ML17335A026
| ML17335A026 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 12/05/2017 |
| From: | Jennivine Rankin Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Rankin J, NRR/DORL/LPL3, 415-1530 | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2017-LRM-0054 | |
| Download: ML17335A026 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 5, 2017 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Palisades Nuclear Plant
SUMMARY
OF NOVEMBER 27, 2017, PUBLIC MEETING WITH ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. REGARDING REQUEST TO EXTEND ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION FOR TORNADO MISSILE NONCONFORMANCES (EPID: L-2017-LRM-0054)
On November 27, 2017, a Category 1 public teleconference meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO, the licensee). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a proposed request to extend the enforcement discretion for tornado-generated missile noncompliances for Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP).
The licensee's presentation is available at ADAMS Accession No. ML17335A033.
Enforcement Guidance Memorandum (EGM) 2015-002, "Enforcement Discretion for Tornado-Generated Missile Protection Noncompliance" (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML15111A269) and EGM 2015-002, Revision 1 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16355A286), provide guidance to exercise enforcement discretion for tornado-generated missile protection noncompliances. The EGMs identified PNP as a higher tornado missile risk site, resulting in an enforcement discretion expiration date of June 10, 2018. As described in EGM 15-002, Revision 1, a licensee may request an extension to their enforcement discretion expiration date if proper justification is provided. This extension will be evaluated by the NRC on a case-by-case basis.
The licensee presented the current licensing basis for PNP's tornado protection design and their assessment of nonconforming conditions. The assessments identified six nonconforming conditions which were documented in condition reports. The affected systems include: the service water system, the fuel oil transfer system, the emergency diesel generator support systems, the control room heating, ventilation and air condition intake, the auxiliary feedwater system steam supply, and the component cooling water surge tank. The licensee explained that they followed the guidance in EGM 15-002 and Interim Staff Guidance DSS-ISG-2016-01, "Clarification of Licensee Actions in Recepit of Enforcement Discretion per Enforcement Guidance Memorandum EGM 15-002, Enforcement Discretion for Tornado-Generated Missile Protection Noncompliance" (ADAMS Accession No. ML15348A202), following discovery of the nonconformances. These actions included, in part, performance of operability determinations and institution of compensatory measures. The licensee also detailed the long-term compensatory measures that will remain in place until the nonconformances are resolved.
The licensee plans to submit a request for an extension of enforcement discretion to allow time to resolve the tornado missile protection nonconformances and restore compliance. The licensee plans to submit a risk-informed license amendment request for use of the Tornado Missile Risk Evaluator (TMRE) methodology to evaluate the identified nonconformances. This methodology is currently in development by the industry and several pilot sites have submitted license amendment requests (LARs) using the TMRE methodology. The licensee plans to submit their LAR after the NRC has evaluated the pilot site's submittals and to request to extend the enforcement discretion from June 10, 2018, to June 10, 2020. The extension request is expected within several weeks of the public teleconference.
During the teleconference, the NRC staff noted that details regarding the compensatory measures and a detailed timeline including the necessary licensee's actions to warrant an extension to the enforcement discretion should be included.
The public was invited to listen to the meeting and was given an opportunity to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting was adjourned. Members of the public were present and provided comments to the NRC staff.
No regulatory decisions or commitments were made during the meeting. No public meeting feedback forms were received.
A list of meeting attendees is enclosed.
Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1530, or Jennivine.Rankin@nrc.gov.
Docket No. 50-255
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc w/encl: Listserv en 1vine K. Ran 1n, Project Manager ant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
LIST OF ATTENDEES NOVEMBER 27, 2017, PUBLIC TELECONFERENCE MEETING WITH ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT NAME ORGANIZATION Jennie Rankin N RC/N RR/DORL Greg Casto NRC/NRR/DORL Mehdi Reisi Fard NRC/NRR/DRA Robert Kuntz NRC/NRR/DORL Gerald Gulla NRC/OE Mark Jeffers NRG/Region Ill Harral Logaras NRG/Region Ill Prema Chandrathil NRG/Region Ill April Nguyen NRG/Region Ill Jeff Erickson Entergy/Palisades Jeff Hardy Entergy/Palisades Greg Hubers Entergy/Palisades Ken Lowery Southern Nuclear James Hallenbeck Entergy/Grand Gulf Christopher Riedl Tennessee Valley Authority Michael Keegan Don't Waste Michigan Kevin Kamps Beyond Nuclear Enclosure
Meeting Notice ML17318A142 Handouts ML17335A033 A
Summary ML 17335 026 OFFICE NRR/D0RL/LPL3/PM NAME JRankin DATE 12/04/2017 TWertz, NRR Tlnverso, EDO GCasto, NRR MReisi Fard, NRR GGulla, NRR RKuntz, NRR N RR/D0RL/LPL3/LA NRR/D0RL/LPL3 JRohrer DWrona 12/04/2017 12/05/2017