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Summary of 970825 Meeting W/Utils Re Various Issues Pertaining to Future Regulatory & Operational Activities for Catawba,Mcguire & Oconee Nuclear Stations.List of Meeting Participants,Agenda & Slides Used by DPC Encl
ML15253A105
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Site: Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 09/03/1997
From: Tam P
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 205554001 September 3, 1997 LICENSEE:

Duke Energy Corporation FACILITIES:

Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- INTERFACE MEETING OF AUGUST 25, 1997

REFERENCE:

Meeting Notice by P. S. Tam, August 13, 1997 On August 25, 1997, the staff met with Duke Energy Corporation (DEC or Duke) personnel to discuss various issues pertaining to future regulatory and operational activities for Catawba, McGuire, and Oconee nuclear stations. Enclosure 1 is a list of meeting participants and their affiliatiOns. Enclosure 2 is the agenda. Enclosures 3, 4, and 5 are copies of the slides used by Duke Power Corporation personnel in their presentations.

Items on the agenda for which there were no handout material are summarized as follows:

1.

The staff heard a presentation on the diversified business interests of Duke Energy Corporation following the recent merger of Duke Power Company with PanEnergy Corporation. Copies of the presentation slides were available to all meeting participants but were collected by the presenter when the meeting was adjourned.

2.

Mr. Tuckman (DEC) requested the staff to complete the review of the proposed McGuire and Catawba Improved Technical Specifications in accordance with Duke's proposed schedule.

3.

The staff heard a presentation on Duke's initiative to assure the accuracy of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) of each nuclear plant. Duke had previously formally communicated with the staff on this (letter, M. S. Tuckman of DEC to NRC, dated June 16, 1997).

4.

The timeliness of operability determinations was discussed by participants in reference to NRC Generic Letter 91-18. Related issues regarding Duke's 10 CFR 50.59 process, and reporting requirements under 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73 were also discussed.

5.

The staff discussed Severity Level IV noncited violations as documented in a publicly available Enforcement Guidance Memorandum dated June 9, 1997.

6.

The staff stated that, despite its existence in the agenda, no information can be disclosed on the current status of 10 CFR 70.24 (regarding criticality monitoring requirements) because the NRC documents that contain such current information are enforcement-related and not publicly available.

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The staff stated that steps are being taken to release the Plant Issues Matrix (PIM) to the public. The PIM is currently for NRC use only.

8.

The staff encouraged DEC to include with each licensing action submittal either marked up UFSAR pages, or a description of the expected revision of the UFSAR.

9.

The software that Duke has designed for long-range planning of site activities was described.

10.

The staff heard a summary of the results of a recent Southeast Nuclear Plant Managers meeting.

Peter S. Tam, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 11-2 Division of Nuclear Reactor Projects - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370, 50-413, 50-414, 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287

Enclosures:

1. List of participants
2. Meeting Agenda
3. Slides on "UFSAR Review Project"
4. Slides on "Nuclear Generation Department Long-Range Planning"
5. Slides on "SE Nuclear Plant Managers Meeting" cc w/encls 1 and 2: See next page September 3, 1997
7.

The staff stated that steps are being taken to release the Plant Issues Matrix (PIM) to the public. The PIM is currently for NRC use only.

8.

The staff encouraged DEC to include with each licensing action submittal either marked up UFSAR pages, or a description of the expected revision of the UFSAR.

9.

The software that Duke has designed for long-range planning of site activities was described.

10.

The staff heard a summary of the results of a recent Southeast Nuclear Plant Managers meeting.

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Peter S. Tam, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 11-2 Division of Nuclear Reactor Projects - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket'Nos. 50-369, 50-370, 50-413, 50-414, 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287

Enclosures:

1. List of participants
2. Meeting Agenda
3. Slides on "UFSAR Review Project"
4. Slides on "Nuclear Generation Department Long-Range Planning"
5. Slides on "SE Nuclear Plant Managers Meeting" cc w/encls 1 and 2: See next page To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E"

