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TAC:MD6398, Increase Flexibility in Mode Restraints, Addition of LCO 3.0.8, Inoperability of Snubbers, Deletion of E BAR Definition and Revision to RCS Specific Activity Tech Spec, Changes to Reflect Revision of 10 CFR 50.55A, Limit Inservice Testing Program SR 3.0.2 Application to Frequencies of 2 Years or Less, Eliminate Second Completion Times Limiting Time from Discovery of Failure to Meet an LCO, Correct Example 1.4-1, Containment Structural Integrity, TSTF-28, Correct LCO 3.0.6 Bases, Add Restriction for Lowest LOOP Tave During Mode 2 Physics Testing (Approved, Closed) |
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Other: L-08-161, Copy of Applicable Portions of the NRC and Davis-Besse Improved Technical Specifications Conversion Website - Sections 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, and 3.6 and Chapter 4.0, L-08-241, Attachment 1, Applicable Portions of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (DBNPS) Improved. Technical Specification (ITS) Conversion Website, Section 3.5 RAIs, L-08-338, Copy of Improved Technical Specifications (ITS), L-08-378, Implementation of Improved Technical Specification Amendment No. 279, ML073531253, ML081350505, ML082000451, ML082270661, ML082270662, ML082270663, ML082270664, ML082270665, ML082270666, ML082270667, ML082270669, ML082270670, ML082600577, ML082840099, ML082900630, ML082900882, ML082910125
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MONTHYEARML0725600462007-09-11011 September 2007 9/11/2007-Meeting to Discuss Davis-Besse License Amendment Request for Conversion to Improved Technical Specifications (ITS) - 9/11/2007 NRC Meeting Slides Project stage: Meeting ML0725600562007-09-12012 September 2007 9/12/2007 Meeting to Discuss Davis-Besse License Amendment Request for Conversion to Improved Technical Specifications (ITS) 9/12/2007 NRC Meeting Slides Project stage: Meeting ML0729001172007-11-0707 November 2007 09/12/2007 - Meeting Summary with Fenco to Discuss Licensee'S ITS Conversion License Amendment Request for Davis-Besse Project stage: Meeting ML0735312532008-02-0404 February 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion Project stage: Other ML0814804652008-05-16016 May 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 5, (Revision 1), Section 3.0 - LCO and SR Applicability Project stage: Request ML0801400252008-05-16016 May 2008 Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Opportunity for a Hearing (Tac Nos. MD6319-MD3622, MD6324-MD6333, MD6398-MD6403, MD6644-MD6649, and MD6684) Project stage: Acceptance Review L-08-161, Copy of Applicable Portions of the NRC and Davis-Besse Improved Technical Specifications Conversion Website - Sections 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, and 3.6 and Chapter 4.02008-05-16016 May 2008 Copy of Applicable Portions of the NRC and Davis-Besse Improved Technical Specifications Conversion Website - Sections 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, and 3.6 and Chapter 4.0 Project stage: Other L-08-159, Supplement to License Amendment Request: Conversion of Current Technical Specifications (CTS) to Improved Technical Specifications (ITS) - Volumes 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, and 15, TAC No. MD63982008-05-16016 May 2008 Supplement to License Amendment Request: Conversion of Current Technical Specifications (CTS) to Improved Technical Specifications (ITS) - Volumes 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, and 15, TAC No. MD6398 Project stage: Supplement ML0814804712008-05-16016 May 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 15, (Revision 1), Chapter 4.0 - Design Features Project stage: Request ML0814804692008-05-16016 May 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 11, (Revision 1), Section 3.6 - Containment Systems Project stage: Request ML0814804682008-05-16016 May 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 9, (Revision 1), Section 3.4 - Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Project stage: Request ML0814804672008-05-16016 May 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 7, (Revision 1), Section 3.2 - Power Distribution Limits Project stage: Request ML0814804662008-05-16016 May 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 6, (Revision 1), Section 3.1 - Reactivity Control Systems Project stage: Request ML0826005772008-05-30030 May 2008 Attachment 1, Applicable Portions of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (DBNPS) Improved. Technical