ML15261A258
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| Site: | Oconee, Calvert Cliffs  |
| Issue date: | 05/17/1999 |
| From: | Hoffman S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| PROJECT-690, REF-GTECI-***, REF-GTECI-NI, TASK-***, TASK-OR NUDOCS 9905240279 | |
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jkREGU UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-001 May 17, 1999 ORGANIZATION:
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF LICENSE RENEWAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING WITH THE NEI LICENSE RENEWAL WORKING GROUP The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) License Renewal Steering Committee (LRSC) met with the NEI License Renewal Working Group on March 30, 1999, to discuss the status of the first two license renewal applications, resolution of license renewal issues, and establishing a position regarding credit for existing programs. Attendees are listed in Attachment 1. The agenda for the meeting is provided in Attachment 2. Following is a summary of topics discussed at the meeting:
- 1. Application Review Status Calvert Cliffs Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) summarized for the LRSC the discussions held during an earlier Calvert Cliffs-specific meeting held between BGE and NRC management. Details concerning the discussions at the that meeting are contained in a separate meeting summary.
Overall, activities associated with the review of the Calvert Cliffs renewal application are on schedule. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement and the Safety Evaluation Report with open items were issued by the NRC staff on February 24 and March 21, 1999, respectively. The first phase of inspections concerning license renewal scoping have been performed by Region I at the Calvert Cliffs site. Presentation materials used by BGE are contained in Attachment 3.
Two issues of concern to BGE were discussed with the LRSC. The first involved SER Open Item 3.0-1 regarding the information required to be included in the supplement to the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) for license renewal. BGE believes it met the license renewal rule (10 CFR Part 54) requirements and there was concern regarding the amount of information that will be needed and the potential impact on schedule. However, based on discussions at the earlier Calvert Cliffs meeting, the staff clarified its intent for the open item. The staff will find examples of its intent and discuss them with BGE staff.
The second issue of concern to BGE involves SER Confirmatory Item 3.2.3.3-1. This item involves a commitment that if Generic Safety Issue (GSI) 190 is not resolved generically prior to Calvert Cliffs operating in the extended period, BGE must adequately evaluate the environmental effects on fatigue on a plant-specific basis. The staff is pursuing generic resolution of GSI-190 and expects resolution to be complete prior to Calvert Cliffs operating in the period of extended operation. However, BGE does not want the condition on the license limiting its entering into the extended period. The staff and BGE will discuss this issue further and the possibility of the staff reviewing and approving a plant-specific analysis at this time. The Steering Committee also intends on meeting with the staff on this issue and continue the discussion with the industry at the next meeting.
9905240279 990517 PDR ADOCK 05000269 PDR May 17, 1999 Oconee Duke Energy Corporation (Duke) also summarized the discussions conducted at an earlier Oconee-specific meeting held with NRC management. Duke indicated that good progress was being made. Duke has submitted responses to all of the staffs technical and environmental requests for additional information which are currently under review by the staff. The staff has agreed to identify by April 12, 1999, items that it has identified to date that still appear to be open for preparation of the SER. The staff and Duke will attempt to resolve the open items if possible depending on the complexity of the issue and the time available for the staff to prepare and issue the SER by June 17, 1999.
Duke discussed three issues of concern with the LRSC. The staff is questioning Duke's position that design basis events used in the scoping process are limited to only accidents analyzed in Chapter 15 of the FSAR. The staff contends that this position eliminates consideration of other external events and natural phenomena for which the plant is designed. Resolution of this issue is being pursued between the staffs of Duke and the NRC.
Duke also identified concerns regarding two environmental issues. Duke disagrees with the amount of information required to consider severe accident mitigation alternatives (SAMA). The staff indicated that, after a follow-up discussion, it has sufficient information to complete its review. The second issue involves the scope of the transmission lines that needs to be considered when assessing the impacts on endangered species resulting from transmission line maintenance activities needed for the proposed action that considers the additional 20 years of station operation.
