ML15261A246
| ML15261A246 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 04/07/1999 |
| From: | Joseph Sebrosky NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9904090252 | |
| Download: ML15261A246 (17) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 7, 1999 LICENSEE:
Duke Energy Corporation (Duke)
FACILITY:
Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MARCH MANAGEMENT MEETING BETWEEN THE U.S.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) STAFF AND DUKE REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS THE OCONEE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION On March 30, 1999, representatives of Duke met with the NRC staff in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss the Oconee license renewal application. A list of meeting attendees is provided as. A copy of the staff's and Duke's presentation materials discussed at the meeting are provided as Enclosures 2 and 3, respectively.
The staff discussed the status of the review (See Enclosure 2). The staff noted that Duke responded to all of the environmental requests for additional information (RAls) by the schedule date of March 4, 1999. The staff noted that Duke supported a phone call to help the staff with the review of the severe accident mitigation alternative RAI responses. In addition, the staff expects to issue a letter shortly with its view of Duke's response to the transmission line scope RAI.
The staff noted that communications continue to be good with Duke supporting several phone calls to answer staff's questions in the safety review area. A graded approach to document the resolution of issues in this area was mutually agreed to by Duke and the staff. The approach entails four levels of interaction ranging from phone calls to formal management meetings. If clarification is needed by the staff, the clarification will either be documented in a phone call summary or in a letter from Duke.
The staff stated that it will provide Duke with a list of potential safety evaluation report (SER) open items by April 12, 1999. The staff stated that it will support phone calls and meetings using the above graded approach in an attempt 'o resolve as many of the open items as possible prior to issuing the SER. However, if resolution of an issue is deemed to be difficult, discussion of the item will be deferred until after the SER is issued. The aim of this process is to minimize the amount of SER open items without impacting the schedule for issuing the SER.
The staff and Duke then discussed the 10 CFR Part 54 scoping issue. The issue was raised during a March 11, 1999, meeting with the staff. In that meeting Duke reiterated its belief that the set of design basis events contained in Chapter 15 of the Oconee updated final safety analysis report (UFSAR) complies with the requirements of 10 CFR 54.4(a)(1) and meets the definition of 10 CFR 50.49(b)(1). The staff stated that it intends to raise this issue to the license renewal steering committee for resolution. Duke noted that the next management meeting is scheduled for May 12, 1999, and that it hoped that the issue would be resolved by that time.
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April 7, 1999 Although the staff did not agree that this schedule could be met, it noted that at this time it did not need any further information from Duke regarding the issue.
original signed by:
Joseph M. Sebrosky, Project Manager License Renewal and Standardization Branch Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287
Enclosures:
As stated (3) cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
See next page DOCUMENT NAME:G:\\SEBROSKY\\3-30 SUM.WPD OFFICE LA RLSB/DRIP:PM RLSB:BC NAME iton JSebrosky ClGrimes DATE
/99 4/t /99 4/ q /99 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY April 7, 1999 Although the staff did not agree that this schedule could be met, it noted that at this time it did not need any further information from Duke regarding the issue.
Joseph M. Sebrosky, Project Manager License Renewal and Standardization Branch Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287
Enclosures:
As stated (3) cc w/encls: See next page
Obonee Nuclear Station (License Renewal) cc:
Mr. J. E. Burchfield Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Compliance Manager Duke Energy Corporation Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Oconee Nuclear Site Mail Stop PB-05E P. 0. Box 1439 Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Seneca, South Carolina 29679 Anne W. Cottingham, Esquire Ms. Karen E. Long Winston and Strawn Assistant Attorney General 1400 L Street, NW.
North Carolina Department of Justice Washington, DC 20005 P. 0. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. Rick N. Edwards Framatome Technologies L. A. Keller Suite 525 Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Licensing 1700 Rockville Pike Duke Energy Corporation Rockville, Maryland 20852-1631 526 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Manager, LIS NUS Corporation Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director 2650 McCormick Drive, 3rd Floor Division of Radiation Protection Clearwater, Florida 34619-1035 North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Senior Resident Inspector Natural Resources U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 3825 Barrett Drive 7812B Rochester Highway Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Seneca, South Carolina 29672 Gregory D. Robison Regional Administrator, Region II Duke Energy Corporation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop EC-12R Atlanta Federal Center P. 0. Box 1006 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Robert L. Gill, Jr.
