ML091560496

Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on May 20, 2009, Between the USNRC Staff and NPPD, Related to a Clarification on Certain RAI (RAI B.1.15-3 and RAI B.1.15-4), for CNS Renewal

ML091560496
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	06/10/2009
From:	Tam Tran License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:
tran t, NRR/RPB1, 415-3617
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June 10, 2009

LICENSEE: Nebraska Public Power District

FACILITY: Cooper Nuclear Station Power Plant

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON MAY 20, 2009, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, RELATED TO A CLARIFICATION ON CERTAIN REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION LICENSE RENEWAL

The U.S. NRC staff and representatives of Nebraska Public Power District held a telephone conference call on May 20, 2009, to discuss clarifications for certain draft requests for additional information for Cooper Nuclear Station license renewal.

Enclosure 1 provides a listing of the participants, and Enclosure 2 contains a brief description of the conference call.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

/RA/

Tam Tran, Project Manager License Renewal Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-298

Enclosures:

As stated

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(s): ML091560496 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:RPB1:DLR PM:RPB2:DLR BC:RPB1:DLR NAME SFigueroa T. Tran E. Sayoc D. Pelton (D. Ashley for)

DATE 06/10/09 0610/09 06/10/09 06/10/09 ENCLOSURE 1 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FROM THE TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION MAY 20, 2009 PARTICIPANTS A FFILIATIONS Tam Tran U.S.Nuclear Re g ulator y Commission (NRC) Chuang-Yeh Yang NRC Dave Bremer Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)

Jim Loynes NPPD Ken Thomas NPPD Dave Lach Entergy Alan Cox Entergy Ted Ivy Entergy Ron Finnin Enter gy (Areva)

ENCLOSURE 2 COOPER NUCLEAR STATION POWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (Brief description of the conference call)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff and representatives of Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), held a telephone conference call on May 20, 2009, to discuss clarifications for certain draft requests for additional information listed below.

Discussion

RAI B.1.15-9 (Draft)

Based on the conference call between the staff and the applicant on May 20, 2009, RAI B.1.15-3 (ML091240344) was updated as follows:

Background

Program Element 4 of NUREG-1801 Section X.M1 is concerning detection of aging effects. Under the Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS) Fatigue Monitoring Program, B.1.15 (CNS-RPT-LRD02, Revision 1), program element 4 subsection b states: "No actions are taken as part of this program to detect aging effects-If a design cycle assumption is approached, corrective action is taken which will include update of fatigue usage calculation, if necessary."

In addition, Program Element 5 of NUREG-1801 Section X.M1 is concerning monitoring and trending. Under the CNS Fatigue Monitoring Program, B.1.15 (CNS-RPT-LRD02, Revision 1),

Program Element 5, Subsection B, it states: "The Fatigue Monitoring Program monitors the number of pressure and temperature transient cycles and periodically compares this cycle count with the design cycle count to ensure that fatigue sensitive components remain within their allowable design-"

Issue Clarification is deemed necessary, as described below. Additionally, Element 5 indicates that

only the feedwater nozzle will be monitored.

Request (a) Please provide the basis for why taking "no action" will achieve the goal of detecting aging effects. (b) Please explain why "design cycle" can be used as a basis for detecting aging effects when the design transients do not include all thermal events actually experienced by the reactor coolant pressure boundary components, as discussed in RAI B.1.15-2. (c) The license renewal application (LRA) states that the environmental fatigue analyses were performed based on the 60-year projected cycles and LRA Table 4.3-1 shows that the 60-year projected cycles for most of the transients are less than the design cycles. With these conditions in mind, components could have failed before the design cycles are approached. Provide justification that the design cycles can be used as criteria to detect aging effects. (d) "Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) report," requires all high fatigue locations are monitored, not just at the most limiting location within the applicable NUREG/CR-6260 locations, as minimum. Please provide justification that CNS will monitor the feedwater nozzle only. The applicant indicated understanding of this request for information.

RAI B.1.15-10 (Draft)

Based on the conference call between the staff and the applicant on May 20, 2009, RAI B.1.15-4 (ML091240344) was updated as follow:

Background

Program Element 6 of NUREG-1801 Section X.M1 is concerning acceptance criteria. Under the CNS Fatigue Monitoring Program, B.1.15 (CNS-RPT-LRD02, Revision 1), Program Element 6 Subsection B states: "The Fatigue Monitoring Program acceptance criteria are that none of the transients exceeded the allowable numbers in USAR Table III-3-1-"

Issue Clarification is deemed necessary, as described below:

Request (a) Questions (b) and (c) of RAI B.1.15-3 apply here. Please explain accordingly. (b) GALL Section X.M1 Element 6 requires maintaining fatigue usage below the design code limit considering environmental fatigue effects. CNS Fatigue Monitoring Program, Element 6 does not mention environmental fatigue effects. Please explain why. The applicant indicated understanding of this request for information.

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V. Dricks (RIV)

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Cooper Power Station

cc: Mr. Ronald D. Asche President and Chief Executive Officer

Nebraska Public Power District

1414 15th Street

Columbus, NE 68601 Mr. Gene Mace

Nuclear Asset Manager

Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321

Mr. John C. McClure Vice President and General Counsel

Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68602-0499

Mr. David Van Der Kamp Licensing Manager

Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321

Mr. Michael J. Linder, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922

Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Auburn, NE 68305

Ms. Julie Schmitt, Manager Radiation Control Program Nebraska Health & Human Services R&L Public Health Assurance

301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Mr. H. Floyd Gilzow Deputy Director for Policy

Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 218

Brownville, NE 68321 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Director, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116

Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Control Section

Kansas Department of Health

and Environment

Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson Suite 310

Topeka, KS 66612-1366

Ms. Melanie Rasmussen

Radiation Control Program Director Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor 321 East 12th Street

Des Moines, IA 50319 Mr. Keith G. Henke, Planner Division of Community and Public Health

Office of Emergency Coordination

930 Wildwood P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102

Cooper Power Station cc: Mr. Art Zaremba, Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance

Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98

Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. John F. McCann, Director Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Northeast Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601-1813

Stewart Minahan Vice President

Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue

Brownville, NE 68321

Mike Boyce Cooper Strategic Initiatives Manager Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue

Brownville, NE 68321

Dave Bremer License Renewal Project Manager Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue

Brownville, NE 68321

Bill Victor License Renewal Project Licensing Lead Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue

Brownville, NE 68321

Jim Loynes License Renewal Project Engineer

Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue

Brownville, NE 68321

Garry Young License Renewal Manager Entergy Nuclear

1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AK 72802 Alan Cox License Renewal Technical Manager Entergy Nuclear

1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AK 72802

Dave Lach LRP Entergy Project Manager Entergy Nuclear 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AK 72802