LR-N14-0033, PSEG Nuclear Llc'S Second Six-Month 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)

PSEG Nuclear Llc'S Second Six-Month 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)

ML14058A232
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	02/25/2014
From:	Schwarz C Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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EA-12-051, LR-N14-0033
Download: ML14058A232 (8)

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PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236 Order EA-12-051 LR-N14-0033 FEB 252014 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 Second Six-Month Status Report 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)

References:

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

4. 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

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5. PSEG Letter LR-N13-0176, "PSEG Nuclear LLC's First Six-Month Status Report 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 August 25, 2013

6. NRC Letter to PSEG, "Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 -Interim Staff Evaluation'and Request for Additional Information Regarding the Overall Integrated Plan for Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Reliable.Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (TAC NOS. MF0913 and MF0914)," dated October 17,2013 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 directed 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 second six-month status report which delineates progress made in implementing the requirements of the Order at the Salem Generating Station (SGS)

Units 1 and 2, pursuant to Condition IV.C.2 of Reference 1.

Reference 1 required submission of an Overall Integrated Plan (OIP) pursuant to Section IV.C. Reference 2 endorsed, 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 SGS spent fuel pool level instrumentation OIP.

Reference 1 requires submission of status reports at six-month intervals following submittal of the OIP. Reference 3 provides direction regarding the content of the status reports; i.e., the reports should include any changes to the compliance method, schedule, and need for relief and the basis for relief, if applicable. Reference 5 provided the first six-month status report for SGS. Enclosure 1 contains the second six-month status report for SGS in accordance with the NRC-endorsed guidance of Reference 3, and reflects the schedule and status as of January 31, 2014. Enclosure 1 also includes open items associated with the NRC's Interim Staff Evaluation and Request for Additional Information (Reference 6). There are no changes in compliance method or issues requiring relief identified in Enclosure 1.

There are no regulatory commitments contained in this letter.

FEB 25 7014 Order EA-12-051 LR-N 14-0033 Page 3 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, Christopher J. Schwarz Vice President - Operations Support - Salem Generating Station Second 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

FEB 2 5 ~014 ENCLOSURE 1 LR-N14-0033 Salem Generating Station Second 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-N14-0033 1 Introduction PSEG developed an Overall Integrated Plan (OIP) (Reference 1) for Salem Generating Station (SGS) Units 1 and 2, documenting the plan to meet the requirements to install reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation (SFPI) in response to NRC Order EA-12-051 (Reference 2). In Reference 3, PSEG provided the first six-month status report associated with implementation of the OIP. Provided herein is the second six-month status report, for the period ending January 31,2014. This status report follows the guidance in Appendix A to Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Report 12-02, Revision 1 (Reference 4), 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 milestone schedule status, respectively. There are no changes to compliance method (Section 4) or requests for relief (Section 5) associated with this report. OIP open items associated with the NRC Interim Staff Evaluation and Request for Additional Information (Reference 5) are addressed in Sections 6 and 7.

2 Milestone Accomplishments As of January 31, 2014, the following milestones have been completed since the development of the SGS SFPI OIP.

• Submit Integrated Plan: PSEG submitted the SGS SFPI OIP to the NRC.

• 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 SFPI OIP, 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-N14-0033 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 Complete 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 202014 Complete Detailed Design - SGS Unit 2 102015 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 402015 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 Page 2 of 4

ENCLOSURE 1 LR-N14-0033 4 Changes to Compliance Method There are no changes to the compliance method as documented in the SGS SFPI OIP.

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 requested at this time.

6 Open Items from Overall Integrated Plan and Draft Safety Evaluation Open items consist of the NRC Requests for Additional Information (RAls) resulting from the NRC's Interim Staff Evaluation (Reference 5). Reference 5 requested a response to the RAls by March 31, 2014. Due to the reliance of the RAI responses on design change activities and supporting vendor information, PSEG plans to provide a response to each of the RAls no later than May 30,2014.

7 Potential Draft Safety Evaluation Impacts There are no potential draft safety evaluation impacts at this time.

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ENCLOSURE 1 LR-N14-0033 8 References

1. 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

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

3. PSEG Letter LR-N13-0176, "PSEG Nuclear LLC's First Six-Month Status Report 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 August 25,2013

4. NEI12-02, "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

5. NRC Letter to PSEG, "Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Interim Staff Evaluation and Request for Additional Information Regarding the Overall Integrated Plan for Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (TAC NOS. MF0913 and MF0914)," dated October 17,2013 Page 4 of 4