ML092890560

Kewaunee Power Station - Notification of Commitment Change Re Generic Letter 2008-01, Procedure Revisions

ML092890560
Person / Time
Site:	Kewaunee
Issue date:	10/15/2009
From:	Price J A Dominion Energy Kewaunee
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
09-645, GL-08-001
Download: ML092890560 (3)

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I Jominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.H:/)I'>ominiOIl Boulevard, elell Allen,\';\ October 15, 2009 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 DOMINION ENERGY KEWAUNEE, INC.KEWAUNEE POWER STATION NOTIFICATION OF COMMITMENT CHANGE GENERIC LETTER 2008-01 PROCEDURE REVISIONS Serial No.09-645 L1C/NW/RO Docket No.: 50-305 License No.: DPR-43 On January 1, 2008, the NRC issued Generic Letter (GL)2008-01 (reference 1).GL 2008-01 requests licensees evaluate the licensing basis, design, testing, and corrective action programs for the Emergency Core Cooling systems, Residual Heat Removal system, and Containment Spray system to ensure that gas accumulation is maintained less than the amount that challenges operability of these systems, and that appropriate action is taken when conditions adverse to quality are identified.

Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.(DEK)submitted a response to GL 2008-01 on October 14,2008(reference 2).In the response, DEK committed to revise current fill and vent procedures by October 1, 2009, to provide a means and acceptance criteria to ensure that piping is sufficiently full after system fill and vent.Additionally, DEK committed to revise current inservice test procedures prior to October 1, 2009, to provide dynamic sweeping as part of the filling of the systems where needed to ensure systems are sufficiently full.Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.has changed these commitments to complete the procedure revisions by October 15, 2009.The revised dates will continue to ensure that the procedures are revised prior to their next use for system fill and vent.

Serial No.09-645 Docket No.50-305 Page 2 of 3 If you have questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact Mr.Jack Gadzala at 920-388-8604.

Very truly yours, J.a rice Vi e resident-Nuclear Engineering COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA))COUNTY OF HENRICO)The foregoing document was acknowledged before me, in and for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, today by J.Alan Price, who is Vice President Nuclear Engineering of Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.He has affirmed before me that he is duly authorized to execute and file the foregoing document in behalf of that Company, and the statements in the document are true to the best of his knowledge and belief.Acknowledged before me this\5-\;Y\dayof OC109-tY'My Commission expires: L\1 So II,2009.GINGER l.AlLIGOOD Notary Public Commonwealth of Yltgifti.310841.....Mr...CoIII.....IftI.U..Io.."..ExpIrt.;..

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References:

1.NRC Generic Letter 2008-01,"Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, and Containment Spray Systems," dated January 11,2008.2.Letter from J.Alan Price (DEK)to Document Control Desk (NRC),"Nine-Month Response to NRC Generic Letter 2008-01, Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, And Containment Spray Systems," dated October 14, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No.ML082880707).

Commitments made by this letter: The completion dates for the following two commitments in Reference 2 above have been revised from October 1, 2009, to October 15, 2009.1.DEK will revise current fill and vent procedures to provide a means and acceptance criteria to ensure that piping is sufficiently full after system fill and vent.This may include confirmation by UT or other appropriate means.2.DEK will revise current inservicetestprocedures to provide dynamic sweeping as part of the filling of the systems where needed to ensure systems are sufficiently full.cc: Regional Administrator, Region III U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Mr.P.S.Tam Project Manager U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North, Mail Stop 08-H4A 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Kewaunee Power Station