LR-N13-0176, PSEG Nuclear Llc'S First Six-Month Status Report for Salem in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order No. EA-12-051)

PSEG Nuclear Llc'S First Six-Month Status Report for Salem in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order No. EA-12-051)

ML13239A095
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	08/25/2013
From:	Jamila Perry Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk
References
LR-N13-0176, EA-12-051
Download: ML13239A095 (7)

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PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236 AUG 252013 Order EA-12-051 LR-N13-0176 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-70 and DPR-75 NRC Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311 Subject PSEG Nuclear LLC's First Six-Month Status Report for the Salem Gener?tlr}n_~latlQn_in_8.e$RQn$eJQ_March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)

References:

1. NRC Order Number EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated M:arch 12,2012

2. NRC Interim Staff Guidance JLD-ISG-2012-03, "Compliance with Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," Revision 0, dated August 29, 2012

3. Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Report NEI 12-02, "Industry Guidance for Compliance with NRC Order EA-12-051, 'To Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation,'" Revision 1, dated August 2012

4. PSEG Letter LR-N12-0331, "PSEG Nuclear LLC's Initial Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051 )," dated October 31, 2012

5. PSEG Letter LR-N13-0020, "PSEG Nuclear LLC's Overall Integrated Plan for the Salem Generating Station in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051 ),"

dated February 28, 2013

LR-N13-0176 Order EA-12-051 Page 2 On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an Order (Reference 1) to PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG). Reference 1 was immediately effective and directs PSEG to install reliable spent fuel pool level instrumentation. Specific requirements are outlined in Attachment 2 of Reference 1. The purpose of this letter is to provide the first six-month status report which delineates progress made in implementing the requirements of the Order, pursuant to Condition IV.C.2 of Reference 1.

Reference 1 required submission of an initial status report 60 days following issuance of the final interim staff guidance (Reference 2) and an Overall Integrated Plan pursuant to Section IV.C. Reference 2 endorses, with exceptions and clarifications, industry guidance document NEI 12-02, Revision 1 (Reference 3) as an acceptable means of meeting the requirements of Reference 1. Reference 4 provided the Salem Generating Station (SGS) Units 1 and 2 initial status report regarding reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation. Reference 5 provided the SGS Units 1 and 2 spent fuel pool level instrumentation Overall Integrated Plan.

Reference 1 requires submission of a status report at six-month intervals following submittal of the Overall Integrated Plan. NEI 12-02 (Reference 3) provides direction regard il'19 the- Gontent-ofthe-st-atus-repo rts; i~ e:-,the reportsshou Idincn.JdEfarfycnaii~ies to the compliance method, schedule, or need for relief and the basis, if applicable. provides the first six-month status report for SGS Units 1 and 2, and reflects status of Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 5) implementation as of July 31, 2013. There are no changes in compliance method or issues requiring relief identified in Enclosure 1.

There are no regulatory commitments contained 1 in this letter.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Emily Bauer at 856-339-1023.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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Sincerely, d£r.~

7a;n F. Perry (J Site Vice President Salem Generating Station

AUG 252013 LR-N13-0176 Order EA-12-051 Page 3 Enclosure 1 - Salem Generating Station Six-Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051 , Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation cc: Mr. E. Leeds, Director of Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Mr. W. Dean, Administrator, Region I, NRC Mr. J. Hughey, Project Manager, NRC NRC Senior Resident Inspector, Salem Mr. P. Mulligan, Manager IV, NJBNE Salem Commitment Tracking Coordinator PSEG Corporate Commitment Coordinator

AUG 252013 ENCLOSURE 1 LR-N13-0176 Salem Generating Station Six-Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Salem Generating Station Units 1 and 2 PSEG Nuclear LLC

