ML15261A204
| ML15261A204 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 10/22/1998 |
| From: | Hoffman S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| PROJECT-690 NUDOCS 9810290082 | |
| Download: ML15261A204 (17) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 22, 1998 LICENSEE:
Duke Energy Corporation FACILITY:
Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING WITH DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION ON LICENSE RENEWAL ACTIVITIES FOR OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 On September 28, 1998, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Duke Energy Corporation (Duke) management met to discuss the status of Duke's license renewal activities for Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Oconee). A list of meeting attendees is provided in Enclosure 1. Duke's presentation materials are contained in Enclosure 2.
Duke summarized the accomplishments to date and the key milestones. All milestones have been met with the next significant milestone being the issuance of all requests for information (RAls) by December 4, 1998. The NRC staff and Duke agree that the goal is to stagger issuance of RAls as much as possible to avoid issuing a large number of the RAls at the end.
The staff recently issued RAIs to Baltimore Gas and Electric on the Calvert Cliffs, Units 1 and 2, license renewal application and Duke was invited to provide comments or make suggestions regarding the processing and content of the RAls.
The following ongoing reviews and their status were discussed:
Containment Review Prior to submittal of the Oconee license renewal application, Duke had submitted for staff review its aging management evaluation of the containment. The staff issued RAls, Duke provided responses to the RAls, and the staff performed a site visit to observe the condition of the containment and to review documentation. Duke requested feedback on the status of the review. The staff intends to complete the review on a schedule that will support the Duke application. However, in response to Duke's request, the staff will discuss the status of the review at the next management meeting.
Reactor Coolant System Reports Duke references reports prepared by the Babcock and Wilcox Owners Group (B&WOG) in the Oconee license renewal application. Staff review of the reports must be completed to support issuance of the renewed license for Oconee. The status of the review of three of the reports whose review is not complete was discussed. The staff issued a Draft Safety Evaluation (DSE) for the B&WOG reactor vessel report (BAW-2251) on September 18, 1998. Additionally, staff RAls were issued to the B&WOG on the fluence methodology report (BAW-2241 P). The B&WOG and Duke are reviewing the DSE and RAls, respectively, and will respond in the near future. The final B&WOG report on the reactor vessel internals (BAW-2248) is still being reviewed by the staff and RAls have not been issued. The staff agreed to provide the status of
-the treview at the next management meeting.
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l-,w October 22, 1998 Environmental Review Preparations are ongoing for the environmental scoping meeting scheduled for October 19, 1998, in Clemson, South Carolina, and a subsequent environmental site visit October 19-22, 1998. Duke indicated that communications with the staff have been effective.
Future Activities and Expectations In addition to the environmental meetings discussed above, meetings between Duke and the staff were planned and subsequently completed regarding scoping and screening methodology (October 1, 1998), and a management level overview of the Oconee application (October 15, 1998). The next management meeting between Duke and the NRC is scheduled for October 29, 1998.
Duke presented expectations of what it would like accomplished by the management meeting on October 29, 1998. Duke requested that approximately one-third of the RAls be issued. In response, the staff indicated that it will assess its schedules for issuing RAls with the intent to issue RAls in a more staggered approach to the maximum extent possible ensuring that all RAls will be issued by December 4, 1998. Additionally, as requested by Duke, the staff will provide feedback on the status of the containment and reactor vessel internals report reviews.
signed y Stephen T. Hoffman, Senior Project Manager License Renewal Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 690
Enclosures:
As stated (2) cc: w/enclosures: See next page Distribution: See next page DOCUMENT NAME:G:\\HOFFMAN\\DUKE928B.WP OFFICE LA PDLR PDLR:D NAME ILBerry STHoffran CIGrime DATE Ijc 9 8 OF ICIAL98 RoECRDCO98 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
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Hard copy PUBLIC DocktFilye PDLR RF M. EI-Zeftawy, ACRS T2E2 E-mail:
F. Miraglia J. Roe D. Matthews C. Grimes T. Essig G. Lainas J. Strosnider G. Bagchi H. Brammer T. Hiltz G. Holahan S. Newberry C. Gratton L. Spessard R. Correia R. Latta J. Peralta J. Moore R. Weisman M. Zobler E. Hackett A. Murphy T. Martin D. Martin W. McDowell S. Droggitis PDLR Staff H. Berkow D. LaBarge L. Plisco C. Ogle R. Trojanowski M. Scott C. Julian R. Architzel J. Wilson R. Gill, Duke D. Walters, NEI
Oconee Nuclear Station (License Renewal) cc:
Paul R. Newton, Esquire Mr. J. E. Burchfield Duke Energy Corporation Compliance Manager 422 South Church Street Duke Energy Corporation Mail Stop PB-05E Oconee Nuclear Site Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, South Carolina 29679 J. Michael McGarry, Ill, Esquire Anne W. Cottingham, Esquire Ms. Karen E. Long Winston and Strawn Assistant Attorney General 1400 L Street, NW.
