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| {{#Wiki_filter:}} | | {{#Wiki_filter:From: Wengert, Thomas Sent: Friday, November 5, 2021 9:08 PM To: Keele Jr, Riley D Cc: Clark, Robert; Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer |
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| | ==Subject:== |
| | RE: ANO-2 Draft RAI RE: Relief Request ANO2-RR-21-002 (EPD L-2021-LLR-0084) |
| | Attachments: ANO Final RAI Regarding RR ANO2-RR-21-002.pdf On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff sent Entergy Operations, Inc. the draft Request for Additional Information (RAI) identified below. This RAI relates to the November 5, 2021, relief request concerning the request to allow the conduct of half-nozzle repair of reactor vessel closure head (RVCH) Nozzle #46 at Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2). |
| | A conference call was held on November 5, 2021 to clarify this request. A publicly available version of this final RAI (attached with Draft removed) will be placed in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). |
| | From: Wengert, Thomas Sent: Friday, November 05, 2021 6:13 PM To: Keele Jr, Riley D <rkeele@entergy.com> |
| | Cc: Clark, Robert <RCLARK@entergy.com>; Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer <Jennifer.Dixon-Herrity@nrc.gov>; |
| | Mitchell, Matthew <Matthew.Mitchell@nrc.gov>; Collins, Jay <Jay.Collins@nrc.gov>; Min, Seung |
| | <Seung.Min@nrc.gov> |
| | |
| | ==Subject:== |
| | ANO-2 Draft RAI RE: Relief Request ANO2-RR-21-002 (EPD L-2021-LLR-0084) |
| | By {{letter dated|date=November 5, 2021|text=letter dated November 5, 2021}} (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21309A007), Entergy Operations, Inc. (the licensee) requested approval to allow the conduct of half-nozzle repair of reactor vessel closure head (RVCH) |
| | Nozzle #46 at Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2). The proposed alternative is requested in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.55(z)(1), |
| | based on the licensees determination that the alternative provides the acceptable level of quality and safety. |
| | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has determined that additional information, as described in the attached request for additional information (RAI), is required for the staff to complete its review of this application. This RAI is identified as draft at this time to confirm your understanding of the information that the NRC staff needs to complete the evaluation. |
| | Please contact me if you would like to set up a conference call with the NRC staff to clarify this request for information. |
| | Tom Wengert Project Manager - Arkansas Nuclear One NRR/DORL/LPL4 (301) 415-4037 |
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| | Hearing Identifier: NRR_DRMA Email Number: 1415 Mail Envelope Properties (MN2PR09MB544923DF492383676D4927098F8F9) |
| | |
| | ==Subject:== |
| | RE: ANO-2 Draft RAI RE: Relief Request ANO2-RR-21-002 (EPD L-2021-LLR-0084) |
| | Sent Date: 11/5/2021 9:07:46 PM Received Date: 11/5/2021 9:07:00 PM From: Wengert, Thomas Created By: Thomas.Wengert@nrc.gov Recipients: |
| | "Clark, Robert" <RCLARK@entergy.com> |
| | Tracking Status: None "Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer" <Jennifer.Dixon-Herrity@nrc.gov> |
| | Tracking Status: None "Keele Jr, Riley D" <rkeele@entergy.com> |
| | Tracking Status: None Post Office: MN2PR09MB5449.namprd09.prod.outlook.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 2196 11/5/2021 9:07:00 PM ANO Final RAI Regarding RR ANO2-RR-21-002.pdf 139315 Options Priority: Normal Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date: |
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| | REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE TO ASME SECTION XI REQUIREMENTS FOR HALF-NOZZLE REPAIR OF REACTOR VESSEL CLOSURE HEAD PENETRATION NO. 46 ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 2 ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. |
| | DOCKET NO. 50-368 By {{letter dated|date=November 5, 2021|text=letter dated November 5, 2021}} (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21309A007), Entergy Operations, Inc. (the licensee) requested approval to allow the conduct of half-nozzle repair of reactor vessel closure head (RVCH) |
| | Nozzle #46 at Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2). The proposed alternative is requested in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.55(z)(1) based on the licensees determination that the alternative provides the acceptable level of quality and safety. To complete its review, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) staff requests supplemental information as follows. |
| | Regulatory Basis The inservice inspection (ISI) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel (ASME) Code, Section XI, Class 1, 2 and 3 components shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of Section XI, Rules for In-service Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components, of the ASME Code and applicable editions and addenda as required by 10 CFR 50.55a(g), except where specific written relief has been granted or proposed alternative authorized by the Commission. In order to assess the licensees proposed alternative, the NRC staff requires the following additional information to complete its review. |
| | Request for Additional Information (RAI) |
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| | ===RAI-1=== |
| | The NRC staff notes that the volumetric inspection area above the weld, for both the Post-Weld UT and Inservice Inspection UT, is not consistent with the area defined by Figure 2 of ASME Code Case N-729-6, Alternative Examination Requirements for PWR [Pressurized Water Reactor] Reactor Vessel Upper Heads with Nozzles Having Pressure-Retaining Partial-Penetration Welds. The dimension a, defining examination above the weld, is based on the incident angle of the weld. The new reactor coolant pressure boundary weld has an incident angle of 0 degrees and therefore, the a dimension should be 1.5-inch. |
