ML110820276

Summary of Site Audit Related to the Review of the License Renewal Application for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1

ML110820276
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	06/03/2011
From:	Cooper P License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To:	FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
Cooper P, NRR/DLR, 415-2323
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TAC ME4613
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SUMMARY

OF SITE AUDIT RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. ME4613)

From March 8-10, 2011, a review team consisting of staff from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and contractors from Argonne National Laboratories participated in a site audit at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 (DBNPS) related to the environmental review of the DBNPS license renewal application. The primary goal of the site visit was to review documentation, gather information to ensure that the environmental requirements of license renewal as codified in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51) were met, and to interface with officials in Federal, State, and local government agencies to obtain related information. Enclosed is a list of representatives from the NRC, Argonne National Laboratories, other Federal agencies, and FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) who participated in the site audit.

The audit began on March 8, 2011, with a kickoff meeting to introduce participants and to discuss logistics of the audit. Following the kickoff meeting, the environmental review team partiCipated in a general site tour of DBNPS with FENOC staff. The general site tour provided an ecological overview of the site and focused on areas relevant to the environmental review.

During the remainder of the site audit, the environmental review team examined data used by FENOC in preparation of the Environmental Report and met in smaller groups with FENOC representatives with corresponding environmental expertise. These groups partiCipated in various activities, including tours of onsite National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitted outtalls; circulating water systems; in-scope transmission line rights-ot-way; radioactive waste processing and storage areas; meteorological towers and monitoring equipment; and Title V-permitted air emission points.

The environmental review team also met onsite with officials from Fish and Wildlife Services and the Black Swamp Bird Observatory. Information gathered through participation of these agencies will assist the environmental review team in its evaluation.

In addition, the team reviewed the FENOC process for identifying new and significant information (information that would challenge the generic conclusions reached in the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437).

FENOC cited no new and significant information, and the team's independent review during the course of the site audit did not identify any either.

-2 At the conclusion of the site audit, the environmental review team summarized the status of the review with FENOC representatives. Most of the team's questions were answered through the conduct of the audit. Those that were not will be answered by FENOC as it responds to the team's request for additional information letter (ADAMS accession number ML11094A099).

While the NRC review team did not identify any significant issues during its site audit or during the meetings with other participants, the team indicated that the environmental review was ongoing and that any additional information necessary to support the review would be formally requested.

Paula E. Cooper. Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-346

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: Listserv

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW ENVIRONMENTAL SITE AUDIT March 8-10,2011 PARTICIPANTS ORGANIZATION Briana Balsam U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

April BeBault NRC Paula Cooper NRC Bill Rautzen NRC Allison Travers NRC Rich Bulavinetz NRC Young-Soo Chang Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

Ron Kolpa ANL John Quinn ANL Konnie Wescott ANL Steven Dort FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FirstEnergy)

Cliff Custer FirstEnergy Don Kosloff FirstEnergy Allen McAllister FirstEnergy Kathy Nesser FirstEnergy Jim Hester FirstEnergy John Thomas FirstEnergy Larry Hinkle FirstEnergy Vito Kaminskas FirstEnergy Brian Boles FirstEnergy John Dominy FirstEnergy AI Percival FirstEnergy Brian Kremer FirstEnergy Gil Nordlund FirstEnergy Jack Reuter FirstEnergy Pat McCloskey FirstEnergy Steve Chimo FirstEnergy Vince Capozziello FirstEnergy Polly Boissoneault FirstEnergy Darrell Converse FirstEnergy Pete Mainhardt FirstEnergy Steve Couture FirstEnergy Craig Gale FirstEnergy Rebecca Spach FirstEnergy ENCLOSURE

-2 PARTICIPANTS ORGANIZATION Christopher Hahn FirstEnergy John Podnar FirstEnergy Marjorie Twymon FirstEnergy Bill Beach FirstEnergy Vincent Conant FirstEnergy Kim Kaufman Black Swamp Bird Observatory Edward Pausch Fish and Wildlife Services John Snooks Areva

-2 At the conclusion of the site audit, the environmental review team summarized the status of the review with FENOC representatives. Most of the team's questions were answered through the conduct of the audit. Those that were not will be answered by FENOC as it responds to the team's request for additional information letter (ADAMS accession number ML11094A099).

While the NRC review team did not identify any significant issues during its site audit or during the meetings with other participants, the team indicated that the environmental review was ongoing and that any additional information necessary to support the review would be formally requested.

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Paula E. Cooper, Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-346

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Memorandum to FENOC from Paula Cooper dated June 3, 2011

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