ML20044H025

Summary of 930521 Meeting W/Util in Bolton,Ma Re Licensing Issues Re Plant

ML20044H025
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	05/26/1993
From:	Dan Dorman Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
GL-88-01, GL-88-1, GL-88-20, GL-92-04, GL-92-4, NUDOCS 9306070234
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WASHING 10N, D.C,20555@01 May.26, 1993 i

Docket No. 50-271' i

LICENSEE: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation j

FACILITY: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station-j

SUMMARY

OF MAY 21, 1993, MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES 0F:

VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION On May 21, 1993, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation (the licensee) at Bolto Nuclear Power Station (VY). Massachusetts, to discuss licensing issues i

i A list of attendees is provided as Enclosure 1.

had recently submitted to the NRC'its recommendations I

BWR vessel water level indication issue (Generic Letter (GL) 92-0 i

BWROG recommended that licensees m;odify. level instrumentation systems to The-resolve non-condensible gas induced errors or show that plant-unique features i

result in an acceptable error."' The licensee noted that it has contracted 3

with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) for testing of the' plant-specific instrumentation system configuration.

Following completion of the VY and report its plans to the NRC by Julytesting, the licensee w letter from the NRC staff to the licensee dated March 30, 1993,_as requested in the 30, 1993.

t The licensee had previously committed to submit a proposed technical specification (TS) change regarding leakage detection ' requirements for intergranular stress corrosion cracking (GL 88-01).

The licensee indicated that this proposal was under review by the Plant Operations Review Committee (PORC).

The staff reviewed the status of the licensee's'in-service testing (IST) program relief requests.

relief requests in early June,1993.The staff expects to issue its evaluation of those r

The licensee had two proposed TS changes pending before the C'ommission.

Proposed change no.167 relates to calibration requirements for power range -

meters. This change is being processed on a-low be issued before July 1993. Proposed change no. priority basis and will not 169.would incorporate ~'into had previously been approved by the staff-for use at..VY.the. p l-1 Report (COLR) for Cycle 17.be incorporated into the'TS;for use in develo May.1993.

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. The staff will meet with the licensee in the near future to discuss the licensee's plans for addressing seismic issues-in'its integrated plant evaluation for external events (IPEEE) (GL 88-20, Supplement 4).

The licensee had previously indicated its intent to eliminate reliance on Thermo-Lag fire barrier material by June 1, _1993, and to report when its actions had been completed. The staff requested that the licensee also'_ report what actions it had taken to eliminate reliance on Thermo-Lag.

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Daniel H. Dorman, Project Manager Project Directorate I-3 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II

Enclosures:

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List of Attendees cc w/ enclosures:

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Docket' File.No._50-27,1 NRC & Local PDRs PDI-3 Reading File T. Murley/F. Miraglia l

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The staff will meet with the licensee in the near future to discuss the licensee's plans for addressing seismic issues in its. integrated plant

_l evaluation for external events (IPEEE) (GL 88-20, Supplement. 4).

i The licensee had previously indicated its intent t'o eliminate: reliance on Thermo-Lag fire barrier material by June 1,1993, and to report when its l

actions had been completed. The staff requested that the licensee also report.

l what actions it had taken to eliminate reliance on Thermo-Lag.

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l Mr. Donald A. Reid, Vice President Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station-Operations CC' Mr. Jay Thayer, Vice President G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.

Yankee Atomic Electric Company Office of the Attorney General.

580 Main Street Environmental. Protection Bureau l

Bolton, Massachusetts 01740-1398 State House Annex 25 Capitol Street Regional Administrator, Region I Concord, New Hampshire. 03301-6937.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road Resident Inspector

. King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Vermont Yankee: Nuclear Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission R. K. Gad'III P.O. Box 176 Ropes & Gray Vernon, Vermont 05354-

.i One International Place Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2624 Chief, Safety Unit i

Office of the Attorney General-Mr. Richard P. Sedano, Commissioner One Ashburton Place,19th Floor Vermont Department of Public Service Boston, Massachusetts 02108 l

120 State-Street, 3rd F1oor Montpelier, Vermont 05602-Mr. David Rodham... Director:,

j Massachusetts Civil Defense-Agency Public Service Board 400 Worcester Rd.

State of Vermont P.O. Box.1496 120 State Street Montpelier, Vermont 05602.

Framingham, Massachusetts 01701-0317 1

-ATTN: James Muckerheide.

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Chairman, Board of Selectmen Mr. Raymond N. McCandless Town of Vernon Vermont Division of-Occupational P.O. Box 116 and Radiological Health Vernon, Vermont 05354-0116 Administration Building Montpelier,. Vermont 05602 j

Mr. L. A. Tremblay Mr. J. P. Pelletier, Vice President Senior Licensing Engineer Vermont Yankee Nucle'ar Power Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.

Corporation 580 Main Street Ferry Road Bolton, Massachusetts 01740-1398 Brattleboro, Vermont 05301-7002 i

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s LIST OF ATTENDEES LICENSING ISSUES MEETING REGARDING VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION BOLTON. MASSACHUSETTS MAY 21. 1993 NAME AFFILIATION TITLE Dan Dorman NRC/NRR/ Project Directorate I-3 Project Manager Len Tremblay Yankee Atomic Electric Company Sr. Licensing Engineer VY Project i

Dean Porter Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.

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