BSEP 14-0117, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation 10 CFR 72.48(d)(2) Biennial Report

Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation 10 CFR 72.48(d)(2) Biennial Report

ML14335A354
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick, 07200006
Issue date:	11/11/2014
From:	Pope A Duke Energy Carolinas
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
References
BSEP 14-0117
Download: ML14335A354 (2)

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Brunswick Nuclear Plant

~DUKE P.O. Box 10429 ENERGY, Southport, NC 28461 NOV 1 12014 Serial: BSEP 14-0117 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Director, Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62 Docket No.72-006 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation 10 CFR 72.48(d)(2) Biennial Report

Reference:

1. Letter to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from Phyllis N. Mentel, Registrationand Use of Casks to Store Spent Fuel and System Thermal PerformanceAssessment, Dated November 9, 2010, ADAMS Accession Number ML103270048 Ladies and Gentlemen:

The provisions of 10 CFR 72.48 allow licensees to make changes to the design of the independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) and certified cask designs without prior NRC approval. The requirements of 10 CFR 72.48(d)(2) include a biennial report of changes implemented in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 72.48.

Duke Energy Progress, Inc., recently discovered that a 10 CFR 72.48(d)(2) Biennial Report has not been previously submitted for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP) ISFSI covering the period since the initial loading of a cask on October 12, 2010 (i.e., Reference 1). The purpose of this report is to inform the NRC, in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 72.48, that Duke Energy has not performed any 10 CFR 72.48 Evaluations for the BSEP ISFSI for the reporting period between October 12, 2010, and August 26, 2014.

This letter contains no regulatory commitments. If you have any questions concerning this report, please contact Lee Grzeck, Manager - Regulatory Affairs, at (910) 457-2487.

Sincerely, Aqnn tH.Pp Director - Organizational Effectiveness Brunswick Steam Electric Plant

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 of 2 cc: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II ATTN: Mr. Victor M. McCree, Regional Administrator 245 Peachtree Center Ave, NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Mr. Andrew Hon (Mail Stop OWFN 8G9A) (Electronic Copy Only) 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Ms. April Scarbeary, NRC Senior Resident Inspector 8470 River Road Southport, NC 28461-8869 Chair - North Carolina Utilities Commission P.O. Box 29510 Raleigh, NC 27626-0510