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Email, Request for Additional Information License Amendment Request to Implement an Alternative Source Term
ML101960492
Person / Time
Site: Arkansas Nuclear, Waterford  Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 07/15/2010
From: Kalyanam N
Plant Licensing Branch IV
To: David Bice
Entergy Operations
Kalyanam N, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 415-1480
References
TAC ME3678
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From:

Kalyanam, Kaly Sent:

Thursday, July 15, 2010 1:36 PM To:

BICE, DAVID B Cc:

CLARK, ROBERT W

Subject:

RAI on the ANO-2 LAR to implement AST (ME3678)

Dave, By letter dated March 31, 2010, Entergy Operations, Inc. (the licensee), submitted a request for license amendment to implement an alternative source term (AST) for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2).

The staff, has reviewed and evaluated the information provided by Entergy, in its application.

Based on this review, it was determined that additional information is required to complete the staffs evaluation for the license amendment request. In order for the staff to meet the established due date, the licensee needs to respond to the request for additional information (RAI) within 45 days of the receipt of the RAI.

Thanks Kaly (N) Kalyanam1 PM, ANO-1 and 2 and Waterford 3 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGES AND ANALYSES RELATING TO USE OF ALTERNATIVE SOURCE TERM FOR ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.

ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 2 DOCKET NUMBER: 50-368

1. Are any non-safety related systems and components credited in the alternate source term analyses?

If so, a) Please describe the independence (electrical and physical separation) of these systems from the safety-related systems. Also, please provide a detailed discussion on how a fault on the non-Class 1E electrical circuit will not propagate to the Class 1E electrical circuit.

b) Please describe the redundancy of these systems and how these systems meet the single failure criterion.

c) Please describe how the operators will be notified (e.g., control room annunciators) in the event that these systems and components become inoperable.

d) Describe seismic qualifications of these systems and components.

2. Are any loads being added to the Arkansas Nuclear One emergency diesel generators (EDGs)? If so, describe how the loads will impact the capability and capacity of the EDGs. Also, please describe the changes, if any, to the EDG loading sequence to support this license amendment request (LAR).
3. Please provide a list and description of components being added to the Environmental Qualification program (10 CFR 50.49) due to this LAR. Also, please confirm that these components are qualified for the environmental conditions they are expected to be exposed to.
1. Describe the methodology used to verify that the minimum possible post-LOCA sump pH remains greater than 7.0. Specifically, please describe how the following parameters were accounted for in the calculation.
a. What is the maximum, beginning of cycle, boron concentration in the reactor coolant and borated water storage tank?
b. What is the minimum volume of water assumed in the calculation of post-LOCA sump pH?
c. What is the minimum quantity of buffering agent contained in the baskets?
d. What is the buffering agent used at ANO-2 (trisodium phosphate or sodium tetraborate)?
e. What assumptions are made for the dissolution time of the buffering agent?
f. Describe the analysis used to determine strong acid concentrations in the sump for a period of 30 days post-LOCA. Include a description of the calculations for hydrochloric acid, generated by radiolytic decomposition of Hypalon cable

insulation, and nitric acid, produced by irradiation of water and air in the containment.

2. How do the calculations for the proposed AST sump pH analysis differ from the previous calculation of sump pH?
3. Provide the time dependant sump pH profile for the full duration of the LOCA analysis.

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RAI on the ANO-2 LAR to implement AST (ME3678)

Sent Date: 7/15/2010 1:24:09 PM Received Date: 7/15/2010 1:35:00 PM From: Kalyanam, Kaly Created By: Kaly.Kalyanam@nrc.gov Recipients:

DBICE@entergy.com (BICE, DAVID B)

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