ML031980013
| ML031980013 | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde, Wolf Creek, Diablo Canyon, Callaway, South Texas, Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 07/18/2003 |
| From: | Donohew J NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | |
| Donohew J N, NRR/DLPM,415-1307 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML031980030 | List: |
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| Download: ML031980013 (20) | |
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July 17, 2003 LICENSEE:
Union Electric Company TXU Energy 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:
LICENSING WORKSHOP HELD ON JUNE 10 AND 11, 2003, IN OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, WITH THE 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 Representatives from the NRC and from the six licensees listed above that comprise the Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing - Integrated Regulatory Affairs Group (STARS-IRAG) participated in a licensing workshop on June 10 and 11, 2003, in Overland Park, Kansas. The workshop was held at the request of the STARS-IRAG. The IRAG is a group within STARS which was formed to interact with the staff on common regulatory issues for the above facilities.
The goal of STARS-IRAG is to reduce the overall costs of licensing actions to the licensees and to the staff by developing common licensing action requests and positions. The notice for the workshop was issued on June 2, 2003. is the list of attendees. Attachment 2 is the handout provided by the NRC staff. is the handout from the licensees (including the agenda for the workshop). The handouts were the agenda for the workshop and the slides for the presentations made by the NRC staff and the licensees at the workshop. There was no discussion of any current licensing actions under staff review for any of the above facilities.
The agenda for the workshop is at the beginning of Attachment 3. The purpose of the workshop was to have the licensees and the NRC staff discuss the following licensing topics to help each other understand the others perspective:
NRC Work Controls
Managing Schedules to Support Plant Activities
NRC Fees
Quality of Licensing Actions Submittals
Quality and Role of NRC Safety Evaluations
NRC Task Interface Agreements
NRC Bulletin 2002-01 Request for Additional Information
Safety Conscious Work Environment
Informal Communications Between NRC and Licensees
Submittals Associated with Security Issues
Making Changes to Orders
Perry Decision
10 CFR 50.59 Revised Rule The discussion was in terms of the slides for the above topics in Attachment 2 (NRC slides) and (licensees slides).
There were seven issues identified during the workshop that the NRC and licensees staffs agreed to pursue as follow-up items. Each issue is discussed below:
1.
Follow-up on the NRC Request for Additional Information (RAI) Process: The licensees stated that they wanted to better understand the RAI process followed at the NRC on the approval of information to be requested from licensees. The licensees asked if it is appropriate for the reviewer and the PM, or a higher level within NRC, to approve information being requested. As part of this action, the licensees asked what the effect is of whether the RAI was documented in an e-mail to the licensee, or formally requested in a letter to the licensee. This was assigned to the NRC.
2.
Legal Status of Licensees E-mail Restriction Footer: The NRC staff pointed out that e-mails from licensees to the NRC may have an automatic footer that provides a statement similar to the following: "The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential and protected from disclosure. Note that any views or opinions presented in this message are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of [the licensee]." The NRC staff stated that this causes problems with docketing information and with other activities the NRC is required to perform when information is received from licensees. The NRC staff requested that these footers not be attached to e-mails that are providing information from the licensee to the NRC. Also, the NRC staff stated that e-mails should not be used to send proprietary or confidential information on licensing actions to the NRC. This was assigned to the STARS.
3.
Current Guidance on Sensitive Unclassified Homeland Security Information (SUSHI):
The licensees requested that there be guidance provided to the licensees on the identification and handling of SUSHI. The NRC staff stated that it understood that a Regulatory Information Summary involving SUSHI will be issued in the near future by the NRC. This was assigned to the NRC.
4.
Spent Fuel Project Office (SFPO) Use of Office Instructions: During discussions, it was noted by the licensees that SFPO does not use the same type of office instructions used by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). It was suggested by the licensees that the SFPOs use of guidance similar to the NRR office instructions, which are well known, would help the licensees understand what is expected of them. This was assigned to the NRC.
5.
