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NRC Aging Management Program Including Long Term Operation (LTO) Dr. Appajosula S. Rao Group Leader IASCC Program and C. E. (Gene) Carpenter, Jr. Group Lead for Aging Management Issues U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research For presentation at the Workshop on Challenges on the Long Term Operation, 21 st SMIRT Meeting, New Delhi, India, Nov. 8-11 th 2011 OAGI0001407_00001 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Official Hearing Exhibit In the Matter of: Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) ASLBP #: 07-858-03-LR-BD01 Docket #: 05000247 | 05000286 Exhibit #: Identified: Admitted: Withdrawn: Rejected: Stricken: Other: NYS000305-00-BD01 10/15/2012 10/15/2012 ML111801154 NYS000305 Submitted: December 22, 2011
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incr
ease
insp
ectio
ns
and
focu
s on
key
pre
vent
ive
mea
sure
s
vg 1
9
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Prol
onge
d C
oncr
ete
Expo
sure
to H
igh
Tem
pera
ture
and
Rad
iatio
n
�Pr
olon
ged
expo
sure
to e
leva
ted
tem
pera
ture
s an
d ra
diat
ion
faci
litat
es c
hem
ical
inte
ract
ions
and
in
duce
s st
rain
s
�C
ompr
omis
e co
ncre
te p
erfo
rman
ce
�R
esea
rch
on s
uffic
ienc
y of
cur
rent
met
hods
to
eval
uate
effe
cts
and
the
effe
cts
them
selv
es
vg 2
0
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Rea
ctor
Ves
sel a
nd In
tern
als
�Irr
adia
tion
embr
ittle
men
tis
the
life-
limiti
ng fa
ctor
for
the
reac
tor v
esse
l and
cor
e in
tern
al c
ompo
nent
s
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RC
RES
is a
ctiv
ely
purs
uing
�
to c
ompi
le a
nd p
repa
re a
com
preh
ensi
ve d
atab
ase
of a
ll th
e in
form
atio
non
irrad
iatio
nem
britt
lem
ento
frea
ctor
vess
elan
din
form
atio
n on
irra
diat
ion
embr
ittle
men
tof r
eact
or v
esse
l and
co
re in
tern
al c
ompo
nent
s�
toco
nduc
t con
firm
ator
y re
sear
ch o
n IA
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, neu
tron
em
britt
lem
enta
nd v
oid
swel
ling
in L
WR
reac
tor c
ore
inte
rnal
s
vg 2
1
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AM
P A
sses
smen
ts
�St
aff i
s pr
epar
ing
to a
sses
s th
e ab
ility
of
Lice
nsee
s’ A
ging
Man
agem
ent P
rogr
ams
to
succ
essf
ully
det
ect a
nd m
anag
e ag
ing
degr
adat
ion
ofsa
fety
rela
ted
syst
ems
degr
adat
ion
of s
afet
y-re
late
d sy
stem
s,
stru
ctur
es a
nd c
ompo
nent
s
vg 2
2
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Inte
rnat
iona
l For
um fo
r R
eact
or A
ging
Man
agem
ent
�IF
RA
M p
rom
otes
wor
ldw
ide
coop
erat
ion
to a
ddre
ss N
PP a
ging
m
anag
emen
t iss
ues
–C
oope
ratio
n in
clud
es s
harin
g of
dat
a an
d sp
ecim
ens
as w
ell a
s fa
cilit
atin
g jo
int r
esea
rch
agen
das
and
prom
otin
g w
ork
that
add
ress
es
high
prio
rity
issu
es a
nd c
once
rns.
