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| | number = ML15069A516 | | | number = ML15069A516 |
| | issue date = 03/17/2015 | | | issue date = 03/17/2015 |
| | title = 2/24/2014 Summary of Presubmittal Meeting with Energy Northwest to Discuss Relief Request for Radwaste Cleanup Piping for Columbia Generating Station (TAC No. MF5679) | | | title = 2/24/2014 Summary of Presubmittal Meeting with Energy Northwest to Discuss Relief Request for Radwaste Cleanup Piping for Columbia Generating Station |
| | author name = George A E | | | author name = George A |
| | author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLIV-1 | | | author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLIV-1 |
| | addressee name = Reddemann M E | | | addressee name = Reddemann M |
| | addressee affiliation = Energy Northwest | | | addressee affiliation = Energy Northwest |
| | docket = 05000397 | | | docket = 05000397 |
| | license number = NPF-021 | | | license number = NPF-021 |
| | contact person = George A E | | | contact person = George A |
| | case reference number = TAC MF5679 | | | case reference number = TAC MF5679 |
| | document type = Meeting Summary | | | document type = Meeting Summary |
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| SUMMARY OF FEBRUARY 24, 2015, MEETING WITH ENERGY NORTHWEST REGARDING A PLANNED RELIEF REQUEST FOR THE REACTOR WATER CLEANUP SYSTEM (TAG NO. MF5679) On February 24, 2015, a Category 1 public meeting was held with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of Energy Northwest (the licensee). The purpose of the public meeting was for Energy Northwest to present a planned relief request submittal for the Reactor Water Cleanup (RWCU) System at Columbia Generating Station. The meeting notice and agenda is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML 15054A022. A list of attendees is provided as Enclosure 1. Energy Northwest presented its planned relief request (slides and figures,_presented are available at ADAMS Accession No. ML 15054A473), which would request relief for certain components in the non-safety related portions of the RWCU system, which do not conform to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code) design requirements, on the basis that they perform with an acceptable level of quality and safety. The licensee presented an overview of the system, the history of the ASME classification of the system, recent enforcement actions regarding the reclassification of the system by Energy Northwest, and the planned request for relief for a total of 41 RWCU system components, which do not currently meet ASME Code, Section Ill, Class 3 design requirements. The NRC staff expressed concern over the proposed path forward from the licensee, specifically whether pursuing a relief request is the correct course of action for this situation. The NRC staff noted that in July 2013, the licensee had received a Severity Level IV no.n-cited violation of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations ( 10 CFR) Section 50. 59, "Changes, tests, and experiments," because the licensee failed to obtain a license amendment, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90, prior to reclassifying the system in 1995 from ASME Code, Section Ill, Class 3, to Quality Group D (American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard ANSI B31.1 ). The NRC staff noted that it would need more information and additional time to consider the appropriate course of action for the licensee to pursue. The NRC staff also noted that the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation does not normally approve requests for relief from ASME Code, Section Ill, as this section contains the rules for the design and construction of nuclear power plant facility components, and Columbia Generating Station is an operating plant, which has already been constructed, and is not building a new system. Energy Northwest stated that it understood the NRC staff's questions and concerns and needed to discuss internally to decide how best to proceed with a licensing action to correct the July 2013 non-cited violation regarding the RWCU system. Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1081 or Andrea.George@nrc.gov. Docket No. 50-397 | | |
| | ==SUMMARY== |
| | OF FEBRUARY 24, 2015, MEETING WITH ENERGY NORTHWEST REGARDING A PLANNED RELIEF REQUEST FOR THE REACTOR WATER CLEANUP SYSTEM (TAG NO. MF5679) |
| | On February 24, 2015, a Category 1 public meeting was held with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of Energy Northwest (the licensee). The purpose of the public meeting was for Energy Northwest to present a planned relief request submittal for the Reactor Water Cleanup (RWCU) System at Columbia Generating Station. The meeting notice and agenda is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML15054A022. A list of attendees is provided as Enclosure 1. |