| | Provide additional basis for the licensees proposed Post-Weld UT and Inservice Inspection UT areas defined by Figures 3 and 9 to address the deviation from Figure 2 of ASME Code Case N-729-6. |
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ANO Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Emergency Plan Staffing Requirements ML22265A2012022-09-22022 September 2022 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-1 - Acceptance Review of Relief Request ANO1-ISI-036 ML22188A1782022-07-0707 July 2022 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-1 - Acceptance Review of Relief Request ANO1-ISI-035 ML22174A1362022-06-23023 June 2022 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-2 Final RAI Relief Requests ANO2-ISI-023 Through -028 (EPIDs L-2022-LLR-0022 Through -0027) ML22151A3262022-05-31031 May 2022 August 2022 Emergency Preparedness Exercise Inspection - Request for Information ML22124A2452022-05-0404 May 2022 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-1 and ANO-2 - Final RAI 2 License Amendment Requests to Implement Provisions of 10 CFR 50.69 (L-2021-LLA-0105/-0106) ML22108A1642022-04-18018 April 2022 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-1: Final RAI License Amendment Request Concerning TS Changes Due to Revised Dose Calculations (L-2021-LLA-0181) ML22081A3902022-03-22022 March 2022 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-2 - Acceptance Review of Relief Requests ANO2-ISI-023, -024, -025, -026, -027, and -028 (Epids: L-2022-LLR-022, -023, -024, -025, -026, and -027) ML22034A5482022-02-0303 February 2022 NRR E-mail Capture - Final RAI License Amendment Requests to Implement Provisions of 10 CFR 50.69 (L-2021-LLA-0105/-0106) ML22020A0822022-01-19019 January 2022 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-1 and 2 - Final RAI 2 License Amendment Requests to Allow the ECP to Remain Operable on a One-Time Basis for Up to 65 Days to Perform Piping Upgrade (L-2021-LLA-0015) ML22020A0742022-01-13013 January 2022 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO Unit 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Alternative ANO2-PT-003 ML21314A1212021-11-0909 November 2021 Verbal Authorization of Relief Request ANO2-RR-21-002 ML21312A4792021-11-0505 November 2021 Email: NRC Staff Preliminary Questions Regarding X Energy LLC Xe-100 Topical Report: Risk-Informed Performance-Based Licensing Basis Development ML21312A0382021-11-0505 November 2021 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-2 RAI Relief Request ANO2-RR-21-002 ML21308A5602021-11-0404 November 2021 NRR E-mail Capture - Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2, Grand Gulf, River Bend, and Waterford, Unit 3 - Acceptance Review of LAR to Adopt TSTF-554, Revise Reactor Coolant Leakage Requirements ML21292A0112021-10-18018 October 2021 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO, 1 and 2, Grand Gulf, River Bend, Waterford, 3 - Acceptance Review of LAR to Adopt TSTF-541, Add Exceptions to Surveillance Requirements for Valves and Dampers Locked in the Actuated Position ML21287A1692021-10-13013 October 2021 Record of 10-13-21 Verbal Authorization of ANO2-R&R-012 (L-2021-LLR-0082) ML21298A1562021-10-11011 October 2021 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-2 Final RAI Relief Request ANO2-R&R-012 Concerning Rv Closure Head Penetration 46 ML21273A0672021-09-29029 September 2021 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-2 Final RAI 2 License Amendment Request to Adopt a Safety Function Determination Program ML21238A3742021-08-23023 August 2021 RFI Email - Cyber PI&R Inspection (ANO) ML21252A0052021-08-20020 August 2021 NRR E-mail Capture - 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Entergy Fleet (ANO, Ggulf, Rbend, & Waterford) - Acceptance Review for Relief Request to Use a Provision of a Later Edition of the ASME Code, Section XI for Periodic System Pressure Tests Exemptions ML21116A1092021-04-26026 April 2021 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-1 and ANO-2: Final Supplemental RAI Proposed Alternative to ASME Section XI Requirements for Repair/Replacement of ECP Supply Piping ML21105A0122021-04-0909 April 2021 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-2 Final RAI License Amendment Request to Adopt a Safety Function Determination Program ML21074A2552021-03-15015 March 2021 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-1 and ANO-2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action LAR for One-Time Change to Support Upgrade of the ECP Supply Piping ML21071A2172021-03-10010 March 2021 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO-1 and ANO-2 - Final RAI Proposed Change to Quality Assurance Program Manual ML21022A1692021-01-22022 January 2021 NRR E-mail Capture - Entergy Fleet (ANO, Grand Gulf, River Bend, and Waterford) - Acceptance Review for RR EN-20-RR-003, Proposed Alternative to Use ASME Code Case N-711-2 ML21019A5142021-01-14014 January 2021 March 2021 Emergency Preparedness Exercise Inspection - Request for Information ML20356A1142020-12-17017 December 2020 NRR E-mail Capture - ANO Unit 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action LAR Concerning LCO 3.0.6 and Proposed Adoption of SFDP ML20350B7602020-12-14014 December 2020 NRR E-mail Capture - Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 - Acceptance Review of Request to Use Alternative Examination Requirements - ANO2-ISI-022 2023-09-22
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From: Wengert, Thomas Sent: Friday, November 5, 2021 9:08 PM To: Keele Jr, Riley D Cc: Clark, Robert; Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer
Subject:
RE: ANO-2 Draft RAI RE: Relief Request ANO2-RR-21-002 (EPD L-2021-LLR-0084)
Attachments: ANO Final RAI Regarding RR ANO2-RR-21-002.pdf On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff sent Entergy Operations, Inc. the draft Request for Additional Information (RAI) identified below. This RAI relates to the November 5, 2021, relief request concerning the request to allow the conduct of half-nozzle repair of reactor vessel closure head (RVCH) Nozzle #46 at Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2).
