ML072420370

Summary of Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC Regarding an Application for an Extended Power Uprate for the Hope Creek Generating Station Regarding Steam Dryer Analysis

ML072420370
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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	09/24/2007
From:	John Lamb NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-2
To:
Lamb John G./NRR/DORL, 415-3100
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ML072420362	List: ML072420370
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TAC MD3002
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September 24, 2007 LICENSEE: PSEG Nuclear, LLC FACILITY: Hope Creek Generating Station

SUMMARY

OF THE AUGUST 17, 2007, MEETING WITH PSEG NUCLEAR, LLC, REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENDED POWER UPRATE FOR THE HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION REGARDING STEAM DRYER ANALYSIS (TAC NO. MD3002)

On August 17, 2007, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of PSEG Nuclear, LLC (PSEG, the licensee) at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Hope Creek Generating Station Extended Power Uprate (EPU) information focusing on the PSEG response, dated August 3, 2007, to the Request For Additional Information (RAI) for the Hope Creek Generating Station EPU application. A list of attendees is provided as Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 lists the meeting agenda from the public meeting notice.

PSEG presented the following: (1) the PSEG objectives for the meeting; (2) the PSEG view of the acceptance criteria related to the steam dryer analysis; (3) discussion of the bias and uncertainty; (4) the Acoustic Circuit Model (ACM) Revision 4 methodology; (5) loading definition from the ACM; (6) finite element model (FEM); (7) limit curves; (8) final reports; (9) matrix of RAI responses; and (10) summary. PSEG discussed CDI proprietary information. Enclosure 3 provides a non-proprietary version of the presentation slides and is located in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System, Accession Number ML072420402.

The staff questioned when PSEG would be finished developing a FEM for the safety relief valves, which will allow calculating vibration limits for these valves.

The staff questioned the power ascension plan and wish to review it.

No members of the public were in attendance. Public Meeting Feedback forms were not received.

Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-3100 or jgl1@nrc.gov.

/ra/ (REnnis for)

John G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-354

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Meeting Agenda

3. Non-Proprietary Version of PSEG Slides cc w/ encls: See next page

Package/ML072420362; Meeting Summary/ML0724203700; Slides/ML072420402 OFFICE LPL1-2:PM LPL1-2:LA LPL1-1:LA LPL1-2:BC NAME JLamb ABaxter SLittle HChernoff DATE 8/31/07 9/5/07 9/5/07 9/24/07 Hope Creek Generating Station cc:

Mr. Thomas Joyce Mr. Michael Gaffney Senior Vice President - Operations Manager - Hope Creek Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Dennis Winchester Township Clerk Vice President - Nuclear Assessment Lower Alloways Creek Township PSEG Nuclear Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Paul Bauldauf, P.E., Asst. Director Mr. George Barnes Radiation Protection Programs Site Vice President - Hope Creek NJ Department of Environmental PSEG Nuclear Protection and Energy P.O. Box 236 CN 415 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Mr. Carl Fricker Mr. Brian Beam Vice President - Operations Support Board of Public Utilities PSEG Nuclear 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor P.O. Box 236 Newark, NJ 07102 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Regional Administrator, Region I Mr. John Perry U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Plant Manager - Hope Creek 475 Allendale Road PSEG Nuclear King of Prussia, PA 19406 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Senior Resident Inspector Hope Creek Generating Station Mr. James Mallon U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Manager - Licensing Drawer 0509 PSEG Nuclear Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. William Levis President & Chief Nuclear Officer Mr. Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire PSEG Nuclear, LLC - N09 PSEG Nuclear - N21 P.O. Box 326 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

ATTENDANCE FOR PUBLIC MEETING WITH PSEG ON AUGUST 17, 2007 NAME ORGANIZATION Patrick Hiland NRR/DE Kamal Manoly NRR/DE Pani Basavaraju NRR/DE Thomas Scarbrough NRO/DE John G. Lamb NRR/DORL Eva Brown NRR/DORL James Mallon Exelon/PSEG Shelly Kugler PSEG Pam Cowan Exelon/PSEG Christine Neely PSEG Paul Duke PSEG Harold Trenka PSEG Alan Bilanin CDI Gary Pavis Constellation Ken Spates TVA Morie Gillman TVA James Emens TVA Ed Hartwig TVA Joe Ferrante NMC Enclosure 1

MEETING AGENDA EXTENDED POWER UPRATE HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION PSEG NUCLEAR, LLC DOCKET NO. 50-354 Schedule Discussion Topics August 17, 2007 2:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. Introductory Remarks/Introductions 2:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. - Uncertainty and Bias Calculation

- Acoustic Circuit Model Revision 4

- Finite Element Analysis Results

- Request For Additional Information Responses 3:25 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. Public Questions and Comments 3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closed Portion - Proprietary Information Enclosure 2