| | Energy Northwest presented its planned relief request (slides and figures,_presented are available at ADAMS Accession No. ML15054A473), which would request relief for certain components in the non-safety related portions of the RWCU system, which do not conform to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code) design requirements, on the basis that they perform with an acceptable level of quality and safety. The licensee presented an overview of the system, the history of the ASME classification of the system, recent enforcement actions regarding the reclassification of the system by Energy Northwest, and the planned request for relief for a total of 41 RWCU system components, which do not currently meet ASME Code, Section Ill, Class 3 design requirements. |
| | The NRC staff expressed concern over the proposed path forward from the licensee, specifically whether pursuing a relief request is the correct course of action for this situation. The NRC staff noted that in July 2013, the licensee had received a Severity Level IV no.n-cited violation of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations ( 10 CFR) Section 50. 59, "Changes, tests, and experiments," because the licensee failed to obtain a license amendment, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90, prior to reclassifying the system in 1995 from ASME Code, Section Ill, Class 3, to Quality Group D (American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard ANSI B31.1 ). The NRC staff noted that it would need more information and additional time to consider the appropriate course of action for the licensee to pursue. The NRC staff also noted that the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation does not normally approve requests for relief from ASME Code, Section Ill, as this section contains the rules for the design and construction of nuclear power plant facility components, and Columbia Generating Station is an operating plant, which has already been constructed, and is not building a new system. |
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| | Energy Northwest stated that it understood the NRC staff's questions and concerns and needed to discuss internally to decide how best to proceed with a licensing action to correct the July 2013 non-cited violation regarding the RWCU system. |
| | Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1081 or Andrea.George@nrc.gov. |
| | Andrea E. George, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-397 |
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| List of Attendees cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv Andrea E. George, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation LIST OF ATTENDEES FEBRUARY 24. 2015. MEETING WITH ENERGY NORTHWEST PLANNED RELIEF REQUEST FOR COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION REGARDING RECLASSIFICATION OF REACTOR WATER CLEANUP SYSTEM NRC.Staff Andrea George, Project Manager, D_ivision of Operating Reactor Licensing (DORL), NRR Eric Oesterle, Acting Branch Chief, DORL, NRR Robert Hsu, NRR Keith Hoffman, NRR Devender Reddy, NRR Evan Davidson, NRR Greg Casto, NRR Tim Lupold, NRR Energy Northwest Staff Lisa Williams, Licensing Dave Kettering, Design Engineering John LaSalle, Code Programs Engineering Doug Scott, Design Engineering Rick Garcia, Licensing Steve Kartchner*, Systems Engineering James Derwin*, Systems Engineering Ruth Thomas* *Joined via conference bridge Enclosure Energy Northwest stated that it understood the NRC staff's questions and concerns and needed to discuss internally to decide how best to proceed with a licensing action to correct the | | |
| * July 2013 non-cited violation regarding the RWCU system. Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1081 or Andrea.George@nrc.gov. Docket No. 50-397 | | List of Attendees cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv |
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| | LIST OF ATTENDEES FEBRUARY 24. 2015. MEETING WITH ENERGY NORTHWEST PLANNED RELIEF REQUEST FOR COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION REGARDING RECLASSIFICATION OF REACTOR WATER CLEANUP SYSTEM NRC.Staff Andrea George, Project Manager, D_ivision of Operating Reactor Licensing (DORL), NRR Eric Oesterle, Acting Branch Chief, DORL, NRR Robert Hsu, NRR Keith Hoffman, NRR Devender Reddy, NRR Evan Davidson, NRR Greg Casto, NRR Tim Lupold, NRR Energy Northwest Staff Lisa Williams, Licensing Dave Kettering, Design Engineering John LaSalle, Code Programs Engineering Doug Scott, Design Engineering Rick Garcia, Licensing Steve Kartchner*, Systems Engineering James Derwin*, Systems Engineering Ruth Thomas* |
