ML082100365
| ML082100365 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 09/03/2008 |
| From: | Olshan L Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Baxter D Duke Energy Carolinas |
| Olshan L N, NRR/DORL, 415-1419 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD9026, TAC MD9027, TAC MD9028, TAC MD9029 | |
| Download: ML082100365 (4) | |
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September 3, 2008 Mr. Dave Baxter, Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672
SUBJECT:
TORNADO MITIGATION AND HIGH-ENERGY LINE BREAK (HELB) LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUESTS (LARS) FOR OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION (OCONEE), UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. MD9026, MD9027, MD9028, AND MD9029)
Dear Mr. Baxter:
By two letters dated June 26, 2008, you submitted LARS that propose revisions to the current licensing basis for tornados and HELBs outside containment. The LAR for the tornado licensing basis (Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) accession number ML081840372) applies to the three Oconee units, while the LAR for the HELB licensing basis (ADAMS accession number ML081910559) applies only to Oconee Unit 1. In these letters, you stated that the safety analysis work is in progress relative to operation of the standby shutdown facility with a compromised main steam pressure boundary due to potential breaks in the main steam system. You stated that this analysis will be submitted on or before June 30, 2009.
With this analysis not included, these LARs do not meet the criteria for acceptance discussed in LIC-109, Acceptance Review Procedure (ML081200811). However, LIC-109 states, in certain rare circumstances, there may be situations where, although evaluation of an RLA
[request for license amendment] against the criteria would suggest one action, another action may be more appropriate, based on NRC staff recommendations to division management. We have concluded, for the reasons stated below, that these LARs meet the rare circumstances definition and therefore, should be accepted for review.
These two LARs address a number of modifications, including the installation of a new protected service water system (to be implemented by December 2010) and the installation of main steamline isolation valves (to be implemented by December 2012 for Unit 1, December 2014 for Unit 2, and December 2013 for Unit 3).
By beginning the review at this time, we will be able to provide you early feedback on the acceptability of these proposed changes to the licensing bases through requests for additional information, and teleconferences and meetings. In addition, if we do not accept these LARs for review and request that you resubmit them when they are complete (which would be on or before June 30, 2009), the schedule for implementation of the modifications, which are safety enhancements, could be impacted.
Therefore, we are accepting the two LARs dated June 26, 2008, for review. If you have any further questions, please contact me at 301 415-1419.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Leonard N. Olshan, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287 cc: See next page
ML082100365 NRR-084 OFFICE LPL2-1/PM LPL2-1/LA LPL2-1/BC NAME LOlshan:kac1 MOBrien MWong DATE 08/25/08 08/25/08 09/03/08
Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:
Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Power Company LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672 Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Associate General Counsel and Managing Attorney Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 526 South Church Street - EC07H Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Manager, LIS NUS Corporation 2650 McCormick Dr., 3rd Floor Clearwater, FL 34619-1035 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7812B Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672 Mr. Henry Porter, Director Division of Radioactive Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Dept. of Health and Env. Control 2600 Bull St.
Columbia, SC 29201-1708 Mr. Michael A. Schoppman Framatome ANP 1911 North Ft. Myer Dr.
Suite 705 Rosslyn, VA 22209 Mr. B. G. Davenport Regulatory Compliance Manager Oconee Nuclear Site Duke Energy Corporation ON03RC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672 Mr. Leonard G. Green Assistant Attorney General NC Department of Justice P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Mr. R. L. Gill, Jr.
Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Issues and Industry Affairs Duke Power Company LLC 526 S. Church St.
Mail Stop EC05P Charlotte, NC 28202 Division of Radiation Protection NC Dept of Environment, Health, & Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27609-7721 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV VP-Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road 12th Floor Charlotte, NC 28210 Mr. Henry Barron Group Vice President, Nuclear Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer P.O. Box 1006-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 Mr. Charles Brinkman Director, Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 Ms. Kathryn B. Nolan Senior Counsel Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 526 South Church Street - EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202