ML063480136
| ML063480136 | |
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| Site: | Wolf Creek, PROJ0690  |
| Issue date: | 12/27/2006 |
| From: | Hoffman S NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRB |
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| Hoffman, S T, NRR, 415-3245 | |
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| Download: ML063480136 (7) | |
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Jan uary 12 , 20 07*REVI SED*ORGAN IZA TIO N:
Nu cl ear En ergy Ins titu te
SUBJECT:
SUM M ARY OF T HE LICENSE RENEW AL TEL EPHONE CO NFERENCE CALL AND M EET ING HELD BET W EEN THE U.S.
NUCLEAR R E GU L A TOR Y C OM M IS S ION S TA F F A N D TH E N U C L E A R E N E R GY INST IT UT E LICENSE RENEW AL TASK FO RCE The U.S. N u cl e a r R e gul a to ry C o mmi ss i o n (N R C) st a ff a n d t h e N u cl e a r E n e rgy I n st i tu te (N E I)Li cen se Re new al Task Fo rce hel d a pu bl ic tel eph one co nference ca ll an d me eti ng on November 28, 2006, to discuss g ener ic li cense renewal topics , lessons learned f rom the audit proc ess , an d l ic ens e re new al pro ces s i mprov emen ts. En cl osu re 1 pro v id es a l is tin g of the co n fere n ce c a l l p a rt i ci p a n ts. E n cl o su re 2 c o n ta i n s th e a gen d a for t h e c o n fere n ce c a l l. A summary of the di scu ssi ons foll ow s: 1.
N e w i ss u e s u n d e r d e v e l o p me n t:N o n e w i ss u e s w e re i d e n ti fie d. 2.
W ol f C reek Gen erati ng Sta tio n (W ol f C reek) ac cep tanc e re v ie w l ess ons l earn ed:NEI req uest ed f eedbac k reg arding the W olf Creek li cense renewal application (L RA)accep tanc e review (spec if ically , w hy NRC staf f could not accept the application unt il sup pl emen tal i nformatio n to the en v iro nmen tal rep ort (E R) w as prov id ed). The is sue i s o ne that aff ects pl ants , su ch as W ol f C reek, uti li z in g once-throu gh coo li ng or coo li ng po nd hea t di ssi pati on sy stems. To s ati sfy NR C's acc epta nce cri teri a for a LR A, the app li can t must prov id e a co py of the ir curre nt C le an W ater Act (CW A) 316 (b) d etermi nati on or e quiv al ent state pe rmits and su ppo rtin g docu mentati on. A lte rnati v el y , the E R must c onta in an ass ess ment of the imp act of the prop ose d a cti on on f is h a nd she ll f is h re sul tin g f rom h eat sho ck, impi ngement and en trai nmen t as de f in ed by Titl e 1 0 C ode of Fe dera l Re gula tio ns P a r t 5 1.5 3 (c)(3)(i i)(B). Wo l f C r e e k's E R d i d n o t p r o v i d e e i t h e r a c o p y o f a c u r r e n t C WA 316(b) det erm ination or eq uiv alent st ate per mit s and suppor ting docum enta tion; nor did i t in cl ude an as ses sment of impa cts of conti nue d o pera tio n o n a quati c s pec ie s.Be cau se the Sta te o f K ans as had no t i ssu ed W ol f C reek a CW A 316 (b) d etermi nati on or a n e q u i v a l e n t p e r m i t , a n d t h e a p p l i c a n t h a d n o t p r o v i d e d a n a s s e s s m e n t i n i t s E R , t h e s t a ff cou ld no t ac cep t the ap pl ic ati on unti l an ass ess ment w as prov id ed in a sup pl emen t to the ER. On ce the app li can t pro v id ed a s upp le ment to th e E R on No v embe r 17 , 20 06, w hi ch co n ta i n e d t h e a ss e ss me n t o f th e i mp a ct s o n t h e fi sh , th e s ta ff w a s a b l e t o c o mp l e te i ts a c c e p t a n c e r e v i e w a n d a c c e p t t h e L R A fo r d o c ke t i n g. 3.
Les son s l earn ed f rom re cen t sa f ety rev ie w au di ts:T he NRC staf f summ arized observations f rom the last ag ing manag em ent pr og ram audit it performed.
