ML20199J337

Summary of 980121 Meeting W/Stp Nuclear Operating Co Re Schedule for NRC Review of STPNOC Application for Conversion to Improved Standard Ts.List of Attendees & Handout Provided by Licensee Encl

ML20199J337
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	02/02/1998
From:	Alexion T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
References
TAC-M95529, TAC-M95530, NUDOCS 9802050286
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%***** February 2, 1998 LICENSEE: 8TP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY (STPNOC)

FACILITY: . SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 SUSJECT:

SUMMARY

OF JANUARY 21,1998, MEETING ON THE SCHEDULE FOR NRC'S REVIEW OF STPMOC'S APPLICATION FOR CONVERSION TO THE IMPROVED STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (ISTS) (TAC NOS.

M95529 AND M95530) _

On January 21,1998, the NRC met with the imensee on the above subject. M sting attendees are listed in Attachment 1. A handout provided by the licensee is in Attachment 2. The handout lists the licensee's summary of its activities in the ISTS area since it was identified as a business <

plan item in 1993.

The purpose for the meeting was for the licensee to understand NRC's planned review scheduie _

of the licensee's appimation for conversion to the ISTS. During the meeting, the NRC -

encouraged the licensee 'to continue periodic discussions, including additional management-level meetings, on the status of NRC's review (the last such meeting was held on October 2,1997).

The NRC stated that the current schedule is as follows (note that RAI stands for request for additional information, and SE stands for Safety Evaluation):

NRC issue three train RAls - 02/28/98, NRC issue remaining RAls - 04/30/98,_

NRC/ licensee resolve RAls - 06/30/98, NRC issue Draft SE - 07/31/98, NRC prepare Final SE - 08/31/98,'

NRC issue Amendment - 09/30/98.

The NRC also informed the licensee that the recent experience shows that the largest delays with conversion requests from other licensees are due to the inclusion of beyond scope issues.

While the NRC appreciates that licensees have substantial resources invested in their l conversion appimations and therefore may desire to tailor specific technical specifications to best represent their plants, NRC also recognizes that there comes a point where the beyond-scope issues begin to consume NRC's resources and can ultimately significantly delay the conversion review schedule. At this point, NRC's view is that the beyond-scope issues will need to be jettisoned from the conversion application and handled separately.

The licensee indmated that the above schedule, even with some minor slippage, would be ,

acceptable. The licensee desires to implement the ISTS towards in late 1998, but could possibly accommodate a late spring 1999 implementation. Altematively, if implementation is not completed by late spring of 1999, the licensee will not be able to implement the ISTS until 2001 if steam generators are replaced only on Unit 1, or not until 2003 if steam generators are replaced on both Units 1 and 2. The licensee indicated it is willing to do whatever it takes to meet NRC's review schedule set out above.

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l The NRC thanked the licensee for the meeting and emphasized that it also desires to meet the schedule set out above.

ww wu Thomas W. Aloh, Project Project Directorate IV 1 Qf ger Division of Reactor Projects Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50.499

Attachment:

1. Ust of Meeting Attendees

2. Meeting Handout cc w/stts: See next page w ___

2 The NRC thanked the licensee for the meeting and emphasized that it also desires to meet the schedule set out above.

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Thomas W. Alexion, Project Manager Projact Directorste IV 1 Division of Reactor Projects lil/lV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l

Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499

Attachment:

1. List of Meeting Attendses 0

2. Meeting Handout cc w/atts: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

HARD COPY E-MAIL Docket File S. Collins /F. Miraglia (SJC1/FJM)

PUBLIC R. Zimmerman (RPZ)

PD41 r/f E. Adensam (EGA1)

OGC C. Hawes (CMH2)

ACRS T. Martin (SLM3)

T. Alexion (TWA)

J. Hannon (JNH)

W. Beckner(WDB)

Document Name: STP95529.MTS OFC PM/PD4-MM , BC/TSB f a o r2, D/PD4-1 NAME TAlexion/vdW WBeckner JHannonh DATE 0_I /??/98 ( /88 '73 1 98 COPY {YEh/NO YES/NO YEk)

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY V

, STP Nuclear Operating Cornpany South Tcxas, Units 1 & 2 oc:

Mr. Devid P. Loveless Jack R. Newman, Esq.

