ML013450177
| ML013450177 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire, 07003098  |
| Issue date: | 01/24/2002 |
| From: | Martin R NRC/NRR/DLPM |
| To: | |
| Martin D, NRR/DLPM, 415-7254 | |
| References | |
| -RFPFR, FOIA/PA-2010-0331 | |
| Download: ML013450177 (8) | |
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January 24, 2002 LICENSEE:
Duke Energy Corporation FACILITY:
Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
- MEETING WITH DUKE ENERGY ON FEES FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO USE OF MIXED OXIDE FUEL AT CATAWBA AND MCGUIRE Representatives of Duke Energy Corporation (DEC), Duke Cogema Stone & Webster (DCS),
Framatome ANP, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) met with members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff at NRC Headquarters on October 4, 2001, in Rockville, Maryland. DEC requested this meeting in their letter of July 25, 2001, to discuss the scope, cost and schedule for confirmatory NRC research activities associated with mixed oxide (MOX) fuel use in the Catawba and McGuire Nuclear Stations. A list of attendees is attached.
The letter of Jesse L. Funches, NRC Chief Financial Officer (CFO), dated June 25, 2001, advised DEC of NRCs fee policy related to MOX activities. The letter indicated that the NRC will charge fees under 10 CFR Part 170 for both pre-application and application reviews and evaluation activities and for associated research activities. The research cost will be recovered through 10 CFR Part 170 fees because the MOX research work is exclusively in support of the DOEs fissile material disposition program, which is a U.S. Government national security initiative. DEC replied by their letter dated July 25, 2001, as discussed above. The NRC staff responded further, by its letter dated August 16, 2001, noting that NRC confirmatory research on MOX fuel was initiated in FY 2001 to address specific technical issues related to the utilization of MOX fuel and to enable the NRC to develop certain independent capabilities in order to effectively review a nuclear power plant license amendment application for the use of MOX fuel. The staffs letter also welcomed the opportunity to meet with DEC on the subject.
A presentation was made by the staff of the NRC Office of the CFO on NRC Part 170 fees for both the MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility (FFF) at the DOE Savannah River site and the use of MOX fuel in nuclear power stations. The discussion included a brief summary of the specific docket numbers and schedules for which fees would be billed. The handouts provided for all presentations made during the meeting are available in ADAMS at accession number ML013100124.
A presentation was made by the NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research on NRCs confirmatory research on MOX fuel. The technical activities in the three major areas of neutronics, fuel behavior and source terms and their budgets were discussed. The discussions included the independent development of information by the NRC staff and its contractors and also areas where collaboration with other sources of information could be useful.
A presentation was made by Duke Energy (Duke Power) on the MOX fuel project status and the overall plutonium disposition program. The presentation discussed the alternatives under consideration for fabrication of the lead test assembly as being fabrication at existing European MOX fuel fabrication facilities or fabrication at the Savannah River MOX FFF when it is constructed and licensed. The presentation noted uncertainty of the date within the year 2002 that a license amendment request could be expected for the lead test assembly program.
Plans for submittal of a number of topical reports addressing certain technical issues were also described. DECs presentation also provided a correlation between the three principal areas of NRC confirmatory research, reactor physics, fuel behavior and source terms, and the licensee documents that address these areas.
DEC concluded its presentation stating that it recognized the role of NRC research in the regulatory review process and that its goal is to work with NRC to ensure a thorough and cost-effective review of submittals. The NRC staff requested a response to whether the licensee representatives (DEC, DCS and DOE) had any objections to the NRC staff proceeding with the research set forth in its letters to DEC and was advised there was none. DEC agreed with the billing by specific docket numbers and understands the quarterly billing schedule. Accordingly, the staff indicated that it planned to continue with its program of confirmatory research activities on the use of MOX fuel as discussed above.