Specification (ITS) Conversion Website Project stage: Other ML0813505052008-06-17017 June 2008 Improved Technical Specifications Conversion Milestone Schedule Project stage: Other ML0815705882008-06-18018 June 2008 Request for Additional Information Related to Improved Technical Specifications Conversion Project stage: RAI ML0816503642008-06-20020 June 2008 RAI Related to Improved Technical Specifications Conversion Project stage: RAI L-08-221, Response to Request for Additional Information Related to Improved Technical Specifications Conversion2008-07-23023 July 2008 Response to Request for Additional Information Related to Improved Technical Specifications Conversion Project stage: Response to RAI ML0822706582008-08-0707 August 2008 Supplement to License Amendment Request: Conversion of Current Technical Specifications to Improved Technical Specifications - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, and 16 Project stage: Supplement L-08-240, Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 14, Revision 1, ITS Section 3.9, Refueling Operations2008-08-0707 August 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 14, Revision 1, ITS Section 3.9, Refueling Operations Project stage: Request ML0822706612008-08-0707 August 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 1, Revision 1, Application of Selection Criteria to the Dbnps Technical Specifications Project stage: Other ML0822706622008-08-0707 August 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 2, Revision 1, Generic Determination of No Significant Hazards Consideration and Environmental Assessment Project stage: Other ML0822706672008-08-0707 August 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 16, Revision 1, ITS Chapter 5.0, Administrative Controls Project stage: Other ML0822706702008-08-0707 August 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 13, Revision 1, ITS Section 3.8, Electrical Power Systems Project stage: Other ML0822706692008-08-0707 August 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 12, Revision 1, ITS Section 3.7, Plant Systems Project stage: Other ML0822706662008-08-0707 August 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 10, Revision 1, ITS Section 3.5, Emergency Core Cooling Systems Project stage: Other ML0822706652008-08-0707 August 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 8, Revision 1, Section 3.3 - Instrumentation Project stage: Other ML0822706642008-08-0707 August 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request, Volume 4, Revision 1, ITS Chapter 2.0, Safety Limits Project stage: Other ML0822706632008-08-0707 August 2008 Improved Technical Specification Conversion License Amendment Request Volume 3, Revision 1, ITS Chapter 1.0, Use and Application Project stage: Other L-08-241, Attachment 1, Applicable Portions of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (DBNPS) Improved. Technical Specification (ITS) Conversion Website, Section 3.5 RAIs2008-08-26026 August 2008 Attachment 1, Applicable Portions of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (DBNPS) Improved. Technical Specification (ITS) Conversion Website, Section 3.5 RAIs Project stage: Other L-08-224, Response to Request for Additional Information License Amendment Request to Convert Current Technical Specifications (CTS) to Improved Technical Specifications (Its), and Copy of Two Questions from NRC and Davis-Besse Its.2008-09-0303 September 2008 Response to Request for Additional Information License Amendment Request to Convert Current Technical Specifications (CTS) to Improved Technical Specifications (Its), and Copy of Two Questions from NRC and Davis-Besse Its. Project stage: Response to RAI ML0824903002008-10-0202 October 2008 ITSB Draft R, to Davis-Besse Amendment Conversion Improved Technical Specifications with Beyond Scope Issues Project stage: Draft Other ML0824902622008-10-0202 October 2008 Draft Safety Evaluation for Conversion to ITS with Beyond Scope Issues, (TAC MD Project stage: Draft Approval ML0824902712008-10-0202 October 2008 List of Acronyms to Davis Besse Draft Amend. ITS Conversion Project stage: Draft Other ML0824902752008-10-0202 October 2008 Draft a, Attachment to Davis Besse Amendment Conversion Improved Technical Specifications with Beyond Scope Issues Project stage: Draft Other ML0824902802008-10-0202 October 2008 ITSB Draft La, to Davis Besse Amendment Conversion Improved Technical Specifications with Beyond Scope Issues Project stage: Draft Other ML0824902892008-10-0202 October 2008 ITSB Draft