ML003696960

From kanterella
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Summary of License Renewal Steering Committee Meeting with the License Renewal Working Group
ML003696960
Person / Time
Issue date: 03/27/2000
From: Hoffman S
NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLSB
To: Walters D
Nuclear Energy Institute
Hoffman S, NRR,415-3245
References
Download: ML003696960 (15)
v • d • e


Text

March27,2000ORGANIZATION:NuclearEnergyInstitute(NEI)

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OFLICENSERENEWALSTEERINGCOMMITTEEMEETINGWITHTHELICENSERENEWALWORKINGGROUPTheNuclearRegulatoryCommission's(NRC's)LicenseRenewalSteeringCommittee(LRSC)metwiththeNEILicenseRenewalWorkingGrouponMarch8,2000,todiscussthestatusof thelicenserenewalapplicationsandgenericlicenserenewalactivities.Theagendaforthe meetingisprovidedinAttachment1.AttendeesarelistedinAttachment2.Followingisa summaryofthetopicsdiscussedatthemeeting:1.Statusofapplicationsa.CalvertCliffsTheCommissioniscurrentlyevaluatingtheNRCstaff'srecommendationregardingissuanceoftherenewedlicense.TherewasnoadditionaldiscussionofCalvertCliffsapplication.b.OconeeTheNRCstaffissuedthefinalsafetyevaluationreportonFebruary3,2000,aheadofthescheduledFebruary12date.TheAdvisoryCommitteeonReactorSafeguardsvisitedthe OconeesiteonFebruary23-24,2000,andapublicsubcommitteemeetingwasheldinthe vicinityofthesiteonFebruary24,2000.ThefullcommitteemetonMarch2,2000,andits reporttotheCommissionregardingissuanceofthelicensewaslaterissuedonMarch13, 2000.Thethirdinspectionwasunderwayatthetimeofthemeetingandwascompletedon March3,2000.DukeEnergysubmitteditsrevisedsupplementtotheUpdatedFinalSafety AnalysisReportonFebruary14,2000,andthestaffiscurrentlyreviewingit.Thestaff subsequentlymetwithDukeonMarch9,2000,todiscusstheformandcontentoftherenewed

license.c.ArkansasNuclearOne,Unit1(ANO-1)TheANO-1licenserenewalapplicationwasreceivedbytheNRConFebruary1,2000.ByletterdatedFebruary28,thestaffnotifiedEntergyOperations,Inc.,thatitfoundtheapplication acceptablefordocketingandprovidedacopyoftheFederalNoticeofindicatingtheNRC'sacceptanceoftheapplicationandnotifyingthepublicoftheopportunityforhearing.Areview schedulefortheapplicationwasissuedbyletterdatedMarch7.d.HatchTheHatchlicenserenewalapplicationwasreceivedonMarch1,2000,andthestaffwasperformingtheacceptancereviewfordocketing.TheHatchapplicationisthefirstrenewal applicationreceivedforwhichtheNRCapprovedsubmittalofonlyonesignedpapercopyofthe applicationwiththeadditionalrequiredcopiesprovidedonCD-ROMs.

