ML062340160

Summary of License Renewal Telephone Conference Call and Meeting Held Between the Us NRC and NEI

ML062340160
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Site:	PROJ0690
Issue date:	08/21/2006
From:	Hoffman S NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRB
To:	Nuclear Energy Institute
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August 21, 2006ORGANIZATION:Nuclear Energy Institute

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OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL TELEPHONE CONFERENCECALL AND MEETING HELD BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE LICENSE RENEWAL TASK FORCEThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)License Renewal Task Force held a public telephone conference call and meeting on July 27, 2006, to discuss generic license renewal topics, lessons learned from the audit process, and license renewal process improvements. Enclosure 1 provides a listing of the conference call participants. contains the agenda for the conference call. A summary of the discussions follows:1.Response to NEI letter re. 10 CFR 54.37(b)NEI submitted a letter dated March 8, 2006, regarding implementation of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 54.37(b) and the applicability of the backfit rule (10 CFR 50.109) (ADAMS Accession No. ML060750262). A meeting was held on April 26, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML061810299), to discuss the NEI letter and the NRC staff's position. The staff indicated that its goal is to respond to NEI's letter by August 31, 2006.2.Endorsement of severe accident mitigation alternatives (SAMA) guidanceThe staff summarized the discussion of the SAMA review guidance from the June 28, 2006,NEI meeting and asked if a follow-up meeting is needed. NEI responded that a follow-up meeting was not needed and that the SAMA review guidance was adequate. NEI will workto educate future applicants on lessons learned with respect to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim) and Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee) license renewal applications (LRAs) and the associated requests for additional information.3.Response to NEI letter on acceptance reviewsThis topic was discussed in the June 28, 2006, meeting between the NRC staff and NEI. The staff agreed with the key points made in NEI's June 16, 2006, letter (ADAMS Accession No. ML061670254) and, as agreed, the summary of the June 28, 2006, meeting (ADAMSAccession No. ML062340020) will document the staff's response to NEI's letter. 4.Lessons learned from recent safety review auditsAudits and public exit meetings were performed for the Pilgrim and Vermont Yankee LRAs. The audits included review of scoping and screening methodology, aging management programs (AMPs), aging management reviews, and time-limited aging analyses (TLAAs).

Staff observations from these audits are as follow:A.It is highly beneficial to make the audit question and answer data base publiclyavailable. The public is interested in knowing what topics are being discussed between the NRC and the applicants.B.The scope of the audit exit meetings does not appear to always be what the publicexpects. Members of the public wanted to hear more discussion of issues and any controversy between the NRC staff and the applicant, not just the result of the audits. NRC will assess how it conducts these meetings in the future.C.Applicant's senior management involvement in the audits helps assure the success ofthe audit and the public meeting.D.Neither the Pilgrim or Vermont Yankee LRAs contained a commitment to provide anAMP for electrical cable connections as described in XI.E6 of the Generic Aging Lessons Learned Report (NUREG-1801). The need for this program has beendiscussed on a generic basis in past meetings and telephone calls between the staff and NEI. NEI is preparing a position paper on this subject that will be submitted in thefuture.E.Pilgrim and Vermont Yankee are the first two LRAs for which the audit team had primaryresponsibility for reviewing TLAAs. The staff found that this change in the process wasbeneficial. Through the onsite audits, the staff can better understand the original plant design calculations, including fatigue analyses and any updates or revisions. 5.Public participationNo members of the public participated in the meeting./RA/Stephen T. Hoffman, Senior Project ManagerLicense Renewal Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationProject No. 690

Enclosures:

As Statedcc w/encls: See next page 4.Lessons learned from recent safety review auditsAudits and public exit meetings were performed for the Pilgrim and Vermont Yankee LRAs. The audits included review of scoping and screening methodology, aging management programs (AMPs), aging management reviews, and time-limited aging analyses (TLAAs).

