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Firstenergy Nuclear Operating Company an Application for a License Amendment to Allow FENOC to Convert the Beaver Valley Power Station Containments to Operate at Atmospheric Pressure (TAC Nos. MB5303 and MB5304)
ML030090622
Person / Time
Site: Beaver Valley
Issue date: 01/09/2003
From: Dan Collins
NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1
To:
Collins D S, NRR/DLPM, 415-1427
References
TAC MB5303, TAC MB5304
Download: ML030090622 (9)


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January 9, 2003 LICENSEE: FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company FACILITY: Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF DECEMBER 11, 2002, MEETING REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FENOC TO CONVERT THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION CONTAINMENTS TO OPERATE AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE (TAC NOS. MB5303 AND MB5304)

On December 11, 2002, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff, with support from a contractor, held a meeting at NRC headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, with representatives from FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), the licensee for the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (BVPS-1 and 2); Westinghouse Electric Company (W), Fauske & Associates, Inc. (FAI); and Stone & Webster. The list of meeting attendees is included as Enclosure 1. Enclosures 2 and 3 are copies of the slides presented at the meeting by the licensees consultant, FAI, and the NRCs contractor, Mr. Jack Tills, respectively. The presentations closely followed information presented in the slides.

By letter dated June 5, 2002, FENOC submitted an amendment request to allow plant operation of BVPS-1 and 2 with containments at atmospheric pressure. The application relies on WCAP-15844, Topical Report on Modular Accident Analysis Program Version 5 (MAAP5) Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Large Dry Containment Model, which was submitted separately by W and is being reviewed in parallel with the NRC staffs review of FENOCs application. By letters dated November 22, 2002 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML023250506 and ML023250519), the NRC staff issued requests for additional information (RAIs) to FENOC and W regarding the application and the topical report respectively. FENOC responded to the RAI by letter dated December 2, 2002, (ADAMS Accession No. ML023430155) and W responded to the RAI by letter dated December 4, 2002 (ADAMS Accession No. ML023520323).

FAI, the licensees consultant, presented responses to the NRC staffs RAIs as docketed in the December 2, and December 4, 2002, letters. The NRC staff asked several questions during the presentation to seek clarification on various aspects of the responses.

The NRCs contractor presented an overview of preliminary findings from review of FENOCs application and the WCAP on which the application relies. The NRC staff stated that they have concerns with some of the proposed models included in the MAAP5 code that yield non-conservative results when applied to BVPS-1 and 2. The staffs concerns regarding the WCAP-15844 methodology must be adequately addressed before the NRC staff can approve the topical report for use in containment analyses and before the NRC staff can approve FENOCs amendment request.

FENOC The attendees from FENOC, W, FAI, and Stone & Webster stated that they understood the NRC staffs concerns regarding the WCAP and that they will conduct further internal discussions to develop supplemental submittals that address the NRC staffs concerns.

FENOC also stated that they may evaluate other methods, such as a containment structural analysis, of demonstrating the containments abilities to safely operate at higher pressures without having to rely on the WCAP-15844 methodology.

/RA/

Daniel S. Collins, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412

Enclosures:

1. List of Meeting Attendees
2. FAI Meeting Slides
3. NRC Contractors Meeting Slides cc w/encls: See next page

FENOC The attendees from FENOC, W, FAI, and Stone & Webster stated that they understood the NRC staffs concerns regarding the WCAP and that they will conduct further internal discussions to develop supplemental submittals that address the NRC staffs concerns.

FENOC also stated that they may evaluate other methods, such as a containment structural analysis, of demonstrating the containments abilities to safely operate at higher pressures without having to rely on the WCAP-15844 methodology.

/RA/

Daniel S. Collins, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412

Enclosures:

1. List of Meeting Attendees
2. FAI Meeting Slides
3. NRC Contractors Meeting Slides cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

PUBLIC S. Richards OGC T. Bergman, EDO, RI Plants PDI-1 Reading R. Laufer ACRS J. Rogge, RGN-I J. Zwolinski/T. Marsh R. Lobel D. Collins B. Platchek, RGN-I M. Kotzalas S. LaVie E. Throm S. Weerakkody M. OBrien J. Hannon A. Notafrancesco C:\ORPCheckout\FileNET\ML030090622.wpd Accession No.: ML030090622 OFFICE PM:PDI-1 LA:PDI-2 SC:SPLB SC:PDI-1 NAME DCollins MOBrien SWeerakkody R. Laufer DATE 01/02/03 01/02/03 01/03/03 01/08/03 Official Record Copy

Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Mary OReilly, Attorney FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Rich Janati, Chief FirstEnergy Corporation Division of Nuclear Safety 76 South Main Street Bureau of Radiation Protection Akron, OH 44308 Deparment of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 8469 Regulatory Affairs/Performance Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Improvement Larry R. Freeland, Manager Mayor of the Borough of Beaver Valley Power Station Shippingport Post Office Box 4, BV-A P O Box 3 Shippingport, PA 15077 Shippingport, PA 15077 Commissioner James R. Lewis Regional Administrator, Region I West Virginia Division of Labor U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 749-B, Building No. 6 475 Allendale Road Capitol Complex King of Prussia, PA 19406 Charleston, WV 25305 Resident Inspector Director, Utilities Department U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Utilities Commission Post Office Box 298 180 East Broad Street Shippingport, PA 15077 Columbus, OH 43266-0573 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Beaver Valley Power Station Management Agency ATTN: M. P. Pearson, Director 2605 Interstate Dr. Services and Projects (BV-IPAB)

Harrisburg, PA 17110-9364 Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, PA 15077 Ohio EPA-DERR ATTN: Zack A. Clayton FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 1049 Beaver Valley Power Station Columbus, OH 43266-0149 Mr. B. F. Sepelak Post Office Box 4, BV-A Dr. Judith Johnsrud Shippingport, PA 15077 National Energy Committee Sierra Club Mr. Mark B. Bezilla 433 Orlando Avenue Vice President State College, PA 16803 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station J. H. Lash, Plant Manager (BV-IPAB) Post Office Box 4 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Shippingport, PA 15077 Beaver Valley Power Station Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, PA 15077

MEETING ATTENDEES FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DECEMBER 11, 2002

Participants:

Name Organization D. Collins NRC/NRR/Division of Licensing Project Management R. Lobel NRC/NRR/Division of Systems Safety and Analysis E. Throm NRC/NRR/Division of Systems Safety and Analysis S. LaVie NRC/NRR/Division of Systems Safety and Analysis A. Notafrancesco NRC/RES/Division of Systems Analysis and Regulatory Effectiveness J. Tills NRC Contractor B. Sepelak FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company S. Sarver FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company M. Testa FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company K. Frederick FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company F. Twogood FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company J. DeBlasio Westinghouse Electric Company L. Smith Westinghouse Electric Company B. Henry Fauske & Associates, Inc.

B. Hammersley Fauske & Associates, Inc.

C. Paik Fauske & Associates, Inc.

D. Graves Stone & Webster Enclosure 1