ML11094A099

Requests for Additional Information for the Review of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit Number 1, License Renewal Application

ML11094A099
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	04/26/2011
From:	Cooper P E License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To:	Allen B S FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
Cooper P E
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UNITED NUCLEAR REGULATORY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 April 26, 2011 Mr. Barry S. Allen Site Vice President, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Mail Stop A-DB-30S0 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

Dear Mr. Allen:

By letter dated August 27,2010, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, to renew the Operating License NPF-003 for Davis-Besse Nuclear Operating Station, Unit 1, for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff). The staff is reviewing the information contained in the license renewal application and has identified, in the enclosure, areas where additional information is needed to complete the review. These requests for additional information were discussed with Mr. Cliff Custer and the date for the response is within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-2323 or e-mail paula.cooper@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Paula E. Cooper, Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.

Requests for Additional cc w/encl: Listserv DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT LICENSE RENEWAL REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL General On February 16, 2011, a draft copy of the environmental audit needs list was e-mailed to the licensee for preparation of the NRC's environmental audit held on March 7-11, 2011. This list specified the additional information needed by the NRC staff to perform its environmental review. In response to the staff's request, the applicant had the information available to the staff for its review during the site environmental audit. The information is needed by the staff to have sufficient information to prepare its supplemental environmental impact statement.

Please submit the information provided at the environmental audit for docketing. The Environmental Report (ER) states that there is a lease agreement with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for land tracts adjacent to the Davis-Besse site. Please provide a copy of the lease agreement describing the lease terms and legal description of the land currently leased by the USFWS for docketing. The ER refers to areas of the Davis Besse site that are not clearly delineated Figure 3.1-1 general plant layout or on an Please include an aerial map or site plan delineating the following: Owner-controlled area Protected area Disturbed area (Le., disturbance depth greater than 2 ft) Undisturbed area (Le., pockets of undisturbed land or land with possible surface disturbance in the past of less than 2 ft, such as by agricultural practices prior to plant construction) within the 221-acre non-marshland industrial area Marshland (undisturbed) National Wildlife Refuge leased areas Aquatic & Terrestrial The ER states that there is a lease agreement with USFWS for portions of the Davis-Besse site. Information received during the audit indicates the lease is valid until 2022, or five years into the period of extended operation.

Please provide information on USFWS's management of the marsh areas under their control impoundments and invasive species management).

Please provide an evaluation of the potential environmental impacts, if any, in the event the lease with USFWS is not renewed in 2022. ENCLOSURE

-Health Physics The Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR), Section 11.5.5, Storage Facilities, discusses how low-level radioactive waste is handled at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station cannot dispose of Class Band C low-level radioactive waste at the Barnwell, South Carolina facility due to Ohio not being in the Atlantic Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact. The USAR states that Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station has sufficient capacity within the Low Level Radioactive Waste Storage Facility (LLRWSF) building for approximately five years of storage for Class Band C waste. In addition to the storage capability, the Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report discusses the use of a contractor to process and take title of the Class Band C waste for its disposal.

However, based on the information contained in the ER and the USAR, the staff is unable to reach the conclusion that Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station has adequate capability to store and dispose of low level radioactive waste over the term of license renewal. Please provide additional information about Davis-Besse's typical yearly low-level waste generation rates, processing methods, storage capability, and disposal options that demonstrate that there will be adequate storage and disposal capability during the period of license renewal. Cultural The ER states that there is a current lease agreement with USFWS for portions of the Davis-Besse site. Information received during the cultural break out session at the audit did not clearly specify the process of notifying the Ohio State Preservation Office in the event cultural resources are discovered on the leased land. Please describe the process or procedure for notifying the Ohio State Preservation Office in the event cultural resources were discovered on the land leased from the USFWS. The ER states that the site was constructed using fill. The geology section of the ER indicated the presence of two to three feet of topsoil overlaying an estimated 10 thousand year old glacial stratum. Areas of the plant site that remain undisturbed have a higher probability of containing cultural resources than areas previously disturbed.

Photos seen during the audit show areas where significant excavation was performed during construction.

The staff needs additional information in order to meet the request made by the Ohio State Preservation Office. Please include an aerial map or site plan delineating areas that have had extensive excavation.

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05/26/89.

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• FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Comp any, 2007, l ett er from Kaminskas, H 11 i Director -Site Operations, to A. Gall, Division of Surface Water, Ohio i ! Environmental Protection Agency, regarding Submittal of 2006 Annual Sludge 1-----. i Disposal Report for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station!

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Request for Docket.

April 26, 2011 Mr. Barry S. Allen Site Vice President, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Mail Stop A-DB-3080 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

Dear Mr. Allen:

By letter dated August 27,2010, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, to renew the Operating License NPF-003 for Davis-Besse Nuclear Operating Station, Unit 1, for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff). The staff is reviewing the information contained in the license renewal application and has identified, in the enclosure, areas where additional information is needed to complete the review. These requests for additional information were discussed with Mr. Cliff Custer and the date for the response is within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-2323 or e-mail paula.cooper@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, IRA! Paula E. Cooper, Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.

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