e.GenericLessonsLearnedTheNRCstaffandindustryagreedontheneedtoidentifyefficienciesandlessonslearnedfromtheexperiencegainedfrompastandongoingapplicationreviews.Thistopicwillbeincludedas aroutineagendatopicforfuturemeetingsbetweentheLRSCandNEI.2.LicenseRenewalInterestAttachment3wasprovidedtoillustratetheNRC'sbudgetplanningassumptionsregardingreceiptofrenewalapplications.TheNRC'sbudgetandplanningprocessnowprojectsreceipt ofapplicationsbyfiscalyearquarterandthemovingofanapplicationbetweenquartersorthe receiptofanunannouncedapplicationhassignificantimpactonthestaff'sprocess.The industrywasagainencouragedtoinformtheNRCwhenapplicationsareplannedtobe submitted.Inresponse,NEIstatedthatlettersweresenttothechiefnuclearoperatingofficersemphasizingtheimportanceofinformingtheNRCearlyoftheirintenttosubmitarenewal application.Usinginputfromthelicensees,NEIplanstocompilealistofplantsplanningto submitrenewalapplicationsbetweennowandtheyear2010.Thenamesoftheapplicantswill bekeptconfidentialunlessthelicenseehasmadeapublicdisclosure.Thefirstversionofthe listwillbesenttotheNRCinApril2000andupdatedapproximatelyquarterly.TheNRCisalsoconsideringtheneedtoformalizeandinformtheindustryofitsprocessforreviewingrenewalapplications.Questionswereraisedregardingtheorderofreviewif,for example,anunannouncedapplicationisreceivedbeforeonewherethelicenseehadinformed theNRCofasubmittaldate.TheNRC'sintentfororderofreviewistofollowitsbudgetingand planningprocesstofocusonthoseapplicationsforwhichtheNRCwasnotifiedofsubmittal datestoallowtheapplicationstobeincorporatedintotheplanningprocess.Applications receivedthatarenotintheplanningprocesswillbeevaluatedandhandledtotheextent practicalonacase-by-casebasis.3.ActiveLicenseRenewalIssuesStatusAnactionfromtheDecember9,1999,meetingbetweentheLRSCandNEIwastoreviewtheunresolvedgenericlicenserenewalissuestodeterminewhichoneswillnotbeaddressedby developmentoftheGenericAgingLessonsLearned(GALL)reportandlicenserenewal standardreviewplan(SRP).AsummaryoftheNRCstaff'sassessmentiscontainedin Attachment4.The16issuesnotaddressedbythesereportsorongoingworkbyNEI,are containedinAttachment5.AgreementwasreachedthattheexistinginventoryofgenericrenewalissueswouldbeabandonedinlieuofaprocessforresolvingcommentsonthedraftGALLreportandtheSRP (seediscussionunderItem4).RenewalIssuesthatareclosetoresolutionwillbecompleted.

ApublicmeetingwillbeheldbetweenthestaffandNEItodiscusstheissuesnotaddressedby theGALLreportandtheSRP.

4.LicenseRenewalImplementationGuidanceDevelopmentNEIexplainedthattheyhaveseveralhundredcommentsonthedraftGALLreportandtheyofferedtopreparethosecommentsinaformthatincludesacomment,justification,and proposedalternativereportlanguage.NEIisclosetocompilingtheircommentsonthe electricalsectionoftheGALLreportandwillsubmitthecommentsinearlyApril2000.

