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ND-2011-0067December 14, 2011

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionATTN: Document Control DeskWashington, DC 20555-0001

Subject: PSEG Early Site Permit ApplicationDocket No. 52-043Response to Request for Additional Information, RAI No. 40, AircraftHazards

References: 1) PSEG Power, LLC letter to USNRC, Application for Early Site Permitfor the PSEG Site, dated May 25, 2010

2) RAI No. 40, SRP Subsection: 03.05.01.06 - Aircraft Hazards, datedNovember 14, 2011 (eRAI 6145)

The purpose of this letter is to respond to the request for additional information (RAI)identified in Reference 2 above. This RAI addresses the Aircraft Hazards, as describedin Subsection 3.5.1.6 of the Site Safety Analysis Report (SSAR), as submitted in Part 2of the PSEG Site Early Site Permit Application, Revision 0.

Enclosure 1 provides our response for RAI No. 40, Question No. 03.05.01.06-1. Ourresponse to RAI No. 40 Question 03.05.01.06-1 will require a revision to the SSAR.Enclosure 2 provides the proposed revisions to the SSAR. Enclosure 3 includes thenew regulatory commitments established in this submittal.

If any additional information is needed, please contact David Robillard, PSEG NuclearDevelopment Licensing Engineer, at (856) 339-7914.

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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed onthe 14th day of December, 2011.

Sincerely,

James MallonEarly Site Permit ManagerNuclear DevelopmentPSEG Power, LLC

Enclosure 1:

Enclosure 2:

Enclosure 3:

Response to NRC Request for Additional Information, RAI No. 40,Question No. 03.05.01.06-1, SRP Subsection: 03.05.01.06 - AircraftHazardsProposed Revisions, Part 2 - Site Safety Analysis Report (SSAR)Subsections 2.2.2.7.2 and 3.5.1.6.2Summary of Regulatory Commitments

cc: USNRC Project Manager, Division of New Reactor Licensing, PSEG Site(w/enclosures)USNRC, Environmental Project Manager, Division of Site and EnvironmentalReviews (w/enclosures)USNRC Region I, Regional Administrator (w/enclosures)

PSEG Letter ND-2011-0067, dated December 14, 2011

ENCLOSURE 1

RESPONSE to RAI No. 40

QUESTION NO. 03.05.01.06-1

Response to RAI No. 40, Question 03.05.01.06-1:

In Reference 2, the NRC staff asked PSEG for information regarding Aircraft Hazards,as described in Subsection 3.5.1.6 of the Site Safety Analysis Report. The specificrequests were:

RG 1.206 and NUREG-0800 provide guidance regarding the information that isneeded to ensure potential hazards in the site vicinity are identified and evaluated tomeet the siting criteria in 10 CFR 100.20 and 10 CFR 100.21. The staff identifiedlow-level military training routes (MTRs) SR800, SR805, SR844, SR845, SR846,and SR847 near the PSEG site, which are not addressed in the SSAR Section2.2.2.7.2 and Section 3.5.1.6.

1. Please provide information in the SSAR to address and include these trainingroutes in the aircraft hazards evaluation.

2. Discuss whether there would be any change in the calculation of the aircraftcrash probability determinations.

3. Please provide the calculations for the Effective Areas (sq.mi.) presented inTable 3.5-4 of SSAR Section 3.5.1.6.

4. Please provide with references, the aircraft conditional core damageprobability (CCDP) for each of the technologies used to determine the coredamage frequency (CDF) for each technology considered.

PSEG Response to NRC RAI:

1. The staff provided reference to the Area Planning AP/1 B Chart, which wasreviewed to confirm that the identified low-level military training routes (MTRs)SR800, SR805, SR844, SR845, SR846, and SR847 are located near the PSEGsite. The Delaware Air National Guard was contacted and it was confirmed thatthe nearest edge of the slow speed low-altitude military training routes (SR800,SR805, SR844, SR845, SR846, and SR847) are routed within approximately 5statute miles from the PSEG site. The Delaware Air National Guard also notedthat these military training routes have a combined annual traffic of 150 flightsper year at the most.

2. The aircraft crash probability determination will be revised and a supplement tothis RAI response will be submitted by March 15, 2012.

3. The calculations used to determine the Calculated Effective Areas listed in SSARTable 3.5-4 will be made available to the NRC for inspection.