Design Basis Threat (DBT) Order More Restrictive than Interim Compensatory Measures (ICMs) in Security Plan Orders: The licensees stated that there are conflicts introduced by the security orders in that the language of the later DBT Order may be more restrictive than the earlier ICM Order. The licensees explained that they believed that this restricts their ability to implement the DBT Order without NRC providing some sort of relief from the ICM Order. This was assigned to the NRC.
6.
Relaxation of Security Plan Orders per 10 CFR 50.54(p): The licensees suggested that changes should be able to be made to these Orders under 10 CFR 50.54(p)(2), in that the regulation allows for security plans to be changed without prior Commission approval if the changes do not reduce the effectiveness of the plan. Therefore, it appears that regulations provide a mechanism for the licensees to revise their security plans rather than to request a change to the Order. The NRC staff stated that the licensees would have to implement the Security Order and then may make a change that does not reduce the effectiveness of the security plan. It was also pointed out that a relaxation of a Security Order would not meet 10 CFR 50.54(p)(2). The licensees requested further clarification on the possible use of 10 CFR 50.54(p) to revise security plan requirements imposed through a Security Order. This was assigned to the NRC.
7.
NRC Concerns on Implementation of Revised 10 CFR 50.59 Rule: STARS-IRAG stated that it thought the NRC staff had concerns about how licensees had implemented and were using the revised 10 CFR 50.59 rule. It is believed that a concern had been expressed by the NRC staff about the appropriateness of implementation of 10 CFR 50.59 in the discussions in February-March 2003 on the Palo Verde 50.59 modifications of its spent fuel pool crane to handle spent fuel to be transported to the site Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation. The STARS-IRAG requested that if such concerns existed that they be discussed with the licensees. This was assigned to both the NRC and the STARS.
The NRC and licensees completed their presentations and the workshop was closed.
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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. NRC Handout (ADAMS Accession No. ML031680606) 3 Licensees Handout (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML031680606 and ML031680621) cc w/atts: See next page
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1 LIST OF ATTENDEES AT WORKSHOP OF JUNE 10-11, 2003 STRATEGIC TEAMING AND RESOURCE SHARING - INTEGRATED REGULATORY AFFAIRS GROUP JUNE 10, 2003 NAME LICENSEE AFFILIATION P. Bell A-UE S. Bauer APS H. Berkow NRC/NRR/PDIV S. Dembek NRC/NRR/PDIV-2 J. Donohew NRC/NRR/PDIV-2 D. Duvigneaud NRC/NRR/PDIV-2 R. Gramm NRC/NRR/PDIV-1 D. Gregoire APS T. Grozan PG&E S. Head STPNOC B. Holderness A-UE D. Hooper STARS D. Jaffe NRC/NRR/PDIV-1 S. Ketelsen PG&E R. Kidwell TXU R. Luckett STARS F. Madden TXU G. Michael APS K. Moles WCNOC J. Morris STP W. Muilenburg WCNOC K. Petersen WCNOC M. Riggs TXU K. Schrader PG&E J. Seawright TXU D. Shafer A-UE C. Sibley WCNOC R. Slough TXU R. Stroud APS M. Thadani NRC/NRR/PDIV-1 D. Walker A-UE S. Wideman WCNOC D. Woodlan STARS B. Yates A-UE L. Yokum WCNOC S. Steen KDHE
2 LIST OF ATTENDEES AT WORKSHOP OF JUNE 10-11, 2003 STRATEGIC TEAMING AND RESOURCE SHARING - INTEGRATED REGULATORY AFFAIRS GROUP JUNE 11, 2003 NAME LICENSEE AFFILIATION P. Bell A-UE S. Bauer APS H. Berkow NRC/NRR/PDIV S. Dembek NRC/NRR/PDIV-2 J. Donohew NRC/NRR/PDIV-2 D. Duvigneaud NRC/NRR/PDIV-2 R. Gramm NRC/NRR/PDIV-1 D. Gregoire APS T. Grozan PG&E S. Head STPNOC B. Holderness A-UE D. Hooper STARS D. Jaffe NRC/NRR/PDIV-1 S. Ketelsen PG&E R. Kidwell TXU R. Luckett STARS F. Madden TXU K. Moles WCNOC J. Morris STP K. Petersen WCNOC M. Riggs TXU K. Schrader PG&E J. Seawright TXU D. Shafer A-UE C. Sibley WCNOC R. Slough TXU R. Stroud APS M. Thadani NRC/NRR/PDIV-1 D. Walker A-UE S. Wideman WCNOC D. Woodlan STARS B. Yates A-UE L. Yokum WCNOC
3 Where:
NRC
= Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRR
= Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation PDIV-x
= Project Directorate IV-Section x A-UE
= Ameren Union Electric Company APS
= Arizona Public Service Company PG&E
= Pacific Gas and Electric Company STPNOC
= STP Nuclear Operating Company TXU
= TXU Energy WCNOC
= Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Company STARS
= Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing IRAG
= Integrated Regulatory Affairs Group STARS/NEI
= STARS representative to Nuclear Energy Institute
NRC PRESENTATION SLIDES ADAMS Accession NO. ML031680606 ATTACHMENT 2
LICENSEES PRESENTATION SLIDES 1.