L, to Davis-Besse Amendment Conversion Improved Technical Specifications with Beyond Scope Issues Project stage: Draft Other ML0824902952008-10-0202 October 2008 ITSB Draft M, to Davis-Besse Amendment Conversion Improved Technical Specifications with Beyond Scope Issues Project stage: Draft Other ML0828400992008-10-0808 October 2008 Assessment -Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1 - Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Proposed Conversion to the Improved Technical Specifications (TAC 6398) Project stage: Other ML0820004512008-10-0808 October 2008 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Proposed Conversion to the Improved Technical Specifications Project stage: Other L-08-338, Copy of Improved Technical Specifications (ITS)2008-10-21021 October 2008 Copy of Improved Technical Specifications (ITS) Project stage: Other ML0829006832008-11-20020 November 2008 Table A-DOC Attachment - Administrative Changes - to Davis-Besse Amend. ITS with Beyond Scope Issues Project stage: Acceptance Review ML0829007802008-11-20020 November 2008 ITSB L-Less Restrictive Changes - Attachment to Davis-Besse Amendment Beyond Scope Issues Project stage: Acceptance Review ML0829008822008-11-20020 November 2008 ITSB LA-Removed Details - Attachment to Davis-Besse Beyond Scope Issues Project stage: Other ML0829006302008-11-20020 November 2008 List of Acronyms to Davis-Besse Amend. Re; ITS with Beyond Scope Issues Project stage: Other ML0829101252008-11-20020 November 2008 ITSB R-Relocated Specifications - to Davis Besse Amendment Beyond Scope Issues Project stage: Other ML0829101122008-11-20020 November 2008 ITSB M - More Restrictive Changes - to Davis Besse Amendment Beyond Scope Issues Project stage: Acceptance Review ML0829006002008-11-20020 November 2008 Issuance of Amendment 279 for the Conversion to the Improved TSs with Beyond Scope Issues Project stage: Approval L-08-378, Implementation of Improved Technical Specification Amendment No. 2792008-12-16016 December 2008 Implementation of Improved Technical Specification Amendment No. 279 Project stage: Other 2008-02-04
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MONTHYEARIR 05000346/20243012024-02-0202 February 2024 NRC Initial License Examination Report 05000346/2024301 IR 05000346/20230042024-01-31031 January 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000346/2023004 ML23313A1352024-01-17017 January 2024 Authorization and Safety Evaluation for Alternative Request RP 5 for the Fifth 10 Year Interval Inservice Testing Program ML23353A1192023-12-19019 December 2023 Operator Licensing Examination Approval Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station, January 2024 L-23-260, Corrections to the 2022 Combined Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report and Radioactive Effluent Release Report for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station2023-12-0707 December 2023 Corrections to the 2022 Combined Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report and Radioactive Effluent Release Report for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station L-23-243, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation - Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation2023-12-0606 December 2023 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation - Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation ML23338A3172023-12-0606 December 2023 Notification of NRC Baseline Inspection and Request for Information; Inspection Report 05000346/2024001 IR 05000346/20234032023-11-0202 November 2023 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000346/2023403 ML23293A0612023-11-0101 November 2023 Letter to the Honorable Marcy Kaptur, from Chair Hanson Responds to Letter Regarding Follow Up on Concerns Raised by Union Representatives During the June Visit to the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant L-23-215, Changes to Emergency Plan2023-10-19019 October 2023 Changes to Emergency Plan ML23237B4222023-09-28028 September 2023 Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. - Vistra Operations Company LLC - Letter Regarding Order Approving Transfer of Licenses and Draft Conforming License Amendments ML23269A1242023-09-27027 September 2023 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure IR 05000346/20234012023-09-13013 September 2023 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000346/2023401 (Public) L-23-205, Supplement to Application for Order Consenting to Transfer of Licenses and Conforming