North Carolina Department of Washington, DC 20005 Justice P. O. Box 629 Mr. Rick N. Edwards Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Framatome Technologies Suite 525 L. A. Keller 1700 Rockville Pike Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Rockville, Maryland 20852-1631 Licensing Duke Energy Corporation Manager, LIS 526 South Church Street NUS Corporation Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 2650 McCormick Drive, 3rd Floor Clearwater, Florida 34619-1035 Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection Senior Resident Inspector North Carolina Department of U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Environment, Health, and 7812B Rochester Highway Natural Resources Seneca, South Carolina 29672 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Regional Administrator, Region II U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Gregory D. Robison Atlanta Federal Center Duke Energy Corporation 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 23T85 Mail Stop EC-12R Atlanta, Georgia 30303 P. 0. Box 1006 Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Virgil R. Autry, Director Division of Radioactive Waste Management Robert L. Gill, Jr.
Bureau of Land and Waste Management Duke Energy Corporation Department of Health and Environmental Mail Stop EC-12R Control P. 0. Box 1006 2600 Bull Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 RLGILL@DUKE-ENERGY.COM County Supervisor of Oconee County Douglas J. Walters Walhalla, South Carolina 29621 Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, N.W.
Mr. William R. McCollum, Jr.
Suite 400 Vice President, Oconee Site Washington, DC 20006-3708 Duke Energy Corporation DJW@NEI.ORG P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679 October 22, 1998 Environmental Review Preparations are ongoing for the environmental scoping meeting scheduled for October 19, 1998, in Clemson, South Carolina, and a subsequent environmental site visit October 19-22, 1998. Duke indicated that communications with the staff have been effective.
Future Activities and Expectations In addition to the environmental meetings discussed above, meetings between Duke and the staff were planned and subsequently completed regarding scoping and screening methodology (October 1, 1998), and a management level overview of the Oconee application (October 15, 1998). The next management meeting between Duke and the NRC is scheduled for October 29, 1998.
Duke presented expectations of what it would like accomplished by the management meeting on October 29, 1998. Duke requested that approximately one-third of the RAls be issued. In response, the staff indicated that it will assess its schedules for issuing RAls with the intent to issue RAls in a more staggered approach to the maximum extent possible ensuring that all RAls will be issued by December 4, 1998. Additionally, as requested by Duke, the staff will provide feedback on the status of the containment and reactor vessel internals report reviews.
Stephen T. Hoffman, Senior Project Manager License Renewal Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 690
Enclosures:
As stated (2) cc: w/enclosures: See next page
ATTENDANCE LIST NRC MANAGEMENT MEETING WITH DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION SEPTEMBER 28, 1998 NAME ORGANIZATION 1,
Steve Hoffman NRC/NRR/DRPM/PDLR
- 2.
Jack Roe NRC/NRR/DRPM
- 3.
M. J. Tuckman Duke Energy
- 4.
Greg Robison Duke Energy
- 5.
Dick Heibel BGE Manager PDM
- 6.
Chuck Rayburn BGE Administrator Communications
- 7.
Don Shaw BGE Senior Engineer
- 8.
Neil Haggerty BGE
- 9.
Nancy Chapman SERCH - Bechtel
- 10.
C. A. Nezin Project Enhancement
- 11.
Deborah Staudinger Winston & Strawn
- 12.
Lynn Connor DSA
- 13.
Mike Schoppman Florida Power & Light 14, Doug Walters NEI
- 15.
