ML20148K777

Summary of 970605 Senior Mgt Meeting W/Util in Rockville,Md Re License Renewal Environ Rept (Er) Template Process.List of Participants & Handouts Encl

ML20148K777
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Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	06/16/1997
From:	Craig C NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Matthews D NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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J MEMORANDUM T0: David B. Matthews, Chief Generic Issues and Environmental Projects Branch Division of Reactor Program Management i Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ,

FROM: Claudia M. Craig,' Senior Project Manager .

l Generic Issues and Environmental Projects Branch Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUMMARY

OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT MEETING WITH BALTIM0RE GAS &

ELECTRIC (BGE) TO DISCUSS LICENSE RENEWAL ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT l (ER) TEMPLATE PROCESS 1

The subject meeting was held at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)  ;

i offices in Rockville, Maryland on June 5,1997, between staff and management i representatives of BGE and the NRC. Attachment 1 is a list of meeting i participants. Attachment 2 is a copy of the BGE and staff presentation material.

' Existing NRC guidance is currently being updated to reflect the revised l 10 CFR Part 51, which includes the environmental requirements of a license renewal application. BGE anticipates completing their ER prior to final I guidance being issued by the Commission. Thus, in the absence of final staff

! guidance, BGE proposed the ER template process to develop a format and content '

! guide such that BGE could develop an ER that would likely be accepted for staff review. The meeting was held to discuss the culmination of work performed by BGE and the NRC staff.

BGE's presentation consisted of an overview of the ER template process, including a timeline of activities. The timeline outlined the BGE/NRC meetings and what was accomplished at each meeting. BGE also briefly discussed the technical issues that BGE requested further clarification on l during the template process: Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives (SAMAs),

transportation, electric shock, and the "NA" issues. BGE stated that as a result of the template efforts in both the technical and environmental areas, l it believes it has adequate guidance to complete a license renewal application, should the board of di;ectors decide to move forward with license renewal.

E The staff presentation consisted of an overview of the review conducted by the staff on the template and examples. The staff discussed the areas that prompted the most discussion with BGE and provided the staff opinion on resolution of those items. The issues included: new and significant

information/ Category 1 issues, mitigative measures, high level waste l 91-119 9706180404 970616 PDR ADOCK 05000317 P PDR

h D. Matthews June 16, 1997 transportation, electric shock, alternatives, SAMAs, and environmental i justice. A number of these issues are unique to the revised 10 CFR Part 51 l and further guidance on staff expectations was needed. The staff and BG&E had

previously discussed these issues and the staff opinion at the May 19, 1997 meeting. As a result of the template and example reviews, the staff concluded that should BGE submit a license renewal application with an environmental report that follows the template outline with the level of detail contained in the examples, it is likely the ER would be accepted for staff review. The l staff stated that the template process was very helpful, both in identifying how the rule was being implemented by licensees and developing staff guidance.

The staff also provided a schedule of upcoming environmental activities and provided a schedule for the release of guidance documents for comment.

BGE concluded their presentation by providing a tentative 1997 schedule for BGE technical report activities for license renewal. Although no decision on license renewa7 has been made, BGE stated that it feels license renewal is a viable option for Calvert Cliffs and they will continue to discuss the license '

renewal option with their various stakeholders.

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i transportation, electric shock, alternatives, SAMAs, and environmental justice. A number of these issues are unique to the revised 10 CFR Part 51 and further guidance on staff expectations was needed. The staff and BG&E had

previously discussed these issues and the staff opinion at the May 19, 1997 meeting. As a result of the template and example reviews, the staff concluded

that should BGE submit a license renewal application with an environmental 1

report that follows the template outline with the level of detail contained in the examples, it is likely the ER would be accepted for staff review. The -

, staff stated that the template process was very helpful, both in identifying how the rule was being implenented by licensees and developing staff guidance.

