ML043500088

Summary of Meeting with Stars to Discuss License Renewal Activities for Comanche Peak, Diablo Canyon, Palo Verde, South Texas, and Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plants

ML043500088
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Site:	Palo Verde, Wolf Creek, Diablo Canyon, South Texas, Comanche Peak
Issue date:	12/10/2004
From:	Hoffman S Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs
To:	Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs
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December 10, 2004 ORGANIZATION: Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing Group (STARS)

SUMMARY

OF MEETING WITH STARS TO DISCUSS LICENSE RENEWAL ACTIVITIES FOR COMANCHE PEAK, DIABLO CANYON, PALO VERDE, SOUTH TEXAS, AND WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS On November 10, 2004, representatives of STARS met with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff to discuss license renewal activities for its members. Members participating in license renewal activities include the licensees for the Comanche Peak, Diablo Canyon, South Texas, Palo Verde, and Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plants. The Callaway Plant is also a member of STARS but is not participating in license renewal activities. Attendees at the meeting are listed in Enclosure 1 and the STARS presentation materials are contained in.

The first license renewal application from a STARS plant will be submitted for Wolf Creek in September 2006. The NRC was informed that a second submittal for an unnamed STARS plant is planned for the fourth quarter of 2008. Not all STARS plants have made the decision at this time to pursue license renewal. The STARS group has established a Plant Aging Management Center of Business (COB) at the Palo Verde Plant. This COB is staffed with utility and contractor personnel who will support preparation of license renewal applications for each of the STARS plants that decide to apply for license renewal.

The goal of the COB is to establish and apply common methodologies and documentation, standardize plant aging management programs, and realize efficiencies and cost savings for both the applicants preparation and the NRCs review of renewal applications. The STARS group plans to submit license renewal applications sequentially. Once an application is submitted and under review by the NRC staff, the COB will begin preparation of the next application. Experience gained from the application under review would be fed back into the preparation of the following application. Current STARS plans are to submit applications approximately every 2 years but the STARS group requested feedback from the NRC staff on its preferred submittal schedule. Applications could possibly be submitted on a more frequent basis if the NRC desired.

The NRC staff cautioned that the license renewal review process is highly front loaded from a resource standpoint with the applicant needing to support audit teams, inspection teams, and responses to requests for additional information. Because the license renewal process follows a strict review schedule, the staff recommended that STARS ensure that sufficient resources will be available to support the application review if COB staff are also involved in preparing the next STARS plant license renewal application.

The NRC staff and the STARS group will meet again prior to submittal of the Wolf Creek license renewal application.

/RA/

Stephen T. Hoffman, Senior Project Manager License Renewal Section B License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-275, 50-323, 50-445, 50-446, 50-482, 50-498, 50-499, 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encls: See next page The NRC staff and the STARS group will meet again prior to submittal of the Wolf Creek license renewal application.

/RA/

Stephen T. Hoffman, Senior Project Manager License Renewal Section B License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-275, 50-323, 50-445, 50-446, 50-482, 50-498, 50-499, 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION: See next page Adams Accession nos.:

1. Note to Organization: STARS w/Encl. 1: ML043500088

2. Slides: NRC/STARS Plant Aging Management Center of Business Meeting, November 10, 2004: ML043510100

3. Pkg: ML043500113 Document Name: E:\\Filenet\\ML043500088.wpd OFFICE RLEP:DRIP:LA RLEP:DRIP:PM RLEP:DRIP:SCA RLEP:DRIP:SCB NAME M. Jenkins S. Hoffman S. Lee S. West (G. Cranston for)

DATE 12/9/04 12/10/04 12/10/04 12/10/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY ATTENDANCE LIST NRC STAFF LICENSE RENEWAL MEETING WITH THE STRATEGIC TEAMING AND RESOURCE SHARING GROUP NOVEMBER 10, 2004 Attendees Affiliation Steve Hoffman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Pao-Tsin Kuo NRC Samson Lee NRC Rajender Auluck NRC Johnny Eads NRC Jacob Zimmerman NRC Chang-Yang Li NRC Tommy Le NRC Stephanie Coffin NRC Y. C. (Renee) Li NRC Gregory Cranston NRC Louise Lund NRC Don Woodlan Strategic Teaming and Resources Sharing (STARS) Group Eric A. Blocher STARS Paul F. Crawley STARS Todd M. Anselmi STARS Wolf Creek Elaine Hiruo Platts Nuclear Publications

Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:

NRC Resident Inspector Diablo Canyon Power Plant c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 369 Avila Beach, CA 93424 Sierra Club San Lucia Chapter c/o Henriette Groot 1000 Montecito Road Cayucos, CA 93430 Ms. Nancy Culver San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace P.O. Box 164 Pismo Beach, CA 93448 Chairman San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Room 370 County Government Center San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Mr. Truman Burns Mr. Robert Kinosian California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness, Room 4102 San Francisco, CA 94102 Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee ATTN: Robert R. Wellington, Esq.