Virgil R. Autry, Director Duke Energy Corporation Division of Radioactive Waste Management Mail Stop EC-12R Bureau of Land and Waste Management P. 0. Box 1006 Department of Health and Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Environmental Control RLGILL@DUKE-ENERGY.COM 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 Douglas J. Walters Nuclear Energy Institute County Supervisor of Oconee County 1776 I Street, NW Walhalla, South Carolina 29621 Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 W. R. McCollum, Jr., Vice President DJW@NEI.ORG Oconee Site Duke Energy Corporation Chattooga River Watershed Coalition P. 0. Box 1439 P. 0. Box 2006 Seneca, SC 29679 Clayton, GA 30525
Distribution: Hard copy PUBLIC Except for the attendees list in Enclosure 1, an advance copy of the handouts to this meeting summary was sent directly to the PDR on 4/1/99 EHylton Docket File RLSB RF N. Dudley, ACRS - T2E26 E-mail:
R. Zimmerman W. Kane D. Matthews S. Newberry C. Grimes C. Carpenter B. Zalcman J. Strosnider R. Wessman E. Imbro W. Bateman J. Calvo H. Brammer T. Hiltz G. Holahan T. Collins C. Gratton B. Boger R. Correia R. Latta J. Moore J, Rutberg R. Weisman M. Zobler G. Mizuno F. Cherny E. Hackett A. Murphy D. Martin W. McDowell S. Droggitis RLSB Staff R. Emch D. LaBarge L. Plisco C. Ogle R. Trojanowski M. Scott C. Julian J. Peralta J. Wilson C. Sochor R. Gill, Duke D. Walters, NEI
ATTENDANCE LIST MARCH 30, 1999, NRC MEETING WITH DUKE REGARDING OCONEE NAME ORGANIZATION Mike Tuckman Duke Energy Greg Robison Duke Energy Debbie Ramsey Duke Energy Bob Gill Duke Energy Dave Matthews NRR/DRIP Chris Grimes NRR/DRIP/RLSB Steve Hoffman NRR/DRIP/RLSB.
Joe Sebrosky NRR/DRIP/RLSB Steve Vias NRR/DRIP/RLSB P. T. Kuo NRR/DRIP/RLSB Sam Lee NRR/DRIP/RLSB Bob Prato NRR/DRIP/RLSB Thomas Kenyon NRR/DRIP/RGEB Cynthia Sochor NRR/DRIP/RGEB Barry Zalcman NRR/DRIP/RGEB Caudle Julian (via phone)
NRC/Region II/DRP Jack Strosnider NRR/DE Paul Shemanski NRR/DE/EEIB Dale Thatcher NRR/DE/EEIB Juan Peralta NRR/DIPM/IQMB Jit Vora NRC/RES/DET Marian Zobler NRC/OGC Chuck Rayburn Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE)
Barth Doroshuk BGE Neil Haggerty BGE Charlie Cruse BGE Joseph J. Hagan Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO)
Fred Polaski PECO Gary Young Entergy Ops, Inc -ANO Steve Hale Florida Power and Light Mike Schoppman Florida Power and Light Mike Henig Virginia Power Raymond Baker Southern Company Charles Pierce Southern Nuclear Louis Long Southern Nuclear Roger Newton Wisconsin Electric Power Mike Sellman Wisconsin Electric Power Alice Carson Bechtel Charles Meyer Westinghouse
ATTENDANCE LIST (continued)
MARCH 30, NRC MEETING WITH DUKE REGARDING OCONEE NAME ORGANIZATION Hoa Hoang General Electric Lynn Connor DSA Melvin Frank NUSIS Roger Huston Licensing Support Services John Carey Electric Power Research Institute Jim Lang Electric Power Research Institute Sydney Crawford Consultant Doug Walters Nuclear Energy Insititute Tony Pietrangelo Nuclear Energy Insititute David Lewis Shaw Pittman Anne Cottingham Winston and Strawn
Oconee License Renewal Application Status Report to Duke Energy March 30, 1999
Oconee Renewal Status 3/30/99 Schedule Adherence Accomplishments Concerns
Oconee Renewal Status 3/30/99 Schedule Adherence Duke responded to all Environmental RAls by the scheduled date of 3/4/99 DES to be issued by 6/2/99 and SER by 6/17/99 On 12/29/98, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board denied Chattooga River Watershed Coalition's (CRWC) petition to intervene. Appeal filed with the Commission on 1/14/99.
