ML072920468

09/25/2007, Summary of Meeting Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff and Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing Representatives to Discuss License Renewal Activities

ML072920468
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Site:	Palo Verde, Wolf Creek, Diablo Canyon, South Texas, Comanche Peak
Issue date:	10/29/2007
From:	Veronica Rodriguez NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRB
To:
Rodriguez V
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October 29, 2007

ORGANIZATION: Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing

SUMMARY

OF MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND STRATEGIC TEAMING AND RESOURCE SHARING REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS LICENSE RENEWAL ACTIVITIES On September 25, 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) met with members of Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing (STARS) in a public meeting to discuss their license renewal activities for Comanche Peak, Diablo Canyon, Palo Verde, South Texas, and Wolf Creek plants. A list of attendees is provided in Enclosure 1 and the meeting agenda is provided in Enclosure 2. A copy of the slides presented by STARS is provided as Enclosure 3.

A summary of the discussion follows.

The STARS center of business was established in March 2004 with representatives from each plant within the group. However, STARS clarified that Callaway is not currently participating in the license renewal activities performed by their center of business. During the meeting it was explained that the plants work collaboratively as an a lliance that share overhead, employees, and contractors. The team also shares plant and aging management operating experience.

STARS submitted the Wolf Creek license renewal application (LRA) in September 2006. Wolf Creek is the first application from the fleet; therefore, their model plant. As of today, STARS has submitted five letters of intent. Currently the plants are performing feasibility studies and have not announced which one will be the next to be submitted for NRC review and approval.

STARS informed the staff that the group is actively participating in license renewal activities like attending audits and inspections performed at different nuclear power plants and by participating in the Nuclear Energy Institute license renewal task force. STARS has a license renewal oversight committ ee and it engaged eight different facilities to aid in performing its peer review of the Wolf Creek LRA.

Both the staff and STARS shared lessons learned from different LRAs including those for Wolf Creek. Some of the items di scussed include: the organization of the LRA, availability and maintenance of basis documents and the aging management program binders, the need for

benchmarking, consistency with the Generic Aging Le ssons Learned Report, availability and accuracy of boundary drawings, audit questions, audit needs lists and references availability, subject matter experts and breakout rooms availability, and internet acce ss and printing capabilities duri ng the audits.

Lastly, STARS expressed that they will consider a project to be successful if its performed under budget, within schedule, with no open items and with only the standard proposed license conditions.

/RA/ Verónica M. Rodríguez, Project Manager License Renewal Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket Nos. 50-445, 50-446, 50-275 50-323, 50-528, 50-529, 50-530, 50-498, 50-499, and 50-482

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. Agenda

3. Meeting Handouts

cc w/encls: See next page

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OF MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND STRATEGIC TEAMING AND RESOURCE SHARING REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS LICENSE RENEWAL ACTIVITIES

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T. Hiltz B. Singal A. Wang M. Markley M. Thadani J. Donohew T. Brown J. Rowley

Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2

cc: NRC Resident Inspector Diablo Canyon Power Plant c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 369 Avila Beach, CA 93424

Sierra Club San Lucia Chapter ATTN: Andrew Christie P.O. Box 15755 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406

Ms. Nancy Culver San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace P.O. Box 164 Pismo Beach, CA 93448

Chairman San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors 1055 Monterey Street, Suite D430 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Mr. Truman Burns Mr. Robert Kinosian California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness, Room 4102 San Francisco, CA 94102

Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee ATTN: Robert R. Wellington, Esq.

Legal Counsel 857 Cass Street, Suite D Monterey, CA 93940

Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064

Jennifer Post, Esq.

Pacific Gas & Electric Company P.O. Box 7442 San Francisco, CA 94120

City Editor The Tribune 3825 South Higuera Street P.O. Box 112 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-0112

Director, Radiologic Health Branch State Department of Health Services P.O. Box 997414, MS 7610 Sacramento, CA 95899-7414

Mr. James D. Boyd, Commissioner California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth Street, MS 31 Sacramento, CA 95831

Mr. James R. Becker, Vice President Diablo Canyon Operations and Station Director Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 56 Avila Beach, CA 93424

Jennifer Tang Field Representative United States Senator Barbara Boxer 1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 240 San Francisco, CA 94111

Mr. John T. Conway Site Vice President Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 56 Avila Beach, CA 93424

Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station

cc: Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 2159 Glen Rose, TX 76403-2159

Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011

Mr. Fred W. Madden, Director Regulatory Affairs TXU Generation Company LP P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043

George L. Edgar, Esq.

