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to Draft Safety Evaluation for Nuclear Energy Institute Addenda 3,4,5,6 & 7 to Electric Power Research Institute Topical Report 103237, EPRI Mov (Motor-Operated Valve) Performance Prediction Program, Rev. 2
ML083430064
Person / Time
Site: Nuclear Energy Institute
Issue date: 01/14/2009
From: Rosenberg S
NRC/NRR/DPR/PSPB
To: Jeffrey Riley
Nuclear Energy Institute
Mensah T
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TAC MD3236
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January 14, 2009 Mr. James H. Riley, Director Engineering Nuclear Energy Institute Suite 400 1776 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3708

SUBJECT:

SUPPLEMENT 4 TO DRAFT SAFETY EVALUATION FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE (NEI) ADDENDA 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 7 TO ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EPRI) TOPICAL REPORT (TR) 103237, EPRI MOV

[MOTOR-OPERATED VALVE] PERFORMANCE PREDICTION PROGRAM, REVISION 2 (TAC NO. MD3236)

Dear Mr. Riley:

In February 1994, the NEI submitted for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review EPRI TR-103237, Revision 0. In November 1995, NEI submitted for NRC review the EPRI Topical Report TR-103237, Revision 1. On March 15, 1996, the NRC staff issued a safety evaluation (SE) documenting the staff's acceptance of the EPRI MOV Performance Prediction Methodology (PPM) described in the subject TR, with certain conditions and limitations. The SE addressed the EPRI computer model for globe and butterfly valves and various gate valves, and EPRI hand-calculation models for Anchor/Darling double disk gate valves and Westinghouse Electric Company flexible wedge gate valves. On February 20, 1997, the NRC staff issued Supplement 1 to the SE dated March 15, 1996. This supplemental SE discussed two additional gate valve (WKM parallel expanding and Aloyco split wedge) hand-calculation methods and highlighted other aspects of the TR.

On September 8, 1999, the NEI submitted for NRC review Addendum 1, PPM Version 2.0, and Addendum 2, Thrust Uncertainty Method, to EPRI TR-103237, Revision 2. Version 2.0 of the EPRI MOV PPM described in Addendum 1 to the TR resolves several previous modeling errors and incorporates other improvements to the modeling software. In Addendum 2 to TR-103237, Revision 2, the EPRI describes the development of its Thrust Uncertainty Method that takes into account conservatism in the EPRI MOV PPM to predict a more realistic thrust requirement for closing gate valves. On April 20, 2001, the NRC staff issued Supplement 2 to the SE dated March 15, 1996, concluding that the changes made to the PPM in Addendum 1 to TR-103237, Revision 2, improve the ability of the EPRI model to predict the applicable thrust or torque required to operate gate, globe, and butterfly valves.

On January 5 and December 6, 2001, and June 10, 2002, the NEI submitted for NRC review revisions to Addendum 2 to EPRI TR-103237, Revision 2. These revisions involved the establishment of additional criteria for application of the Thrust Uncertainty Method for gate valves under cold water applications within the scope of the Thrust Uncertainty Method.

J. Riley On September 30, 2002, the NRC staff issued Supplement 3 to the SE dated March 15, 1996, concluding that the Thrust Uncertainty Method developed by EPRI is acceptable for the prediction of minimum allowable thrust at control switch trip (or flow isolation) for applicable gate valves under cold water applications within the scope of the Thrust Uncertainty Method subject to the applicable limitations and conditions specified in the Thrust Uncertainty Method.

On June 8, 2004, the NEI submitted Addendum 5, PPM Version 3.1 Software Changes, Addendum 6, PPM Version 3.2 Software Changes, and recent PPM error and information notices to TR-103237, Revision 2, for NRC review. Addendum 5 provided PPM Software Version 3.1; updated the PPM to a Window-based application; automated certain manual calculations; adjusted the software to allow more ready use for air-operated valve (AOV) and hydraulic-operated valve (HOV) applications; and incorporated software and documentation improvements. Addendum 6 provided PPM Software Version 3.2; corrected potential non-conservative effects from upstream disturbances; and prevented incorrect use of best estimate butterfly valve torque predictions.

On January 6, 2006, the NEI submitted Addendum 3, An Improved and Validated Method for Predicting Gate Valve Unwedging Thrust Requirements, Addendum 4, Use of Static Closure Data for Determining Stem Stem-Nut Coefficients of Friction at Unwedging, and Addendum 7, PPM Version 3.3 Software Changes, to Topical Report TR-103237, Revision 2, for NRC review. Addenda 3, 4, and 7 document changes made to the EPRI PPM computer code between Versions 3.2 and 3.3, and also provide improved methods for evaluating gate valve undwedging thrust requirements.

On April 23, 2007, and June 3, 2008, the NRC staff requested that the NEI to submit additional information to support its request. The NEI submitted the requested information in letters dated September 27, 2007, and August 7, 2008.

Enclosed for NEI review and comment is a copy of the NRC staff's draft SE for the TR, Supplement 4 to Safety Evaluation Dated March 15, 1996: Addenda 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to EPRI TR-103237, Revision 2.

Pursuant to Section 2.390 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), we have determined that the enclosed draft SE does not contain proprietary information. However, we will delay placing the draft SE in the public document room for a period of 10 working days from the date of this letter to provide you with the opportunity to comment on the proprietary aspects.

If you believe that any information in the enclosure is proprietary, please identify such information line-by-line and define the basis pursuant to the criteria of 10 CFR 2.390. After 10 working days, the draft SE will be made publicly available, and an additional 10 working days are provided to you to comment on any factual errors or clarity concerns contained in the draft SE. The final SE will be issued after making any necessary changes and will be made publicly available. The NRC staff's disposition of your comments on the draft SE will be discussed in the final SE.

J. Riley To facilitate the NRC staff's review of your comments, please provide a marked-up copy of the draft SE showing proposed changes and provide a summary table of the proposed changes.

If you have any questions, please contact Tanya Mensah at 301-415-3610.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Stacey L. Rosenberg, Chief Special Projects Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 689

Enclosure:

Supplement 4 to Draft SE cc w/encl: See next page

ML083440409 (Package); ML083430064 (Letter);

ML083430071 (Draft SE) *No major changes to SE input. NRR-043 OFFICE PSPB/PM PSPB/LA DCI/CPTB* PSPB/BC NAME TMensah DBaxley JMcHale SRosenberg DATE 01/05/09 12/30/09 10/30/08 01/14/09