LR-N15-0251, Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines
| ML15363A378 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 12/29/2015 |
| From: | Davison P Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| LR-N15-0251 | |
| Download: ML15363A378 (5) | |
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LR-N 15-0251 DEC 2 9 2015 PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236, Hancock's Bridge, NJ 08038-0236 U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001
Subject:
Hope Creek Generating Station Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 NRC Docket No. 50-354 Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee (NSIAC) recently approved an Industry Initiative to implement and maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs ). This letter establishes commitments related to SAMGs for Hope Creek Generating Station (Hope Creek). These guidelines would be used by emergency response personnel during accident conditions that progress beyond the mitigation capabilities described in Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs ). SAMG strategies are intended to arrest the progression of fuel damage, maintain the capability of the containment as long as possible, and minimize radiological releases.
The new SAMG commitments are listed in Attachment 1.
It is expected that NRC staff personnel will conduct periodic inspection of our SAMGs; and performance deficiencies, if any, will be assessed using the Reactor Oversight Process. We also understand that inspection activities will not extend to NRC review and approval of SAMG strategies, or the use of equipment described in the SAMGs.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. Thomas MacEwen at 856-339-1097.
Sincerely, Paul Davison Site Vice President - Hope Creek Generating Station ttm
Page 2 of 3 LR-N15-0251 - List of Regulatory Commitments cc:
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC Mr. D. Dorman, Administrator, Region I, NRC Ms. C. Parker, Project Manager, NRC Mr. J. Hawkins, NRC Senior Resident Inspector, Hope Creek Mr. P. Mulligan, Manager IV, NJBNE Corporate Commitment Tracking Coordinator Hope Creek Commitment Tracking Coordinator
Page 3 of 3 LR-N15-0251 bee:
Plant Manager, Hope Creek Director, Regulatory Compliance Manager, Licensing Records Management
LR-N15-0251 List of Regulatory Commitments
LR-N15-0251 List of Regulatory Commitments The following table identifies those actions committed to by Hope Creek in this document. Any other statements in this submittal are provided for information purposes and are not considered to be regulatory commitments.
TYPE (Check One)
COMMITMENT ONE-SCHEDULED CONTINUING COMPLETION DATE TIME COMPLIANCE ACTION Hope Creek will consider the site SAMGs X
October 31, 2016 within plant configuration management processes in order to ensure that the SAMGs reflect changes to the facility over time.
Hope Creek will update the site SAMGs to X
June 30, 2017 revision 3 of the BWROG generic severe accident guidelines (published February, 2013).
Hope Creek will update the site SAMGs to X
Within 2 refueling future revisions of the BWROG generic severe accident technical guidelines, and outages or 3 years of the SAMGs will be integrated with other the publication date emergency response guideline sets and of the guidelines, symptom-based Emergency Operating whichever is greater Procedures, and validated, using the guidance in NEI 14-01, Emergency Response Procedures and Guidelines for Beyond Design Basis Events and Severe Accidents. 1 1 - Use of NEI 14-01 guidance begins with the update to revision 4 of the BWROG generic severe accident guidelines.
LR-N 15-0251 DEC 2 9 2015 PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236, Hancock's Bridge, NJ 08038-0236 U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001
Subject:
Hope Creek Generating Station Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 NRC Docket No. 50-354 Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee (NSIAC) recently approved an Industry Initiative to implement and maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs ). This letter establishes commitments related to SAMGs for Hope Creek Generating Station (Hope Creek). These guidelines would be used by emergency response personnel during accident conditions that progress beyond the mitigation capabilities described in Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs ). SAMG strategies are intended to arrest the progression of fuel damage, maintain the capability of the containment as long as possible, and minimize radiological releases.
The new SAMG commitments are listed in Attachment 1.
It is expected that NRC staff personnel will conduct periodic inspection of our SAMGs; and performance deficiencies, if any, will be assessed using the Reactor Oversight Process. We also understand that inspection activities will not extend to NRC review and approval of SAMG strategies, or the use of equipment described in the SAMGs.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. Thomas MacEwen at 856-339-1097.
Sincerely, Paul Davison Site Vice President - Hope Creek Generating Station ttm
Page 2 of 3 LR-N15-0251 - List of Regulatory Commitments cc:
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC Mr. D. Dorman, Administrator, Region I, NRC Ms. C. Parker, Project Manager, NRC Mr. J. Hawkins, NRC Senior Resident Inspector, Hope Creek Mr. P. Mulligan, Manager IV, NJBNE Corporate Commitment Tracking Coordinator Hope Creek Commitment Tracking Coordinator
Page 3 of 3 LR-N15-0251 bee:
Plant Manager, Hope Creek Director, Regulatory Compliance Manager, Licensing Records Management
LR-N15-0251 List of Regulatory Commitments
LR-N15-0251 List of Regulatory Commitments The following table identifies those actions committed to by Hope Creek in this document. Any other statements in this submittal are provided for information purposes and are not considered to be regulatory commitments.
TYPE (Check One)
COMMITMENT ONE-SCHEDULED CONTINUING COMPLETION DATE TIME COMPLIANCE ACTION Hope Creek will consider the site SAMGs X
October 31, 2016 within plant configuration management processes in order to ensure that the SAMGs reflect changes to the facility over time.
Hope Creek will update the site SAMGs to X
June 30, 2017 revision 3 of the BWROG generic severe accident guidelines (published February, 2013).
Hope Creek will update the site SAMGs to X
Within 2 refueling future revisions of the BWROG generic severe accident technical guidelines, and outages or 3 years of the SAMGs will be integrated with other the publication date emergency response guideline sets and of the guidelines, symptom-based Emergency Operating whichever is greater Procedures, and validated, using the guidance in NEI 14-01, Emergency Response Procedures and Guidelines for Beyond Design Basis Events and Severe Accidents. 1 1 - Use of NEI 14-01 guidance begins with the update to revision 4 of the BWROG generic severe accident guidelines.