ML052730440

Summary of Meeting Held on September 22, 2005, Between NRC and NMC Representatives to Discuss the Results of the Palisades Nuclear Plant Aging Management Program and Aging Management Review Audits

ML052730440
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	09/29/2005
From:	Morgan M NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	Nuclear Management Co
Morgan M, NRR/NRC/DRIP/RLEP, 415-2232
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September 29, 2005 LICENSEE: Nuclear Management Company, LLC FACILITY: Palisades Nuclear Plant

SUMMARY

OF MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2005, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) STAFF AND NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC (NMC) REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS THE RESULTS OF THE PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT (PNP) AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (AMP) AND AGING MANAGEMENT REVIEW (AMR) AUDITS On September 2, 2005, the NRC staff met with members of the NMC, LLC (the applicant) in a public meeting to discuss the results of the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP) Aging Management Program (AMP) and Aging Management Review (AMR) audits. The application was submitted by letter dated March 22, 2005. The list of attendees is provided in Enclosure 1.

The License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program, Section B project team conducted a public exit meeting in South Haven, Michigan, to discuss the results of its audit of the PNP license renewal application (LRA). The team audited approximately 83 percent of the AMP and 99 percent of the AMR contained in the PNP LRA. Approximately, 20 members of the public attended the meeting. The public participants raised numerous concerns outside the scope of the audit activities, including (1) spent nuclear fuel dry cask storage, (2) site emergency planning, (3) economic damage, and (4) the potential consequences due to a terrorist attack.

The staff responded to numerous questions and directed the public to other sources of information located on the NRCs Web site. However, many of the issues raised are the subject of proposed contentions contained in a request by intervenors for a hearing on the PNP LRA which are currently under review by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (ASLBP). Therefore; the staff was limited in its response and only addressed the LRA process for public participation and other areas outside the scope of the intervenors petition when responding to questions from the public.

/RA/

Michael J. Morgan, Project Manager License Renewal Section A License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-255

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page

September 29, 2005 LICENSEE: Nuclear Management Company, LLC FACILITY: Palisades Nuclear Plant

SUMMARY

OF MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2005, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) STAFF AND NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC (NMC) REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS THE RESULTS OF THE PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT (PNP) AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (AMP) AND AGING MANAGEMENT REVIEW (AMR) AUDITS On September 2, 2005, the NRC staff met with members of the NMC, LLC (the applicant) in a public meeting to discuss the results of the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP) Aging Management Program (AMP) and Aging Management Review (AMR) audits. The application was submitted by letter dated March 22, 2005. The list of attendees is provided in Enclosure 1.

The License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program, Section B project team conducted a public exit meeting in South Haven, Michigan, to discuss the results of its audit of the PNP license renewal application (LRA). The team audited approximately 83 percent of the AMP and 99 percent of the AMR contained in the PNP LRA. Approximately, 20 members of the public attended the meeting. The public participants raised numerous concerns outside the scope of the audit activities, including (1) spent nuclear fuel dry cask storage, (2) site emergency planning, (3) economic damage, and (4) the potential consequences due to a terrorist attack.

The staff responded to numerous questions and directed the public to other sources of information located on the NRCs Web site. However, many of the issues raised are the subject of proposed contentions contained in a request by intervenors for a hearing on the PNP LRA which are currently under review by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (ASLBP). Therefore; the staff was limited in its response and only addressed the LRA process for public participation and other areas outside the scope of the intervenors petition when responding to questions from the public.

/RA/

Michael J. Morgan, Project Manager License Renewal Section A License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-255

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION: See next page ADAMS accession no.: ML052730440 DOCUMENT NAME:E:\Filenet\ML052730440.wpd OFFICE: PM:RLEP LA:RLEP SC:RLEP NAME: MMorgan MJenkins SLee (KWeaver for)

DATE: 09/29/05 09/29/05 09/29/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:

Robert A. Fenech, Senior Vice President Michigan Department of Attorney General Nuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Special Litigation Division Consumers Energy Company 525 West Ottawa St.

1945 Parnall Rd. Sixth Floor, G. Mennen Williams Building Jackson, MI 49201 Lansing, MI 48913 Arunas T. Udrys, Esquire Manager, Regulatory Affairs Consumers Energy Company Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1 Energy Plaza 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Jackson, MI 49201 Covert, MI 49043 Regional Administrator, Region III Director of Nuclear Assets U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Consumers Energy Company 801 Warrenville Road Palisades Nuclear Plant Lisle, IL 60532-4351 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Supervisor Covert Township John Paul Cowan P.O. Box 35 Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Covert, MI 49043 Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC Office of the Governor 700 First Street P.O. Box 30013 Hudson, WI 54016 Lansing, MI 48909 Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Resident Inspectors Office Nuclear Management Company, LLC Palisades Plant 700 First Street 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Hudson, WI 54016 Covert, MI 49043 Douglas E. Cooper Michigan Department of Environmental Senior Vice President - Group Operations Quality Palisades Nuclear Plant Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Nuclear Management Company, LLC Hazardous Waste and Radiological 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Protection Section Covert, MI 49043 Nuclear Facilities Unit Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North Paul A. Harden 525 West Allegan Street Site Vice President P.O. Box 30241 Palisades Nuclear Plant Lansing, MI 48909-7741 Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043

Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:

Robert A. Vincent Licensing Lead - License Renewal Project Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Darrel G. Turner License Renewal Project Manager Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Douglas F. Johnson Director, Plant Life Cycle Issues Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE, Room 1A Washington, DC 20426 Chairperson Michigan Public Service Commission PO Box 30221 Lansing, MI 48909-7721

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MEETING ATTENDANCE LIST SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 Names Affiliations Kurt Cozens U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Michael Morgan NRC Jacob Zimmerman NRC Darrel Turner Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC)

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