ML14184B183

Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on June 18, 2014, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Entergy Operations, Inc., Concerning Draft RAI 3.0.5-1E (Operating Experience Follow-Up) for the Grand Gulf, Unit 1, License Rene

ML14184B183
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	07/10/2014
From:	Daily J License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:
Daily J, 415-3873
References
TAC ME7493
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 10, 2014 LICENSEE: Entergy Operations, Inc.

FACILITY: Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON JUNE 18, 2014, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC., CONCERNING DRAFT RAI 3.0.5-1E (OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOLLOW-UP) FOR THE GRAND GULF, UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. ME7493)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of Entergy Operations, Inc., (Entergy or the applicant) held a telephone conference call on June 18, 2014, to discuss Request for Additional Information (RAI) 3.0.5-1e, pertaining to the Grand Gulf license renewal application (LRA). The telephone conference call was useful in discussing the issues surrounding the RAI. 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.

/RA/

John Daily, Senior Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-416

Enclosures:

1. List of Participants

2. Discussion summary cc w/encls: Listserv

ML14184B183 *concurred via email OFFICE LA:RPB1:DLR* PM:RPB1:DLR BC:RPB1:DLR PM:RPB1:DLR NAME YEdmonds JDaily YDiazSanabria JDaily DATE 7/9/14 7/10/14 7/10/14 7/10/14 TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION LIST OF PARTICIPANTS June 18, 2014 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS John Daily Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Matt Homiack NRC Ted Ivy Entergy Operations, Inc., (Entergy)

Andy Taylor Entergy Alan Cox Entergy ENCLOSURE 1

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL FOR RAI 3.0.5-1E PERTAINING TO THE GRAND GULF LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION June 18, 2014 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of Entergy Operations, Inc., (Entergy or the applicant) held a telephone conference call on June 18, 2014, to discuss Request for Additional Information (RAI) 3.0.5-1e, pertaining to the Grand Gulf license renewal application (LRA). The telephone conference call was useful in discussing the issues surrounding the RAI.

Discussion The staff and the applicant discussed RAI 3.0.5-1e, Operating Experience Program follow-up.

The staff discussed its concerns as expressed in LR-ISG-2011-05, Ongoing Review of Operating Experience. The staff is concerned that the current industry reporting criteria from Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)12-009 INPO Consolidated Event System, are not comprehensive because they are either not specific to aging or only cover limited situations of aging effects (e.g., age-related degradation of underground piping). For these reasons, the staff, in LR-ISG-2011-05, recommends that applicants establish guidelines for reporting their age-related operating experience with better specificity. The staff is also concerned that the additional information and examples provided in the applicants response to RAI 3.0.5-1c do not indicate that the applicant has any reporting criteria that go beyond the criteria in INPO 12-009.

After discussing the applicants current approach and participation in a recently-organized INPO/NEI working group, the staff has agreed to not issue the RAI in its current form at this time; consideration of the issues and whether the applicants approach is sufficient to resolve staff concerns will, however, remain under staff review.

ENCLOSURE 2

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Summary of Telephone Conference Call Conducted on June 18, 2014 DISTRIBUTION:

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