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MONTHYEARML24025A1372024-01-31031 January 2024 Summary of Observation Pre-Submittal Meeting Held with Snc., Regarding a Proposed Alternative Request - Explosively Actuated Valves for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4 ML24019A1932024-01-30030 January 2024 Summary of January 8, 2024, Observation Pre-Submittal Meeting Held with Southern Nuclear Operating Company Regarding a Proposed LAR for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1, 2, 3, & 4; Hatch, Units 1 & 2; Farley, Units 1 & 2 ML23356A0282023-12-27027 December 2023 December 11, 2023, Pre-Application Meeting with SNC Regarding a Proposed Fleet LAR to Revise TS 5.3.1 to Relocate Training Qualification Requirements from TS to Their Qatr/Ndqam ML23311A1302023-11-17017 November 2023 Summary of Nov. 6, 2023, - Closed Meeting Held with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Regarding Physical Barriers Exemptions for Hatch Units 1 & 2, Farley Units 1 & 2 and Vogtle Units 1, 2, 3 & 4 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0018 & L-2023-LLE-0 ML23313A0952023-11-16016 November 2023 Summary of November 7, 2023, Observation Pre-Submittal Meeting Held with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Regarding a Proposed License Amendment Request for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 ML23303A2032023-11-0101 November 2023 October 24, 2023, Summary of Comment Gathering Public Meeting on Lessons Learned from the ITAAC Hearing Process for Vogtle Units 3 and 4 ML23275A0882023-10-12012 October 2023 Summary of Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML23272A1822023-10-11011 October 2023 Summary of September 28, 2023, Observation Pre Submittal Meeting Held with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Regarding a Proposed License Amendment Request for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4 ML23230A0212023-08-30030 August 2023 LAR-22-002 Technical Specification 3.8.3 Summary of 08-17-23 Public Meeting ML23187A5742023-08-22022 August 2023 Summary of June 29, 2023, Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML23146A1542023-06-0505 June 2023 Summary of May 25, 2023, Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML23132A0412023-05-18018 May 2023 Summary of May 11, 2023, Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML23121A1692023-05-12012 May 2023 Summary of Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company Vogtle LAR-23-006 U/3&4 More Restrictive Action for TS 3.1.9 Cvs Isolation Valves ML23115A3282023-05-10010 May 2023 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company to Have a Pre-Submittal Discussion of Draft License Amendment Request (LAR) for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Unit 3 ML23115A0662023-05-0101 May 2023 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company to Have Presubmittal Meeting for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 4 IR 05000424/20040252023-04-28028 April 2023 Public Meeting Summary - Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1, 2, 3, & 4 Docket No. 5000424, 5000425, 5200025, 5200026, Meeting Number 20230375 ML23090A1422023-04-0303 April 2023 Summary of Conference Call Regarding the Spring 2022 Steam Generator Tube Inspections ML23065A0732023-03-17017 March 2023 March 2, 2023, Summary of Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company - Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 4 ML23055A0902023-03-14014 March 2023 February 16, 2023, Summary of Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML23048A0682023-03-0101 March 2023 Summary of February 13, 2023, Observation Pre-Submittal Meeting Held with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Regarding a Proposed License Amendment Request for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 ML23037A0032023-02-0606 February 2023 Summary of February 2, 2023, Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML23012A0512023-01-17017 January 2023 January 11, 2023, Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) Regarding Vogtle Emergency Technical Specification Amendment ML22349A2142023-01-0303 January 2023 Summary of December 8, 2022, Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML22336A0812022-12-0505 December 2022 Summary of December 1, 2022, Observation Pre-Submittal Meeting Held with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Regarding a Proposed License Amendment Request for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 ML22335A4922022-12-0202 December 2022 Summary of Observation Pre-Submittal Meeting Held with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Regarding a Proposed License Amendment Request for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 ML22319A0132022-11-30030 November 2022 Summary of a Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company on November 10, 2022 ML22322A1672022-11-28028 November 2022 Summary of 11/15/2022 Public Meeting on Lessons Learned ML22271A0182022-10-0404 October 2022 Summary of Public Meeting with SNC on Lessons Learned Final ML22257A2362022-09-19019 September 2022 Summary of September 13, 2022, Partially Open and Partially Closed Pre-Submittal Meeting Held with SNC, Regarding a Proposed OLM License