ML072330337

Summary of Meeting Held on August 2, 2007, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff and Firstenergy Nuclear Operating Company Representatives to Discuss the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2, License Renewal Application

ML072330337
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	09/26/2007
From:	Kent Howard NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRB
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Howard K, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-2989
References
TAC MC6465, TAC MC6466
Download: ML072330337 (9)

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September 26, 2007 LICENSEE:

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company FACILITY:

Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2

SUMMARY

OF MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 2, 2007, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION On August 2, 2007, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company met with members of the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the upcoming license renewal application (LRA) for the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2. The first submittal of the LRA in 2005 was determined by the NRC staff as incomplete and returned.

The applicant presented an overview of the differences between the 2005 submittal and the upcoming 2007 submittal. The applicant stated that the root causes for the return of the 2005 application was due to less than adequate participation in NRC and industry wide groups, inadequate regulatory interface, and inadequate sponsorship and station ownership.

The applicant stated that the upcoming LRA was current with NRC and industry standards, had undergone a rigorous pre-submittal review cycle, and current license basis changes were included in the application. The applicant also stated that the upcoming LRA contained enhanced Clean Water Act 316(b) information, information relative to 1990 Pollution Prevention Act, 1966 National Historic Preservation Act, and the Threatened and Endangered Species Act.

The recent expansion of the nearby Midland propane terminal is currently being evaluated by the applicant to determine the effect, if any, on the Beaver Valley Power Station. The evaluation will be completed and the results included in the LRA before submittal. The applicant stated that the LRA is tentatively scheduled to be submitted on August 27, 2007.

During the course of the meeting, NRC staff informed the applicant that station blackout and fire protection issues have been recent areas of interest during audits. Also, site operating experience would be reviewed beyond 10 years during the audits. The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation division director also stated that the environmental review and site audits would be performed by in-house personnel.

Enclosure 1 provides a listing of meeting attendees. Enclosure 2 contains the meeting agenda.

A copy of the slides presented by the applicant is provided as Enclosure 3.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

/RA/

Kent L. Howard, Project Manager License Renewal Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. Agenda

3. Meeting Handouts cc w/encls: See next page

ML072330337 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:RLR:DLR BC:RLR:DLR NAME SFigueroa KHoward RAuluck DATE 09/12/07 09/13/07 09/26/07

Letter to FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company From K. Howard, Dated September 26, 2007

SUMMARY

OF MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 2, 2007, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION DISTRIBUTION:

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Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Joseph J. Hagan President and Chief Nuclear Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-19 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 James H. Lash Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Danny L. Pace Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Jeannie M. Rinckel Vice President, Fleet Oversight FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 David W. Jenkins, Attorney FirstEnergy Corporation Mail Stop A-GO-15 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Manager, Fleet Licensing FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Ohio EPA-DERR ATTN: Zack A. Clayton P.O. Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43266-0149 Peter P. Sena III Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB-1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44308 Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-A P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Richard Anderson Vice President, Nuclear Support FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 76 South Main Street Mail Stop A-GO-14 Akron, OH 44308 Commissioner James R. Lewis West Virginia Division of Labor 749-B, Building No. 6 Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305 Director, Utilities Department Public Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0573 Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency 2605 Interstate Dr.

Harrisburg, PA 17110-9364

Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 cc: Dr. Judith Johnsrud Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Director Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Mayor of the Borough of Shippingport P.O. Box 3 Shippingport, PA 15077 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 298 Shippingport, PA 15077 MEETING BETWEEN THE NRC STAFF AND FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND ROOM O-13G4 MEETING ATTENDANCE LIST AUGUST 2, 2007 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS Pao-Tsin Kuo U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Samson Lee NRC Steve Hoffman NRC Rajender Auluck NRC Kent Howard NRC Amy Moise NRC Yeon-Ki Chung NRC Kaihwa R. Hsu NRC Jim Davis NRC Eric Benner NRC Richard Emch NRC Michael Modes NRC (Region I)

Pete Sena FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC)

Mark Manoleras FENOC Greg Halnon FENOC Cliff Custer FENOC Mike Banko FENOC David Kunsemiller FENOC MEETING BETWEEN THE NRC STAFF AND FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND ROOM O-13G4 AGENDA AUGUST 2, 2007 1.

Introductions

2.

FENOC presentation a.

Project status review - submittal date b.

Steps taken by FENOC License Renewal Project to ensure a quality license renewal application

c.

Technical Issues d.

Form of submittal 3.

Discussion 4.

Public participation 5.

Closing MEETING BETWEEN THE NRC STAFF AND FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND ROOM O-13G4 MEETING HANDOUTS AUGUST 2, 2007 Handouts distributed at this meeting are located in ADAMS under the accession number ML072250023.