ML051730518

Summary of Telephone Conference Held on June 20, 2005, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) Concerning Draft Requests for Additional Information Pertaining to the Palisades Np Lr App

ML051730518
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	06/22/2005
From:	Morgan M NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	Nuclear Management Co
Morgan M, NRR/NRC/DRIP/RLEP, 415-2232
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June 22, 2005 LICENSEE: Nuclear Management Company, LLC FACILITY: Palisades Nuclear Plant

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE HELD ON JUNE 20, 2005, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)

AND NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, CONCERNING DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION The NRC staff (the staff) and representatives of Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) held a telephone conference on June 20, 2005, to discuss and clarify the staffs draft requests for additional information (D-RAIs) concerning the Palisades Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application. The conference call was useful in clarifying the intent of the staffs D-RAIs. provides a listing of the meeting participants. Enclosure 2 contains a listing of the D-RAIs discussed with the applicant, including a brief description on the status of the items.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

/RA/

Michael J. Morgan, Project Manager License Renewal Section A License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-255

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encls: See next page

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DATE 06/22/2005 06/22/2005 06/22/2005 Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:

Robert A. Fenech, Senior Vice President Michigan Department of Attorney General Nuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Special Litigation Division Consumers Energy Company 525 West Ottawa St.

1945 Parnall Rd. Sixth Floor, G. Mennen Williams Building Jackson, MI 49201 Lansing, MI 48913 Arunas T. Udrys, Esquire Manager, Regulatory Affairs Consumers Energy Company Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1 Energy Plaza 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Jackson, MI 49201 Covert, MI 49043 Regional Administrator, Region III Director of Nuclear Assets U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Consumers Energy Company 801 Warrenville Road Palisades Nuclear Plant Lisle, IL 60532-4351 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Supervisor Covert Township John Paul Cowan P.O. Box 35 Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Covert, MI 49043 Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC Office of the Governor 700 First Street P.O. Box 30013 Hudson, WI 54016 Lansing, MI 48909 Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Resident Inspectors Office Nuclear Management Company, LLC Palisades Plant 700 First Street 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Hudson, WI 54016 Covert, MI 49043 Douglas E. Cooper Michigan Department of Environmental Senior Vice President - Group Operations Quality Palisades Nuclear Plant Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Nuclear Management Company, LLC Hazardous Waste and Radiological 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Protection Section Covert, MI 49043 Nuclear Facilities Unit Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30241 Lansing, MI 48909-7741

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Robert A. Vincent Licensing Lead - License Renewal Project Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Darrel G. Turner License Renewal Project Manager Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Douglas F. Johnson Director, Plant Life Cycle Issues Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE, Room 1A Washington, DC 20426 Chairperson Michigan Public Service Commission PO Box 30221 Lansing, Michigan 48909-7721

DISTRIBUTION: Summary of telephone conference held on June 20, 2005 with NMC, Dated: June 22, 2005 ADAMS Accession No.: ML051730518 HARD COPY RLEP RF M. Morgan (PM)

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR TELEPHONE CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION JUNE 20, 2005 Participants Affiliations Michael J. Morgan U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Juan Ayala NRC Richard McNally NRC Darrel Turner Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC)

Robert Vincent NMC John Kneeland NMC William Roberts NMC Enclosure 1

DRAFT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (D-RAI)

PACKAGE 13 - CRANE LOAD CYCLES PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION JUNE 20, 2005 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff (the staff) and representatives of Nuclear Management Company, LLC, (NMC) held a telephone conference call on June 21, 2005, to discuss and clarify the staffs draft requests for additional information (D-RAIs) concerning the Palisades Nuclear Plant license renewal application (LRA). The following D-RAIs were discussed during the telephone conference call.

LRA Section B2.1.15 indicates that there are no fatigue concerns for the Containment Polar Crane and the Spent Fuel Pool Crane as these cranes can not realistically approach the 20,000 to 100,000 rated lifts assumed for its design evaluation during the extended operating period.

LRA Section B2.1.15 further states that Palisades does not track the number and magnitude of all lifts made by cranes. LRA Section 4.7.1 also states that the Polar Crane cannot realistically approach the 20,000 to 100,000 rated lifts assumed for components evaluated to CMAA 70 (1975) Service Level A during a 60 year licensed operating period. For the Spent Fuel Pool Crane, LRA Section 4.7.1 identifies the expected lifts between re-rating and the end of the 60 year extended license and concludes that this machine cannot realistically approach the 20,000 to 100,000 rated lifts assumed for its evaluation during a 60 year licensed operating period.

D-RAI 4.7.1-1(a)

The LRA does not characterize the estimated number of lifts for the Polar Crane. LRA Section A4.5.1 indicates that separate evaluations have been performed of polar crane planned engineering lifts (over rated capacity) and that lifts have been evaluated and approved up to 140 T, less than 4 percent over the 135 T rating. NUREG-1744, A Survey of Crane Operating Experience at U.S. Nuclear Power Plants from 1968 through 2002, identifies that the maximum load weight for the Palisades reactor building crane was exceeded twice (greater than 125%)

when lifting the reactor vessel head with additional lead shielding intact. For the polar crane, the applicant is requested to identify the number of lifts considered in the fatigue evaluation and clarify how the over rated capacity lifts have been considered in combination with the other lifts for the fatigue evaluation.

Discussion: The applicant indicated that the question is clear. This D-RAI will be sent as a formal RAI.

D-RAI 4.7.1-1(b)

Industry experience in documents such as NUREG-1744 indicates that crane vibrations have occurred during crane operation. The applicant is requested to review plant specific operating experience and identify if any crane vibrations have occurred during crane operation and, if so, clarify how vibrations are considered in the fatigue evaluation. If crane vibrations are not considered for license renewal, the applicant is requested to provide the technical justification.

Discussion: The applicant indicated that the question is clear. This D-RAI will be sent as a formal RAI.

Enclosure 2