ML030290387
| ML030290387 | |
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| Site: | North Anna, PROJ0719  |
| Issue date: | 01/24/2003 |
| From: | Blake J Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Lyons J NRC/NRR/NRLPO |
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| Download: ML030290387 (7) | |
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MEMORANDUM TO: James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation THRU:
Charles A. Casto, Director
/RA/ H. CHRISTENSEN Division of Reactor Safety FOR: 1/24/03 FROM:
Jerome J. Blake, Senior Project Manager /RA/
Division of Reactor Safety J. BLAKE 1/24/03
SUBJECT:
PRE-APPLICATION SITE VISIT TO NORTH ANNA NUCLEAR STATION TO OBSERVE EARLY SITE PERMIT (ESP) PRE-APPLICATION SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES (PROJECT NO. 719)
On December 11 and 12, 2002, I conducted a site visit at the North Anna Nuclear Station with Mr. Steve Koenick and Mr. Mike Scott, Project Managers, New Reactor Licensing Project Office and Dr. Yong Kim, Structural Engineer, Division of Engineering.
The purpose of this visit was to observe early site permit (ESP) pre-application subsurface investigation activities conducted to obtain geotechnical/seismic data. These observations will provide background information for NRCs future review of the ESP application.
A summary of the site visit is attached. A list of persons with whom discussions were held is provided in the attachment.
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Mr. David A. Christian Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Energy, Inc.
5000 Dominion Blvd.
Glen Allen, VA 23060 Mr. Joseph D. Hegner Lead Engineer - Licensing Dominion Generation Early Site Permitting Project 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 (cc w/attachment contd - See page 2)
Mr. C. Lee Lintecum County Administrator Louisa County P. O. Box 160 Louisa, Virginia 23093 Ms. Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.
Senior Nuclear Counsel Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Millstone Power Station Building 475, 5 th floor Rope Ferry Road Rt. 156 Waterford, Connecticut 06385
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Dr. W. T. Lough Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation P. O. Box 1197 Richmond, Virginia 23209 Director Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Virginia Electric Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.
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 Mr. David A. Heacock Site Vice President North Anna Power Station P. O. Box 402 Mineral, Virginia 23117-0402 Mr. Robert B. Strobe, M.D., M.P.H.
State Health Commissioner Office of the Commissioner Virginia Department of Health P. O. Box 2448 Richmond, Virginia 23218 Mr. Marvin L. Smith Project Manager North Anna Early Site Permit Project Dominion Energy, Inc.
5000 Dominion Blvd.
Glen Allen, VA 23060 (cc w/attachment contd - See page 3)
Mr. Eugene S Grecheck Vice President - Nuclear Support Services Dominion Energy, Inc.
5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Mr. David Lochbaum Union of Concerned Scientists 1707 H Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006-3919 Mr. Paul Gunter Director of the Reactor Watchdog Project Nuclear Information & Resource Service 1424 16th Street, NW, Suite 404 Washington, DC 20036 Mr. Ron Simard Nuclear Energy Institute Suite 400 1776 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Russell Bell Nuclear Energy Institute Suite 400 1776 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Thomas P. Miller U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters - Germantown 19901 Germantown Road Germantown, MD 20874-1290 Mr. James Riccio Greenpeace 702 H Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Ms. Patricia Campbell Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
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Mr. James F. Mallay, Director Regulatory Affairs FRAMATOME, ANP 3315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501 Mr. Ernie H. Kennedy Vice President New Plants Nuclear Plant Projects Westinghouse Electric Company 2000 Day Hill Road Windsor, CT 06095-0500 Dr. Regis A. Matzie Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Westinghouse Electric Company 2000 Day Hill Road Windsor, CT 06095-0500 Mr. Gary Wright, Manager Office of Nuclear Facility Safety Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704 Mr. Vince Langman Licensing Manager Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 2251 Speakman Drive Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5K 1B2 Mr. David Ritter Research Associate on Nuclear Energy Public Citizens Critical Mass Energy and Environmental Program 215 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20003 Distribution w/attachment: See page 4 Mr. Tom Clements 6703 Guide Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912 Mr. Edwin Lyman Nuclear Control Institute 1000 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 410 Washington, DC 20036 Mr. Jack W. Roe SCIENTECH, INC.
910 Clopper Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Dr. Gail H. Marcus U.S. Department of Energy Room 5A-143 1000 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20585 Mr. Charles Brinkman Westinghouse Electric Co.