License Amendments2023-09-12012 September 2023 Supplement to Application for Order Consenting to Transfer of Licenses and Conforming License Amendments L-23-172, Quality Assurance Program Manual2023-08-31031 August 2023 Quality Assurance Program Manual IR 05000346/20230112023-08-30030 August 2023 Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000346/2023011 ML23129A1722023-08-25025 August 2023 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1; and Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 IR 05000346/20230052023-08-24024 August 2023 Updated Inspection Plan for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (Report 05000346/2023005) L-23-188, Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp., Supplement to Application for Order Consenting to Transfer of Licenses and Conforming License Amendments2023-08-0707 August 2023 Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp., Supplement to Application for Order Consenting to Transfer of Licenses and Conforming License Amendments IR 05000346/20230502023-08-0303 August 2023 Special Inspection Report 05000346/2023050 IR 05000346/20230902023-08-0101 August 2023 EA-23-002 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station - NRC Inspection Report No. 05000346/2023090 (Public) ML23178A2742023-08-0101 August 2023 Letter to the Honorable Marcy Kaptur from Chair Hanson Responds to Letter Regarding the License Transfer Application for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station L-23-175, Submittal of Fifth Ten Year Inservice Testing Program2023-08-0101 August 2023 Submittal of Fifth Ten Year Inservice Testing Program IR 05000346/20230022023-07-27027 July 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000346/2023002 ML23193A7842023-07-13013 July 2023 Information Request for the Cyber-Security Baseline Inspection, Notification to Perform Inspection 05000346/2023402 ML23178A2422023-06-28028 June 2023 Reassignment of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Branch Chief in the Division of Operating Reactor Licensing for Plant Licensing Branch III ML23160A2342023-06-13013 June 2023 Confirmation of Initial License Examination L-23-034, 2022 Annual 10 CFR 50.46 Report of Changes to or Errors in Emergency Core Cooling System Evaluation Models2023-06-13013 June 2023 2022 Annual 10 CFR 50.46 Report of Changes to or Errors in Emergency Core Cooling System Evaluation Models IR 05000346/20235012023-06-13013 June 2023 Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection Report 05000346/2023501 L-23-135, Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2023-01, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations2023-05-31031 May 2023 Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2023-01, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations L-23-065, Annual Financial Report2023-05-22022 May 2023 Annual Financial Report ML23124A1742023-05-17017 May 2023 Energy Harbor Fleet Vistra License Transfer - Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Commance Peak Plant, Units 1 & 2, Beaver Valley Station, Units 1 & 2, Davis Besse Station, Unit 1 and Perry Plant, Unit 1 ML23129A0112023-05-16016 May 2023 Notice of Consideration of Approval of Indirect and Direct License Transfer for Comanche Peak Plant, Units 1 & 2, Beaver Valley Station, Units 1 & 2, Davis Besse Station, Unit 1 and Perry Plant, Unit 1 (EPID L-2023-LLM-0000) (Letter) ML23131A2732023-05-15015 May 2023 Notification of NRC Supplemental Inspection 95001 and Request for Information L-23-101, Combined Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report and Radioactive Effluent Release Report for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station - 20222023-05-12012 May 2023 Combined Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report and Radioactive Effluent Release Report for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station - 2022 L-23-131, Readiness for Resumption of NRC Supplemental Inspection2023-05-12012 May 2023 Readiness for Resumption of NRC Supplemental Inspection IR 05000346/20230102023-05-0909 May 2023 Commercial Grade Dedication Inspection Report 05000346/2023010 ML23123A1272023-05-0303 May 2023 Information Request to Support Upcoming Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station IR 05000346/20230012023-05-0101 May 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000346/2023001 and 07200014/2022001 L-23-092, Occupational Radiation Exposure Report for Year 20222023-04-27027 April 2023 Occupational Radiation Exposure Report