ML20203D955
| ML20203D955 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 02/12/1998 |
| From: | Kugler A NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9802260213 | |
| Download: ML20203D955 (5) | |
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February 12, 1998 LICENSEE: Detroit Edison Company FACILITY:
Fermi 2 Nuclear Plant
SUBJECT:
MEETING WITH THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY TO DISCUSS GENERAL PLANT STATUS AND LICENSING ISSUES FOR FERMI 2 A meeting was held at NRC Headquarters on January 30,1998, to discuss the general status of the Fermi 2 plant and the status of selected licensing issues. The meeting also provided an opportunity to introduce new managers among the licensee and NRC staffs.
The licensee first met with the project manager and described five license amendments it was submitting to support the upcoming refueling outage. The amendments address replacement of the Division ll battery, thermal hydraulic stability issues, the test interval for pressure isolation valves, testing of the mode switch with rods withdrawn from defueled cells, and a change to the i
setpoint tolerance for testing of the safety / relief valves.
NRC management joined the meeting and the licensee described its view of the effectiveness of actions it has taken to improve performance at the Fermi 2 plant. Topics discussed included the Operational Excellence Plan, improvements to the corrective action program, and management changes. The licensee also discusted other issues that it is addressing.
Examples included the plans for replacement of the plant process computer, the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report validation project, and the preparation of the improved standard technical specifications submittal.
At this point Ms. Gilles of the Technical Specifications Branch joined the meeting for a discussion of the licensee's submittals requesting a license amendment to extend the emergency diesel generator allowed outage times. The first submittal associated with this amendment was received in November 1995. Staff review of the submittal has been delayed by the ongoing development of a process for approving risk-informed technical specification amendments, The licensee expressed frustration with the delays and with questions from the NRC staff that appeared to be redundant. The staff acknowledged that the process had been drawn out because a pilot approach was being used. However, the staff pointed out that this approach was deemed best to ensure that an appropriate and consistent approach to risk-informed amendments cuuld be developed. Completion of the pilot program is expected in the near future. After that, the staff will process risk-informed amendments that comply with the approved guidance. With that, the meeting was concluded.
A list of the meeting attendees is enclosed.
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February 12, 1998 LICENSEE: Detroit Edison Company FACILITY:
Fermi 2 Nuclear Plant
SUBJECT:
MEETING WITH THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY TO DISCUSS GENERAL PLANT STATUS AND LICENSING ISSUES FOR FERMI 2 A meeting was held at NRC Headquarters on January 30,1998, to dit;;ss the general status of the Fermi 2 plant and the status of selected licensing issues. The meeting also provided an opportunity to introduce new managers among the licensee and NRC staffs.
The licensee first met with the project manager and described five license amendments it was submitting to support the upcoming refueling outage. The amendments address replacement of the Division ll battery, thermal. hydraulic stability lasues, the test interval for pressure isolation valves, testing of the mode switch with rods withdrawn from defueled cells, and a change to the setpoint tolerance for testing of the safety / relief valves.
NRC management joined the meeting and the licensee described its view of the effectiveness of actions it has taken to improve performance at the Fermi 2 plant. Topics discussed included the Operational Excellence Plan, improvements to the corrective action program, and management changes. The licensee also discussed other issues that it is addressing.
Examples included the plans for replacement of the plant process computer, the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report validation project, and the preparation of the improved standard technical specifications submittal.
At this point Ms. Gilles of the Technical Specifications Branch joined the meeting for a discussion of the licensee's submittals requesting a license amendment to extend the emergency diesel generator allowed outage times. The first submittal associated with this amendment was received 5 November 1995. Staff review of the submittal has been delayed by the ongoing development of a process for approving risk-informed technical specification amendments. The licensee expressed frustration with the delays and with questions from the NRC staff that appeared to be redundant. The staff acknowledged that the process had been drawn out because a pilot approach was being used. However, the staff po nted out that this approach was deemed best to ensure that an appropriate and consistent approach to risk-informed amendments could be developed. Completion of the pilot program is expected in the near future. After that, the staff will process risk informed amendments that comply with the approved guidance. With that, the meeting was concluded.
A list of the meeting attendees is enclosed.
Awrew J. ugler Project Manager Project Directorate lil 1 Division of Reactor Projects -Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-341
Enclosure:
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t Detroit tidison Company Forml 2 February 12, 1998 cc:
Mr. Douglas R. Gipson Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Detroit Edison Company 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 John Flynn, Esquire Senior Attorney Detroit Edison Company 2000 Second Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48226 1
Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd P. O. Box 30630 CPH Mallroom Lansing, Michigan 48g0g-8130 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Omco 6450 W. Dixie Highway Newport, Michigan 48166 Monroe County Emergency Management Division g63 South Raisinville Monroe, Michigan 48161 Regional Administrator, Region 111 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532 4351 Norman K. Peterson Director, Nuclear Licensing Detroit Edison Company Fermi 2 280 TAC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, Michigan 48166 Augut im
MEETING ATTENDEES FOR JANUARY 30,1998, FERMI 2 MEETING ON GENERAL PLANT STATUS AND LICENSING ISSUES NAME AFFILIATION E!!nor Adensam P.'RC/NRR/DRPW, Director' l
Cynthia Carpenter NRC/NRR/DRPW/PD31, Director' Andrew Kugler NRC/NRR/DRPW/PD31 Project Manager Nanette Gilles NRC/NRR/TSB, Reactor Engineer' William O'Connor Detroit Edison, Manager, Nuclear Assessment Norman Peterson Detroit Edison, Director, Nuclear Licensing l
Rodney Johnson Detroit Edison, Supervisor, Licensing I
' Part time participant in the meeting Enclosure
a DJSTRIBUTION FOR FERMI 2 MEETING
SUMMARY
DATED:
February 12, 1998 Paoer Cooy Docket File (50 341)
PUBLIC PD31 R/F OGC ACRS A. Kugler E:mEU SCollins/FMiraglia (SJM1/FJM)
BBoger (RPZ)
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BBurgess (BLB)
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TMartin (SLM3)
THiltz (TGH)
NGilles (NVG)
CJamerson (CAJ1)
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