ML090510038

Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on February 11, 2009, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Entergy Operations, Inc. Regarding Progress on National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Transition Activities

ML090510038
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	02/24/2009
From:	Mahesh Chawla Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Entergy Operations
Wengert, Thomas J, NRR/DORL, 415-4037
References
TAC ME0072
Download: ML090510038 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 February 24, 2009 LICENSEE:

Entergy Operations, Inc.

FACILITIES: Palisades Nuclear Plant SUB..IECT:

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON FEBRUARY 11, 2009, BElWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. REGARDING PROGRESS ON NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805 TRANSITION ACTIVITIES (TAC NO. ME0072)

A teleconference was held between representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff to discuss progress on the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 transition activities. ENO submitted "Palisades NFPA 805 Project Milestones" table (see Enclosure 1) which provides the list of NFPA 805 transition activities and their status. The licensee stated that all the tasks are on track and at present there are no significant barriers. Since some of the tasks were listed as "Not Started", NRC staff made a recommendation to add the startup dates for all the tasks that are scheduled to be started in the next 6 months. The licensee will submit an updated table prior to the status call next month. Enclosure 2 provides the list of all attendees.

Background

On December 9, 2008 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession Number ML083260577), NRC staff granted additional enforcement discretion to Palisades. ENO in its letter dated November 25, 2008 (ADAMS Accession Number ML083370155) made a commitment to conduct monthly teleconferences with the NRC staff to discuss progress on the PNP NFPA 805 transition activities.

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Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255

Enclosures:

1. Table - Palisades NFPA 805 Project Milestones

2. Table - List of Attendees cc w/encls: Distribution via ListServ

2/11/2009 Palisades NFPA 80S Project Milestones IrtT"!,,,,::!:.,

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Transition of Nuclear Safety Performance Criteria Task 1:

I(NEI 04-02 Table B-2) 03/04/09 On Track Task 2:

Fundamental Fire Protection Program & Design Elements 07/13/09 On Track Task 3:

Radloactive Release Transition 04/06/09 Not Started Task 4:

Nuclear Safety Analysis Transition I(NEI 04-02 Table B-3) 09/30/09 On Track ST4.1.1 Off-Site Power Cable Selection and Analysis 02/15/09 See Comments ST4.1.2 Other Power Cable Selection and Analysis 03/15/09 On Track Task 5:

Non-Power Operational Modes Transition I(NEI 04-02 Table F-1)

OS/26/09 On Track Task 6:

Internal Ewnts PRA 02/17/10 On Track ST 6.2.1 Prepare LERF Model 07/31/09 On Track ST6.2.2 Update Flooding Analysis 07/31/09 On Track ST6.3 Thermal Hydraulic Analysis for MSO/HRA 03/15/09 On Track Task 7:

Fire PRA 12/22/09 On Track ST 7.6.4 R3 Internal Ewnts Model 04/01/09 On Track ST7.7 Quantification Risk Screening 05/15/09 Not Started ST7.8 Scoping for Fire Modeling 07/15/09 Not Started ST 7.9/10 Circuit Failure Mode Likelihood Analysis 07/15/09 Not Started ST7.12 Post Fire HRA 07/15/09 Not Started ST7.13 Seismic Fire Interaction Assessment 07/31/09 Not Started ST 7.14 Fire Risk Quantification 09/15/09 Not Started ST7.15 Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis 09/15/09 Not Started Task 8:

NFPA 805 Change Evaluations 02/01/10 Not Started ST8.1 Change Evaluations 12/01/09 Not Started ST8.2 Non-Compliance Risk Evaluations 12/01/09 Not Started Task 9:

Palisades Mapping of Post Transition Procedures &

Document Re'Jisions 01/08/10 Not Started Task 10:

Transition Report 03/18/10 Not Started Task 11:

License Amendment Request (LAR) 03/19/10 Not Started Notes:

1 The original milestone dates per schedule PLP 805 S1-3 WIFC Schedule 12NOV08 and are subject to change. The current schedule (805 S2-6L Schedule 02FEB09) dates were validated to be on or before these dates unless otherwise noted.

2 "On Track" means that the task current percentage completed is" the expected completion percent and the expected completion date for the task is projected to be met.

Comments:

ST 4.1.1 Cables have been identif led which are not in the site database and/or do not have the room and f ire area inf ormation identif ied.

These are being evaluated. Preiiminary disposition indicates these open cable issues will have minimal to no impact on the overall project.

While these cables are being evaluated, work continues in parallel on the PRA model assuming worst case cable locations based on some rannwav nAnAr;:t1i7;:tfinn~

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TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL ON NFPA 805 TRANSITION PROGRESS BETWEEN U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FEBRUARY 11, 2009 PARTICIPANTS TITLE/POSITION AFFILIATIONS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)

Thomas Wengert Project Manager (Backup for Palisades)

HEADQUARTERS Harold Barrett Senior Fire Protection (FP) Engineer John Ellegood Senior Resident Inspector REGION 3 ENTERGY Laurie Lahti Licensing Manager PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT Alan Blind Acting Engineering Director Tom Swiecicki FP Engineer Brian Brogan Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA)

Engineer Frank Yanik PSA Engineer John McCann Corporate Licensing Jim Kuemin Licensing Engineer Roger Stobert Contractor

February 24, 2009 LICENSEE:

Entergy Operations, Inc.

FACILITIES: Palisades Nuclear Plant

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON FEBRUARY 11, 2009, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. REGARDING PROGRESS ON NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805 TRANSITION ACTIVITIES (TAC NO. ME0072)

A teleconference was held between representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff to discuss progress on the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 transition activities. ENO submitted" Palisades NFPA 805 Project Milestones" table (see Enclosure 1) which provides the list of NFPA 805 transition activities and their status. The licensee stated that all the tasks are on track and at present there are no significant barriers. Since some of the tasks were listed as " Not Started", NRC staff made a recommendation to add the startup dates for all the tasks that are scheduled to be started in the next 6 months. The licensee will submit an updated table prior to the status call next month. Enclosure 2 provides the list of all attendees.

Background

On December 9, 2008 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession Number ML083260577), NRC staff granted additional enforcement discretion to Palisades. ENO in its letter dated November 25, 2008 (ADAMS Accession Number ML083370155) made a commitment to conduct monthly teleconferences with the NRC staff to discuss progress on the PNP NFPA 805 transition activities.

IRAJ T. Wengert for Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255

Enclosures:

1. Table - Palisades NFPA 805 Proje

2. Table - List of Attendees ct Milestones cc w/encls: Distribution via ListServ Distribution:

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