A conference call was held on November 5, 2021 to clarify this request. A publicly available version of this final RAI (attached with Draft removed) will be placed in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).
From: Wengert, Thomas Sent: Friday, November 05, 2021 6:13 PM To: Keele Jr, Riley D <rkeele@entergy.com>
Cc: Clark, Robert <RCLARK@entergy.com>; Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer <Jennifer.Dixon-Herrity@nrc.gov>;
Mitchell, Matthew <Matthew.Mitchell@nrc.gov>; Collins, Jay <Jay.Collins@nrc.gov>; Min, Seung
<Seung.Min@nrc.gov>
Subject:
ANO-2 Draft RAI RE: Relief Request ANO2-RR-21-002 (EPD L-2021-LLR-0084)
By letter dated November 5, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21309A007), Entergy Operations, Inc. (the licensee) requested approval to allow the conduct of half-nozzle repair of reactor vessel closure head (RVCH)
Nozzle #46 at Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2). The proposed alternative is requested in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.55(z)(1),
based on the licensees determination that the alternative provides the acceptable level of quality and safety.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has determined that additional information, as described in the attached request for additional information (RAI), is required for the staff to complete its review of this application. This RAI is identified as draft at this time to confirm your understanding of the information that the NRC staff needs to complete the evaluation.
Please contact me if you would like to set up a conference call with the NRC staff to clarify this request for information.
Tom Wengert Project Manager - Arkansas Nuclear One NRR/DORL/LPL4 (301) 415-4037
Hearing Identifier: NRR_DRMA Email Number: 1415 Mail Envelope Properties (MN2PR09MB544923DF492383676D4927098F8F9)
Subject:
RE: ANO-2 Draft RAI RE: Relief Request ANO2-RR-21-002 (EPD L-2021-LLR-0084)
Sent Date: 11/5/2021 9:07:46 PM Received Date: 11/5/2021 9:07:00 PM From: Wengert, Thomas Created By: Thomas.Wengert@nrc.gov Recipients:
"Clark, Robert" <RCLARK@entergy.com>
Tracking Status: None "Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer" <Jennifer.Dixon-Herrity@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Keele Jr, Riley D" <rkeele@entergy.com>
Tracking Status: None Post Office: MN2PR09MB5449.namprd09.prod.outlook.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 2196 11/5/2021 9:07:00 PM ANO Final RAI Regarding RR ANO2-RR-21-002.pdf 139315 Options Priority: Normal Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE TO ASME SECTION XI REQUIREMENTS FOR HALF-NOZZLE REPAIR OF REACTOR VESSEL CLOSURE HEAD PENETRATION NO. 46 ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 2 ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
DOCKET NO. 50-368 By letter dated November 5, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21309A007), Entergy Operations, Inc. (the licensee) requested approval to allow the conduct of half-nozzle repair of reactor vessel closure head (RVCH)
Nozzle #46 at Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2). The proposed alternative is requested in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.55(z)(1) based on the licensees determination that the alternative provides the acceptable level of quality and safety. To complete its review, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) staff requests supplemental information as follows.
Regulatory Basis The inservice inspection (ISI) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel (ASME) Code,Section XI, Class 1, 2 and 3 components shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of Section XI, Rules for In-service Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components, of the ASME Code and applicable editions and addenda as required by 10 CFR 50.55a(g), except where specific written relief has been granted or proposed alternative authorized by the Commission. In order to assess the licensees proposed alternative, the NRC staff requires the following additional information to complete its review.
Request for Additional Information (RAI)
RAI-1
The NRC staff notes that the volumetric inspection area above the weld, for both the Post-Weld UT and Inservice Inspection UT, is not consistent with the area defined by Figure 2 of ASME Code Case N-729-6, Alternative Examination Requirements for PWR [Pressurized Water Reactor] Reactor Vessel Upper Heads with Nozzles Having Pressure-Retaining Partial-Penetration Welds. The dimension a, defining examination above the weld, is based on the incident angle of the weld. The new reactor coolant pressure boundary weld has an incident angle of 0 degrees and therefore, the a dimension should be 1.5-inch.
Provide additional basis for the licensees proposed Post-Weld UT and Inservice Inspection UT areas defined by Figures 3 and 9 to address the deviation from Figure 2 of ASME Code Case N-729-6.
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