NG-11-0191, Day Response to NRC Bulletin 2011-01, Mitigating Strategies

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Day Response to NRC Bulletin 2011-01, Mitigating Strategies
ML111610445
Person / Time
Site: Duane Arnold NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 06/10/2011
From: Costanzo C
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
BL-11-001, NG-11-0191
Download: ML111610445 (2)


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~ ARNOLD June 10, 2011 NG-11-0191 10 CFR 50.54(f) u.s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Duane Arnold Energy Center Docket 50-331 Renewed Cp. License No. DPR 30-Day Response to NRC Bulletin 2011-01! Mitigating Strategies Pursuant to the provisions of Section 50.54(f) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (NextEra) is submitting its 30-day response to NRC Bulletin 2011-01, Mitigating Strategies (BL 2011-01), dated May 11, 2011.

The enclosure to this letter provides NextEra's response to BL 2011-01.

This letter contains no new commitments. Please call Steve Catron at (319) 851-7234 with any questions regarding this submittal.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on June 10,2011.

Christopher R. Costanzo Vice President, Duane Arnold Energy Center NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Enclosure cc Administrator Region III, USNRC Project Manager, DAEC, USNRC Resident Inspector, DAEC, USNRC NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, 3277 DAEC Road, Palo, IA 52324

ENCLOSURE To NG-11-0191 NextEra Energy Duane Arnold 30-Day Response to NRC Bulletin 2011-01, Mitigating Strategies NRC Requested Action In order to confirm continued compliance with 10 CFR 50.54(hh)(2), within 30 days of the date of this bulletin, the NRC requests that licensees provide the following information on their mitigating strategies programs.

1. Is the equipment necessary to execute the mitigating strategies, as described in your submittals to the NRC, available and capable of performing its intended function?
2. Are the guidance and strategies implemented capable of being executed considering the current configuration of your facility and current staffing and skill levels of the staff?

NextEra Energy Duane Arnold (NextEra) Response

1. Yes, the required materials and equipment to execute the mitigating strategies, as described in NextEras NRC Safety Evaluation for Section B.5.b of Order EA-02-026, dated August 9, 2007, are available and capable of performing their intended function(s).
2. Yes, the guidance and implementing procedures are in place to accomplish the objective of strategies delineated for compliance with 10 CFR 50.54(hh)(2). Implementation of the strategies is supported by the current plant configuration, staffing levels and skill levels of the plant staff.

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~ ARNOLD June 10, 2011 NG-11-0191 10 CFR 50.54(f) u.s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Duane Arnold Energy Center Docket 50-331 Renewed Cp. License No. DPR 30-Day Response to NRC Bulletin 2011-01! Mitigating Strategies Pursuant to the provisions of Section 50.54(f) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (NextEra) is submitting its 30-day response to NRC Bulletin 2011-01, Mitigating Strategies (BL 2011-01), dated May 11, 2011.

The enclosure to this letter provides NextEra's response to BL 2011-01.

This letter contains no new commitments. Please call Steve Catron at (319) 851-7234 with any questions regarding this submittal.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on June 10,2011.

Christopher R. Costanzo Vice President, Duane Arnold Energy Center NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Enclosure cc Administrator Region III, USNRC Project Manager, DAEC, USNRC Resident Inspector, DAEC, USNRC NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, 3277 DAEC Road, Palo, IA 52324

ENCLOSURE To NG-11-0191 NextEra Energy Duane Arnold 30-Day Response to NRC Bulletin 2011-01, Mitigating Strategies NRC Requested Action In order to confirm continued compliance with 10 CFR 50.54(hh)(2), within 30 days of the date of this bulletin, the NRC requests that licensees provide the following information on their mitigating strategies programs.

1. Is the equipment necessary to execute the mitigating strategies, as described in your submittals to the NRC, available and capable of performing its intended function?
2. Are the guidance and strategies implemented capable of being executed considering the current configuration of your facility and current staffing and skill levels of the staff?

NextEra Energy Duane Arnold (NextEra) Response

1. Yes, the required materials and equipment to execute the mitigating strategies, as described in NextEras NRC Safety Evaluation for Section B.5.b of Order EA-02-026, dated August 9, 2007, are available and capable of performing their intended function(s).
2. Yes, the guidance and implementing procedures are in place to accomplish the objective of strategies delineated for compliance with 10 CFR 50.54(hh)(2). Implementation of the strategies is supported by the current plant configuration, staffing levels and skill levels of the plant staff.