ML072880051

Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on 10/03/07, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and PPL Susquehanna, LLC, Concerning Fire

ML072880051
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	12/13/2007
From:	Gettys E NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRA
To:	Susquehanna
Gettys Evelyn, NRR/DLR/RLRA 415-4029
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December 13, 2007 LICENSEE: PPL Susquehanna, LLC FACILITY: Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON OCTOBER 3, 2007, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND PPL SUSQUEHANNA, LLC, CONCERNING REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of PPL Susquehanna, LLC, held a telephone conference call on October 3, 2007, to discuss and clarify the staff=s requests for additional information (RAIs) concerning the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, license renewal application (LRA). provides a listing of the participants and Enclosure 2 contains a listing of the RAIs discussed with the applicant, including a brief description on the status of the items.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

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Evelyn Gettys, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388

Enclosures:

1. List of Participants

2. List of RAIs cc w/encls: See next page

ML072880051 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:RPB1:DLR BC:RPB1:DLR NAME SFigueroa EGettys LLund DATE 11/8/07 11/12/07 12/13/07

TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION LIST OF PARTICIPANTS OCTOBER 3, 2007 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS Evelyn Gettys U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Peter Barbadoro NRC Phil Qualls NRC Naeem Iqbal NRC Duane Filchner PPL Susquehanna, LLC (PPL)

Mike Detamore PPL David Cassell PPL ENCLOSURE 1

REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAIs)

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION OCTOBER 3, 2007 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of PPL Susquehanna, LLC, held a telephone conference call on October 3, 2007, to discuss and clarify the following RAIs concerning the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SSES), Units 1 and 2, license renewal application (LRA).

RAI 2.3.3.13-1 LRA drawing LR-M-122, Sheet No. 1, AFire Pumphouse, North & South Gatehouse & Security Control Center Buildings,@ shows the jockey pump and associated components as out of scope (i.e., not colored in green). Section 9.5.1.1 of the SSES, Units 1 and 2 SER (NUREG-0776),

dated April 1981, states that a separate jockey pump automatically maintains the yard fire main pressure. The jockey pump and its associated components appear to have fire protection intended functions required for compliance with 10 CFR 50.48 as stated in 10 CFR 54.4. The staff requests that the applicant verify whether jockey pump and its associated components are in the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an aging management review (AMR) in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If they are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

Discussion: The applicant agreed to reevaluate the issue of the jockey pumps being in the scope of license renewal.

RAI 2.3.3.13-2 The following LRA drawings show fire protection system components as out of scope (i.e., not colored in green):

LR-M-122 Sheet 1, AFire Pumphouse, North & South Gatehouse & Security Control Center Buildings,@ shows Diesel Oil Day Tank (0T508) vent line and the fill cap-assembly line, piping, fittings, and drains as out of scope (i.e., not colored in green).

LR-M-122 Sheet 2, ATurbine Bldg., Control Structure and Radwaste Building,@ shows several fire suppression systems and components in Turbine Building Units 1 and 2 as out of scope (i.e., not colored in green).

LR-M-122 Sheet 3, AReactor Bldg., Standby D G, River Intake Structure. Service and Admin.

Bldg. & Circ. Water Pumphouse,@ shows several fire suppression systems and components in Turbine Building Units 1 and 2, Circ. Water Pumphouse, and River Intake Structure as out of scope (i.e., not colored in green).

LR-M-122 Sheet 4, ACarbon Dioxide System,@ shows several components as out of scope (i.e.,

not colored in green).

ENCLOSURE 2

The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the above fire suppression systems and components are in the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If these components are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

Discussion: Based on the discussion with the applicant, the staff indicated that the response to this RAI is for clarification. The applicant agreed to clarify if these items are in scope of license renewal.

