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 January 22, 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.

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• 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 of rOX fuel around 2009 Dispose of 34,000 kg of surplus plutonium through use as IOX fuel m Duke 14P~~~~~~ower-

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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.

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• 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 FVIL IWHOCI Lead Assembly License Amendment Request RAI§

• NRC Request for Additional Information (RAT) -

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• 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.

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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.

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• 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.

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