ML040370740

Enclosure 2 - Meeting Handouts from 01/22/2004 Meeting Between NRC-Duke Power and Framatome Anp

ML040370740
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Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	01/22/2004
From:	Nesbit S Duke Power Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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MOX Fuel Proj ect Status NRC - Duke Power - Framatome ANP Meeting One White Flint North Steve Nesbit Duke Power January22, 2003 Pa Duke E1Power.

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• Late 2002 - U.S.-Russian agreement on basis for Russian plutonium disposition program

- Russian MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility (R-MiFFF) based on design of United States facility

- Primary use of MOX fuel In WER-1000 pressurized iiater reactors

• Goal of starting construction on U.S. and Russian fabrication facilities in 2004

• Issue of liability for western contractors is still unresolved Duke PoPower.

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United States MFFF

• Construction authorization delayed past 2003 due to change in MFFF Controlled Area Boundary

• Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hearings in 2004

• Begin construction in summer 2004, contingent on

- Regulatory approval

- Russian progress

• Produce MOX fuel for McGuire and Catawba -2009 D Duke O7Power.

3 put UR ilt IVELfROtI~t U.S. Reactor Use of MOX Fuel

• Lead assembly program

- Feb 27, 2003 - Duke submitted license amendment request (LAR) for approval to use NIOX fuel lead assemblies at McGuire or Catawba

- September 23, 2003- Duke amended LAR to apply to Catawba only

- NRC approval requested by August 2004

- Load lead assemblies In Catawba Unit I spring 2005

• Batch use of IMIOX fuel

- Submit license amendment request for MlcGuire and Catavba in 2005

- Begin batch use ofrOX fuel around 2009

- Dispose of 34,000 kg of surplus plutonium through use as IOX fuel m Duke 14P~~~~~~ower- ~~~~~~~000 4eposer 0OOMOX

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• 3 Lead Assembly Program - Activities and Schedule

• Spring 2004 - Complete polishing plutonium oxide powder at Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Summer-fall 2004 - Transport plutonium oxide powder to Europe

• Winter 2004-2005 -Fabricate MOX fuel pellets and rods at Cadarache and bundle assemblies at Melox

• Spring 2005 - Transport lead assemblies to Catawba PlkDuke tSPower. 000 FA0.4&_ce 5 Act.01 ~ l10 lttO MOX Fuel Lead Assembly Irradiation Plan

• Spring 2005 - spring 2008

- Two eighteen month cycles

- Irradiate all four MOX fuel assemblies in relatively high power locations

- Certify MOX fuel for batch use following 2nd cycle, based on poolside post-irradiation examination (PIE) results

• Spring 2008 - fall 2009

- Conduct hot cell (PIE) of MOX fuel rods removed after two cycles of operation

- Irradiate one or more MOX fuel assemblies for a third cycle In relatively low power locations NMDuke tVPower.

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Required Regulatory Approvals

• Duke topical reports (thermal-hydraulic, nuclear analysis)

• Framatome topical reports (fuel performance, fuel assembly design, MOX fuel design)

• Duke license amendment request and exemption requests

• Duke security plan changes and exemption requests

• DOE export license application

• Packaging Technology transportation package certifications (powder and fuel assemblies)

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• [l1 @0111 Lead Assembly License Amendment Request RAI§

• NRC Request for Additional Information (RAT) -

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- Issued Julyl14,2003

- Response October 1, 2003

• NRC RAI - Reactor Systems, Radiological, Env.

- Issued July 25, 2003

- Partial response October3, 2003

- Complete response November 3, 2003

• NRC RAI - Quality Assurance

- Issued August 13, 2003

- Response October 1, 2003 Mk Duke UPower. 8 8~ws-r OOMOX 0001Rane Fult ?ECT

Lead Assembly LAR RAIs (cont.)

• NRC RAI - Environmental, Radiological

- Issued November 21, 2003

- Partial response (radiological) December 10, 2003

- Environmental response scheduled for end oJanuary 2004

• NRC RAI - Materials, Radiological

- Issued December 16, 2003

- Response scheduled for end of January 2004

• NRC RAI-QA

- Issued December 24, 2003

- Response scheduled for endof January 2004 Duke PoPower. 9 00MOX 000 WI 0ig9X FoEfPaOJECI Summary

• The United States MOX fuel lead assembly program is a key element of the international initiative to reduce the stockpiles of weapons grade plutonium in the United States and Russia

• NRC review and approval schedule is important

• Duke and Framatome ANP are committed to working with NRC to facilitate regulatory approvals m Duke AvPower. 10 0MOX pill$ 1:111lit FlICIEC