ML16342A905

Summary of 990909 Meeting with Pg&E,Tu,Uec & WCNOC Re Licensee Lessons Learned from Joint Effort to Convert Current TS to Improved TS for Listed Facilities.List of Meeting Attendees & Handout Provided by Licensees Encl

ML16342A905
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek, Diablo Canyon, Callaway, Comanche Peak
Issue date:	09/22/1999
From:	Donohew J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
References
TAC-M98738, TAC-M98778, TAC-M98779, TAC-M98803, TAC-M98984, TAC-M98985, NUDOCS 9909270158
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 22, 1999 LICENSEES:

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

TU Electric (TU)

Union Electric Company (UEC)

WolfCreek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC)

FACILITIES: Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 (DCPP)

Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 (CPSES)

Callaway Plant (CW)

WolfCreek Generating Station (WCGS)

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE IMPROVED TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS (ITS) CONVERSION (TAC NOS. M98738, M98778, M98779, M98803, M98984, AND M98985)

INTRODUCTION A meeting was conducted on September 9, 1999, between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and the above licensees.

The meeting was held at the request of the licensees to discuss the lessons learned from their joint effort to convert the current Technical Specifications (CTS) to the Improved Technical Specifications (ITS) for the above facilities. The notice for the meeting was issued on August 30, 1999.

Attachment 1 is the list of attendees. is the handout provided by the licensees.

The handout has the slides on the left-hand-side of the pages with space on the right-hand-side of the pages for notes.

BACKGROUND In October 1995, the four licensees formed a joint effort to convert the'CTS to the ITS for the plants and in letters dated May 15, and June 2, 1997, the licensees submitted applications for each of their plants. The ITS for the plants were based on:

NUREG-1431, "Standard Technical Specifications for Westinghouse ~

Plants," Revision 1, dated April 1995, Commission Final Policy Statement, "NRC Final Policy Statement on Technical Specification Improvements for Nuclear Power Reactors," published on July 22, 1993 (58 FR 39132),

10 CFR 50.36, "Technical Specifications," as amended July 19, 1995 (60 FR 36953), and Requirements in the CTS.

The goal of the four licensees was to make the ITS for the plants as similar as possible, and to reduce the costs and approval times for their conversion applications.

Therefore, this review was a joint effort of all of the four licensees.

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MEETING

SUMMARY

The agenda for the meeting is the first page of Attachment 2. The purpose of the meeting was to have a free and open exchange of ideas and thoughts between the NRC and the licensees based on their experiences in the recently completed effort to develop and issue the ITS for the four facilities.

1 The important lessons learned presented in the discussion were the following:

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The staff and licensees should agree on the format for the required information (including the tables) describing the changes to be submitted to the staff and the licensees should explain, in a meeting with the staff, how the format has been implemented in the submittal,

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The staff should minimize the time between the agree-upon submittal of the required information and the beginning of the staff review,

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Changes in the personnel involved in the review for the licensees and the staff should be minimized to avoid disruptions in the review, Have frequent conference calls and meetings during the review to discuss the proposed changes with correspondence to document the decisions made by the licensee and the staff, and

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The joint effort of the licensees for the above facilities resulted in a better and more similar ITS, and at a lower cost for each plant.

The licensees completed their discussions with the staff and the meeting was closed.

There were no decisions by the staff Jack N.

onohew, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate IV and Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-275, 50-323, 50-445, 50-446, 50-482 and 50-483 Attachments:

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MEETING

SUMMARY

The agenda for the meeting is the first page of Attachment 2. The purpose of the meeting was to have a free and open exchange of ideas and thoughts between the NRC and the licensees based on their experiences in the recently completed effort to develop and issue the ITS for the four facilities.

The important lessons learned presented in the discussion were the following:

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The staff and licensees should agree on the format for the required information (including the tables) describing the changes to be submitted to the staff and the licensees should explain, in a meeting with the staff, how the format has been implemented in the submittal,

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The staff should minimize the time between the agree-upon submittal of the required information and the beginning of the staff review,

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Changes in the personnel involved in the review for the licensees and the staff should be minimized to avoid disruptions in the review,

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Have frequent conference calls and meetings during the review to discuss the proposed changes with correspondence to document the decisions made by the licensee and the staff, and

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The joint effort of the licensees for the above facilities resulted in a better and more similar ITS, and at a lower cost for each plant.

The licensees completed their discussions with the staff and the meeting was closed.

There were no decisions by the staff.

