ML20211J214

Notification of 990831 Meeting with Util to Discuss Issues Associated with STPNOC Recent Request to Exclude safety- Related Low Risk Significant & non-risk Significant Components from Scope of Special Treatment Requirements

ML20211J214
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	08/27/1999
From:	Robert Fretz NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Gramm R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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NUDOCS 9909030087
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August 27,1999 (Originally issu:d 8/20/99. Rsissutd to update note and attachmsnt.)

e MEMORANDUM TO: Robert A. Gramm, Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Robert J. Fretz, Project Manager ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l

SUBJECT:

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS BETWEEN NRC STAFF AND STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY (STPNOC) REPRESENTATIVES ON MULTIPLE EXEMPTION REQUEST SUBMITTED JULY 13,1999 - REVISION 1 DATE & TIME: Tuesday, August 31,1999 U** " #

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Doubletree Hotel Rockville 1750 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852 PURPOSE: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss issues wuciated with STPNOC's recent request to exclude safety-related " low risk significant" and "non-risk significant components," designated under its Graded Quality Assurance (GOA) program, from the scope of special treatment requirements of the regulations. The agenda willinclude an overview of the exemption request, a discussion on the STP GOA program, probabilistic risk assessment insights, and other related topics.

PARTICIPANTS:* Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR).

NRC/NRR STP Nuclear Ooeratina Comoany R. Gramm T. Alexion S. Rosen A. Harrison D. Thatcher D. Terao S. Thomas K. Work E. Marinos M. Rubin G. Schinzel A. Moldenhauer C. Grantom NOTE: This meeting is expected to carry over to September 1,1999. STPNOC will meet with the Risk-Informed Licensing Panel from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in Room O-5B4, at NRC Keadquarters,11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. In addition, the staff will meet with STPNOC between 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. in Room O-484, for technical discussions, if necessary.

Docket Nos. 50-498 and 5d-499

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Meeting Agenda cc w/att: See next page f i f (

CONTACT: Robert J. Fretz 301-415-1324 l Meetings between the NRC technical staff and applicants or licensees are open to interested members of the public, petitioners, intervenors, or other parties to attend as observers pursuant to

" Commission Policy Statement on Staff Meetings Open to the Public" (59 FR 48340,9/20/94).

DISTRIBUTION: See attached list T o receive a copy of Inis document, ina!cate c" in the box OFFICE PDIVAPM C PDIV-D/LA C PDIV-1/SC C l NAME RFrehexion CJamerson Q / RGrammh DATE 8/ 2 1 /99 8/J7 /99 [ 8/1 499 DOCUMENT NAME: G:\PDIV-1\SouthTexas\MTN83199-Rev1.wpd re' '"1 '

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY 9909030087 990827 PDR ADOCK 05000498 P PDR

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South Texas, Units 1 & 2 cc:

Mr. Cornelius F. O'Keefe Mr. J. J. Sheppard, Vice President Senior Resident inspector Engineering & Technical Services U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission STP Nuclear Operating Company P. O. Box 0 i0 P. O. Box 289 Bay City, TX 77414 Wadsworth,TX 77483 A. Ramirez/C. M. Canady S. M. Head, Supervisor, Licensing City of Austin Quality & Licensing Department Electric Utility Department 5,TP Nuclear Operating Company 721 Barton Springs Road P. O. Box 289 Austin, TX 78704 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Mr. M. T. Hardt Office of the Governor Mr. W. C. Gunst ATTN: John Howard, Director City Public Service Board Environmental and Natural P. O. Box 1771 Resources Policy San Antonio,TX 78296 P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711 Mr. G. E. Vaughn/C. A. Johnson Central Power and Light Company Jon C. Wood P. O. Box 289 Matthews & Branscomb Mail Code: N5012 One Alamo Center

. V'adsworth, TX 74483 106 S. St. Mary's Street, Suite 700 San Antonio,TX 78205 3692 INPO Records Center Arthur C. Tate, Director 700 Calleria Parkway Division of Compliance & Inspection Atlanta, GA 30339 3064 Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health Regional Administrator, Region IV 1100 West 49th Street l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Austin, TX 78756 l 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400

