ML043440110
| ML043440110 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 12/14/2004 |
| From: | Olshan L NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Duke Energy Corp |
| Olshan L N, NRR/DLPM, 415-1419 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC5186, TAC MC5187, TAC MC5188 | |
| Download: ML043440110 (6) | |
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December 14, 2004 LICENSEE:
Duke Energy Corporation FACILITY:
Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF DECEMBER 6, 2004, MEETING TO DISCUSS APPENDIX R RECONSTITUTION AND TRANSITION TO NFPA 805 (TAC NOS. MC5186, MC5187, AND MC5188)
On December 6, 2004, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) met with Duke Energy Corporation (Duke) in Rockville, Maryland to discuss two topics: Appendix R reconstitution and transition to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 (i.e.,10 CFR 50.48(c)). The list of attendees is provided in Attachment 1. The handouts provided by Duke are included in Attachments 2 and 3.
The purpose of the first topic was to inform the NRC of Dukes effort to reconstitute its Appendix R licensing and design basis and develop a dialog to discuss potential issues on fire induced multiple spurious actuations, credit for manual actions, and additional armored cable fire testing. Dukes goal for reconstitution is to bring clarity and clean up design and licensing issues, improve documentation quality and completeness, and improve safety. Duke discussed its methodology that includes a large effort to trace safe shutdown cables and develop a fire probabilistic risk assessment for each unit. It was noted a large number of exemptions may result if a station does not transition to the 50.48(c) licensing basis.
The second topic of discussion was Dukes issues with transitioning to the 50.48(c) licensing basis. Duke noted it does not have full management buy-in or funding at this time for transition.
Duke sees transition as a method for both cleaning up its licensing basis and assuring its fire risk is acceptable. Its preliminary transition schedule would start Oconee mid-to-late 2005, McGuire mid-2006 to early 2007, and Catawba in late 2007. This schedule is in conjunction with the reconstitution schedule. Three main technical issues remain: (1) fire-induced multiple spurious circuit failure, (2) manual action transition, and (3) the risk evaluation requirement in the plant change control process. The NRC staff noted that these issues will need to be more comprehensively addressed in the draft Regulatory Guide that is currently out for public comment.
Duke has outstanding unresolved issues and self assessment issues for which it would like enforcement discretion under the interim enforcement policy. Duke would like to declare its intent to transition to 50.48(c), but delay the start of the transition to meet the schedule noted above. The NRC staff noted that the present policy does not allow enforcement discretion for existing issues past January 16, 2005, but the NRC staff is seeking Commission approval to extend this discretion to the end of next year. The NRC has not fully considered the impact of allowing such a delay.
/RA/
Leonard N. Olshan, Project Manager Project Directorate II-1 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287, 50-369, 50-370, 50-413, and 50-414
ML043440110 NRC-001 OFFICE PDII-1/PM PDII-1/LA PDII-1/SC NAME LOlshan CHawes JNakoski DATE 12/13/04 12/10/04 12/14/04 MEETING TO DISCUSS APPENDIX R RECONSTITION AND NFPA 805 DECEMBER 6, 2004 MEETING ATTENDEES NRC R. Dipert D. Frumkin R. Gallucci J. Hannon A. Klein P. Law J. Nakoski L. Olshan C. Payne (by phone)
S. Peters P. Qualls R. Radlinski S. Weerakkody A. Wong S. Wong DUKE H. Barrett D. Brewer G. Davenport R. Gambrell D. Goforth D. Henneke R. Johansen G. McAninch J. Oldham OTHER F. Emerson, Nuclear Energy Institute J. Ertman, Progress Energy
McGuire Nuclear Station Catawba Nuclear Station Oconee Nuclear Station cc:
Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Duke Energy Corporation 422 S. Church St.
Mail Code - PB05E P.O. Box 1244 Charlotte, NC 28201-1244 County Manager of Mecklenburg County 720 E. Fourth St.
Charlotte, NC 28202 Mr. C. Jeffrey Thomas, Manager Regulatory Compliance McGuire Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078 Anne Cottingham, Esq.
Winston and Strawn 1400 L St., NW Washington, DC 20005 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV, Vice President Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road, 12th Floor Charlotte, NC 28210 Dr. John M. Barry Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection 700 N. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202 Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection NC Dept. of Env., Health, & Nat. Resources 3825 Barrett Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27609-7721 Ms. Karen E. Long Asst. Attorney General NC Department of Justice P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Mr. R. L. Gill, Jr., Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues & Industry Affairs Duke Energy Corporation 526 S. Church St.
Mail Stop EC05P Charlotte, NC 28202 NCEM REP Program Manager 4713 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4713 Mr. T. Richard Puryear Owners Group (NCEMC)
Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745 Mr. Lee Keller, Manager Regulatory Compliance Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745 NC Municipal Power Agency Number 1 1427 Meadowwood Boulevard P.O. Box 29513 Raleigh, NC 27626-0513
McGuire Nuclear Station Catawba Nuclear Station Oconee Nuclear Station cc:
County Manager of York County York County Courthouse York, SC 29745 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency 121 Village Dr.
Greer, SC 29651 Saluda River Electric P.O. Box 929 Laurens, SC 29360 Henry Porter, Assistant Director - DWM Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste Dept of Health & Env. Control 2600 Bull St.
Columbia, SC 29201-1708 NC Electric Membership Corporation P.O. Box 27306 Raleigh, NC 27611 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4830 Concord Road York, SC 29745 Manager, LIS NUS Corporation 2650 McCormick Dr., 3rd Floor Clearwater, FL 34619-1035 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7812B Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672 Mr. Michael A. Schoppman Framatome ANP 1911 N. Ft. Myer Dr.
Suite 705 Rosslyn, VA 22209 Mr. B. G. Davenport, Manager Regulatory Compliance Oconee Nuclear Site Duke Energy Corporation 7800 Rochester Highway - MS ONO3RC Seneca, SC 29672 Mr. Dhiaa Jamil Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745 Mr. G. R. Peterson, Vice President McGuire Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078 Mr. Ronald A. Jones, Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672 Ms. Mary Olson Director of the Southeast Office Nuclear Information and Resource Service 729 Haywood Road, 1-A P.O. Box 7586 Asheville, NC 28802 Henry Barron, Group Vice President Nuclear Generation & Chief Nuclear Officer P.O. Box 1006-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28201-1006