ML020870566
| ML020870566 | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde, Wolf Creek, Diablo Canyon, Callaway, South Texas, Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 04/15/2002 |
| From: | Donohew J NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
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| Download: ML020870566 (15) | |
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April 15, 2002 LICENSEE:
Union Electric Company TXU Electric Pacific Gas and Electric Company Arizona Public Service Company STP Nuclear Operating Company Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation FACILITIES:
Callaway Plant Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Diablo Canyon Power Plant Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Wolf Creek Generating Station
SUBJECT:
MEETING WITH STRATEGIC TEAMING AND RESOURCE SHARING -
INTEGRATED REGULATORY AFFAIRS GROUP FOR THE LICENSEES OF CALLAWAY, COMANCHE PEAK, DIABLO CANYON, PALO VERDE, SOUTH TEXAS, AND WOLF CREEK A meeting was held on Tuesday, March 5, 2002, between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and the licensees for the Callaway Plant, Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (Units 1 and 2), Diablo Canyon Power Plant (Units 1 and 2), Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (Units 1, 2, and 3), South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (Units 1 and 2), and Wolf Creek Generating Station. The meeting was held at the request of the licensees to inform the NRC about the current activities of the Strategic Teaming And Resource Sharing -
Integrated Regulatory Affairs Group (STARS-IRAG), which is comprised of the licensees, and to discuss the lessons learned from the common STARS-IRAG submittals that have been submitted. The STARS-IRAG is a group within STARS to interact with the staff on common regulatory affairs for the facilities. The notice for the meeting was issued on February 21, 2002. is the list of attendees. The agenda for the meeting was an attachment to the meeting notice, and is given in Attachment 2. In Attachment 3, the staff provided a handout on the hours charged the five licensees that submitted the common risk-informed inservice inspect (RI-ISI) relief requests for Callaway, Comanche Peak, Diablo Canyon, South Texas, and Wolf Creek. Attachment 4 is the handout provided by the licensee at the meeting. There was no discussion of the technical issues for any licensing actions under current staff review for any of the above facilities.
The background of STARS and STARS-IRAG presented at the meeting is given on pages 2 and 3, respectively, of Attachment 4. The current IRAG activities are listed on page 4. The licensees stated that centers of excellence, listed on page 6, have been developed in the staffs at the plant sites. The current STARS and IRAG projects and IRAG strategic goals, which are separate from licensing actions, are listed on pages 5, 7, and 9. Information is shared among the licensees through enhanced communications, which is presented on page 8.
The goal of STARS-IRAG is to reduce the overall costs of licensing actions to the licensees by the sharing of licensee resources in the coordination and development of common licensing action submittals to the staff. This is addressed in the slides on pages 10 through 14 of. The list of past common submittals is on pages 10 and 11. Slides of projected common licensing action submittals is given on pages 12 and 13. The estimate by STARS of the savings to the licensees because of the common licensing action submittals is given on page 14. The only three common licensing actions that have been, or are essentially completed by the date of the meeting are the elimination of the postaccident sampling system (PASS) license amendment, the RI-ISI relief request, and the implementation of the 10 CFR 50.59 Rule change (50.59 Rule) license amendment. The discussion on the RI-ISI relief requests included the hours charged by the NRC staff to each licensee in Attachment 3.
The meeting ended with a discussion between the NRC staff and the licensees on the lessons learned from the common STARS submittals that have been submitted to date. No decisions were made based on this discussion.
The licensees completed their presentation and the meeting was closed.