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Dr. John M. Barry Mr. Ed Burchfield Mecklenburg County Compliance Department of Environmental Duke Power Company Protection Oconee Nuclear Site 700 N Tryon Street P. 0. Box 1439 Charlotte, North Carolina 29202 Seneca, South Carolina 29679 County Manager of Mecklenburg County Mr. Robert B. Borsum 720 East Fourth Street Framatome Technologies Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Suite 525 1700 Rockville Pike Mr. Michael T. Cash Rockville, Maryland 20852 Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Energy Corporation Manager, LIS McGuire Nuclear Site NUS Corporation 12700 Hagers Ferry Road 2650 McCormick Drive, 3rd Floor Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Clearwater, Flordia 34619-1035 Senior Resident Inspector Senior Resident Inspector clo U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission 7812B Rochester Highway 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Seneca, South Carolina 29672 Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Mr. G. R. Peterson Mr. Dayne H. Brown, Director Site Vice President Department of Environmental Catawba Nuclear Station Health and Natural Resources Duke Energy Corporation Division of Radiation Protection 4800 Concord Road P. 0. Box 27687 York, South Carolina 29745-9635 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 Mr. H. B. Barron County Supervisor of Oconee County Vice President, McGuire Site Walhalla, South Carolina 27621 Duke Energy Corporation 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Elaine Wathen, Lead REP Planner Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Division of Emergency Management 116 West Jones Street Mr. William R. McCollum Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-1335 Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Power Company P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, South Carolina 29679

Catawba Nuclear Station McGuire Nuclear Station Oconee Nuclear Station cc:

Mr. M. S. Kitlan North Carolina Electric Membership Regulatory Compliance Manager Corporation Duke Energy Corporation P. 0. Box 27306 4800 Concord Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 York, South Carolina 29745 Saluda River Electric Cooperative, Mr. Paul R. Newton Inc.

Duke Power Company, PB05E P. 0. Box 929 422 South Church Street Laurens, South Carolina 29360 Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 Senior Resident Inspector J. Michael McGarry, Ill, Esquire Route 2, Box 179N Winston and Strawn York, South Carolina 29745 1400 L Street, NW.

Washington, DC 20005 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission North Carolina Municipal Power Atlanta Federal Center Agency Number 1 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 23T85 1427 Meadowwood Boulevard Atlanta, Georgia 30303 P. 0. Box 29513 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626 Max Batavia, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health Mr. T. Richard Puryear South Carolina Department of Health Owner's Group (NCEMC) and Environmental Control Duke Power Company 2600 Bull Street 4800 Concord Road Columbia, South Carolina 29201 York, South Carolina 29745 Ms. Karen E. Long County Manager of York County Assistant Attorney General York County Courthouse North Carolina Department.of Justice York, South Carolina 29745 P. 0. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Richard P. Wilson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General Mr. G. A. Copp S.C. Attorney General's Office Licensing - ECO50 P. 0. Box 11549 Duke Power Company Columbia, South Carolina 29211 526 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28242-0001 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency 121 Village Drive Greer, South Carolina 29651

September 3, 19970 Distribution for Meeting Summary:

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WITH ENCLOSURE I S. Collins/F. Miraglia R. Zimmerman B. Boger H. Berkow V. Nerses D. LaBarge W. Gleaves P. Tam L. Berry C. Ogle D. Roberts R. Franovich M. Franovich M. Giles S. Freeman N. Dudley J. Johnson, Rl S. Schaeffer, RII

