ML052920587
| ML052920587 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | PROJ0690 |
| Issue date: | 10/18/2005 |
| From: | Hoffman S NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Hoffman S, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-3245 | |
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| Project 690 | |
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October 18, 2005 ORGANIZATION:
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2005, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) STAFF AND THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE (NEI) LICENSE RENEWAL TASK FORCE The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and the NEI License Renewal Task Force held a public telephone conference call on September 29, 2005, to discuss license renewal topics and license renewal process improvements. The meeting agenda is contained in Enclosure 1. Participants in the conference call are listed in Enclosure 2. A summary of the discussions follows:
New issues under development within the NRC that may affect license renewal The NRC staff stated that there are no new license renewal issues under consideration at this time.
Status of Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report bases document The NRC staff is on schedule to issue by October 31, 2005, the Technical Bases for Revision to the License Renewal Guidance Documents, NUREG-1833. NEI had requested in a September 15, 2005, letter to the NRC, which can be viewed through the Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) using Accession No. ML052620368, that it be allowed to provide formal comments on NUREG-1833. In particular, the letter discussed issues with two electrical aging management programs (AMPs). The staff discussed NEIs request with NRR management and it was decided that a formal comment period on NUREG-1833 would not be provided. NUREG-1833 provides the bases for the staffs positions contained in the revised license renewal guidance documents that were issued on September 30, 2005. The staff and NEI agreed that the industrys concerns with the two electrical AMPs would be addressed using the Interim Staff Guidance Process. The staff will ensure that there is dialogue with the industry before the proposed ISG is issued for comment.
Follow-up on items from August 31, 2005, telephone conference
- a. Applicant review of draft audit report NEI had requested that the NRC staff provide a draft of the audit report to the applicant for review prior to the staff issuing the report. The staff is still considering the request taking into consideration the staffs reassessment of the audit schedule and the recent reorganization. The request appears to be the result of issues with one audit report for a previous application. The staff has taken corrective action to improve the audit report and has enhanced the audit report peer review process. The staff will discuss this item at a future meeting after it completes its assessment of the audit schedule.
- b. NEI assessment of pilot audit process NEI indicated in the August 31, 2005, telephone conference call that it was still performing its assessment of the pilot audit review process and the NRC staffs assessment of the process presented at the July 21, 2005 meeting. NEI has determined that it has no additional comments beyond those already provided in the staffs assessment.
October meeting - management or staff level NEI requested that the October 2005, meeting be a management meeting rather than a staff level meeting. The date and topics will be determined in the future.
Other items as identified by the participants No additional topics were identified for discussion.
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Stephen T. Hoffman, Senior Project Manager License Renewal Section B License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No.: 690
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls: See next page and has enhanced the audit report peer review process. The staff will discuss this item at a future meeting after it completes its assessment of the audit schedule.
- b. NEI assessment of pilot audit process NEI indicated in the August 31, 2005, telephone conference call that it was still performing its assessment of the pilot audit review process and the NRC staffs assessment of the process presented at the July 21, 2005 meeting. NEI has determined that it has no additional comments beyond those already provided in the staffs assessment.
October meeting - management or staff level NEI requested that the October 2005, meeting be a management meeting rather than a staff level meeting. The date and topics will be determined in the future.
Other items as identified by the participants No additional topics were identified for discussion.
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Stephen T. Hoffman, Senior Project Manager License Renewal Section B License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No.: 690
Enclosures:
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Enclosure 1 TOPICS OF DISCUSSION ON THE TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE September 29, 2005 New issues under development within the NRC that may affect license renewal Status of GALL bases document, NUREG-1833 Follow-up on items from August 31st telephone conference October meeting - management or staff level Other items as identified by the participants
Enclosure 2 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL BETWEEN THE NRC STAFF AND THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE September 29, 2005 Participants Affiliations Stephen Hoffman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Jacob Zimmerman NRC Samson Lee NRC Louise Lund NRC Jerry Dozier NRC Amy Hull NRC Kathy Weaver NRC Catherine Colleli NRC James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Steve Schellin Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) - Point Beach Jim Knorr NMC - Point Beach Doug Johnson NMC - Palisades Roger Rucker Beaver Valley Dave Kunsmiller Beaver Valley Steve Dort Beaver Valley Bill Victor Cooper David Bremer Cooper Mike Detamore PPL Susquehanna Bob Kalinowski D.C. Cook Gary Young Entergy Eric Blocher STARS Ken Brune Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Mike McFarlane Southern Nuclear Company Kathryn Sutton Morgan, Lewis Fred Polaski Exelon Pete Mazzaferro Nine Mile Point Mike Heath Progress Energy Charlie Sorrell Dominion Lori Yulcome Wolf Creek
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE Project No. 690 cc:
Mr. Joe Bartell U.S. Department of Energy NE-42 Washington, DC 20585 Ms. Christine S. Salembier Commissioner State Liaison Officer Department of Public Service 112 State St., Drawer 20 Montipelier, VT 05620-2601 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I St., N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. William Corbin Virginia Electric & Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.
Glen Allen, VA 23060 Mr. Frederick W. Polaski Manager License Renewal Exelon Corporation 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Peter A. Mazzaferro Site Project Manager - License Renewal Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. David Lochbaum Union of Concerned Scientists 1707 H St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006-3919 Mark Ackerman Project Manager, License Renewal FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 4 Route 168 (Mail Stop BV-SGRP)
Shippingport, PA 15077 Mr. Paul Gunter Director of the Reactor Watchdog Project Nuclear Information & Resource Service 1424 16th St., NW, Suite 404 Washington, DC 20036 Mr. Hugh Jackson Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy &
Environment Program 215 Pennsylvania Ave., SE Washington, DC 20003 Mary Olson Nuclear Information & Resource Service Southeast Office P.O. Box 7586 Asheville, NC 28802 Talmage B. Clements Manager - License Renewal Progress Energy P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602 Mr. Garry G. Young Manager, License Renewal Services 1448 SR 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AR 72802 Mr. William Crough, Manager Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. James E. Knorr 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Patrick Burke License Renewal Project Manager Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE Project No. 690 cc:
Monticello, MN 55362-9637 Robert A. Vincent Licensing Lead - License Renewal Project Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043
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