/RA/
Jack Donohew, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-275, 50-323, 50-445, 50-446, 50-482, 50-483, 50-498, 50-499, 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530 Attachments: 1. List of Meeting Attendees
- 2. Agenda
- 3. Breakdown of Time Charges as of February 23, 2002
- 4. Licensees Handout (ADAMS Accession No. ML020650297) cc w/atts: See next page
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ML020870566 OFFICE PDIV-2/PM PDIV-2/LA PDIV-2/SC NAME JDonohew EPeyton SDembek DATE 4/9/2002 4/9/02 4/12/02 LIST OF ATTENDEES AT MEETING OF MARCH 5, 2002 STRATEGIC TEAMING AND RESOURCE SHARING - INTEGRATED REGULATORY AFFAIRS GROUP NAME AFFILIATION J. Donohew NRC/NRR/PDIV-2 R. Gramm NRC/NRR/PDIV-1 S. Dembek NRC/NRR/PDIV-2 G. Shukla NRC/NRR/PDIV-2 D. Jaffe NRC/NRR/PDIV-1 M. Thadani NRC/NRR/PDIV-1 W. Beckner NRC/NRR/RTSB F. Madden STARS D. Shafer Ameren UE J. Blosser Ameren UE D. Woodlan TXU Electric D. Buschbaum TXU Electric P. Nugent PG&E S. Wideman WCNOC S. Head STPNOC S. Wideman WCNOC S. Bauer APS T. Weber APS F. Gowers El Paso Electric Company R. Buckles Scientech Where:
NRC
= Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRR
= Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation PDIV-x
= Project Directorate IV-x RTSB
= Technical Specifications Branch AmerenUE
= Ameren Union Electric Company APS
= Arizona Public Service Company PG&E
= Pacific Gas and Electric Company STARS
= Strategic Teaming And Resource Sharing STPNOC
= South Texas Project Electric Generating Station WCNOC
= Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Company AGENDA NRC/STARS INTEGRATED REGULATORY AFFAIRS GROUP MEETING March 5, 2002
Introductions
Integrated Regulatory Affairs Group Activities
Mission
Projects (Control Room HVAC, 10 CFR 50.59 Revisions, etc.)
Future Activities
Licensing Actions
Common Licensing Actions - Lessons Learned (open discussion)
Technical Specification Bases Control Program (TSTF-364)
Relief Request for Application of RI-ISI Programs Elimination of Post Accident Sampling System Requirements (TSTF-366 NRC Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process (CLIIP))
NRC Review Fees
Common Licensing Actions - Under NRC Review Allow Equipment Hatch Open During Fuel Movement Missed Surveillance changes Discussion of others as appropriate
Common Licensing Actions - Future Parallel and Staggered Submittals by STARS
Areas for Improvement (open discussion)
NRC
STARS plants
Conclusion BREAKDOWN OF TIME CHARGES AS OF FEBRUARY 23, 2002 RISK-INFORMED INSERVICE INSPECTION APPLICATIONS Total Tech Hours Branch Projects Comanche Peak 238.9 213.4 25.5 Diablo Canyon 170.3 145 25.3 Callaway Plant 116.1 104.5 11.6 Wolf Creek 156.1 142.7 13.4 South Texas Project 100.5 82.4 18.1 Total 781.9 Average 156.4 per licensee
Callaway Plant, Unit 1 cc:
Professional Nuclear Consulting, Inc.
19041 Raines Drive Derwood, MD 20855 John ONeill, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037 Mr. Mark A. Reidmeyer, Regional Regulatory Affairs Supervisor Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE Post Office Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector Office 8201 NRC Road Steedman, MO 65077-1302 Mr. J. V. Laux, Manager Quality Assurance AmerenUE Post Office Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251 Manager - Electric Department Missouri Public Service Commission 301 W. High Post Office Box 360 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavilion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Mr. Ronald A. Kucera, Deputy Director for Public Policy Department of Natural Resources 205 Jefferson Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 Mr. Otto L. Maynard President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 Burlington, KA 66839 Mr. Dan I. Bolef, President Kay Drey, Representative Board of Directors Coalition for the Environment 6267 Delmar Boulevard University City, MO 63130 Mr. Lee Fritz Presiding Commissioner Callaway County Court House 10 East Fifth Street Fulton, MO 65151 Mr. David E. Shafer Superintendent Licensing Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE Post Office Box 66149, MC 470 St. Louis, MO 63166-6149 Mr. John D. Blosser, Manager Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251 Mr. Gary McNutt, Director Section for Environmental Public Health P. O. Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0570 Mr. Garry L. Randolph Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Union Electric Company Post Office Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251
March 2002 Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station cc:
Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 2159 Glen Rose, TX 76403-2159 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 Mr. Roger D. Walker Regulatory Affairs Manager TXU Generation Company LP P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 George L. Edgar, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1800 M Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-5869 Honorable Dale McPherson County Judge P. O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711 Arthur C. Tate, Director Division of Compliance & Inspection Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3189 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P. O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission MC-122 P. O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Mr. C. Lance Terry Senior Vice President
& Principal Nuclear Officer TXU Generation Company LP ATTN: Regulatory Affairs Department P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043
March 2002 Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
NRC Resident Inspector Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 369 Avila Beach, CA 93424 Dr. Richard Ferguson, Energy Chair Sierra Club California 1100 11th Street, Suite 311 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ms. Nancy Culver San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace P.O. Box 164 Pismo Beach, CA 93448 Chairman San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Room 370 County Government Center San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Mr. Truman Burns Mr. Robert Kinosian California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness, Room 4102 San Francisco, CA 94102 Mr. Steve Hsu Radiologic Health Branch State Department of Health Services P.O. Box 942732 Sacramento, CA 94327-7320 Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee ATTN: Robert R. Wellington, Esq.
