ML12116A044

NRR E-mail Capture - ME6508 - 2nd Round RAI Clarification Call

ML12116A044
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Site:	Kewaunee
Issue date:	04/01/2012
From:	Feintuch K Division of Operating Reactor Licensing
To:	Byrne T, Mahesh Chawla, Dante Johnson Nextera Energy, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response
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TAC ME6508
Download: ML12116A044 (2)

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From: Feintuch, Karl To: Johnson, Don; "Byrne, Thomas"; Chawla, Mahesh

Subject:

ME6508 - 2nd round RAI clarification call

====== update 2012-04-01-2215 ET ====

The conference call started at 2 PM ET on 3/30/2012 Participation:

For NRC: Karl Feintuch, Don Johnson For DAEC: Tom Byrne, Mike Davis Discussions concerned clarification of RAI items and that DAEC is considering as an option to withdraw the application and re-submit at a later time. The withdraw / resubmit option would be to address a concern about carrying out implementation while preparing for and conducting the forthcoming fall outage with its own schedule complexities.

The conference call is to resume early next or week (Monday or Tuesday) with a withdraw decision by 4/6/2012.

Cc to Mahesh Chawla as background information to coordinate conference call next week.

====== update 2012-03-28-1310 ET ====

All parties have accepted. Unless there are documents to distribute beforehand, I dont anticipate further updates before the meeting.

I anticipate an edited version of the three items below to be issued after the meeting as firm items with a specific date for response.

====== update 2012-03-28-1100 ET ====

Meeting by phone is scheduled for 3/30/2012, starting at 2 PM ET. Subject of discussion follows:

From: Feintuch, Karl Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 4:20 PM [See reference to 3/22 email below]

To: 'Thomas.Byrne@nexteraenergy.com'; 'Browning, Tony'

Subject:

FW: ME6508 - FW: Duane Arnold Energy Center, Response to Request for Additional Information Re: Amendment to Change Emergency Action Levels. 03/16/2012 I am preparing an email message with a 2nd RAI cycle based on your responses contained in your supplement ML12076A236 dated 3/16/2012.

The following items: <1>, <2>, and <3> were provided by NSIR reviewer (Don Johnson). I will follow with a more formal version.

The brackets you see are my current draft edits, mostly to convert from 1st to 3rd person voice and grammar. The formal version will not contain such brackets:

<1> [The reviewer] need[s] to have [the licensees] entire proposed EAL Technical Basis Document (the Document) on the docket as part of [its] response, even if they are not changing some of the sections. Please submit [this Document] so we (NRC) can re-baseline the its approval for the entire EAL scheme (as encompassed in [DAECs] EAL Technical Basis Document).

The front section, ISFSI EAL, fission barrier matrix section, and the systems section were not provided with [the recent RAI] response.

[The NRC staff needs the docketed Document in ADAMS to reference it as] the single document found acceptable for DAECs EAL Scheme. [This reference is necessary] so that future inspectors, and site licensing staff, can readily determine the approved baseline scheme when performing future 10 CFR 50.54(q) reviews/changes.

<2> The response to RAI #6, while adequate, does not answer the question, i.e., the incorporation of information to EAL EU1. Note that this EAL was not provided with this response (see <1> above.)

<3> The response to RAI #10 requires more information to support the justification for why the Control Room is not an area for consideration, as well as documenting what areas were considered and the basis for why each area was determined to be not applicable.

[We are interested in compressing the RAI response schedule. Please propose opportunities to have a clarification conference call so I (PM Feintuch) can make suitable arrangements with the reviewer. As part of the call we want to discuss scheduling.]

Please call is there are any questions, Karl Feintuch USNRC 301-415-3079

==

From: Byrne, Thomas HYPERLINK "mailto:[1]" [2]

Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:50 AM To: Feintuch, Karl Cc: Johnson, Don; Davis, J.Michael; Helms, Lonnie; Catron, Steve

Subject:

RE: ME6508 - FW: Duane Arnold Energy Center, Response to Request for Additional Information Re: Amendment to Change Emergency Action Levels. 03/16/2012 Karl:

1400 ET (1300 CT) on Friday 3/30 should be fine. Here's the bridge line info:

305-552-3000 Passcode 8517929 We are interested in discussing the questions to ensure our understanding of what is being asked and provide a due date. No hand outs, other than the draft questions provided in your email of 3/22. Thanks Karl! [See 3/22/2012 email above-kdf 3/28/12]

Tom From: Feintuch, Karl HYPERLINK "mailto:[3]" [4]

Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:09 AM To: Byrne, Thomas Cc: Johnson, Don; Feintuch, Karl

Subject:

FW: ME6508 - FW: Duane Arnold Energy Center, Response to Request for Additional Information Re: Amendment to Change Emergency Action Levels. 03/16/2012 We have an appointment with Don for 2 PM ET on Friday, 3/30/12. Don and I will call in from separate locations. Can you supply the bridge line? I will invite Don and you - on behalf of attending DAEC staff - to a conference call with an Outlook invitation.

If practical please respond with:

• the bridge line;

• a short statement of agenda or reference to the question(s) of concern; and

• notes or handouts to be distributed, if any (both should be non-sensitive, publically available), that Don should look at prior to your discussion.

The information will appear in the Outlook invitation or one of its update.

I understand that until Friday your opportunities to respond are limited during the day by attendance in training.

Karl Feintuch 301-415-3079

= original message ====

We have an appointment with Don for 2 PM ET on Friday, 3/30/12. The estimated duration is 15 minutes. Don and I will call in from separate locations. Can you supply the bridge line (305-552-3000 / pass code 8517929#)? With this invitation I am inviting Don and you - on behalf of attending DAEC staff - to the conference call.

If practical please respond with:

• Whether or not to use the indicated bridge line;

• a short statement of agenda or reference to the question(s) of concern; and

• notes or handouts to be distributed, if any (both should be non-sensitive, publically available), that Don should look at prior to your discussion.

Changed information will appear as an update to this invitation.

I understand that until Friday your opportunities to respond are limited during the day by attendance in training.

Karl Feintuch 301-415-3079