NG-15-0027, Six Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)

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Six Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)
ML15050A039
Person / Time
Site: Duane Arnold 
Issue date: 02/16/2015
From: Vehec T
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
EA-12-051, NG-15-0027
Download: ML15050A039 (6)


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NEXTera ENERGY

ý;ýARNOLD February 16, 2015 NG-15-0027 10 CFR 2.202 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Duane Arnold Energy Center Docket No. 50-331 Renewed Op. License No. DPR-49 NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center, LLC's Six Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)

References:

1) Order EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation" dated March 12, 2012 (ML12054A682)
2) Letter, R. Anderson (NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC) to U.S.

NRC, "NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC's Overall Integrated Plan in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)," NG-13-0086 dated February 28, 2013 (ML13063A014)

On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Reference 1, an immediately effective Order to all licensees including NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (hereafter NextEra Energy Duane Arnold). In Reference 2, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold submitted an Overall Integrated Plan for the implementation of this Order. The Order required licensees to provide periodic status reports for the Overall Integrated Plan.

The purpose of this letter is to provide the next six-month status report pursuant to Section IV, Condition C.2, of Reference 1, that delineates progress made in implementing the requirements of Reference 1. The enclosure to this letter NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, 3277 DAEC Road, Palo, IA 52324

Document Control Desk NG-15-0027 Page 2 of 2 provides an update of milestone accomplishments since the last status report, including any changes to the compliance method, schedule, or need for relief and the basis, if any.

If you have any questions or require additional information, contact Ken Putnam at 319-851-7238.

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

Executed on February 16, 2015 L1ý T. A. Vehec Vice President, Duane Arnold Energy Center NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Enclosure cc:

Regional Administrator, USNRC, Region III Resident Inspector, USNRC, Duane Arnold Energy Center Project Manager, USNRC, Duane Arnold Energy Center

Enclosure to NG-15-0027 NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC's Six Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation 3 pages follow

NEXTERA ENERGY DUANE ARNOLD, LLC DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER Six Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-1 2-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

1. Introduction NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (hereafter, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold) developed an Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1), documenting the planned modification with regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (SFPI) in response to Reference 2. This enclosure provides an update of milestone accomplishments since submittal of the Overall Integrated Plan and the last status update, including any changes to the compliance method, schedule, or need for relief/relaxation and the basis, if any.
2. Milestone Accomplishments No milestone(s) have been completed since the submittal of the last status update (Reference 3), and are current as of January 31, 2015.
3. Milestone Schedule Status There are no changes to Milestone dates or status since the last status update (Reference 3). The dates are planning dates subject to change as design and implementation details are developed.

Target Revised Milestone Completion Activity Target M tC e

Status Completion Date Date Commence Engineering and Design In Progress Started N/A Complete Design 4Q 2015 Started N/A Complete Procurement of SFP Started N/A Instruments 2Q 2016 Complete Installation of SFP Not Started N/A Instruments 4Q 2016 Instruments Operational and Training Not Started N/A Complete 4Q 2016

4. Changes to Compliance Method There are no changes to the compliance method as documented in the Overall Integrated Plan and past status updates.
5. Need for RelieflRelaxation and Basis for the RelieflRelaxation Duane Arnold is not requesting relief from the requirements of Order EA-12-051 (Reference 2) at this time.

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Status updates will delineate progress made, any proposed changes in compliance methods, updates to the schedule, and if needed, requests for relief and their bases.

6. Requests for Additional Information The following table provides a summary of the status of the currently open Requests for Information listed in Reference 4 as corrected by Reference 5.

RAI Status RAI - 1 In progress RAI - 2 a, b, c In progress RAI - 3 In progress RAI -4 In progress RAI-5 a, b, c In progress

RAI-6

In progress RAI-7 a, b In progress RAI-8 a, b In progress RAI-9 a, b In progress RAI-10 a, b, c, d In progress RAI-1 1 a, b In progress RAI-12 a, b In progress RAI-13 a, b, c In progress

RAI-14

In progress The RAI responses showing "in progress" require design information that is not available at this time. Responses to those RAIs will be provided and uploaded to the e-portal when available.

7. References
1) Letter, R. Anderson (NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC) to U.S. NRC, "NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC's Overall Integrated Plan in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)," NG-13-0086 dated February 28, 2013 (ML13063A014)
2) Order EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation" dated March 12, 2012 (ML12054A682)
3) Letter, T.A. Vehec (NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC) to U.S. NRC, "NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center, LLC's 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)," NG 0203 dated August 25, 2014 (ML14239A494)
4) NRC Letter, "Duane Arnold Energy Center-Interim Staff Evaluation and Request For Additional Information Regarding the Overall Integrated Plan for Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation,"

dated November 26, 2013 (ML13323B443)

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5) NRC Letter, "Correction Letter-Duane Arnold Energy Center Regarding Interim Staff Evaluation and Request for Additional Information for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order EA-12-051)," dated January 17, 2014 (ML14007A215)

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