ML12042A098

Lr - Davis-Besse Teleconference Summary for Your Review

ML12042A098
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Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	01/17/2012
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Division of License Renewal
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Steve, Can you please review the attached Teleconference Summary and let me know if you have any comments by COB tomorrow?

Thanks, Samuel Cuadrado de Jesús Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-2946 Samuel.CuadradoDeJesus@nrc.gov

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SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON JUNE 30, 2011 BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, CONCERNING REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE DAVIS-BESSE, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC. NO. ME4640)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC or the applicant) held a telephone conference call on June 30, 2011, to discuss and clarify the applicants responses to the staffs requests for additional information (RAIs) concerning the Davis-Besse license renewal application.

provides a listing of the participants and Enclosure 2 contains a description of the staff concerns discussed with the applicant. A brief description on the status of the items is also included.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

Samuel Cuadrado de Jesús License Renewal Branch, RPB1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Number:50-346

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1. List of Participants

2. List of Requests for Additional Information cc w/encls: See next page

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OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL DAVIS-BESSE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION LIST OF PARTICIPANTS JUNE 30, 2011 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS Samuel Cuadrado de Jesús U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Robert Sun NRC James Gavula NRC Michelle Kichline NRC John Klos NRC Lane Howard Center for Nuclear Waste and Regulatory Analyses (CNWRA)

Keith Axler CNWRA Pavan Shukla CNWRA Steve Dort FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC)

Kathy Nesser FENOC Larry Hinkle FENOC Allen McAllister FENOC

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION JUNE 30, 2011 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC or the applicant) held a telephone conference call on June 30, 2011, to discuss and clarify the following responses to requests for additional information (RAIs) concerning the Davis-Besse license renewal application (LRA).

Response to RAI B.2.31-1 Discussion:

The staff stated that FENOCs RAI response letter dated May 24, 2011, included a change to the One-Time Inspection (OTI) Program by adding cracking of copper alloy in raw water. Initially FENOC had proposed using the Open Cycle Cooling Water Program and when we questioned what inspection method would be used, FENOC responded by saying it was changing it to OTI and revised the LRA. The staff stated that this new OTI approach to a non-consistent environment such as raw water is not acceptable.

FENOC stated that, for RAI response B.2.31-1, Table 3.3.2-1, row 99, FENOC will resubmit its response to change this item from a one-time inspection and assign the Inspection of Internal Surfaces Program. FENOC stated that an extent-of-condition review identified that RAI B.2.18-1, Table 3.3.2-14, Rows 77, 85, 88, 100, 131, also need to be changed.

Action: It was mutually agreed that the FENOC responses to RAIs B.2.31-1 and B.2.18-1 will be resubmitted to the staff in the upcoming July 20, 2011, FENOC RAI response letter.

Elastomers Discussion:

The staff stated that according to GALL Report AMP XI.M38 for flexible materials to be considered acceptable, the inspection results should indicate that the flexible polymer material is in as new condition (e.g., the hardness, flexibility, physical dimensions, and color of the material are unchanged from when the material was new).

FENOC stated that the term as new posed several questions; mainly the term as new cannot be quantified or measured nor can it be described or explained in company procedures. FENOC then restated the current acceptance criteria for elastomer inspections. This item was tabled by the NRC, and there are no actions due.

Response to RAIs 3.3.2.2.3.3-1 and 3.3.2.71-2 Discussion:

The staff stated that in response to RAIs 3.3.2.2.3.3-1 and 3.3.2.71-2, the applicant is committing to the plant-specific Inspection of Internal Surfaces in Miscellaneous Piping and Ducting due to stress corrosion cracking of stainless steel diesel engine exhaust piping, piping components, and piping elements exposed to diesel exhaust. The staff noted that the

applicants proposed AMP relies on opportunistic inspections. The staff stated that the key issue is inspection frequency. The staff also stated that the equivalent AMP (XI.M38) in the GALL Report Revision 2 does not specifies an inspection frequency, instead, recommends a plant-specific inspection frequency based upon operation.

This item was tabled by the staff, and there are no actions due.

The staff also mentioned that in FENOCs June 3, 2011 response (L-11-166) a question may arise concerning the consumable status of the letdown heat exchangers.

There was no further discussion, and the call was concluded.

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