The staff also provided a schedule of upcoming environmental activities and provided a schedule for the release of guidance documents for comment. ,

' BGE concluded their presentation by providing a tentative 1997 schedule for

. BGE technical report activities for license renewal. Although no decision on 4

license renewal has been made, BGE stated that it feels license renewal is a viable option for Calvert Cliffs and they will continue to discuss the license i renewal option with their various stakeholders.  ;

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, ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT TEMPLATE PROCESS JUNE 5, 1997 i MEETING PARTICIPANTS j l

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Claudia Craig NRC/NRR/PGEB l Barth W. Doroshuk BGE R. E. Denton BGE C.H. Cruse BGE P.G. Chabot BGE  ;

David Lewis Shaw Pittman James Bennett BGE Robert Tucker BGE  !

Jim Lippold BGE Scott Flanders NRC/NRR/PDLR Alexander W. Dromerick NRC/NRR/PD I-1 Scott Stewart NRC i Ralph Architzel NRC/NRR Tricia Heroux for EPRI Bob Borsum B&WOG Rich McLean State of Maryland Don Cleary NRC/RES ,

Catherine Marco NRC/0GC  ;

Eugene Holler NRC/0GC Janice Moore NRC/0GC ,

David Matthews NRC/NRR/PGEB Sam Collins NRC/NRR Marylee Slosson NRC/NRR/DRPM Jim Wilson NRC/NRR/PGEB Steve Mixon NUS Licensing Information Services Chris Grimes NRC/NRR/PDLR i ATTACHMENT 1 l

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License Renewal Discussions with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission June 5,1997 .

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M Presentation Objectives .

Review objectives of ER template initiative Discuss BGE/NRC activities to accomplish initiative  :

BGE observations of effort BGE 1997 schedule of activities ,

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i 10CFR Pad 51 Proposed Environmental Report initiative ,

January 9,1997

- BGE proposed that an ER " template" activity be initiated with USNRC to assure USNRC expectations were clear.

In addition, BGE proposed that several technical issues, required to be evaluated for license renewal, be discussed to clarify scope:

- SAMDA - Electric Shock

- Transportation -

NA" issues (EMF, Environmental Justice)

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r Objectives of BGE/NRC Environmental Template Effort l Achieve agreement between NRC and BGE on l format and content of an ER so that, should BGE i submit LRA, NRC would find ER Section sufficient to begin review.  ;

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M BGE and NRC Technical Exchanges February 1997: BGE and NRC meet to discuss efforts -

objectives. BGE submits proposed template and four issue papers for staff review.

NRC provides BGE with comments and March 1997:

, questions on template and issue papers No major template changes l

Several issues identified requiring BGE/NRC action:

GEIS / Rule inconsistencies Adoption of GEIS Category 1 conclusions Transportation issue New and significant information Mitigating measures for Category 2 issues with small or negligible impact 97-026 Slide 5 i

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BGE and NRC Technical Exchanges April 1997: BGE delivers responses to NRC comments on template / issue papers. BGE submits revised template and example sections of ER:

Groundwater use conflicts Transportation - Table S-4 only Impingement One altemative energy source analysis -

coal-fired plant NRC agrees to review issues and examples.97-026 slide 6

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BGE and NRC Technical Exchanges May 1997: BGE and NRC meet to discuss NRC final ,

comments on examples and issues. Appears  !

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ER template found adequate Examples provided adequate in' formation for staff review l All issues, except transportation, resolved BGE and NRC question if any portions of ER can be reviewed technically prior to formal '

submittal of LRAs.

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a 1-BGE Observations of ER Template Initiative BGE continues to believe that these initiatives contribute greatly to the stability of the License Renewal process

- BGE believes it now has adequate guidance to complete the License Renewal applications for Calvert Cliffs - both technically and environmentally BGE appreciates NRC allocating resources to continue this work l

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BGE 1997 Schedule of Activities  !

