ML16342D143

Summary of 951114 Meeting W/Utils Re Planned Joint Standard TS Conversions for Dcnpp,Cpses,Cp & Wcgs.W/List of Attendees & Viewgraphs

ML16342D143
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Site:	Wolf Creek, Diablo Canyon, Callaway, Comanche Peak
Issue date:	12/13/1995
From:	Thomas K NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 205554001 December 13, 1995 go Z 75 go - 323 Ko -P9d go-PuG 5'o -3 ga 5o-ppg LICENSEES:

FACILITIES:

SUBJECT:

Pacific Gas and Electric Company Texas Utilities Electric Company Union Electric Company Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos.

1 and 2

Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Unit Nos.

1 and 2

Callaway Plant, Unit No.

1 Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit No.

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SUMMARY

OF NOVEMBER 14,

1995, MEETING WITH PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY, UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY, AND WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORPORATION TO DISCUSS THEIR PLANNED JOINT STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CONVERSION On November 14, 1995, representatives'from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) met with representatives from the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PGKE), the Texas Utilities Electric Company (TU Electric), the Union Electric Company (UE),

and the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC) to discuss their planned joint standard technical specification (TS) conversion for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos.

1 and 2, Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Unit Nos.

1 and 2, Callaway Plant, Unit No.

1, and Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit No. l.

Attachment 1 is a list of attendees.

Representatives from UE and TU Electric provided the presentation on the. joint TS conversion program.

The presentation material is located in Attachment 2.

The TS conversion packages for all four utilities will be submitted to the NRC staff for review by December 1996.

Based on this submittal date, staff review of the packages should be completed by June 1997.

It was stressed that to ensure an efficient NRC review of the submittals, the licensees should ensure that the items contained in the technical specifications satisfy the threshold for being included in technical specifications as delineated in 10 CFR 50.36.

In addition, it was stressed that there will be a very high threshold for deviating from the standard TS.

Desired changes should be made to the standard TS in accordance with the established process prior to inclusion in a licensee's TS.

The licensees were informed that line item TS improvements will continue to be processed in the interim while the applications are being developed.

In addition, the staff informed the licensees that the conversion to the improved STS should remain separate from TS changes required to increase the length between refueling cycles.

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During the. meeting it was decided that D. Woodlan from TU Electric would be the primary utility contact for the conversion..

The lead project manager from the NRC will be T. Polich, Comanche Peak Project Manager, and the primary point of contact from the Technical Specifications Branch will be N. Gilles.

The licensees suggested that electronic submission of the applications may provide for a more efficient review.

This method will be considered by the staff.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the utilities and the NRC staff. agreed to meet on December 14, 1995, to discuss the conversion process that will be implemented.

The established process will be provided to the staff for review the week of December 4,

1995.

Docket Nos. 50-275, 50-323, 50-445, 50-446, 50-483, 50-482 g~~ PlTM~~

Kristine M. Thomas, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attachments:

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Meeting Attendees 2.

Licensee Viewgraphs cc w/atts:

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Pacific Gas 5 Electric Company Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant cc w/atts:

NRC Resident Inspector Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. 0.

Box 369 Avila Beach, California 93424 Dr. Richard Ferguson, Energy Chair Sierra Club California 6715 Rocky Canyon Creston, California 93432 Ms. Nancy Culver San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace P. 0.

Box 164 Pismo Beach, California 93448 Ms. Jacquelyn C. Wheeler P. 0.

Box 164 Pismo Beach, California 93448 Managing Editor The Count Tele ram Tribune 1321 Johnson Avenue P. 0.

Box 112 San Luis Obispo, California 93406 Chairman San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Room 370 County Government Center San Luis Obispo, California 93408 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 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower

& Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-8064, Mr. Peter H. Kaufman Deputy Attorney General State of California 110 West A Street, Suite 700 San Diego, California 92101 Christopher J.

Warner, Esq.

Pacific Gas 5 Electric Company Post Office 'Box 7442 San Francisco, California 94120 Mr. Warren H. Fujimoto Vice President and Plant Manager Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant P. 0.

Box 56 Avila Beach, California 93424 Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee ATTN:

Robert R. Wellington, Esq.

Legal Counsel 857 Cass Street, Suite D

Monterey, California 93940 Mr. Gregory M. Rueger Nuclear Power Generation, B14A Pacific Gas and Electric Company 77 Beale Street, Room 1451 P.O.

