ML042810509
| ML042810509 | |
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| Site: | PROJ0690 |
| Issue date: | 10/07/2004 |
| From: | Emch R NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Emch R, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1590 | |
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| Project 690 | |
| Download: ML042810509 (5) | |
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October 7, 2004 ORGANIZATION: Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
MEETING BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE ON AUGUST 19, 2004 TO DISCUSS SEVERE ACCIDENT MITIGATION ALTERNATIVES ANALYSES The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff (the staff) met with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and utility representatives on August 19, 2004, to discuss difficulties that license renewal applicants have been experiencing in responding to NRC staff requests for additional information (RAIs) on severe accident mitigation alternatives (SAMA) analyses. A list of meeting attendees is provided in Enclosure 1. NEI provided its presentation slides to the NRC in advance of the meeting to serve as an agenda. A copy of NEIs presentation slides and meeting handout is provided in Enclosure 2. Following is a summary of the discussions.
Opening statements were made by Richard Emch, NRCs meeting facilitator; Pao-Tsin Kuo, the Director of NRCs License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program; Fred Emerson, NEI Project Manager; and John Tappert, Chief of NRCs Environmental Section. Bill Watson of Dominion Nuclear Connecticut narrated the industrys presentation discussing areas of difficulty and recommending potential solutions to improve the SAMA development and review process.
The industry handout provided example RAIs to help illustrate some of the issues. Conducting the SAMA analyses and responding to the staffs RAIs have proved to be expensive; three applicants estimated that the SAMA analyses and responses to RAIs cost several hundred thousand dollars, constituting about half of the cost of the overall environmental review. NEI indicated that the purpose of the meeting was to find ways to provide SAMA analyses that would not require substantial RAIs and to respond more cost-effectively to SAMA RAIs.
Significant discussion focused on treating analyses uncertainties, quantifying external event risks, and developing lower cost SAMAs such as use of non-safety grade equipment. It was agreed that NEI would take the lead in developing guidance to improve SAMA analyses; NEI planned to prepare an outline and schedule for the guidance document within about one month.
Mark Rubin, a Section Chief in NRCs Probabilistic Safety Assessment Branch (SPSB) responsible for SAMA reviews, agreed that NRC resources will be made available to discuss proposed guidance developed by the NEI group. This guidance should reduce the amount of resources required by SPSB to review SAMA applications.
There was also some discussion of NRCs logistical methods for conducting the review of SAMA analyses. No changes in review process were agreed upon by the NRC.
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Richard L. Emch, Jr., Senior Project Manager Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No.: 690
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
There was also some discussion of NRCs logistical methods for conducting the review of SAMA analyses. No changes in review process were agreed upon by the NRC.
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Richard L. Emch, Jr., Senior Project Manager Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No.: 690
Enclosures:
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- 1) Note to Organization: NEI w/Encl. 1, Svc. List: ML042810509
- 2) NEI/NRC Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives Meeting Slides, dtd: 8/19/04: ML042810480
- 3) SAMA Presentation Examples: ML042810475
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ATTENDANCE LIST FOR NEI/NRC SAMA MEETING AUGUST 19, 2004 Participants Affiliation Pao-Tsin Kuo Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
John Tappert NRC Mark Rubin NRC Samson Lee NRC Bob Palla NRC Rich Emch NRC Thomas Kenyon NRC Steve Hoffman NRC Barry Zalcman NRC Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Bill Watson Dominion Rich Gallagher Dominion Myron Matras Dominion Tim Abney Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Michael Fallin Constellation Darrel Turner Nuclear Management Corporation (NMC)
Brian Brogan NMC Owen Scott Southern Nuclear Bill Maher Exelon Alan Cox Entergy Jerry Fields Pennsylvania Power & Light (PPL)
Jeff Gabor Erin Don MacLoed Erin Robert Schmidt Information Systems Laboratories (ISL)
Jan Kozyra Progress Energy Steven Dolby McGraw Hill Enclosure 1
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE Project No. 690 cc:
Mr. Joe Bartell Mr. Paul Gunter U.S. Department of Energy Director of the Reactor Watchdog Project NE-42 Nuclear Information & Resource Service Washington, DC 20585 1424 16th St., NW, Suite 404 Washington, DC 20036 Ms. Christine S. Salembier Commissioner State Liaison Officer Mr. Hugh Jackson Department of Public Service Public Citizens Critical Mass Energy &
112 State St., Drawer 20 Environment Program Montipelier, VT 05620-2601 215 Pennsylvania Ave., SE Washington, DC 20003 Mr. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute Mary Olson 1776 I St., N.W., Suite 400 Nuclear Information & Resource Service Washington, DC 20006-3708 Southeast Office P.O. Box 7586 Mr. William Corbin Asheville, NC 28802 Virginia Electric & Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center Talmage B. Clements 5000 Dominion Blvd. Manager - License Renewal Glen Allen, VA 23060 Nuclear Engineering Services CP&L Mr. Frederick W. Polaski 410 South Wilmington St.
Manager License Renewal Raleigh, NC 27602 Exelon Corporation 200 Exelon Way Mr. Charles R. Pierce Kennett Square, PA 19348 Manager - License Renewal Southern Nuclear Operating Company George Wrobel P. O. Box 1295 Manager, License Renewal Birmingham, AL 35201 R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 1503 Lake Rd. Mr. Garry G. Young Ontario, NY 14519 Manager, License Renewal Services 1448 SR 333, N-GSB-45 Mr. David Lochbaum Russellville, AR 72802 Union of Concerned Scientists 1707 H St., NW, Suite 600 Richard J. Grumbir Washington, DC 20006-3919 Project Manager, License Renewal Indiana Michigan Power Company Ronald B. Clary Nuclear Generation Group Manager, Plant Life Extension 500 Circle Drive V.C. Summer Nuclear Station Buchanan, MI 49107 Bradham Blvd.
P.O. Box 88 Mr. Timothy E. Abney, Manager Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Licensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609