Complete ER by end of June; begin formal site review / approval process (SAMA completed in September)

Complete balance of Integrated Plant Assessment  ;

required by 10CFR54 by August; complete formal site / approval process by September Continue to submit reports, when ready, unless decision is made to submit formal application i

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6/10 7/2 7/31 11 Service Water /

6/20 7/9 7/31 12 Cables /

6/11 7/2 7/31 13 CVCS /

6/13 7/7 7/31 14 Fire Protection 6/6 6/20 7/9 15 7/31 Containment Isolation 6/9 6/23 7/14 7/31 16 Main Steam 6/11 6/25 7/16 17 Auxiliary Feedwater 7/31 6/13 6/30 7/21 18 Cranes & Fuel Handling 8/28 6/18 7/2 7/23 19 NSSS Sampling 8/28 6/30 7/14 8/4 20 Structures 8/28 7/2 7/16 8/6 21 Saltwater 8/28  !

7/7 7/21 8/l1 22 Electrical Panels 8/28 7/9 7/23 8/13 23 HVAC 8/28 7/14 7/28 8/18 24 Emergency Diesels 8/28 7/23 8/6 8/27 25 Instrument Lines 9/25 7/30 8/13 9/3 26 Containment Spray 9/25  ;

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Commission BGE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT TEMPLATE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL June 5,1997  ;

Claudia M. Craig i

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BGE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT TEMPLATE REVIEW

Purpose:

Establish format and content for ER such that it would be acceptable for review e Reviewed template to ensure rule requirements met e Reviewed examples to determine level of detail for ER ,

• Identified a number of areas where NRC/ industry dialogue was needed New and significant information/ Category 1 Mitigation measures High level waste transportation Electric shock hazard Alternatives Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives (SAMAs)

Environmental Justice 1

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BGE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT TEMPLATE REVIEW i (ContinuedD

• High level waste transportation issue unresolved; staff generic analysis identified as resolution path i

e Based on template and examples, appears BGE ER would likely be '

accepted for review -

e Template process helpful ,

e Template provided first look at revised Part 51 implementation e Identified inconsistencies between rule and GEIS; subject to future rule changes 2

i OTHER LICENSE RENEWAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES e Commission meeting June 12 - status of license renewal activities, including environmental activities e Draft ESRP to be released for public comment 8/97 e Draft RG to be released for public comment 7/97 o Encourage industry involvement during comment period e Continuing to address issues through guidance development 3

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President Mr. Joseph H. Walter, Chief Engineer Calvert County Board of Public Service Commission of Commissioners Maryland 175 Main Street Engineering Division a Prince Frederick, MD 20678 6 St. Paul Centre Baltimore, MD 21202-6806 i D. A. Brune, Esquire '

General Counsel Kristen A. Burger, Esquire Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Maryland People's Counsel l P.O. Box 1475 6 St. Paul Centre l Baltimore, MD 21203 Suite 2102 l Baltimore, MD 21202-1631 l 1 Jay E. Silberg, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts, and Trowbridge Patricia T. Birnie, Esquire 2300 N Street, NW Co-Director Washington, DC 20037 Maryland Safe Energy Coalition

, P.O. Box 33111 Mr. Thomas N. Pritchett, Director, Baltimore, MD 21218 NRM Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Mr. Larry Bell 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway NRC Technical Training Center Lusby, MD 20657-47027 5700 Brainerd Road Chattanooga, TN 37411-4017 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Mr. Barth Doroshuk Commission Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 287 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway St. Leonard, MD 20685 Lusby, MD 20657-47027 Mr. Richard I. McLean Mr. Robert Tucker Administrator - Radioecology Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Department of Natural Resources 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway 580 Taylor Avenue Lusby, MD 20657-47027 Tawes State Office Building, B3 Annapolis, MD 21401 Mr. Doug Walters Nuclear Energy Institute Regional Administrator, Region I 1776 I Street, NW U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suite 400 475 Allendale Rotd Washington, DC 20006-3708 King of Prussia, PA 19406