ML15261A254
| ML15261A254 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 05/13/1999 |
| From: | Joseph Sebrosky NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9905170206 | |
| Download: ML15261A254 (15) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 May 13, 1999 LICENSEE:
Duke Energy Corporation (Duke)
FACILITY:
Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MAY MANAGEMENT MEETING BETWEEN THE U.S.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) STAFF AND DUKE REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS THE OCONEE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION On May 12, 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 there are two major milestones in June. The milestones are issuance of the safety evaluation report (SER) by June 17, 1999, and the issuance of the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) by June 2, 1999. A public meeting will be held on July 8, 1999, near the site to receive comments on the draft SEIS. The staff also noted that on April 15, 1999, the Commission affirmed the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board decision denying the Chattooga River Watershed Coalition's petition to intervene.
The staff noted that communication continue to be good with Duke responding to several staff inquires. Duke responded to potential SER open items in a May 10, 1999, letter. The staff also noted that the first regional-based license renewal inspection was held at the site the last week of April. The inspection report is due to be issued within 45 days of the inspection, and a public meeting at the site will be held to discuss the results.
The staff and Duke then discussed the scoping issue related to license renewal. The staff noted that a separate meeting was held on May 11, 1999, to discuss this issue. The results of that meeting are detailed in a separate summary, but the staff noted that action items were agreed to that, if implemented, should resolve the issue. Duke noted that the next management meeting is scheduled for June 30. The staff stated that this meeting had the potential to be moved or canceled because it conflicts with a potential date for an Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) meeting. Specifically, the Plant License Renewal subcommittee of the ACRS has also tentatively scheduled a meeting on that date to discuss the Oconee license renewal SER and Babcock and Wilcox topical reports related to license renewal The staff 9905170206 990513 PDR ADOCK 05000269 P
_ PDR May 13, 1999 stated that a decision would be made shortly about the June 30, 1999, management meeting and that it would also try to schedule management meetings for August and September.
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:
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/99 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Oconee 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 11 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. O. Box 1439 P. O. Box 2006 Seneca, SC 29679 Clayton, GA 30525
Distribution: Hard copy LUBLICf 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 5/13/99 EHylton Docket File RLSB RF N. Dudley, ACRS - T2E26 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 MAY 12, 1999, NRC MEETING WITH DUKE REGARDING OCONEE NAME ORGANIZATION Mike Tuckman Duke Energy Greg Robison Duke Energy Rounette Nader Duke Energy Bob Gill Duke Energy Scott Newberry NRR/DRIP Chris Grimes NRR/DRIP/RLSB Steve Hoffman NRR/DRIP/RLSB Joe Sebrosky NRR/DRIP/RLSB P. T. Kuo NRR/DRIP/RLSB Sam Lee NRR/DRIP/RLSB Norihisa Yuki NRR/DRIP/RLSB Jim Wilson 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 Jit Vora NRC/RES/DET Chuck Rayburn Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE)
Barth Doroshuk BGE John Rycyna BGE Jim Bennett BGE R. P. Heibel BGE Joseph J. Hagan Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO)
Fred Polaski PECO Gary Young Entergy Ops, Inc -ANO Steve Half Florida Power and Light Raj Kundalkar Florida Power and Light Mike Henig Virginia Power Bill Corbin Virginia Power Leslie Hartz Virginia Power Louis Long Southern Nuclear Charles Pierce Southern Nuclear Terry Pickens Northern States Power Company Alice Carson Bechtel Roger Newton Westinghouse David Lewis Shaw Pittman Don Ferraro Winston and Strawn Doug Walters Nuclear Energy Institute Jim Lang EPRI Ericka Guthrie NWLDEF Colleen Amoruso NUS Information Services Lynn Connor DSA
Oconee License Renewal Application Status Report to Duke Energy May 12,1999
Oconee Renewal Status 5/12/199 Schedule Adherence Accomplishments Concerns
Oconee Renewal Status 5/12/99 Schedule Adherence SER to be issued by 6/17/99 Draft SEIS to be issued by 6/2/99 Public meeting to receive comments on the draft SEIS is scheduled for 7/8/99.
On 4/15/99, the Commission affirmed the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board decision denying Chattooga River Watershed Coalition's petition to intervene.
Oconee Renewal Status (cont) 5/12/99 Accomplishments Staff provided Duke with potential SER open items in 4/8/99 and 4/16/99 letters.
Duke responded to potential SER open items in a 5/10/99 letter.
