ML13318A116

Unit No.1 (VCSNS) - Request for Additional Information

ML13318A116
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	11/21/2013
From:	Shawn Williams Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Gatlin T South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
Williams, Shawn NRR/DORL 415-1009
References
TAC ME2899
Download: ML13318A116 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 21, 2013 Mr. Thomas D. Gatlin Vice President, Nuclear Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Post Office Box 88, Mail Code 800 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SUBJECT:

VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 (VCSNS) - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (TAC NO. ME2899)

Dear Mr. Gatlin:

By letter dated October 3, 2013, the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G, the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) to revise Facility Operating license Number NPF-12 for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1. The LAR would revise the scheduled completion date of the Cyber Security Plan Milestone 8.

The staff has determined that additional information is needed to continue the review as discussed in the Enclosure. Please provide a response within 30 days of the issuance of this letter.

Sincerely, Shawn Williams, Senior Project Manager Plant licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-395

Enclosure:

Request for Additional Information cc w/encl: Distribution via listserv

REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO REVISE THE SCHEDULED COMPLETION DATE OF THE CYBER SECURITY PLAN VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION. UNIT 1 DOCKET NO. 50-395 South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) in its license amendment request (LAR) for the Virgil C.

Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1, dated October 3, 2013, requested to "revise the scheduled completion date for the Cyber Security Plan." The NRC staff, in a memorandum dated October 24,2013 (ML13295A467) listed eight criteria needed to evaluate a request for such a schedule delay. Please provide the following additional information:

Identify the specific requirement or requirements of the cyber security plan that the licensee needs additional time to implement and provide detailed justification that describes the reason the licensee requires additional time to implement the specific requirement or requirements identified.

Provide an evaluation of the impact that the additional time to implement the requirements will have on the effectiveness of the licensee's overall cyber security program in the context of milestones already completed.

Provide a description of the licensee's methodology for prioritizing completion of work for critical digital assets associated with significant safety, security, or emergency preparedness consequences and with reactivity effects in the balance of plant.

Provide a discussion of the licensee's cyber security program performance up to the date of the license amendment request.

Provide a discussion of cyber security issues pending in the licensee's corrective action program.

-2 Provide a discussion of modifications completed to support the cyber security program and a discussion of pending cyber security modifications.

November 21, 2013 Mr. Thomas D. Gatlin Vice President, Nuclear Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Post Office Box 88, Mail Code 800 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SUBJECT:

VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 (VCSNS) - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (TAC NO. ME2899)

Dear Mr. Gatlin:

By letter dated October 3,2013, the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G, the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) to revise Facility Operating License Number NPF-12 for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1. The LAR would revise the scheduled completion date of the Cyber Security Plan Milestone 8.

The staff has determined that additional information is needed to continue the review as discussed in the Enclosure. Please provide a response within 30 days of the issuance of this letter.

Sincerely, IRA!

Shawn Williams, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-395

Enclosure:

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