- 2. Schedules for Resolution of Priority 1 Renewal Issues The current list of Priority 1 license renewal issues that need to be addressed to support issuance of the first renewal licenses was provided (Attachment 4). This list provides information on the lead NRC organization, where NEI input is needed to support establishing a position, and the target date for issuing a position for review. The target dates are driven by schedule needs for the Calvert Cliffs and Oconee applications. Based on discussions at the meeting, an additional column will be added to the table to record the date when an issue is resolved. The intent is that the guidance developed by resolving these issues will be incorporated into future revisions of the license renewal standard review plan (SRP-LR), regulatory guide or the NEI license renewal implementation guideline, NEI 95-10, as applicable.
- 3. Credit for Existing Programs The staff is preparing an options paper for the Commission regarding the extent to which credit for existing programs is given by the staff in determining the scope and depth of the information needed in a license renewal application. NEI has submitted by letter dated March 3, 1999, a paper with its position on how existing plant programs and activities should be credited for license renewal. The staff intends on including the NEI paper in its Commission paper and has identified the 5 options listed in the agenda that it is considering evaluating in the Commission paper. NEI indicated that it would submit by April 30, 1999, any revisions to its paper or May 17, 1999 additional considerations it may have for consideration by the staff in its preparation of the Commission paper.
The industry continues to believe that less information is needed on existing programs than the staff has requested in the first two renewal reviews. This issue arises in part by different interpretations by the staff and industry of the Commission's intent for crediting existing programs as discussed in the Statements of Consideration for the amended license renewal rule, 10 CFR Part 54, (60 FR 22461-22491). Because the industry views this issue as an interpretation issue, it does not believe that rulemaking is required as described in staff Options 1 and 5. Both BGE and Duke indicated that their concern focuses more on a potential future escalation of information that might be requested. However, both indicated that the amount of information requested would not pose a serious problem for applications.
The staff reiterated that its intent is not to re-review existing current licensing basis programs as asserted by some in industry but that its intent is to review the programs at least once to verify that the existing programs credited will in fact manage the aging as claimed. As experience is gained through these initial reviews and other ongoing staff activities, the staff intends to capture in documents such as the SRP-LR, the experience gained to further focus the reviews and gain efficiencies for future reviews.
- 4. Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives (SAMAs)
Under 10 CFR 51.53(c)(3)(ii)(I) applicants for license renewal must consider alternatives to mitigate severe accidents (SAMAs) in its environmental report included with the application. The industry believes that SAMAs can be addressed generically and should be made Category 1 by rulemaking such that future renewal applicants would.not need to address SAMAs in their applications. The staff said that it plans to perform a feasibility study to determine whether SAMAs can be made Category 1 under the current criteria and, if so, the scope and priority for the effort. Industry indicated that it may submit in the near future, a petition for rulemaking with the proposed basis for making the issue Category 1.
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Mr. Dennis Harrison Mr. Robert Gill U.S. Department of Energy Duke Energy Corporation NE-42 Mail Stop EC-12R Washington, D.C. 20585 P.O. Box 1006 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 Mr. Ricard P. Sedano, Commissioner Mr. Charles R. Pierce State Liaison Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Co.
Department of Public Service 40 Inverness Center Parkway 112 State Street BIN B064 Drawer 20 Birmingham, AL 35242 Montipelier, Vermont 05620-2601 Mr. Douglas J. Walters Mr. Barth Doroshuk Nuclear Energy Institute Baltimore Gas & Electric Company 1776 I Street, N.W.
1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway Washington, DC 20006 Lusby, Maryland 20657-47027 DJW@NEI.ORG National Whistleblower Center Chattooga River Watershed Coalition 3233 P Street, N.W.