RAI 2.3.3.13-3 Section 9.5.1.2 of the SSES SER (NUREG-0776), dated April 1981, listed sprinkler and standpipe systems provided in the plant areas for fire suppression activities. The sprinkler and standpipe systems are installed in various areas:

! Reactor Core Isolation Cooling Pump Room

! High Pressure Coolant Injection Pump Room

! Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning Filter Rooms

! Railroad Airlock

! Control Building Auxiliary Rooms

! Condenser Area

! Reactor Feed Pump Turbine

! Turbine Central Area

! Turbine Condenser Gallery

! Turbine Hydro Control Power Room

! North Railroad Bay

! Turbine Condenser Mezzanine

! Diesel Engine Fire Pump Room

! Lower Cable Spreading Room (CSR)

! Upper CSR

! PFP Turbine Room

! Diesel Generator Building

! Charcoal Filters

! Standby Gas Treatment Filters

! Emergency Outside Air Filters

! Centrifuge & Conditioner

! Turbine Pump Area

! Turbine Hydro Seal Oil Unit

! Turbine Lube Oil Area

! Turbine Motor Generator Area

! Turbine Filter Room

! Turbine Moisture Separation Area

! Radwaste Tank Vent Filter Room

! Radwaste Auxiliary Rooms

! Radwaste Controlled Zone Shop

The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the sprinkler and standpipe systems installed in the above areas of the plant are in the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a) and subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1). If they are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

Discussion: Based on the discussion with the applicant, the staff indicated that the response to this RAI is for clarification. The applicant agreed to clarify if these items are in scope.

RAI 2.3.3.13-5 LRA Table 2.3.3-13 excludes several types of fire protection components that appear in the SSES SER (NUREG-0776), dated April 1981 and/or Fire Protection Review Report. These components are listed below:

! Hose stations

! Spray nozzles (water, CO2/Halon)

! Dikes for oil spill confinement

! Floor drains and curbs for fire-fighting water

! Filter housing

! Strainer housing

! Heater housing

! Chamber housing

! Actuator housing

! Pipe supports

! Halon storage bottles

! Water storage tanks

! Buried outside diesel fuel storage tanks

! Heat exchanger (bonnet)

! Turbocharger

! Lubricating oil collecting system components (reactor coolant pump)

! Engine intake and exhaust silencers/muffler (diesel driven fire pump)

! Manual smoke removal systems and their associated components (control structure including CSRs)

The staff requests that the applicant verify whether the components listed above should be included in LRA Table 2.3.3.13. If they are excluded from the scope of license renewal and not subject to an AMR, the staff requests that the applicant provide justification for the exclusion.

Discussion: Based on the discussion with the applicant, the staff indicated that the response to this RAI is for clarification. The applicant agreed to clarify what determines when the halon storage bottles are replaced, and to clarify if the listed components are in the scope of license renewal.

Memo to Susquehanna Steam Electric Station from E. Gettys dated December 13, 2007 DISTRIBUTION:

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON OCTOBER 3, 2007, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND PPL SUSQUEHANNA, LLC, CONCERNING REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION HARD COPY:

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Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Cornelius J. Gannon Steven M. Cook Vice President - Nuclear Operations Manager - Quality Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Robert M. Paley Luis A. Ramos General Manager - Plant Support Community Relations Manager, PPL Susquehanna, LLC Susquehanna 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 PPL Susquehanna, LLC Berwick, PA 18603-0467 634 Salem Blvd., SSO Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Rocco R. Sgarro Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Bryan A. Snapp, Esq.

PPL Susquehanna, LLC Associate General Counsel Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 PPL Services Corporation Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Two North Ninth Street, GENTW3 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Walter E. Morrissey Supervising Engineer Supervisor - Document Control Services Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Richard W. Osborne Michael H. Crowthers Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Supervising Engineer 212 Locust Street Nuclear Regulatory Affairs P.O. Box 1266 PPL Susquehanna, LLC Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266 Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Ronald E. Smith Environmental Protection General Manager - Site Preparedness Rachel Carson State Office Building and Services P.O. Box 8469 PPL Susquehanna, LLC Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 35, NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Regional Administrator, Region 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Board of Supervisors Salem Township P.O. Box 405 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 443 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803