ML021200194

Summary Meeting with VEPCO and Framatome Discussion of the Framatome Fuel Transition Program at North Anna

ML021200194
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Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	04/30/2002
From:	Stephen Monarque NRC/NRR/DLPM
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April 30, 2002 LICENSEE: Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO)

FACILITY: North Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- DISCUSSION OF THE FRAMATOME FUEL TRANSITION PROGRAM AT NORTH ANNA POWER STATION On April 16, 2002, representatives of VEPCO and Framatome met with the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff at the NRCs offices in Rockville, MD, to discuss the plan to replace Westinghouse fuel with Framatome fuel at the North Anna Power Station during the Spring 2003 refueling outage. This meeting was open to the public, except for a portion that was closed for the discussion of proprietary information.

VEPCO presented an overview of their plans to implement Framatome ANP Advanced Mark BW fuel at the North Anna Power Station during the Spring 2003 outage. They provided a summary of the various evaluations that were included in their license amendment application dated March 28, 2002, which requested NRC staff approval to use this type of fuel. VEPCO intends to provide the loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) analyses as a supplement to this amendment application by August 2002. The NRC staff and VEPCO representatives reached agreements on due dates for the NRC staff to complete their evaluations on two related topical reports. In addition, the NRC staff indicated it would be a challenge to complete their evaluation of this amendment application by January 31, 2003, in order to support VEPCOs schedule.

Nevertheless, the NRC staff will contact VEPCO if they are unable to meet this date.

During their presentation, the Framatome representatives discussed the plant-specific issues impacting upon the LOCA modeling. The NRC staff and Framatome representatives briefly discussed the flooding rate mentioned in the Framatome letter dated April 3, 2002, BEACH Topical Report Revision - BAW 10166, Revision 5, NRC Verbal Request for Information. The NRC staff expressed concerns about the lack of experimental data available to support the plant-specific issues of core peaking for LOCA evaluations, end of transient justification, and small-break LOCA analysis. The Framatome and VEPCO representatives both replied that they were willing to work with the NRC staff to resolve any outstanding items.

The meeting attendance list is enclosed. A copy of the nonproprietary presentations is available on ADAMS (Accession Number ML021070809).

/RA/

Stephen R. Monarque, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339

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ML021200194 OFFICE PM:PDII/S1 LA :PDII/S2 PDII-1/SC NAME SMonarque EDunnington JNakoski DATE 04/29/02 04/30/02 04/30/02 Virginia Electric & Power Company North Anna Power Station Units 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. C. Lee Lintecum Mr. David A. Heacock County Administrator Site Vice President Louisa County North Anna Power Station P.O. Box 160 P. O. Box 402 Louisa, Virginia 23093 Mineral, Virginia 23117 Ms. Lillian M. Cuoco, Esquire Mr. David A. Christian Senior Nuclear Counsel Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. Virginia Electric and Power Company Millstone Power Station Innsbrook Technical Center Building 475, 5th Floor 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Rope Ferry Road Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711 Rt. 156 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Mr. Richard H. Blount, II Site Vice President Dr. W. T. Lough Surry Power Station Virginia State Corporation Virginia Electric and Power Company Commission 5570 Hog Island Road Division of Energy Regulation Surry, Virginia 23883-0315 P. O. Box 1197 Richmond, Virginia 23209 Robert B. Strobe, M.D., M.P.H.

State Health Commissioner Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Office of the Commissioner 4201 Dominion Blvd. Virginia Department of Health Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 P.O. Box 2448 Richmond, Virginia 23218 Mr. Stephen P. Sarver, Director Nuclear Licensing & Operations Mr. William R. Matthews Support Vice President - Nuclear Operations Virginia Electric and Power Company Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd. 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711 Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711 Office of the Attorney General Commonwealth of Virginia 900 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Senior Resident Inspector North Anna Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1024 Haley Drive Mineral, Virginia 23117

ATTENDEES - MEETING OF APRIL 16, 2002 TO DISCUSS THE FRAMATOME FUEL TRANSITION PROGRAM AT NORTH ANNA POWER STATION NAME ORGANIZATION Stephen R. Monarque NRC/NRR/DLPM Jerry S. Holm Framatome ANP Bert M. Dunn Framatome ANP Thomas Shaub Dominion W. Mayo Oppenhimer Dominion Noval Smith Dominion Robert Lowe Framatome ANP Gary L. Darden Dominion Drew Holland NRC/NRR/DLPM C. K. Nithianandan Framatome ANP Len Ward ISL, Incorporated Frank Akstulewicz NRC/NRR/DSSA/SRXB Tony Attard NRC/NRR/DSSA/SRXB Frank Orr NRC/NRR/DSSA/SRXB Kirk Williamson Framatome ANP Mark Kowal NRC/NRR/DSSA/SRXB Gordon Wissinger Framatome ANP Robert Hall Dominion Enclosure