ML080990086

Schedule for Providing Information Requested During March 18, 2008, Duke/Nrc Meeting Associated with the License Amendment Request for Reactor Protective System/Engineered Safeguards Protective System Digital Upgrade

ML080990086
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	04/03/2008
From:	Baxter D Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Corp
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Duke DA VE BAXTER Duke Vice President 62Energy Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation ON01 VP17800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672 864-885-4460 864-885-4208 fax April 3, 2008 dabaxter@dukeenergy.corn U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Attention: Document Control Desk

Subject:

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 Docket Numbers 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287 Schedule for Providing Information Requested During March 18, 2008, Duke/NRC Meeting Associated With the License Amendment Request for Reactor Protective System/Engineered Safeguards Protective System Digital Upgrade (Technical Specification Change Number 2007-09)

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) met with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on March 18, 2008, to discuss the License Amendment Request (LAR) submitted on January 31, 2008, associated with the Reactor Protective System and Engineered Safeguards Protective System digital upgrade. During this meeting, the NRC identified five issues in which they need further information to resolve. NRC requested Duke to provide a schedule for submitting this information by April 1, 2008. Subsequently, Duke requested and the NRC agreed that the submittal date could be extended to April 4, 2008.

Duke will submit the information requested by no later than May 29, 2008. Duke plans to provide information on each issue on the following schedule:

1)

ISG 4 compliance matrix April 30, 2008

2)

TXS application software development plan April 30, 2008

3)

Additional information justifying TXS system hardware, May 15, 2008 software and development procedure changes

4)

Additional information to justify proposed alternative to the May 29, 2008 requirements of IEEE 1012

5)

Additional information on SlvAT Testing May 29, 2008 Additional Duke/NRC interactions are needed prior to providing these responses to make sure the issues are well understood and that the additional information provided satisfies NRC www. duke-energy. com

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission April 3, 2008 Page 2 needs. Duke plans to further discuss these issues during weekly Duke/NRC teleconferences and a technical meeting tentatively scheduled for April 29, 2008.

If there are any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Boyd Shingleton at (864) 885-4716.

Very truly yours, Dave Baxte, Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission April 3, 2008 Page 3 cc:

Mr. L. N. Olshan, Project Manager Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comimission Mail Stop 0-14 H25 Washington, D. C. 20555 V. M. McCree, Regional Administrator (Acting)

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region 1I Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth St., SW, Suite.23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. D. W. Rich Senior Resident Inspector Oconee Nuclear Station S. E. Jenkins, Manager Division of Radioactive Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201

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