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4. The conditional core damage probability (CCDP) as well as the associated coredamage frequency (CDF) for small aircraft impact was formally obtained fromeach of the reactor technology vendors being considered for the PSEG site.Large aircraft CCDPs were not requested since the analysis of accidentprobability of occurrence for large aircraft resulted in values that were less thanthe NUREG-0800 acceptance criterion of 1E-07. The small aircraft impactCCDPs for each of the reactor technologies as well as their associated CDFs areshown in Table RAI-40-6-1. The responses from each of the reactor technologyvendors regarding their calculated values of CCDP and CDF will be madeavailable to the NRC for inspection. Note that the response provided by AREVAfor the EPR reactor provided discrete CDF values for each aircraft type; smalland large. A composite small aircraft impact CDF for the EPR technology wascalculated for the PSEG site by summing each of the small aircraft CDFs. Fromthis composite CDF, the EPR's CCDP was calculated by dividing the compositeCDF by the value 1.17E-05 identified in SSAR Table 3.6-6 which is the smallaircraft crash probability per year for the EPR.

Table RAI-40-6-1Conditional Core Damage Probabilities and Core Damage Frequencies

for Small Aircraft Impact

Reactor Technology CCDP CDFAP1000 5.85E-08 2.77 E-1 3/yrABWR 3.18 E-03 2.33 E-08/yr

US-APWR 2.2 E-03 2.2 E-08/yrU.S. EPR 8.80 E-08 1.03 E-08/yr

Associated PSEG Site ESP Application Revisions:

SSAR Subsectionsthis document.

Enclosure 1

2.2.2.7.2 and 3.5.1.6.2 will be updated as specified in Enclosure 2 of

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PSEG Letter ND-2011-0067, dated December 14, 2011

ENCLOSURE 2

Proposed RevisionsPart 2 - Site Safety Analysis Report (SSAR)

Subsection 2.2.2.7.2 AirwaysSubsection 3.5.1.6.2 Military Airports and Routes

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Table 22-11 shm nls is number ao semwal Prhae lrpofs, htPOd., aNd helportswmik is vicktyl it PSEG Sb. M facibsllhbi 10 mL are induled, and puljcakwlr svli' opemsons, rerf even 25.000 per yw we kumudd witm 35 mi. TM neanst putf

~ i Si Suimm Mpmt• i vduh Is lo11ed IOA ml. tom is new l•t powbIcK we. The~1ot has a 4488 I. noatheouM orieted ashW rawamy, and a 3801W . It runway.

opefmsn , kouae prm•ty, hit le4y one (Rnefanoe 22-26).

"Tho am no airpofwfltih 10 .mi. of O PSEG Sh iat hov active plans for expamiwn. TheSummlt Aipod %hich *s 0A ni. away, pbns o add a 39,000 squere Wt hang and 80,00020m0 bet of warehuse qsop.

An evaluaion of hamnls ansociad wMit denied aqpods is pieseed in Subsetion 3.5.1.6.

222.72 Akways

'Theu am bournfdeml aynisv iln 10 mi. orti PSEG Sf: V123-312, V29, V157, and V213Rtoeunce 22-12). There we ar o wo high afude mules 442-150 and J191 (Rebrunce

'The ewribdine of Akway V123-312 is 1ocated 0.5 ei. norlwest ofti fte. ddhioly., AkwayV29 is 1.1 mi. west of tho vile Akway V157 ig 7.1 mi. east of fie s, and Ainway V213 is 9A4mi. soulheast of le sf. The onierline of jat way J42-150 in 0.8 mL east oft s ke, vilh anadditknml jet wayJ1191, locaed 9.7 ni. eet ofti sft. The mid of a tedmal eiway is typicaly8 nauk icl. m, 4 nrulkWa mi. on each " of •It cerdwllne. When ainlay widlh is coraldeedl,airwap pesting dser than 2 sta id. to In neevest edge of fht PSEG oft ame evaluftdla"ong yah ar tf hawds in Sbmcion 3.5.1.6.

22.2.8 Wary

Them am no niiry fabdbswilliuh 10 mi. otfi PSEG SIW New Case Coanty Akport is tidoest taciW h miii iyaperxrs (AIr N nI Guard and Itis locaed 14.5 ml. nrlhastof Ow alb. The clomst deficaled milbry facly iB Dover Ai Fo Basn, ~e-,u Is located 23.8mL. south of is vile. Tsw opeasom at Dovr Ai Foe Base wre 100 pelmat neitay•, and isunumbes andeiled in Tabe 22-11 (Reobsce 22-11).

222.9 Proheclws of kmkiotl Gomih

No k•uWke gmws proulon• nwe sft for Salm County. Hwo,, is Srmn CountyUiles Autiorty kdmlu ld ae of is couly widkh am expected Io undhgo economicdeumieknmt P. ft kc*de a pose realdg Iae in it cly of Sadn and a

M I- rk aki nin Odmes Townhiip and Caneys Poair, New Jersey. Thepmjcb id.iffd in Sdam County am more ii= 5 Mi_ away from is PSEG Site.

