ML003718643

Summary of Meeting with the Nuclear Energy Instiute (NEI) to Discuss the Relationship Between the Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report and the Standard Review Plan for License Renewal (SRP-LR)

ML003718643
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Site:	PROJ0690
Issue date:	05/24/2000
From:	Joseph Sebrosky NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLSB
To:	Walters D Nuclear Energy Institute
Sebrosky J, NRR/DRIP, 415-1132
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May24,2000ORGANIZATION:NuclearEnergyInstitute(NEI)

SUMMARY

OFMEETINGWITHTHENUCLEARENERGYINSTITUTE(NEI)TODISCUSSTHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENTHEGENERIC AGINGLESSONSLEARNED(GALL)REPORTANDTHESTANDARD REVIEWPLANFORLICENSERENEWAL(SRP-LR)OnMay15,2000,representativesofNEImetwiththeNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)staffinRockville,Maryland,todiscusstherelationshipbetweentheGALLreportandtheSRP forlicenserenewal.AlistofmeetingattendeesiscontainedinEnclosure1.Enclosure2 containshandoutsprovidedbyNEIduringthemeeting.Priortothemeetingthestaffissued2documentsthatwerediscussedatthemeeting.Thedocumentswerethefollowing:alettertoDouglasWaltersfromChristopherGrimesdated February3,2000,titled,"GenericAgingLessonLearned(GALL)ReportandStandardReview PlanGuidanceforLicenseRenewal(SRP-LR),"andthedraft"StandardReviewPlanforthe ReviewofLicenseRenewalApplicationsforNuclearPowerPlants,"datedApril21,2000.NEIstatedthatthepurposeofthemeetingwastodiscusstherelationshipandalignmentofthreedocuments:NEI95-10,theSRP-LR,andtheGALLreport.NEIstatedthatitdidnot believethatthestandardapplicationformat,theSRP-LRandGALLreportswereinalignment.

NEIbelievesthattheGALLreportshouldbeusedsimilartothewaythegenericenvironmental impactstatement(GEIS)isusedforthe10CFRPart51review.Thestaffdidnotagreethat thisanalogywasappropriateandbelievestherearefundamentaldifferencesbetweentheway theGALLreportwillbeusedandthewaytheGEIShasbeenused.Specifically,thestaff believestheGALLreportshouldbetreatedinthesamemannerasanapprovedtopicalreport.

ThestaffstatedthatitshouldnotrepeatitsreviewofthemattersdescribedintheGALLreport andshouldfinditacceptablewhentheGALLreportisreferencedinalicenserenewal application.However,thestaffstateditwouldensurethatthematerialpresentedintheGALL reportisapplicabletothespecificplantinvolved.Thestaffwouldalsoverifythattheapplicant hasidentifiedspecificprogramsasdescribedandevaluatedintheGALLreport.NEIraisedaconcernthattheGALLreportwouldbeusedasachecklistbythestaffduringitsreviewofalicenserenewalapplication.ThestaffdisagreedwithNEI'scontention.Thestaff believesthattheGALLreportisareference.ThestaffstatedthatguidanceforhowtheGALL reportshouldbeusedinreviewingalicenserenewalapplicationbelongsintheSRPforlicense renewal.ThestaffstatedthatifNEIwasconcernedaboutthestaffusingtheGALLreport incorrectlyitshouldsuggestalanguagechangefortheSRP,andnotfortheGALLreport.NEI alsoindicatedthatthecurrentGALLreportwasinefficientfortheprogramreconciliation.NEI recommendedanewGALLchapterasarepositoryforprogramevaluationsandproposeda reformattingofGALL.Enclosure2containsanexamplethatNEIprovidedforthecontainment May24,2000spraysystem.Thereare6columnsinNEI'sexample,asopposedto4columnsintheFebruary3,2000,letterfromthestaff.NEIbelievesthenewformatwouldallowflexibilityto applyprogramstosimilarplantsystemsnotevaluatedinGALLandthatreconciliationto specificsystemsandcomponentswasnotnecessary.ThestaffalsostatedthatNEIshouldconcentrateonthesimplestwaytoresolvetheissuesandtoattempttoresolveasmanyissuesaspossiblebetweennowandAugustofthisyear.The staffnotedthatitwouldnottrytoresolvealllicenserenewalissueswiththeGALLreport.

Rather,thestaffbelievestheGALLreportshouldbeusedtoreducetheworkloadofthe applicantsandthestaffasmuchaspossible.Thatis,theGALLreportshouldbeusedto documentthebulkofthecomponents,agingeffects,andagingmanagementprogramsthatdo notneedtobechangedasaresultoflicenserenewal.IfNEIstillbelievesthatthedraftGALL reportneedstobereformattedthestaffwouldconsiderworkingonthereformattingduringthe publiccommentperiodforthedraftGALLreportafterAugust.ThestaffstatedthatitwouldlikearesponsetoitsFebruary3,2000,letterassoonaspossible.ThestaffnotedthatwhenitreceivesthecommentsfromNEIitwilldeterminehowmuchofthe commentsitcanresolveandincorporateintotheAugustversionofthedraftGALLreport.NEI statedthatitbelieveditcouldprovidethestaffwith90percentofitscommentsbytheendof May.NEIquestionedthestaff'slongtermplanforupdatingtheGALLreport.Thestaffstated thatbeforeitupdatestheGALLreportitwoulddeterminethecostandbenefitoftheupdate./RA/JosephM.Sebrosky,ProjectManager LicenseRenewalandStandardizationBranch DivisionofRegulatoryImprovementPrograms OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationProjectNo.690

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Asstated cc:Seenextpage May24,2000spraysystem.Thereare6columnsinNEI'sexample,asopposedto4columnsintheFebruary3,2000,letterfromthestaff.NEIbelievesthenewformatwouldallowflexibilityto applyprogramstosimilarplantsystemsnotevaluatedinGALLandthatreconciliationto specificsystemsandcomponentswasnotnecessary.ThestaffalsostatedthatNEIshouldconcentrateonthesimplestwaytoresolvetheissuesandtoattempttoresolveasmanyissuesaspossiblebetweennowandAugustofthisyear.The staffnotedthatitwouldnottrytoresolvealllicenserenewalissueswiththeGALLreport.

Rather,thestaffbelievestheGALLreportshouldbeusedtoreducetheworkloadofthe applicantsandthestaffasmuchaspossible.Thatis,theGALLreportshouldbeusedto documentthebulkofthecomponents,agingeffects,andagingmanagementprogramsthatdo notneedtobechangedasaresultoflicenserenewal.IfNEIstillbelievesthatthedraftGALL reportneedstobereformattedthestaffwouldconsiderworkingonthereformattingduringthe publiccommentperiodforthedraftGALLreportafterAugust.ThestaffstatedthatitwouldlikearesponsetoitsFebruary3,2000,letterassoonaspossible.ThestaffnotedthatwhenitreceivesthecommentsfromNEIitwilldeterminehowmuchofthe commentsitcanresolveandincorporateintotheAugustversionofthedraftGALLreport.NEI statedthatitbelieveditcouldprovidethestaffwith90percentofitscommentsbytheendof May.NEIquestionedthestaff'slongtermplanforupdatingtheGALLreport.Thestaffstated thatbeforeitupdatestheGALLreportitwoulddeterminethecostandbenefitoftheupdate./RA/JosephM.Sebrosky,ProjectManager LicenseRenewalandStandardizationBranch DivisionofRegulatoryImprovementPrograms OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationProjectNo.690

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