ML11257A127
| ML11257A127 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 09/02/2011 |
| From: | Gillespie T Duke Energy Carolinas |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML11257A127 (3) | |
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T. PRESTON GILLESPIE, JR.
Vice President Energy@
Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy ON01 VP / 7800 Rochester Hwy.
Seneca, SC 29672 864-873-4478 864-873-4208 fax T. Gillespie@duke-energy. corn September 2, 2011 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001
Subject:
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oconee Nuclear Site, Units 1, 2, and 3 Docket Numbers 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287 Request to Extend the Implementation Date for Amendment Nos. 372, 374, and 373 associated with the Relocation of Surveillance Frequencies to a Licensee Controlled Program The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued Amendment Nos. 372, 374, and 373 by letter dated March 21, 2011, with a required implementation date of 180 days from the date of issuance. These amendments revise the Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS) Technical Specifications (TSs) to adopt the NRC-approved Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) - 425, Revision 3, "Relocate Surveillance Frequencies to Licensee Control [Risk-Informed Technical Specification Task Force] (RITSTF) Initiative 5b". When implemented, the amendment will relocate most periodic frequencies of TS surveillances to a licensee-controlled program and will provide requirements for the new program in the Administrative Controls Section of TSs.
Duke Energy requested the implementation date for Amendment Nos. 372, 374, and 373 to be subsequent to the implementation date for License Amendment Request (LAR) No. 2010-01, which extends 18-month surveillance intervals to 24 months. Duke Energy requested approval of the 24 month change by May 31, 2011. Prior to issuance of Amendment Nos. 372, 374, and 373, Duke agreed to a 180 day implementation period, with the understanding that the NRC would issue the amendments for LAR No. 2010-01 within this time period so that they could be implemented prior to the relocation of these frequencies to a licensee controlled program.
Since the amendments for LAR No. 2010-01 have not been issued, Duke Energy requests the NRC to extend the implementation date for Amendment Nos. 372, 374, and 373 to a date 30 days after the issuance of the amendments. The 30-day time period will give Duke Energy adequate time to implement the amendments for LAR No. 2010-01 prior to implementing Amendment Nos. 372, 374, and 373.
www.duke-energy com
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission September 2, 2011 Page 2 Inquiries on this proposed amendment request should be directed to Boyd Shingleton of the ONS Regulatory Compliance Group at (864) 873-4716.
Sincerely, T. Preston Gillespie, Jr., Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission September 2, 2011 Page 3 bc:
Mr. Victor McCree, Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257 Mr. John Stang, Project Manager Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-8 G9A Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Andy Sabisch Senior Resident Inspector Oconee Nuclear Site Ms. Susan E. Jenkins, Manager Radioactive & Infectious Waste Management Division of Waste Management South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull St.
Columbia, SC 29201