ML20203G256

Summary of 990114 Meeting with NEI License Renewal Working Group Re Status of License Renewal Activities & Resolution of Generic License Renewal Issues.List of Meeting Attendees, Agenda for Meeting & Presentation Matl Used Encl

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Issue date:	02/11/1999
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OF LICENSE RENEWAL STEERING COMMITTEE ME5 TING WITH THE NEl LICENSE RENEWAL WORKING GROUP The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) License Renewal Steering Committee (LRSC) met with the NEl License Renewal Working Group on January 14,1999, to discuss the status of l

license renewal activities and the resolution of generic license renewal issues. Attendees are l

listed in Attachment 1. The agenda for the meeting is contained in Attachment 2. Presentation materials used by Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) and Duke Energy Corporation (Duke) are l

contained in Attachments 3 and 4, respectively. Following is a summary of the topics discussed at the meeting:

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Apolication Review Status Q;lvert Cliffs BGE stated that overallit is pleased with the progress made to date. However, BGE is anxious about to what depth the staff will go in reviewing existing programs and current licensing basis practices. BGE does not believe that the staff needs to re-review existing programs such as the environmental qualification program. BGE stated that it could provide descriptions of the implementation of existing programs and make presentations to the staff to help the staff better understand the adequacy of its existing programs.

BGE also requested that the staff evaluate whether the schedule for issuance of the renewed license could be improved, specifically the time between the issuance of the safety evaluation report (SER) with open items and the draft environmental statement (DES) to the final issuance of the documents. The staff responded that it was continually looking for opportunities to improve the schedule. and that improvements in schedule can best be assessed after the SER and DES are issued and the number and type of open items are known.

Oconee The review of the Oconee renewal application is on schedule. The staff issued all technical i

requests for additionalinformation (RAls) by December 4,1998, and environmental RAls by

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December 29,1998. Duke is currently preparing responses. A series of conference calls have V, f-7 been held to obtain staff clarification of RAls, where needed, to support Duke's submittal of responses to the technical RAls by February 17,1999, and environmental RAls by March 4, 1999. Duke indicated that this process has been working well and that it will continue to be used g

in the future to address topics as needed. Duke is also interested in discussing improvements in the schedule, if possible.

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- At the time of the meeting, the plan for the Calvert Cliffs scoping inspection was currently being l

finalized by the staN. The plan was subsequently approved and provided to BGE to prepare for i

F the inspection and to NEl and Duke for information. The staff intends to meet with BGE before j

the actual inspection occurs. The inspection is scheduled to begin the week of February 8, 1999.

~ The staff is also preparing the scoping inspection plan for Oconee. Duke was requested to j

expedite the responses to the stars RAls in the scoping area as the staff must complete the

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SER sections for scoping in order to finalize the inspection plan. The staff is planning on the j

Oconee inspection occurring in late March or early April 1999.

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' Resolution of Priority 1 Generic Renewal issues (GRis) i provides the list of Priority 1 GRis. The staff has had difficulty supporting i

schedules established for completing the GRis without impacting the review of the Calvert Cliffs and Oconee applications. Plant-specific resolution of the issues are being pursued for the 2 l

l applications to support their schedules in parallel with developing the generic positions needed j

i for incorporation into implementation guidance. In some cases, resources needed to address l

the GRls are the same as those needed to support the application reviews, in response to the industry's request, the staff will look at establishing reasonable target dates for issuing positions i

on the GRis. This topic will be discussed at the next meeting.

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The industry questioned what criteria was being used by the staff to declare a renewal issue as generic and to send the issue to NEl to be addressed. The staff agreed to discuss at the next j

meeting the criteria and process by which the issues are identified and sent to the industry.

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Environmental Qualification (EQ) Time-Limited Aoina Analyses (TLAAs) j r

The EQ issue has been discussed extensively in past NRC management meetings with BGE l

' and Duke and in meetings between the LRSC and NEl Working Group, The industry continues j

i to question the staffs need for a renewal applicant to demonstrate the adequacy of existing l

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aging management programs such as EQ where well-established and well-regulated programs are relied upon to manage the effects of aging. The NRC staff reiterated that 10 CFR Part 54 j

requires that the staff make an explicit finding that the applicant has provided the demonstration

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j required by $54.21 for all aging management programs. The staff stated again that its position is not that the existing program established to comply with 10 CFR 50.49 is unacceptable, but that 1

a description of the applicant's pcocess (not all of the program details) for maintaining the i.

