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| title = Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on December 18, 2007, Between NRC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Concerning a Request for Additional Information Pertaining to the Vermont Yankee License Renewal Application
| title = Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on December 18, 2007, Between NRC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Concerning a Request for Additional Information Pertaining to the Vermont Yankee License Renewal Application
| author name = Rowley J G
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Jonathan Rowle y U.S. Nuclear Re g ulator y Commission (NRC)
Jonathan Rowle y U.S. Nuclear Re g ulator y Commission (NRC)
Kenneth Chan g NRC On Yee NRC Qi Gan NRC David Mannai Enter gy Nuclear O p erations, Inc.  
Kenneth Chan g NRC On Yee NRC Qi Gan NRC David Mannai Enter gy Nuclear O p erations, Inc.
(Enter gy)  David Lach Enter gy Michael Metell Enter gy Scott Goodwin Enter gy James Fitz p atrick Enter gy Alan Cox Enter gy David Gerbe r Structural Inte g rit y Associates (SIA)  Terr y Herrmann SI A  
(Enter gy)  David Lach Enter gy Michael Metell Enter gy Scott Goodwin Enter gy James Fitz p atrick Enter gy Alan Cox Enter gy David Gerbe r Structural Inte g rit y Associates (SIA)  Terr y Herrmann SI A  



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Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on December 18, 2007, Between NRC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Concerning a Request for Additional Information Pertaining to the Vermont Yankee License Renewal Application
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Site: Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 01/17/2008
From: Rowley J
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Rowley J, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-4053
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January 17, 2008

LICENSEE: Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

FACILITY: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON DECEMBER 18, 2007, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND

ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., CONCERNING A REQUEST FOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE VERMONT YANKEE

NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of Entergy

Nuclear Operations, Inc., held a telephone conference call on December 18, 2007, to discuss

and clarify the staff

=s request for additional information (RAI) concerning the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station license renewal application. The telephone conference call was useful in clarifying the intent of the staff

=s RAI. Enclosure 1 provides a listing of the participants and Enclosure 2 contains the RAI discussed

with the applicant, including a brief description on the status of the item.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

/RA/ Jonathan G. Rowley, Project Manager Projects Branch 2

Division of License Renewal

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-271

Enclosures:

As stated

cc w/encls: See next page

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NAME IKing JRowley RFranovich

DATE 12/27/07 12/27/07 01/17/08 Enclosure 1 TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION LIST OF PARTICIPANTS DECEMBER 18, 2007 PARTICIPANTS A FFILIATIONS

Jonathan Rowle y U.S. Nuclear Re g ulator y Commission (NRC)

Kenneth Chan g NRC On Yee NRC Qi Gan NRC David Mannai Enter gy Nuclear O p erations, Inc.

(Enter gy) David Lach Enter gy Michael Metell Enter gy Scott Goodwin Enter gy James Fitz p atrick Enter gy Alan Cox Enter gy David Gerbe r Structural Inte g rit y Associates (SIA) Terr y Herrmann SI A

REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION DECEMBER 18, 2007

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of Entergy

Nuclear Operations, Inc. held a telephone conference call on December 18, 2007, to discuss

and clarify the following request for additional information (RAI) concerning the Vermont Yankee

Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS) license renewal application.

RAI 4.3.3-2 Your response to audit question # 387 in your November 14, 2007, letter states that "In most

cases the maximum component stress difference with time matched the maximum stress

intensity calculated by ANSYS. This shows that shearing stresses are negligible for the thermal

transient at that location and the maximum component stress difference is the maximum stress

intensity."

Please identify the exceptions where maximum component stress difference with time did not

match the maximum stress intensity calculated by ANSYS. In addition, please justify the

exceptions, based on quantitative evaluations, that the shearing stresses are negligible and the

maximum component stress difference is the maximum stress intensity for the branch nozzle

blend radius (nozzle corner) locations with geometrical discontinuities for the applicable thermal

transients. Your response should cover the shearing stress differences at the 0-180 degree

axis and the 90-270 degree axis to the pipe run axis.

Discussion

The response to RAI 4.3.3-2, submitted by VY on December 11, 2007, was reviewed by several staff and discussed during the conference call. The staff indicated that the

response did not adequately demonstrate that the shearing stresses are negligible and that the

response also raised uncertainty of the validity of the methodology used to calculate stresses.

The NRC and Entergy staffs discussed alternative approaches for addressing environmentally

assisted fatigue (EAF) for all NUREG/CR-6260 nozzle locations at VY and the use of the

industry accepted computer code ANSYS.

