ML051520085

Category 1 Meeting with Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. to Discuss the Extended Power Uprate Application for Power Station

ML051520085
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Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	06/02/2005
From:	Boska J NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1
To:
Boska J, NRR, 301-415-2901
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ML051520101	List: ML051520085
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TAC MC0761
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June 2, 2005 LICENSEE:

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

FACILITY:

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

SUMMARY

OF MAY 9, 2005, CATEGORY 1 MEETING WITH ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. TO DISCUSS THE EXTENDED POWER UPRATE APPLICATION FOR VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. MC0761)

On May 9, 2005, a Category 1 meeting was held between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was for Entergy to provide information on their recent submittals to the NRC regarding the proposed extended power uprate for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS). The list of attendees for the meeting is enclosed.

Mr. Cornelius Holden, Project Director for Project Directorate I in the NRCs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Division of Licensing Project Management (DLPM), provided introductory remarks. Mr. Holden explained that the NRC staff had not had time to fully review the recent Entergy submittals, but are interested in hearing Entergy's comments on the issues addressed in the submittals.

Mr. John Dreyfuss, Entergy's Director of Engineering at VYNPS, provided introductory remarks on the state of Entergy's analyses performed for the power uprate, especially the recent work done on steam dryer analyses. Mr. Craig Nichols, Entergy's VYNPS power uprate Project Manager, provided an overview of the information to be discussed during the meeting.

Mr. Brian Hobbs covered details of the steam dryer analyses, as described in the Entergy slide presentation. The Entergy slide presentation is available in the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System's (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, www.nrc.gov, as ADAMS Accession No. ML051510256.

The NRC staff asked how the information related to the Quad Cities steam dryer analyses applied to VYNPS. Entergy responded that they had been in contact with Exelon on the Quad Cities steam dryer analyses and had applied the lessons-learned to the VYNPS analyses.

Entergy also stated that their models show the stress levels are lower on the VYNPS steam dryer compared to the Quad Cities steam dryer. The NRC staff also discussed NRC reviews that were in progress on methodologies used by General Electric to produce thermohydraulic and neutronic analyses for power uprates. These reviews will likely result in requests to VYNPS for additional information related to the power uprate analyses performed by General Electric.

Members of the public were in attendance. During the public comment period following the meeting, Mr. Raymond Shadis, representing the New England Coalition, discussed Entergy's written responses to the NRC's requests for additional information. Mr. Shadis said that, in his opinion, Entergy had not met appropriate industry and technical standards in their responses to the NRC's questions. Mr. Shadis felt that many of Entergy's responses used subjective generalities to respond to specific NRC questions, which did not fully answer the question. No Public Meeting Feedback forms were received by the NRC staff. There were no action items resulting from this meeting.

Please direct any inquires concerning this meeting to the NRC project manager for VYNPS, Mr. Richard Ennis. He can be reached at (301) 415-1420, or rxe@nrc.gov.

/RA/

John P. Boska, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc w/encl: See next page the NRC's questions. Mr. Shadis felt that many of Entergy's responses used subjective generalities to respond to specific NRC questions, which did not fully answer the question. No Public Meeting Feedback forms were received by the NRC staff. There were no action items resulting from this meeting.

Please direct any inquires concerning this meeting to the NRC project manager for VYNPS, Mr. Richard Ennis. He can be reached at (301) 415-1420, or rxe@nrc.gov.

/RA/

John P. Boska, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:

Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mr. David R. Lewis Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20037-1128 Ms. Christine S. Salembier, Commissioner Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Mr. Michael H. Dworkin, Chairman Public Service Board State of Vermont 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2701 Chairman, Board of Selectmen Town of Vernon P.O. Box 116 Vernon, VT 05354-0116 Operating Experience Coordinator Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station 320 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354 G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.

Deputy Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301-6937 Chief, Safety Unit Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Ms. Deborah B. Katz Box 83 Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 Ms. Carla A. White, RRPT, CHP Radiological Health Vermont Department of Health P.O. Box 70, Drawer #43 108 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05402-0070 Mr. James M. DeVincentis Manager, Licensing Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Resident Inspector Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 176 Vernon, VT 05354 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency ATTN: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Rd.

Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Jonathan M. Block, Esq.

Main Street P.O. Box 566 Putney, VT 05346-0566 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:

Mr. John T. Herron Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Danny L. Pace Vice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Brian OGrady Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael J. Colomb Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John M. Fulton Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Jay K. Thayer Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Mr. Kenneth L. Graesser 38832 N. Ashley Drive Lake Villa, IL 60046 Mr. James Sniezek 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801 Mr. Ronald Toole 1282 Valley of Lakes Box R-10 Hazelton, PA 18202 Ms. Stacey M. Lousteau Treasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.

639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113 Mr. Raymond Shadis New England Coalition Post Office Box 98 Edgecomb, ME 04556 Mr. James P. Matteau Executive Director Windham Regional Commission 139 Main Street, Suite 505 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Mr. William K. Sherman Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601