for Year 2022 ML23111A1972023-04-26026 April 2023 Information Meeting with Question and Answer Session to Discuss NRC 2022 End-of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment of Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant Station ML23114A1062023-04-25025 April 2023 Information Request to Support the NRC Annual Baseline Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Inspection CP-202300181, ISFSI, Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, ISFSI, Davis-Besse, Unit 1, ISFSI, Perry, Unit 1, ISFSI, Corrected Affidavit for Application for Order Consenting to Transfer of Licenses and Conforming License Amendments2023-04-20020 April 2023 ISFSI, Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, ISFSI, Davis-Besse, Unit 1, ISFSI, Perry, Unit 1, ISFSI, Corrected Affidavit for Application for Order Consenting to Transfer of Licenses and Conforming License Amendments CP-202300157, ISFSI, Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, ISFSI, Davis-Besse, Unit 1, ISFSI, Perry, Unit 1, and ISFSI, Application for Order Consenting to Transfer of Licenses and Conforming License Amendments2023-04-14014 April 2023 ISFSI, Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, ISFSI, Davis-Besse, Unit 1, ISFSI, Perry, Unit 1, and ISFSI, Application for Order Consenting to Transfer of Licenses and Conforming License Amendments ML23096A1382023-04-11011 April 2023 Review of the Spring 2022 Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report L-23-061, Submittal of the Decommissioning Funding Status Reports2023-03-31031 March 2023 Submittal of the Decommissioning Funding Status Reports L-23-037, and Perry Nuclear Power Plant - Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Changes, Tests, and Experiments2023-03-29029 March 2023 and Perry Nuclear Power Plant - Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Changes, Tests, and Experiments L-23-066, Annual Notification of Property Insurance Coverage2023-03-21021 March 2023 Annual Notification of Property Insurance Coverage ML23066A2892023-03-14014 March 2023 Request for Threshold Determination Under 10 CFR 50.80 and 10 CFR 72.50 for an Amendment to the Voting Agreement ML23066A2592023-03-14014 March 2023 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2, Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, and Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 2024-02-02
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February 4, 2008
Mr. Mark B. Bezilla Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Mail Stop A-DB-3080 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760
SUBJECT:
DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1 - IMPROVED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CONVERSION (TAC NO. MD6398)
Dear Mr. Bezilla:
By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated August 3, 2007, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) submitted an application requesting to amend the operating license for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1. FENOC has proposed to revise the current technical specifications (CTS) to the improved technical specifications (ITS) consistent with improved standard technical specifications as described in NUREG-1430, "Standard Technical Specifications Babcock and Wilcox Plants," Revision 3.1, incorporating certain generic changes to the NUREG and numerous beyond scope items that are not directly related to the ITS conversion.
The purposes of this letter are to confirm NRC staff acceptance of your application, to update the projected ITS conversion schedule, and to identify some currently recognized challenges that could impact this schedule. The initial ITS conversion project plan was discussed during the September 11 - 12, 2007, public meeting held between FENOC and the NRC. The summary of that meeting is included in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System under Accession No. ML072200448.
to this letter provides an explanation of the updated conversion schedule and identifies challenges to the ITS conversion schedule. Enclosure 2 to this letter is the updated ITS conversion milestone schedule.
M. Bezilla
If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-4037.
Sincerely,
/RA/ Thomas J. Wengert, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Docket No. 50-346
Enclosures:
- 1. ITS Conversion Schedule Issues
- 2. ITS Conversion Milestone Schedule
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If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-4037.
