ML12334A093
| ML12334A093 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 11/27/2012 |
| From: | Vitale A Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| PNP 2012-102 | |
| Download: ML12334A093 (2) | |
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SoEntergy Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Tel 269 764 2000 Anthony J. Vitale Site Vice President PNP 2012-102 November 27, 2012 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852
SUBJECT:
Seismic Walkdown Report - Response to NRC Request for Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding the Seismic Aspects of Recommendation 2.3 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident Palisades Nuclear Plant Docket 50-255 License No. DPR-20
References:
- 1. NRC letter, Request for Information Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.54() 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 (ADAMS Accession Number ML12053A340)
- 2. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. letter, PNP 2012-061, 120-Day Response to NRC Request for Information (RFI) Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54() Regarding the Seismic Aspects of Recommendation 2.3 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident, dated July 9, 2012 (ADAMS Accession Number ML12192A203)
Dear Sir or Madam:
On March 12, 2012, the NRC issued Reference 1 to all power reactor licensees. of Reference I contains requested actions, requested information, and required responses associated with Recommendation 2.3 for seismic walkdowns.
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO) confirmed in Reference 2 that it would use the seismic walkdown procedure (EPRI Report 1025286, Seismic Walkdown Guidance For Resolution of Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3: Seismic) as
PNP 2012-102 Page 2 endorsed by the NRC as the basis to conduct the walkdowns and develop the needed information at the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP).
Pursuant to Required Response 2 in Enclosure 3 of Reference 1, ENO is providing the Seismic Walkdown Report for PNP in Attachment 2. All potentially adverse seismic conditions identified in the report have been evaluated in the Corrective Action Program for operability concerns and no immediate operability concerns have been identified.
This letter contains new regulatory commitments, which are identified in Attachment 1.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on November 27, 2012.
Sin el ajv/jse Attachments:
- 1. List of Regulatory Commitments
- 2. Palisades Seismic Walkdown Report for Resolution of Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3: Seismic cc:
Administrator, Region III, USNRC Project Manager, Palisades, USNRC Resident Inspector, Palisades, USNRC
ATTACHMENT I LIST OF REGULATORY COMMITMENTS 1 page follows
List of Regulatory Commitments The following table identifies those actions committed to by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
(ENO) in this document. Any other statements in this submittal are provided for information purposes and are not considered to be regulatory commitments.
TYPE (Check One)
SCHEDULED COMPLETION COMMITMENT ONE-DATE TIME CONTINUING (If Required)
ACTION COMPLIANCE By the end of the ENO will perform walkdowns for next refueling equipment that could not be inspected outage, which is as identified in Section 6.3 of the planned to begin Seismic Walkdown Report.
in October 2013.
Within three ENO will submit an updated Seismic months of the end Walkdown Report as identified in X
of the next Section 6.3 of the Seismic Walkdown refueling outage, Report.
which is planned to begin in October 2013.
December 31, ENO will resolve the potentially 2014.
adverse seismic conditions (i.e.,
X condition reports that identified a potentially adverse seismic condition) as identified in Section 8.2 of the Seismic Walkdown Report.