ML080870374

Request for Additional Information, Review of License Renewal Application - Time-Limited Aging Analyses, Bolted Connections, and Boraflex

ML080870374
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	04/18/2008
From:	Green K J NRC/NRR/ADRO
To:	Entergy Nuclear Operations
Green, Kimberly NRR/DLR/RLRB 415-1627
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April 18, 2008

Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION - TIME-LIMITED AGING ANALYSES AND BORAFLEX

Dear Sir or Madam:

By letter dated April 23, 2007, as supplemented by letters dated May 3, 2007, and June 21, 2007, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, to renew the operating licenses for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3, 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. Further requests for additional information may be issued in the future.

Items in the enclosure were discussed with Mr. Robert Walpole, and a mutually agreeable date for the response is within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1627, or via e-mail KJG1@nrc.gov. Sincerely, /RA/

Kimberly Green, Safety Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286

Enclosure:

As stated

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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION - TIME-LIMITED AGING ANALYSES AND

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INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) TIME-LIMITED AGING ANALYSES AND BORAFLEX Time-Limited Aging Analyses RAI 4.3.1.8-1

License renewal application (LRA) Section 4.3.1 states "[c]urrent design basis fatigue evaluations calculate cumulative usage factors (CUFs) for components or sub-components based on design transient cycles." For CUF values listed in LRA Tables 4.3-13 and 4.3-14, please describe the details of how various environmental effects are factored into the calculation of the CUF using F en values. RAI 4.3.1.8-2

Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants (SRP-LR) Section 4.3.2.1.1.3 provides the basis for the staff acceptance of an aging

management program to address environmental fatigue. It states, "[t]he staff has evaluated a program for monitoring and tracking the number of critical thermal and pressure transients for the selected reactor coolant system components. The staff has determined that this program is an acceptable aging management program to address metal fatigue of the reactor coolant system components according to 10 CFR 54.21(c)(1)(iii)." The staff is unable to determine if the Fatigue Monitoring Program of Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3 contain sufficient details to satisfy this criterion. Please provide adequate details of the Fatigue Monitoring Program such that the staff can make a determination based on the criterion set forth in SRP-LR Section 4.3.2.1.1.3. Also, please explain in detail the corrective actions and the frequency that such actions will be taken so the a cceptance criteria will not be exceeded in the period of extended operation.

RAI 3.0.3.2.3-1

Indian Point 2 Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, Revision 20, dated 2006, Section 14.2.1 on page 55 of 218, states in part that:

"Northeast Technology Corporation report NET-173-01 and NET-171-02 are based on conservative projections of amount of boraflex absorber panel degradation assumed in each sub-region. These projections are valid through the end of the year 2006."

Please confirm that the Boraflex neutron absorber panels in the Indian Point Unit 2 spent fuel pool have been re-evaluated for service through the end of the current licensing period. Also, please discuss the plans for updating the Boraflex analysis during the period of extended operation.

Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3

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Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Vice President Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety &

Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Senior Vice President and COO Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601

Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601

Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249

Mr. Paul D. Tonko President and CEO New York State Energy Research and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399

Mr. John P. Spath New York State Energy, Research and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. Paul Eddy New York State Department of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223-1350

Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406

Senior Resident Inspector's Office Indian Point 2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 59 Buchanan, NY 10511

Senior Resident Inspector's Office Indian Point 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 59 Buchanan, NY 10511

Mr. Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271

Mr. Raymond L. Albanese Four County Coordinator 200 Bradhurst Avenue Unit 4 Westchester County Hawthorne, NY 10532

Mayor, Village of Buchanan 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511

Mr. William DiProfio PWR SRC Consultant

48 Bear Hill Road Newton, NH 03858 Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3

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Mr. Garry Randolph PWR SRC Consultant 1750 Ben Franklin Drive, 7E Sarasota, FL 34236

Mr. William T. Russell PWR SRC Consultant 400 Plantation Lane Stevensville, MD 21666-3232

Mr. Jim Riccio Greenpeace 702 H Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001

Mr. Phillip Musegaas Riverkeeper, Inc.

828 South Broadway Tarrytown, NY 10591

Mr. Mark Jacobs IPSEC 46 Highland Drive Garrison, NY 10524

Mr. R. M. Waters Technical Specialist Licensing 450 Broadway P.O. Box 0249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249

Mr. Sherwood Martinelli 351 Dyckman Peekskill, NY 10566

Ms. Susan Shapiro, Esq.

21 Perlman Drive Spring Valley, NY 10977

John Sipos Assistant Attorney General New York State Department of Law Environmental Protection Bureau The Capitol Albany, NY 12224

Robert Snook Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 Hartford, CT 06141-0120

Ms. Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

Mr. Paul M. Bessette, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

Mr. Martin J. O'Neill, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

The Honorable Nita Lowey 222 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 310 White Plains, NY 10605

Joan Leary Matthews Senior Counsel for Special Projects Office of General Counsel NYS Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-5500