Sincerely, /RA/
Thomas J. Wengert, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Docket No. 50-346
Enclosures:
- 1. ITS Conversion Schedule Issues
- 2. ITS Conversion Milestone Schedule
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IMPROVED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (ITS) CONVERSION SCHEDULE ISSUES DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1 (DBNPS)
DOCKET NO. 50-346
(1) Acceptance of DBNPS ITS Conversion Application The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff identified no items during our acceptance review of the DBNPS ITS Conversion license amendment request (LAR) that would prevent acceptance of your application for review, and it was therefore accepted. It should be understood, however, that acceptance review is a sampling process that may not identify all issues which could potentially impact the review schedule or the ultimate approval of the license amendment request.
Note also that in accepting an ITS conversion application and establishing an accelerated review schedule, the NRC staff rely on the licensees to explicitly pre-identify all beyond scope items (BSIs), to submit appropriate bases and reference materials for each requested change, and to address NRC staff requests for additional information (RAIs) in a timely and responsive manner throughout the course of the review.
A number of items were identified during the course of our acceptance review that did not fully align with the above expectations. While these items did not preclude the acceptance of the application for review, they were recommended for your consideration during the September, 2007, public meeting, to promote a more efficient, effective, and timely review. Those issues still pending are addressed under Item (3) below.
(2) Update and Amplification of Projected ITS Conversion Schedule
The ITS Conversion Milestone Schedule, included as Enclosure 2, represents the best available information as of the issuance of this letter. The schedule, as presented at the September 2007, public meeting, and as currently revised, is provided. Major milestones impacting DBNPS are identified for your convenience. The target completion date of the ITS conversion has been changed from July 30 to September 30, 2008. This schedule change is necessary for a number of reasons, but primarily to accommodate the additional NRC staff technical branch workload associated with the evaluation of those BSIs that were not identified during the initial acceptance review.
Note that new issues, work priorities, and other potential schedule challenges are identified and addressed by the NRC staff on an ongoing basis. Currently, a number of potential BSIs are under review by the NRC technical staff. These potential BSIs were not explicitly identified by the licensee in the original submittal or during the NRC staff's enhanced acceptance review.
The NRC technical staff which must be relied upon, in part, to support resolution of these BSIs have not completed the work planning process for these issues. As a result, the schedule does not reflect this potential impact.
ENCLOSURE 1 (3) Currently Recognized Challenges to ITS Conversion Schedule
Beyond Scope Items
BSIs are ITS elements in the application that are neither congruent with the plant current technical specifications (CTS) nor the standard technical specifications (STS) and cannot be promptly justified by the NRC's Technical Specifications Branch (ITSB) staff as acceptable due to a site-specific current licensing basis related condition. BSIs are significant in that, by definition, they require engagement of NRC technical branch staff outside of ITSB for proper disposition.
Licensees seeking ITS conversions are responsible for minimizing and pre-identifying application elements that may otherwise be deemed by the NRC staff to constitute BSIs in accordance with the provided BSI definition. This is especially important for accelerated ITS conversions. If the licensee does not do this, NRC staff reviewers may, at any time during the review, identify BSIs that were not previously identified by the licensee. Application elements determined to be BSIs do not necessarily represent elements that are unacceptable (or acceptable) merely on the basis that they are BSIs. However, BSIs can, and often do, complicate or delay ITS conversion, especially when identified late in the ITS conversion process.
The NRC staff continues to identify new BSIs that were not explicitly identified by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) in the ITS conversion submittal. As of September 11, 2007, 17 BSIs had been identified. At present, 28 BSIs have been identified by the licensee and the NRC staff. In addition, there are currently 50 potential BSI-related RAIs awaiting licensee response or NRC staff review and final determination. Some of these potential new BSIs may still be resolved as non-BSIs, pending clarification th rough the RAI proce ss, or through the licensee's amendment of the application. This review is ongoing.
