L-15-214, License Renewal Application Amendment No. 59 - Annual Update

License Renewal Application Amendment No. 59 - Annual Update

ML15180A252
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	06/29/2015
From:	Boles B FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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L-15-214
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Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station ArstEne~ 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449-9760

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Brian D. Boles 419-321-7676 Vice President - Nuclear Fax: 419-321-7582 June 29, 2015 L-15-214 10 CFR 54 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

SUBJECT:

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-346, License Number NPF-3 License Renewal Application Amendment No. 59 - Annual Update By letter dated August 27, 2010 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML102450565), FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FE NOC) submitted an application pursuant to Title 1O of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54 for renewal of Operating License NPF-3 for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1 (Davis-Besse). Each year following submittal of a license renewal application (LRA) and at least 3 months before scheduled completion of the NRC review, 10 CFR 54.21 (b) requires an amendment to the renewal application to be submitted identifying any change.to the current licensing basis (CLB) of the facility that materially affects the contents of the license renewal application, including the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) supplement.

The Attachment provides a summary of the CLB changes that materially affect the LRA.

The Enclosure provides Amendment No. 59 (Annual Update) to the DBNPS LRA as required by 10 CFR 54.21 (b).

There are no regulatory commitments contained in this letter. If there are any questions or if additional information is required, please contact Mr. Clifford I. Custer, Fleet License Renewal Project Manager, at 724-682-7139.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on June -1!_, 2015.

Sincerely, Brian D. Boles

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1 L-15-214 Page 2

Attachment:

Current Licensing Basis (CLB) and Other Changes that Materially Affect the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1 (Davis-Besse), License Renewal Application (LRA)

Enclosure:

Amendment No. 59 to the Davis-Besse License Renewal Application cc: NRC DLR Project Manager NRC Region III Administrator cc: w/o Attachment or Enclosure NRC DLR Director NRR DORL Project Manager NRC Resident Inspector Utility Radiological Safety Board

Attachment L-15-214 Current Licensing Basis (CLB) and Other Changes that Materially Affect the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1 (Davis-Besse),

License Renewal Application (LRA)

Page 1 of 1 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) performed a review of Davis-Besse CLB and other document changes since submittal of the 2014 LRA Annual Update provided by letter dated June 23, 2014 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML14175B381), and identified the following items that materially affect the contents of the Davis-Besse LRA:

1. Completion of LRA Commitment 15 (submit a Reactor Vessel Internals Inspection Plan)

License renewal future Commitment 15 requires that FENOC submit a reactor vessel internals inspection plan prior to April 22, 2015. The inspection plan was submitted by FENOC letter dated April 21, 2015 (ML15113B132, ML15113B133, and ML15113B134).

LRA Table A-1, Davis-Besse License Renewal Commitments, license renewal future Commitment 15, is revised to state that the commitment is complete.

2. Completion of LRA Commitment 48 (Repair or modify the degraded portion of the safety-related intake canal embankment)

License renewal future Commitment 48 requires that FENOC complete an investigation of and perform needed repairs or modification of the degraded portion of the safety-related intake canal embankment prior to October 22, 2016.

An investigation of the settlement of the intake canal embankment was performed in 2012 and 2013, and repairs to the embankment were performed during the Fall of 2014. The embankment has been restored to proper shape and slope in accordance with design standards.

LRA Table A-1, Davis-Besse License Renewal Commitments, license renewal future Commitment 48, is revised to state that the commitment is complete.

See the Enclosure to this letter for the revision to the Davis-Besse LRA.

Enclosure Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1 (Davis-Besse)

Letter L-15-214 Amendment No. 59 to the Davis-Besse License Renewal Application Page 1 of 3 License Renewal Application Sections Affected Table A-1 The Enclosure identifies the change to the License Renewal Application (LRA) by Affected LRA Section, LRA Page No., and Affected Paragraph and Sentence. The count for the affected paragraph, sentence, bullet, etc. starts at the beginning of the affected Section or at the top of the affected page, as appropriate. Below each section the reason for the change is identified, and the sentence affected is printed in italics with deleted text lined-out and added text underlined.

Enclosure L-15-214 Page 2 of 3 Affected LRA Section LRA Page No. Affected Paragraph and Sentence Table A-1 Pages A-63 & Commitment 15 &

A-69 Commitment 48 The actions required by license renewal Commitment 15 and Commitment 48 have been completed, and LRA Table A-1, Davis-Besse License Renewal Commitments, is revised to update the Implementation Schedule for these two commitments, as follows:

Table A-1 Davis-Besse License Renewal Commitments Related LRA Item Implementation Commitment Source Section No./

Number Schedule Comments 15 In association with the PWR Reactor Vessel Internals Program, a Prior to LRA A.1.32 plant-specific inspection plan for ensuring the implementation of April 22, 2015

• and B.2.32 MRP-227 program guidelines, as amended by the safety evaluation COMPLETE for MRP-227, and Davis-Besse's responses to the plant-specific action items, as identified in Section 4.2 of the safety evaluation for FENOC Response to MRP-227, will be submitted for NRC review and approval. Letters NRC RAI

• NOTE: The inspection plan will be submitted no later than two L-11-252 B.2.32-1 from years after issuance of the renewed operating license or two years and NRC Letter prior to the beginning of the period of extended operation L-15-214 dated (April 22, 2015), whichever is earlier. July 11, 2011

Enclosure L-15-214 Page 3 of 3 Table A-1 Davis-Besse License Renewal Commitments Related LRA Item Implementation Commitment Source Section No./

Number Schedule Comments 48 Complete an investigation and needed repairs or modification of the Prior to FENOC Responses to degraded portion of the safety-related intake canal embankment. October 22, 2016 Letters NRC RAIs L-11-238, B.2.40-2 from COMPLETE and NRC Letter L-13-160 dated and July 21, 2011, L-15-214 and A.1-1 from NRC Letter dated March 26, 2013