ML091250497

Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on April 23, 2009, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Entergy Operations, Inc. Regarding Progress on National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805 Transition Activities

ML091250497
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/15/2009
From:	Mahesh Chawla Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Entergy Operations
Chawla M, NRR/DORL, 415-8371
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 May 15, 2009 LICENSEE:

Entergy Operations, Inc.

FACILITIES:

Palisades Nuclear Plant

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON APRIL 23, 2009, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. REGARDING PROGRESS ON NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805 TRANSITION ACTIVITIES A teleconference was held between representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff to discuss progress on the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 transition activities. ENO submitted "Palisades NFPA 805 Project Milestones" table (see Enclosure 1) which provides the list of NFPA 805 transition activities and their status. The licensee stated that all the tasks are on track and at present there are no significant barriers and no scope additions. Enclosure 2 provides the list of all attendees.

Background

On December 9,2008 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession Number ML083260577), NRC staff granted additional enforcement discretion to Palisades. ENO in its letter dated November 25, 2008 (ADAMS Accession Number ML083370155) made a commitment to conduct monthly teleconference with the NRC staff to discuss progress on the PNP NFPA 805 transition activities.

Sincerely, Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255

Enclosures:

1: Table - Palisades NFPA 805 Project Milestones 2: Table - List of Attendees cc w/encls: Distribution via ListServ

412312009 Palisades NFPA 805 Project Milestones NEt Task No.

Title Milestone Date' Status' Start Date Task 1:

rransmon of Nuclear Safety Performance Cnterta liNEI 04-02 Table 8*2)

OS/29/09 See Comments Task 2:

FundamentalFire Protection Program & Design Elements 07/13109 On Track Task 3:

RadioactiveRelease Transition 07/31109 Not Started 05/07109 Task 4:

Nuclear Safety Analysis Transition

'NEI 04*02 Table 6-3i 09':30109 On Track ST 4.11 Off-Site Pov.'er Cable Selection and,-\\nal'lSls C7/15lO9 See Comments ST 4.1 2 Other Power Cable selecnon and Analysis 03115109 Complete ST 4.13 Subsequent Cable/lnstrument lnoentnlcation &,""nalysis 09111109 On Track Task 5:

Non-Power oceraronai Modes Transition (NEI 04*02 Tal)le F-ll 09/29109 See Comments Task 6 tnternaEvents PRA 02/17110 On Track ST 6.2 t Preoars LERF Model 07131.'09 On Track I ST 6.2 2 update Flooding Analysis 07131109 On Track STI3,3 Thermal HydraUlic Analysis for MSO/HRA 11':16/09 On Track ST64 Intemal Events PRA Peer Review 10/30/09 Not Started 10,/26109 Task 7:

Fire PRA 12122109 On Track ST 7.6.4 R3 Internal Events Model C5/0HD9 See Comments ST 7.7 Quantification Risk Screening 08121/09 See Comments ST 7.8 Scoping for Fire Modeling 07115109 On Track started ST 79110 CirCUIT Failure Mode Likelihood,:"nalysis 07/15109 Not Started 05106i09 ST 7.12 Post Fire HRA 07115109 On Track ST 713 Seismic Fire Interaction Assessment 07/31/09 On Track sranec ST 7.14 Fire Risk ouannncauoo 09/15/09 Not Started 07131109 ST 7.15 Uncertainly and Sensitivity.4,naly'sis 09/15/09 On Track ST 7.17 Fire PRA Peer Review 01/22110 Not Started 01118{1O Task 8:

NFP.:" B05ChanQe Evaluations 02/01/10 On Track ST B.l Change Evaluations 12/01/09 On Track

$T B.2 Non-ComplianceRisk Evaluanons 12/01/09 Not StJrted 09110m9 Task 9:

Pajisades Mappmgof Post Translticn Procedures s Document Revisons 01/0B/l0 Not Started 11102109 Task 10 Transition Reoort 03/18/10 Not Started 08l31l09 Task 11 License Amendment Request (L4,R) 0311 9/10 Not Started 10!20m9

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TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL ON NFPA 805 TRANSITION PROGRESS BETWEEN U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS APRIL 23, 2009 PARTICIPANTS Mahesh Chawla Alex Klein Harold Barrett TITLE/POSITION Project Manager Branch Chief Senior Fire Protection Engineer AFFILIATIONS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)

HEADQUARTERS I

John Ellegood Alan Dahbur Terry Davis Barbara Dotson Alan Blind Tom Swiecicki I Frank Yanik Bob VanWagner Chaur Nan Yeh Roger Stobert Senior Resident Engineer Electrical Engineer Acting Licensing Manager Licensing Specialist Acting Engineering Director Fire Protection (FP) Engineer Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA)

Senior Engineer Programs Engineering Manager Entergy Corporate PRA Supervisor Nexus Engineering - Contractor REGION 3 ENTERGY PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT

May 15, 2009 LICENSEE:

Entergy Operations, Inc.

FACILITIES: Palisades Nuclear Plant SUB"IECT:

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON APRIL 23, 2009, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. REGARDING PROGRESS ON NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805 TRANSITION ACTIVITIES A teleconference was held between representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff to discuss progress on the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 transition activities. ENO submitted "Palisades NFPA 805 Project Milestones" table (see Enclosure 1) which provides the list of NFPA 805 transition activities and their status. The licensee stated that all the tasks are on track and at present there are no significant barriers and no scope additions. Enclosure 2 provides the list of all attendees.

Background

On December 9,2008 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession Number ML083260577), NRC staff granted additional enforcement discretion to Palisades. ENO in its letter dated November 25,2008 (ADAMS Accession Number ML083370155) made a commitment to conduct monthly teleconference with the NRC staff to discuss progress on the PNP NFPA 805 transition activities.

Sincerely, IRAJ Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255

Enclosures:

1: Table - Palisades NFPA 805 Project Milestones 2: Table - List of Attendees cc w/encls: Distribution via ListServ Distribution:

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