ML082480147

Pre-Application Meeting with Energy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Regarding Spent Fuel Criticality Amendment

ML082480147
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	09/04/2008
From:	Mahesh Chawla Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Lois James Plant Licensing Branch III
Chawla M, NRR/DORL, 415-8371
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September 4, 2008 MEMORANDUM TO: Lois James, Branch Chief Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager /RA/

Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing

SUBJECT:

Pre-application Meeting with Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Regarding Spent Fuel Criticality Amendment DATE & TIME: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

LOCATION: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Executive Boulevard Building 6003 Executive Boulevard, Room EBB1B15 Rockville, MD 20852 PURPOSE: Pre-application meeting with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff to discuss Spent Fuel Criticality Amendment CATEGORY 1*: This is a Category 1 meeting. The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion but before the meeting is adjourned.

Certain portions of this meeting will be closed to the public, if the information discussed is determined to be proprietary in nature.

MEETING CONTACT(S): Mahesh Chawla, NRR Justin Poole, NRR 301-415-8371 301-415-2048 Mahesh.chawla@nrc.gov Justin.poole@nrc.gov

• Commissions Policy Statement on Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings, (67 FR 36920) May 28, 2002

L.James PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and Region III NRC UTILITY AREVA M. Chawla, NRR L. Lahti R. Heath G. Cranston, NRR J. Broshak et al.

K. Wood, NRR R. Schmidt J. Ellegood, RIII (via phone) T. Allen et al. et al.

Docket Nos. 50-255

Enclosure:

Meeting Agenda cc w/encl: See next page

L.James PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and Region III NRC UTILITY AREVA M. Chawla, NRR L. Lahti R. Heath G. Cranston, NRR J. Broshak et al.

K. Wood, NRR R. Schmidt J. Ellegood, RIII (via phone) T. Allen et al. et al.

Docket Nos. 50-255

Enclosure:

Meeting Agenda cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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AGENDA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PRE-APPLICATION MEETING WITH ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

• Introductions

• Palisades Region I fuel rack BADGER test results

• Proposed resolution

• Industry issues with criticality analyses

• Questions and answers

• Summary and conclusion Enclosure

Palisades Plant cc:

Supervisor Covert Township Vice President Oversight P. O. Box 35 Entergy Nuclear Operations Covert, MI 49043 P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Office of the Governor P. O. Box 30013 Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety Lansing, MI 48909 & Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 31995 Resident Inspector's Office Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Senior Vice President and COO Covert, MI 49043 Entergy Nuclear Operations 440 Hamilton Avenue Michigan Department White Plains, NY 10601 of Environmental Quality Waste and Hazardous Assistant General Counsel Materials Division Entergy Nuclear Operations Radiological Protection Section 440 Hamilton Avenue Radiological Assessment Unit White Plains, NY 10601 Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street Manager, Licensing P.O. Box 30241 Entergy Nuclear Operations Lansing, MI 48909-7741 Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Michigan Department of Attorney General Covert, MI 49043-9530 Special Litigation Division 525 West Ottawa St.

Sixth Floor, G. Mennen Williams Building Lansing, MI 48913 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995