ML041070209
| ML041070209 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 04/20/2004 |
| From: | Michael Webb NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | |
| Webb M, NRR/DLPM, 415-1347 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML041070209 (6) | |
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April 20, 2004 LICENSEE:
STP Nuclear Operating Company FACILITY:
South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (STP), Units 1 and 2
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MARCH 23, 2004, PUBLIC MEETING WITH STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY (STPNOC) ON SPECIAL TREATMENT EXEMPTION On March 23, 2004, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff met at NRC Headquarters with representatives from STPNOC (the licensee) to discuss STPNOCs experience with the implementation of the Special Treatment exemption granted by the NRC staff in August 2001 for STP Units 1 and 2. Pursuant to the Commissions Policy Statement on Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings, (67 FR 36920), dated May 28, 2002, the meeting was open to the public for observation and opportunity to communicate with the NRC staff following the business portion of the meeting. The meeting notice was issued on March 9, 2004 (accession number ML040690607). A list of discussion topics for the meeting is contained in Enclosure 1 and the list of meeting attendees is contained in Enclosure 2. The presentation slides used by the licensee are accessible on the NRC website www.nrc.gov at the Public Electronic Reading Room in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under ADAMS accession number ML0400830302 and are included as.
The exemptions provided certain relaxations from portions of Parts 21, 50, and 100 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) based on STP's methodology for determining the risk significance of structures, systems, and components. The meeting provided STPNOC and Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and NRC Region IV staffs an opportunity to discuss the status of implementation of the exemptions, lessons learned and actions taken in response to STPNOC's experiences, as well as an overview of comments STPNOC has provided regarding proposed 10 CFR 50.69 "Special Treatment" rulemaking that the staff has undertaken.
Sincerely,
/RA by R. Gramm for/
Michael K. Webb, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos: 50-498 and 50-499
Enclosures:
- 1. Agenda
- 2. List of Attendees
- 3. Licensees Presentation Material cc w/encls: See next page
April 20, 2004 LICENSEE:
STP Nuclear Operating Company FACILITY:
South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (STP), Units 1 and 2
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MARCH 23, 2004, PUBLIC MEETING WITH STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY (STPNOC) ON SPECIAL TREATMENT EXEMPTION On March 23, 2004, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff met at NRC Headquarters with representatives from STPNOC (the licensee) to discuss STPNOCs experience with the implementation of the Special Treatment exemption granted by the NRC staff in August 2001 for STP Units 1 and 2. Pursuant to the Commissions Policy Statement on Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings, (67 FR 36920), dated May 28, 2002, the meeting was open to the public for observation and opportunity to communicate with the NRC staff following the business portion of the meeting. The meeting notice was issued on March 9, 2004 (accession number ML040690607). A list of discussion topics for the meeting is contained in Enclosure 1 and the list of meeting attendees is contained in Enclosure 2. The presentation slides used by the licensee are accessible on the NRC website www.nrc.gov at the Public Electronic Reading Room in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under ADAMS accession number ML0400830302 and are included as.
The exemptions provided certain relaxations from portions of Parts 21, 50, and 100 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations based on STP's methodology for determining the risk significance of structures, systems, and components. The meeting provided STPNOC and Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and NRC Region IV staffs an opportunity to discuss the status of implementation of the exemptions, lessons learned and actions taken in response to STPNOC's experiences, as well as an overview of comments STPNOC has provided regarding proposed 10 CFR 50.69 "Special Treatment" rulemaking that the staff has undertaken.
Sincerely,
/RA by R. Gramm for/
Michael K. Webb, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos: 50-498 and 50-499
Enclosures:
- 1. Agenda
- 2. List of Attendees
- 3. Licensees Presentation Material cc w/encls: See next page Package Access.no.ML041130608 DISTRIBUTION:
Meeting Notice Access.no.ML040690607 PUBLIC RidsNrrDlpmLpdiv (HBerkow) RTadessee PDIV-1 Reading RidsNrrLADBaxley RidsRgn4MailCenter (AHowell)
RidsNrrPMMWebb TMensah RidsOgcRp RidsAcrsAcnwMailCenter RidsNrrDlpm (TMarsh/ELeeds) RidsAcrsAcnwMailCenter RidsNrrDlpmLpdiv1(RGramm)
NRCMtg Attendees (see Encl 2)
Accession Number: ML041070209(Meeting Summary) Slides Access.no.ML041130126 OFFICE PM:PDIV-1 LA:PDIV-1 SC:PDIV-1 NAME MWebb DBaxley MThadani for RGramm DATE 4/9/04 4/9/04 4/9/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY AGENDA STPNOC will describe its experience in the implementation of each of the exemptions issued as part of the Special Treatment action dated August 3, 2001 (ML011990368).
STPNOC will describe: (a) brief overview of exemption, (b) the implementation process including selection of in-scope structures, systems and components, (c) changes in reliability of structures, systems, and components as a result of selection process, and (d) need for corrective action, for each of the following exemptions:
10 CFR Part 21.3 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.49(b) 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.55a(f) 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.55a(g) 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.55a(h)(2) 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.59 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.65 10 CFR Part 50, Appendices A (General Design Criteria 1, 2, 4, and 18), and B 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J (including the apparent reduction in local leak rate testing and associated decision process) 10 CFR Part 50, Sections 50.34(b)(10) and b(11), 10 CFR Part 100, Appendix A, Sections V1.(a)(1) and V1(a)(2)
Results of STPNOC self-assessment of "Special Treatment" exemption, implementation, and corrective actions taken.
Discussion of STPNOC comments concerning the 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.69 rulemaking as they relate to "Special Treatment" exemptions.
LIST OF ATTENDEES NAME AFFILIATION Glen Schinzel STPNOC Rick Grantom STPNOC Scott Head STPNOC Russ Lovell STPNOC Mike Knapik McGraw-Hill Deann Raleigh NIS, Scientech Biff Bradley Nuclear Energy Institute Bob Lutz Westinghouse Patricia Campbell Winston & Strawn Art Howell NRC/Region 4/DRP Bill Johnson NRC/Region 4/DRP Herbert Berkow NRC/NRR/DLPM/PDIV Bruce Boger NRC/NRR/DIPM Gene Imbro NRC/NRR/DE/EMEB Jin Chung NRC/NRR/DSSA/SPSB Kevin Coyne NRR/NRR/DIPM/IPSB John Fair NRC/NRR/DE/EMEB David Fischer NRC/NRR/DE/EMEB Robert Gramm NRC/NRR/DLPM/PDIV-1 Ken Heck NRC/NRR/DIPM/IPSB Donnie Harrison NRC/NRR/DSSA/SPSB Roy Mathew NRC/NRR/DIPM/IIPB Tim Reed NRC/NRR/DRIP/SRXB Thomas Scarbrough NRC/NRR/DE/EMEB Wayne Scott NRC/NRR/DIPM/IEPB Dale Thatcher NRC/NRR/DIPM/IPSB David Terao NRC/NRR/DE/EMEB Michael Webb NRC/NRR/DLPM/PDIV-1
May 2003 South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 cc:
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 Project, 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