Amendment Request for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 ML22243A0302022-09-0909 September 2022 Summary of a Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company on August 25, 2022 ML22145A6052022-06-0202 June 2022 Summary of May 24, 2022, Public Meeting with SNC, Regarding a Proposed Alternative Request for Performance-Based Leakage Test Frequencies for the Refueling Water Tank Suction Check Valves for Vogtle, Units 1 & 2 ML22145A4492022-05-27027 May 2022 Summary of May 23, 2022, Public Meeting with SNC, Regarding a Proposed License Amendment Request to Change Technical Specification 3.8.1 and Implement TSTF-163 for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 ML22131A3422022-05-18018 May 2022 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Regarding a Proposed License Amendment Requests to Implement Alternate Source Term, TSTF-51, TSTF-471, and TSTF-490 for Vogtle, Units 1 & 2 (EPID No. L-2022-LRM-0033 ML22132A0102022-05-17017 May 2022 Meeting of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Regarding Proposed Accident Tolerant Fuel License Amendment Request and Exceptions for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 ML22123A0652022-05-0202 May 2022 Public Meeting Summary Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1, 2, 3, & 4 Docket No. 50-424, 50-425, 52-025, 52-026, Meeting Number 20220330 ML22098A1292022-04-26026 April 2022 Summary of March 31, 2022 Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML22095A2292022-04-11011 April 2022 Summary of Conference Call Regarding the Spring 2022 Steam Generator Tube Inspections ML22077A5432022-04-0404 April 2022 Summary of Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Co ML22028A0462022-02-0101 February 2022 MTS - Meeting Summary - Pre-Submittal Meeting on January 27, 2022 - Vogtle ATF LAR and Exemption ML21337A0032021-12-0707 December 2021 Summary of Vogtle Readiness Group Public Meeting on December 2, 2021 ML21322A1502021-12-0202 December 2021 Summary of November 10, 2021 Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML21316A0692021-11-22022 November 2021 November 4, 2021 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company ML21313A1172021-11-18018 November 2021 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Regarding a Proposed License Amendment Request to Change the Technical Specification Related to Technical Specification 5.5.16 for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant ML21238A1622021-09-10010 September 2021 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Regarding a Proposed License Amendment Request to Change the Technical Specification Related to Main Steam Isolation Valves for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant ML21225A5532021-08-31031 August 2021 August 13,2021, Public Meeting Summary with Southern Nuclear Operating Regarding Proposed LAR to Revise Technical Specifications Related to Reactor Trip System & Engineered Safety Feature Actuation System Instrumentation for Vogtle 1&2 (L-2 ML21230A0102021-08-24024 August 2021 Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company on August 12, 2021 ML21154A2772021-07-20020 July 2021 Summary of a Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company on May 27, 2021 ML21194A0402021-07-20020 July 2021 Summary of June 24, 2021 Public Meeting with SNC ML21190A0622021-07-16016 July 2021 Summary of July 8 2021 Public Meeting to Discuss Late-Filed Allegation Process for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 3 and 4 2024-01-31
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April 4, 2022 LICENSEE: SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY FACILITY: VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 4
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MARCH 17, 2022, MEETING WITH SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY On March 17, 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a virtual public meeting with representatives of Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss SNCs authorized request for an alternative to the inservice testing (IST) requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, Division 1, OM Code: Section IST (OM Code) associated with establishing the applicable OM Code Edition for the initial IST Program interval (IST-ALT-01). The meeting notice and agenda, dated March 9, 2022, are available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML22068A224. A list of attendees is enclosed.
By letters dated October 31, 2019, and February 6, 2020 (ADAMS Accession Nos.
ML19304C432 and ML20037A329, respectively), SNC requested authorization of an alternative pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.55a(z)(1) to the requirements for establishing the applicable OM Code Edition for the initial 120-month IST Program interval for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Unit 4. On March 2, 2020, the NRC authorized the proposed alternative for VEGP Unit 4 for initial fuel load dates prior to November 23, 2022 (emphasis added) (ADAMS Accession No. ML20045D487). This approval allowed SNC to develop IST Programs for VEGP Units 3 and 4 using the same Edition of the ASME OM Code. The VEGP Unit 3 IST Program is based on the 2012 Edition of the ASME OM Code.