Staff and applicant responses filed 1/25/99.
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Oconee Renewal Status (cont) 3/30/99 Accomplishments Duke responded to all environmental RAls on schedule Communications continue to be good Duke has supported several phone calls to answer staff's questions 3/11/99 meeting held to discuss issues related to 10 CFR Part 54 Scoping Graded approach developed to document issue resolution can use previously docketed material, no additional documentation needed staff phone call summary to document clarification Duke provides revised RAI response Management issue, can not be easily resolved 3
Oconee Renewal Status (cont) 3/30/99 Concerns The staff will provide Duke with a list of potential open items by 4/12/99. The graded approach for issue resolution will be used to control the process.
10 CFR Part 54 Scoping Issue Duke believes that DBEs are limited to Chapter 15 events for the purposes of license renewal scoping The staff intends to raise this issue to the steering commitee 4
- Eney Oconee License Renewal Duke/NRC Management Meeting March 30, 1999
&Duke.
Enerff-Agenda
- Accomplishments
- Safety Review
- CLB Change Review
- Site Inspection Planning
- Environmental Review
- Expectations March 30, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 2
DDuke wEne gy-Accomplishments a Safety Review
- Developed a graded process to handle NRC follow-up inquires
- Responded to a number of inquires m Environmental Review
- Submitted responses to all 39 environmental RAIs on March 4, 1999 on schedule
- Hearing Process
- Chattooga River Watershed Coalition appealed ASLB decision to the Commission in January March 30, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 3
Duke OEne Wy Safety Review a Graded process tu address NRC follow-up inquiries
- Four levels of interaction ranging from telecons to formal management meetings
- Aim is to address topics in an orderly fashion with least impact on respective staff resources
- Resolutions are appropriately documented
- Process is working well March 30, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 4
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SDuke dEnegy.
Scoping Methodology
- An issue has arisen concerning the basis of the scoping criteria used in the Oconee License Renewal 54.4 scoping
- Most recent interactions:
- 3/11/99 Meeting
- 3/25/99 Telecon
- NRC has the action to develop a written description of the specifics of the issue March 30, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 5
Duke t9Enerw.
CLB Change Review
- CLB change that materially affects contents of the application (54.21(b))
- Initial thoughts have been discussed with NRC
- Key focus areas for review
- Functional Changes
- Operating Experiences
- Program Changes
- TLAA Changes
- Assumptions on new & replaced equipment
- Expect to submit application amendment in 3Q99 March 30, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 6
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Duke oEnergy-Site Inspection Planning a Scope& Screening Site Inspection
- Public Training Session at Oconee April 21-22, 1999
- Inspection at Oconee - week of April 26, 1999
- Initial communication with Region II Team Leader on 3/22/99
- identified documentation and other resource requirements needed to conduct the inspection
- Established preliminary agenda March 30, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 7
V Duke
- Energy-Environmental Review m All Environmental RAI Responses were provided on 3/4/99, meeting the established schedule n Communications lines remain open for clarification of the Responses m NRC reaction?
- SAMA information
- Transmission Line Scope Description a Draft Environmental Impact Statement scheduled for release 6/2/99 March 30, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 8
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SDuke OrEnegy Expectations a Expectations to be accomplished by next NRC/Duke Management Meeting (May 12)
- Continue to support NRC follow-up inquiries (Duke)
- Exchange further insights on the 54.21(b) rule interpretation as input to required Application update (Duke and NRC staff)
- Communicate/Coordinate/Conduct a successful Scoping &
Screening Site Inspection week of April 26th (Duke and NRC staff)
- Clarify any staff items on Environmental RAI Responses (Duke and NRC Staff)
March 30, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 9
Duke roEney.
Meeting Plans V
p a Schedule for next NRC/Duke management meetings
- May 12, 1999 (set)
- June 30, 1999 (tentative)
- July 28, 1999 (set)
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