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Summary of 971120 Meeting W/Util in Rockville,Md to Discuss Proposed Defueled TSs for Plant.List of Attendees & Handouts Used by Licensee Encl
ML20202F469
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Site: Maine Yankee
Issue date: 12/01/1997
From: Michael Webb
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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NUDOCS 9712090091
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Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company (MYAPC or the licensee) to discuss the proposed defueled technical specifications for the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station (Maine Yankee).- A list of attendees is included as Enclosure 1. The handout used by MYAPC at -

the meeting is included as Enclosure 2. -

MYAPC provided certifications of permanent cessation of operation and permanent removal

- of fuel from the reactor vessel on August 7,1997. On October 20,1997, MYAPC

. submitted an application to amend the Technical Specifications to reflect the permanently defueled status of the plant.

-In its presentation, the licensee provided an overview of the regulatory and analytical framework that it used to develop the Maine Yankee defueled Technical Specifications. The-licensee also provided an item-by item comparison of the current Maine Yankee Technical

. Specifications with the improved Standard Technical Specifications and the proposed defueled Technical Specifications.

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OF MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 20,1997, TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED DEFUELED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER STATION On November 20,1997, NRC staff members met at Rockville, Maryland, with employees of Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company (MYAPC or the licensee) to discuss the proposed defueled technical specifications for the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station (Maine Yankee). A list of attendees is included as Enclosure 1. The handout used by MYAPC at the meeting is included as Enclosure 2.

MYAPC provided certifications of permanent cessation of operation and permanent removal of fuel from the reactor vessel on August 7,1997. On October 20,1997, MYAPC submitted an application to amend the Technical Specifications to reflect the permanently defueled status of the plant.

In its presentation, the licenseo provided an overview of the regulatory and analytical framework that it used to develop the Maine Yankee defueled Technical Specifications. The licensee also provided an item-by-item comparison of the current Maine Yankee Technical Specifications with the improved Standard Technical Specifications and the proposed defueled Technical Specifications.

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Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station Docket No. 50-309 cc:

Mr. Charles B. Brinkman Friends of the Coast Manager - Washington Nuclear P.O. Box 98 Operations Edgecomb, ME 04556 ABB Combustion Engineering 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Mr. William O' Dell Rockville, MD 20852 Operations Director Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station Thomas G. Dignan, Jr., s.nuire P.O. Box 408 Ropes & Gray Wiscasset, ME 04578 One Internationa'. Place Boston, MA 02110-2624 Mr. Michael J. Meisner Vice President Mr. Ul:lis Vanags Licensing and Regulatory Compliance State Nuclear Safety Advisor Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company State Planning Of fice 329 Bath Road State House Station #38 Brunswick, ME 04011 Augusta, ME 04333 Mr. Jonathan M. Block Mr. P. L. Anderson, Project Manager Attorney at Law Yankee Atomic Electric Company P.O. Box 566 580 Main Street Putney, VT 05346-0566 Bolton, MA 01740-1398 Mr. Michael B. Sellman, President Regional Administrator, Region 1 Main Yankee Atomic Power U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 329 Bath Road 475 Allendale Road Brunswick, ME 04011 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Robert Fraser, Director First Selectman of Wiscasset Engineering Municipal Building Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company U.S. l'oute 1 329 Bath Road Wiscasset, ME 04578 Brunswick, ME 04011 Mr. Richard Rasmussen Mr. Patrick J. Dostie Senior Resident inspector State of Maine Nuclear Safety Maine Yankee Atamic Power Station inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station P.O. Box E P.O. Box 408 Wiscasset, Sid 04578 Wiscasset, ME 04578 Mary Ann Lynch, Esquire Mr. Mark Ferri Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Decommissioning Director 329 Bath Road Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station Brunswick, ME 04011 P.O. Box 408 Wiscasset, ME 04578 Mr. George Zinke, Manager Regulatory Aff airs Maine Yankee Atomic Powe- Company 329 Bath Road Brunswick, ME 04011

ENCLOSURE 1 Maine Yantee Atomic Power Station Proposed Defueled Tech Spec Meeting November 20,1997 ATTENDEES NAME ORGANIZATION Michael Meisner MYAPC George Zinke MYAPC Michael Whitney MYAPC Rick Rasmussen NRC/ Senior Resident inspector Seymour Weiss NRC/NRR Michael Masnik NRC/NRR Michael Webb NRC/NRR Tim Johnson NRC/NMSS Larry Pittiglio NRC/NMSS Peter Wiley State of Maine Ray Ng Bechtel W. P. Gammill LMITCO (INEEL)

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Teclinical Speci5 cations 10CFR50.82(aX2) - Certifications docketed

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- 10CFR50.36 " Technical Specifications" bEREG-1432 " Standard Technical I Specification, Combustion Engineering l Plants" .

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- Current FSAR analyses (no changes)

- Amendment 144 (Fuel Pool Rerack)

- Spent Fuel Pool Cooling Thermal / Hydraulic

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Specification Methodology

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structure and responsibilities relocation

- Cleanup of 10CFR20 items

- Relocation of audit subjects and frequencies i

- Relocation of procedure change process l - Relocation of record retention requirements

- Design Features relocations 1

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Comparison with Trojan -l Technical Specifications L Submitted prior to finalization ofImproved l Standard Technical Specifications and Maintenance Rule l Fuel Pool Temperature Specification .

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Significant Hazards Evaluation Permanently Defueled Technical .

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- PDTS Submittal- 10/20/97 i - FR N otice - next available period

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- NRC Approval- 1/31/98

- Maine Yankee Implementation - ASAP after 1/31/98 1

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