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS INTERFACE MEETING WITH DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION AT THE CATAWBA NUCLEAR PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 153A AUGUST 25, 1997 NAME AFFILIATION Roger Abernathy Duke Energy Corporation Herb Berkow NRC/NRRIProject Directorate 11-2 Mary Birch Duke Energy Corporation/SA/Catawba Mike Cash Duke Energy Corporation/McGuire Skip Copp Duke Energy Corporation/Nuc. Reg. Affairs James Fisicaro Duke Energy Corporation/NAID Annie Fletcher Duke Energy Corporation/Catawba/Communications Bill Foster Duke Energy Corporation/SA/Oconee Jeff Forbes Duke Energy Corporation/Catawba Michael X. Franovich NRC/Region II/McGuire RI Rani Franovich NRC/Region II/Catawba RI Scott Freeman NRC/Region II/Oconee RI Gary Gilbert Duke Power Corporation Mark Giles NRC/Region II/Catawba RI William Gleaves NRC/NRR/Project Directorate 11-2 Mike Glover Duke Energy Corporation/Catawba Ron Jones Duke Energy Corporation/Catawba Mike Kitlan Duke Energy Corporation/Catawba David LaBarge NRC/NRR/Project Directorate 11-2 Victor Nerses NRC/NRR/Project Directorate 11-2 David Nix Duke Energy Corporation/SA/Oconee Chuck Ogle NRC/Region II Gary R. Peterson Duke Energy Corporation/Catawba Darrell Roberts NRC/Region II/(incoming) Catawba SRI Larry Rudy Duke Energy Corporation/Catawba Scott Shaeffer NRC/Region II/McGuire SRI Robert Sharp Duke Energy Corporation Peter Tam NRC/NRR/Project Directorate 11-2 Mike Tuckman Duke Energy Corporation

Duke Energy - NRC Interface Meeting Catawba Nuclear Station - Room 153A August 25, 1997 AGENDA Time Topic SDeaker 11:00 Introduction Mike Tuckman Gary Peterson 11:10 Opening Remarks Herb Berkow 11:20 Merger of Duke and Pan Energy Mike Tuckman organization and structure)

NOON LUNCH 12:30 UFSAR Initiative Gary Gilbert 1:00 NGD Long Range Planning Roger Abernathy Describe the process & Duke's Vision, Discuss constraints and resources for the future.

1:30 Summary of Southeast Nuclear Plant Mike Glover Managers meeting 2:00 Discussion Items NRCIDuke

  • Status of ITS submittal
  • Inclusion of marked up UFSAR pages with licensing submittals
  • Time to make operability decisions
  • New enforcement guidance on self-disclosing events 50.59 Developments Reporting Philosophy (50.72, 50.73)

UFSAR REVIEW PROJECT NRC/Duke Power Interface Meeting August 25, 1997 Gary D. Gilbert

PRESENTA TION OUTLINE

Background

v Project plan summary

  • Phased Approach
  • Objectives
  • Scope & method
  • Deliverables 0
  • Estimated cost
  • Organization
  • Schedule

BA CKGR 0 UND v 6/11/97 response to NE! 96-05 v 6/16/97 letter to NRC committed to UFSAR review at all sites

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

v Phased approach

  • Phase /

- UFSAR chapter 5 at all sites

- Validate processes and methodology

- Data for phase II

  • Phase //

- Remaining UFSAR chapters

- Developed based on phase I results

- Detailed cost & schedule estimates

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

v Objectives

  • Cost effective scope
  • Interfacing document errors found and fixed

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

v Objectives (cont)

Unique to phase /

- Validate methodology

- Provide a basis for better cost/schedule estimates

- Evaluate managed task vs contract labor approaches

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

v Scope and method Review UFSAR for accuracy

-continuum look to answer "is it correct?"

  • Review UFSAR for completeness

- compare to standards to answer "'is level of detail correct?"

- determine if selected licensing basis documents have been properly included

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

Scope and method (cont)

Oconee only

- Review all non-UFSAR documents to determine if selected licensing basis documents have been properly included

  • Resolve all identified discrepancies

- Project team only hands off (via PIP) operability evaluations, changes to the plant, and changes to procedures

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

v Selected licensing basis documents Safety evaluations associated with license amendments

  • Generic letters with committed responses
  • IE bulletins with committed responses
  • SERs documenting committed actions from
  • the licensee

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

v Verification continuum for design related review items

  • reviewer knowledge of commonly understood features and principles
  • use of high-level design drawings (e.g.,

flow diagrams, electrical elementaries)

  • detailed design documents (eg., piping layouts, isometrics)

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

v Verification continuum for design related review items (cont) support level documents (e.g., calculations, design specifications)

  • basic design assumptions and methods (e.g., single failure criteria, reg. guide requirements)

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

v Verification continuum for operational related review items reviewer knowledge of commonly understood features and principles

  • plant procedures
  • specific support programs (e.g., inservice testing, ALARA)
  • administrative directives or process

