NEI 99-04, Catawba, Units 1 & 2, Submittal of Commitment Change Evaluation Report for 2010

Catawba, Units 1 & 2, Submittal of Commitment Change Evaluation Report for 2010

ML110960357
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	03/30/2011
From:	Morris J R Duke Energy Carolinas
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NEI 99-04
Download: ML110960357 (3)

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Duke JAMES R. MORRIS, VICE PRESIDENT EOEnergy Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Carolinas Catawba Nuclear Station / CNO1 VP p4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745 803-831-4251 803-831-3221 fax March 30, 2011 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention:

Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke)Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos.: 50-413 and 50-414 Commitment Change Evaluation Report for 2010 Attached is a summary of commitment change evaluations completed during the 2010 calendar year for Catawba Nuclear Station. These evaluations and subsequent commitment changes were made based on the guidance defined in NEI 99-04, Guidelines for Managing NRC Commitments, and have no adverse effect on compliance with NRC rules and regulations.

Questions regarding this report should be directed to Toni Pasour at 803-701-3566.

Sinc rely, J. R. Morris Attachment www. duke-energy.

com U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission March 30, 2011 Page 2 xc: V. M. McCree, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 J. H. Thompson (addressee only)NRC Project Manager (CNS)U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North, Mail Stop 8 G9A 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 G. A. Hutto Senior Resident Inspector (CNS)CN01NC Catawba Nuclear Station Annual Commitment Change Summary Report for 2010 Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414 NRC Notification Number Source Document Original Commitment Modified Commitment Required NSD 220 and Notice of Enhance UFSAR revision process There will not be a commitment requiring Yes 2010-C-001 Violation Report requiring Section Owners to confirm section owners perform periodic 05000413(414)2005006 accuracy of their sections prior to assessments for their sections.

Since each UFSAR submittal.

Also, 2004, numerous programmatic enhance the UFSAR tracking tool. enhancements, improved accountability, quality, and training at the UFSAR section owner level have been completed.

Vendor review (Hukari) completed in 2009 confirmed content and accuracy of the CNS UFSAR. Also, resource intensive UFSAR verifications prior to each submittal have not proven to provide a significant increase in completeness and/or accuracy commensurate with the resources expended.

Although UFSAR accuracy verifications should be incorporated into the program, they should not be considered an NRC Commitment.

Note: NSD 220 was revised 614/09 to include change package checker verification and validation and a Licensing Reviewer signature for change packages.These additional reviews support technical accuracy and completeness.

These reviews support a removal of the V& V process.Page 1