RC-12-0153, South Carolina Electric & Gas (Sce&G) Company'S Initial Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events

South Carolina Electric & Gas (Sce&G) Company'S Initial Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events

ML12296A252
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	10/17/2012
From:	Gatlin T South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
EA-12-049, RC-12-0153
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Thomas D. Gatlin Vice President,Nuclear Operations 803.345.4342 A SCANA COMPANY October 17, 2012 RC-12-0153 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION (VCSNS) UNIT 1 DOCKET NO. 50-395 OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-12 SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS (SCE&G) COMPANY'S INITIAL STATUS REPORT IN RESPONSE TO MARCH 12, 2012 COMMISSION ORDER MODIFYING LICENSES WITH REGARD TO REQUIREMENTS FOR MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR BEYOND-DESIGN-BASIS EXTERNAL EVENTS (ORDER NUMBER EA-12-049)

References:

1. NRC Order Number EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events

2. NRC Interim Staff Guidance JLD-ISG-2012-01, Compliance with Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events, Revision 0, dated August 29, 2012

3. Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Letter to NRC, Industry Initiative on Procurement of Equipment for the Diverse and Flexible Coping Strategy (FLEX), dated February 24, 2012

4. NEI 12-06, Diverse and Flexible Coping Strategies (FLEX) Implementation Guide, Revision 0, dated August 2012 On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an order (Reference 1) to SCE&G. Reference 1 was immediately effective and directs SCE&G to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event.

Specific requirements are outlined in Attachment 2 of Reference 1.

Reference 1 requires submission of an initial status report 60 days following issuance of the final interim staff guidance. The final interim staff guidance (Reference 2) was issued August 30, 2012. The purpose of this letter is to provide the initial status report pursuant to Section IV, Condition C.2, of Reference 1 within 60 days following issuance of Reference 2.

This report confirms SCE&G has received Reference 2 and is in the process of evaluating the guidance for the purpose of establishing mitigation strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event as described in Attachment 2 of Reference 1.

Virgil C.Summer Station. Post Office Box 88. Jenkinsville, SC.29065 - F(803) 345-5209

Document Control Desk RC-12-0153 Page 2 of 2 Major activities completed during this reporting period:

• Additional portable equipment was ordered prior to the issuance of Reference 2, as described in an NEI letter to the NRC (Reference 3). This equipment has been received onsite.

• A site-specific evaluation is in progress to establish the coping capabilities as defined in NEI 12-06 (Reference 4).

" Resources have been identified and project plans initiated, to include development of milestones, to assure compliance with Reference 1.

Planned activities for the next six months consist of the development and submittal of the overall integrated plan.

No technical difficulties have been encountered that could affect the ability to provide the licensee's February 28, 2013 submittal.

Project-milestones schedule through completion of installation and testing:

• A project milestones schedule will be provided with the overall integrated plan.

" Implementation of the order will be completed for VCSNS Unit 1 prior to startup from Refueling Outage 22 (Fall 2015).

This letter contains no new regulatory commitments. If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Mr. Bruce L. Thompson at (803) 931-5042.

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

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