| | *Joined via conference bridge Enclosure |
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| | Energy Northwest stated that it understood the NRC staff's questions and concerns and needed to discuss internally to decide how best to proceed with a licensing action to correct the |
| | * July 2013 non-cited violation regarding the RWCU system. |
| | Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1081 or Andrea.George@nrc.gov. |
| | IRA Carl F. Lyon for/ |
| | Andrea E. George, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-397 |
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| List of Attendees cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION: PUBLIC LPL4-1 Reading RidsAcrsAcnw_MailCTR Resource RidsNrrDeEmcb Resource RidsNrrDeEpnb Resource RidsNrrDorllpl4-1 Resource RidsNrrDssSbpb Resource RidsNrrDssSrxb Resource RidsNrrLAJBurkhardt Resource RidsNrrPMColumbia Resource RidsRgn4MailCenter Resource MWaters, EDO RIV DReddy, NRR/DSS/SRXB EDavidson, NRR/DSS/SBPB KHoffman, NRR/DE/EPNB KHsu, NRR/DE/EMCB JGroom, RIV DBradley, RIV IRA Carl F. Lyon for/ Andrea E. George, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ADAMS A ccess1on N M N f ML 15054A022 Mt S os.: tq 01ce , tq ummary ML 15069A516 L' ' 1censee Sl'd ML 15044A473 1 es OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /PM NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /LA NRR/DORL/LPL4-1/BC NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /PM NAME AGeorge JBurkhardt MMarkley AGeorge( CFLyon for) DATE 3/11/15 3/11/15 3/17/15 3/17/15 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY}} | | |
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MONTHYEARML15054A4732015-02-23023 February 2015
Pre-Submittal Public Meeting with Energy Northwest to Discuss Upcoming Relief Request Regarding Reactor Water Cleanup System
Project stage: Meeting
ML15069A5162015-03-17017 March 2015
2/24/2014 Summary of Presubmittal Meeting with Energy Northwest to Discuss Relief Request for Radwaste Cleanup Piping for Columbia Generating Station
Project stage: Meeting
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Category:Meeting Summary
MONTHYEARML24177A1892024-06-28028 June 2024
Summary of Information Meeting with Question and Answer Session to Discuss the 2023 Annual Assessment of Safety Performance at Columbia Generating Station
ML24142A4982024-05-22022 May 2024
Summary of April 17, 2024, Partially Closed Pre-Application Meeting with Energy Northwest Regarding an Extended Power Uprate Combined with Maximum Load Line Limit Analysis Plus for Columbia Generating Station
ML23297A2642023-11-0606 November 2023
October 5, 2023, Summary of Teleconference with Energy Northwest Regarding Proposed License Amendment Request to Revise the Emergency Plan for Columbia Generating Station
ML23156A2822023-06-0505 June 2023
Summary of Meeting with Q & a Session to Discuss the 2022 Annual Assessment of Safety Performance at CGS
ML22147A0932022-06-0606 June 2022
2021 Annual Assessment Public Meeting Summary
ML22067A1832022-03-10010 March 2022
Summary of Energy Northwest Regulatory Conference Columbia Generating Station, Airborne Radioactivity Event Resulting in Preliminary White Finding, March 1, 2022
ML21321A0422021-12-13013 December 2021
Summary of October 22, 2021, Teleconference Meeting with Energy Northwest Regarding Proposed License Amendment Requests to Adopt Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)-505, and 10 CFR 50.69 Categorization Program
ML21140A3892021-05-24024 May 2021
Riv Column 1 EOC 2020 Public Meeting Summary
ML21112A3512021-05-0303 May 2021
Summary of March 31, 2021, Pre-Application Teleconference with Energy Northwest to Discuss a Planned LAR Deletion of Certain License Conditions Relating to License Renewal Commitments for Columbia Generating Station
ML20322A0362020-11-19019 November 2020
Summary of October 19, 2020, Presubmittal Teleconference with Energy Northwest Regarding Proposed COVID-19 Related Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Exemption Request for Columbia Generating Station
ML20314A0462020-11-0909 November 2020
Summary of November 4, 2020, NRC-NMFS Teleconference on Columbia Entrainment Study
ML20189A2832020-07-0707 July 2020
Summary of Region IV Annual Assessment Public Meeting
ML20101L5352020-04-14014 April 2020
Summary of April 6, 2020, Presubmittal Teleconference Meeting with Energy Northwest, to Discuss a Technical Specification Change License Amendment Request for the Columbia Generating Station