'qualificabon of electrical equipment is needed in order to provide the demonstration required by i

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Oconee EQ programs are proceeding to support the schedule for issuing the renewed licenses.

NEl stated that continued compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.49 should be sufficient without further justification for meeting the demonstration requirements of $54.21(c)(1)(iii) for EQ TLAAs. NEl and industry representatives indicated that they plan to express their concem on this issue in future meetings with the Commission 6.

Future Actions The Commission has asked the staff in the past how many renewal applications are expected and when they would be submitted. The concem is that a large number of applications received at the same time could exceed available staff resources. The staff and industry continued discussing whether NEl working with industry could develop a process to identify and meter the applications submitted to the NRC. In this way, the staff could maintain a constant resource level.

The next meeting between the LRSC and the NEl Working Group was subsequently scheduled for March 30,1999. Topics to be discussed include (1) potential for schedule improvements for BGE and Duke, (2) target dates for the GRis, (3) discussion of the criteria for identifying generic issues for industry resolution, (4) resolution of the EQ issue, and (5) ability of industry to identify the number and timing of future applications and industry's ability to meter the applications.

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and telephone calls have occurred to clarify the requests. The review of the Calvert Cliffs and

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Oconee EQ programs are proceeding to support the schedule for issuing the renewed licenses.

i NEl stated that continued compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.49 should be sufficient l

without further justification for meeting the demonstration requirements of $54.21(c)(1)(iii) for EQ j

. T!.AAs. NEl and industry representatives indicated that they plan to express their concem on l

this issue in future meetings with the Commission,

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Future Actions l

The Commission has asked the staff in the past how many renewal applications are expected and when they would be submitted. The concem is that a large number of applications received i

at the same time could exceed available staff resources. The staff and industry continued discussing whether NEl working with industry could develop a process to identify and meter the applications submitted to the NRC. In this way, the staff could maintain a constant resource level.

I The next meeting between the LRSC and the NEl Working Group was subsequently scheduled for March 30,1999. Topics to be discussed include (1) potential for schedule improvements for l

BGE and Duke, (2) target dates for the GRis, (3) discussion of the criteria for identifying generic

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issues for industry resolution, (4) resolution of the EQ issue, and (5) ability of industry to identify l

the number and timing of future applications and industry's ability to meter the applications.

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i ATTENDANCE LIST NRC LICENSE RENEWAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING i

WITH THE NEl LICENSE RENEWAL WORKING GROUP JANUARY 14.1999 NAME ORGANIZATION l

1. - Steve Hoffman-NRC/NRR/DRPM/PDLR

2. Doug Walters NEl l

3. Joseph J. Hagan PECO-Energy

4. Charles Cruse BGE i

5. Mike Tuckman Duke Energy l

6. Louis Long.

Southem Nuclear

7. Raj Kundalkar Florida Power & Light Company

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9. Roy Zimmerman NRC/NRR.

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10. David Matthews NRC/NRR/DRPM

11. Steven Burns NRC/OGC i

12. Brian Sheron NRC/NRR/ADT

13. Bruce Boger NRC/NRR/ADP

14. Joe Sebrosky NRC/NRR/DRPM/PDLR l

15. C.1. Grimes NRC/NRR/DRPM/PDLR i

16. Jack Strosnider NRC/NRR/DE i

17. Thomas Kenyon NRC/NRR/DRPM/PDND l

18. Claudia Craig NRC/NRR/DRPM/PGEB i

19. Steve Vias NRC/NRR/DRPM/PDLR i

20. E. A. Thompson Florida Power & Ught Company l

21. G. Hollinger Florida Power & Light Company i

22. Med El-Zeftawy ACRS I

23. Jose A. Calvo NRC/NRR/DE/EELB

-24. Donald Ferraro Winston & Strawn

25. Fred Bower NRC/NRR/DRPM/PDLR l

26. David Solorio NRC/NRR/DRPM/PDLR

27. Mike Neal NUSIS l

28. Alice Carson Bechtel

29. Garry G. Young.

Entergy Operations, Inc.

