ML060950233

Kewaunee Power Station - Request for Additional Information Related to Extension of Surveillance Interval

ML060950233
Person / Time
Site:	Kewaunee
Issue date:	05/08/2006
From:	Jaffe D H NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3
To:	Christian D A Dominion Energy Kewaunee
jaffe D H, NRR/DORL, 415-1439
References
TAC MC9782
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May 8, 2006Mr. David A. ChristianSenior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

KEWAUNEE POWER STATION - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONRELATED TO EXTENSION OF SURVEILLANCE INTERVAL (TAC NO. MC9782)

Dear Mr. Christian:

By application for license amendment dated February 6, 2006, Dominion EnergyKewaunee, Inc., requested a license amendment to extend certain Technical Specification surveillance test intervals on a one-time only basis to account for the effects of an extended forced outage in the spring of 2005. In the course of the U.S. Nuclear RegulatoryCommission's review, it has been found to be necessary to request additional information.

Based upon discussions with your staff on April 18, 2006, we understand that you will res pondto the enclosed request for additional information within 30 days of the date of this letter.Sincerely, /RA/David H. Jaffe, Senior Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-305

Enclosure:

Request for additional informationcc w/encls: See next page May 8, 2006Mr. David A. ChristianSenior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

KEWAUNEE POWER STATION - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONRELATED TO EXTENSION OF SURVEILLANCE INTERVAL (TAC NO. MC9782)

Dear Mr. Christian:

By application for license amendment dated February 6, 2006, Dominion EnergyKewaunee, Inc., requested a license amendment to extend certain Technical Specification surveillance test intervals on a one-time only basis to account for the effects of an extended forced outage in the spring of 2005. In the course of the U.S. Nuclear RegulatoryCommission's review, it has been found to be necessary to request additional information.

Based upon discussions with your staff on April 18, 2006, we understand that you will res pondto the enclosed request for additional information within 30 days of the date of this letter.Sincerely,/RA/

David H. Jaffe, Senior Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-305

Enclosure:

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Resident Inspectors OfficeU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission N490 Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216-9510Regional Administrator, Region IIIU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suite 210 2443 Warrenville RoadLisle, IL 60532-4351David ZellnerChairman - Town of Carlton N2164 County B Kewaunee, WI 54216Mr. Jeffery KitsembelElectric Division Public Service Commission of Wisconsin PO Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854Mr. Michael G. GaffneyDominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

Kewaunee Power Station N490 Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216Mr. Chris L. FunderburkDirector, Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711Mr. Thomas L. BreeneDominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

Kewaunee Power Station N490 Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216Ms. Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Millstone Power StationBuilding 475, 5th Floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385Plant ManagerKewaunee Power Station N490 Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216-9511 ENCLOSUREREQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING KEWAUNEE POWER STATION EXTENDED SURVEILLANCE INTERVALEEEB1.Concerning Technical Specification (TS) 4.6.a.2, discuss any plans for pre-testmaintenance of the emergency diesel generators.EEEB2.Describe the corrective actions taken for the 1996 event described on page 31 ofthe submittal.EEEB3.Concerning TS 4.6.a.3, describe the procedure deficiencies and equipment failuresidentified in your previous performance review, include a discussion of the corrective actions taken for these deficiencies and failures.EEEB4. Concerning TS 4.6.a.4, discuss the procedure deficiencies and equipment failuresidentified in your previous performance review, include a discussion of the corrective actions taken for these deficiencies and failures.EEEB5.Discuss whether there are any other surveillance requirements (SR) that will beperformed during the extended SR interval, that will help ensure that the equipmentwill function as int ended.CPTB1.Regarding the program for inservice inspection and testing of snubbers, isKewaunee using TS Section 4.14, American Society of Mechanical Engineers/American National Standards Institute, OM Part 4, or a combination from both of these sources.CPTB2.Kewaunee TS 4.14 only provides inservice inspection and testing requirements forhydraulic snubbers. Please verify that there are no mechanical snubbers at Kewaunee. CPTB3.In the request for relief from Code Requirements, the licensee states that all Code1, 2 and 3 small bore hydraulic snubbers received visual examination except RC-H72 during the forced shutdown of November 2005. How many of these, or any other, snubbers failed this examination?EICB1.The Section 4.0, Technical Analysis, Attachment 1, of the License AmendmentRequest records Analytical Limit, Total Loop Error, TS Limit, Margins, Allowable Value, Actual Plant Setting, Loop Drift, and Calibration Tolerance used and/or derived using Kewaunee Power Station nuclear administrative directive (NAD) NAD 4.6, Plant Setpoint Accuracy, for Pressurizer Level High Reactor Trip Instrumentation. Provide similar information for all the functions in Tables 4.1-1 and 4.1-3 for which similar evaluations have been performed.