ML112000099
| ML112000099 | |
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|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 07/22/2011 |
| From: | John Lamb Watts Bar Special Projects Branch |
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| Lamb J 301-415-3100 | |
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| ML11200A124 | List: |
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| Download: ML112000099 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555"()001 July 22, 2011 LICENSEE:
Tennessee Valley Authority FACILITY:
Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1.
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF JULY 14,2011, PRE-APPLICATION MEETING WITH TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY REGARDING DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL AND HUMAN FACTORS FOR THE POTENTIAL, PROPOSED UPDATED OPERATING LICENSE APPLICATION AT BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 1 On July 14,2011, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the TVA's pre-application of a potentially, proposed update to the operating license (OL) application for Bellefonte Nuclear Plant (BLN), Unit 1 related to digital instrumentation and controls (I&C) and human factors. The meeting notice was published on May 26, 2011 (Agencywide Documents and Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML111450673). A telephone bridge line was available for stakeholders that could not attend the meeting in-person.
A list of attendees is enclosed and TVA's handouts provided at the meeting may be seen in ADAMS Accession Nos. ML11200A109 and ML11200A115.
There were brief introductions of attendees.
BLN Unit 1 is currently in the deferred plant status in accordance with the Commission Policy Statement on Deferred Plants (52 FR 38077, October 14,1987). TVA needs to submit a 120 day letter informing the NRC staff that it intends to reactivate BLN Unit 1 construction. Therefore, there are no licensing actions regarding digitall&C under NRC review for BLN Unit 1, at this time. Consequently, any discussions by the NRC staff during this meeting constitute NRC staff opinion and not an NRC agency position. TVA's decision to construct any additional nuclear facilities beyond Watts Bar Unit 2 at this time is pending.
TVA presented the slides regarding its conceptual plans for digitall&C systems and the main control room modernization. The NRC staff asked numerous clarifying questions to further understand TVA's conceptual plans at this time.
- 2 The following are the highlights from the meeting:
- The digitall&C systems will be designed by AREVA, Westinghouse, and Siemens;
- TVA plans to leverage existing topical reports;
- TVA's goal is not to rely on operator action for diversity and defense-in-depth (D3) in the first 30 minutes;
- TVA expects D3 results similar to Oconee;
- TVA plans to complete its digital system program manual in the third quarter of 2012;
- TVA plans to have all digitall&C submittals completed in the first quarter 2017;
- TVA plans to have reactor operators operate from non-safety controls during normal operation; and
- TVA plans to have a reactor operator perform safety-related actions of the emergency operating procedures from a safety panel.
No commitments, regulatory decisions, or regulatory positions were made by the NRC staff during the meeting.
There was one member of the public at this meeting. There were no public comments received.
Public meeting feedback forms were made available to all meeting participants. There were no public comments received.
Please direct any inquiries to me at (301) 415-3100 orJo::<~:::::..:...::N~R~C~.~o::..:.v.
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G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager cial Projects Branch
. ision of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-390
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc w/encl:
See next page
Tennessee Valley Authority cc:
Mr. Gordan P. Arent, Manager New Generation Licensing Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority 5A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. J. A. Bailey, Vice President New Generation Licensing Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority 5A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. R. M. Krich Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Raymand A. Hruby, Jr.,
General Manager Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Project Nuclear Generation Development and Construction 2744 Bellefonte Road, OSB 1A Hollywood, Alabama 35752 Mr. Z. W. Rad, Manager. Licensing Units 1 and 2, Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Nuclear Generation Development and Construction 2744 Bellefonte Road, OSB 1A Hollywood, Alabama 35752 BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT Mr. Preston D. Swafford Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. E. J. Vigluicci, Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority 6A West Tower 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Chairman Jackson County Commission Courthouse Scottsboro, AL 35752-0200 Director Alabama Emergency Management Agency P.O. Drawer 2160 Clanton, AL 35045-5160
PRE-APPLICATION MEETING ATTENDEES REGARDING POTENTIAL PROPOSED UPDATE TO OPERATING LICENSE APPLICATION RELATED TO DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS AND HUMAN FACTORS NAME John G. Lamb Bruce Bavol Norbert Carte Undine Shoop Steve Campbell Rick Stattel Molly Keefe David Rahn Kamishan Martin*
Terry Jackson Deidre Spaulding-Yeoman David Santos Mike Junge James Bongarra Paul Peringer Jack Zhao Jing Xing Zack Rad Walter Justice Erin West Alvin Hinson Jim Hawks Jerry Mauck Sean Kelley Lionel Bates Roger Wyatt Martin Bryan Robert Kershner Desmond Raymond Dominick Logalbo Fernando Ricart*
Stuart Bondurant*
Finley Nunn*
Steve Seaman Deann Raleigh
- via phone BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT. UNIT 1 JULY 14. 2011 COMPANY U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
NRC/NRR NRC/NRR NRC/NRR NRC/NRR NRC/NRR NRC/NRR NRC/NRR NRC/NRR NRC, Office of New Reactors (NRO)
NRC/NRO NRC/NRO NRC/NRO NRC/NRO NRC/NRO NRC/NRO NRC, Office of Nuclear Regulatory RES Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
TVA TVA TVA TVA TVA AREVA AREVA AREVA AREVA AREVA AREVA AREVA AREVA AREVA Westinghouse Westinghouse Scientech Enclosure
- 3 Summary of July 14, 2011 meeting with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from John G. Lamb dated July 22, 2011.
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- 2 The following are the highlights from the meeting:
- The digitall&C systems will be designed by AREVA, Westinghouse, and Siemens;
- TVA plans to leverage existing topical reports;
- TVA's goal is not to rely on operator action for diversity and defense-in-depth (D3) in the first 30 minutes;
- TVA expects D3 results similar to Oconee;
- TVA plans to complete its digital system program manual in the third quarter of 2012;
- TVA plans to have all digitall&C submittals completed in the first quarter 2017;
- TVA plans to have reactor operators operate from non-safety controls during normal operation; and
- TVA plans to have a reactor operator perform safety-related actions of the emergency operating procedures from a safety panel.
No commitments, regulatory decisions, or regulatory positions were made by the NRC staff during the meeting.
There was one member of the public at this meeting. There were no public comments received.
Public meeting feedback forms were made available to all meeting participants. There were no public comments received.
Please direct any inquiries to me at (301) 415-3100 or jgI1@NRC.gov.
IRA!
John G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager Special Projects Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-390
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc w/encl: See next page Package Accession No.: ML11200A124 Meeting Notice Accession No: ML111450673 Meetin Summa Accession No.: ML112000099 Handout Accession Nos.: ML11200A109 and ML11200A115 NAME DORULPWB/PM JLamb DORULPWB/LA BCla ton DORULPWH/"'~{:
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