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I ack N. Donohew, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 roject Directorate IV and Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-275, 50-323, 50-445, 50-446, 50-482 and 50-483 Attachments:

1. List of Meeting Attendees

2. Licensees'andout cc w/atts: See next page

WolfCreek Generating Station CC:

Jay Silberg, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts 8 Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Vice President 8 Chief Operating Officer WolfCreek Nuclear Operating Corporation P. O. Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Superintendent Licensing WolfCreek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 311 Burlington, Kansas 66839 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office 8201 NRC Road

Steedman, Missouri 65077-1032 Chief Engineer Utilities Division Kansas Corporation Commission 1500 SW Arrowhead Road Topeka, Kansas 66604-4027 Mr. Otto L. Maynard President and Chief Executive Officer WolfCreek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 Burlington, KA 66839 Office of the Governor State of Kansas Topeka, Kansas 66612 Attorney General Judicial Center 301 S.W. 10th 2nd Floor Topeka, Kansas 66612 County Clerk Coffey County Courthouse Burlington, Kansas 66839 Vick L. Cooper, Chief Radiation Control Program Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau ofAirand Radiation Forbes Field Building 283 Topeka, Kansas 66620

Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 CC:

NRC Resident Inspector Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 369 Avifa Beach, California 93424 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-8064 Dr. Richard Ferguson, Energy Chair Sierra Club California 1100 11th Street, Suite 311 Sacramento, California 95814 Ms. Nancy Culver San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace P. O. Box 164 Pismo Beach, California 93448 Chairman San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Room 370 County Government Center San Luis Obispo, California 93408 Christopher J. Warner, Esq.

Pacific Gas & Electric Company Post Office Box 7442 San Francisco, California 94120 Mr. David H. Oatley, Vice Presiderit Diablo Canyon Operations and Plant Manager Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 3 Avila Beach, California 93424 Telegram-Tribune ATTN: Managing Editor 1321 Johnson Avenue P.O. Box 112 San Luis Obispo, California 93406 Mr. Truman Burns Mr. Robert Kinosian California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness, Room 4102 San Francisco, California 94102 Mr. Steve Hsu Radiologic Health Branch State Department of Health Services Post Office Box 942732 Sacramento, California 94232 Mr. Gregory M. Rueger Senior Vice President and General Manager Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 3 Avila Beach, CA 93424 Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee ATTN: Robert R. Wellington, Esq.

Legal Counsel 857 Cass Street, Suite D Monterey, California 93940

Callaway Plant, Unit 1 CC:

Professional Nuclear Consulting, Inc.

19041 Raines Drive Derwood, Maryland 20855 John O'eill, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts 8 Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037 Mr. H. D. Bono Supervising Engineer Quality Assurance Regulatory Support Union Electric Company Post Office Box 620 Fulton, Missouri 65251 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector Office 8201 NRC Road

Steedman, Missouri 65077-1302 Mr. J. V. Laux, Manager Quality Assurance Union Electric Company Post Office Box 620 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Manager - Electric Department Missouri Public Service Commission 301 W. High Post Office Box 360 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Mr. Otto L. Maynard President and Chief Executive Officer WolfCreek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Mr. Dan I. Bolef, President Kay Drey, Representative Board of Directors Coalition for the Environment 6267 Delmar Boulevard University City, Missouri 63130 Mr. Lee Fritz Presiding Commissioner Callaway County Court House 10 East Fifth Street Fulton, Missouri 65151 Mr. Alan C. Passwater, Manager Licensing and Fuels Union Electric Company Post Office Box 66149 St. Louis, Missouri 63166-6149 Mr. Garry L. Randolph Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Union Electric Company Post Office Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavilion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-8064 Mr. Ronald A. Kucera, Deputy Director Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102

Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station I

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Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 2159 Glen Rose', TX 76403-2159 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 Mrs. Juanita Ellis, President Citizens Association for Sound Energy 1426 South Polk Dallas, TX 75224 Mr. Roger D. Walker Regulatory Affairs Manager TU Electric P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 George L. Edgar, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1800 M Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20036-5869 Honorable Dale McPherson County Judge P. O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Office of the Governor ATTN: John Howard, Director Environmental and Natural Resources Policy P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711 Arthur C. Tate, Director Division of Compliance & Inspection Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3189 Jim Galloway Public UtilityCommission of Texas Electric Industry Analysis P. O. Box13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326 Mr. C. Lance Terry Senior Vice President 8 Prinipal Nuclear Officer TU Electric ATTN: Regulatory Affairs Department P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 May 1999

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LIST OF ATTENDEES MEETING WITH FLOG LICENSEES September 9, 1999 NAME J. Donohew S. Richards S. Bloom N. Gilles W. Beckner D. Woodlan D. Shafer P. Nugent S. Wideman AFFILIATION NRC/NRR/PDIVSD NRC/NRR/PDIV8 D NRC/NRR/P DIVED NRC/NRR/TSB NRC/NRR/TSB TU Electric (CPSES)

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WCNOC (WCGS) (by phone) where:

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