Box 770000 San Francisco, California 94106

TU Electric Company CC:

Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. 0.

Box 1029

Granbury, TX 76048 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, Manager Regulatory Affairs for Nuclear Engineering Organization Texas Utilities Electric Company 1601 Bryan Street, 12th Floor

Dallas, TZ 75201-3411 Texas Utilities Electric Company c/o Bethesda Licensing 3 Hetro Center, Suite 610

Bethesda, HD 20814 George L. Edgar, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis 8 Bockius 1800 H Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20036-5869 Comanche

Peak, Units 1 and 2

Honorable Dale HcPherson County Judge P. 0.

Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Office of the Governor ATTN:

.Susan Rieff, Director Environmental Policy P. 0.

Box 12428

Austin, TX 78711 Arthur C. Tate, Director Division of Compliance L Inspection Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street

Austin, TX 78756-3189 Hr. C.

Lance Terry Group Vice President Nuclear TU Electric 1601 Bryan Street, 12th Floor

Dallas, TX 75201-3411

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Union Electric Company Callaway Plant, Unit 1

cc w/atts:

Professional Nuclear Consulting, Inc.

19041 Raines Drive Derwood, Maryland 20855 Ger al d Charnoff, Esq.

Thomas A. Baxter, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts 5 Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C.

20037 Mr. H.

D. Bono Supervising

Engineer, Site Licensing Union Electric Company Post Office Box 620 Fulton,'issouri 65251 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector'ffice 8201 NRC Road

Steedman, Missouri 65077-1302 Mr. G. L. Randolph, Vice President Nuclear Operations Union Electric Company P.O.

Box 620 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Manager Electric Department Missouri Public Service Commission 301 W. High Post Office Box 360 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower h 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 Hr. Neil S.

Cams President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O.

Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Hr. Dan I. Bolef, President Kay Drey, Representative Board of Directors Coalition for the Environment 6267 Delmar Boulevard University City, Missouri 65130 Hr. Lee Fritz Presiding Commissioner Callaway County Court House 10 East Fifth Street Fulton, Missouri 65151 Hr. J.

V. Laux, Manager guality Assurance Union Electric Company P.O.

Box 620 Fulton, Missouri 65251

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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Wolf Creek Generating Station cc w/atts:

Jay Silberg, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts

& Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW Washington, D.C.

20037 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. 0.

Box 311 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Chief Engineer Utilities Division Kansas Corporation Commission 1500 SW Arrowhead Road

Topeka, Kansas 66604-4027 Office of the Governor State of Kansas

Topeka, Kansas 66612 Attorney General Judicial Center

'01 S.W. 10th 2nd Floor

Topeka, Kansas 66612 County Clerk Coffey County Courthouse Burlington, Kansas 66839 Public Health Physicist Bureau of Air & Radiation Division of Environment Kansas Department of Health and Environment Forbes Field Building 283

Topeka, Kansas 66620 Vice President Plant Operations Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P. 0.

Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Supervisor Licensing Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P. 0.

Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office 8201 NRC Road

Steedman, Missouri 65077-1302 Supervisor Regulatory Compliance Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P. 0.

Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Mr. Neil S.

Cams President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839

Attachment 1

MEETING WITH PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY, UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY, AND WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORPORATION TO DISCUSS THEIR PLANNED JOINT STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CONVERSION November 14, 1995 EETING ATT NDEES Pacific Gas and Electr'c L. Womack P. Nugent TU Electric J. Kelley D. Woodlan Union Electric A. Passwater G. Yates D. Shafer D. Schnell Wolf Creek Nuclear 0 eratin Cor oration R. Hagan S.

Wideman

'AC W. Russell C. Grimes S.

Bloom J. Stone E.

Brown K. Thomas W. Bateman M. Reinhart lorida Power and Li ht M. Schoppman West'n house E. Dzenis

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JOINT TS CONVERSION PROGRAM Pacific Gas & Electric TU Electric Union Electric WolfCreek Nuclear Operating Corp.