Washington Operations 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy., Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. Ralph Beedle Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Energy Institute Suite 400 1776 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3708 Dr. Glenn R. George PA Consulting Group 130 Potter Street Haddonfield, NJ 08033 Mr. Arthur R. Woods Enercon Services, Inc.
500 TownPark Lane Kennesaw, GA 30144
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ATTACHMENT PRE-APPLICATION SITE VISIT TO NORTH ANNA NUCLEAR STATION TO OBSERVE EARLY SITE PERMIT (ESP) PRE-APPLICATION SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES (PROJECT NO. 719)
Purpose of Visit:
The information gathering visit was conducted by staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Region II and the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), to observe early site permit (ESP) pre-application subsurface investigation activities conducted to obtain geotechnical and seismic data.
Persons Contacted:
D. Batalo, Lead Engineer, Early Site Permitting Project, Dominion Resources Services. Inc.
J. Davie, Senior Principal Engineer, Geotechnical & Hydraulic Engineering Services, Bechtel Power Corporation T. Dobras, Principal Engineer, Quality Assurance Manager, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
S. Routh, Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Project Manager, Bechtel Power Corporation H. Senapathy, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Geotechnical & Hydraulic Engineering Services, Bechtel Power Corporation M. Smith, Project Manager, Early Site Permitting Project, Dominion Resources Services. Inc.
J. Tice, Senior Principal Engineer, Assistant Vice President, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
Background:
During the public meeting between NRC and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), regarding new reactor licensing on April 1, 2002, Dominion informed the staff that it had selected the North Anna site for an ESP application, with the intent of submitting the application in September 2003. An ESP provides for resolution of site safety, environmental protection, and emergency preparedness issues, independent of a specific nuclear plant review. Dominion has contracted Bechtel to conduct the site studies required for the ESP application.
Overview of subsurface investigation activities discussed and/or observed:
Dominion plans to use the subsurface investigations described below, in conjunction with the data from the canceled North Anna Units 3 and 4 (Docket Nos. 404 and 405 which had been partially completed under Construction Permits CPPR-114 and CPPR-115), to provide data to determine site suitability for an ESP. Dominions current subsurface investigation activities included areas which would be the site of cooling towers, if needed to support any future power plants. Dominion recognizes that additional subsurface investigation would be necessary at the combined license stage after a specific reactor type has been identified.
Drilling and sampling - On December 11 and 12, 2002, members of NRR (EMEB and NRLPO) and Region II toured the locations where nine observation wells and seven boreholes were drilled within the ESP boundary. Potential locations for cone penetration tests (CPTs) were also noted during the tour.
2 ATTACHMENT The wells and boreholes were drilled by MACTEC using rotary drill rig equipment mounted on all-terrain carriers, the CPTs were conducted by a subcontractor, Applied Research Associates, under the supervision of the MACTEC Site Supervisor, using a truck mounted electric cone penetrometer probe.
Boreholes were drilled to a depth of 50 to 90 ft. (with one being drilled to 170 ft.) and observation wells were drilled to a depth of 40 to 60 ft. Bedrock was encountered at a depth of between 10 and 30 ft. in the wells, boreholes, and during conduct of the CPTs. In the boreholes, soil samples were collected at 2 1/2 ft. intervals for the first 15 ft. and at 5 ft. intervals thereafter using split-spoon sampling. Rock coring was conducted in accordance with ASTM D 2113, Standard Practice for Rock Core Drilling and Sampling of Rock for Site Investigations, to complete the boreholes. Two sets of three parallel holes were drilled for seismic testing in accordance with ASTM D 4428/D4428M-00, Standard Test Methods for Crosshole Seismic Testing; one set of holes was for determining the horizontally traveling compression and shear seismic waves in the soils covering the bedrock, and one set was for similar testing of the bedrock. CPTs were conducted in accordance with ASTM D 5778-95, Standard Test Method for Performing Electronic Friction Cone and Piezocone Penetration Testing of Soils.
The staff observed one of the CPT tests conducted on December 11, 2002, and a portion of the crosshole seismic testing of the soils covering the bedrock on December 12, 2002. The staff also obtained applicable procedures for review, discussed technical aspects of the testing with the Dominion and contractor staff performing the testing, and inspected the sample storage facility that had been established in the North Anna Class A warehouse.
All testing activities appeared to be controlled by adequate procedures and standards, with an appropriate level of supervisory and Quality Assurance oversight.