P. 0. Box 2006 Washington, DC 20007 Clayton, GA 30525 Mr. William H. Mackay Entergy Operations, Inc.
Arkansas Nuclear One 1448 SR 333 GSB-2E Russeliville, Arkansas 72802
ATTENDANCE LIST NRC LICENSE RENEWAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING WITH THE NEI LICENSE RENEWAL WORKING GROUP MARCH 30, 1999 NAME ORGANIZATION
- 1. Steve Hoffman NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLSB
- 2. Steve Vias NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLSB
- 3. Barry Zalcman NRC/NRR/DRIP/RGEB
- 4. Margaret Federline NRC/RES
- 5. Jack Strosnider for B. Sheron NRC/NRR/DE
- 6. Lawrence Chandler for S. Burns NRC/OGC
- 7. Janice Moore NRC/OGC
- 8. David Matthews NRC/NRR/DRIP
- 9. Christopher Grimes NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLSB
- 10. William Kane NRC/NRR/AD
- 11. Doug Walters NEI
- 12. Louis Long Southern Nuclear
- 13. Joseph Hagan PECO Energy
- 14. Mike Tuckman Duke
- 15. Charles Cruse Baltimore Gas & Electric (BG&E)
- 16. Mike Sellman WECO
- 17. Tony Pietrangelo NEI
- 18. Richard Heibel BGE
- 19. Barth Doroshuk BGE
- 20. Sidney Crawford Consultant
- 21. John Carey EPRI
- 22. Charles Meyer WestinghouseANOG
- 23. Alice Carson Bechtel
- 24. Raymond D. Baker Southern Company
- 25. Garry G. Young Entergy, Inc.
- 26. Charles B. Brinkman ABB CENP,
- 27. Mike Schoppman Florida Power & Light Company
- 28. Hoa Hoang General Electric (GE)
- 29. Don Shaw BGE
- 30. Kathryn Sutton Winston & Strawn
- 31. Donald Ferraro Winston & Strawn
- 32. Fred Polaski PECO Energy
- 33. Paige Negus GE
- 34. Charles Pierce Southern Nuclear
- 35. Jim Lang EPRI
- 36. Melvin Frank NUSIS
- 37. Fred Bower NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLSB
- 38. David Solorio NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLSB
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- 39. Mike Mayfield NRC/RES/DET/MEB
- 40. Jit Vora NRC/RES/DET/MEB
- 41. P. T. Kuo NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLSB
- 42. Sam Lee NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLSB
- 43. John Craig NRC/RES/DET
- 44. Victor McCree
,NRC/RII/DRS
- 45. Thomas Kenyon NRC/NRR/DRIP/RGEB
- 46. Marian Zobler NRC/OGC
- 47. Greg Robison Duke Energy
- 48. Robert Gill Duke Energy
- 49. Debbie Ramsey Duke Energy
- 50. Dwight Chamberlain*
NRC/Region IV
- 51. Caudle Julian*
NRC/Region II By telephone
AGENDA MARCH 30, 1999 NRC LICENSE RENEWAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING WITH THE NEI LICENSE RENEWAL WORKING GROUP
- 1. Application Review Status
- Calvert Cliffs
- Oconee
- 2. Schedules for Resolution of Priority 1 Renewal Issues
- 3. Credit for Existing Programs
- NEI proposal o Industry concern that the adequacy of existing programs will be challenged.
o How does the NEI proposal meet the rule requirements?
o Examples
- Options
- 1. Rulemaking to exclude structures and components subject to any existing programs from a license renewal review.
- 2. Accept NEI interpretation
- 3. Prepare generic program credit report that applicants could reference (i.e., the GEIS like approach used in environmental review) and explicitly identify "deltas" where the programs should be augmented.
- 4. Include more generic credit explanation in more detailed guidance in the SRP (i.e.,
the GALL2 approach) and concentrate review guidance on the typical "deltas" where program modifications or additions are expected.
- 5. Revise rule to define an acceptable "demonstration."
- Other considerations that should be included in the options paper to the Commission due by May 28, 1999.
