ML092960042

Decontrolled Version of Transmittal Letter for Draft Safety Evaluation for Acceptance of the Reactor Protective System and Engineered Safeguard Protective System (Rps/Esps) Digital Upgrades

ML092960042
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	10/23/2009
From:	Stang J Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Baxter D Duke Energy Carolinas
Stang J, NRR/DORL, 415-1345
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TAC MD7999, TAC MD8000, TAC MD8001
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ~f S UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 23, 2009 Mr. Dave Baxter Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672

SUBJECT:

OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1,2, AND 3, DRAFT SAFETY EVALUATION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE REACTOR PROTECTIVE SYSTEM AND ENGINEERED SAFEGUARD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM (RPS/ESPS)

DIGITAL UPGRADES (TAC NOS. MD7999, MD8000, AND MD8001)

Dear Mr. Baxter:

By letter dated January 31, 2008, as supplemented by letters dated, April 3, 2008, April 29, 2008, May 15, 2008, May 28,2008, September 30,2008, October 7, 2008, October 16, 2008, October 23, 2008, October 28, 2008, November 6, 2008, November 19, 2008, November 25, 2008, December 22,2008, February 27,2009, March 6, 2009, April 3, 2009 (2 separate letters),

April 30, 2009, June 19, 2009 and August 10, 2009, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC submitted a license amendment request (LAR) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff for review. Enclosed for your review and comment is a copy of the NRC staff's draft safety evaluation (SE) for the LAR.

Pursuant to Section 2.390 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), we have determined that the enclosed draft SE does not contain proprietary information. However, we will delay placing the draft SE in the public document room for a period of 10 working days from the date of this letter to provide you with the opportunity to comment on any proprietary aspects. If you believe that any information in the enclosure is proprietary, please identify such information line-by-Iine and define the basis pursuant to the criteria of 10 CFR 2.390. After 10 working days, the draft SE will be made publicly available, and an additional 10 working days are provided to you to comment on any factual errors or clarity concerns contained in the draft SE. The final SE will be issued after making any necessary changes and will be made publicly available. The NRC staff's disposition of your comments on the draft SE will be discussed in the final SE.

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OFFICIAL USE ONLY PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ) f <7 D. Baxter - 2 To facilitate the NRC staffs review of your comments, please provide a marked-up copy of the SE showing proposed changes and provide a summary table of the proposed changes.

If you have any questions, please call me at 301-415-1345.

Sincerely,

~, s~roject Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Manager Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287

Enclosure:

Draft Safety Evaluation cc wlo proprietary encl: See next page OFFICIAL USE ONLY PROPRIETARY INFORMATION .) f S

Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:

Dave Baxter Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672 Robert Meixell Regulatory Compliance Manager Oconee Nuclear Site Duke Energy Corporation ON03RC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672 Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Mail Code - EC07H 526 South Church Street P.O. Box 1244 Charlotte, NC 28202-1006 Ron Rabun County Administrator of Oconee County 415 S. Pine Street Walhalla, SC 29691 SE Jenkins, Section Manager Division of Waste Management SC Dept. of Health & Environmental Ctl.

2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29672 Andrew Sabisch Eric Riggs Geoffrey Ottenberg Resident Inspectors Office USNRC 7812B Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672 Regional Administrator US NRC Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 23 T85 61 Forsyth Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30303-8931

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D. Baxter - 2 To facilitate the NRC staffs revIew of your comments, please provide a marked-up copy of the SE showing proposed changes and provide a summary table of the proposed changes.

If you have any questions, please call me at 301-415-1345.

Sincerely, IRAI John Stang, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287

Enclosure:

Draft Safety Evaluation cc w/o proprietary end:

DISTRIBUTION:

NON-PUBLIC [No DPC for 10 working days]

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