Staff observations from these audits are as follow:A.It is highly beneficial to make the audit question and answer data base publiclyavailable. The public is interested in knowing what topics are being discussed between the NRC and the applicants.B.The scope of the audit exit meetings does not appear to always be what the publicexpects. Members of the public wanted to hear more discussion of issues and any controversy between the NRC staff and the applicant, not just the result of the audits. NRC will assess how it conducts these meetings in the future.C.Applicant's senior management involvement in the audits helps assure the success ofthe audit and the public meeting.D.Neither the Pilgrim or Vermont Yankee LRAs contained a commitment to provide anAMP for electrical cable connections as described in XI.E6 of the Generic Aging Lessons Learned Report (NUREG-1801). The need for this program has beendiscussed on a generic basis in past meetings and telephone calls between the staff and NEI. NEI is preparing a position paper on this subject that will be submitted in thefuture.E.Pilgrim and Vermont Yankee are the first two LRAs for which the audit team had primaryresponsibility for reviewing TLAAs. The staff found that this change in the process wasbeneficial. Through the onsite audits, the staff can better understand the original plant design calculations, including fatigue analyses and any updates or revisions. 5.Public participationNo members of the public participated in the meeting./RA/Stephen T. Hoffman, Senior Project ManagerLicense Renewal Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationProject No. 690

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As Statedcc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION: See next pageAdams Accession No.: ML062340160DOCUMENT NAME:E:\Filenet\ML062340160.wpdOFFICELA:RLRA:DLRPM:RLRB:DLRBC:RLRC:DLRBC:RLRB:DLRNAMEIKingSHoffmanKChangJZimmerman DATE8/ 14 /068/ 14 /068/ 14 /068/ 21 /06OFFICIAL RECORD COPY LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL AND MEETING HELD BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFFAND THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTEJuly 27, 2006PARTICIPANTSAFFILIATIONSP.T. KuoU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Jacob ZimmermanNRC Louise LundNRC Rani FranovichNRC Ken ChangNRC Stephen HoffmanNRC Linh TranNRC Hans AsharNRC Jim DavisNRC Robert SunNRC Roy MatthewNRC Kiyoto TanabeNRC Kaihwa HsuNRC Yoira Diaz SanabriaNRC James RossNuclear Energy Institute Mike DetamorePPL Susquehanna John OddoPPL Susquehanna Roger RuckerBeaver Valley Steve DortBeaver Valley Alan CoxEntergy Eric BlocherStrategic Teaming and Resource Sharing (STARS)

Paul CrawleySTARS Ken BruneTennessee Valley Authority Chalmer MyerSouthern Nuclear Company Fred PolaskiExelon Ken AlbrightPrairie Island Gene EckholtPrairie Island Paul AikenDominion Tom SnowDominion Joe PairitzMonticello Kristen MasonFort Calhoun Bill HorinWinston and StrawnVince ZabielskiMorgan Lewis Deann RaleighLIS, ScientechENCLOSURE 1 Teleconference AgendaBetween the U.S. NRC Staff and the Nuclear Energy InstituteJuly 27, 2006 Topic Lead 1.Response to NEI letter re. 10 CFR 54.37(b)NRC2.Endorsement of severe accident mitigation alternatives guidanceNRC 3.Response to NEI letter on acceptance reviewsNRC 4.Lessons learned from recent safety review auditsNRC/NEI5.Public participationAllENCLOSURE 2 NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE Project No. 690

cc:Mr. Joe Bartell U.S. Department of Energy NE-42 Washington, DC 20585Ms. Christine S. Salembier, CommissionerState Liaison Officer Department of Public Service 112 State St., Drawer 20 Montipelier, VT 05620-2601Mr. James RossNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I St., N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708Mr. Frederick W. PolaskiManager License Renewal Exelon Corporation 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348Peter A. MazzaferroSite Project Manager - License Renewal Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC

P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093Mr. David LochbaumUnion of Concerned Scientists 1707 H St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006-3919Mr. Clifford I. CusterProject Manager, License Renewal FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company

P.O. Box 4 Route 168 (Mail Stop SIM-2)

Shippingport, PA 15077Mr. Paul Gunter, DirectorReactor Watchdog Project Nuclear Information & Resource Service 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 340 Takoma Park, MD 20912Mr. Hugh JacksonPublic Citizen's Critical Mass Energy &

Environment Program 215 Pennsylvania Ave., SE Washington, DC 20003Mary OlsonNuclear Information & Resource Service Southeast Office P.O. Box 7586 Asheville, NC 28802 Talmage B. ClementsManager - License Renewal Progress Energy P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602Mr. Garry G. YoungManager, License Renewal Services 1448 SR 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AR 72802Patrick BurkeLicense Renewal Project Manager Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637Robert A. VincentLicensing Lead - License Renewal Project Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Summary of Meeting from Stephen Hoffman dated August 21, 2006

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