ML19030A2152019-02-12012 February 2019
1/24/19, Summary of Presubmittal Teleconference Meeting with Energy Northwest, to Discuss a Shield Wall Deferral License Amendment Request for the Columbia Generating Station
ML19030A3192019-02-12012 February 2019
1/17/2019, Summary of Presubmittal Meeting with Energy Northwest, to Discuss an Emergency Control Room Chiller License Amendment Request at Columbia Generating Station
ML18354B0992019-01-0303 January 2019
Summary of Pre-Submittal Meeting with Energy Northwest, to Discuss an Emergency Control Room Chiller License Amendment Request for the Columbia Generating Station
ML16266A3712016-09-29029 September 2016
Summary of Public Meeting with Energy Northwest to Discuss Upcoming License Amendment Request Regarding Change in Completion Time for Residual Heat Removal Pump a Repair for Columbia Generating Station
ML16167A4602016-08-23023 August 2016
Summary of Closed Meeting with Representatives of the Us Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and Energy Northwest to Discuss the Flood Analysis Associated with Columbia Generating Station
ML16193A0162016-07-14014 July 2016
Summary of 6/30/16 Prelicensing Meeting with Energy Northwest to Discuss License Amendment Request to Revise Emergency Action Levels Based on Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 99-01, Revision 6 at Columbia Generating Station
ML16138A3762016-05-25025 May 2016
Summary of 5/3/2016 Prelicensing Meeting with Energy Northwest to Discuss License Amendment Request Regarding Emergency Control Room Chiller System at Columbia Generating Station
ML16138A3292016-05-24024 May 2016
Summary of 5/2/2016 Prelicensing Meeting with Energy Northwest to Discuss Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Power Uprate License Amendment Request at Columbia Generating Station
ML16126A4822016-05-17017 May 2016
Summary of Prelicensing Meeting with Energy Northwest to Discuss License Amendment Request Concerning Portional Reclassification of Reactor Water Cleanup System at Columbia Generating Station
ML16138A1682016-05-0202 May 2016
Licensee Presentation Regarding Mur Power Uprate for Columbia Generating Station, Pending LAR
ML15187A4442015-07-0606 July 2015
Summary of a Regulatory Conference to Discuss the Safety Significance of a Columbia Finding Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures Did Not Implement Some Protective Action Recommendations Required by the Emergency Plan
ML15173A2732015-06-30030 June 2015
Summary of June 4, 2015, Category 1 Public Meeting with Energy Northwest to Discussion Columbia Generating Station Seismic Hazard Reevaluation Associated with Implementation of Japan Lessons-Learned Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1,
ML15069A5162015-03-17017 March 2015
2/24/2014 Summary of Presubmittal Meeting with Energy Northwest to Discuss Relief Request for Radwaste Cleanup Piping for Columbia Generating Station
ML14168A0452014-07-0808 July 2014
Summary of 6/10/14 Closed Meeting Between U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Dept of Interior Bureau of Reclamation, and Energy Northwest to Discuss Flooding Analysis for Columbia Generating Station
ML13339B1452013-12-0505 December 2013
Meeting Summary for Public Meeting with Energy Northwest Regarding Columbia Generating Station
ML12306A3332012-11-16016 November 2012
Summary of 10/18/12 Pre-licensing Meeting to Discuss Future License Amendment Request to Address Impacts of Remediation Activities Undertaken by Department of Energy in the Owner-Controlled Area at Columbia Generating Station
ML12293A0592012-10-18018 October 2012
Summary of Meeting with Energy Northwest Regarding Columbia Generating Station Performance Improvement Initiatives
ML12157A2722012-06-11011 June 2012
5/31/2012 Summary of Telephone Conference with Licensees Regarding Near Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1 Seismic Reevaluations - Diablo Canyon, 1 and 2, San Onofre, Units 2 and 3, Columbia Generating Station, and Palo Verde, Units 1, 2, a
ML1201201102012-01-12012 January 2012
Summary of Meeting with Energy Northwest Regarding Columbia Generating Station Performance Improvement Initiatives
ML11350A0562011-12-21021 December 2011
12/15/11, Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Metal Fatigue and Operating Experience Open Items in the Columbia License Renewal Safety Evaluation Repo
ML11339A0872011-12-12012 December 2011
Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on November 28, 2011, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Upper Shelf Energy Open Item in the Columbia License Renewal Safety Evaluation Report with O
ML11339A0852011-12-12012 December 2011
