ML102920296

Meeting Handouts for October 19, 2010 with Nebraska Public Power District Regarding Cooper Nuclear Station

ML102920296
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	10/19/2010
From:	Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
To:	Plant Licensing Branch IV
Gibson, Lauren, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 415-1056
References
TAC ME4886
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Nebraska Public Power District Cooper Nuclear Station Meeting with Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff October 19, 2010

` Purpose Cooper Nuclear Station plans to submit a License Amendment to transition from 18 to 24 month fuel cycles to support Fall 2012 Outage

` Agenda Discuss relationship between TSTF493 TSTF 493 and 24 Month Cycle License Amendment Request Planned approach and options for TSTF493 and 24 M Month hC l Cycles Discuss concerns Conclusions 2

` 24 Month M th Cycle C l Amendment A d t will ill revise i Technical T h i l Specification instrument Surveillance Requirements

` Setpoint calculations revised (using GE Setpoint Methodology)

` Unlikely y to affect Allowable Values (AVs)

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` If no AVs change, TSTF493 could be a question

` CNS planned a separate TSTF493 Option B submittal before 24 Month Cycle Amendment 3

` Submit TSTF493 Option B in January 2011 No changes to Allowable Values Maintain current licensing basis setpoint methodology Follow TSTF submittal guidance Incorporate lessons learned

` Submit 24 Month Cycle Amendment after TSTF493 approval in July/August 2011 4

` Options Submit TSTF493 followed by 24 Month Cycles Amendment Incorporate TSTF493 in a 24 Month Cycle Amendment Submit 24 Month Cycle with no AV changes and no TSTF options incorporated

` Concerns Separate TSTF493 submittal x Resources for review of separate CNS TSTF493 submittal x Delays due to resolution of other concerns Incorporating TSTF493 into 24 Month Cycle Amendment x Could also delay 24 month cycle approval x Delays addressing questions on setpoint methodology 5