ML17274A000
| ML17274A000 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 09/29/2017 |
| From: | Richard Guzman Plant Licensing Branch 1 |
| To: | James Danna Plant Licensing Branch 1 |
| Guzman R | |
| References | |
| CAC MF0129 | |
| Download: ML17274A000 (2) | |
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From:
Guzman, Richard To:
Danna, James
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Memo E-mail to File - Summary of August 31, 2017, Meeting with Dominion to Discuss Proposed LAR - Millstone Unit 3 Revised Spent Fuel Criticality Analysis Date:
Friday, September 29, 2017 1:30:50 PM
- Jim, For your information, shown below is a summary of the August 31, 2017, Category 1 public meeting via teleconference with Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. regarding the planned license amendment submittal proposing a change to the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3 (MPS3) Technical Specifications and Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analysis. This e-mail will be added to ADAMS as an official agency record. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this meeting.
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Rich Guzman Sr. PM, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office: O-9C07 l Phone: 301-415-1030 CATEGORY 1 PUBLIC MEETING VIA TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 3 PRE-APPLICATION MEETING MEETING
SUMMARY
AUGUST 31, 2017 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (the licensee) held a telephone conference call on August 31, 2017, to discuss the licensees plan to submit an application for a license amendment proposing changes to the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3 (MPS3) Technical Specifications and Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analysis.
The licensees meeting slides are available in Agencywide Documents Access and Management System at Accession No. ML17230A128. The licensee presented a summary of the following:
- The current MPS3 Three Rack Design SFP Configuration
- The proposed SFP Criticality Safety Analysis changes
- SCALE 6.0 Analysis Methods
- Boron Dilution Analysis Methods
- Criticality Analysis Checklist and Differences with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)12-16, Revision 1
- Conservatism in Modeling The licensees proposed SFP changes is intended to add soluble boron credit as well as additional credit from control rods and the SFP wall. The licensee also indicated that their proposed amendment involves updating methods and computer codes which will be fully described in its LAR. The licensee gave a walk-thru of the MPS3 New Fuel Storage Rack and SFP Criticality Analysis Checklist and provided an explanation for the areas that have
minor differences from the guidance in NEI-12-16, Revision, 1, Guidance for Performing Criticality Analyses of Fuel Storage at Light-Water Reactor Power Plants.
The licensee stated their planned LAR application is on track and projected for submission by March 2018. The licensee plans to request NRC approval of the amendment by the 2nd quarter of 2019 in support of its projected implementation of the amendment in the 3rd quarter of 2019.
No decisions were made regarding the acceptability of DNCs proposed submittal.
There were no members of the public in attendance by teleconference. To date, no public meeting feedback forms have been submitted through the NRC public meeting feedback system.
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AUGUST 31, 2017 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS Kent Wood U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Richard Guzman NRC Matt Yoder NRC Scott Krepel NRC Jim Danna NRC Bob Hall Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (DNC)
Kasey Kennett DNC Tom Schleicher DNC Michael Lico DNC Ron Thomas DNC Jeff Langan DNC Bill Brown DNC Wanda Craft DNC Dale Lancaster NuclearConsultants.com Matt Harris Curtiss-Wright Nuclear, NETCO