The staff no ted that the amou nt o f i nformatio n i n th e a ppl ic ati on w as bel ow averag e but consist ent wi th th e last two applications subm itte d. Because of timing , it is p o s s ib le t h a t t h e r e was in s u f f ic ie n t t im e t o in c o r p o r a t e t h e le s s o n s le a r n e d f r o m t h e la s t t wo app li cati ons i nto the sub mittal. The au di t tea m f oun d th at th e b asi s d ocu ments use d reference s to oth er d ocu ments rathe r tha n i nco rpora tin g al l of the in f ormati on nee ded for th e s ta ff t o p e rfor m i ts r e v i e w. Th i s a p p ro a ch r e d u ce s th e e ff i ci e n cy o f th e a u d i t p ro ce ss. Al thou gh the au di t questi ons w ere sen t to the app li can t tw o w eeks b efore the au di t, as pe r pl an, the NR C staff no ted that the si te p erso nne l w ere al so sup porti ng an ou tage a nd not a v a i l a b l e i n a l l c a se s to p re p a re for t h e a u d i t. It i s e x tr e me l y i mp o rt a n t for a p p l i ca n ts w i th sc h e d u l e d o u ta ges d u ri n g th e r e v i e w t h a t th e y c o n si d e r th e a v a i l a b i l i ty o f si te p e rs o n n e l t o sup port both the ou tage a nd prep are f or th e a udi t w hen sc hed ul in g the aud it. S upp ort for the aud it imp rov ed si gnifica ntl y l ater in the au di t w eek w ith a la rge nu mber of q ues tio ns either closed or accept ed. How ever, a review of the q uest ion databas e by the NRC audit bran ch chief revealed that a num ber of the q uest ions w ere incor rec tly classif ied. Th e NRC staff i s i n th e p roce ss of impro v in g its cl ose out cl ass ifica tio n c rite ria w hi ch w il l be con si sten tly ap pl ie d for a ll future aud its. The sta f f w il l al so ens ure that the app li can t ha s rece iv ed compl ete f eed bac k on staff l ess ons l earn ed before the peri odi c p ubl ic co nference ca l l w ti h N E I.4.
Pu bl ic pa rtic ip ati on:N o m e mb e r s o f t h e p u b l i c c h o s e t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e m e e t i n g./RA/
Ste phe n T. H off man, Se ni or P roject M ana ger Li cen se Re new al B ranc h B Div ision of License Renew al Of f ic e o f N ucl ear Re acto r R egul ati on Pro ject N o. 690 E n cl o su re s: As state d c c w/e n c l s: S e e n e x t p a ge 3.
Les son s l earn ed f rom re cen t sa f ety rev ie w au di ts:T he NRC staf f summ arized observations f rom the last ag ing manag em ent pr og ram audit it performed.
The staff no ted that the amou nt o f i nformatio n i n th e a ppl ic ati on w as bel ow averag e but consist ent wi th th e last two applications subm itte d. Because of timing , it is p o s s ib le t h a t t h e r e was in s u f f ic ie n t t im e t o in c o r p o r a t e t h e le s s o n s le a r n e d f r o m t h e la s t t wo app li cati ons i nto the sub mittal. The au di t tea m f oun d th at th e b asi s d ocu ments use d reference s to oth er d ocu ments rathe r tha n i nco rpora tin g al l of the in f ormati on nee ded for th e s ta ff t o p e rfor m i ts r e v i e w. Th i s a p p ro a ch r e d u ce s th e e ff i ci e n cy o f th e a u d i t p ro ce ss. Al thou gh the au di t questi ons w ere sen t to the app li can t tw o w eeks b efore the au di t, as pe r pl an, the NR C staff no ted that the si te p erso nne l w ere al so sup porti ng an ou tage a nd not a v a i l a b l e i n a l l c a se s to p re p a re for t h e a u d i t. It i s e x tr e me l y i mp o rt a n t for a p p l i ca n ts w i th sc h e d u l e d o u ta ges d u ri n g th e r e v i e w s h o u l d c o n si d e r th e a v a i l a b i l i ty o f si te p e rs o n n e l t o sup port both the ou tage a nd prep are f or th e a udi t w hen sc hed ul in g the aud it. S upp ort for the aud it imp rov ed si gnifica ntl y l ater in the au di t w eek w ith a la rge nu mber of q ues tio ns either closed or accept ed. How ever, a review of the q uest ion databas e by the NRC audit bran ch chief revealed that a num ber of the q uest ions w ere incor rec tly classif ied. Th e NRC staff i s i n th e p roce ss of impro v in g its cl ose out cl ass ifica tio n c rite ria w hi ch w il l be con si sten tly ap pl ie d for a ll future aud its. The sta f f w il l al so ens ure that the app li can t ha s rece iv ed compl ete f eed bac k on staff l ess ons l earn ed before the peri odi c p ubl ic co nference ca l l w ti h N E I.4.
Pu bl ic pa rtic ip ati on:N o m e mb e r s o f t h e p u b l i c c h o s e t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e m e e t i n g./RA/
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SUBJECT:
SUM M ARY OF T HE LICENSE RENEW AL TEL EPHONE CO NFERENCE CALL AND M EET ING HELD BET W EEN THE U.S.
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