The licensees slides (ADAMS Accession No. ML031680621). The first seven pages after the title page is the agenda. The remaining pages are the slides.
2.
Of the seven pages that comprise the part of the presentations by the licensees on the quality and roles of safety evaluations today, there are four pages which have slides where the text is not legible. The eleven slides on these four pages are also given in a separate file (ADAMS Accession No. ML031830278) where the text is legible.
ATTACHMENT 3
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 P.O. Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector Office 8201 NRC Road Steedman, MO 65077-1302 Manager, Quality Assurance AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251 Manager - Electric Department Missouri Public Service Commission 301 W. High P.O. Box 360 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4005 Mr. Ronald A. Kucera Deputy Director for Public Policy Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Mr. Rick A. Muench President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. 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 P.O. Box 66149, MC 470 St. Louis, MO 63166-6149 Manager, Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251 Mr. Scott Clardy, Director Section for Environmental Public Health P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570 Mr. Garry L. Randolph Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Union Electric Company P.O. Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251
Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
NRC Resident Inspector Diablo Canyon Power Plant c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 369 Avila Beach, CA 93424 Mr. Pete Wagner Sierra Club California 2650 Maple Avenue Morro Bay, CA 93442 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 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 & Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Richard F. Locke, Esq.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company P.O. Box 7442 San Francisco, CA 94120 Mr. David H. Oatley, Vice President and General Manager Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 56 Avila Beach, CA 93424 City Editor The Tribune 3825 South Higuera Street P.O. Box 112 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-0112 Mr. Ed Bailey, Radiation Program Director Radiologic Health Branch State Department of Health Services P.O. Box 942732 (MS 178)
Sacramento, CA 94234-7320 Mr. James D. Boyd, Commissioner California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth Street (MS 31)
Sacramento, CA 95814 Mr. James R. Becker, Vice President Diablo Canyon Operations and Station Director Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 3 Avila Beach, CA 93424 Mr. Gregory M. Rueger Senior Vice President, Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 3 Avila Beach, CA 93424
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. John Taylor Public Service Company of New Mexico 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224 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 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Mr. Gregg R. Overbeck Senior Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
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 400 Arlington, TX 76011-7005 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 120 S.W. 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612-1597 County Clerk Coffey County Courthouse 110 South 6th Street Burlington, KS 66839 Vick L. Cooper, Chief Air Operating Permit and Compliance Section Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Site Vice President 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. Rick A. Muench President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839
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 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 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 78711-3189 Mr. Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3189 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Ms. Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Program P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 Mr. C. Lance Terry Senior Vice President
& Principal Nuclear Officer TXU Energy ATTN: Regulatory Affairs P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043
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. L. K. Blaylock Mr. W. C. Gunst City Public Service Board P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 Mr. C. A. Johnson/A. C. Bakken AEP Texas Central 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 Texas Genco, LP 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. T. J. Jordan, 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 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 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 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326
South Texas, Units 1 & 2 Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Mr. Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Division P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 Mr. Ted Enos 4200 South Hulen Suite 630 Ft. Worth, Texas 76109 Mr. James J. Sheppard President and Chief Executive Officer STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project Electric Generating Station P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483