The closest nNilfary roues are 6 slow speed Iow-alttude mdlurytraining routes (SR800, SR805, SR844, SR545, SR846, and SR847). Rev. 0The nearest edge of these milt-ry training routes we located withhinapproximateiy 5 statute mies of the PSEG Site.

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CHAPTER 3

DEnGM OF SRUCTUR, CDOPONETS, EQFUP T., AN• BYSTEMS

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Arports and aiways near the PSEG Sil am disoussed In Subeckon 2.2.2 ad shotwn InRgure 2.2-2. Aira hazards rt to re ese eiq4s 2id animys am oeiuud in fts sectonin ascodwim with NIJREGOSW O, SMWAId IWw Plan Axr ft Re of Saofty AnslysiRepo•s Ibr xbr PoawrPht LWR Edbn, to show #0 the hazads do not meo toeNUIEG.wO80 Seclim 3.5.1.6 cdWl a-id am not boorporated irD the ploit design basis.

3.5.1.6.1 AMpwts

Plant4oueirput ditance (D) is ealuad ot each akpoWt or hpd again its pcljected amnualnumber ofoapeollot. fr d-1-1cs bw~en in and tIo miles and dlstwces great

1tantin staul nies to de nkie Whdelhwe I•hazard pibOy rquires 5/hereuMiuoin.

Them am eight uipoxs and helpeds .wthin ie to tfn miss of the new plant ildondy, #wSsien*•nlp Creoo IdI is•Wioled vin On minles of fw now pint and exsts fAr ooap.and ssgency us. Thes bcMle are fetd in Tabl 22-11. The annud number ofopeons for each of tewe is destibed as qxwaic. Due to toe inftquut naue of theseoperations, tiw tociliesdo not present a safety hazad to the PSEG Oft. There awe noarits .1thln We miles of the PSEG S8M.

Table 22-11 eWU sk *pore Ion to tirty miles tro he new plnt alog wlt the paicecbdnrilier of anual opealws for Ow year 2025, where avalable. The hazard probabiityfr1h1e99spoa Is coidered acceptlab If the projecled annual number of ope•lon Is lee than1o0o DW. The sroee n•smig as re I Ud in Tabl 3.S-1. None of tes airporls require adcloahomld probaeiliy ewwluifown, as th ppoed numbr' of operatins for each ~poxt does noteweed the mepecle scaerthg ArnM.

3.5.1.62 Mary Airports and Routes

Now Cadle Couwty Akpot is tie doseds bily uM mniitay oprains (Ai Nlaoal Quaid),and it is bcaled 14.6 rid. m ow of O1w aW. The cioseel dedicabd nlitay fcility is Dow ArForce Bs. ecated 23.8 mi s lmwn tie sit. Th1 method of chlxalg hazard probabilites of

wei tladifs are disomsed in Subiedion 3.5.1.6*1

4he-dosest ORlay iring woe isVR17WO 9 37hiitm to plant The light data forlide roude is not awilable fam the Federal Av4iaton Aministralin (FAA) to verify that the/ rrbeir of lighs does not osied 1000 per yew. Iavow, the dstimce orm Ow PSEG She othe newest edge of any nilary base and uawle, 4 dsub Owie stat$1 nowestated in the NUEG.0S00, Seclton 3.5.1.6. acemtance critia. Therefore n•ilfyI•y t/ peralson VRI.OS do not Pig reew iadyhozatdto 3wPSE3S14e.

The udse military routes are 6 slow speed bwailtude military route VRtraining routes (3R800, SRZO5, SR844, SR845, SRM40 and SR847).The nesrest edge of these miltary tainlng roubas are Iocated v4thInapproxirnately 5 statute miles d the PSEG Site. The amual traffic for Rev. 0these 6 military training routes combined Is a maximum of 150 lightsper year.

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PSEG Letter ND-2011-0067, December 14, 2011

ENCLOSURE 3

Summary of Regulatory Commitments

ENCLOSURE3

SUMMARY OF REGULATORY COMMITMENTS

The following table identifies commitments made in this document. (Any other actionsdiscussed in the submittal represent intended or planned actions. They are describedto the NRC for the NRC's information and are not regulatory commitments.)

COMMITMENT COMMITTED DATE COMMITMENT TYPEONE-TIME Programmatic

ACTION (Yes/No)(Yes/No)

PSEG will revise This revision will be Yes NoSSAR Subsections included in the next2.2.2.7.2 and update of the PSEG3.5.1.6.2 to Site ESP applicationincorporate the SSAR.changes in Enclosure2 in response to NRCRAI No. 40.PSEG will revise March 15, 2012 Yes Noaircraft crashprobabilitydetermination andsubmit asupplementalresponse to RAI No.40.

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