ML060830088

02/08/2006, North Anna, Units 1 and 2, Meeting Summary, Increase in Allowed-Outage Times for Several Systems

ML060830088
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Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	04/25/2006
From:	Stephen Monarque Plant Licensing Branch III-2
To:
Monarque, S R, NRR/DORL, 415-1544
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April 25, 2006LICENSEE:Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO)

FACILITY:North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (North Anna)

SUMMARY

OF FEBRUARY 8, 2006, MEETING WITH VEPCO TO DISCUSS APROPOSED INCREASE OF THE ALLOWED-OUTAGE TIMES FOR SEVERAL SYSTEMS AT NORTH ANNA. On February 8, 2006, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. NuclearRegulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of VEPCO at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting wasto discuss VEPCO's proposed license amendment to extend the allowed-outage times (AOTs)for several systems from 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> to 7 days at North Anna. A list of attendees is provided asEnclosure 1. By letter dated December 17, 2004, as supplemented by letter dated October 7, 2005, VEPCOsubmitted a license amendment request to extend the AOTs for the low head safety injection (LHSI), auxiliary feedwater, quench spray and chemical addition systems from 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> to 7days. During the review, the NRC staff identified several issues that prevented the approval ofthis amendment. As a result, VEPCO requested this meeting to understand the NRC staff'sconcerns. The NRC staff opened the meeting by presenting its reasons for not approving thelicense amendment. Refer to Enclosure 2 for the NRC staff's handouts. The NRC staff statedthat VEPCO had not adequately considered the external event risk for Tier 1, 2 and 3evaluations, and did not consider compensatory measures as described in Regulatory Guides 1.174 and 1.177. In addition, the NRC staff stated that VEPCO's Tier 3 evaluations had notbeen adequately reviewed by VEPCO. After this presentation, VEPCO indicated it intended to submit an amendment request to extend the AOT for the LHSI system at North Anna andsubmit another amendment request to add an AOT for the chilled water system at Surry PowerStation, Unit Nos. 1 and 2.

VEPCO- 2 -Members of the public were in attendance. Public Meeting Feedback forms were not received. Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1544, or srm2@nrc.gov.

/RA/Stephen Monarque, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. NRC Staff's H andout cc w/encls: See next page VEPCO- 2 -April 25, 2006Members of the public were in attendance. Public Meeting Feedback forms were not received. Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1544, or srm2@nrc.gov.

/RA/Stephen Monarque, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. NRC Staff's H andout cc w/encls: See next page Distribution

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RidsNrrPMSMonarque Rjasinski,NRRSLingam RidsNrrDorl(CHaney/EHackett) TBoyceSLaur RidsRgn2MailCenter(KLandis) BTjaderAHoweRLobel KDesaiMStutzke AHoweADAMS Accession No.: ML060830088Package No.:ML061090372 NRC-001OFFICENRR/LPL2-1/PMNRR/LPL2-1/LANRR/LPL2-1/BCNAMESMonarque:srmMO'BrienEMarinos DATE4/24/064/24/064/25/06OFFICIAL RECORD LIST OF ATTENDEES - FEBRUARY 8, 2006, MEETINGTO DISCUSS THE INCREASE TO THE ALLOWED-OUTAGE TIMES FOR FLUID SYSTEMSAT NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2NAMEORGANIZATIONStephen MonarqueNRCMartin StutzkeNRC David A. SommersDominion Leslie Hartz Dominion Chris FunderburkDominion Page KempDominion Thomas HookDominion Biff Bradley Nuclear Energy Institute Jerry AndreWestinghouse Jim AndrachekWestinghouse Thomas ShaubDominion Angelo MarinosNRC Kulin DesaiNRC John NakoskiNRC Ed HackettNRC Tom BoyceNRC Richard LobelNRC Bob TjaderNRC Andrew HoweNRC Steven LaurNRC Mark RubinNRC Siva LingamNRC Cathy HaneyNRC Ronald YoungNRCEnclosure 1 North Anna Power Station, Units 1 & 2 cc:Mr. C. Lee LintecumCounty Administrator Louisa County Post Office Box 160 Louisa, Virginia 23093Ms. Lillian M. Cuoco, EsquireSenior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Millstone Power StationBuilding 475, 5th Floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385Dr. W. T. LoughVirginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation Post Office Box 1197 Richmond, Virginia 23218Old Dominion Electric Cooperative4201 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060Mr. Chris L. Funderburk, DirectorNuclear Licensing & Operations Support Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711Office of the Attorney GeneralCommonwealth of Virginia 900 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219Senior Resident InspectorNorth Anna Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1024 Haley Drive Mineral, Virginia 23117Mr. Jack M. DavisSite Vice President North Anna Power Station Virginia Electric and Power Company Post Office Box 402 Mineral, Virginia 23117Mr. David A. ChristianSr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711Mr. Robert B. Stroube, MD, MPH State Health Commissioner Office of the Commissioner Virginia Department of Health Post Office Box 2448 Richmond, Virginia 23218