Ann Cottingham Winston & Strawn
- 16.
Cynthia Socher NRC/NRR/DRPM/PGEB
- 17.
Tom Hiltz NRC/OEDO
- 18.
Kim Green NUSIS
- 19.
David Solorio NRC/NRR/DRPM/PDLR
- 20.
Jim Wilson NRC/NRR/DRPM/PGEB 21 Jack Strosnider NRC/NRR/DE
- 22.
Ralph Architzel NRC/NRR/DRPM/PGEB
- 23.
Jim Cannon Senator Domenici's Staff Legislative Fellow
- 24.
Bob Prato NRC/NRR/DRPM/PDLR
- 25.
Robert Weisman NRC/OGC
- 26.
Janice Moore NRC/OGC
- 27.
Marian Zobler NRC/OGC
- 28.
Rob Jolly NRC/NRR/DRPM/PGEB
Duke Energy Oconee License Renewal Duke/NRC Management Meeting September 28, 1998
Duke Energy Ag enda
- Accomplishments
- Key Milestones
- Technical Review
- Environmental Review
- Hearing Process
- Future Activities
- Expectations September 28, 1998 Oconee License Renewal Project 2
Duke Energy.
Accomplishments
- August 20,1998 - NRC/Duke Management Meeting I m August 26, 1998 - Duke submittal of supplemental environmental information concerning rare and endangered species w August 31,1998 - Duke submittal of Volumes II and III of marked mechanical system flow diagrams
- September 18, 1998 - NRC issued draft safety evaluation on BAW-2251 (BWOG Reactor Vessel Report) m September 21, 1998 - NRC published FR Notice of Intent to Prepare EIS September 28, 1998 Oconee License Renewal Project 3
Energy.
Key Milestones a December 4, 1998 - All technical RAls issued m January 3, 1999 - All environmental RAls issued a June 1999 - Completion of Safety Evaluation Report and Draft Environmental Impact Statement September 28, 1998 Oconee License Renewal Project 4
Duke Energy.
Technical Review
- Communications have been open and effective, including electronic transmittal of final documents
.u Status of detailed schedule for release of RAls?
September 28, 1998 Oconee License Renewal Project 5
Duke Energy.
Technical Review m Containment review
- Discussed during last meeting
- Awaiting staff feedback September 28, 1998 Oconee License Renewal Project 6
Duke Energy.
Technical Review m Reactor Coolant System
- Reactor Vessel Report (BA W-225 1) - submitted June 29, 1996, draft safety evaluation issued, BWOG/Duke review in progress
- R V Internals Report (BA W-2248) - submitted July 29, 1997, awaiting RA Is
- Fluence Methodology (BA W-224 1 P) - submitted May 14, 1997, written responses to second set of RAls will be submitted by BWOG in near future September 28, 1998 Oconee License Renewal Project 7
Energy.
Environmental Review a Duke has met with several state and local agencies and environmental interest groups in preparation for the site-visit a Communications with NRC project manager concerning site-visit preparations have been effective a SAMA review proceeding in parallel separate technical discussion is planned September 28, 1998 Oconee License Renewal Project 8
Energy.
Hearing Process a One petition for intervention received Chattooga River Watershed Coalition m Commission has established a Licensing Board m Licensing Board has established milestones for required activities over the next several weeks a Duke appreciates Commission sensitivity in setting a diligent Board schedule September 28, 1998 Oconee License Renewal Project 9
Duke Energy..
Future Activities
- Environmental Scoping Meeting scheduled for October 19 m Environmental Site Visit scheduled for October 19-22 m Working level meetings being planned
- Scoping / Screening Methodology
- Scoping of Regulated Events
- Management level overview meeting being planned September 28, 1998 Oconee License Renewal Project 10
Duke Energy.
Expectations
- Expectations to be accomplished by next NRC! Duke Management Meeting (late October):
- Environmental scoping meeting and site visit will be successful
- Initial technical level meetings will be succesful
- Detailed staff review schedule will be issued
- RAls on 1/3 of the technical portion of the Application will be issued
- Feedback on Containment review will be provided
- RV Internals review will be initiated September 28, 1998 Oconee License Renewal Project 11