PLA-6881, 120-Day Response to NRC Letter, Request for Information Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50/54(f) Regarding Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3, of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights...

120-Day Response to NRC Letter, Request for Information Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50/54(f) Regarding Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3, of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights...

ML12200A069
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	07/10/2012
From:	Rausch T Susquehanna
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk
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PLA-6881
Download: ML12200A069 (2)

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Timothy S. Rausch PPLSusqu~hanna,LLC Senior Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer 769 Salem Boulevard Berwick, P A 18603 Tel. 570.542.3345 Fax 570.542.1504 tsrausch @pplweb.com JUl 1 0 2012 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Mail Stop O-P1-17 Washington, D.C 20555-0001 SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION 120-DAY RESPONSE TO NRC LETTER, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION PURSUANT TO TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS 50.54(f) REGARDING RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1, 2.3, AND 9.3, OF THE NEAR-TERM TASK FORCE REVIEW OF INSIGHTS FROM THE FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI ACCIDENT,.

DATED MARCH 12, 2012 Docket Nos. 50-387 PLA-6881 and 50-388

References:

1) NRC Letter, "Request for Information Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.54(j) Regarding Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3, of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the FuA,rushima Dai-Ichi Accident," dated March 12, 2012.

2) NRC Letter, Endorsement of Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Draft

• Report 1025286, "Seismic Walkdown Guidance," dated May 31, 2012.

On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Reference 1 to PPL Susquehanna, LLC (PPL). Enclosure 3 of Reference 1 contains specific Requested Actions, Requested Information, and Required Responses associated with Recommendation 2.3 for Seismic. This letter provides PPL's 120-day response to Reference 1 for Seismic Recommendation 2.3 for the Susquehanna Stearn Electric Station (SSES) Units 1 and 2.

For seismic Recommendation 2.3 (walkdowns), Enclosure 3 of Reference 1 states that each licensee will confirm that they intend to use the NRC-endorsed seismic walkdown procedure or provide to the NRC a description of the process that will be used to conduct the walkdowns and develop the needed information.

Document Control Desk PLA-6881 PPL confirms that it will use the seismic walkdown guidance (EPRI 1025286, "Seismic Walkdown Guidance: For Resolution of Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3: Seismic") as endorsed by Reference 2 to conduct the walkdowns and develop the needed information at SSES.

• If you have any questions regarding the content of this letter, please contact Mr. John L. Tripoli, Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs, at (570) 542-3100.

This letter contains no new regulatory commitments.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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