ML030690625
| ML030690625 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group |
| Issue date: | 03/10/2003 |
| From: | Holland D NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | Stephen Dembek NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| Holland D, NRR/DLPM, 415-1436 | |
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| Download: ML030690625 (5) | |
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March 10, 2003 MEMORANDUM TO: Stephen Dembek, Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Drew Holland, Project Manager, Section 2
/RA/
Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF NOVEMBER 4, 2002, MEETING WITH THE BOILING WATER REACTOR OWNERS GROUP ON TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION TASK FORCE ITEMS 225, 226, AND 232 On November 4, 2002, the Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group (BWROG) met with the NRC staff to discuss Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) items 225, 226 and 232. The meeting was an open, Category 2 meeting. No handout was provided by the B&WOG.
The BWROG made a brief presentation requesting the approval by the staff of TSTF-225 and TSTF-232. They formally withdrew TSTF-226, "Fuel Loading with Control Rods Withdrawn or Removed from Defueled Core Cells."
R. Caruso of the Reactor Systems Branch pointed out that there have been a lot of problems with refueling interlocks in industry to date. He also pointed out that no plant has a standard set of technical specifications covering the area of discussion. He discussed the importance of adherence to the "double contingency principle" in the area of refueling/control rod blade movement at this time when fuel enrichments are being increased. Of particular concern to him are scenarios involving both fuel and control rod blade movements at the same time. He stated that an incident had occurred in France involving the misplacement of 120 fuel bundles in incorrect locations. Mr. Silko of Vermont Yankee pointed out that the only way to move more than one control rod blade at a time is to perform the manipulations from the top of the vessel.
Ms. Abdullahi of the staff questioned how the industry verifies that all control rods are inserted.
The BWROG stated that they will submit a document for staff review that will integrate Sections 3.9 and 3.10 of the Standard Technical Specifications in question. Mr. Caruso encouraged this approach. Mr. Silko stressed that with each control rod movement, the associated refueling interlocks are tested twice. He also indicated that TSTF-225 has been approved by the staff in all respects except the surveillance interval. He explained that a number of boiling water reactors have it with a seven-day surveillance and he indicated that seven days is the appropriate interval. The discussion also revealed that refueling can be accomplished with the mode switch in shutdown.
S. Dembek The BWROG acknowledged the need for a Standard Technical Specification 3.9 and 3.10 integration document. Some additional discussion took place regarding the disconnection of control rod position indicating probes to allow control rod removal from the core. No regulatory decisions were made in the meeting.
Project No. 691
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Meeting Attendees cc w/att: See next page
ML030690625 NRC-001 OFFICE PDIV-2/PM PDIV-2/LA SRXB PDIV-2/SC NAME DHolland EPeyton RCaruso JDonohew for SDembek DATE 3/4/03 3/4/03 3/4/03 3/7/2003 DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\PDIV-2\\bwrog\\TSTF Mtg Summary-BWROG 11-4-02.wpd
BWR Owners Group Project No. 691 cc:
Mr. Kenneth Putnam, Vice Chairman BWR Owners Group Nuclear Management Company Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Rd.
Palo, IA 52324 Mr. Lesley A. England Reactor Response Group Chairman BWR Owners Group ENTERGY M-ECH-414 P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Mr. H. Lewis Sumner Southern Nuclear Company 40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35242 Mr. Carl D. Terry Vice President, Nuclear Engineering Nine Mile Point - Station OPS Bldg/2nd Floor P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Thomas G. Hurst GE Nuclear Energy M/C 782 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Mr. Thomas A. Green GE Nuclear Energy M/C 782 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Mr. James Meister Exelon Cornerstone II at Cantera 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. William A. Eaton ENTERGY Grand Gulf Nuclear Station P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Mr. Mark Reddeman Vice President Engineering Point Beach Nuclear Plant 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Richard Libra DTE Energy Fermi 2 M/C 280 OBA 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 Mr. James F. Klapproth GE Nuclear Energy M/C 706 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Mr. J. A. Gray, Jr., Chairman BWR Owners Group Entergy Nuclear Northeast 440 Hamilton Avenue Mail Stop 12C White Plains, NY 10601-5029
MEETING WITH THE BOILING WATER REACTOR OWNERS GROUP ON TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION TASK FORCE ITEMS 225, 226, AND 232 NOVEMBER 4, 2002 ATTENDANCE LIST Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group D. Hoffman (Excel)
T. Silko (Vermont Yankee)
NRC D. Holland R. Caruso Z. Abdullahi R. Tjader