Commentsonthestructuralsectionwillfollowwithcommentsonthemechanicalsection,the largestsection,last.ItwasagreedthatthestaffwouldmeetwithNEIandotherinterested stakeholderstodiscusstheindustrycomments.ThestaffalsoagreedtoprovideNEIwitha cut-offdateforsubmittingtheircommentstosupportthestaff'sschedule.Attachment6 providesthescheduleforcompletingdevelopmentoflicenserenewalimplementationguidance.ThestaffiscontinuingtoimprovethedraftGALLreportandcompletesectionsoftheupdatedSRP-LR.InaFebruary3,2000,lettertoNEI,thestaffprovideda"template"forpreparingthe SRPbasedonamethodofreferencingtheGALLreportinalicenserenewalapplication.In addition,byaMarch6,2000,lettertoNEI,thestaffhasprovidedthefirst5sectionsofthedraft SRP-LRforpreliminaryreviewandcommentbyinterestedstakeholders.5.StatusofEnvironmentalActivitiesa.RulemakingPetitionRegardingSevereAccidentMitigationAlternatives(SAMAs)NEIsubmittedapetitiondatedJuly13,1999,todeletetherequirementtoaddressSAMAsintheenvironmentalreviewsforlicenserenewal.ThestaffispreparingadraftCommissionpaper withitsrecommendationsonthedispositionoftheNEIpetitionforarulemaking.Thestaff's scheduleistoresolvethepetitionwithin12monthsofpublishingthenoticeofreceiptinthe FederalRegister(64FR48117;September2,1999).(Note:Atthemeeting,theschedulewasincorrectlystatedas12monthsfromthereceiptofthepetition.)b.LicenseRenewalSupplementstotheStandardReviewPlanandRegulatoryGuideThefinalSupplement1toNUREG-1555,"StandardReviewPlansforEnvironmentalReviewsforNuclearPowerPlants,OperatingLicenseRenewal,"wasissuedonFebruary23,2000.A noticeofavailabilitywassubsequentlypublishedintheFederalRegisteronMarch14,2000,(65FR13798).ThefinalSupplement1toRegulatoryGuide4.2,"PreperationofSupplementalEnvironmentalReportsforApplicationstoRenewNuclearPowerPlantOperatingLicenses,"iscurrentlyinthe concurrenceprocess.ReviewbytheCommitteetoReviewGenericRequirementsisstill required.Thestaffanticipatesissuingthefinalsupplementinapproximatelyonemonth.6.ResolutionofGSI-190"FatigueEvaluationofMetalComponentsfor60-YearPlantLife"NEIindicatedthattheindustry'sconcernregardingtheneedtoaddressenvironmentaleffectsonfatigueforlicenserenewalremained,inspiteofthestaff'sclosureofGSI-190requiringno genericregulatoryaction.NEIandtheElectricPowerResearchInstitutearereviewingthe NRCcontractor'sreportusedtoresolvetheGSI.Itwasagreedthatatechnicalmeeting betweenthestaffandNEIwillbescheduledtodiscussthisissuefurther.NEIstatedthatnoactionisneededbytheLRSCatthistime.However,thisissuemayberaisedtotheLRSCin thefuturedependingontheoutcomeofthetechnicalmeeting./RA/StephenT.Hoffman,SeniorProjectManager LicenseRenewalandStandardizationBranch DivisionofRegulatoryImprovementPrograms OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationProjectNo.690 Attachments:Asstated ccw/attach:Seenextpage NRCcontractor'sreportusedtoresolvetheGSI.ItwasagreedthatatechnicalmeetingbetweenthestaffandNEIwillbescheduledtodiscussthisissuefurther.NEIstatedthatno actionisneededbytheLRSCatthistime.However,thisissuemayberaisedtotheLRSCin thefuturedependingontheoutcomeofthetechnicalmeeting.

/RA/StephenT.Hoffman,SeniorProjectManagerLicenseRenewalandStandardizationBranch DivisionofRegulatoryImprovementPrograms OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationProjectNo.690 Attachments:Asstated ccw/attach:Seenextpage DISTRIBUTION

SeenextpageAccessionNumber:ML003694839OFFICELAPM:RLSBBC:RLSBD:DRIPDD:NRRNAMEEHyltonSHoffmanCGrimesDMatthewsRZimmermanDATE3/20/003/20/003/20/003/24/003/27/00OFFICIALRECORDCOPY AGENDANRCLICENSERENEWALSTEERINGCOMMITTEEMEETINGWITHTHENEILICENSERENEWALWORKINGGROUPMARCH8,20001.Statusofapplicationsa.CalvertCliffsb.Oconee c.ArkansasNuclearOne,Unit1 d.Hatch2.Licenserenewalinterest 3.Activelicenserenewalissuesstatus 4.LicenserenewalimplementationguidancedevelopmentGenericAgingLessonsLearnedReport,standardreviewplan,regulatoryguide,&industryimplementationguideline(NEI95-10)5.StatusofEnvironmentalActivitiesa.Rulemakingpetitionregardingsevereaccidentmitigationalternativesb.LicenserenewalsupplementstothestandardreviewplanandregulatoryguideAttachment1 Attachment2ATTENANCELISTNRCLICENSERENEWALSTEERINGCOMMITTEEMEETINGWITHTHENEILICENSERENEWALWORKINGGROUPMARCH8,2000NAMEORGANIZATIONSTEVEHOFFMANNRC\NRR\DRIP\RLSBSTEPHENBURNSNRC\OGC MICHAELMAYFIELDNRC\RES\DET SCOTTNEWBERRYNRC\NRR\DRIP JACKSTROSNIDERNRC\NRR\DE LOUISLONGSOUTHERNNUCLEAR LESLIEHARTZDOMINION MIKETUCKMANDUKE RANDYHUTCHINSONENTERGY DOUGWALTERSNEI GREGROBISONDUKEENERGY ROBERTGILLDUKEENERGY TONYPIETRANGELONEI DONALDFERRAROWINSTON&STRAWN STEVEHALEFPL BOBJASINSKINRC\OPA LYNNCONNORDSA,INC FREDPOLASKIPECOENERGY CHARLESPIERCESOUTHERNNUCLEAR NOELDUDLEYACRS JIMLANGEPRI TERRYPICKENSNORTHERNSTATESPOWERCO.