Senior Resident inspecbr . Morgan, Lewis & Booklus U.S. Nuclear flegulatory Commission 1800 M Street, N.W.

P. O. Box 910 Washington, DC 20036 6869 ,

Bay City, TX 77414 I Mr. Lawrence E. Martin Mr. J. C. Lanier/A Ramliez Vlos President, Nuc.- Assurance & Lloonsing City of Austin STP Nuclear Operating Company Electric Utility Department P. O. Box 299 721 Barion Springs Road Wadsworth,TX 77483 Austin,TX 78704 Offloe of the Govemor Mr. M. T. Hardt ATTN: John Howard, Director Mr. W. C. Gunst Environmental and Natural City Public Service Board Resources Policy P. O. Box 1771 P. O. Box 12428 Ban Antonio, TX 78296 Austin,TX 78711

! Mr. G. E. Va aghn/C A Johnson Jon C. Wood {

Centra! Power and Lignt Company Matthews & Branscomb P. O. Box 289 One Alamo Center  !

Mail Code: N5012 106 8. St. Mary's Street, Guite 700 i Wadsworth,TX 74483 San Antonio, TX 78205 3692 INPO Arthur C. Tate, Drector Records Center Division of Compliance & Inspection 700 Galleria Parkway Bureau of Radiatim Control Atlanta, GA 30339 3064 Texas Departmern of Health 1100 West 49th Street Regional Administrator, Region IV Austin,TX 78756 I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Jim Calloway Artington,TX 76011 Public Utility Commission of Texas

. Electric industry Analysis C. R. Crisp /R. L. Balcom P. O. Box 13326 ^

Houston Lighting & Power Co. Austin, TX 78711 3326 P. O. Box 1700 Houston,TX 77251 Judge, Matagorda County .

Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, TX 77414 Mr. William T. Cottle President and Chief Executive Officer STP Nuclear Operating Company E.wth Texas Project Electric Generating Station P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483

MEETING BETWEEN STPNOC AND NRC RhW OF STPNOC'S APPLICATION FOR CONVERSION TO THE IMPROVED STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS January 21,1998 Namt Omanization L. Martin STPNOC M McBumett STPNOC R. Zimmerman NRC J.Hannon NRC W. Beckner NRC T. Alexion NRC ATTACHMENT 1

ITS Timeline 10/15/93 Business Plan submitted to NRC identifies objective to identify and implement changes to STP Technical Specifications / Technical Specification Bases and/or STP design needed to reflect design basis, eliminate conflicts and unnecessary .

requirements, and clarify m*alag. 'Ihis was to be accomplished by consistent and ,

improved Technical Specifications and their bar.es that are easy to interpret and take i advantage of the STP three-train design. Completion date was set to July 31,1995.

'Ihe STP ITS implementation is, in part, to address comments the DET made that the .

STP TS didn't adequately reflect the STP design.

8/12/94 Meeting with NRC to describe plan for conversion to ITS.

8/24/94 Submitted plan forITS as fo .

Oct 1995 Complete dt specifications Feb 1996 Submit License Amendment Request (LAR)

Dec 1996 Projected Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approval of Improved Standard Technical Specifications Dec 1997 Full implementation of Improved Standard Technical Specifications at South Texas Project '

6/4/96 ITS initial submittal ,

6/24/96 Meeting with NRC to discuss plan for reviewing ITS, NRC does not identify any problem with 1997 implementaJon l

11/37/96 NRC comments on submittal indicate need for additional clarification of 3 train conversion and some clean up of submittal 12/12/96 NRC/STP meeting on ITS comments, direction given to resubmit with clarification of NRC's needs 2/11/97 Submit revised section as a pilot for NRC review 4/3/97 Met with NRC to resolve comments on pilot section, NRC indicates that review and approval around end of 1997 is achievable 6/2/97 Submit clarification of 2 train /3 tral.) conversion requested in 4/3 meeting, schedule for submittal of revision to ITS by 6/30 and reiterate request for approval by end of 1997

-7/22/97- Resubmit ITS (delayed 4 weeks due to revised expectations from NRC on PORC and NSRB review of resubmittal) i 8/2597 Informed by Bill Beckner that review will not start until end ef 1997 and will not complete until at least mid 1998 ATTACHMElff 2

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