ML033390246

Notice of Meeting with Nuclear Management Company, LLC, Re Pressurized Thermal Shock Plans for Extended Plant Life at Palisades Plant

ML033390246
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	12/05/2003
From:	Hood D NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3
To:	Raghavan L NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3
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December 5, 2003 MEMORANDUM TO: L. Raghavan, Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management FROM: Darl S. Hood, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 /RA/

Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management

SUBJECT:

FORTHCOMING MEETING WITH NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC (NMC), REGARDING PRESSURIZED THERMAL SHOCK PLANS FOR EXTENDED PLANT LIFE AT PALISADES PLANT DATE & TIME: Monday, December 15, 2003 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

LOCATION: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike, Room 16B4 Rockville, Maryland 20852 PURPOSE: To discuss NMCs plans regarding reactor vessel fracture toughness requirements for protection against pressurized thermal shock events with respect to future plant life extension and license renewal.

CATEGORY 1:* This is a Category 1 Meeting. The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC will include members of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES).

NRC NMC L. Raghavan, NRR M. Mitchell, NRR D. Malone A. Hazelhoff S. Hoffman, NRR B. Elliot, NRR M. Carlson D. Turner H. Wood, RES D. Hood, NRR R. Gerling S. Coffin, NRR et al. J. Kneeland Docket No. 50-255 CONTACT: D. Hood, NRR, 301-415-3049, dsh@nrc.gov

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• Commission's Policy Statement on Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," (67 FR 36920), May 28, 2002

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• Commission's Policy Statement on Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," (67 FR 36920), May 28, 2002 DISTRIBUTION: See next page *Concurred via e-mail OFFICE PDIII-1/PM PDIII-1/LA* PDIII-1/SC NAME DHood RBouling LRaghavan DATE 12/05/03 12/05/03 12/05/03 ADAMS Accession No. ML033390246 Notice for December 15, 2003, Meeting with Nuclear Management Company regarding pressurized thermal shock events with respect to future plant life extension and license renewal at Palisades.

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PUBLIC PDIII-1 Reading*

BSheron LMarsh/ELeeds WRuland LRaghavan DHood RBouling OPA WBatemen DMatthews FGillespie JCraig RBarrett PTKuo SLee SHoffman SCoffin MMitchell BElliott PMNS OGC ACRS HWood MKirk AHiser EDuncan, RIII Receptionist (OWFN and TWFN)*

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Robert A. Fenech, Senior Vice President Michigan Department of Attorney General Nuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Special Litigation Division Consumers Energy Company 525 West Ottawa St.

1945 Parnall Rd. Sixth Floor, G. Mennen Williams Building Jackson, MI 49201 Lansing, MI 48913 Arunas T. Udrys, Esquire Manager, Regulatory Affairs Consumers Energy Company Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1 Energy Plaza 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Jackson, MI 49201 Covert, MI 49043 Regional Administrator, Region III Director of Nuclear Assets U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Consumers Energy Company 801 Warrenville Road Palisades Nuclear Plant Lisle, IL 60532-4351 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Supervisor Covert Township John Paul Cowan P. O. Box 35 Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Covert, MI 49043 Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC Office of the Governor 700 First Street P. O. Box 30013 Hudson, WI 54016 Lansing, MI 48909 Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Resident Inspectors Office Nuclear Management Company, LLC Palisades Plant 700 First Street 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Hudson, WI 54016 Covert, MI 49043 Douglas E. Cooper Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Senior Vice President - Group Operations Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Palisades Nuclear Plant Hazardous Waste and Radiological Nuclear Management Company, LLC Protection Section 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Nuclear Facilities Unit Covert, MI 49043 Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street Daniel J. Malone P.O. Box 30241 Site Vice President Lansing, MI 48909-7741 Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 October 2003

AGENDA FOR DECEMBER 15, 2003, MEETING BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, REGARDING PRESSURIZED THERMAL SHOCK (PTS) PLANS FOR LIFE EXTENSION/LICENSE RENEWAL AT PALISADES PLANT TOPIC (PRESENTER) TIME Introductions (NRC and NMC) 1:00 p.m. to 1:10 p.m.

Overview of PTS at Palisades (NMC) 1:10 p.m. to 1:25 p.m.

Impact of PTS on Current License (NMC) 1:25 p.m. to 1:40 p.m.

Impact of PTS on Potential License Renewal (NMC) 1:40 p.m. to 1:55 p.m.

Break 1:55 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Technical Strategies being considered and chosen (NMC) 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Feedback (NRC) 3:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.

NRC Interaction with Public 3:50 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Adjourn 4:00 p.m.

Meeting

Purpose:

Nuclear Management Company, LLC, to inform the NRC staff of its plans regarding reactor vessel fracture toughness requirements for protection against PTS events with respect to possible life extension and license renewal of the Palisades Plant .

Meeting Success: To gain a mutual understanding of the licensees PTS plan in support of potential license renewal and share initial views as to the acceptability of various approaches to this end.

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