ML063120509

Summary of November 6, 2006, Category 1 Working-Level Meeting with PPL to Discuss the Licensee'S Extended Power Uprate (EPU) Submittal Dated October 11, 2006 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML0629001

ML063120509
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Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	11/09/2006
From:	Richard Guzman NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1
To:	Mckinney B Susquehanna
Guzman R, NRR/DORL, 415-1030
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November 9, 2006LICENSEE:PPL Susquehanna, LLC (PPL)FACILITY:Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 (SSES 1 and 2)

SUMMARY

OF NOVEMBER 6, 2006, CATEGORY 1 WORKING-LEVELMEETING WITH PPL TO DISCUSS THE LICENSEE'S EXTENDED POWER UPRATE (EPU) SUBMITTAL DATED OCTOBER 11, 2006 (AGENCYWIDE DOCUMENTS ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ADAMS) ACCESSION NO. ML062900160)On November 6, 2006, a public meeting was held between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC), and representatives of PPL, the licensee for SSES 1 and 2, and its contractors, General Electric Company, Continuum Dynamics, Incorporated, and MPR Associates at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to conduct a working-level discussion of PPL's October 11, 2006, EPU license amendment application for SSES 1 and 2 related to steam dryer analysis and testing.

A list of meeting attendees is provided as Enclosure 1. Also provided is a copy of the licensee'sslides (Enclosure 2) presented at the meeting. PPL presented an overview of the major changes in their revised EPU application and alsoprovided a description of their steam dryer and main steam line configurations with the various evaluations and testing methods for analyzing the steam dryers at SSES 1 and 2. PPL also discussed its steam dryer structural evaluation process, uncertainty conditions, and its finite element analysis results.PPL concluded and summarized its presentation by stating that (1) their analysis shows that noacoustic resonances are expected to exist at full EPU conditions, (2) steam line testing demonstrates that no acoustic resonances will exist at the first EPU step and that the main steam lines and attached equipment will be subject to low levels of vibration at the first EPU step, (3) analysis techniques are comprehensive and utilize actual Susquehanna plant data, (4) the steam dryer analysis method was benchmarked against measured Susquehanna strains, and (5) that the EPU steam dryer design will conform to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers design criteria ensuring the steam dryer will maintain its structural integrity.Before the meeting adjourned, the public was given the opportunity to communicate with theNRC staff. One member of the public was in attendance, representing McGraw-Hill Company, and requested the status of the NRC staff's acceptance review of the licensee's EPU application. The NRC staff informed the member of the public that the acceptance review was in progress and would be completed shortly. The member of the public also inquired whether there would be any impacts in the NRC's review schedule when reviewing both PPL applications for license renewal and EPU. The NRC staff informed the member of the public that the review schedule for license renewal is described in a letter dated August 2, 2006 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) accession no.ML062140549). The letter documenting the acceptance review results for PPL's license renewal application was issued to PPL on October 26, 2006 (ML062930293). The member of the public chose not to complete any Public Meeting Feedback Forms (NRC Form 659) which were available at the meeting. Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1030, or rvg@nrc.gov./RA/Richard V. Guzman, Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Licensee's Handouts/Slidescc w/encls: See next page

ML063120509OFFICELPLI-1/PMLPLI-1/LALPLI-1/BCNAMERGuzmanSLittleRLauferDATE11/09/0611/09/0611/09/06 LIST OF ATTENDEESREVIEW MEETING WITH PPL SUSQUEHANNA, LLCREGARDING EXTENDED POWER UPRATEPROPOSED LICENSE AMENDMENTNOVEMBER 6, 2006 - 10:00-12:30, O-8-B-4 NAME ORGANIZATION1. Richard V. GuzmanNRC2. Richard J. LauferNRC

3. Thomas ScarbroughNRC

4. Kamal ManolyNRC

5. John LubinskiNRC

6. Kevin BrowningPPL Susquehanna

7. John A. BartosPPL Susquehanna

8. George T. JonesPPL Susquehanna

9. Michael S. GorskiPPL Susquehanna

10. Patricia L. CampbellGeneral Electric

11. Dan PapponeGeneral Electric

12. Bill McCurdyMPR Associates

13. Edward BirdMPR Associates

14. Alan BilaninContinuum Dynamics Inc.

15. Ching Hang NgNRC

16. Tom AlexionNRC

17. Andy DuBouchetNRC

18. Paul DukePSEG Nuclear

19. Daniel HornerMcGraw-Hill Company

20. George InchConstellation Energy Group

21. Gary S. PavisConstellation Energy Group

22. Michael CrowthersPPL Susquehanna

23. John WuNRC

24. Vic Shah (by teleconference)NRC Contractor

25. Tom Mulcahy (by teleconference)NRC Contractor

26. Steve Hambric (by teleconference)NRC Contractor

27. Samir Ziada (by teleconference)NRC ContractorEnclosure 1 MEETING SLIDESEnclosure 2 Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. Britt T. McKinneySr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467Robert A. SacconeGeneral Manager - Nuclear Operations PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467Terry L. HarpsterGeneral Manager - Plant Support PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467Rocco R. SgarroManager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Walter E. MorrisseySupervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467Michael H. CrowthersSupervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Steven M. CookManager - Quality Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Berwick, PA 18603-0467Luis A. RamosCommunity Relations Manager, Susquehanna PPL Susquehanna, LLC 634 Salem Blvd., SSO Berwick, PA 18603-0467Bryan A. Snapp, EsqAssoc. General Counsel PPL Services Corporation Two North Ninth Street, GENTW3 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Supervisor - Document Control ServicesPPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Richard W. OsborneAllegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.

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