November 8, 2011, Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Metal Fatigue Open Item in the Columbia License Renewal Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items
ML11336A1502011-12-12012 December 2011
Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on November 14, 2011, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Metal Fatigue Open Item in the Columbia License Renewal Safety Evaluation Report with Open I
ML11249A0132011-11-21021 November 2011
08/29/2011-Summary of Tele Conf Call Between the USNRC and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Response to the Request for Additional Information Pertaining to the Columbia Generating Station, License Renewal Application
ML11311A2662011-11-10010 November 2011
Summary of Tele Conf Call Held on 11/2/11, Between the USNRC and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Core Plate Hold-Down Bolts Open Item in the Columbia License Renewal Safety Evaluation with Open Items
ML11305A1762011-11-0303 November 2011
Summary of Tele Conf Call Held on 10/27/11, Between the USNRC and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Metal Fatigue Open Item in the Columbia License Renewal Safety Evaluation with Open Items
ML11291A0792011-11-0101 November 2011
09/27/2011 Summary of Public Meetings Conducted to Discuss the Dseis Related to the Review of the Columbia Generating Station License Renewal Application (Tac No. ME3121)
ML11273A0012011-10-0404 October 2011
Summary of Teleconf Call Held on Sept. 28, 2011, Between the USNRC and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Draft Request for Additional Information Pertaining to the Columbia Generating Station, License Renewal Application
ML11273A0662011-10-0404 October 2011
Summary of the Telephone Conference Call Held on September 29, 2011, Concerning the Inspection Report Pertaining to the Columbia Generating Station, License Renewal Application
ML11256A3002011-09-23023 September 2011
Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on September 12, 2011, Concerning the Draft Request for Additional Information Pertaining to the Columbia Generating Station, License Renewal Application
ML11238A1582011-09-14014 September 2011
8/25/11 - Summary of Telephone Conference Call Between NRC and Energy Northwest Concerning Drais Pertaining to the SAMA Review of the Columbia Generating Station License Renewal Application
ML11250A0152011-09-0808 September 2011
Summary of Tele Conf Call Held on August 22, 2011, Btw the USNRC and Energy Northwest, Concerning Topics Pertaining to the Columbia Generating Station, License Renewal Application
ML11223A3512011-08-23023 August 2011
Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on August 11, 2011, Between the NRC and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Response to the Request for Additional Information Pertaining to the Columbia Generation Station, LRA
ML11230B0892011-08-23023 August 2011
August 17, 2011, Summary of Conference Call Held, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Response to the Request for Additional Information Pertaining to the Columbia Generating Station, LRA
ML11216A2532011-08-11011 August 2011
August 3, 2011, Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held Between the NRC and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Response to the Request for Additional Information Pertaining to the Columbia Generating Station, LRA
ML11217A0222011-08-11011 August 2011
8/3-4/11, Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held Between Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Response to the Request for Additional Information Pertaining to the Columbia Generating Station, LRA
ML11220A0102011-08-11011 August 2011
February 3, 2011, Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held Between NRC and Energy Northwest, Concerning the Responses to the RAI Pertaining to the Columbia Generating Station, LRA
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LICENSEE: Energy Northwest FACILITY: Columbia Generating Station
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF FEBRUARY 24, 2015, MEETING WITH ENERGY NORTHWEST REGARDING A PLANNED RELIEF REQUEST FOR THE REACTOR WATER CLEANUP SYSTEM (TAG NO. MF5679)
On February 24, 2015, a Category 1 public meeting was held with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of Energy Northwest (the licensee). The purpose of the public meeting was for Energy Northwest to present a planned relief request submittal for the Reactor Water Cleanup (RWCU) System at Columbia Generating Station. The meeting notice and agenda is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML15054A022. A list of attendees is provided as Enclosure 1.