Morgan Lewis 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

County Judge P.O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043

Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189

Mr. Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3189

Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326

Ms. Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087

Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Program P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 Palo Verde Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

cc: Mr. Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007

Mr. Douglas Kent Porter Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770

Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 40 Buckeye, AZ 85326

Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064

Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003

Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street Phoenix, AZ 85040

Mr. Scott Bauer, Acting General Manager Regulatory Affairs and Performance Improvement Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7636 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

Mr. John Taylor Public Service Company of New Mexico 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224

Mr. Matthew Benac Assistant Vice President Nuclear & Generation Services El Paso Electric Company 340 East Palm Lane, Suite 310 Phoenix, AZ 85004

Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy Bldg D21 San Clemente, CA 92672

Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert Assistant General Counsel El Paso Electric Company Mail Location 167 123 W. Mills El Paso, TX 79901

Mr. John Schumann Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100

Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P. O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326

Ms. Karen O'Regan Environmental Program Manager City of Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs 200 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003

South Texas Projects, Units 1 and 2

cc:

Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483

C. M. Canady City of Austin

Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704

J. J. Nesrsta / R. K. Temple E. Alercon / Kevin Pollo City Public Service Board P. O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296

INPO Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339-3064

Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011

Steve Winn / Christie Jacobs Eddy Daniels / Marty Ryan NRC Energy, Inc.

211 Carnegie Center Princeton, NJ 08540

Judge, Matagorda County Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, TX 77414

A. H. Gutterman, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

E. D. Halpin Site Vice President STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project Electric Generating Station P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483

S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5014 Wadsworth, TX 77483

C. T. Bowman General Manager, Oversight STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 389 Wadsworth, TX 77483

Marilyn Kistler Sr. Staff Specialist, Licensing STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289, Mail Code 5014 Wadsworth, TX 77483

Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189

Jon C. Wood Cox, Smith, & Matthews 112 East Pecan, Suite 1800 San Antonio, TX 78205

Director Division of Compliance & Inspection Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of State Health Services 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756 South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2

cc: Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326

Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087

Mr. Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Division P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711

Mr. Ted Enos 4200 South Hulen Suite 422 Ft. Worth, TX 76109

Ken Coates Plant General Manager STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project Electric Generating Station P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483

Wolf Creek Generating Station

cc: Jay Silberg, Esq.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037

Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-7005

Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 311 Burlington, KS 66839

Chief Engineer, Utilities Division Kansas Corporation Commission 1500 SW Arrowhead Road Topeka, KS 66604-4027

Office of the Governor State of Kansas Topeka, KS 66612

Attorney General 120 S.W. 10 th Avenue, 2 nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612-1597

County Clerk Coffey County Courthouse 110 South 6 th Street Burlington, KS 66839

Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Control Section Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Topeka, KS 66612-1366

Vice President Operations/Plant Manager Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

Supervisor Licensing Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office/Callaway Plant

8201 NRC Road Steedman, MO 65077-1032

Kevin J. Moles, Manager Regulatory Affairs Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

Lorrie I. Bell, Project Manager Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

ENCLOSURE 1 MEETING BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND STRATEGIC TEAMING AND RESOURCE SHARING ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND ROOM T-2B3 MEETING ATTENDANCE LIST SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS Veronica M. Rodri guezU.S. Nuclear Re gulator y Commission (NRC) Christian Jacobs NRC Samson Lee NRC Ra jender Auluck NRC Rani Franovich NRC Eric Benne r NRC Kenneth Chan g NRC Peter Wen NRC Duc N g u y en NRC Surinder Arora NRC N g oc (Tomm y) Le NRC Bill Ro gers NRC Balwant K. Sin gal NRC Jonathan Rowle y NRC Michael Markle y NRC Dan Hoan g NRC Yeon-Ki Chun g NRC Lorrie Bell Wolf Creek Nuclear O peratin g Cor poration Eric Blocher Strate gic Teamin g and Resource Sharin g (STARS)

Paul Crawle y STARS Mike Ber g STARS Russell Smith STARS Ton y Harris STARS Terr y Grebel STARS

ENCLOSURE 2 MEETING BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND STRATEGIC TEAMING AND RESOURCE SHARING ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND ROOM T-2B3 PROPOSED AGENDA SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

1. Introductions and purpose of meeting

2. STARS Center of Business status a. Utility members

b. Current letters of intent

c. Schedule

d. Industry involvement

e. Intended approach to license renewal applications (LRAs)

3. Wolf Creek lessons learned a. Use of database tool (LRDMNT)

b. Audit arrangements

c. Issues i. Wolf Creek ii. Generic

4. NRC feedback for future STARS LRAs

5. Public participation ENCLOSURE 3 MEETING BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND STRATEGIC TEAMING AND RESOURCE SHARING ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND ROOM T-2B3 MEETING HANDOUTS SEPTEMBER 25, 2007