NRC 2008-0067, Reactor Vessel Internals Program Regulatory Commitment Change

Reactor Vessel Internals Program Regulatory Commitment Change

ML082480192
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	08/29/2008
From:	Meyer L Florida Power & Light Energy Point Beach
To:	Region 3 Administrator
References
42 USC 2332, NRC 2008-0067
Download: ML082480192 (2)

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FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC, 6610 Nuclear Road, Two Rivers, WI 54241 FPL Energy Poir~tBeach Ntrcleav Plant August 29,2008 NRC 2008-0067 42 USC 2332 Regional Administrator Region Ill U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, lL 60532-4352 Point Beach Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 Renewed License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 Reactor Vessel lnternals Program Regulatow Commitment Change

References:

(1) Nuclear Management Company, LLC letter to NRC dated July 12, 2004, License Renewal Application Clarifications (ML041960159)

(2) NUREG-1839, Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, dated December 2005 (ML053420129)

As part of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant (PBNP) license renewal application, (Reference I ) , a commitment was made related to the PBNP lnternals Aging Management Program. The commitment includes a plan to develop an aging management program for the reactor internals that would be based on the industry Electric Power Research Institute Material Reliability Program (EPRIIMRP) efforts to provide a standardized pressurized water reactor (PWR) inspection guideline for reactor internals.

Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) committed to submitting a Reactor Vessel lnternals Program to the NRC for review and approval two years prior to entering into the period of extended operation. The EPRIIMRP program is intended to provide an industry-wide, consistent approach that would be based on the most recent industry research and modeling techniques associated with the behavior of the internals materials following exposure to the neutron fields associated with the reactor core.

A standard approach on the internals program will eliminate duplication and inefficiencies of each plant taking a different approach in determining the most severe or limiting degradation conditions for each component. It is also intended to reduce the amount of review time required by the NRC if all PWRs follow a standard inspection and evaluation guideline.

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Regional Administrator Page 2 The EPRllMRP draft of the PWR industry internals aging management guideline was issued in July 2008. The EPRIIMRP document is scheduled to be submitted to the NRC for review in December 2008. Accordingly, FPL Energy Point Beach will submit the Reactor Vessel lnternals Aging Management Program to the NRC one year prior to commencement of renewed operation.

Summaw of Renulatow Commitments The existing commitment states, "A Reactor Vessel lnternals Program will be submitted to the NRC for review and approval two years prior to entering into the period of extended operation." The proposed commitment change states, "FPL Energy Point Beach will submit the Reactor Vessel lnternals Aging Management Program to the NRC for review one year prior to commencement of renewed operation."

Very truly yours, FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC Site Vice President cc: Document Control Desk Project Manager, Point Beach Nuclear Plant, USNRC Resident Inspector, Point Beach Nuclear Plant, USNRC