ULNRC-06026, First Six Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)

First Six Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)

ML13242A240
Person / Time
Site:	Callaway
Issue date:	08/29/2013
From:	Maglio S Ameren Missouri, Union Electric Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk
References
EA-12-051, ULNRC-06026
Download: ML13242A240 (7)

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WAmeren Callaway Plant MISSOURI August 29, 2013 ULNRC-06026 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 10 CFR 2.202 Ladies and Gentlemen:

DOCKET NUMBER 50-483 CALLAWAY PLANT UNIT 1 UNION ELECTRIC CO.

FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NPF-30 FIRST SIX MONTH STATUS REPORT IN RESPONSE TO MARCH 12, 2012 COMMISSION ORDER MODIFYING LICENSES WITH REGARD TO RELIABLE SPENT FUEL POOL INSTRUMENTATION (ORDER NUMBER EA-12-051)

References:

1. Letter dated March 12,2012 from E. J. Leeds and M. R. Johnson, USNRC, to Adam C. Heflin, Callaway Plant, Union Electric Company, "Issuance of Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation" (ADAMS Accession No. ML12056A044)

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 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12221A339)

3. ULNRC-05925, "Initial Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses With Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated October 29, 2012

4. ULNRC-05960, "Overall Integrated Plan in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses With Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated February 28, 2013 On March 12, 2012, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an order identified above as Reference 1 to Union Electric Company (dba Ameren Missouri) for Callaway Plant. Reference 1 was immediately effective and directs Ameren Missouri to have a reliable indication of water level in

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ULNRC-06026 August 29, 2013 Page 2 of4 associated spent fuel storage pools. Specific requirements are outlined in Attachment 2 of Reference 1.

Reference 1 required submission of an initial status report 60 days following issuance of final interim staff guidance from the NRC (Reference 2) and an overall integrated plan pursuant to Section IV, Condition C. Reference 3 provided Ameren Missouri's initial status report regarding reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation. Reference 4 provided Ameren Missouri's Overall Integrated Plan.

Section IV, Condition C.2 ofReference 1 requires submission of a status report at six-month intervals following submittal of the overall integrated plan. NEI 12-02, "Industry Guidance for Compliance with NRC Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," provides direction regarding the content of the status reports. The enclosure to this letter provides Ameren Missouri's first six-month status report pursuant to Section IV, Condition C.2 of Reference 1.

This letter does not contain new commitments.

If you have any questions concerning the content of this letter, please contact Scott Maglio, Regulatory Affairs Manager, at 573-676-8719.

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

Sincerely, Executed on:

1c~~gli9 Regulatory Affairs Manager EMP/nls

Enclosure:

Ameren Missouri's First Six-Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

ULNRC-06026 August 29, 2013 Page 3 of4 cc: Mr. Steven A. Reynolds Acting Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV 1600 East Lamar Boulevard Arlington, TX 76011-4511 Senior Resident Inspector Callaway Resident Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 8201 NRC Road Steedman, MO 65077 Mr. Fred Lyon Project Manager, Callaway Plant Office ofNuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-8B 1 Washington, DC 20555-2738 Mr. Eric Leeds Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-13H16M Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mr. Jack Davis Director, Mitigation Strategies Directorate Office ofNuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

ULNRC-06026 August 29, 2013 Page 4 of4 Index and send hardcopy to QA File A160.0761 Hardcopy:

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Missouri Public Service Commission

Enclosure to ULNRC-06026 Ameren Missouri's First Six Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation 1 Introduction Ameren Missouri developed an Overall Integrated Plan (OIP) (Reference 1 in Section 8) for the Callaway Plant, documenting the requirements to install reliable spend fuel pool level instrumentation (SFPLI), in response to NRC Order EA-12-051 (Reference 2). This enclosure provides an update of milestone accomplishments since submittal of the OIP (Reference 1), including any changes to the compliance method, schedule, or need for relief/relaxation and the basis, if any. Refer to Section 8 of this enclosure for a list of References.

2 Milestone Accomplishments The following milestones have been completed since development of the SFPLI OIP (Reference 1), and are current as ofJuly 31,2013.

• Commence Engineering and Design

• Ameren Missouri's Response to the NRC Request for Additional Information (RAI) Letter 3 Milestone Schedule Status The following table provides an update of the milestone schedule provided in the SFPLI OIP to the NRC (Reference 1). The table provides the activity status of each item, and the expected completion date noting any changes. The dates are planning dates subject to change as design and implementation details are developed.

The milestone schedule was revised to add receipt of the NRC Request for Additional Information (RAI)

(Reference 4). There were no other changes to the target completion dates in the milestone schedule table.

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Enclosure to ULNRC-06026 Target Completion Activity Revised Target Milestone Date Status Completion Date Commence Engineering and Design 1Q2013 Completed RAI Response (Note 1) 2Q2013 Completed Complete Design 4Q2013 Started Receipt of SFP Instruments 2Q2014 Not Started Complete SFP Instrumentation 3Q2014 Not Started Procedures & Training SFP Instruments Operational 4Q2014 Not Started Note 1: The RAI referred to here is the NRC's RAI concerning the Overall Integrated Plan in response to Order EA-12-051 (Reference 3). Reference 4 provided Ameren Missouri's response to the RAI.

4 Changes to Compliance Method There are no changes to the compliance method documented in the Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1).

5 Need for Relief/Relaxation and Basis for the Relief/Relaxation Ameren Missouri expects to comply with the order implementation date and no relief/relaxation is anticipated at this time.

6 Open Items from Overall Integrated Plan and Draft Safety Evaluation The following tables provide a summary of the open items documented in the Overall Integrated Plan or the Draft Safety Evaluation (SE) and the status of each item.

Overall Integrated Plan Open Item Status None Draft Safety Evaluation Open Item Status None Page 2 of3

Enclosure to ULNRC-06026 7 Potential Draft Safety Evaluation Impacts There are no potential impacts to the Draft Safety Evaluation identified at this time.

8 References The following references support the updates to the Overall Integrated Plan described in this enclosure.

1. ULNRC-05960,"0verall Integrated Plan in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)," dated February 28,2013.

2. NRC Order EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated March 12, 2012.

3. Letter dated June 7, 2013 from C. F. Lyon, USNRC to A. C. Heflin, Union Electric Company, "Callaway Plant, Unit 1 - Request for Additional Information RE: Overall Integrated Plan in Response to Order EA-12-051, 'Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation' (TAC NO. MF0773)"

(ADAMS Accession No. ML13121A187)

4. ULNRC-06008, "Response to Request for Additional Information With Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051 )," dated July 3, 2013 Page 3 of3