/RA/
Robert E. Martin, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414, 50-369 and 50-370
Attachment:
As stated cc w/att: See next page January 24, 2002 A presentation was made by Duke Energy (Duke Power) on the MOX fuel project status and the overall plutonium disposition program. The presentation discussed the alternatives under consideration for fabrication of the lead test assembly as being fabrication at existing European MOX fuel fabrication facilities or fabrication at the Savannah River MOX FFF when it is constructed and licensed. The presentation noted uncertainty of the date within the year 2002 that a license amendment request could be expected for the lead test assembly program.
Plans for submittal of a number of topical reports addressing certain technical issues were also described. DECs presentation also provided a correlation between the three principal areas of NRC confirmatory research, reactor physics, fuel behavior and source terms, and the licensee documents that address these areas.
DEC concluded its presentation stating that it recognized the role of NRC research in the regulatory review process and that its goal is to work with NRC to ensure a thorough and cost-effective review of submittals. The NRC staff requested a response to whether the licensee representatives (DEC, DCS and DOE) had any objections to the NRC staff proceeding with the research set forth in its letters to DEC and was advised there was none. DEC agreed with the billing by specific docket numbers and understands the quarterly billing schedule. Accordingly, the staff indicated that it planned to continue with its program of confirmatory research activities on the use of MOX fuel as discussed above.
/RA/
Robert E. Martin, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414, 50-369 and 50-370
Attachment:
As stated cc w/att: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Attachment ATTENDEES LIST OCTOBER 4, 2001 MEETING WITH DUKE ENERGY NAME ORGANIZATION Bob Martin NRC/NRR/DLPM Steve Nesbit Duke Power Skipp Copp Duke Power Harold Scott NRC - RES Patrick Rhoads DOE Steve Hodge ORNL Donald Spellman ORNL David Alberstein LANL/DOE OFMD Stephen P. Schultz Duke Power Chih-Liang Wu NRR/SRXB Andrew Perkins NRC/NMSS Rich Laufer NRR/PDII-1 Chandu Patel NRR/DLPM Tony Ulses RES Edwin Lyman NCI Daniel Horner McGraw-Hill Patrick Blanpain Framatome ANP Ann Norris NRC/OCFO Ellen Poteat NRC/OCFO Diane Dandois NRC/OCFO Richard Lee NRC/RES Glenda Jackson NRC/OCFO Richard Clark DCS George Meyer DCS/Framatome ANP Jared (Jerry) Wermiel NRC/NRR/DSSA/SRXB Margaret (Muffet) Chatterton NRC/NRR/DSSA/SRXB Charlotte Turner NRC/OCFO Jim Turdici NRC/OCFO
McGuire Nuclear Station cc:
Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Legal Department (PBO5E)
Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 County Manager of Mecklenburg County 720 East Fourth Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Michael T. Cash Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Energy Corporation McGuire Nuclear Site 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Anne Cottingham, Esquire Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20005 Senior Resident Inspector c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Dr. John M. Barry Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection 700 N. Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV VP-Customer Relations and Sales Westinshouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road 12th Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 Ms. Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General North Carolina Department of Justice P. O. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. C. Jeffrey Thomas Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Licensing Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Elaine Wathen, Lead REP Planner Division of Emergency Management 116 West Jones Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-1335 Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. T. Richard Puryear Owners Group (NCEMC)
Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745
Catawba Nuclear Station cc:
Mr. Gary Gilbert Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Legal Department (PB05E)
Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Anne Cottingham, Esquire Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1 1427 Meadowwood Boulevard P. O. Box 29513 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626 County Manager of York County York County Courthouse York, South Carolina 29745 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency 121 Village Drive Greer, South Carolina 29651 Ms. Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General North Carolina Department of Justice P. O. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Elaine Wathen, Lead REP Planner Division of Emergency Management 116 West Jones Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-1335 North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation P. O. Box 27306 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4830 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Virgil R. Autry, Director Division of Radioactive Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 Mr. C. Jeffrey Thomas Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Licensing Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Saluda River Electric P. O. Box 929 Laurens, South Carolina 29360 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV VP-Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road 12th Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28210
Catawba Nuclear Station cc:
Mr. T. Richard Puryear Owners Group (NCEMC)
Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721