Legal Counsel 857 Cass Street, Suite D Monterey, CA 93940 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Richard F. Locke, Esq.

Pacific Gas & Electric Company P.O. Box 7442 San Francisco, CA 94120 Mr. David H. Oatley, Vice President and General Manager Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 56 Avila Beach, CA 93424 City Editor The Tribune 3825 South Higuera Street P.O. Box 112 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-0112 Mr. Ed Bailey, Chief Radiologic Health Branch State Department of Health Services P.O. Box 997414 (MS 7610)

Sacramento, CA 95899-7414 Mr. James D. Boyd, Commissioner California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth Street (MS 31)

Sacramento, CA 95814 Mr. James R. Becker, Vice President Diablo Canyon Operations and Station Director Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 3 Avila Beach, CA 93424 Mr. Gregory M. Rueger Senior Vice President, Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 3 Avila Beach, CA 93424

Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station cc:

Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 2159 Glen Rose, TX 76403-2159 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 Mr. Fred W. Madden, Director Regulatory Affairs TXU Generation Company LP P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 George L. Edgar, Esq.

Morgan Lewis 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 County Judge P. O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Mr. Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3189 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P. O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Ms. Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P. O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Program P. O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 Mr. M. R. Blevins Senior Vice President

& Chief Nuclear Officer TXU Energy ATTN: Regulatory Affairs P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043

Palo Verde Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:

Mr. Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Douglas Kent Porter Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 40 Buckeye, AZ 85326 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 Mr. M. Dwayne Carnes, Director Regulatory Affairs/Nuclear Assurance Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. Hector R. Puente Vice President, Power Generation El Paso Electric Company 310 E. Palm Lane, Suite 310 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Mr. John Taylor Public Service Company of New Mexico 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224 Ms. Cheryl Adams Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy Bldg DIN San Clemente, CA 92672 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert Assistant General Counsel El Paso Electric Company Mail Location 167 123 W. Mills El Paso, TX 79901 Mr. John Schumann Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P. O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Mr. Gregg R. Overbeck Senior Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 cc:

Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 910 Bay City, TX 77414 A. Ramirez/C. M. Canady City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 Mr. L. K. Blaylock Mr. W. C. Gunst City Public Service Board P. O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 Mr. C. A. Johnson/A. C. Bakken AEP Texas Central Company P. O. Box 289 Mail Code: N5022 Wadsworth, TX 77483 INPO Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339-3064 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 D. G. Tees/R. L. Balcom Texas Genco, LP P. O. Box 1700 Houston, TX 77251 Judge, Matagorda County Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, TX 77414 A. H. Gutterman, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Mr. T. J. Jordan, Vice President Engineering & Technical Services STP Nuclear Operating Company P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing Nuclear Quality & Licensing Department STP Nuclear Operating Company P. O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5014 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Jon C. Wood Matthews & Branscomb 112 East Pecan, Suite 1100 San Antonio, TX 78205 Arthur C. Tate, Director Division of Compliance & Inspection Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P. O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087

South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 cc:

Mr. Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Division P. O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 Mr. Ted Enos 4200 South Hulen Suite 630 Ft. Worth, Texas 76109 Mr. James J. Sheppard President and Chief Executive Officer STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project Electric Generating Station P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483

Wolf Creek Generating Station cc:

Jay Silberg, Esq.

Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-7005 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 311 Burlington, KS 66839 Chief Engineer, Utilities Division Kansas Corporation Commission 1500 SW Arrowhead Road Topeka, KS 66604-4027 Office of the Governor State of Kansas Topeka, KS 66612 Attorney General 120 S.W. 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612-1597 County Clerk Coffey County Courthouse 110 South 6th Street Burlington, KS 66839 Vick L. Cooper, Chief Air Operating Permit and Compliance Section Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Site Vice President Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 Superintendent Licensing Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office/Callaway Plant 8201 NRC Road Steedman, MO 65077-1032 Mr. Rick A. Muench President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

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