DCL-13-066, Commitment for Implementation of Multi-Unit/Multi-Source Dose Assessment Capability
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| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 06/26/2013 |
| From: | Allen B Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company June 26, 2013 PG&E Letter DCL-13-066 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Docket No. 50-275, OL-DPR-80 Docket No. 50-323, OL-DPR-82 Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 Barry S. Allen Site Vice President 10 CFR 50.4 Diablo Canyon Power Plant Mail Code 104/6 P. O. Box 56 Avila Beach, CA 93424 805.545.4888 Internal: 691.4888 Fax: 805.545.6445 Commitment for Implementation of Multi-UnitlMulti-Source Dose Assessment Capability
References:
- 1. SECY-11-0093, "Near-Term Report and Recommendations for Agency Actions Following the Events in Japan," dated July 12, 2011
- 2. NEI Letter, J.E. Pollock NEI to J.T. Wiggins NRC, "Industry Implementation of Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Capability," dated January 28, 2013
- 3. NRC Letter, J.T. Wiggins NRC to J.E. Pollock NEI, "Regarding Industry Implementation of Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Capability," dated February 27,2013
- 4. NEI Letter, J.E. Pollock NEI to J.T. Wiggins NRC, "Commitment for Implementation of Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Capability," dated March 14,2013
Dear Commissioners and Staff:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Reference 1, which includes multi-unitlmulti-source dose capability as a part of Near-Term Task Force (NTTF)
Recommendations 9.1 and 9.3. The NRC classified this NTTF recommendation as part of the Tier 2 Fukushima requirements.
On January 28,2013, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) staff submitted Reference 2 to the NRC. Reference 2 discusses a NEI survey of licensees to determine when multi-unitlmulti-source dose capabilities will be in place.
A member of the STARS (Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing)
Alliance Callaway
- Comanche Peak
- Diablo Canyon
- Palo Verde
- San Onofre
- South Texas Project
- Wolf Creek
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Document Control Desk June 26, 2013
- & Page 2 PG&E Letter DCL-13-066 The NRC responded to Reference 2 in Reference 3. Reference 3 requests additional information on the number of sites that currently have multi-unit/multi':'
source dose assessment capability, the number of sites which do not, and specifically, when all licensees will have the capability to conduct multi-unit dose assessment.
NEI responded to Reference 3 in Reference 4. Reference 4 indicates that the industry would provide the NRC with: (1) a summary of the current capability to perform multi-unitlmulti-source dose assessment; (2) the anticipated schedule to establish multi-unitlmulti-source dose assessment capability on an interim and/or permanent basis; (3) due dates associated with each key schedule action or milestone; (4) a description of how the implementation schedule will be tracked and the associated tracking identifiers; and (5) a commitment to complete permanent capability to perform multi-unitlmulti-source dose assessments no later than December 31,2014. of this letter provides the information requested in Reference 4 for Diablo Canyon Power Plant Units 1 and 2 multi-unitlmulti-source dose assessment capability.
PG&E is making regulatory commitments (as defined by NEI 99-04) in Enclosure 2 of this letter. This letter includes no revisions to existing regulatory commitments.
If you have any questions, or require additional information, please contact Mr. Terence L. Grebel at (805) 781-9787.
Sincerely, Ba~7.n S. 1U--
Site Vice President ckf6/SAPN 50554098 Enclosures cc:
Diablo Distribution cc:/enc:
Thomas R. Hipschman, NRC, Senior Resident Inspector Arthur T. Howell, III, NRC Region IV Eric J. Leeds, NRR Director Susan Perkins-Grew, NEI, Director Emergency Preparedness James T. Polickoski, NRR Project Manager A
member of the STARS (Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing)
Alliance Callaway
- Comanche Peak
- Diablo Canyon
- Palo Verde
- San Onofre
- South Texas Project
- Wolf Creek PG&E Letter DCL-13-066 Page 1 of 2 Multi-unit/Multi-source Dose Assessment Capability Diablo Canyon Power Plant Units 1 and 2 Request #1 Provide a summary of the current capability to perform multi-unitlmulti-source dose assessment.
PG&E Response to Request #1 Currently, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) utilizes the emergency assessment response system (EARS) and meteorological information and dose assessment software (MIDAS) to perform offsite dose assessments. EARS and MIDAS have the ability to perform single release point calculations. Individual dose assessments for a single release point are conducted in accordance with an existing plant procedure.
Request #2 For those who do not have this capability, provide the anticipated schedule to establish multi-unitlmulti-source dose assessment on an interim and/or permanent basis. It is expected that interim measures will be available to perform this function prior to implementation of a permanent solution. Holders of a Combined License (COL) will address the implementation of a multi-unitlmulti-source dose assessment capability consistent with their licensing, construction and startup schedules.
PG&E Response to Request #2 On an interim basis, PG&E will revise procedures and train the emergency response organization (ERO) to conduct individual dose assessments for multiple release points.
The procedural and training interim actions are currently scheduled to be completed by December 31, 2013.
On a long-term basis, PG&E will update its dose assessment programs in order to conduct multi-unitlmulti-source dose assessments by December 31,2014.
The following table provides PG&E's implementation milestone schedule to establish multi-unitlmulti-source dose assessment capability.
Milestone Completion Date I nterim Actions Procedures revised to incorporate interim multi-unitlmulti-December 31,2013 source dose assessment.
Complete ERO training on the interim multi-unitlmulti-source December 31,2013 dose assessment.
Milestone Long-Term Actions Update and test multi-uniUmulti-source dose assessment programs.
Complete procedure revisions and ERO training on the updated multi-uniUmulti-source dose assessment.
Full capability to conduct multi-uniUmulti-source dose assessments.
Request #3 PG&E Letter DCL-13-066 Page 2 of 2 Completion Date August 30, 2014 October 30, 2014 December 31,2014 Provide the due dates associated with each key schedule action or milestone.
PG&E Response to Request #3 The due dates associated with the key actions are provided in PG&E Response to Request #2.
Request #4 Provide a description of how the implementation schedule will be tracked and the associated tracking identifiers (e.g., a commitment tracking or corrective action system number).
PG&E Response to Request #4 PG&E implementation milestones of the multi-uniUmulti-source dose assessment implementation will be tracked in Diablo Canyon Power Plant's Corrective Action Program Notification 50554098.
Regulatory Commitments PG&E Letter DCL-13-066 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is making the following regulatory commitment (as defined by NEI 99-04) in this submittal:
Commitment Due Date On an interim basis, PG&E will revise procedures and train December 31,2013 the emergency response organization (ERO) to conduct individual dose assessments for multiple release points.
On a long term basis, PG&E will update its dose assessment December 31, 2014 programs in order to conduct multi-unit/multi-source dose assessments by December 31,2014.