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Introduction

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Current Status of Plant TS

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Joint STS Conversion Proposal

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Joint Development and Submittal of STS Conversion

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Expected benefits

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Schedule

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NRC/UtilItyUnderstandings

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Conclusions

INTRODUCTION

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PG8 E, TU, UE and WCNOC cooperative project "4-Loop group" allows utilities to share resources

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Attraction of Group

Participants:

Commonality in design (2-train, W, 4-loop PWRs)

All NRC Region IV plants Utilities operate only one nuclear station

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4-loop group provides for enhanced inter-utility communication

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4-)oop group joint licensing subcommittee consists of a licensing representative from each utility

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Joint TS conversion represents first major project Potential for future joint licensing actions 11l1495

CURRENT STATUS OF PLANT TS

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Comanche Peak has committed to STS conversion Submittal curreritly scheduled for April 1996

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WolfCreek and Callaway have received approval for relocation of selected TS and have committed to STS conversion

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Diablo Canyon pursuing phased conversion and is approximately 15% converted to STS content 11/14/95

JOINT STS CONVERSION PROPOSAL

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Joint development and submittal of STS conversion package

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Joint review meetings with NRC

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Single points of contact in NRR TS and Projects branches

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Single point of contact with 4-loop group joint licensing subcommittee

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JOINT DEVELOPMENTAND SUBMITTALOF STS CONVERSION

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Based on NUREG-1431, Revision 1

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Expect to maintain existing licensing basis for each plant Commonalities/differences in TS licensing bases will be identified to expedite review Submittal will assess requirements beyond existing TS licensing basis Group will adopt beneficial elements of each plant's previous licensing actions

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Joint participation in WOG TS conversion activities

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Evaluate NRC guidance to other utilities regarding conversion for incorporation into submittal

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TS submittal willtake advantage of electronic word processing methods to simplify NRC review

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Documents can be provided to NRC electronically to simplify LA preparation

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EXPECTED BENEFITS TO OFFSET STS CONVERSION EXPENSES

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Reduced need for NOEDs and LARs following

'mplementation

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Reduced utilitysubmittal development resources

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Reduced NRC review resources

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Improved submittal through multiple perspectives on issues and inter-utility reviews.

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High level of TS commonality

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Potential resource sharing in implementation of changes

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-Common understanding of TS and Bases between utilities Provide groundwork for future joint licensing actions Improved inter-utilitycommunication

SCHEDULE

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Working level 'discussion with NRC Similar issue resolution process as used for BWR 6 joint conversion Identification of NRC points of contact Discuss format and level of detail of example package

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Submittals targeted for December 1996

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Anticipate completion of NRC review of joint submittal by June 1997

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Implementation to be determined by each utilitybased on outage schedules

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NRC / UTILITYUNDERSTANDINGS

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Requests for enforcement discretion will continue to be reviewed and approved as appropriate

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Other LARs/licensi economic benefit will be reviewed and approved as appropriate on a timely schedule (e.g., containment airiocks, Appendix J}

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Existing licensing basis will be maintained

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Activityon one plant's docket won't affect issuance of other conversion license amendments

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Any new shutdown surveillances required will be performed at first refueling outage following implementation

CONCLUSIONS x

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Joint conversion project provides advantages for both the utilities and the NRC

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Utilities propose to proceed with project upon establishment of understanding with NRC

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Joint conversion project willserve as forerunner for other joint efforts

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During the meeting it was decided that D. Woodlan from TU the primary utility contact for the conversion.,

The lead the NRC will be T. Polich, Comanche Peak Project'anager, point of contact from the Technical Specifications Branch The licensees sugge'sted that electronic submission of the provide for a more efficient review.

This method will be staff.

Electric would be project manager from and the primary will be N. Gilles.

applications may considered by the At the conclusion of the meeting, the utilities and the NRC staff agreed to meet on December 14, 1995, to discuss the conversion process that will be implemented.

The established process will be provided to the staff for review the week of December 4,

1995.

Docket Nos.

50-275, 50-323, 50-445, 50-446) 50-483, 50-482 ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Kristine H. Thomas, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attachments:

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During the meetihg it was decided that D. Woodlan from TU the primary utility contact for the conversion.

The lead the NRC will be T. Polich, Comanche Peak Project Manager, point of contact from the Technical Specifications Branch The licensees suggested that electronic submission of the provide for a more efficient review.

This method will be staff.

Electric would be project manager. from and the primary will be N. Gilles.

applications may considered by the At the conclusion of the meeting, the utilities and the.NRC staff agreed to meet on December 14, 1995, to discuss the conversion process that will be implemented.

The established process will be provided to the staff for review the week of December 4, 1995.

Docket Nos. 50-275, 50-323, 50-445, 50-446, 50-483, 50-482 OR IGlNAL SIGNED BY:

Kristine M. Thomas, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attachments:

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