L-2012-387, Florida Power & Light Companys Initial Status Report in Response to 03/12/2012 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)
| ML12300A424 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 10/25/2012 |
| From: | Kiley M Florida Power & Light Co |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| EA-12-051, L-2012-387 | |
| Download: ML12300A424 (2) | |
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L-2012-387 10 CFR 2.202 FPL OCT 2,5 2012 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn.: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 Florida Power and Light Company's Initial Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)
References:
- 1. NRC Order Number EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation, Accession No. ML12054A682, March 12, 2012.
- 2. NRC Interim Staff Guidance JLD-ISG-2012-03, Compliance with Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation, Revision 0, Accession No. ML12221A339, August 30, 2012.
On March 12, 2012, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an Order (Reference 1) to Florida Power and Light Company (FPL). Reference 1 was effective immediately and directs FPL to have a reliable indication of the water level in associated spent fuel storage pools. Specific requirements are outlined in Attachment 2 of Reference 1.
Reference 1 requires submission of an initial status report 60 days following the issuance of the final interim staff guidance. The final interim staff guidance (Reference 2) was issued on 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 the issuance of Reference 2. This letter confirms that FPL has received Reference 2 and is in the process of evaluating the guidance for the purpose of providing a reliable indication of the water level in associated spent fuel storage pools as described in Attaclunent 2 of Reference 1.
Major activities completed during this reporting period:
- 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:
0 A project milestones schedule will be provided with the overall integrated plan.
Florida Power & Light Company 9760 SW 344 St., Florida City, FL 33035
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant L-2012-387 Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 Page 2 of 2 Implementation of the order will be completed for the Turkey Point Unit 3 prior to startup from Refueling Outage (RFO) 28 (Spring 2015).
Implementation of the order will be completed for the Turkey Point Unit 4 prior to startup from Refueling Outage (RFO) 29 (Fall 2015).
This letter makes no new commitments or changes to any existing commitments.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. Robert J. Tomonto, Licensing Manager, at (305) 246-7327.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on October Z:5, 2012.
Very truly yours,
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- , M k d-Michael Kiley Site Vice President Turkey Point Nuclear Plant cc:
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation USNRC Regional Administrator, Region I1 USNRC Project Manager, Turkey Point Nuclear Plant USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Ms. Lisa M. Regner, NRR/JLD/PMB, NRC Mr. Blake A. Purnell, NRR/JLD/PMB, NRC Mr. Steven R. Jones, NRR/DSS/SBPB, NRC