ML090550769

03/12/09 Notice of Pre-Application Meeting with Palisades to Discuss Spent Fuel Criticality Amendment for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML090550769
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	02/25/2009
From:	Chawla M L Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	James L M Plant Licensing Branch III
chawla M
References
TAC M30708
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UNITED NUCLEAR REGULATORY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 25, 2009 MEMORANDUM TO: Lois James, Branch Chief Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor L _...

FROM:

Division of Operating Reactor Licensing FORTHCOMING PRE-APPLICATION MEETING WITH ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. (ENO), TO DISCUSS SPENT FUEL CRITICALITY AMENDMENT FOR PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT (TAC NO. ME0708) DATE &Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:30 p.m. -4:30 p.m.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike, Room 0-3B02 Rockville, MD 20852 This is a pre-application meeting between ENO and NRC staff to discuss the pending spent fuel criticality license amendment request for Palisades Nuclear Plant. Certain portions of this meeting will be closed to the public. if the information discussed is determined to be proprietary in nature. CATEGORY This is a Category 1 meeting. The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned. The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the meeting in another format (e.g., Braille, large print), please notify the NRC's meeting contact.

Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. MEETING CONTACTS: Mahesh Chawla, NRR Thomas Wengert, NRR 301-415-8371 301-415-4037 Mahesh.Chawla@nrc.gov Thomas.Wengert@nrc.gov

• Commission's Policy Statement on "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings", (67 FR 36920) May 28, 2002 L. James PARTICIPANTS:

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-2 Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). NRC M. Chawla, NRR G. Cranston, NRR K. Wood, NRR E. Wong, NRR M. Khanna, NRR et al. cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ ENO AREVA L. Lahti P. Broda M. McKinney T. Delorey R. Schmidt et al. T. Allen et al.

NUCLEAR REGULATORY PRE-APPLICATION MEETING ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS. SPENT FUEL CRITICALITY LICENSE AMENDMENT MARCH 12, TIME 1:30 p.m. -4:30 Introductions Results of Palisades BADGER testing to determine degradation of neutron absorbing material Credit for neutron absorbing material Spent fuel rack swelling model Burnup credit Methodology (including use of CASMO) Conservatisms/margin Lessons learned Questions and answers Opportunity for public comments Closing remarks Adjourn Enclosure L. James -2 PARTICIPANTS:

Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). NRC M. Chawla, NRR G. Cranston, NRR K. Wood, NRR E. Wong, NRR M. Khanna, NRR et al. Docket No. 50-255

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