LR-N14-0034, PSEG Nuclear Llc'S Second Six-Month Status Report for the Hope Creek 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 for the Hope Creek 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)

ML14058A233
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	02/25/2014
From:	Davison P Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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EA-12-051, LR-N14-0034
Download: ML14058A233 (8)

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PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236 Order EA-12-051 LR-N14-0034 FEB 252014 u.s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Hope Creek Generating Station Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 NRC Docket No. 50-354

Subject:

PSEG Nuclear LLC's Second Six-Month Status Report for the Hope Creek 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, dated August 2012

4. PSEG Letter LR-N13-0019, "PSEG Nuclear LLC's Overall Integrated Plan for the Hope Creek 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 27,2013

FEB 252014 Order EA-12-051 LR-N 14-0034 Page 2

5. PSEG Letter LR-N 13-0174, PSEG Nuclear LLC's First Six-Month Status Report for the Hope Creek 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 22, 2013

6. NRC Letter to PSEG, "Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit No.1 -

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 NO.

MF1 031 )," dated November 22, 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 Hope Creek Generating Station (HCGS), 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 HCGS spent fuel pool level instrumentation OIP.

Reference 1 requires submission of a status report at six-month intervals following submittal of the Overall Integrated Plan. 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 HCGS. Enclosure 1 contains the second six-month status report for HCGS in accordance with the NRC-endorsed guidance of Reference 3, and reflects the schedule and status as of January 31, 2014. 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 2 5 2014 Order EA-12-051 LR-N 14-0034 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, Paul J. Davison Site Vice President Hope Creek Generating Station - Hope Creek 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, Hope Creek Mr. P. Mulligan, Manager IV, NJBNE Hope Creek Commitment Tracking Coordinator PSEG Corporate Commitment Coordinator

FEB '2 5 2014 ENCLOSURE 1 LR-N14-0034 Hope Creek 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 Hope Creek Generating Station PSEG Nuclear LLC

ENCLOSURE 1 LR-N 14-0034 1 Introduction PSEG developed an Overall Integrated Plan (OIP) (Reference 1) for Hope Creek Generating Station (HCGS), documenting 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 Section 6.

2 Milestone Accomplishments As of January 31,2014, the following milestones have been completed since the development of the SFPI OIP (Reference 1).

• Submit Integrated Plan: PSEG submitted the SFPI OIP to the NRC (Reference 1).

• 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 HCGS SFPI OIP (Reference 1), 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. The dates are planning dates subject to change as design and implementation details are developed.

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ENCLOSURE 1 LR-N14-0034 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 2Q2013 Complete Design Change Package Complete Detailed Design 2Q2014 Started Begin Installation 3Q2014 Not Started Installation Complete, SFPI Channels 2Q2015 Not Started Fully Functional Implementation Outage May 2015 Not Started Procedures Develop Procedures Jan 2015 Not Started Issue Procedures May2015 Not Started Complete Training May2015 Not Started Submit Final Completion Report Aug 2015 Not Started 4 Changes to Compliance Method There are no changes to the compliance method as documented in Reference 1.

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.

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ENCLOSURE 1 LR-N 14-0034 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, 2015. PSEG plans to provide the requested information by September 30, 2014, which is greater than six months prior to the scheduled start of HCGS Refueling Outage 19 (H1 R19). HCGS is required to comply with NRC Order EA-12-051 (Reference 2) prior to restart from H1R19.

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

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ENCLOSURE 1 LR-N14-0034 8 References

1. PSEG Letter LR-N13-0019, "PSEG Nuclear LLC's Overall Integrated Plan for the Hope Creek 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 27,2013

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-N13-0174, "PSEG Nuclear LLC's First Six-Month Status Report for the Hope Creek 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 22, 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 (ADAMS Accession ML12240A307)

5. NRC Letter to PSEG, "Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit No.1 - 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 NO. MF1 031 )," dated November 22, 2013 Page 4 of 4