ML14314A492
| ML14314A492 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris, Brunswick, Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 04/18/1994 |
| From: | Mozafari B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9404210207 | |
| Download: ML14314A492 (28) | |
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00 April 18, 1994 Docket No. 50-261 50-325 and 50-324 50-400 LICENSEE:
Carolina Power & Light Company FACILITIES:
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1
SUBJECT:
MEETING
SUMMARY
- COST BENEFICIAL LICENSING ACTIONS Representatives from Carolina Power & Light Company (the licensee) met with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff on March 16, 1994, at the NRC headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The meeting was requested by the licensee to discuss the status of activities associated with the licensee's regulatory burden reduction program that was developed last year and is being implemented this year. The corporate-sponsored program was developed to identify activities at all four CP&L nuclear units that are driven by regulatory commitments, are resource intensive, and no longer have a clear safety benefit. The licensee is developing a list of CBLA (cost beneficial licensing action) requests based on a qualitative prioritization scheme and plans to begin submittals to the NRC within the next three months. They estimate that they will submit four or five CBLA requests by the end of this year.
The NRC provided clarification to the licensee that CBLA is a term applied only to licensing actions having a low safety impact, high licensee cost, and a low NRC priority for review. An action that would have an NRR-assigned review priority of 1 or 2, would not be tracked as a CBLA.
The attendees at the meeting are listed in Enclosure 1 and a copy of the slides presented at the meeting are provided in Enclosure 2.
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0 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 18, 1994 Docket No. 50-261 50-325 and 50-324 50-400 LICENSEE:
Carolina Power & Light Company FACILITIES:
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1
SUBJECT:
MEETING
SUMMARY
COST BENEFICIAL LICENSING ACTIONS Representatives from Carolina Power & Light Company (the licensee) met with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff on March 16, 1994, at the NRC headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The meeting was requested by the licensee to discuss the status of activities associated with the licensee's regulatory burden reduction program that was developed last year and is being implemented this year. The corporate-sponsored program was developed to identify activities at all four CP&L nuclear units that are driven by regulatory commitments, are resource intensive, and no longer have a clear safety benefit. The licensee is developing a list of CBLA (cost beneficial licensing action) requests based on a qualitative prioritization scheme and plans to begin submittals to the NRC within the next three months. They estimate that they will submit four or five CBLA requests by the end of this year.
The NRC provided clarification to the licensee that CBLA is a term applied only to licensing actions having a low safety impact, high licensee cost, and a low NRC priority for review. An action that would have an NRR-assigned review priority of 1 or 2, would not be tracked as a CBLA.
The attendees at the meeting are listed in Enclosure 1 and a copy of the slides presented at the meeting are provided in Enclosure 2.
Brenda L. Mozafari, Project anager Project Directorate II-1 Division of Reactor Projects -
I/Il Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Participants
- 2. Slides Presented cc w/enclosures:
See next page
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Carolina PowerTLight Company 0
Mr. C. R. Dietz Mr. H. Ray Starling Vice President Manager - Legal Department Carolina Power & Light Company Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Post Office Box 1551 Post Office Box 790 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Karen E. Long Mr. Max Batavia, Chief Assistant Attorney General Bureau of Radiological Health State of North Carolina South Carolina Department of Health Post Office Box 629 and Environmental Control Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office Mr. H. W. Habermeyer, Jr.
