ML062280218
| ML062280218 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 08/15/2006 |
| From: | Subbaratnam R NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRA |
| To: | |
| Subbaratnam R NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1478 | |
| References | |
| %dam200612, TAC MC9669 | |
| Download: ML062280218 (7) | |
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August 15, 2006 LICENSEE:
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
FACILITY:
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF PUBLIC AUDIT STATUS BRIEFING WITH ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., ON LICENSE RENEWAL SCOPING AND SCREENING METHODOLOGY AND THE AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND THE AGING MANAGEMENT REVIEW AUDITS FOR THE PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. MC9669)
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted a public audit status briefing meeting with Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy). The public meeting was conducted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, in the Duxbury Room at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor Ballroom, 180 Water Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts. The subject of the meeting was to summarize the staffs audit findings associated with the scoping and screening methodology and the aging management program (AMP) and aging management review (AMR) audits of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station license renewal application (LRA). Twenty-three people attended the meeting which included members of the NRC staff, Entergy and a few citizens from the town of Plymouth, MA (Enclosure). This was a Category 1 Meeting. The following is a summary of the meeting.
The Project Manager for the LRA provided an introduction and said that since May 2006, the staff conducted on-site audits on scoping and screening methodology, AMPs, AMRs and TLAAs on the information that Entergy submitted in the renewal application. One of the milestones of the project was to provide feedback on the ongoing review process. In fullfilling that objective, on July 19, 2006, the staff met with the applicant to discuss the status of the audits and also share the results with the public.
The team leader for the scoping and screening methodology audit presented his findings on the portion of his audit as follows. During the week of June 6-9, 2006, the staff conducted a scoping and screening methodology audit at the Entergy Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The audit activities included a detailed review of the scoping and screening methodology and implementation of that methodology for the evaluation of plant mechanical and electrical systems, as well as structures, in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 54.4(a) and 10 CFR 54.21, respectively. As a result of this audit, the staff gained valuable insights regarding the scoping and screening implementation processes and identified several areas where additional information will be required to complete the staffs final safety determination.
At the end of the audit the staff needed additional information from the applicant and issued three requests for additional information. These related to (1) non-safety structure, system, and components (SSCs) affecting safety-related SSCs, (2) quality control requirements applied to certain AMP attributes, and (3) the evaluation of SSCs credited for design-basis events.
The team leader for the AMP/AMR audits presented his findings on the portion of his audits as follows. During the weeks of May 22-26, 2006, June 19-23, 2006 and July 17 and 18, 2006, staff conducted the AMP/AMR audits at the Entergy Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. NRC performs audits early in the license renewal review process to evaluate whether the application is consistent with established guidance and NRC staff positions. The purpose of this audit status briefing was to summarize the audit findings and to provide the status of questions posed to the applicant during the audits. Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station submitted 38 AMPs and the safety audit team reviewed 37 of the programs. The remaining program was reviewed by NRC headquarters staff. In addition, the applicant added a new AMP on bolting integrity, which was not included in the original LRA. The audit team performed reviews on approximately 2800 components included in the various system that were scoped in the application. An AMR lists the component, what the component is made from, the environment the component is exposed to, the anticipated aging effect(s), and the AMP or programs that is credited to manage the aging effects during the period of extended operation. There were 329 staff questions submitted to the applicant and the answers to 328 of the questions were found to be acceptable and documented as a part of the audits. This document was made available at the public meeting for interested members of the public (ML061940175). The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html on the NRC web site. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, should contact the NRCs Public Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4727, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. At the end of the audit the staff needed additional information from the applicant on the one remaining item and this was issued as request for additional information.
The public was invited to observe the meeting and had an opportunity to communicate with the NRC staff after the business portion, but before the meeting was adjourned. The staff also stayed behind and met with a few interested members of the public and addressed their specific questions personally. During the public question session one concerned citizen, Ms. Marie Fehlow, a resident of Plymouth, stated she had provided written comments on the public feedback form during the end-of-cycle meetings in 2004 and 2005, participated by the Senior Resident Inspector at the Pilgrim Nuclear Station. Although she requested on the forms that NRC contact her, she was never contacted. The senior resident inspector who was present for the July 19, 2006 meeting met with Ms. Fehlow after the formal meeting to apologize for the NRC's lack of response and obtained specifics on her concerns. Region I will be following-up with her on this matter further.
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Ram Subbaratnam, Project Manager License Renewal Branch A Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-293
Enclosure:
List of Participants cc w/encl: See next page
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Public Meeting Summary dated August 15, 2006
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF PUBLIC AUDIT STATUS BRIEFING WITH ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., ON LICENSE RENEWAL SCOPING AND SCREENING METHODOLOGY AND THE AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND THE AGING MANAGEMENT REVIEW AUDITS FOR THE PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. MC9669)
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ENCLOSURE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE PILGRIM ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS July 19, 2006 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATION Ram Subbaratnam U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
James Davis NRC Peter Wen NRC Dan Hoang NRC Don Jackson Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy)
Mike Balduzzi Entergy Ken Chang NRC Gary G. Young Entergy David J. Lach Entergy Bryan Ford Entergy Greg Galletti NRC Fred Mogolesko Entergy Laris Chan Entergy James Medoff NRC Fred Di Cristofaro Local 369 (Entergy)
Kevin Bronson Entergy Carol Wicohtman Entergy Bill Rogers NRC Alan Cox Entergy Marie Fehlow Plymouth William D. Meinert, P.E.
Public Frank Gillespie NRC William J. Raymond Senior Resident Inspector, Pilgrim
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 867 Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Board of Selectmen 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman Nuclear Matters Committee Town Hall 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Town Hall 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Office of the Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 MA Department of Public Health Radiation Control Program Schrafft Center, Suite 1M2A 529 Main Street Charlestown, MA 02129 Secretary of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Attn: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Mr. William D. Meinert Nuclear Engineer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056-0426 Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Stephen J. Bethay Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Bryan S. Ford Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Mr. John T. Herron Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Oscar Limpias Vice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Christopher Schwarz Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Ms. Charlene D. Faison Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael D. Lyster 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306 Mr. Michael J. Colomb Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Ms. Stacey Lousteau Treasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113 Mr. James Sniezek 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801 Mr. Travis C. McCullough Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Plymouth Public Library Attn: Dinah OBrien 132 South Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Duxbury Free Library ATTN: Ms. Elaine Winquist 77 Alden Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Kingston Public Library ATTN: Reference Librarian 6 Green Street Kingston, MA 02364 Ms. Mary Lampert Duxbury Nuclear Advisory, Chair Pilgrim Watch, Director 148 Washington Street Duxbury, MA 02332