysis is being submitted for NRC review and approval prior to a future license amendment request (LAR). The LAR would credit NRC approval of NET-300067-01 and would request approval for proposed Technical Specification changes associated with the installation of new neutron absorber panels.

No new regulatory commitment is made in this submittal.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. Robert Walpole, Manager, Regulatory Assurance at (914) 254-6710.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on August,p{2015.

Sincerely, LC/mm Attachments:

1. Responses to Request for Additional Information, NETCO Report NET-300067-01, Revision 1, (Non-Proprietary)

2. NETCO Document -"INTRPND3: Verification and Validation Report, March 2014" (Proprietary)

3. NETCO Document -"INTRPND3: Verification and Validation Report, March 2014" (Non-Proprietary)

4. Response to Request for Additional Information RAI 8.b, NETCO Report NET-300067-01, Revision 1, (Proprietary)

Enclosure:

1. Affidavit Executed by NETCO cc: Mr. Douglas Pickett, Senior Project Manager, NRC NRR DORL Mr. Daniel Dorman, Regional Administrator, NRC Region 1 NRC Resident Inspectors Office Mr. Francis J. Murray, Jr., President and CEO, NYSERDA Ms. Bridget Frymire, New York State Dept. of Public Service