ML072420370

08/17/2007 Summary of Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC Regarding an Application for an Extended Power Uprate for the Hope Creek Generating Station Regarding Steam Dryer Analysis

ML072420370
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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	09/24/2007
From:	Lamb J G NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-2
To:
Lamb John G./NRR/DORL, 415-3100
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ML072420362	List: ML072420370
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TAC MD3002
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September 24, 2007LICENSEE:PSEG Nuclear, LLCFACILITY:Hope Creek Generating Station

SUMMARY

OF THE AUGUST 17, 2007, MEETING WITH PSEG NUCLEAR,LLC, REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENDED POWER UPRATE FOR THE HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION REGARDING STEAM DRYER ANALYSIS (TAC NO. MD3002)On August 17, 2007, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. NuclearRegulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of PSEG Nuclear, LLC (PSEG, the licensee) at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Hope Creek Generating Station Extended Power Uprate (EPU) information focusing on the PSEG response, dated August 3, 2007, to the Request For Additional Information (RAI) for the Hope Creek Generating Station EPU application. A list of attendees is provided as Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 lists themeeting agenda from the public meeting notice.PSEG presented the following: (1) the PSEG objectives for the meeting; (2) the PSEG view ofthe acceptance criteria related to the steam dryer analysis; (3) discussion of the bias and uncertainty; (4) the Acoustic Circuit Model (ACM) Revision 4 methodology; (5) loading definition from the ACM; (6) finite element model (FEM); (7) limit curves; (8) final reports; (9) matrix of RAI responses; and (10) summary. PSEG discussed CDI proprietary information. Enclosure 3 provides a non-proprietary version of the presentation slides and is located in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System, Accession Number ML072420402. The staff questioned when PSEG would be finished developing a FEM for the safety reliefvalves, which will allow calculating vibration limits for these valves.The staff questioned the power ascension plan and wish to review it.

No members of the public were in attendance. Public Meeting Feedback forms were notreceived. Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-3100 or jgl1@nrc.gov.

/ra/ (REnnis for)John G. Lamb, Senior Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-354

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Meeting Agenda

3. Non-Proprietary Version of PSEG Slidescc w/ encls: See next page

Package/ML072420362; Meeting Summary/ML0724203700;Slides/ML072420402OFFICELPL1-2:PMLPL1-2:LALPL1-1:LALPL1-2:BC NAMEJLambABaxterSLittleHChernoff DATE8/31/079/5/079/5/079/24/07 Hope Creek Generating Station cc:

Mr. Thomas JoyceSenior Vice President - Operations PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. Dennis WinchesterVice President - Nuclear Assessment PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. George BarnesSite Vice President - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. Carl FrickerVice President - Operations Support PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. John PerryPlant Manager - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. James MallonManager - Licensing PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. Jeffrie J. Keenan, EsquirePSEG Nuclear - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. Michael GaffneyManager - Hope Creek Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Township ClerkLower Alloways Creek Township Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. Paul Bauldauf, P.E., Asst. DirectorRadiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy

CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415Mr. Brian BeamBoard of Public Utilities 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Newark, NJ 07102Regional Administrator, Region IU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406Senior Resident InspectorHope Creek Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. William LevisPresident & Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear, LLC - N09 P.O. Box 326 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 ATTENDANCE FOR PUBLIC MEETING WITH PSEG ON AUGUST 17, 2007NAMEORGANIZATIONPatrick HilandNRR/DEKamal ManolyNRR/DE Pani BasavarajuNRR/DE Thomas ScarbroughNRO/DE John G. LambNRR/DORL Eva BrownNRR/DORL James Mallon Exelon/PSEG Shelly KuglerPSEG Pam CowanExelon/PSEG Christine NeelyPSEG Paul DukePSEG Harold TrenkaPSEG Alan BilaninCDI Gary PavisConstellation Ken SpatesTVA Morie GillmanTVA James EmensTVA Ed HartwigTVA Joe FerranteNMC MEETING AGENDAEXTENDED POWER UPRATEHOPE CREEK GENERATING STATIONPSEG NUCLEAR, LLCDOCKET NO. 50-354 ScheduleDiscussion TopicsAugust 17, 20072:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.Introductory Remarks/Introductions2:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.- Uncertainty and Bias Calculation- Acoustic Circuit Model Revision 4

- Finite Element Analysis Results

- Request For Additional Information Responses3:25 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.Public Questions and Comments 3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Closed Portion - Proprietary Information