30. Mike Schoppman Florida Power & Ught Company

31. David Repkin Winston & Strawn i

32. Roger Huston Licensing Support Services

33. Charles Pierce Southem Nuclear j

34. Terry Pickens Northern States Power Company l

35. David Roth Virginia Power i

36. Michael Henig Virginia Power 37 Marvin Bowman BGE l

38. John Rycyna BGE

39. Neil Haggerty BGE l

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41. B. W. Dorothuk BGE 42.' R. P. Heibel BGE

43. G. D. Robison Duke Energy

44. Fred Polaski PECO Energy 45.P.T.Kuo NRC/NRR/DRPM/PDLR

46. Norihisa Yuki NRC/NRR/DRPM/PDLR

47. Bob Weisman NRC/OGC

48. Janice Moore NRC/OGC

49. Dwight Chamberlain

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AGENDA JANUARY 14,1999 NRC LICENSE RENEWAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING WITH THE NEl LICENSE RENEWAL WORKING GROUP 1.

Application Review Status Calvert Cliffs -

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License Renewal Inspection Program Status Calvert Cliffs Oconee i

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Resolution of Priority 1 Generic Renewalissues l

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Environmental Qualification Time-Limited Aging Analyses

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Committee on progress / issues of license renewal application for CCNPP Discuss issues that need BGE or NRC l

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NRC Staff and BGE continue to meet milestones i

on schedule; working through the process with appropriate resources being applied

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BGE somewhat anxious on how much the Staff i

will want to review accepted current licensing 1

basis practices / programs / decisions

- BGE ready to cooperate in information exchange, but reluctant to review existing regulatory compliance as j

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I Where We Go From Here If NRC Steering Committee requires licensee perspective on any of these issues, BGE ready to j

s respond BGE's expectations are to continue to work off J

open items at Staff level. Expect Management to intervene only to facilitate clearing logjams 2

Opportunity may exist to make improvements in j

>j overall schedule when SER is issued in March Next Steering Committee meeting - March 1999?

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l Oconee License Renewal Duke /NRC Management Meeting January 14,1999 Januaqr14,1999 Ckenee Lk:ense RenewalProject 1

OO V-M AccompIlshments a Safety Review Telecon held on 1/6/99 to discuss EQ program description e

Five telecons held between 1/7/99 and 1/12/99 to discuss:

- vee of current RVrnatorials dets contain h BAW-2325,

- ciartlica60n of hient of RAls 2.5.3-1,2.5.0-4, atui4.16-1, and

- docussbn of EQ, thermocoupies and RTDs a Environmental Review 30 Environmental RAls issued 12/29/98 9 SAMA/SAMDA RAls issued 12/29/98

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I Expectations a Expectations to be accomplished by next NRC/ Duke Management Meeting (late February)

• Continue frequent communications between Duke and NRC

• Continue addressing Oconee License RenewalKey Topics (Duke and NRC Staff)

• Submit responses to safety RAls as available (Duke and BWOG)

• Submit responses to environmentalRAls as available (Duke)

• Publish proposed HL W Transportation rule change (NRC)

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98-0014 EQ TLAA EELB 11/18/98 9/27/98 Working (Provided 1/7/99 letter to BGE)

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98-0019 Heat Tracing EELB 12/18/98 Resolved NA 98-0030 Thermal Agmg of CASS RES 12/3/98 1/15/99 12/3/98 BGE i;. g. RES input 1/11/99

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98-0048 IWE/IWL: Tendons PDLR 11/4/98 11/30/98 Provided clanficahon to NEl on 1/8/99, pendmg call 98-0049 IWE/IWL Inaccessible PDLR 11/4/98 11/30/98 ProvHed clanfication to NEl on 1/8/99, pendmg call 96 0050 IWE/IWL: Basemat PDLR 11/4/98 11/30/98 Provided clanficahon to NEl on 1/8/99, pendmg call i

98-0051 IWE/IWL: Jurisdicbon PDLR 11/4/98 11/30/98 Provided clanfication to NEl on 1/8/99, pendmg call

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98-0055 Credit for CM Programs NA 12/10/98 Deleted Deleted, as requested by NEl f

98-0057 Maintenance rule /struct.

PDLR 12/18/98 12/15/98 NEIinput expected in a week 98-0088 Code Edshons PDLR 12/31/98 2/1/99 NElinput expected in a week l

j 98-0085 Vessel Fluence RES 12/18/98 12/21/98 NEIinput expected in a week 98-0088 Pressunzer heaterinsp.

RES TBD 2/1/99 B&WOG working with NEl to clanfy issue l

98-0087 Containment temp PDLR 12/18/98 11/30/98 NEIinput expected in a week

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98-0103 Intemals Embnttlement EMCB TBD TBD Staff prepanng RAI to NEl i

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