ML090910442

Request for Additional Information Regarding Steam Generator Tube Inservice Inspections During the Thirteenth Refueling Outage

ML090910442
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	04/08/2009
From:	Singal B K Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Flores R Luminant Generation Co
Singal, Balwant, 415-3016, NRR/DORL/LPL4
References
TAC ME0367
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UNITED NUCLEAR REGULATORY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 A,pr; 1 8, 2009 Mr. Rafael Flores Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Luminant Generation Company LLC P.O. Box 1002 Glen Hope, TX 76043 COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 1 -REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING STEAM GENERATOR TUBE INSERVICE INSPECTIONS DURING THE THIRTEENTH REFUELING OUTAGE (TAC NO. ME0367)

Dear Mr. Flores:

By letter dated January 7,2009 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML090300118), Luminant Generation Company LLC (the licensee), submitted a summary of the results of the steam generator tube inspections performed at Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Unit 1, during the thirteenth refueling outage ('I RF13). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has reviewed the information provided in the application and determined that additional information is needed in order to complete its evaluation.

The request for additional information (RAI) is provided in the enclosure to this letter and was discussed with Mr. Jack Hicks of Luminant Generation Company LLC on April 2, 2009. Mr. Hicks agreed that the RAI response will be provided within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-3016.

Sincerely, \

Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-445

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION STEAM GENERATOR TUBE INSERVICE INSPECTION REPORT THIRTEENTH REFUELING OUTAGE (1 RF13) COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 1 DOCKET NO. 50-445 By letter dated January 7, 2009 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML090300118), Luminant Generation Company LLC (the licensee) submitted a summary of the results of the steam generator (SG) tube inspections performed at Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (CPSES), Unit 1, during the thirteenth refueling outage ('I RF13). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has reviewed the information provided in licensee's letter dated January 7, 2009, and determined that the following additional information is needed in order to complete its evaluation for CPSES, Unit 1. Please provide the following information pertaining to your SGs: SG fabricator. Tube manufacturer. Were any tubes stress relieved after bending? If so, were just the U-bends stress relieved or the whole tube, and what rows of tubes were stress relieved? What is the shortest bend radius and what is its corresponding row of tubes? What is the material used to fabricate the tube supports? For the tubes with the trackable anomalies in the U-bend region in 1 RF13, please discuss whether there was any change in the signal since the baseline (i.e., is there any evidence that the condition is changing with time?). If there is evidence that the condition is changing with time, please discuss how was this assessed in your operational assessment (along with the effects of the recent power uprate), and the reason for the changes. Please discuss the scope and results of your secondary side inspections, other than your foreign object search and retrieval.

Enclosure April 8, 2009 Mr. Rafael Flores Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Luminant Generation Company LLC P.O. Box 1002 Glen Hope, TX 76043 COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 1 -REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING STEAM GENERATOR TUBE INSERVICE INSPECTIONS DURING THE THIRTEENTH REFUELING OUTAGE (TAC NO. ME0367)

Dear Mr. Flores:

By letter dated January 7, 2009 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML090300118), Luminant Generation Company LLC (the licensee), submitted a summary of the results of the steam generator tube inspections performed at Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Unit 1, during the thirteenth refueling outage (1 RF13). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has reviewed the information provided in the application and determined that additional information is needed in order to complete its evaluation.

The request for additional information (RAI) is provided in the enclosure to this letter and was discussed with Mr. Jack Hicks of Luminant Generation Company LLC on April 2, 2009. Mr. Hicks agreed that the RAI response will be provided within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-3016.

Sincerely, IRAI Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-445

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