ML13071A470

Response to NRC Order EA-12-051-Overall Integrated Plan for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

ML13071A470
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	02/28/2013
From:	Swank D Energy Northwest
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
G02-13-036, EA-12-051, JLD-ISG-2012-03
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Security Related Information - Withhold Under 10 CFR 2.390 David A. Swank Columbia Generating Station P.O. Box 968, PE23 ENERGY 0Richland, WA 99352-0968 NORTHW EST daswank @

energy-northwest.com February 28, 2013 10 CFR 2.202 G02-13-036 10 CFR 50.4 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-397 ENERGY NORTHWEST'S RESPONSE TO NRC ORDER EA-12-051 -

OVERALL INTEGRATED PLAN FOR RELIABLE SPENT FUEL POOL INSTRUMENTATION

References:

1. NRC Order EA-12-051, "Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," 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, August 29, 2012

3. NEI 12-02, "Industry Guidance for Compliance with NRC Order EA 051, 'To Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation'," Revision 1, August 2012

Dear Sir or Madam:

On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued the referenced Order (Reference 1) to Columbia Generating Station (Columbia). Reference 1 directs Columbia to have reliable spent fuel pool level instrumentation. Specific implementation guidelines are outlined in Attachment 2 of Reference 1. Full implementation is required no later than either two refueling cycles after submittal of the overall integrated plan or by December 31, 2016, whichever comes first.

Reference 1 requires submittal of an overall integrated plan by February 28, 2013. The interim staff guidance (Reference 2) for reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation was issued August 29, 2012, which endorses industry guidance document NEI 12-02 Revision 1 (Reference 3) with some clarifications and exceptions identified. NEI 12-02 (Reference 3) provides direction regarding the content of the overall integrated plan.

The purpose of this letter is to provide the overall integrated plan pursuant to Section IV, Condition C.1.a, of Reference 1.

ENERGY NORTHWEST'S RESPONSE TO NRC ORDER EA-12-051 - OVERALL INTEGRATED PLAN FOR RELIABLE SPENT FUEL POOL INSTRUMENTATION Page 2 of 2 Energy Northwest believes that this submittal contains some information that should not be made publicly available. Energy Northwest requests that Attachment 1 to this submittal be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1).

This letter does not contain any new or revised Regulatory Commitments.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Ms. L. L.

Williams at (509) 377-8148.

On the date of this letter, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Respectfully, D. A. Swank Assistant Vice President, Engineering : Overall Integrated Plan for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation cc: NRC Region IV Administrator NRC NRR Project Manager NRC Senior Resident Inspector/988C AJ Rapacz - BPA/1 399