ML11278A173

(Ons), Units 1, 2, and 3, Response to Requests for Additional Information Regarding Necessary Modifications to Enhance the Capability of the ONS Site to Withstand the Postulated Failure of the Jocassee Dam

ML11278A173
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	10/03/2011
From:	Gillespie T Duke Energy Carolinas
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
FOIA/PA-2012-0128, FOIA/PA-2013-0213
Download: ML11278A173 (2)

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This letter contains Security Sensitive Information T. PRESTON GILLESPIE, JR.

Duke Withhold from Public Disclosure under 10 CFR 2.390 Vice President Ener~yeOconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy ONOI VP / 7800 Rochester Hwy.

Seneca, SC 29672 864-873-4478 864-873-4208 fax T.Gillespie@duke-energy.com October 3, 2011 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy)

Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS), Units 1, 2, and 3 Renewed Facility Operating License Numbers DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55; Docket Numbers 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287; Response to Requests for Additional Information Regarding Necessary Modifications to Enhance the Capability of the ONS Site to Withstand the Postulated Failure of the Jocassee Dam Ref: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) letter from John Grobe to Preston Gillespie (Duke Energy), Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, Assessment of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC's, April 29, 2011, Response to Confirmatory Action Letter Regarding Modifications to Address External Flooding Concerns (TAC Nos. ME6133, ME6134, and ME6135), dated August 18, 2011 In response to the reference letter, Duke Energy is providing notification to the NRC that additional time will be needed to respond to the Request for Additional Information (RAI) questions associated with planned modifications to enhance the capability of the ONS site to withstand the postulated failure of the Jocassee Dam. This additional time is required to properly incorporate significant executive management comments received on draft responses to the RAI questions. As such, Duke Energy will submit the responses to the subject RAI questions by October 17, 2011.

If there are any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Kent Alter, the ONS Regulatory Compliance Group Manager, at (864) 873-3255.

Sincerely, T. Preston Gillespie, Jr.

Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station A.coo(

www. duke-energy. corn

(.* Security Sensitive Information -Withhold From Public Disclosure Under 10 CFR 2.390 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission October 3, 2011 Page 2 cc:

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