ML12165A608

Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on 6/6/12, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and STP Nuclear Operating Company, Concerning Future Use of Operating Experience - Followup, Pertaining to the South Texas Project, Units 1

ML12165A608
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	07/09/2012
From:	Daily J License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	South Texas
Daily J, 415-3873
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 9,2012 LICENSEE: STP Nuclear Operating Company FACILITY: South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CAll HELD ON JUNE 6, 2012, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, CONCERNING FUTURE USE OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE - FOllOWUP, PERTAINING TO THE SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. ME4936 AND ME4937)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC or the applicant) held a telephone conference call on June 6, 2012, to discuss staff concerns related to future use of operating experience for aging management, in the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, license renewal application (lRA). The telephone conference call was useful in clarifying staff concerns on the issue. provides a listing of the participants and Enclosure 2 contains a summary of the discussion.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

John Daily, Sr. Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encls: Listserv

TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION LIST OF PARTICIPANTS June 6,2012 i PARTICIPANTS AFFI LlATIONS John Daily . U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

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I Don Brittner NRC I Roger Kalikian NRC I Ken Taplett STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC)

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STARS Worley Parsons Center of Business ENCLOSURE 1

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FUTURE USE OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE, FOLLOWUP RAI1.4-3 June 6,2012 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC or the applicant) held a telephone conference call on June 6, 2012, to discuss staff concerns related to future use of operating experience for aging management, in the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, license renewal application (LRA). The telephone conference call was useful in clarifying staff concerns on the issue.

RAJ 1.4-3 discussion The staff provided an overview of the history of this issue and outlined the primary areas of concern as expressed in LR-ISG-2011-05, "Ongoing Review of Operating Experience."

The staff also noted that, in its review of the applicant's request for additional information (RAI) response to RAI B1.4-2 dated February 27,2012, while the applicant provided details of its programmatic framework for considering operating experience on an ongoing basis, some areas required further clarification in order for the staff to complete its review of the issue: (a) the applicant's discussion of using "event codes" in the applicant's Corrective Action Program did not explain how the codes capture age-related equipment failures or degradation; (b) the staff was not clear what implementing actions (if any) would result from performing a "training needs analysis," as proposed by the applicant, for personnel who implement, screen, assign, evaluate, and submit plant-specific and industry operating experience information; and (c) the summary description proposed for the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) did not sufficiently capture key areas for consideration, when compared to the guidance in Table 3.0-1 "FSAR Supplement for Aging Management of Applicable Systems" of LR-ISG-2011-05.

The applicant agreed that it would take the staff's concerns into account as it prepares its response to the RAI. Both the staff and the applicant agreed that the discussion was useful in clarifying the RAJ.

ENCLOSURE 2

ML12165A608 OFFICE PM:RPB1 :DLR LA: RPB 1:DLR BC:RPB1 :DLR PM:RPB1 :DLR NAME JDaily YEdmonds DMorey JDaily DATE 06/26/12 06/25/12 07/02/12 07/09/12 Memorandum to STP Nuclear Operating Company from J. Daily dated July 9, 2012

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON JUNE 6,2012, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, CONCERNING FUTURE USE OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE - FOLLOWUP, PERTAINING TO THE SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. ME4936 AND ME4937)

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