ML041350032
| ML041350032 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/13/2004 |
| From: | Tjader T NRC/NRR/DIPM/IROB |
| To: | Bradley B Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Tjader T., NRC/IROB, 415-1187 | |
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May 13, 2004 Mr. Biff Bradley Nuclear Energy Institute Suite 400 1776 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3708
SUBJECT:
APRIL 29, 2004:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING WITH RISK-INFORMED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION TASK FORCE
Dear Mr. Bradley:
The purpose of this letter is to transmit the summary of a meeting with the Risk-Informed Technical Specification Task Force. The meeting was held at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission offices in Rockville, Maryland, on April 29, 2004. Significant progress is being made on the Risk Management Technical Specifications Initiatives. In the near future, generic changes are expected to be made available via the consolidate line item improvement program on: Initiatives 1, on preferred end states for CE and BWR plants; Initiative 6, on modified LCO 3.0.3 entry times for CE plants; and, Initiative 7, on snubber and hazard barrier inoperabilities for all plants.
Sincerely,
/RA/
T. R. Tjader, Senior Reactor Engineer Technical Specifications Section Reactor Operations Branch Division of Inspection Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
- 1. Meeting Summary
- 2. Attendance List
- 3. Agenda
- 4. RITSTF Initiative Status cc w/encl: See attached page
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Mr. Tony Pietrangelo Mr. Rick Hill Nuclear Energy Institute General Electric Nuclear Energy Mr. Biff Bradley Mr. Michael S. Kitlan, Jr.
Nuclear Energy Institute Duke Energy Corporation Mr. Mike Schoppman Mr. Noel Clarkson Nuclear Energy Institute Duke Energy Corporation Mr. Alan Hackerott, Chairman Mr. Donald Hoffman Omaha Public Power District EXCEL Services Corporation Mr. Jim Kenny Mr. Ted Book Pennsylvania Power & Light Company Framatech-ANP Mr. James Andrachek Mr. R. J. Schomaker Westinghouse Electric Company Framatech-ANP Mr. Jack Stringfellow Mr. J. E. Rhoads Southern Nuclear Operating Company Energy Northwest Mr. Donald McCamy Ms. Deann Raleigh Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Scientech Mr. Ray Schneider Mr. Ken Canavan Westinghouse Electric Company DS&S Mr. Frank Rahn Mr. Sam Chien EPRI SCE Mr. Wayne Harrison Mr. Gary Chung STP SCE-SONGS Mr. Drew Richards Mr. Courtney Smyth STP PSEG Nuclear LLC Mr. Gabe Salamon Mr. Jerry Andre PSEG Nuclear Westinghouse Electric Company Mr. Gene Kelly Mr. David Helher Exelon Exelon Mr. Glenn Stewart Mr. James Liming Exelon ABSG Mr. Phil Tarpinian Mr. Stanley Levinson Exelon Framatone ANP Ms. Nancy Chapman SERCH/Bechtel
SUMMARY
OF THE APRIL 29, 2004, NRC/INDUSTRY MEETING OF THE RISK-INFORMED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION TASK FORCE The NRC staff met with the NEI Risk-Informed Technical Specification Task Force (RITSTF) on April 29, 2004, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. The meeting attendees are listed in Enclosure 2.
The agenda (Enclosure 3) consisted of discussions of the six active RITSTF initiatives. The RITSTF provided a summary of the status of the initiatives (Enclosure 4). Following is a brief description of the status of the initiatives.
Initiative 1, TS Actions End States Modifications: NEI responded to staff comments on CE TSTF-422 by letter on November 10, 2003. Review comments to BWR TSTF-423 were provided on November 13, 2003. CE and BWR issues were discussed at a meeting on January 30, 2004, and most issued were resolved. NEI to provide draft implementation guidance, for staff review, in June 2004. Final issues are to be resolved subsequent to receipt of draft implementation guidance. The RITSTF submitted the B&W Topical Report (BAW-2441, Rev 2) on January 19, 2004. The Westinghouse Topical Report will be submitted by June 30, 2004.
Initiative 4b, Risk Informed CTs/AOTs: The staff will provide written feedback resulting from the recent meetings by the end of May 2004. The industry will then update the RMTS Risk Management Guidance Document, CE TSTF-424, and the STP pilot proposals. If necessary, meetings to discuss and resolve final issues will be held prior to approval of the pilot plant proposals. It was noted that an objective of the Risk Management Guidance Document is to provide enough detail about the I4b process to allow the NRC to endorse it, possibly as a Regulatory Guide, such that it is suitable to be referenced in the Administrative Controls Section of the TS. This will provide suitable generic guidance on the I4b process for all follow-on plants adopting I4b. NEI will be providing a point paper on the nexus between I4b and Initiative 6, on LCO 3.0.3 entry times, in May 2004; a topic that was discussed at the STP pilot meeting on January 21, 2004. The other I4b pilots are Fort Calhoun Station (CE single HPSI System pilot),
and Hope Creek (a BWR unit). It is projected that STP and FCS will submit their pilot plant license amendment proposals during this coming summer. Hope Creek expects to submit at the end of 2005. The pilot plant submittals are expected to resolve questions such as what is the necessary scope and quality of PRAs required for I4b, the software QA/QC requirements of configuration risk monitors, and the adequacy of the risk assessment process described in the risk management guidance document.
