ML23115A328

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

ML23115A328
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	05/10/2023
From:	Cayetano Santos NRC/NRR/VPOB
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May 10, 2023 LICENSEE: Southern Nuclear Operating Company FACILITY: Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 3

SUMMARY

OF APRIL 18, 2023, MEETING WITH SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a virtual public meeting with representatives of Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC or the licensee). The purpose of the meeting was to have a pre-submittal discussion of a draft license amendment request (LAR) for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Unit 3. Draft LAR 23-007 proposes to revise Technical Specification (TS) 5.5.8, Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program, to extend the allowable time for conducting the first periodic Integrated Leak Rate Test (ILRT or Type A test) described in NRC Regulatory Guide 1.163, Performance-Based Containment Leak-Test Program, and Nuclear Energy institute (NEI) 94-01, Industry Guideline for Implementing Performance-Based Option of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J.

The meeting notice and agenda are available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System at Accession No. ML23101A120. A list of attendees is enclosed.

SNC representatives described their technical and regulatory evaluations supporting draft LAR 23-007 (ML23100A160). Delays in achieving commercial operation for VEGP Unit 3 and the need to achieve necessary fuel burnup led to the development of this draft LAR.

Below is a summary of the general comments and discussions:

The NRC staff noted the discussion of Margin on Enclosure page 4 of the draft LAR and stated that additional detailed information may be needed for the staff to review the bases for the indicated margin.

SNC representatives confirmed that the draft LAR is not a specific risk-informed request and will consider revisions to make this intention clearer.

The NRC staff requested clarification of the proposed revision to TS 5.5.8. For example, the staff considered the proposed markup that defines two conditions to be met for the performance of the first ILRT could have multiple interpretations. SNC representatives stated that the intent is for the first ILRT to meet both conditions. SNC will consider clarification of the proposed markup to TS 5.5.8 as well as providing a discussion in the LAR to illustrate how these conditions would apply to refueling outages that occur before and after May 2025.

SNC representatives confirmed that the draft LAR does not extend to the Type B and Type C tests described in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J.

Members of the public were in attendance. 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 301415-7270 or Cayetano.Santos@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Signed by Santos, Cayetano on 05/10/23 Cayetano Santos Jr., Senior Project Manager Vogtle Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 52025

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc: Listserv

LIST OF ATTENDEES APRIL 18, 2023, MEETING WITH SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY Name Organization Cayetano (Tanny) Santos David Nold Jerry Dozier Clinton Ashley NRC/Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Thomas Scarbrough Brian Lee Brian Wittick Christopher Welch Omar Lopez-Santiago NRC/Region II Kenneth Baity Kyle Caver Amy Chamberlain Nathan Chapman Johnathan Chavers Renoldo Dowd Southern Nuclear Operating Company William Garrett Eddie Grant Betsy Moenkedick Dan Williamson Keith Dorsey Kevin Prior Members of the Public William Jacobs Enclosure

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