DAVIDLEWISSHAWPITTMAN NATALIEMOSHEREOI\ANO GARRYG.YOUNGENTERGYOPERATIONS\ANO NANCYCHAPMANSERCH\BECHTEL STEVEULMFLORIDAPOWERCORP.

BILLCORBINVIRGINIAPOWER DONPALMROSENUS-LIS THOMASKENYONNRC\NRR\DRIP\RLSB BROOKEPOOLENRC\OGC JOESEBROSKYNRC\NRR\DRIP\RLSB WILLIAMBURTONNRC\NRR\DRIP\RLSB SAMLEENRC\NRR\DRIP\RLSB WINSTONLIUNRC\NRR\DRIP\RLSB DAVIDSOLORIONRC\NRR\DRIP\RLSB DONCLEARYNRC\NRR\DRIP\RGEB KIMLEIGHNRC\NRR\DRIP\RGEB BARRYZALCMANNRC\NRR\DRIP\RGEB JIMSTRNISHANRC\NRR\DRIP\RGEBBOBPRATONRC\NRR\DRIP\RLSB JITVORANRC\RES\DET\MEB P.T.KUONRC\NRR\DRIP\RLSB ROBERTWEISMANNRC\OGC JANICEMOORENRC\OGC STEPHENKOENICKNRC\NRR\DRIP\RLSB DWIGHTCHAMBERLAIN*REGIONIV CANDLEJULIAN*REGIONII*BYTELEPHONE DISTRIBUTION

HARDCOPYFileCenterPUBLIC RLSBRF LicenseRenewalSteeringCommitteeR.Zimmerman,NRR-O5E7 J.Johnson-O5E7 B.Sheron,NRR-O5E7 S.Burns,OGC-015B18 D.Chamberlain,RIV M.Federline,RES-T10F12 S.Duraiswamy,ACRS-T2E26 E.HyltonE-MAILD.MatthewsS.Newberry C.Grimes C.Carpenter B.Zalcman J.Strosnider R.Wessman E.Imbro W.Bateman J.Calvo S.Peterson B.Boger T.Collin G.Holahan C.Gratton G.Galletti J.Moore J.Rutberg R.Weisman M.Mayfield S.Bahadur A.Murphy D.Martin W.McDowell S.Droggitis RLSBStaff

A.Thadani D.Chamberlain L.Chandler M.Federline C.Julian W.Lanning R.Gardner D.Chyu M.ModesNUCLEARENERGYINSTITUTE ProjectNo.690 cc:Mr.DennisHarrisonU.S.DepartmentofEnergy NE-42 Washington,D.C.20585Mr.RichardP.Sedano,CommissionerStateLiaisonOfficer DepartmentofPublicService 112StateStreet Drawer20 Montipelier,Vermont05620-2601Mr.DouglasJ.WaltersNuclearEnergyInstitute 1776IStreet,N.W.,Suite400 Washington,DC20006-3708 DJW@NEI.ORGNationalWhistleblowerCenter3233PStreet,N.W.

Washington,DC20007Mr.GarryYoungEntergyOperations,Inc.

ArkansasNuclearOne 1448SR333GSB-2E Russellville,Arkansas72802Mr.RobertGillDukeEnergyCorporation MailStopEC-12R P.O.Box1006 Charlotte,NC28201-1006Mr.CharlesR.PierceSouthernNuclearOperatingCo.

40InvernessCenterParkway BINB064 Birmingham,AL35242CarlJ.YoderBaltimoreGasandElectricCompany CalvertCliffsNuclearPowerPlant 1650CalvertCliffsParkway NEF1stFloor Lusby,Maryland20657ChattoogaRiverWatershedCoalitionP.O.Box2006 Clayton,GA30525Mr.DavidLochbaumUnionofConcernedScientists 1616P.St.,NW Suite310 Washington,DC20036-1495

Retrieved from "https://kanterella.com/w/index.php?title=ML003696960&oldid=1863552"