L-2012-385, Florida Power & Light (Fpl)'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

Florida Power & Light (Fpl)'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

ML12300A421
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	10/25/2012
From:	Jensen J Florida Power & Light Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
EA-12-049, L-2012-385
Download: ML12300A421 (2)

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October 25, 2012 L-2012-385 10 CFR 50.90 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 Florida Power & Li-ght (FPL)'s Initial Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitiqation Strate-gies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Order Number EA-1 2-049)

References:

1. NRC Order Number EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (ML12054A736)

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 30, 2012 (ML12229A174)

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 (ML12061A023)

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" or "Commission") issued an order (Reference 1) to FPL. Reference 1 was immediately effective and directs FPL 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 FPL 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.

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).

Florida Power & Light Company 6501 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 41L(IQ

St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 L-2012-385 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 Page 2

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

" Resources are being identified and project plans initiated, including development of milestones, to assure compliance with Reference 1.

Planned activities for the next six months:

0 Development and submittal of the overall integrated plan.

Technical difficulties encountered that could affect the ability to provide the licensee's February 28, 2013, submittal:

• None at this time.

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 St. Lucie Unit 1 prior to startup from Refueling Outage (RFO) SL1-26 Spring 2015.

" Implementation of the order will be completed for St. Lucie Unit 2 prior to startup from Refueling Outage (RFO) SL2-22 Fall 2015.

This letter contains no new regulatory commitments. If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Eric S. Katzman, Licensing Manager at (772) 467-7748.

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

Executed on October ,ý:", 2012.

Respectfull ',submitted, Site Vice President St. Lucie Plant cc: Eric J. Leeds, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Victor McCree, NRC Regional Administrator Tim Hoeg, NRC Resident Inspector Trace Orf, NRC Licensing Project Manager Ms. Jessica A. Kratchman, NRR/JLD/PMB, NRC Mr. Eric E. Bowman, NRR/DPR/PGCB, NRC or Ms. Eileen M. Mckenna, NRO/DSRA/BPTS, NRC