Entergy indicated that some terminology misunderstanding may exist between the two sides.

Entergy requested a face-to-face meeting to ensure the understanding pertaining to this highly technical issue was properly and effectively communicated.

Letter to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. From J. Rowley Dated January 17, 2008

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SUMMARY

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., CONCERNING A REQUEST FOR

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cc:

Regional Administrator, Region I

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

475 Allendale Road

King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415

Mr. David R. Lewis

Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP

2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20037-1128

Mr. David O'Brien, Commissioner

Vermont Department of Public Service

112 State Street

Montpelier, VT 05620-2601

Mr. James Volz, Chairman

Public Service Board

State of Vermont

112 State Street

Montpelier, VT 05620-2701

Chairman, Board of Selectmen

Town of Vernon

P.O. Box 116

Vernon, VT 05354-0116

Operating Experience Coordinator

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

320 Governor Hunt Road

Vernon, VT 05354

G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.

Deputy Attorney General

33 Capitol Street

Concord, NH 03301-6937

Chief, Safety Unit

Office of the Attorney General

One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor

Boston, MA 02108

Ms. Carla A. White, RRPT, CHP Radiological Health

Vermont Department of Health

P.O. Box 70, Drawer #43

108 Cherry Street

Burlington, VT 05402-0070

Mr. David Mannai

Manager, Licensing

Entergy Nuclear Operations

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

P.O. Box 500

185 Old Ferry Road

Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500

Resident Inspector

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

P.O. Box 176

Vernon, VT 05354

Director, Massachusetts Emergency

Management Agency

ATTN: James Muckerheide

400 Worcester Road

Framingham, MA 01702-5399

Jonathan M. Block, Esq.

Main Street

P.O. Box 566

Putney, VT 05346-0566

Mr. John F. McCann

Director, Licensing

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue

White Plains, NY 10601

Mr. John T. Herron

Sr. Vice President

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway

Jackson, MS 39213

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

cc:

Mr. Oscar Limpias

Vice President, Engineering

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway

Jackson, MS 39213

Mr. Christopher Schwartz

Vice President, Operations Support

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue

White Plains, NY 10601

Mr. Michael J. Colomb

Director of Oversight

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue

White Plains, NY 10601

Mr. William C. Dennis

Assistant General Counsel

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue

White Plains, NY 10601

Mr. Theodore Sullivan

Site Vice President

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

P.O. Box 500

185 Old Ferry Road

Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500

Mr. James H. Sniezek

5486 Nithsdale Drive

Salisbury, MD 21801

Mr. Garrett D. Edwards

814 Waverly Road

Kennett Square, PA 19348

Ms. Stacey M. Lousteau

Treasury Department

Entergy Services, Inc.

639 Loyola Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70113

Mr. Norman L. Rademacher Director, NSA Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

P.O. Box 0500

185 Old Ferry Road

Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500

Mr. Raymond Shadis

New England Coalition

Post Office Box 98

Edgecomb, ME 04556

Mr. James P. Matteau

Executive Director

Windham Regional Commission

139 Main Street, Suite 505

Brattleboro, VT 05301

Mr. William K. Sherman

Vermont Department of Public Service

112 State Street

Drawer 20

Montpelier, VT 05620-2601

Mr. Michael D. Lyster

5931 Barclay Lane

Naples, FL 34110-7306

Diane Curran, Esq.

Harmon, Curran, Spielberg &

Eisenberg, L.L.P

1726 M Street, NW, Suite 600

Washington, DC 20036

Ronald A. Shems, Esq.

Shems, Dunkiel, Kassel & Saunders, PLLC

91 College Street

Burlington, VT 05401

Karen Tyler, Esq.

Shems, Dunkiel, Kassel & Saunders, PLLC

91 College Street

Burlington, VT 05401

Sarah Hofmann, Esq.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

cc:

Director of Public Advocacy

Department of Public Service

112 State Street - Drawer 20

Montpelier, VT 05620-2601

Jennifer J. Patterson, Esq.

Office of the New Hampshire Attorney

General

33 Capitol Street

Concord, NH 03301

Matias F. Travieso-Diaz, Esq.

Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP

2300 N Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037-1128

Matthew Brock, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Massachusetts Attorney

General

Environmental Protection Division

One Ashburton Place, Room 1813

Boston, MA 02108-1598

Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.

National Legal Scholars Law Firm

84 East Thetford Road

Lyme, NH 03768

John Sipos, Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

The Capitol

State Street

Albany, NY 12224