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Vice President Route 5, Box 413 Nuclear Services Department Hartsville, South Carolina 29551 Carolina Power & Light Company Post. Office Box 1551 -
MCode 0HS7 Regional Administrator, Region II Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, N.W., Ste. 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Resident Inspector/Harris NPS Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Marc P. Pearson 5421 Shearon Harris Road Plant Manager New Hill, North Carolina 27562-9998 Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Mr. W. R. Robinson Post Office Box 790 Vice Preident -
Harris Plant Hartsville, South Carolina 29551 Carolina Power & Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Mr. Dayne H. Brown, Director Post Office Box 165 Department of Environmental, New Hill, North Carolina 27562 Health and Natural Resources Division of Radiation Protection Mr. R. A. Anderson, Vice President Post Office Box 27687 Carolina Power & Light Company Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Post Office Box 10429 Mr. Robert P. Gruber Southport, North Carolina 28461 Executive Director Public Staff - NCPUC Mr. Donald Warren, Chairman Post Office Box 29520 Brunswick County Board Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0520 of Commissioners Post Office Box 2571 Resident Inspector Shallotte, North Carolina 28459 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Star Route 1, Post Office Box 208 Southport, North Carolina 28461
Mr. Willaim Levis Plant Manager - Unit 1 Carolina Power & Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. Clay C. Warren Plant Manager - Unit 2 Carolina Power & Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Admiral Kinnaird R. McKee 214 South Morris Street Oxford, Maryland 21654 Mr. Robert D. Martin 3382 Sean Way Lawrenceville, Georgia 30244 Mr. Mark S. Calvert Associate General Counsel Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Public Service Commission State of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Mr. Norman R. Holden, Mayor City of Southport 212 Frink Drive Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. Dan E. Summers Emergency Management Coordinator New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management Post Office Box 1525 Wilmington, North Carolina 28402 March 16, 1994 CBLA Meeting List of Attendees NAME ORGANIZATION W. H. Bateman NRR/DRPE/PD21 B. L. Mozafari NRR/DRPE/PD21 P. D. Milano NRR/DRPE/PD21 N. B. Le NRR/DRPE/PD21 Cynthia Tully CP&L Lewis Rowell CP&L Rod Krich CP&L Dave Baur CP&L George Honma CP&L Claudia Craig NRC/ILPB Jeff Tedrow NRC James Raleigh STS, Inc.
Theresa Sutter Bechtel Kathleen Hart McGraw Hill R. W. Prunty CP&L S. Singh Bajwa NRR/RPEB G. C. Lainas NRR/DRPE R. E. Rogan CP&L
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Presentation to the NRC March 16, 1994
Introduction Purpose and Agenda To Discuss CP&L's Regulatory Burden Reduction Program and its Application at the Brunswick, Harris, and Robinson Plants.
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Plant Application of Program CP&L Carolina Power & ught Regulatory Burden Reduction Program
Introduction Overview Program Has Approva and Support of CP&L Senior Management Consistent and Coordinated CP&L Approach Developing Consistent Approach to Commitment Reduction Cost-Beneficial Licensing Actions (CBLAs) Integrated Into Overall Plant Regulatory Agendas CP&L ca.leina Power &
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Program Description CP&L Cn POWe & U&g 3Regulatory Burden Reduction Program
Program Description Program Purpose Identify and Prioritize Resource-Intensive Activities:
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Result in Marginal/Neutral Safety Impact Implement Actions to Reduce Regulatory Commitments/
Requirements:
o Pursue Commitment Reduction o
Submit CBLAs CP&L Caolna Power a Lit 4
Regulatory Burden Reduction Program
Program Description Commitment Reduction
- Consistent Approach to Commitment Modification or Elimination o
Determine Marginal/Neutral Safety Impact o
Appropriate Communication to NRC
- Necessary Elements of Commitment Reduction Approach o
NRC Receives Sufficient Information to Fulfill Regulatory Responsibilities o
Minimize Unnecessary Documentation for CP&L and NRC CP&L Cah
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Regulatory Burden Reduction Program
Program Description CBLA Attributes
- CBLAs Will Satisfy Key NRC/NUMARC Attributes:
o High-Quality Submittals Demonstrating Marginal/Neutral Safety Impact and High Cost Impact o
Requested Actiops Not NRR Review Priority 1 or 2 o
Requested Actions Expected to Yield Significant Lifetime Savings (> $1 00K)
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Program Description CBLA Attributes
- CBLAs Integrated Into Overall Plant Regulatory Agendas:
o Prioritized With Respect to Other Planned Licensing Actions o
Generic Submittals Where Feasible o
Close Coordination With NRR Project Managers CP&L cawma Powr & Lwa&
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Program Description Company-Wide Implementation Team Facilitate a Coordinated and Consistent CP&L Regulatory Burden Reduction Program Representatives From Corporate and Site Regulatory Affairs Develop and Maintain CP&L Prioritized List of Top Regulatory Burden Reduction Issues Develop Generic Submittals Where Feasible CP&L Cums:.. Po
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Program Description Issue Identification Capitalize on Existing Work/Proven Successes o
Similar Utility Initiatives o
Line-Item Improvements/Relaxations From New Standard Technical Specifications o
NUMARC, BWROG, and WOG Activities Identify CP&L Unique Issues o
Site-Specific Regulatory Burden Reduction Activities o
Peer Groups CP&L Can Pbwer A U 9
Regulatory Burden Reduction Program
Program Description Prioritization Candidate Issues Evaluated to Assure Marginal/Neutral Safety Impact Candidate Issuep Evaluated Against Standardized Criteria Consensus Ranking Based on Criteria Evaluation Yields Consistent Basis for Prioritization and Determination of Potential Post Savings CP&L carona Pwer & LI 10 Regulatory Burden Reduction Program
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n Program Description Summary Implementation of the Regulatory Burden Reduction Program Will Contribute To:
o Focusing Limited Resources on More Beneficial Activities o
Elimination of Unnecessary Work o
Reduction in O&M and Capital Costs o
Improved Efficiency and Consistency in Plant Work Practices o
Improved Plant Availability and Reliability Regulatory Burden Reduction Activities Will be Conducted in a Manner Which Maintains and Assures an Effective Regulatory Interface.