ENCLOSURE 1 LR-N13-0176 Page 1 of 16 Salem Generating Station Six-Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation 1 Introduction PSEG developed an Overall Integrated Plan (OIP) (Reference 3) for Salem Generating Station (SGS) Units 1 and 2, documenting the requirements to install reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation (SFPI), in response to NRC Order EA-12-051 (Reference 1). Provided herein is the SGS Units 1 and 2 first six-month status report associated with the SFPI OIP (Reference 3),

for the reporting period ending July 31, 2013. This status report follows the guidance in Appendix A to Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) report NEI 12-02 (Reference 2), which states that the six-month status reports should include any changes to the compliance method, schedule, and the need for relief and the basis for relief, if applicable. Sections 2 and 3 of this status report include milestone accomplishments and schedule status, respectively. There are no changes to compliance method (Section 4) or requests for relief (Section 5) associated with this report .

. 2--Milestone-AcGomplis-hments -

As of July 31,2013, the following milestones have been completed since the development of the SFPI OIP (Reference 3).

• Submit Integrated Plan: PSEG submitted the SFPI OIP to the NRC (Reference 3)

• Issue SFPI Equipment Purchase Order: PSEG issued a material purchase order to the SFPI vendor.

3 Milestone Schedule Status The following table provides an update of the milestone schedule provided in Section 3 of the SGS Units 1 and 2 SFPI OIP (Reference 3), as well as additional milestones (e.g., six-month status reports, procedures, training and a completion report) that have been included for completeness. The table provides the activity status of each item, and the expected completion date noting any changes. The dates are planning dates subject to change as design and implementation details are developed. Activities apply to both SGS Units 1 and 2 unless indicated otherwise.

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ENCLOSURE 1 LR-N13-0176 Target Revised Target Milestone Completion Activity Status Completion Date Date Conceptual Design Dec 2012 Complete Submit Overall Integrated Plan Feb 2013 Complete Aug 2013 Complete Feb 2014 Not Started Six-Month Status Updates Aug 2014 Not Started Feb 2015 Not Started Aug 2015 Not Started Issue SFPI Equipment Purchase Order 202013 Complete Design Change Package Complete Detailed Design - SGS Unit 1 102014 Started Complete Detailed Design - SGS Unit 2 102015 Not Started Begin Installation - SGS Unit 1 202014 Not Started Begin Installation - SGS Unit 2 202015 Not Started Installation Complete, SFPI Channels 402014 Not Started Fully Functional- Unit 1 Installation Complete, SFPI Channels 402015 Not Started Fully Functional - Unit 2 Implementation Outage - Unit 1 402014 Not Started Implementation Outage - Unit 2 4Q2015 Not Started Procedures Issue Procedures - Unit 1 Nov 2014 Not Started Issue Procedures - Unit 2 Nov 2015 Not Started Training Complete Training - Unit 1 Nov 2014 Not Started Complete Training - Unit 2 Nov 2015 Not Started Submit Final Completion Report Feb 2016 Not Started 4 Changes to Compliance Method There are no changes to the compliance method as documented in the SGS Units 1 and 2 SFPI OIP (Reference 3).

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ENCLOSURE 1 LR-N13-0176 5 Need for Relief/Relaxation and Basis for the Relief/Relaxation PSEG expects to fully comply with the order implementation date and no relief or relaxation is required at this time.

6 Open Items from Overall Integrated Plan and Draft Safety Evaluation None.

7 Potential Draft Safety Evaluation Impacts PSEG has not received a Draft Safety Evaluation for SGS SFPI and there are no potential impacts to the Draft Safety Evaluation identified as of July 31,2013.

8 References

1. -NRC drderNumber EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated March 12, 2012

2. NEI 12-02, "Industry Guidance for Compliance with NRC Order EA-12-051, 'To Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation,'" Revision 1, August 2012

3. PSEG Letter LR-N13-0020, "PSEG Nuclear LLC's Overall Integrated Plan for the Salem I

Generating Station in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051 )," dated February 28, 2013 Page 3 of 3