Energy Northwest presented its planned relief request (slides and figures,_presented are available at ADAMS Accession No. ML15054A473), which would request relief for certain components in the non-safety related portions of the RWCU system, which do not conform to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code) design requirements, on the basis that they perform with an acceptable level of quality and safety. The licensee presented an overview of the system, the history of the ASME classification of the system, recent enforcement actions regarding the reclassification of the system by Energy Northwest, and the planned request for relief for a total of 41 RWCU system components, which do not currently meet ASME Code, Section Ill, Class 3 design requirements.
The NRC staff expressed concern over the proposed path forward from the licensee, specifically whether pursuing a relief request is the correct course of action for this situation. The NRC staff noted that in July 2013, the licensee had received a Severity Level IV no.n-cited violation of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations ( 10 CFR) Section 50. 59, "Changes, tests, and experiments," because the licensee failed to obtain a license amendment, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90, prior to reclassifying the system in 1995 from ASME Code, Section Ill, Class 3, to Quality Group D (American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard ANSI B31.1 ). The NRC staff noted that it would need more information and additional time to consider the appropriate course of action for the licensee to pursue. The NRC staff also noted that the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation does not normally approve requests for relief from ASME Code, Section Ill, as this section contains the rules for the design and construction of nuclear power plant facility components, and Columbia Generating Station is an operating plant, which has already been constructed, and is not building a new system.
Energy Northwest stated that it understood the NRC staff's questions and concerns and needed to discuss internally to decide how best to proceed with a licensing action to correct the July 2013 non-cited violation regarding the RWCU system.
Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1081 or Andrea.George@nrc.gov.
Andrea E. George, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-397
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv
LIST OF ATTENDEES FEBRUARY 24. 2015. MEETING WITH ENERGY NORTHWEST PLANNED RELIEF REQUEST FOR COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION REGARDING RECLASSIFICATION OF REACTOR WATER CLEANUP SYSTEM NRC.Staff Andrea George, Project Manager, D_ivision of Operating Reactor Licensing (DORL), NRR Eric Oesterle, Acting Branch Chief, DORL, NRR Robert Hsu, NRR Keith Hoffman, NRR Devender Reddy, NRR Evan Davidson, NRR Greg Casto, NRR Tim Lupold, NRR Energy Northwest Staff Lisa Williams, Licensing Dave Kettering, Design Engineering John LaSalle, Code Programs Engineering Doug Scott, Design Engineering Rick Garcia, Licensing Steve Kartchner*, Systems Engineering James Derwin*, Systems Engineering Ruth Thomas*
- Joined via conference bridge Enclosure
Energy Northwest stated that it understood the NRC staff's questions and concerns and needed to discuss internally to decide how best to proceed with a licensing action to correct the
- July 2013 non-cited violation regarding the RWCU system.
Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1081 or Andrea.George@nrc.gov.
IRA Carl F. Lyon for/
Andrea E. George, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-397
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:
PUBLIC LPL4-1 Reading RidsAcrsAcnw_MailCTR Resource RidsNrrDeEmcb Resource RidsNrrDeEpnb Resource RidsNrrDorllpl4-1 Resource RidsNrrDssSbpb Resource RidsNrrDssSrxb Resource RidsNrrLAJBurkhardt Resource RidsNrrPMColumbia Resource RidsRgn4MailCenter Resource MWaters, EDO RIV DReddy, NRR/DSS/SRXB EDavidson, NRR/DSS/SBPB KHoffman, NRR/DE/EPNB KHsu, NRR/DE/EMCB JGroom, RIV DBradley, RIV ADAMS A ccess1on Nos.: Mtq N 01ce f ML15054A022 , Mttq S ummary ML15069A516 ' L'1censee Sl'd 1 es ML15044A473 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /PM NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /LA NRR/DORL/LPL4-1/BC NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /PM NAME AGeorge JBurkhardt MMarkley AGeorge( CFLyon for)
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