CP&L camuna power a ugh 11 Regulatory Burden Reduction Program
Plant Application of Program CP&L Carolina Power & U&
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JrV-J J Plant Application of Program Site-Specific Regulatory Burden Reduction Activities Consistent and Coordinated Application of Regulatory Burden Reduction Initiative Involvement of Key Plant Functions and Plant Management Identification and Prioritization of Candidate Issues Facilitate Commitment Reduction Activities and CBLA Submittals Coordinate With NRR Project Managers CP&L c4"izPo.w 13 Regulatory Burden Reduction Program
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0 rogram Approach Develop List of Candidate Burden Reduction Opportunities Determine Required Licensing Actions Evaluate Potential Net Cost Savings Evaluate Chance of Success Prioritize List of Items (Updated Periodically)
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Program Description Issue Prioritization
- Criteria o
Labor Savings o
Material/Equipment Savings o
Other Savings Contractor Costs Critical Path Outage Days o
Implementation Costs o
ALARA Savings o
Probability' of NRC Approval o
Other Considerations CP&L C..na POW" U&
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Program Description Issue Prioritization
- Consensus Ranking Based on Criteria Evaluation
- Designated Items Added to Plant-Specific Regulatory Agendas C
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Plant Burden Reduction Activities Submitted/Approved Issues Issue Pnt Savngs ILRT Schedule Reset BNP
$ 2,000 K Biennial Procedure Review HNP,RNP Containment Hydrogen Monitors HNP
$ 2,700 K Surveillance Interval Emergency Diesel Generator HNP
> $ 10,000 K Testing and Maintenance CP&L Carolina Power & Light 17 Regulatory Burden Reduction Program
,ar Plant Burden Reduction Activities Future Issues BNP Issues Savings RPS / ECCS Instrumentation TBD Surveillance Extension Elimination of Scram and Isolation
> $ 100 K Functions From Main Steamline Radiation Monitors Heatup/Cooldown Curve Removal
$ 100 K CP&L oh PoW & L.&
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Plant Burden Reduction Activities Future Issues HNP Issues Savings
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Turbine Valve Testing Reduction
$ 3,800 K Response Time Testing
$ 970 K Delete Mild EQ Program
$ 260 K CP&L carn POWr a & h19 Regulatory Burdln Reducton Poram
Plant Burden Reduction Activities Future Isues RNP Issues Savings Defer ILRT for RFO-16
$ 1,000 K AFW Pump Test Interval Extension
$ 176 K Emergency Diesel Generator Testing TBD Interval Extension Eliminate/Reduce Installation of TBD Seismic Piping Supports CP&L Camitu swv U&
20 Regulatory Burden Reduedon Rogram 1At
Plant Burden Reduction Activities Future Issues BNP. HNP. RNIP Issues Savings Security - Incorporate Hand Geometry
> $ 10,000 K (Supporting Security Peer Group)
MOV Testing Reduction (GL 89-10)
> $ 5,000 K CP&L C4"%&a Pow & ugt 21 Regultory Bud= Reddincto Nor~an