Nuclear Energy Division Calvert Cliffs License Renewal Application Status Report to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission March 30, 1999 Charles H. Cruse, Vice President Nuclear
Nuclear Energy Division Objectives of Meeting Brief NRC License Renewal Steering Committee on progress/issues of license renewal application for CCNPP Discuss issues that need BGE or NRC Management attention 99-011 2
Nuclear Energy Division CCNPP License Renewal Application Progress
-very thorough
- draft includes resolution of EQ issue
- NRC Region I inspection of LR scope completed
- ACRS review schedule moved up 99-011 3
Nuclear Energy Division CCNPP License Renewal Application Issues
- Requiring BGE's License Renewal FSAR Supplement to meet future 50.59 and 50.71 NRC requirements appears unnecessary and overly restrictive (Open Item 3.0-1)
- Resolving Generic Safety Issue 190, which concerns environmental effects on fatigue analysis, should not be part of the BGE license renewal process (Confirmatory Item 3.2.3.3-1)99-011 4
Nuclear Energy Division Where We Go From Here BGE's expectations are to continue to work off Open Items and Confirmatory Items at Staff level Recommend NRC Management review Open Item 3.0-1 and Confirmatory Item 3.2.3.3-1 due to overly restrictive limitations on 'the license Upcoming Public Meeting on Draft SEIS NRC Aging Management Inspection 99-011 5
3/30/99 PRIORITY 1 LICENSE RENEWAL ISSUES Issue #
Description NRC Lead NEI Target Comment Input 98-0003 Operating Experience PDLR NA 5/24/99 Staff work in progress 98-0009 FSAR Content PDLR NA 12/15/99 Pending review of BGE, Duke, and 3/4/99 DG-1083 98-0012 Consumables PDLR NA 4/30/99 Working as Priority 1 for Oconee review 98-0014 EQ TLAA EELB 11/16/98 1/7/99 NRC letter to BGE; 2/17/99 Duke letter to NRC Pending decision on 3/3/99 NEI white paper resolution 98-0016 Fuses EELB 4/10/98 4/15/99 NEI called EELB for clarification on 11/23/98 98-0049 Heat-Traeing EELB 1211/498 Resolved NA 98-0030 Thermal Aging of CASS RES 12/3/98 5/24/99 12/3/98 BGE meeting. RES revised input 3/5/99 98-0048 IWE/IWL: Tendons RES 11/4/98 7/2/99 Clarified with NEI on 1/25/99 call 98-0049 IWE/IWL: Inaccessible PDLR 11/4/98 5/24/99 Clarified with NEI on 1/25/99 call 98-0950 IWE/IWL: Dasemet PDI-R 114/98 Deleted sted by NEI am 3169l 98-005*
IWEAIL durisdaelimi PE)ER 11 M/98 Prierity-3 Revised priority, as requested b, NEI em 1/25ffl9 eall 98-0052 IWE/IWL: Op. Exp.
PDLR 11/4/98 5/24/99 Clarified with NEI on 1/25/99 call 98-0055 eredt for M Programs NA 4240/98 Deleted Deleted, as requested b, NE4 98-0057 Maintenance rule/struct.
PDLR 3/25/99 7/9/99 Staff work in progress 98-0068 Code Editions PDLR 4/2/99 7/16/99 Awaiting NEI input Page 1 of 2
98-0082 Cascading Support Sys.
PDLR NA 4/30/99 Clarified with NEI on 3/16/99 call 98-0085 Vessel Surveillance RES NA 5/24/99 Clarified with NEI on 2/5/99 and 3/16/99 calls 98-0086 Pressurizer heater mp.
RES NA Deleted Deleted, as equested by NE an 3/16/99 eell 98-0087 Containment temp.
PDLR 4/2/99 7/16/99 Awaiting NEI input 98-0100 FERC dams PDLR NA 5/24/99 Staff work in progress 98-0103 Internals Embrittlement EMCB NA 5/24/99 Staff work in progress 99-0105 Heat Exchange Function PDLR NA 4/30/99 Staff work in progress Note: Target date is when the staff provides proposed guidance to NEI for comment.
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