Currently, the scheduled initial fuel load date for VEGP Unit 4 is prior to November 23, 2022.
SNC plans to submit a request to remove the initial fuel load date condition (i.e., for initial fuel load dates prior to November 23, 2022) to account for schedule uncertainty in the VEGP Unit 4 construction. SNCs objective is to develop and maintain a consistent IST Program for VEGP Units 3 and 4 that is based on the same Edition of the ASME OM Code. This consistency reduces the effort associated with maintaining separate requirements and minimizes potential errors associated with implementing separate requirements between two nearly identical units.
SNC also noted that NUREG-1482, Revision 3, Guidelines for Inservice Testing at Nuclear Power Plants: Inservice Testing of Pumps and Valves and Inservice Examination and Testing of Dynamic Restraints (Snubbers) at Nuclear Power Plants, states [t]he NRC staff believes that conducting IST programs for multiple unit sites using the same OM Code edition could provide an improvement in program effectiveness.
SNC staff described its justification for removing the initial fuel load date condition. If this condition is not removed, and VEGP Unit 4 initial fuel load occurs after November 23, 2022, the
Unit 4 IST Program would need to be updated to the 2017 Edition of the ASME OM Code. The most significant difference between the 2012 and 2017 Editions is that the 2017 Edition includes Mandatory Appendix IV, for the testing of air-operated valves (AOVs). Testing of AOVs was addressed for VEGP Units 3 and 4 in the combined license application and is documented in Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) Section 3.9.6.4.5, Air-Operated Valves Additional Testing. SNC staff added that the NRC is currently inspecting the implementation of the AOV testing program. SNC staff concluded that updating the VEGP Unit 4 IST Program to the 2017 Edition would involve considerable burden without a corresponding increase in safety.
SNC also noted a burden on NRC resources to review updated programs and procedures if a separate IST Program was developed for VEGP Unit 4.
Below is a summary of the NRC staff comments and the resulting discussions:
The NRC staff noted that the submittal should adequately discuss how the AOV testing program addresses the difference between the 2012 and 2017 Editions of ASME OM Code.
The NRC staff stated that authorization of an open-ended alternative request is not possible so there must be a foreseeable end date to the request. This could be done by linking the initial IST Program interval of Unit 4 to that of Unit 3. SNC will consider this comment.
The NRC staff commented that the request should focus on the initial IST Program interval for Unit 4 because successive IST Program intervals would implement the latest edition of the ASME OM Code incorporated by reference in 10 CFR 50.55a within the specified timeframe. SNC can maintain consistent programs between the two units by updating the Unit 4 IST Program based on the schedule required for Unit 3. Effectively, this would result in updating the Unit 4 Program earlier than required.
In response to a question, SNC staff stated that the request to remove the initial fuel load date condition will be submitted in approximately 10 days with a request that NRC complete its review two months prior to the scheduled initial fuel load date for Unit 4.
Members of the public were not in attendance so there were no comments or questions from the public. The staff did not receive any Public Meeting Feedback forms.
Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-7270 or Cayetano.Santos@nrc.gov .
Sincerely, Signed by Santos, Cayetano on 04/04/22 Cayetano Santos Jr., Senior Project Manager Vogtle Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-026
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc: Listserv
ML22077A543 *via e-mail NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/VPO/PM NRR/VPO/LA NRR/DEX/EMIB/BC NAME CSantos RButler ITseng DATE 3/17/2022 3/21/2022 4/4/2022 OFFICE NRR/VPO/BC NRR/VPO/PM NAME VHall CSantos DATE 4/4/2022 4/4/22 LIST OF ATTENDEES MARCH 17, 2022, MEETING WITH SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSERVICE TEST INTERVAL CODE EDITION Name Organization Cayetano (Tanny) Santos Victor Hall William (Billy) Gleaves James Gaslevic Michael Webb NRC/Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Ian Tseng Christopher Welch Phil OBryan Brian Wittick Garry Armstrong NRC/Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Nicholas Hansing Safeguards Denise Hannigan NRC/Office of the Inspector General Amy Chamberlain Eddie Grant Chris Pendleton Southern Nuclear Operating Company Jamie Coleman Kyle Caver Ken Baity None Members of the Public Enclosure