ML22249A329

Presentation Information for Planned Pre-Application Meeting

ML22249A329
Person / Time
Site:	Callaway
Issue date:	09/06/2022
From:	Ameren Missouri, Union Electric Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML22249A327	List: ML22249A329 ULNRC-06767, Presentation Information for Pre-Application Meeting Regarding New License Amendment Request for Use of Framatome Fuel Assemblies
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ULNRC-06767
Download: ML22249A329 (12)

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71Amerefl MISSOURI Callaway Energy Center I Callaway VQPPre-Submittal Meeting Brent ]ungmann Ameren

                              & Director Nuclear Engineering
 . Welcome
 . Meeting Purpose to provide the NRC with information on the upcoming License Amendment Request (LAR) for the Vendor Qualification Program (VQP) of Framatome as a supplier of nuclear fuel to Callaway Energy Center

Team Members WAmeren Callaway MISSOURI Enerçjy Center Presenters in Bold Ameren Team Titles Framatome Titles Members Team Members Brent Jungmann Senior Director, Nuclear Engineering Rick Williamson Contract Manager Tom Gardner Project Manager Todd Witt Manager, Regulatory Affairs Tom Elwood Supervising Engineer, Regulatory Morris Byram I Licensing Affairs Kevin Segard Neutronics Brian Richardson Supervising Engineer, Reactor Quang Phung Neutronics Engineering I Safety Analysis I Fuels Jackson Breakell Thermal-Hydraulics Don Rickard Consultant Regulatory Affairs Mike Aldrich Thermal-Mechanics Engineer Tim Lindquist Safety Analysis Chris Ehmke Reactor Engineering I Fuels Gordo Wissinger LOCA Analysis Jim Knaup Reactor Engineering I Core Design Justin Vinyard Reactor Engineering I Fuels Graeme Leitch Mechanical Design Jonathan Cordz Reactor Engineering I Safety Analysis Brian Painter Mechanical Analysis Jim Mclnvale Consultant Reactor Engineer Larry Russell Consultant Project Manager 1Ij

Agenda WAmeren Callaway MISSOURI Energy Center . Purpose of Meeting I Desired Outcomes Callaway . Background Callaway . Scope Change from Previous Submittal Callaway . Technical Specification Changes Callaway . Discussion of Insufficiency Items Callaway . Schedule Callaway

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Purpose of Meeting I Desired Outcome eR . This LAR is being submitted to request approval to operate eight (8) GAlA fuel assemblies in operating cycle 27 without restriction . The fuel assembly design, methods, and details of this request are the same as what was described in Amerens previous submittal (ML22153A174) The first LAR was withdrawn to remove proposed changes to the power distribution TSs for supporting a full transition to Framatome fuel The associated Framatome method for Power Distribution Control is also removed

. Additional details on the submittal, methods, and modifications to the methods are contained in ML21123A258, ML21279A286 and ML22047A094 from earlier pre-submittal meetings for the previous LAR.

Backrround *Ameren MISSOURI Callaway Energy Center

. Caliaway LEA I VQP Program for Framatome Fuel Lead Fuel Assemblies (LFAs)         4 Fuel Assemblies 3 cycles (Cycles 25, 27, 28)
      . NonLirniting Operation (Cycle 25 only)

Vendor Qualification Program (VQP) VQP Assemblies 4 Additional Fuel Assemblies

      . 3 cycles (Cycles 27, 28, 29)

Fully Licensed Operation GAlA Fuel Design Based on Framatome methods as previously discussed

Technical Specification Change Implications athwv Cycle 26 started May 2022 No Framatome fuel in core . Cycle 27 starts late October 2023 8 Framatome GAlA Assemblies (4 LFAs and 4 VQP) Balance of core continues to be Westinghouse-supplied fuel assemblies Presence of Framatome fuel assemblies dictates changes to:

        . TS ZI A   Reactor Core Safety Limits
        . TS 421  - Fuel Assemblies Westinghouse methods continue to govern COLR development
        . Framatome evalua tions ensure compliance with limits

. Cycles 28 and 29 Same practices would continue until GAlAAssemblies are discharged from the core

Discussion of Insufficiency Items (ML22199A177) iIir:efl Consistent with the NRC letter acknowledging the request to withdraw the first LAR, the following items will be addressed: I . What is the timeline for availability of the Ejected Rod Analysis Results? Final documentation will be available by the time of this LAR submittal.

2. In general, the limitations and conditions, established by the NRC staff, for each topical report . . . are not dispositioned or addressed.

A cross-walk table correlating the discussion locations of the limitations and conditions for each referenced topical report will be added as stand-alone Appendix. 3 The basis for selecting the governing PDL TS LCO does not appear to be associated with the fuel that has the limiting margin. There is inadequate discussion regarding how one TS limit protects the other fuel. This proposed LAR does not alter the TS 32 Power Distribution Limits TSs, Lefl, unique TS structure is not present in the proposed LAR (compared to the previous LAR).

4. Operation with an improper fuel assembly loading event was not discussed in the LAR although referenced in the Attachment 12 Non-LOCA Summary Report.

FSAR I 5.4.7, Inadvertent Loading and Operation of a Fuel Assembly in Improper Position, will be evaluated in accordance with 10 CFR 50.59 and 10 CFR 50.71(e).

ExemnI., tion Reruest MISSOURI Callaway Energy Center . M5 Cladding I 0 CFR 50A6 and I 0 CFR 50 Appendix K Exemption Request . Similar to M5 cIaUdng exemption requests for other plants Separate TS License Amendment Request . Ameren Missouri recently submitted an updated spent fuel pool criticahty analyses that addresses GAlA fuel Meets current I 0 CFR 5O68 standards and conforms to RG I 24O . Affects TS 3T16, Fuel Storage Pool Boron Concentration, and TS 37i7, Spent Fuel Assembly Storage, and TS 4.3, Fuel Storage

Schedule 1Amerefl MISSOURI Catlaway Energy Center . LAR submittal . Early October 2022 Pre-submittal MeeDng September 1%, 2022 Ameren/Framatome can support NRC Audit as early as end of October 2022 . Requested NRC approval of LAR September 30, 2023 Supports Operating Cycle 27, RFO expected start date September 30, 2023 Questions

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