ML071490431
| ML071490431 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group |
| Issue date: | 05/31/2007 |
| From: | Michelle Honcharik NRC/NRR/ADRA/DPR/PSPB |
| To: | Rosenberg S NRC/NRR/ADRA/DPR/PSPB |
| honcharik, M C, NRR/DPR/PSPB, 415-1774 | |
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| Download: ML071490431 (5) | |
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May 31, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: Stacey L. Rosenberg, Chief Special Projects Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Michelle C. Honcharik, Project Manager
/RA/
Special Projects Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MAY 17, 2007, OPEN SENIOR MANAGEMENT MEETING WITH THE BOILING WATER REACTOR (BWR) OWNERS GROUP (BWROG)
On May 17, 2007, a Category 2 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and representatives of the BWROG at NRC Headquarters, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. This was a senior management meeting to discuss various issues related to BWRs. A list of attendees is enclosed.
The BWROG presented information on recent changes in the BWROG executive oversight committee membership, an overview of the higher priority and recently rejected BWROG submittals, and discussed several BWROG identified issues, including extended power uprates, strainers, Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 50.46a rulemaking, and containment overpressure credit. The presentation materials are available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under accession number ML071500096.
The NRC staff discussed issues related to: (1) dissimilar metal buttwelds, (2) heavy loads handling, (3) digital instrumentation and control (I&C), and (4) emergency core cooling system (ECCS) gas intrusion. A status summary of each issue follows:
(1)
The ultrasonic testing (UT) data from Duane Arnold Energy Center on the dissimilar metal buttwelds is under review by an NRC contractor. A report from the contractor is expected the end of May 2007. The NRC staff will schedule a meeting with affected licensees and the Electric Power Research Institute after reviewing the contractors independent assessment of the UT data.
(2)
The NRC staff is developing a regulatory information summary (RIS) to ensure heavy loads handling processes are within the current licensing basis. The RIS is expected to be issued in June 2007.
(3)
The NRC staff is developing an integrated project plan with all the digital I&C issues to be completed by the end of June 2007.
(4)
The NRC staff issued a proposed generic communication, Managing Gas Intrusion in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, and Containment Spray Systems, for public comment on May 17, 2007. Copies of the proposed generic communication were passed out to the meeting attendees and are available in the ADAMS under accession number ML070400103. The proposed generic communication addresses the impact of gas intrusion on ECCS operability and proposes a definitive approach for addressing the issue.
During the conclusion of the meeting, the BWROG and the NRC staff summarized action items, which included the following:
(1)
The BWROG and the NRC staff will develop a way to better track topical report (TR) implementation after approval, (2)
The BWROG and the NRC staff will plan and begin meeting on BWROG interim guidance for steam dryers - NRC point of contact (POC), P. Hiland, Division of Engineering, (3)
The BWROG and the NRC staff will set up a meeting in late summer to discuss the BWR history and course of action regarding the Generic Safety Issue-191 strainer issues, specifically chemistry effects and downstream effects in BWRs - NRC POC, J. Golla, Division of Policy and Rulemaking (DPR),
(4)
The BWROG and the NRC staff will conduct a telephone call to address the TR NEDC-33148, Separation of LOOP [loss-of-offsite power] from Large Break LOCA
[loss-of-coolant accident], request for additional information concerns - NRC POC, M. Honcharik, DPR, and (5)
The BWROG will confirm the date of the committee meeting and the NRC staff will look into issuing the RIS on heavy loads handling to support the committee meeting.
Members of the public were in attendance. Public Meeting Feedback forms were not received.
Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1774, or mch3@nrc.gov.
Project No. 691
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc w/encl: See next page May 31, 2007 (4)
The NRC staff issued a proposed generic communication, Managing Gas Intrusion in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, and Containment Spray Systems, for public comment on May 17, 2007. Copies of the proposed generic communication were passed out to the meeting attendees and are available in the ADAMS under accession number ML070400103. The proposed generic communication addresses the impact of gas intrusion on ECCS operability and proposes a definitive approach for addressing the issue.
During the conclusion of the meeting, the BWROG and the NRC staff summarized action items, which included the following:
(1)
The BWROG and the NRC staff will develop a way to better track topical report (TR) implementation after approval, (2)
The BWROG and the NRC staff will plan and begin meeting on BWROG interim guidance for steam dryers - NRC point of contact (POC), P. Hiland, Division of Engineering, (3)
The BWROG and the NRC staff will set up a meeting in late summer to discuss the BWR history and course of action regarding the Generic Safety Issue-191 strainer issues, specifically chemistry effects and downstream effects in BWRs - NRC POC, J. Golla, Division of Policy and Rulemaking (DPR),
(4)
The BWROG and the NRC staff will conduct a telephone call to address the TR NEDC-33148, Separation of LOOP [loss-of-offsite power] from Large Break LOCA
[loss-of-coolant accident], request for additional information concerns - NRC POC, M. Honcharik, DPR, and (5)
The BWROG will confirm the date of the committee meeting and the NRC staff will look into issuing the RIS on heavy loads handling to support the committee meeting.
