ML20212B215
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| Issue date: | 09/09/1999 |
| From: | Jacob Zimmerman NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| PROJECT-690 NUDOCS 9909200014 | |
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SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) STAFF AND NEl ON LICENSE RENEWAL ISSUES l
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a meeting with NEl on August 25,1999, at NRC Headquarters in Rockvile, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting
- was to discuss the list of license renewal issues and so agreed upon process for resolving the issues. Enclosure 1 lists the attendees at the meeting; Enclosure 2 is a copy of the meeting's
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agenda; and Enclosure 3 contains a list of action items as a result of the meeting.
NRC and NEl discussed the development of an integrated list and.,g, ad that NEl will review l
all license renewal issues and categorize them depeacing on the techa Jal complexity (high or medium), easy or editorial in nature, and those which the staff cannot resolve pending completion of management, Commission, or plant-specific actions NRC will review the j
recategorized issues and provide feedback to NEl.
Once an integrated list is agreed to, NRC will develop a process, with NEl input, that will be implemented to schedule, track, resolve, and closeout all license renewal issues. Schedules will be coordinated between NRC and NEl with the progress of this work being reported to the License Renewal Steering Committee and the NEl Working Group during their bi-monthly meetings.' The resolution of issues may involve disagreements between NRC staff and NEl.
An appeals process will be used to escalate any issues to the appropciate level of management for resolution. The NRC staff will oocument the process to be used. k adoition, the License Renewal Steering Committee will be informed of appealed issues.
i Those issues that are currently being worked on would continue through the review process i
and would not be affected by the recategorization of the issues.
NRC will continue to involve the public by soliciting advocates ed request d eir participation as this process evolves. Also, professional organizations such as tin Amsricua Society of Mechanical Engineers and institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers with interest in specific license renewalissues a,e being encouraged to participate. The NRC wants to make t
sure that all interested stakeholders have a chance to participate.
NRC and NEl also discussed NRC's August 9,1909,!etter which contained a draft stanc'ard format for a license renewal application developed i;'i the staff This draft was based on consideratir s of information provided in NEl's June 17,1999, letter, clarifying information at the July 13,.999, meeting, and lessons learned from the initial license renewal reviews for f)1 Calvert Cliffs and Oconee. NEl asked for additonal clarifying information which was provided i
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-2 September 9,1999 by NRC during the meeting. The next cetion is for NEl to provide a formal response the week of September 7,1999, with comments on the August 9,1999, letter. Once received, NRC plans to review these comments and finalize the standard format for license renewal applications. The staff plans to reformat the draft standard review plan for license renewal to match the standard format for an application. This final format will replace the draft format on L
the NRC's web page under the License Renewal site.
&ned By Jacob 1. Zimmerman, Project Manager License Renewal and Standardization Branch Division of Regulatory improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 690
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Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 Mr. Ricard P. Sedano, Commissioner Mr. Charles R. Pierce State Uaison Officer Southem Nuclear Operating Co.
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AUGUST 25,1999, NRC MEETING WITH NEl ON LICENSE RENEWAL ISSUES ATTENDANCE LIST l
NAME ORGANIZATION CHRIS GRIMES NRC/NRR/ DRIP /RLSB JAKE ZIMMERMAN NRC/NRR/ DRIP /RLSB P.T. KUO NRC/NRR/ DRIP /RLSB STEVE HOFFMAN NRC/NRR/ DRIP /RLSB SAM LEE NRC/NRR/ DRIP /RLSB W.C. LIU NRC/NRR/ DRIP /RLSB GENEIMBRO NRC/NRR/DE/EMEB JIT VORA NRC/RES/DET/MEB CHUCK HSU.
NRC/RES/DET/MEB DOUG WALTERS NEl FRED POLASKI PECO ENERGY BOB NICKELL EPRI CONSULTANT COLLEEN AMORUSO NUS INFO. SERVICES ROGER HUSTON LICENSING SERVICES SUPPORT NANCY CHAPMAN SERCH/BECHTEL MIKE SCHOPPMAN FP&L/ WASHINGTON REP.
DONAL FERRARO WINSTON & STRAWN TONY GRENCI CONSTELLATION NUCLEAR SERVICES i
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k NRC/NEl MEETING ON LICENSE RENEWAL ISSUES WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25,1999 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Review the License Renewal issues and develop a consolidated list based on NRC &
NEl input.
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Develop a new prioritization scheme for License Renewal Issues.
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Develop a process for resolving disagreements during the closeout of issues. Consider escalation of issue to management (i.e., Appeals process).
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Develop a process for closing out issues (establish a firm schedule with target dates).
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Discussion of August 9,1999 letter, Standard Format for License Renewal Application (Issue 99-0108).
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Assignment of Actions.
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ACTIONS ITEMS AS A RESULT OF THE MEETING 1.
NEl will review all license renewal issues and ensure that they are appropriately characterized, consider combining similar issues, and determining those issues that they consider resolved based on previous discussions with NRC staff.
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NEl will review all license renewal issues and categorize them based on the following scheme by September 15,1999.
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High Technical Complexity 2.
Medium Technical Complexity 3.
Easy - (i.e., SRP format, style - editorial in nature) 4.
Those which the staff cannot resolve pending completion of management, Commission, or plant-specific actions.
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NRC staff will review NEl's recategorized issues and provide feedback.
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NRC staff will develop a formal written procedure by September 15,1999, describing the process for closing out issues, which willinclude resolving disagreements between NRC and NEl (i.e., appeals process).
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NEl will review the new process and provide feedback to NRC.
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Based on the recategorization, the NRC staff will develop a schedule by September 22, 1999, with input from NEl, for reviewing each issue and closing them out.
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NEl agreed to provide a response to NRC's August 9,1999, letter on the Standard Format for License Renewal Application (Issue 99-0108) during the week of September 7,1999.
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