! Arlington,TX 76011 Jim Calloway Public Utility Commission of Texas D. G. Tees /R. L. Balcom Electric Industry Analysis Houston Lighting & Power Co. P. O. Box 13326 P. O. Box 1700 Austin, TX 78711-3326 Houston, TX 77251 Mr. William T. Cottle Judge, Matagorda County President and Chief Executive Officer Matagorda County Courthouse STP Nuclear Operating Company 1700 Seventh Street South Texas Project Electric Bay City, TX 77414 Generating Station P. O. Box 289 Jack R. Newman, Esq. Wadsworth, TX 77483 Morgan, Lewis & Bockb 1800 M Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20036-5669 May 1999

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NRC - SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT PUBLIC MEETING GQA EXEMPTION REQUEST MEETING AGENDA I I

DATE/ TIME: Tuesday, August 31,1999  !

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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l LOCATION: Doubletree Hotel Rockville Plaza il Conference Room 1750 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 1

PURPOSE: To discuss the South Texas Project's Request for Exemptica, submitted on July 13,1999, to exclude certain components from the scorse of special treatment l requirements imposed by various regulations:

Provide an overview of the Graded Quality Assurance component safety significance determination process,  !

Discuss the scope and basis of the Exemption Request, and I Address the NRC staff's questions concerning the Exemption Request. l l

AGENDA:

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4 Name" ' Organization Schedule

1. Open Meeting T. Alexion NRC 8:30-8:40 10 minutes l

11. STPNOC Introduction S. L. Rosen STPNOC 8:40- 8:50 '

- Purpose / Desired Outcomes 10 minutes 111. History / Background on GQA S. L. Rosen STPNOC 8:50- 9:00 10 minutes IV. STP's GOA Approach A. PRA insights C. R. Grantom STPNOC 9:00- 9:30 Model Basis / Details /Quantification 30 minutes

- Risk Determination inputs B. Deterministic Insights G. E. Schinzel STPNOC 9:30 10:05

- Working Group makeup 35 minutes

- Evaluation processes

- Review example evaluations BREAK 10:05-10:15 10 minutes C. Documentation / Approval G. E. Schinzel STPNOC 10:15-10:30

- Documented in Risk Significant Bases 15 minutes l Document (RSBD) 1

- Expert Panel duties

- Documentation control / retention G:\PDIV 1\SouthTexas\MTN83199-Rev1.wpd ATTACHMENT

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, , . l Topic Name Organization Schedule V. Implementation of GOA STPNOC 10:30-10:50 A. STP's Intentions 20 minutes Vision C. R. Grantom

- Actions taken to date G. E. Schinzel

- Obstacles to achieving vision S. E. Thomas

- Need for exemption request S. E. Thomas VI. Exemption Request Overview A. W. Harrison STPNOC 10:50-11:35 A. Review Exemption Details 45 minutes

- Exemption vs. RIP 50 Effort

- Review regulations requesting exemption Review justification LUNCH BREAK 11:35-12:45 70 minutes Vll. NRC Staff Questions and Comments 12:45-2:00 A. Review submitted questions R. Gramm NRC T. Alexion B. Other questions and comments All BREAK 2:00- 2:10 10 minutes Vll. NRC Staff Questions and Comments 2:10-3:10 (continued)

A. Review submitted questions R. Gramm NRC T. Alexion B. Other questions and comments All BREAK 3:10-3:20 10 minutes Vll. NRC Staff Questions and Comments 3:20-4:20 (continued) As necessary A. Review submitted questions R. Gramm NRC T. Alexion B. Other questions and comments All Vill. Closing Comments S.L.Rosen STPNOC 4:20-4:30 R. Gramm NRC 10 minutes T. Alexion NRC

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. l DISTRIBUTION FOR AUGUST 31.1999. MEETING WITH STP NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.

DATE: August 27,1999 (Originally issued 8/20/99. Reissued to update note and attachment.)

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' Docket File (50 498/50-499)

'PUBLIC PDIV-1 Reading OGC ACRS Receptionist (OWFN and TWFN)

E-Mail J. Zwolinski/S. Black S. Richards R. Gramm T. Alexion R. Fretz C. Jamerson OPA (e-mail to OPA)

D. Thatcher E. Marinos K. Wichman D. Terao M. Rubin G. Hubbard D. Lange (DJL)

K. Brockman J. Tapia B. Henderson (BWH)

PMNS (Meeting Announcement Coordinator)