ML19344A016

Summary of Pre-Application Public Teleconference with Nextera Energy Point Beach, LLC, for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

ML19344A016
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	12/12/2019
From:	Mahesh Chawla Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Point Beach
Chawla M, 415-8371
References
EPID L-2019-LRM-0076
Download: ML19344A016 (4)

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December 12, 2019 LICENSEE: NEXTERA ENERGY POINT BEACH, LLC FACILITY: POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2

SUMMARY

OF DECEMBER 4, 2019, PRE-APPLICATION PUBLIC TELECONFERENCE WITH NEXTERA ENERGY POINT BEACH, LLC, FOR POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (EPID L-2019-LRM-0076)

On December 4, 2019, a Category 1, a pre-application public teleconference was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (NextEra, the licensee). The purpose of the teleconference was to discuss a license amendment request (LAR) the licensee is planning to submit for Point Beach Nuclear Plant (PBNP), Units 1 and 2. This LAR will be addressing tornado missile protection (TMP) vulnerabilities at PBNP, Units 1 and 2 .

The meeting notice and agenda, dated November 4, 2019, are available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML19309E969. The licensee did not submit any slides for the presentation. The licensee provided a brief history of the TMP issue and described the basis and their approach for this LAR. PBNP units, several structures, systems, and components (SSCs) are vulnerable to potential tornado-generated missiles. The licensee declared the affected SSCs inoperable and promptly implemented compensatory measures designed to reduce the likelihood of tornado-generated missile effects.

By letter dated May 21, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18135A305), PBNP, Units 1 and 2, were granted an extension to enforcement discretion until June 10, 2020, for the TMP issue.

During a previous teleconference held May 1, 2018 (meeting summary can be found at ADAMS Accession No. ML18141A845), the licensee indicated that it planned to submit a LAR using a high winds probabilistic analysis for resolution of TMP issue.

However, the licensee during the present teleconference indicated that use of high winds probabilistic risk analysis may not be PBNPs path to disposition of TMP issues and described an approach involving reevaluation of the licensing basis. A timely submittal of the LAR will address the requirements specified in Enforcement Guidance Memorandum 15-002, Revision 1, dated February 7, 2017, Enforcement Discretion for Tornado Generated Missile Protection Non-compliance. (ADAMS Accession No. ML16355A286).

There were no regulatory decisions made during the meeting. There were a few members of the public who participated in the conference. There were no comments from the participating members of the public.

A list of attendees is provided in the enclosure.

Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-8371, or Mahesh.chawla@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch LPL3 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266, 50-301

Enclosures:

List of Attendees cc: Listserv

LIST OF ATTENDEES DECEMBER 4, 2019, PRE-APPLICATION PUBLIC TELECONFERENCE WITH NEXTERA ENERGY POINT BEACH, LLC REGARDING POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Division Name Title/Department Division of Operating Mahesh Chawla Project Manager (LPL31)

Reactor Licensing (DORL) Robert Kuntz Senior Project Manager (LPL31)

Division of Safety Systems Gordon Curran Reactor Systems Engineer (SCPB2)

Steve Jones Senior Safety and Plant Systems Engineer (SCPB2)

Region III Thomas Hartman Senior Resident Inspector/PBNP Units 1 and 2 NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC Point Beach Nuclear Plant Tom Schneider Licensing Engineer (PBNP) Eric Schultz Licensing Manager Florida Power and Light (FPL) Company Jupiter Office, Florida Steve Catron Fleet Licensing Manager Jarrett Mack Fleet Licensing Engineer Anil Julka Reliability and Risk Manager Members of Public Callaway Plant Lee Eitel Callaway Plant Engineering Justin Hiller Haley Dickneite Randall Wilson Tennessee Valley Tracy Orf Senior Program Manager/Corporate Authority Nuclear Licensing Exelon Generation Christian Williams Exelon Corporation/Corporate Licensing Engineer 1 LPL3 - Plant Licensing Branch 3 2 SCPB - Containment and Plant Systems Branch Enclosure

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