ML11137A076

Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on May 11, 2011, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Concerning the Hope Creek License Condition for the Drywell

ML11137A076
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	06/02/2011
From:	Cunanan A License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Public Service Enterprise Group
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 June 2,2011 LICENSEE: PSEG Nuclear, LLC FACILITY: Hope Creek Generating Station

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON MAY 11, 2011, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND PSEG NUCLEAR, LLC, CONCERNING THE HOPE CREEK LICENSE CONDITION FOR THE DRYWELL The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of PSEG Nuclear, LLC, and Exelon held a telephone conference call on May 11, 2011, on the Hope Creek Generating Station license condition for the drywell. provides a listing of the participants and Enclosure 2 contains a brief summary of the discussion and status of the item.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

Arthur Cunanan, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-354

Enclosures:

1. List of Participants

2. Summary of meeting discussion cc w/encls: Listserv

TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION LIST OF PARTICIPANTS MAY11,2011 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS Arthur Cunanan U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Bennett Brady NRC Rajender Auluck NRC Abdul Sheikh NRC Brian Harris NRC Bo Pham NRC John Hufnagel Exelon Michael Gallagher Exelon Jim Stavely PSEG Nuclear (PSEG)

ENCLOSURE 1

SUMMARY

OF MEETING DISCUSSION ON WHETHER THE GAS TURBINE AT HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION IS IN THE SCOPE OF LICENSE RENEWAL MAY 11,2011 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of PSEG Nuclear, LLC (PSEG or the applicant) held a telephone conference call on May 11 2011, on the J

Hope Creek Generating Station license condition for the drywell.

The staff discussed establishing a license condition for the applicant to establish drainage capability 'from the bottom of the drywell air gap. Until drainage is established, the applicant, during every outage, will perform boroscope examinations, ultrasonic thickness (UT) measurements, and inspections of the J 13 daily during the period when the reactor cavity is flooded. The applicant will report to the NRC staff the summary of the results.

The staff also discussed the license condition during the period after drainage is established.

The applicant will submit a report to the NRC staff summarizing the testing results that demonstrate drainage has been established and perform UT measurements during the next three refueling outages.

The applicant agrees with the above license conditions, but disagrees with the range in which UT measurement should be performed. The applicant understands that NRC staff makes the final decision of the license condition.

No RAls will be issued based on this conference call.

ENCLOSURE 2

June 2,2011 LICENSEE: PSEG Nuclear, LLC FACILITY: Hope Creek Generating Station

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON MAY 11, 2011, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND PSEG NUCLEAR, LLC, CONCERNING THE HOPE CREEK LICENSE CONDITION FOR THE DRYWELL The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) and representatives of PSEG Nuclear, LLC, and Exelon held a telephone conference call on May 11, 2011, on the Hope Creek Generating Station license condition for the drywell. provides a listing of the participants and Enclosure 2 contains a brief summary of the discussion and status of the item.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

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Arthur Cunanan, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-354

Enclosures:

1. List of Participants

2. Summary of meeting discussion cc w/encls: Listserv DISTRIBUTION:

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Memorandum to PSEG Nuclear, LLC from A. Cunanan dated June 2, 2011

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON MAY 11, 2011, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND PSEG NUCLEAR, LLC, CONCERNING THE HOPE CREEK LICENSE CONDITION FOR THE DRYWELL DISTRIBUTION:

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