Legal Counsel 857 Cass Street, Suite D Monterey, CA 93940 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavilion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Christopher J. Warner, Esq.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company Post Office Box 7442 San Francisco, CA 94120 Mr. David H. Oatley, Vice President Diablo Canyon Operations Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 3 Avila Beach, CA 93424 Telegram-Tribune ATTN: Managing Editor 1321 Johnson Avenue P.O. Box 112 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 Mr. Ed Bailey, Radiation Program Director Radiologic Health Branch State Department of Health Services P.O. Box 942732 (MS 178)
Sacramento, CA 94327-7320 Mr. Robert A. Laurie, Commissioner California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth Street (MS 31)
Sacramento, CA 95814 Mr. Gregory M. Rueger Senior Vice President, Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant P. O. Box 3 Avila Beach, CA 94177
March 2002 Palo Verde Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:
Mr. Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Douglas Kent Porter Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 40 Buckeye, AZ 85326 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 Mr. Craig K. Seaman, Director Regulatory Affairs/Nuclear Assurance Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. Hector R. Puente Vice President, Power Generation El Paso Electric Company 2702 N. Third Street, Suite 3040 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Mr. David Summers Public Service Company of New Mexico 414 Silver SW, #1206 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Mr. Jarlath Curran Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy Bldg DIN San Clemente, CA 92672 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Terry Bassham, Esq.
General Counsel El Paso Electric Company 123 W. Mills El Paso, TX 79901 Mr. John Schumann Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100 Mr. Gregg R. Overbeck Senior Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company P. O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
February 2002 South Texas, Units 1 & 2 cc:
Mr. Cornelius F. OKeefe Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 910 Bay City, TX 77414 A. Ramirez/C. M. Canady City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 Mr. M. T. Hardt Mr. W. C. Gunst City Public Service Board P. O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 Mr. C. A. Johnson/R. P. Powers AEP - Central Power and Light Company P. O. Box 289 Mail Code: N5022 Wadsworth, TX 77483 INPO Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339-3064 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 D. G. Tees/R. L. Balcom Houston Lighting & Power Co.
P. O. Box 1700 Houston, TX 77251 Judge, Matagorda County Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, TX 77414 A. H. Gutterman, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Mr. J. J. Sheppard, Vice President Engineering & Technical Services STP Nuclear Operating Company P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing Nuclear Quality & Licensing Department STP Nuclear Operating Company P. O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5014 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Office of the Governor ATTN: John Howard, Director Environmental and Natural Resources Policy P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711 Jon C. Wood Matthews & Branscomb 112 East Pecan, Suite 1100 San Antonio, TX 78205 Arthur C. Tate, Director Division of Compliance & Inspection Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756 Jim Calloway Public Utility Commission of Texas Electric Industry Analysis P. O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326
February 2002 South Texas, Units 1 & 2 cc:
Mr. William T. Cottle President and Chief Executive Officer STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project Electric Generating Station P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483
Wolf Creek Generating Station cc:
Jay Silberg, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, TX 76011 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 311 Burlington, KS 66839 Chief Engineer Utilities Division Kansas Corporation Commission 1500 SW Arrowhead Road Topeka, KS 66604-4027 Office of the Governor State of Kansas Topeka, KS 66612 Attorney General Judicial Center 301 S.W. 10th 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612 County Clerk Coffey County Courthouse Burlington, KS 66839 Vick L. Cooper, Chief Radiation Control Program, RCP Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Vice President Operations Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P. O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 Superintendent Licensing Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office 8201 NRC Road Steedman, MO 65077-1032 Mr. Otto L. Maynard President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839