ML081910508

(PVNGS) and Stars Meeting with NRC Slide Presentation

ML081910508
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	06/30/2008
From:	Strategic Teaming & Resource Sharing (STARS)
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC MD8901, TAC MD8902, TAC MD8903
Download: ML081910508 (20)

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& STARS Meeting PVNGS PVNGS & STARS Meeting with NRC June, 2008 1

.1, AGENDA

" Introduction to STARS

" Wolf Creek Model

• Palo Verde Status

" Other STARS Plants

" Discussion 2

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PREVIOUS MEETINGS

" November 2004

" October 2005

" May 2006

" September 2007 3

STARS PAM COB

• Established March 2004

• Combined utility and contractor staff

• Perform integrated plant assessments in preparation of LRA's

• Establish and apply common methodologies & documentation

• Leverage plant aging management plans

• Realize efficiencies and savings 4

A~ STARS iii PAM COB MEMBERS

• Callaway*

• Comanche Peak

" Diablo Canyon

° Palo Verde

" San Onofre*

• South Texas 0 Wolf Creek

• Callaway and San Onofre joined the COB January 1, 2008 5

STARS LRA STATUS

" Wolf Creek

- Draft SER issued with Open Items

- ACRS Subcommittee Meeting held March 5th

- SER due July 29th

- ACRS Full Committee Meeting September

- License issue date November 2 1 st

• Palo Verde

- Draft application issued for review

- Letter to NRC May 15th

- Target submittal ready - 4 th Quarter 2008

• Plant #3

- Feasibility Study Production began beginning 2008

- Environmental review underway

- Feasibility Study Complete - 4 th Quarter 2009

• Plant #4

- Readiness Review Completed

- Data transfer and database preparation in progress

- Production begins August 2008

- Target submittal window - 4 th Quarter 2010 6

STARS LETTERS OF INTENT

• Letters of Intent

-4th Quarter 2008

-4th Quarter 2009

-4th Quarter 2010

- 4 th Quarter 2011

-4th Quarter 2012 3rd Quarter 2013 7

STARS PAM COB ACTIVITIES

'I' WITHIN THE INDUSTRY

• NEI - Executive License Renewal Working Group

- License Renewal Task Force

- Discipline License Renewal Working Groups

• Peer Reviews & Assessments 9 Benchmarking, Industry Workshops, Audits, RAI Database

• ACRS meetings 8

STARS APPROACH TO SUBMITTALS

" Wolf Creek sets standard for follow-on plants

- Common methodology, documentation and presentation

" Utilize Common utility and contractor staff

• Schedule sequential filings to maximize benefits

" Foster station ownership of product

" Maintain cognizance of industry direction, influence key decisions

- Provide timely feedback from predecessor plant and other industry submittals into process

" Make NRC's reviews, audits, and inspections easy

" Established License Renewal Oversight Committee to ensure COB objectives are being met v

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Sept. 25, 2007 NRC Lessons-11/' Learned Meeting - Positives o Wolf Creek application is a good model

• Enhance; don't rebuild

" Well organized

" Well documented

• Very good drawings

" Excellent interaction between plant staff & COB staff

" Website access a definite strength

" Q&A Database worked well 10

Sept. 25, 2007 NRC Lessons-Learned Meeting - Recommendations

" Make more environmental docs available on website

• Be more specific in referencing basis documents (page, section, subsection)

• Be as timely as possible in submitting amendments I responses - consider partial submittals

• OE and CAP extremely important; the more, the better

" Follow GALL Rev. 1; Exceptions to NUREG-1801 will require additional review (enhancements are better)

" Continue to monitor other applications and audits

• Ensure internet access for at least one NRC person during audits / inspections 11

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OTHER STARS PLANTS 9 Preparations in Progress 12

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JPALO VERDE S"Three identical CE System 80 PWRs

• Located 26 mi west of the Phoenix metropolitan area

• Licensed power 3990 MWt

• Zero discharge plant cooled by forced draft low profile cooling towers

° All SGs have been replaced

• Reactor heads will be replaced in RF15 (10/09, 4/10 and 10/10) 4 I,,+

PALO VERDE STATUS

• Preparation began March 2006

• Production work done

• Completed first LRA draft - April 2008

• Industry Peer Review - May 2008

• Second draft now in review by Plant Review Board and Off-Site Safety Review Committee 9 Target Submittal Date - 4th Quarter 2008 15

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APPLICATION OF

!(/1 NUREG-1801 e 39 Aging Management Programs

- 17 programs will be enhanced

- 9 programs with exception

- 9 new programs 9 NUREG-1801 Consistency

- Aging evaluation approximately 952/o consistent with NUREG-1 801

- Two Plant Specific Programs

" Plant specific Njckel Alloy Program

" RCS supplement for Reactor Internals and Nickel Alloy 16

J_ APPLICATION OF 1/LESSONS LEARNED

• Wolf Creek sets standard for STARS plants

• Common methodology and documentation

• Common utility and contractor staff

• Timely feedback from predecessor plant NRC reviews

• Industry Participation and Feedback

• Executive Management Engagement and Site Ownership 17

SPECIFIC ISSUES

• Station Blackout

• Thermal Fatigue TLAA l Enhanced Website

• Consistency with GALL

• Review and Audit/Inspection Process

• Other Concerns, Expectation s, Areas to focus on?

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SUMMARY

• STARS Approach

• Industry Participation

" Consistent with NUREG-1 801

" Use of Lessons Learned and NRC Feedback

" Interaction between Plant and NRC staff 19

~U~AI DISCUSSION 20