�Pa
rtic
ipat
ion
in IF
RA
M p
rovi
des
an e
xten
ded
pool
of r
esou
rces
an
d ex
pert
ise
to w
ork
on c
omm
on p
robl
ems
–Pr
omot
e gl
obal
coo
pera
tion
on m
anag
emen
t of r
eact
or a
ging
IFR
AM
dl
ii
iff
–IF
RA
M d
oes
not r
epla
ce a
ny e
xist
ing
coop
erat
ive
effo
rts
�IF
RA
M’s
ratio
nale
is th
at:
–O
rgan
izat
ions
wor
ldw
ide
shar
e co
mm
on c
halle
nges
–M
agni
tude
and
sco
pe o
f the
se c
halle
nges
is b
eyon
d w
hat a
ny o
ne
orga
niza
tion
can
acco
mpl
ish
with
thei
r lim
ited
time
and
reso
urce
s–
Coo
pera
tion
is a
pow
erfu
l too
l to
econ
omiz
e re
sour
ces,
sav
e tim
e, a
nd
min
imiz
e ne
edle
ss d
uplic
atio
n of
effo
rts
in a
ddre
ssin
g
th
ese
chal
leng
es
vg 2
3
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Con
cept
Beh
ind
IFR
AM
�IF
RA
M w
ill c
onso
lidat
e av
aila
ble
info
rmat
ion,
coo
rdin
ate
coop
erat
ion
on a
ctiv
ities
, fac
ilita
te in
form
atio
n ex
chan
ge
and
prov
ide
oppo
rtun
ities
to b
ring
toge
ther
diff
eren
t na
tiona
l and
regi
onal
vie
ws
on to
pics
and
, whe
re
appr
opria
te, h
arm
oniz
e ag
reed
-upo
n be
st p
ract
ices
�IF
RA
M w
ill c
oope
rate
with
man
y pa
rtie
s an
d cu
t acr
oss
nu
mer
ous
boun
darie
s bu
t it w
ill n
ot re
plac
e an
y co
oper
atio
n ff
tth
ttl
it
effo
rts
that
cur
rent
ly e
xist
–
Its b
asic
role
is to
faci
litat
e re
sear
ch a
nd in
form
atio
n sh
arin
g�
IFR
AM
is n
otin
tend
ed to
be
an N
RC
-led
(or r
egul
ator
y-le
d,
utili
ty-le
d, u
nive
rsity
-led,
or r
esea
rch
orga
niza
tion-
led)
ent
ity–
Sinc
e m
embe
rshi
p in
IFR
AM
is o
pen
to a
ll or
gani
zatio
ns,
le
ader
ship
role
s w
ill b
e gi
ven
thos
e m
embe
rs w
illin
g to
supp
ort I
FRA
M’s
goa
ls.
vg 2
4
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Third
Inte
rnat
iona
l Con
fere
nce
on N
PP L
ife
Man
agem
ent f
or L
ong
Term
Ope
ratio
n
14-1
8 M
ay 2
012
Salt
Lak
e C
ity, U
tah
OA
GI0
0014
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0025
Con
clus
ion
�R
esea
rch
is n
eces
sary
to e
stab
lish
basi
s fo
r lon
g-te
rm o
pera
tion
of
exis
ting
nucl
ear p
lant
s be
yond
60
year
s, a
nd th
is re
sear
ch w
ill:
–An
swer
saf
ety
ques
tions
on
agin
g, re
liabi
lity,
and
long
-term
ope
rabi
lity
of
syst
ems,
str
uctu
res
and
com
pone
nts
�In
dust
ry h
as le
ad ro
le to
driv
e th
e pr
oces
s an
d id
entif
y is
sue
reso
lutio
ns–
Ulti
mat
ely
life
exte
nsio
nis
utili
tybu
sine
ssde
cisi
onU
ltim
atel
y, li
fe e
xten
sion
is u
tility
bus
ines
s de
cisi
on
�N
RC
ens
ures
that
saf
ety-
sign
ifica
nt is
sues
are
iden
tifie
d an
d re
solv
ed in
a ti
mel
y m
anne
r–
It is
not
NR
C’s
resp
onsi
bilit
y to
reso
lve
any
pote
ntia
l agi
ng is
sues
that
may
im
pact
con
tinue
d sa
fe o
pera
tion
of e
xist
ing
fleet
–N
RC
see
king
to c
oope
rate
/col
labo
rate
with
DO
E, d
omes
tic in
dust
ry a
nd
inte
rnat
iona
l par
tner
s in
an
inte
grat
ed, h
olis
tic p
rogr
am to
ens
ure
long
-term
saf
ety
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