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

Deliverables

  • UFSAR revision packages per NSD 220
  • Marked copy of the entire UFSAR with review item numbers
  • Data base documenting the review and disposition of all review items
  • Revised calculations

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

v Deliverables (cont)

  • Documentation of selected licensing basis documents reviewed and disposition
  • Minutes of relevant meetings
  • Required P/Ps

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

v Estimated Cost For Entire Project

  • Needs further refinement
  • Using $900K/site incremental costs for '98 budget Estimated Cost For Phase I
  • $145K/site incremental cost

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

V Organization

  • Oversight Committee
  • Overall Project Manager
  • Site Project Managers
  • Implementation team to be determined by phase /

- contract or managed task

PHASE I DETAILS Organization Oversight Committee Department Project Manager Gary Gilbert MGuire Project Manager Catawba Project Manager Oconee Project Manae Richard Starr Bill Beaver Allen Park Jim Kammer Team Leader Technical Consultant DE&S Managed Task Leader Contractor ContrctorsSupervisor Special Projects Contractors 1 Clerk 4 Engineers

PROJECT PLAN

SUMMARY

Schedule For entire project

- Needs further refinement

  • For phase 1

- 6/1 - 8/18/97 -- Put all prerequisites in place

- 8/18 - 9/26/97 -- Actual review of chapter 5

- 9/26 - 10/10/97-- Evaluate results and prepare phase II plan

- 10/10/9 7 - Early start date for phase II

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NUCLEAR GENERATION DEPARTMENT LONG RANGE PLANNING PURPOSE:

  • Enables best use of resources in support of safe and reliable operation
  • Provides basis for budget development
  • Provides a method for on going Management oversight of priorities
  • Provides decreased administrative burden thru use of computer based technology 2

NUCLEAR GENERATION DEPARTMENT LONG RANGE PLANNING PROGRAM ATTRIBUTES:

  • Desk Top Program Available To All Individual Contributors, Supervisors, Managers
  • Fast --- Efficient ---- Always Current
  • Provides data for individual activity
  • Integrates data as needed for Supervision / Management oversight
  • Compliments other work processes

NUCLEAR GENERATION DEPARTMENT LONG RANGE PLANNING PROGRAM ATTRIBUTES:

Integrates Cost Data and Delivers Information to Support Budget Process Electronic interface with other work management tools for efficiency Three Site and G.O. implementation supports NGD Management Oversight Report function supports data integrity 4

NUCLEAR GENERATION DEPARTMENT LONG RANGE PLANNING ELEMENTS:

EQUIPMENT AND OUTAGE

  • WORKFORCE
  • FACILITIES
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  • MULTI-SITE PROJECTS 5

NUCLEAR GENERATION DEPARTMENT LONG RANGE PLANNING EQUIPMENT AND OUTAGE:

Contains known work to end of plant life

  • Major and Minor Modifications
  • Significant Predefined Work Orders with interval greater than 2 years or 2 Outages

NUCLEAR GENERATION DEPARTMENT LONG RANGE PLANNING EQUIPMENT AND OUTAGE:

Contains known work to end of plant life

  • Testing and Surveillance's that are significant with interval greater than 2 years or 2 outages
  • Programs such as 89-10, Motor Testing Program, AOV Program, Limitorque/Rotorque Program etc..
  • Engineering Studies/ Site Projects

NUCLEAR GENERATION DEPARTMENT LONG RANGE PLANNING USES:

Management Oversight

  • Activity Reports PIP, Work Order, Modification, Priority, Functional Area, Technical Sponsor, Job Sponsor Integrated Reports
  • Outage, Innage or Year
  • Equipment
  • Cost

NUCLEAR GENERATION DEPARTMENT LONG RANGE PLANNING USES:

Budget Preparation Support Cost Information

  • Station Labor
  • Non Station Labor
  • Material
  • Contract
  • Other
  • CAPITAL and/or O&M
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SE Nuclear Plant Managers Meeting Meeting is held twice a year in January and August Led by Barney Beasley of Vogtle-turned over at this meeting after 3 years to John Herron of Sequoyah Has several purposes:

  • Exchange a set of common information on plant and human performance and learn from others successes or mistakes
  • Hear from an industry or regulatory speaker on current and upcoming issues
  • Tour one of the plants to provide feedback on housekeeping/material condition.

