ML072000532
| ML072000532 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 07/20/2007 |
| From: | Stewart Bailey NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2 |
| To: | |
| Bailey S , NRR/ADRO/DORL, 415-1321 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD4694 | |
| Download: ML072000532 (5) | |
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July 20, 2007 LICENSEE:
Florida Power Corporation FACILITY:
Crystal River Nuclear Plant, Unit 3
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING WITH FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION REGARDING PLANNED CHANGES TO CRYSTAL RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 3 (TAC NO. MD4694)
On April 23, 3007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a Category 1 public meeting with representatives of the Florida Power Corporation (FPC, the licensee), which is now doing business as Progress Energy Florida. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the licensees plans for power uprates and their integration with license renewal, steam generator (SG) replacement, and installation of an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) at Crystal River Nuclear Plant, Unit 3 (CR-3). Enclosed is a list of meeting attendees.
A copy of the licensees slides is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession Number ML071990372.
FPC first discussed its development of a new organization that is responsible for major projects.
The new organization is responsible for the major modifications to CR-3 and also for new reactor construction activities at the Levy County site. The organization chart is on Slide 3.
FPC described the major modifications that were planned for CR-3. FPC also discussed which of those modifications required NRC review and which could be performed under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.59 (e.g., balance of plant modifications) or 10 CFR Part 72 (e.g., the ISFSI).
The NRC staff and FPC briefly discussed the measurement uncertainty recapture power uprate that had been submitted on April 25, 2007. FPC stated that all of the licensing basis analyses were bounding but that the containment response analysis was revised to use a different methodology. The NRC staff indicated that the transition to a new methodology may be beyond the scope of changes that can be reviewed and approved within 6 months (in accordance with SECY 06-0136).
The proposed extended power uprate (EPU) will be the first of a kind for a Babcock and Wilcox reactor. The licensee indicated that the primary system had significant margin to accommodate the uprate, but the balance of plant (BOP) required extensive renovation. Most of the BOP modifications will be installed one cycle before the EPU for business reasons. Also, the BOP modifications will increase the plant efficiency, such that CR-3 would gain approximately 40 megawatts electric. The replacement SGs, which will also be installed one cycle before the EPU, will be designed for EPU power levels. The NRC staff noted that even though the SGs and BOP are designed for the higher power level, the licensee must address the potential for flow-induced vibration and, in particular, acoustic effects in the steam lines. Operating experience with boiling-water reactors has demonstrated that the acoustic effects of high steam flow rates can be significant.
FPC and the NRC staff also discussed the planned license renewal application (LRA).
The licensee has received renewed operating licenses for Brunswick and Robinson, and the NRC staffs review for Harris is ongoing. With respect to the major modifications that will coincide with the staffs review of the CR-3 LRA (e.g., the SG replacement and BOP modifications), the licensee plans to update the LRA under the provisions of 10 CFR 54.37(b).
The NRC staff and FPC discussed how the proposed changes would be reviewed. The NRC staff expressed concern about the overlap of the various reviews, particularly the EPU and LRA. The NRC staff stated that all applications must be submitted in such a way that they can be reviewed independently of the other applications. An exception to this is the environmental considerations. For each required environmental review, the NRC staff reviews the proposed change with due consideration of all reasonably foreseeable changes to a facility (e.g., the list of major projects described in the presentation slides).
Members of the public were in attendance. Public Meeting Feedback forms were not received.
Please direct any inquiries to me at (301) 415-1321 or snb@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Stewart N. Bailey, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-302
Enclosure:
List of Meeting Attendees cc w/encl: See next page
Florida Power Corporation Crystal River Nuclear Plant, Unit 3 cc:
Mr. Dale E. Young, Vice President Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B)
ATTN: Supervisor, Licensing
& Regulatory Programs 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Mr. R. Alexander Glenn Associate General Counsel (MAC-BT15A)
Florida Power Corporation P.O. Box 14042 St. Petersburg, Florida 33733-4042 Mr. Michael J. Annacone Plant General Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Mr. Jim Mallay Framatome ANP 1911 North Ft. Myer Drive, Suite 705 Rosslyn, Virginia 22209 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Mr. Craig Fugate, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Chairman Board of County Commissioners Citrus County 110 North Apopka Avenue Inverness, Florida 34450-4245 Mr. Stephen J. Cahill (Acting)
Engineering Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Mr. Jon A. Franke Director Site Operations Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Senior Resident Inspector Crystal River Unit 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6745 N. Tallahassee Road Crystal River, Florida 34428 Ms. Phyllis Dixon Manager, Nuclear Assessment Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 David T. Conley Associate General Counsel II - Legal Dept.
Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. Daniel L. Roderick Vice President, Nuclear Projects &
Construction Crystal River Nuclear Plant (SA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Mr. David Varner Manager, Support Services - Nuclear Crystal River Nuclear Plant (SA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708
LIST OF ATTENDEES APRIL 23, 2007, MEETING U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION REGARDING PLANNED CHANGES TO CRYSTAL RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 3 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tom Alexion Stewart Bailey Tom Boyce Eva Brown John Burke Rich Emch Louise Lund Tim McGinty Thomas Scarbrough Florida Power Corporation Michael Heath Paul Infanger Christopher Mallner Daniel Roderick Ken Wilson Dale Young Public Wayne Grau (Dominion/Millstone)
Enclosure
ML072000532 NRC-001 OFFICE LPL2-2/PM LPL2-2/LA LPL2-2/BC NAME SBailey BClayton BMozafari for TBoyce DATE 07/20/07 07/19/07 07/20/07