ML071970172

06/29/2007 Summary of Category 1 Working-Level Meeting with PPL to Discuss Steam Dryer Analysis, Licensing, Design Approach, and Power Ascension Test Plans

ML071970172
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Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	07/19/2007
From:	Richard Guzman NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1
To:
Guzman R, NRR/DORL, 415-1030
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July 19, 2007 LICENSEE: PPL Susquehanna, LLC (PPL)

FACILITY: Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 (SSES 1 and 2)

SUMMARY

OF JUNE 29, 2007, CATEGORY 1 WORKING-LEVEL MEETING WITH PPL TO DISCUSS STEAM DRYER ANALYSIS, LICENSING, DESIGN APPROACH, AND POWER ASCENSION TEST PLANS On June 29, 2007, a public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and representatives of PPL and its vendor, General Electric-Hitachi, at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss PPLs steam dryer finite element analysis, licensing, design approach, and power ascension test plans. Certain portions of the meeting were closed to the public as some of the presentation material and discussion were determined to be proprietary in nature.

PPL provided an overview of the SSES 1 and 2 replacement steam dryer licensing, design, instrumentation, and test plans for the proposed constant pressure power uprate (CPPU).

PPLs conclusion is summarized as follows:

(1) the steam dryer licensing basis is conservative and meets the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) fatigue limit of 13,600 pounds per square inch; (2) the fabricated replacement steam dryer will have reduced stress intensities and increased margins to the ASME fatigue limit; (3) the revised finite element model provides results less than the ASME limit; (4) the replacement steam dryer is designed and fabricated in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, Appendix B using improved design and fabrication techniques; (5) the Unit 1 steam dryer will be instrumented for 107% current licensed thermal power (CLTP), will demonstrate structural adequacy of the new steam dryer design, and will validate dryer analysis tools; (6) the power ascension test program will be slow and deliberate, consists of an acceptance criteria based on the 13,600 fatigue limit, will confirm no acoustic resonances at 114%

CLTP, will allow validation of analysis and dryer design prior to full CPPU operation, and will confirm acceptability of the dryer up to full CPPU conditions.

PPL Susquehanna, LLC PPL also discussed its corrective actions related to a modeling input error in the finite element analysis, as well as its approach in responding to NRC staffs request for supplemental information (Agency Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No.

ML071920490).

There were no members of the public in attendance, and no public meeting feedback forms were received. Enclosure 1 is a list of meeting attendees and Enclosure 2 is a non-proprietary copy of the licensees slides presented at the meeting. A proprietary copy of the licensees presentation slides can be found in ADAMS (Accession No. ML071980285).

Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1030, or rvg@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Richard V. Guzman, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Licensees Handouts/Slides (Non-Proprietary) cc w/encls: See next page

ML071970172 OFFICE LPLI-1/PM LPLI-1/LA LPLI-1/BC NAME RGuzman SLittle MKowal DATE 7/18/07 7/18/07 7/19/07

LIST OF ATTENDEES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)

NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION (NRR) CATEGORY 1 MEETING WITH PPL SUSQUEHANNA, LLC (PPL)

REPLACEMENT STEAM DRYER ANALYSIS, DESIGN, AND TESTING PLANS FOR THE PROPOSED EXTENDED POWER UPRATE APPLICATION SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 JUNE 27, 2007 NAME ORGANIZATION

1. Richard Guzman NRC/NRR/Plant Licensing Branch I-1

2. Kamal Manoly NRC/NRR/Mechanical and Civil Engineering Branch

3. John Wu NRC/NRR/Mechanical and Civil Engineering Branch

4. Chakrapani Basavaraju NRC/NRR/Mechanical and Civil Engineering Branch

5. William Jessup NRC/NRR/Mechanical and Civil Engineering Branch

6. Tom Scarbrough NRC/NRR/Component Performance and Testing Branch

7. Tom Alexion NRC/NRR/Generic Communication and Power Uprate

8. Rick Pagodin PPL

9. Micheal Crowthers PPL

10. Michael Gorski PPL

11. John Bartos PPL

12. John Krais PPL

13. Kevin Browning PPL

14. Craig Nichols General Electric - Hitachi

15. Mike Bridges General Electric - Hitachi

16. Jim Klapproth General Electric - Hitachi

17. Larry King General Electric - Hitachi

18. Rico Betti General Electric - Hitachi

19. Dan Pappone General Electric - Hitachi

20. Joseph Ferrante Nuclear Management Company - Monticello

21. Shelly Kugler Public Service Enterprise Group Nuclear - Hope Creek

22. Jamie Mallon Public Service Enterprise Group Nuclear - Hope Creek

23. Gary Pavis Constellation Energy Group - Nine Mile Point

24. Steve Hambric NRC Contractor

25. Vic Shah NRC Contractor

26. Samir Ziada NRC Contractor Enclosure 1

MEETING SLIDES (Non-proprietary version)

Enclosure 2

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Britt T. McKinney Luis A. Ramos Sr. Vice President and Community Relations Manager, Chief Nuclear Officer Susquehanna PPL Susquehanna, LLC PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 634 Salem Blvd., SSO Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Cornelius J. Gannon Bryan A. Snapp, Esq Vice President - Nuclear Operations Assoc. General Counsel PPL Susquehanna, LLC PPL Services Corporation 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Two North Ninth Street, GENTW3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Robert M. Paley Supervisor - Document Control Services General Manager - Plant Support PPL Susquehanna, LLC PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Richard W. Osborne Rocco R. Sgarro Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs 212 Locust Street PPL Susquehanna, LLC P.O. Box 1266 Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection Supervisor - Pennsylvania Department of Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Environmental Protection PPL Susquehanna, LLC Rachel Carson State Office Building 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 P.O. Box 8469 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Michael H. Crowthers Senior Resident Inspector Supervising Engineer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Affairs P.O. Box 35, NUCSA4 PPL Susquehanna, LLC Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Regional Administrator, Region 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ronald E. Smith 475 Allendale Road General Manager - Site Preparedness King of Prussia, PA 19406 and Services PPL Susquehanna, LLC Board of Supervisors 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Salem Township Berwick, PA 18603-0467 P.O. Box 405 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Manager - Quality Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC Dr. Judith Johnsrud 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 National Energy Committee Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Sierra Club 443 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803