Each site prepares a handout (show the stack) and reviews the following data:

  • Site Background data
  • Operating Summary
  • Significant Plant Experience since the last meeting
  • Cost Effective Measures established
  • Outage Summaries (duration, cost, activities of significance)
  • Violation/LER Summaries Some of the more common issues discussed at length at the meeting and on breaks/lunches were:
  • On line Maintenance-what seems to fit the risk matrix at different sites
  • Literal Compliance-all plants have the message-often this occurs with design basis issues over such things as fuel pool cooling: One plant had covered it SFP for ceiling painting and negated evaporative losses that were assumed in the calcs
  • Recent INPO letter on Rad Worker practices and performance declining-May actually be the same but other improvements have passed it by. Doses are still declining and contaminations as well so a mixed message.
  • Big Impact of AE Inspections-one plant spent $500k-items are being found but at a high cost
  • Several plants are working on improvement plans. It helped to present these and get the benefit of the other managers experience on what had worked and what had not been successful.
  • For me, some of the discussions on the impact of unions on the way a plant is managed were valuable. It appears to make the process much more difficult especially if the relationship is adversarial.

Outside Speaker-Sam Collins-Director of NRR Mr Collins spent the afternoon of the first day with the plant managers. He described what things were happening in NRR and also presented some thoughts on what constituted a good engineering organization.

Some of the highlights of his discussion were:

  • NRR now has approximately 640 people and a $20 million dollar budget This is reduced from over 800 people two to three years ago and a commensurate budget He feels the pressure from plants shutting down.
  • He talked about a vision he has for the Project Mgrs in NRR and that he would like to see them involved in inspection of the licensing/compliance groups at the sites. This will take training and time. He is starting an effort on training.
  • He talked about recent changes in the NRC Sr. management meeting process due to the fact that feedback from the commissioners indicated that they were not treating all SALP 2 plants the same. Some needed

-much more attention than others. The current process is very time consuming on an annual basis to review plant performance and eventually come up with the problem plant list and those requiring NRC approval for restart. New approach will be to:

1st day-all plants reviewed-those that are clear SALP 1 or lower performers go their way. Most of the discussion for those plants on the edge.

  • Those on the edge go to the 2rd.day discussions. All of those that go to the 2nd day will have calls made to the Sr. Nuclear officer-even if they avoid the list Those that make the list are in one of 3 categories:
  • 1. Those that have improved from the problem plants and are being monitored for 2 cycles of operation
  • 2. Those on the problem list
  • 3. Those shutdown and requiring NRC approval for restart.
  • He indicated that the NRC will be releasing the Plant Issues Matrix (PIM) next year.
  • Reviewed allegations at plants for the years 91-96. The trend is up from 205 in 91 to 325 in 96. Being driven by 20% of the plants.
  • Not all allegations turn out to be real issues -around 30% do.
  • Also, of the harassment and intimidation allegations, about 5% are substantiated..
  • Much of NRR's time is spent "answering the mail". The mail comes from concerned citizens, PHds with research type questions, congress,

etc. they answer every one by letter. May be changing that process to use the phone and document the call.

  • He has a vision for 50.59s and how to resolve the current issues surrounding differences between the industry and NRC. This week they will be presenting options to the commissioners. One of them will go like this:
  • If you have condition A described in your FSAR and something happens that degrades it slightly. If you plan to take short term actions (compensatory measures of some sort) that are covered within your corrective action program (short defined by the risk matrix), then no 50.59 is required as long as you do not plan to make that situation permanent If you want to make it permanent, then a 50.59 is required.
  • You are in an USQ for both situations but could restart if tripped under situation 1 if the actions are in place under the corrective action program.
  • He also discussed recent issues on vendor problems with dry casks, SG issues and whether a rule was needed(they are now considering a generic letter), Core performance (axial offset anomaly at Callaway has them at reduced power -90% and Siemens inspection has hit Susquehanna hard)
  • On the deregulation front he cautioned us to look hard at making deals on power as the limits you have on voltage/frequency stated in FSAR must not be compromised by high or low power periods.