Measurement Uncertainty Recapture (MUR) Power Uprate LAR (TAC No. MD5240)
On April 12, 2007, FENOC submitted a LAR to make the necessary Operating License and TS changes to allow an increase in the Rated Thermal Power based on the use of the Caldon leading edge flowmeter instrumentation to improve the accuracy of the plant power calorimetric measurement. FENOC subsequently incorporated this pending LAR into the ITS conversion request, thus establishing an interdependency between the two requests. Because the proposed ITS conversion assumes approval of the MUR power uprate, the ITS conversion cannot be approved without either (a) approval of the MUR uprate or (b) extraction of MUR uprate request from the ITS conversion application. At the time of the submittal of the ITS conversion LAR, the MUR uprate submittal and review schedule were sufficiently advanced that it was believed the MUR uprate would not impact the ITS conversion. However, on November 19, 2007, the NRC staff review of MUR uprate was suspended and TAC No. MD5240 was closed, pending the licensee's submittal of supplemental information to the MUR uprate application.
As of January 30, 2008, some of the outstanding information had not been docketed. Upon receipt of the final supplement to the MUR uprate application, the impact to the ITS conversion schedule will be assessed.
Information Relied Upon but Not Preserved in Adams Agencywide Documents Management System (ADAMS)
Your initial submittal was received in two formats. Your submittal letter and referenced attachments were provided, via the Document Control Desk (DCD), in hard copy and were preserved in ADAMS under Accession No. ML072200448. Copies of a compact disk (CD) were also hand-delivered to the NRC Project Manager (PM). However, because the CDs (1) were not submitted through the DCD, (2) contained materials not referenced in your submittal letter, and (3) were not received in the required format for electronic submittals; the data contained in the CDs could not be preserved in ADAMS or relied upon for our review.
During the September 11 - 12, 2007, public meeting, the NRC staff stated that sufficient information had been appropriately submitted to begin our review. However, we also requested that the remaining information, which had been provided in a manner that prohibited its preservation in ADAMS, be resubmitted in a timely and appropriate manner to permit it to be properly preserved and relied upon during the remainder of our review. You subsequently submitted CDs under cover letter to the DCD. However, the formatting of the CD did not meet the DCD requirements for electronic information exchange. As a result, the CD submittal, including the letter and all enclosures, was rejected by the DCD.
The ITS conversion cannot be issued until all NRC staff-identified materials are located in ADAMS. The licensee-provided CDs were distributed to the NRC staff based on staff understanding that FENOC intended to provide the information in a format acceptable for preservation in ADAMS. While not all of the information in the CDs will be relied upon, some of the information will likely be referenced by the NRC staff. To avoid a potential unnecessary delay in the issuance of the ITS conversion, the NRC staff recommends that FENOC coordinate with the DCD and the PM to ensure that all information that may be relied upon by the NRC staff is submitted in accordance with DCD requirements for preservation in ADAMS.
IMPROVED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION (ITS) CONVERSION MILESTONE SCHEDULE DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-346
Milestone Tasks Milestone as of 9/11/07 Milestone as of 2/04/08 Submittal of ITS Conversion Request 8/3/2007 8/3/2007 NRC Issues Schedule Confirmation Letter 10/1/2007 2/4/2008 NRC Staff Completes Detailed Review (All Initial Questions to Question and Answer (Q&A)
Database) 2/14/2008 2/26/2008 NRC Staff and FENOC Resolution of Open Q&As N/A 3/27/2008 Final FENOC Q&A Responses and License Amendment Request Supplements Due 3/14/2008 4/24/2008 NRC Tech Staff SE Inputs to ITS Section Leads 3/27/2008 5/8/2008 Lead Reviewers Verify Formal Closeout Submittals 4/21/2008 5/29/2008 Draft Safety Evaluation (SE) and ITS to FENOC for Factual Information Verification 5/12/2008 7/17/2008 FENOC Submits Comments on Draft SE and ITS to NRC 5/27/2008 7/31/2008 NRC Issues Final ITS and SE 7/30/2008 9/30/2008 ENCLOSURE 2