ML083520416

Public Meeting Summary, Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Docket No.05-395

ML083520416
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	12/16/2008
From:	Jim Dodson NRC/RGN-II
To:	Archie J South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 1

SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 December 16, 2008 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Mr. Jeffrey B. Archie Vice President, Nuclear Operations Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

, VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, DOCKET NO.05-395

Dear Mr. Archie:

This refers to the Category 1 public meeting conducted at your request in the Region II Office on December 11, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. The meetings purpose was to discuss and review accomplishments achieved during the spring 2008 refueling outage and work force for the planned units at Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station. Enclosed is a list of attendees (Enclosure 1) and the presentation handouts (Enclosure 2).

This meeting was mutually beneficial and provided the NRC staff with an understanding of your focus goals and direction for the operating unit and planned units.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at (404) 562-4655.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James S. Dodson, Acting Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Licensee Presentation Handouts Docket No.: 50-395 License No.: NPF-12 cc w/encls: (See page 2)

_________________________ G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP SIGNATURE /RA/

NAME JDodson DATE 12/ /2008 12/ /2008 12/ /2008 12/ /2008 12/ /2008 12/ /2008 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

SCE&G 2 cc w/encl:

R. J. White David A. Lavigne Nuclear Coordinator General Manager S.C. Public Service Authority Mail Code 802 Organization Development Electronic Mail Distribution South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Senior Resident Inspector Electronic Mail Distribution South Carolina Electric and Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Susan E. Jenkins U.S. NRC Director, Division of Waste Management 576 Stairway Road Bureau of Land and Waste Management Jenkinsville, SC 29065 S.C. Department of Health and Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Bruce L. Thompson, Manager Nuclear Licensing (Mail Code 830)

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Robert M. Fowlkes General Manager Engineering Services South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Thomas D. Gatlin General Manager Nuclear Plant Operations (Mail Code 303)

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution

LIST OF ATTENDEES Licensee J. Archie, Site Vice President D. Gatlin, Plant Manager R. Ray, Operations Training Supervisor D. Shue, Planning & Outage Management Manager Region II L. Reyes, Regional Administrator V. McCree, Deputy Regional Administrator L. Wert, Director, Division of Reactor Projects R. Croteau, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety M. Widmann, Chief, Operator Licensing Branch J. Dodson, Acting Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 5 Enclosure 1

Outage Overview:

3/4Duration: April 25 to June 14, 2008 Refuel 17 Post Outage Review 3/4Focus Of Goals:

Nuclear Safety Radiological Safety Industrial Safety Don Shue 3/4Outage Milestones:

Manager, Planning & Outage Management 53 of 54 Met (98%)

Preoutage Focus Areas: Preoutage Focus Areas: RF17 Major Projects:

3/4 Supplemental Workers: 3/4 Computerized Maintenance

• Items To Be 3/4 500 General Workers (Various Disciplines) Management System (CMMS) Reviewed:

3/4 200 Specialty Contractors 3/4 Danger Tagging 3/4Major Modifications 3/4 Able To Fill All Required Positions 3/4 Work Control 3/4 Items Having 3/4 Materials Management Significant Schedule 3/4 Condition Reports Impact 3/4 On Site Information Services Technology (IST) 3/4Items Previously Support Discussed At Pre-Outage Meeting

Pressurizer Weld Overlay (Plan): Pressurizer Weld Overlay (Results): C RCP Gasket Replacement (Plan):

3/4Required By Material Reliability Program 3/4Overlay Went Very Well 3/4 Slow Weep on Startup Number 139 (MRP-139). 3/4Second Lowest Dose In Nation (10.17R) Under Cold Conditions 3/4VC Summer Allowed Deviation to 2008 3/4Completed Ahead of Schedule 3/4 Does Not Weep Under 3/4Overlay Six Nozzles 3/4Attributable To:

Hot Conditions 3/4 Surge Line (1) 3/4Preoutage Planning 3/4 Safety Valves (3) 3/4Highly Qualified Vendor 3/4 Spray Line (1) 3/4 Upgrade Flange 3/4VC Summer Employee Using Hydranuts 3/4 Power Operated Relief (1)

Ownership Of Project 3/4 Repair Vendor:

3/4Repair Vendor: WSI AREVA C RCP Gasket Replacement: B.5.B Large Area Fire Enhancements Refueling Focus Items:

3/4 No External Leakage

• Completed Online Plant

• Visual Inspection Of Changes in 2007 Lead Test Assembly 3/4 Completed In Scheduled Duration

• RF System Modifications:

• Installation Of New 3/4 Main Feedwater Control Rods 3/4 VC Summer Stepped In To Support 3/4 Condensate 3/4 Hydranuts Were 3/4 Reactor Building Spray

• No Fuel Leaks Successful

• Modifications Completed

• Core Reloaded Per 3/4 Shaft Scratch Issue

• B.5.B NRC Inspection Design Completed In June 2008

• Will Perform Upflow Conversion In RF-18

Secondary Inspections:

Turbine & Generator Inspection: Turbine & Generator Inspection:

Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC)

• Turbine Inspection:

• Alterex Refurbishment:

3/4Refurbished Offsite

• Inspected 302 Grid 3/4Cleaning Locations:

3/4Inspection 3/4Stiffened

• No FAC Replacements 3/4NDE 3/4Realigned Were Required

• Generator Inspection:

• Results:

3/4Robotic 3/4Very Low Vibration 3/4Wedge Tapping 3/4No. 9 Bearing is Less Than 0.5 mils Feedwater Booster Pump Repairs: Circulating Water Pump Motors: Positives:

• A Pump Has New

• Began Purchase of

• Outage Communication Was Very Good Design Seals New Motors Over 2

• B Pump Was Years Ago

• Shutdown to Mode 5 Increasing Went Well:

Refurbished Including

• Installed New Motor 3/4 Record Short Duration For VC Summer New Design Seals Onto A CW Pump 3/4 Total Duration of 569 Hours 3/4 VC Summer Previous Best 595 Hours

• New Style Seals Are

• The Old CW Motor Performing Well Will Now Be A Spare

• Resolved Preoutage 2 MW Loss 3/4 Turbine Gland Seal Loss via HP Shell To Packing Gland

• C & D Pumps

• New Motors Are 3/4 Replace Divider Gaskets In HP Heaters 1A & 1B Previously Refurbished More Reliable 3/4 Repair Tube Issues In LP Heaters Including 6A

Positives: Positives: Significant Challenges:

• Installed New Control Rod Drive Cooling Tower:

• Upgraded FW Control Valve Air System:

• Four Major Contributors 3/4 Inspected Existing Tower Early In Outage 3/4 New Air Filters 3/4 DG Governor Replacement 3/4 Had Contingency In Place For New Tower 3/4 Air Gag System 3/4 Addition Of SW Valves On RB Return To Pond 3/4 Stainless Steel Tubing 3/4 B Train RHR Discharge To RCS Valve Leakage 3/4 New Solenoids 3/4 Digital Rod Position Indication

• All Were From Mode 5 To Plant On Line

• Performing Causal Evaluation (CR-08-02965)

• Outage Critique Information 3/4 Approximately 400 Items Reviewed 3/4 Resolution At Management Level Challenges: Challenges: Challenges:

• DG Governor Replacement (ECR-50466):

• Service Water to RB

• Service Water to RB Upgrades 3/4Improve Reliability Upgrades (GL 96-06) 3/4VCS Redesign Required 3/4Old Governor No Longer Vendor Supported 3/4New Butterfly Valves 3/478 Hour Delay 3/4 XVB-3107 A&B 3/4Replacement Requires Precise Tuning 3/4 Quick Speed Response on Start 3/4Prevent Water Hammer 3/4 Long Term Stability 3/4Specifications:

3/4 Proved Very Difficult 3/4 VCS Supplied Critical 3/473 Hour Delay Specifications 3/4 Valves Certified By Vendor 3/4 Did Not Meet Dynamic Specifications

Challenges: Challenges: Challenges:

• RHR Discharge Valve

• Digital Rod Position 3/4 Misaligned Cards led XVG-8887B Indication (DRPI) to Overload 3/4Found Packing Leak 3/4Control Room Rod 3/4 Overload Damaged 3/4In ECCS Post Position Indication Wires Accident Flowpath 3/4Computer Card 3/4 Solder Dislodged Based System 3/4Led to Discovery Of Scratched Stem 3/4Inconsistencies In Rod Indication 3/4Required Complete Valve Disassembly 3/4Removed Panel From MCB 3/4 Allowed Pin Shorts 3/465 Hour Delay 3/4 76 Hour Delay 3/4Tested Cards Questions?

3/4 Replace 23 Licensed Operators lost through attrition:

This includes anticipated losses of 2 licensed operators per year and adjusts for current shortfall due to recent losses

` Unit 1 Attrition 3/4 Provide 32 Experienced Licensed Operators to Units 2 and 3:

` Units 2 and 3 Initial Staffing - 21 Senior Reactor Operators

- 11 Reactor Operators 3/4 An estimated 55 new licenses will be required on Unit 1 3/4 Current staffing plans for Units 2 and 3 are 3/4 Totals:

built around providing a solid core of Unit 1

• Licensed Operators - 73 staff to ensure preservation of our safety

• Non-Licensed Operators - 54 culture. 3/4 Through 2011, majority of new hires for Units 2 and 3 will be trained and qualified on Unit 1 3/4 40% of Licensed Operators will be Unit 1 3/4 Licensed Operator training for Units 2 and 3:

transfers, including 21 Senior Reactor

• starts in 2012 Operators

• combines qualified Unit 1 candidates with new hires 3/4 The Operations Training staff for Units 2 and 3/4 Starting in 2012, new hires for Units 2 and 3 will 3 will come from Unit 1. go directly into Unit 2 organization.

Unit 1 Training staff increased in 2008 Licensing exam schedule needed to support Hiring one third of Unit 2 and 3 Instructor staff annually from 2008 through 2010 staffing projections:

• Future Unit 2 and 3 instructors will be trained on Unit 1 to: 3/4 Unit 1 - 2009 through 2015

- Imbed the VCS culture

- Assist with increased training classes to support 3/4 8 initial license exams, up to 12 candidates Unit 2 and 3 pipeline per exam

• One third of Unit 2 and 3 Instructor staff will transfer from Unit 1 annually, starting in 2010 Unit 2 - 2014 through 2015

• Four initial exams

• Up to 16 candidates per exam

• First exam anticipated Spring 2014

• Second exam Fall 2014

• Two classes (32 candidates) examine spring 2015.

• Up to 2 additional exams to support Unit 3 -

dates TBD