ML060810211

R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - Request for Additional Information Movement of Fuel with Eqiupment Hatch Open

ML060810211
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	03/23/2006
From:	Milano P NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLA
To:	Korsnick M Ginna
Boska J, NRR, 301-415-2901
References
TAC MC8910
Download: ML060810211 (5)

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March 23, 2006Mrs. Mary G. KorsnickVice President R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519

SUBJECT:

R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONALINFORMATION REGARDING MOVEMENT OF FUEL WITH EQUIPMENT HATCH OPEN (TAC NO. MC8910)

Dear Mrs. Korsnick:

By a letter dated November 7, 2005, R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC (Ginna LLC)requested an amendment to the Technical Specifications (TSs) for the R. E. Ginna NuclearPower Plant. Specifically, Ginna LLC proposed to revise TS 3.9.3, "Containment Penetrations,"

to allow an emergency egress door, access door, or roll-up door, as associated with the equipment hatch, to be open, but capable of being closed, during core alterations or movement of irradiated fuel within containment.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has reviewed the information provided in theapplication and has determined that additional information is needed. The specific information is described in the enclosed request for additional information (RAI). During a telephone discussion with the Ginna LLC staff on March 22, 2006, it was agreed that a response would be provided within 45 days from the date of this letter.If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1457.Sincerely,/RA/Patrick D. Milano, Senior Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-244

Enclosure:

RAIcc w/encl: See next page March 23, 2006Mrs. Mary G. KorsnickVice President R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519

SUBJECT:

R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONALINFORMATION REGARDING MOVEMENT OF FUEL WITH EQUIPMENT HATCH OPEN (TAC NO. MC8910)

Dear Mrs. Korsnick:

By a letter dated November 7, 2005, R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC (Ginna LLC)requested an amendment to the Technical Specifications (TSs) for the R. E. Ginna NuclearPower Plant. Specifically, Ginna LLC proposed to revise TS 3.9.3, "Containment Penetrations,"

to allow an emergency egress door, access door, or roll-up door, as associated with the equipment hatch, to be open, but capable of being closed, during core alterations or movement of irradiated fuel within containment.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has reviewed the information provided in theapplication and has determined that additional information is needed. The specific information is described in the enclosed request for additional information (RAI). During a telephone discussion with the Ginna LLC staff on March 22, 2006, it was agreed that a response would be provided within 45 days from the date of this letter.If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1457.Sincerely,/RA/Patrick D. Milano, Senior Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-244

Enclosure:

RAIcc w/encl: See next page Accession Number: ML060810211OFFICELPLI-1\PMLPLI-1\LAAADB\BCLPLI-1\BCNAMEPMilanoSLittleMKotzalasRLauferDATE03/22/0603/22/0602/24/0603/23/06Official Record Copy REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: AMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITYOPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-18 FOR FUEL MOVEMENT WITH EQUIPMENT HATCH OPEN AT R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANTDISTRIBUTION:PUBLICLPLI-1 Reading File R. LauferRidsNrrDorlLpla S. LittleRidsNrrLASLittle P. MilanoRidsNrrPMPMilano M. KotzalasRidsNrrDraAadb L. Brown OGC RidsOgcMailCenter ACRSRidsAcrsAcnwMailCenter B. McDermott, R-IRidsRgn1MailCenterB. SingalRidsNrrDorlLdprcc: Plant Service list R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant cc:

Mr. Michael J. WallacePresident R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC c/o Constellation Energy 750 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202Mr. John M. HeffleySenior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Constellation Generation Group 1997 Annapolis Exchange Parkway Suite 500 Annapolis, MD 21401Kenneth Kolaczyk, Sr. Resident InspectorR.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519Regional Administrator, Region IU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406Mr. Peter R. Smith, PresidentNew York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399Mr. Carey W. Fleming, EsquireSenior Counsel - Nuclear Generation Constellation Generation Group, LLC 750 East Pratt Street, 17th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202Mr. Charles Donaldson, EsquireAssistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271Ms. Thelma Wideman, DirectorWayne County Emergency Management Office Wayne County Emergency Operations Center 7336 Route 31 Lyons, NY 14489Ms. Mary Louise MeisenzahlAdministrator, Monroe County Office of Emergency Preparedness 1190 Scottsville Road, Suite 200Rochester, NY 14624Mr. Paul EddyNew York State Department of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza, 10th Floor Albany, NY 12223 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONREGARDING FUEL MOVEMENT WITH EQUIPMENT HATCH OPENR.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LLCR.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANTDOCKET NO. 50-244By a letter dated November 7, 2005 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management SystemAccession No. ML053190213), R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC (the licensee) proposed a revision to Technical Specification 3.9.3, "Containment Penetrations," to allow an emergencyegress door, access door, or roll-up door, as associated with the equipment hatch, to be open, but capable of being closed, during core alterations or movement of irradiated fuel within containment. In order to complete its review of the information in the application, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff requests the following information:1.In Enclosure 1 to the November 7, 2005, application, the licensee states that theproposed amendment would permit either both equipment hatch doors, the closure plateaccess door, or the roll-up door associated with the enclosure building to be open during refueling. The control room atmospheric dispersion factor (/Q value) used in the doseassessment to support this amendment request assumes that the equipment hatch is the limiting case because it is the largest penetration and has the shortest distance to the control room air intake. However, the equipment hatch to control room /Q valueswere generated assuming a diffuse (area) release, which could result in lower /Qvalues than for a point source release slightly further from the control room intake.Confirm that the control room X/Q values associated with a postulated release from theequipment hatch are more limiting than the postulated releases from the closure plateaccess door or the roll-up door associated with the enclosure building.Enclosure