Members of the public were in attendance. Public Meeting Feedback forms were not received.
Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1774, or mch3@nrc.gov.
Project No. 691
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
PUBLIC PSPB Reading File RidsNrrAdro RidsNrrAdes RidsNrrDpr RidsNrrDprPspb RidsNrrPMMHoncharik RidsNrrLADBaxley RidsOgcMailCenter RidsAcrsAcnwMailCenter RidsOpaMailCenter RidsNrrDra RidsNrrDss RidsNrrDe RidsNrrDci RidsNrrDirs PMNS Cornelius Holden Jared Wermiel John Grobe Jennifer Golder David Beaulieu Timothy Kobetz Carl Schulten Tim Collins Richard Dudley Michele Evans Melanie Galloway Patrick Hiland Robert Jasinski steven_dolley@platts.com bcarter@epri.com craig.nichols@ge.com frederick.emerson@ge.com draleigh@scientech.com patriciaL.campbell@ge.com drmadiso@southernco.com Package Accession No. ML071500257 Meeting Notice Accession No. ML071240103 Presentation Accession No. ML071500096 Meeting summary Accession No.: ML071490431 Proposed Generic Communication Accession No. ML070400103 NRC-001 OFFICE PSPB/PM PSPB/LA PSPB/BC NAME MHoncharik DBaxley SRosenberg DATE 05/30/07 05/30/07 05/31/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
BWR Owners Group Project No. 691 Mr. Doug Coleman Vice Chair, BWR Owners Group Energy Northwest Columbia Generating Station Mail Drp PE20 P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 DWCOLEMAN@energy-northwest.com Mr. Amir Shahkarami Executive Chair, BWR Owners Group Exelon Generation Co., LLC Cornerstone II at Cantera 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 amir.shahkarami@exeloncorp.com Mr. Richard Libra Executive Vice Chair, BWR Owners Group DTE Energy - Fermi 2 M/C 280 OBA 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 librar@dteenergy.com Mr. William A. Eaton Entergy Operations Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286 weaton@entergy.com Mr. Richard Anderson First Energy Nuclear Operating Co Perry Nuclear Power Plant 10 Center Road Perry, OH 44081 randerson@firstenergycorp.com Mr. Scott Oxenford Energy Northwest Columbia Generating Station Mail Drp PE04 P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 wsoxenford@energy-northwest.com Mr. James F. Klapproth GE Energy M/C A-16 3901 Castle Hayne Road Wilmington, NC 28401 james.klapproth@gene.ge.com Mr. Joseph E. Conen Regulatory Response Group Chair BWR Owners Group DTE Energy-Fermi 2 200 TAC 6400 N. Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 conenj@dteenergy.com Mr. J. A. Gray, Jr.
Regulatory Response Group Vice-Chair BWR Owners Group Entergy Nuclear Northeast 440 Hamilton Avenue Mail Stop 12C White Plains, NY 10601-5029 JGray4@entergy.com Mr. Ken A. McCall, Program Manager GE Energy M/C A-16 3901 Castle Hayne Road Wilmington, NC 28401 kenneth.mccall@ge.com Mr. Tim E. Abney GE Energy M/C A-16 3901 Castle Hayne Road Wilmington, NC 28401 tim.abney@ge.com Mr. Randy C. Bunt Chair, BWR Owners Group Southern Nuclear Operating Company 40 Inverness Center Parkway/Bin B057 Birmingham, AL 35242 RCBUNT@southernco.com 4/17/07
ENCLOSURE ATTENDEES MEETING WITH BOILING WATER REACTOR OWNERS GROUP (BWROG)
MAY 17, 2007 BWROG Amir Shahkarami (Exelon)
Randy Bunt (Southern Company)
Richard Anderson (First Energy)
Dennis Madison (Southern Company)
Doug Coleman (Energy Northwest)
Ken McCall (General Electric)
Fred Emerson (General Electric)
OTHER INDUSTRY Patricia Campbell (General Electric)
Craig Nichols (General Electric)
Bob Carter (Electric Power Research Institute)
NRC Jim Dyer Jack Grobe Michele Evans Cornelius Holden Patrick Hiland Jennifer Golder Jared Wermiel Melanie Galloway Michelle Honcharik David Beaulieu Tim Kobetz Carl Schulten Richard Dudley Tim Collins Public Steven Dolley - Inside NRC/Platts Deann Raleigh - LIS, Scientech