Communications continue to be good Duke has supported several phone calls to answer staffs questions. Six phone call summaries written to document resolution of issues.
In addition to the 5/10/99 letter, Duke provided 3 letters that document resolution of issues.
5/11/99 meeting held to discuss issues related to 10 CFR Part 54 Scoping 3
Oconee Renewal Status (cont) 5/12/99 Accomplishments (continued)
First regional based inspection held at the site from 4/26 through 4/30. Inspection report due to be issued within 45 days of the inspection Final safety evaluation for BAW-2251, "Demonstration of the Management of Aging Effect for the Reactor Vessel," issued on 4/26/99 Concerns 10 CFR Part 54 Scoping Issue Duke to supplement RAI response Staff to do additional inspections 4
Duke Energy" Oconee License Renewal Duke/NRC Management Meeting May 12, 1999 1Duke EneW.
Agenda m Accomplishments a Safety Review m Site Inspection Results a Scoping Meeting Status a Environmental Review a Expectations May 12, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 2
Duke dEIEneWY Accomplishments a Safety Review
- Responded to 66 of the 79 Potential Safety Evaluation Report Open Items by letter on May 10, 1999
- Submitted a letter on April 12, 1999, clarifying our intent to complete the annual application update on or about September 30,1999
- Completed efforts associated with the NRC Scoping &
Screening Site Inspection on April 30, 1999
- Received the NRC final Safety Evaluation on the BWOG Reactor Vessel Report, BAW-2251, on April 26, 1999 May 12, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 3
Duke rEneW.
Accomplishments m Environmental Review
- Supported a number of NRC follow-up inquires in a manner similar to the Safety Review inquiries by providing both written and verbal feedback m Hearing Process
- The NRC Commission affirmed, on April 15,1999, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board's decision to deny the petition of the Chattooga River Watershed Coalition May 12, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 4
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Safety Review m Received 79 Potential Safety Evaluation Report Open Items in two NRC letters dated April 8, 1999 and April 16, 1999 m Duke responded to 66 of these items a Responses to a few items were not developed primarily due to time constraints and group involvement in the scoping and screening site inspection a Final Safety Evaluation Report scheduled for issuance by 6/17/99 May 12, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 5
1 uke Scoping & Screening Site nergiy-Inspection Results a Inspection was conducted April 26-30, 1999 and was kicked off by an NRC/Public Orientation Session on April 21, 1999 m Results
- For each discipline (Structural, Electrical and Mechanical), the scoping and screening process and results were found to be implemented consistent with the description in the Oconee Application and RAI responses
- Some specific issues were noted, primarily associated with plant conditions observed during tours, with basis document inconsistencies and with aspects of mechanical scoping
- Candid and open discussions set the stage for continued success in the July aging management program inspections May 12,1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 6
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Duke Energ-Scoping Methodology m An issue has arisen concerning the basis of the scoping criteria used in the Oconee License Renewal 54.4 scoping a Most recent interactions:
- 3/11/99 NRC/Duke Technical Meeting
- 3/25/99 NRC/Duke Telecon
- 5/11/99 NRC/Duke Management Meeting m Issue status May 12, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 7
Duke Eneyg.
Environmental Review s NRC follow-up inquires involved both verbal explanations of Duke practices and written and printed materials supporting the positions in the Oconee Environmental Report n We believe we have provided all information associated with the key issues - SAMA, transmission lines a Duke received the 4/29/99 NRC request to formalize several responses to follow-up inquires. Responses are due 5/14/99 n Draft Environmental Impact Statement scheduled for release by 6/2/99 May 12, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project a
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Duke OEnery-Expectations a Expectations to be accomplished by next NRC/Duke Management Meeting (June 30)
- Issue draft Oconee Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement by 6/2/99 (NRC)
- Issue final Safety Evaluation Report by 6/17/99 (NRC)
- Schedule and conduct the NRC exit meeting associated with the Scoping & Screening Site Inspection (NRC)
- Finalize plans for Environmental Public Meeting being planned for 7/8/99 (NRC)
- Finalize the plans for the Aging Management Program Site Inspection scheduled for the weeks of July 12th and 26th (Duke and NRC staff)
May 12, 1999 Oconee License Renewral Project 9
IDuke wEneW Meeting Plans m Schedule for next NRC/Duke management meetings
- June 30, 1999
- July 28, 1999
- August date not set May 12, 1999 Oconee License Renewal Project 10 5