ML101660150

Request for Additional Information for the Review of the Hope Creek Generating Station License Renewal Application for Open Cycle Cooling Water System Program and Structures

ML101660150
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	06/25/2010
From:	Brady B M License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Joyce T Public Service Enterprise Group
Brady B
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TAC ME1832
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June 25, 2010 Mr. Thomas Joyce President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR OPEN CYCLE COOLING WATER SYSTEM PROGRAM AND STRUCTURES (TAC NO. ME1832)

Dear Mr. Joyce:

By letter dated August 18, 2009, as supplemented by letter dated January 23, 2009, Public Service Enterprise Group Nuclear, LLC, submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54) for renewal of Operating License No. NPF-57 for the Hope Creek Generating Station. The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing this application in accordance with the guidance in NUREG-1800, "Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants." During its review, the staff has identified areas where additional information is needed to complete the review. The staff's request for additional information is included in the Enclosure. Further requests for additional information may be issued in the future.

Items in the enclosure were provided to John Hufnagel and other members of your staff, 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 by telephone at 301-415-2981 or by e-mail at bennett.brady@nrc.gov. Sincerely, /RA/

Bennett M. Brady, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-354

Enclosure:

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ML101660150 OFFICE PM:DLR:RPB1 LA:DLR BC:DLR:RPB1 PM:DLR:RPB1 NAME B. Brady (ACunanan for) SFigueroa B. Pham B. Brady DATE 06/25/10 06/15/10 06/12/10 06/25/10 Letter to T. Joyce from B. Brady dated June 25, 2010

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR OPEN CYCLE COOLING WATER SYSTEM PROGRAM AND STRUCTURES (TAC NO. ME1832)

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Hope Creek Generating Station cc: Mr. Robert Braun Senior Vice President Nuclear PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Brian Booth Director Nuclear Oversight PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. John Perry Station Vice President - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Larry Wagner Plant Manager - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. Michael Gallagher Vice President - License Renewal Projects Exelon Nuclear LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348

Mr. Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire Manager - Licensing PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Gregory Sosson Director Corporate Engineering PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. Michael Gaffney Manager - Hope Creek Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. Ali Fakhar Manager, License Renewal PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Township Clerk Lower Alloways Creek Township Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Paul Bauldauf, P.E., Asst. Director Radiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415

Mr. Brian Beam Board of Public Utilities 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Newark, NJ 07102

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

Mr. Paul Davison Vice President, Operations Support PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Hope Creek Generating Station cc: Ms. Christine Neely Director - Regulator Affairs PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Senior Resident Inspector Hope Creek Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Earl R. Gage Salem County Administrator Administration Building 94 Market Street Salem, NJ 08079 ENCLOSURE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR OPEN CYCLE COOLING WATER SYSTEM PROGRAM AND STRUCTURES (TAC NO ME1832)

RAI 3.5.2.1-7

Background:

Standard Review Plan (SRP) Table 3.5-1, Item Number 3.5.1-50, credits the Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report aging management program (AMP) XI.S6, Structures Monitoring Program, for managing loss of material due to pitting and crevice corrosion in an air-outdoor environment for galvanized steel, aluminum and stainless steel. The GALL Report AMP recommends general visual inspections with a 5 year frequency.

Issue:

In license renewal application (LRA) Table 3.3.2-27, the applicant references Item 3.5.1-50 and credits the Open-Cycle Cooling Water System Program to manage aging for stainless steel external surfaces of pump casings and rupture disks in an air-outdoor environment. The Open-Cycle Cooling Water System is an existing program that manages the internal corrosion of piping. It is not clear to the staff that the external surfaces of the components are in the scope of the Open-Cycle Cooling Water System Program. The staff is also unclear how the credited AMP meets or exceeds the GALL Report recommended program, and how the Open-Cycle Cooling Water System Program will be utilized to address the component/aging effect combinations during the period of extended operation.

Request: Verify that the Open-Cycle Cooling Water System Program will manage the external surfaces of the stainless steel pump casings and rupture disks for loss of material. Also describe how the credited AMP meets or exceeds the GALL Report recommended program. Include a description of the inspection frequency and the inspection techniques.

RAI 3.5.2.2.2-3

Background:

SRP Section 3.5.2.2.2.5 states that cracking due to stress corrosion cracking and loss of material due to pitting and crevice corrosion could occur for Group 7 and 8 stainless steel tank liners. GALL Report structure Groups 7 and 8 refer to concrete tanks and missile barriers, and steel tanks and missile barriers, respectively.

Issue: In LRA Section 3.5.2.2.2.1 and 3.5.2.2.2.5, the applicant states that Group 7 and 8 structures do not exist at Hope Creek Generating Station (HCGS). However, there are multiple tanks, such as the fire water storage tanks or the condensate storage tank, within the scope of license renewal and requiring an aging management review (AMR). The staff is unclear how there can be no Group 7 or 8 structures at HCGS.

In addition, in LRA Table 3.5.2-8, several AMR lines refer to the component "skimmer surge tank liner." This appears to be a stainless steel lined concrete tank. The staff is unclear why the guidance of SRP Section 3.5.2.2.2.5 would not apply to this component.

Request: 1. Explain why the in-scope tanks at Hope Creek are not considered part of GALL Report Group 7 or 8 structures. If the tanks are within either of these groups, explain how the aging effects discussed in SRP Sections 3.5.2.2.2.1 and 3.5.2.2.2.5 will be managed during the period of extended operation.

2. Explain why the guidance of SRP Section 3.5.2.2.2.5 does not apply to the "skimmer surge tank."