ML12230A214
| ML12230A214 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Bellefonte  |
| Issue date: | 08/22/2012 |
| From: | Justin Poole Watts Bar Special Projects Branch |
| To: | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Poole J | |
| References | |
| Download: ML12230A214 (6) | |
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August 22, 2012 LICENSEE: Tennessee Valley Authority FACILITY: Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, Unit 1
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF JULY 26, 2012, MEETING WITH TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY REGARDING BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 1 On July 26, 2012, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss:
- Comments on the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant (BLN), Unit 1, Quality Verification Program (QVP) as described in NRC letter dated July 13, 2012, and
- Regulatory framework regarding site seismology.
A list of participants is included in the Enclosure.
By letter dated June 7, 2012 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML12164A783), TVA submitted the revised QVP. The NRC staff reviewed the document and provided comments in a letter to TVA dated July 13, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12185A242). The majority of QVP discussion was related to these NRC comments.
TVA provided a presentation (ADAMS Accession No. ML12209A313) summarizing the strategy to address the potential issues resulting from the Investment Recovery activities, as well as the temporary suspension of the quality assurance program and preservation activities. The NRC staff provided the opportunity to clarify the comments sent to TVA in the July 13, 2012, letter.
TVA stated that they understood the comments provided by the NRC staff and acknowledged that most can be addressed by updating the QVP with additional clarification and detail. TVA stated the target date to send in the new revision to the QVP was August 31, 2012.
The NRC staff indicated the next step in the review process, upon receiving the revised QVP, will be technical requests for additional information.
The second part of the meeting focused on the regulatory framework regarding site seismology.
TVA provided a presentation (ADAMS Accession No. ML12209A310) summarizing the BLN original (1974) design basis, evolving seismic information, TVAs seismic studies and regulatory framework, planned action, anticipated future seismic challenges, and proposed path forward.
Since the original design basis and construction, based on Regulatory Guide 1.60 Design Response Spectra for Seismic Design of Nuclear Power Plants, and the analytical methodology in the early 1970s, more recent seismic studies identified a shift in frequency and peak ground acceleration from the original assumptions. TVA initiated and planned actions to accommodate the seismic update, such as: soil and rock boring near safety related structures to validate geophysical information, developing new 3-D finite element dynamic analysis models, and studies to refine analytical techniques and criteria, etc.
As for a path forward, TVA proposed the following additional interactions with the NRC staff:
- Ground motion estimates End of 2012
- Dynamic analysis building models Spring 2013
- Piping analysis criteria and methods Summer 2013
- Equipment qualification criteria 2014 The NRC staff indicated the regulatory framework needs to be developed in light of the date of the original construction permit application. In addition, because of limited technical resources for competing operating reactor tasks, TVA needs to meet the requested review schedule or will be at risk of missing available review windows.
Members of the public were in attendance via telephone. Public Meeting Feedback forms were not received.
Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-2048
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Justin C. Poole, Senior Project Manager Watts Bar Special Projects Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-438
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc w/encl: See next page
ML12230A214 OFFICE DORL/LPWB/PM DORL/LPWB/LA DORL/LPL1-1/BC DORL/LPWB/PM NAME AHon BClayton GWilson JPoole DATE 8/20/12 8/20/12 8/ 21 /12 8/ 22 /12 Tennessee Valley Authority BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT cc:
Mr. K. D. Stinson State Health Officer Vice President, Bellefonte Project Alabama Dept. of Public Health Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 303017 2744 Bellefonte Road, OSB-1A Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Hollywood, Alabama 35752 Chairman Mr. P. C. Gaillard Jackson County Commission Senior Manager, Bellefonte Nuclear Courthouse Plant Units 1 and 2 Licensing Scottsboro, AL 35752-0200 Tennessee Valley Authority 2744 Bellefonte Road, OSB-1A Director Hollywood, Alabama 35752 Alabama Emergency Management Agency P.O. Drawer 2160 Mr. P. D. Swafford Clanton, AL 35045-5160 Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street Lookout Place 3R Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. J. W. Shea Vice President (Acting), Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street Lookout Place 3R Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. D. C. Romashko Senior Manager, Quality Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority Bellefonte Nuclear Plant 2744 Bellefonte Road, OSB-1A Hollywood, Alabama 35752 Mr. E. J. Vigluicci Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive West Tower 6A Knoxville, TN 37902
MEETING ATTENDANCE LIST Licensee: Tennessee Valley Authority Plant(s): Bellefonte Unit 1
Subject:
Review Comments on QVP Date: July 26, 2012 Regulatory Framework on Seismology Location: NRC Headquarters, Room O-9B6 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 pm NAME TITLE ORGANIZATION NRR\ DORL\ Watts Bar Special George Wilson Branch Chief Projects Branch R-II\Division of Construction Robert Haag Branch Chief Projects\Branch 3 NRR\DORL\ Watts Bar Special Patrick Milano Sr. Project Manager Projects Branch R-II\Division of Construction Christopher Even Sr. Project Engineer Projects\Branch 3 Manager, Licensing, Gordon Arent TVA Watts Bar Unit 2 Sr. Manager, Licensing, Peter Gaillard TVA Bellefonte Sr. Manager, Engineering, Walter Justice TVA Bellefonte Mark Burzynski Bellefonte Engineering TVA Rick Cutsinger Bellefonte Engineering TVA Enclosure
NAME TITLE ORGANIZATION NRR\DORL\Watts Bar Special Andy Hon Project Manager Projects Branch Licensing Engineer, Zachary Patterson TVA Bellefonte William Freebairn Senior Editor Platts Nuclear Publications Civil Engineering John Lockaby TVA Manager Marty Bryon Licensing Manager AREVA Nilesh Chokshi Deputy Director NRO\DSEA Rebecca Karas Branch Chief NRO\DSEA\RGS1 Kamal Manoly Senior Tech Advisor NRR/DE Yong Li Seismologist NRR\DE\EMEB Martin Murphy Branch Chief NRR\DE\EMEB Enclosure