Initiative 5, Relocation of non-safety SRs (5a) and relocation of all SR frequency requirements (5b) out of TS: The RITSTF will submit the Limerick pilot license amendment request, a Methodology Document, and the associated proposed technical specifications changes, TSTF-425, in May or June 2004.
Enclosure 1
Initiative 6, Modification of LCO 3.0.3 Actions and Completion Times: The RITSTF submitted a revised CE Topical Report on October 3, 2003. The staff will prepare a draft SE by the end of May 2004, on the revised CE Topical Report. The RITSTF plans to submit a proposed TSTF-426 after issuance of the final SER. As required, meetings to discuss and resolve TSTF-426 issues will be held.
Initiative 7, Non-TS support system impact on TS operability determinations: The industry provided Revision 4 to TSTF-372 on April 27, 2004. It included a bounding risk assessment for snubbers affecting two trains, showing that the 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> delay time proposed is acceptable. The staff will review TSTF-372R4, schedule meetings with industry if necessary to resolve issues, and prepare an SE for the initial CLIIP FRN. The staff has found that the industry response to staff comments on TSTF-427 is generally acceptable, though lacking in detail. It was agreed that the industry will provide draft implementation guidance providing the necessary detail, that in its final form can be committed to by licensees, for implementation of TSTF-427. NEI will submit TSTF-427 draft implementation guidance in May or June 2004.
Initiative 8, Remove/Relocate non-safety and non-risk significant systems from TS that do not meet 4 criteria of 10 CFR 50.36: NEI noted that the priority of Initiative 8b, on rule making, may need to be increased if an appropriate methodology cannot be found for Initiative 5b, or if other problems arise.
The staff will be conducting a public workshop on Generic Letter 91-18, Operability, on August 25, 2004.
The next NRC TSS/NEI RITSTF meeting is scheduled for August 19, 2004, at the NRC Headquarters.
NRC/INDUSTRY MEETING OF THE RISK-INFORMED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION TASK FORCE ATTENDANCE LIST APRIL 29, 2004 NAME AFFILIATION BIFF BRADLEY NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE DON HOFFMAN TSTF/EXCEL SERVICES BRIAN MANN TSTF/EXCEL SERVICES DENNIS BUSCHBAUM TXU/WOG/TSTF JOHN GAERTNER EPRI JIM LIMING ABSG/EPRI JIM ANDRACHEK WESTINGHOUSE/WOG JACK STRINGFELLOW SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY WAYNE HARRISON STP NOC DREW RICHARDS STP NOC MARK RIEMER FENOC RAY SCHNEIDER WESTINGHOUSE PSA GABE SALAMON NMC MIKE KITLAN DUKE ENERGY DEANN RALEIGH SCIENTECH WILLIAM BECKNER NRC/NRR/DIPM/IROB TOM BOYCE NRC/NRR/DIPM/IROB/TSS BOB TJADER NRC/NRR/DIPM/IROB/TSS KERRI KAVANAGH NRC/NRR/DIPM/IROB/TSS NICK SALTOS NRC/NRR/DSSA/SPSB MILLARD WOHL NRC/NRR/DSSA/SPSB DAVID SHUM NRC/NRR/DSSA/SPLB SUMMER SUN NRC/NRR/DSSA/SRXB STEVE ALEXANDER NRC/NRR/DIPM/IPSB OM CHOPRA NRC/NRR/DE/EEIB Enclosure 2
AGENDA TSS/NEI RITSTF MEETING APRIL 29, 2004 9:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
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- 1. Status of Initiatives N Initiative 4b, Risk-Informed Completion Times RMTS Risk Management Guidance Document CE Pilot, TSTF-424 STP Pilot Hope Creek Pilot
- 2. Public Questions and Discussion N Initiative 1, End States CEOG TSTF-422 Status BWROG TSTF-423 Status B&W Topical N Initiative 5b, SR Frequency Evaluation Methodology/SR Frequency TS Program Limerick Pilot SR Frequency TS Program/Methodology N Initiative 8, Remove/Relocate non-safety & non-risk significant systems from TS N Public Questions and Discussion N Initiative 6, LCO 3.0.3 Actions and Completion Times CEOG Final SER Status N Initiative 7, Non-TS Support System Inoperability Impact on TS System & TSTF-372 TSTF-372, Rev 4, Status TSTF-427 Status N Public Questions and Discussion N Schedule Next Meeting N Closing Comments Enclosure 3