L-2022-075, Subsequent License Renewal Application-Aging Management Requests for Additional Information (RAI) Set 1A Response and Request for Confirmation of Information (RCI) Set 1 Response

Subsequent License Renewal Application-Aging Management Requests for Additional Information (RAI) Set 1A Response and Request for Confirmation of Information (RCI) Set 1 Response

ML22164A802
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	06/13/2022
From:	Maher W Florida Power & Light Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
L-2022-075
Download: ML22164A802 (120)

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Florida Power & Light Company





15430 Endeavor Drive, Jupiter, FL 33478 June 13, 2022 L-2022-075 10 CFR 54.17 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk 11545 Rockville Pike One White Flint North Rockville, MD 20852-2746 St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Dockets 50-335 and 50-389 Renewed Facility Operating Licenses DPR-67 and NPF-16 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION - AGING MANAGEMENT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) SET 1A RESPONSE AND REQUEST FOR CONFIRMATION OF INFORMATION (RCI) SET 1 RESPONSE

References:

1. FPL Letter L-2021-192 dated October 12, 2021 - Subsequent License Renewal Application - Revision 1 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21285A107) 2. FPL Letter L-2022-043 dated April 7, 2022 - Subsequent License Renewal Application Revision 1 -

Supplement 1 (ADAMS Accession No. ML22097A202) 3. FPL Letter L-2022-044 dated April 13, 2022 - Subsequent License Renewal Application Revision 1 -

Supplement 2 (ADAMS Accession No. ML22103A014) 4. FPL Letter L-2022-071 dated May 19, 2022 - Subsequent License Renewal Application Revision 1 -

Supplement 3 (ADAMS Accession No. ML22139A083) 5. NRC Email and Attachment dated May 12, 2022, St. Lucie SLRA - Request for Additional Information Set #1 (FINAL) (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML22133A002, ML22133A003) 6. NRC Email and Attachment dated May 26, 2022, St. Lucie SLRA RCI Set 1 Final (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML22147A086, ML22147A087)

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), owner and licensee for St. Lucie Nuclear Plant (PSL) Units 1 and 2, has submitted a revised and supplemented subsequent license renewal application (SLRA) for the Facility Operating Licenses for PSL Units 1 and 2 (References 1 - 4). Based on the NRCs review of the SLRA, the NRC issued its Set 1 RAIs to FPL (Reference 5). Attachments 1-17 to this letter provide the partial response to those information requests (i.e., RAI Set 1A). The response to the outstanding (Set 1B) RAIs will be provided by June 30, 2022. Based on the NRCs review of the SLRA, the NRC issued its Set 1 RCI to FPL (Reference 6). Attachment 18 to this letter provides the response to the RCI Set 1.

For ease of reference, the index of attached information is provided on page 3 of this letter. Certain attachments include associated revisions to the SLRA (Enclosure 3 Attachment 1 of Reference 1, as supplemented by References 2 - 4) denoted by strikethrough (deletion) and/or bold red underline (insertion) text. Previous SLRA revisions are denoted by bold black text. SLRA table revisions are included as excerpts from each affected table.

St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Dockets 50-335 and 50-389 L-2022-075 Page 2 of 3 Should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact me at (561) 304-6256 or William.Maher@fpl.com.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on the 13th day of June 2022.

Sincerely, William D. Maher Licensing Director - Nuclear Licensing Projects Cc:

Regional Administrator, USNRC, Region II Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, St. Lucie Plant Chief, USNRC, Division of New and Renewed Licenses Senior Project Manager, USNRC, Division of New and Renewed Licenses Chief, Bureau of Radiation Control, Florida Department of Health William Maher Digitally signed by William Maher DN: cn=William Maher, o=Nuclear, ou=Nuclear Licensing Projects, email=william.maher@fpl.com, c=US Date: 2022.06.13 13:01:39 -04'00' y

St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Dockets 50-335 and 50-389 L-2022-075 Page 3 of 3 Attachments Index Attachment No.

RAI No.

Subject 1

B.2.3.3-1 Reactor Head Closure Stud Bolting AMP 2

B.2.3.7-1 Reactor Vessel Internals AMP - Fatigue Screening 3

B.2.3.7-2 Reactor Vessel Internals AMP - Core Support Barrel Plugs and Patches 4

B.2.3.7-3 Reactor Vessel Internals AMP - Core Support Barrel Component Expansion Criteria 5

B.2.2.1-1 Fatigue Monitoring AMP 6

B.2.3.44-1 Pressurizer Surge Line AMP 7

4.3.2-1 Metal Fatigue of Non-Class 1 Components TLAA - Sample Line Stress Analysis 8

4.3.2-2 Metal Fatigue of Non-Class 1 Components TLAA - Disposition Clarification 9

4.3.3-1 Environmentally-Assisted Fatigue TLAA - Screening Evaluation 10 4.3.4-1 High-Energy Line Break Analyses TLAA 11 4.7.8-1 Unit 2 Structural Weld Overlay PWSCC Crack Growth Analyses TLAA 12 B.2.3.27-1 Buried and Underground Piping and Tanks AMP 13 19.2.2.17-1 Outdoor and Large Atmospheric Metallic Storage Tanks AMP 14 B.2.3.21-1 Selective Leaching AMP - Justification for Number of Inspections 15 B.2.3.21-2 Selective Leaching AMP - Soil Sampling 16 B.2.3.23 External Surfaces Monitoring of Mechanical Components AMP 17 4.7.1-1 Leak-Before-Break of Reactor Coolant System Loop Piping TLAA Attachment No.

RCI No.

Subject 18 B.2.3.3-1 Reactor Head Closure Stud Bolting Examination Results END

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