RBG-47543, 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)

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)

ML15062A031
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	02/25/2015
From:	Olson E Entergy Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
EA-12-051, RBG-47543
Download: ML15062A031 (7)

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Entergy Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 U. S. Highway 61 N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Tel 225 381 4374 Fax 225 381 4872 eolson@entergy.com Eric W. Olson Site Vice President RBG-47543 February 25, 2015 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

SUBJECT:

Entergy's Fourth 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)

River Bend Station - Unit 1 Docket No. 50-458 License No. NPF-47

REFERENCES:

1. NRC Order Number EA-1 2-051, Order To Modify Licenses With Regard To Reliable Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) Instrumentation, dated March 12, 2012 (Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML12054A682) (RBC-51011)

2. NRC Interim Staff Guidance JLD-ISG-2012-03, Compliance with Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation, Revision 0, dated August 29, 2012 (ML12221A339)

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, dated August 2012 (ML12240A307)

4. Entergy's Initial 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), dated October 24, 2012 (RBG-47303) (ML12312A125)

5. Entergy letter to NRC, Overall Integrated Plan In Response To March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying License With Regard To Reliable SFP Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051), dated February 28, 2013 (RBG-47328) (ML13066A509)

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RBG-47543 February 25, 2015 Page 2 of 4

Dear Sir or Madam:

On March 12, 2012, the NRC issued an order (Reference 1) to Entergy. Reference 1 was immediately effective and directs Entergy to install reliable spent fuel pool level instrumentation at River Bend Station (RBS). Specific requirements are outlined in of Reference 1.

Reference 1 required submission of an initial status report 60 days following issuance of the final interim staff guidance (Reference 2) and an overall integrated plan pursuant to Section IV, Condition C. Reference 1 also requires submission of a status report at six-month intervals following submittal of the overall integrated plan. Reference 3 provides direction regarding the content of the status reports. Reference 2 endorses industry guidance document NEI 12-02, Revision 1 (Reference 3) with clarifications and exceptions identified in Reference 2. Reference 4 provided the Entergy initial status report regarding spent fuel pool instrumentation. Reference 5 provided the Entergy overall integrated plan.

The purpose of this letter is to provide the fourth 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 attached report 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.

This letter contains no new regulatory commitments. Should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Mr. Joseph Clark, Manager - Regulatory Assurance, at 225-381-4177.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct; executed on February 25, 2015.

Sincerely, EWO/JAC/dhw

Attachment:

River Bend Station's (RBS) Fourth Six-Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation cc:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV 1600 East Lamar Blvd.

Arlington, TX 76011-4511 (cont!nued)

RBG-47543 February 25, 2015 Page 3 of 4 NRC Resident Inspector R-SB-14 Central Records Clerk Public Utility Commission of Texas 1701 N. Congress Ave.

Austin, TX 78711-3326 Mr. Alan Wang, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS O-8B1 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: John Hughey Mail Stop OWFN 13C5 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2378 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Bo Pham Mail Stop OWFN 13F15 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2378 Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Compliance ATTN: Ji Young Wiley P.O. Box 4312 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Mandy Halter Mail Stop OWFN 13F15 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2378 (continued)

RBG-47543 February 25, 2015 Page 4 of 4 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Stephen Wyman Mail Stop OWFN 13C5 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2378 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Eric Bowman Mail Stop OWFN 13C5 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2378

Attachment to RBG-47543 River Bend Station's (RBS) Fourth Six-Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-1 2-051, Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

Attachment RBG-47543 Page 1 of 2 River Bend Station's (RBS) Fourth Six-Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-1 2-051, Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

1. Introduction Entergy developed an Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1 in Section 8) for River Bend Station (RBS), documenting the requirements to install reliable spent fuel pool level instrumentation (SFPI), in response to Reference 2. This attachment provides an update of milestone accomplishments since the last status report, including any changes to the compliance method, schedule, or need for relief/relaxation and the basis, if any.

2.

Milestone Accomplishments The following milestone(s) have been completed since July 31, 2014 and are current as of January 31, 2015.

Respond to NRC RAIs contained in Interim Staff Evaluation - Submitted

3. Milestone Schedule Status The following provides an update to milestone schedule to support the Overall Integrated Plan.

This section provides the activity status of each item, and the expected completion date noting any change. The dates are planning dates subject to change as design and implementation details are developed.

Target Completion Revised Target Milestone T

tC e Activity Status Completion eDate Date Reliable SFPI Installed Spring 2015 Refueling Completed N/A Outage Respond to NRC RAIs Submitted Dated July 3, 2013 July 26, 2013 July25, 2013 N/A (Reference 5)

Respond to NRC RAIs contained in Interim Staff September 30, 2014 Submitted N/A Evaluation

Attachment RBG-47543 Page 2 of 2

4. Changes to Compliance Method There are no additional changes to the compliance method.

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

6. Open Items from Overall Integrated Plan and Interim Staff Evaluation RBS received an Interim Staff Evaluation that included 17 RAIs. Responses to those RAIs were closed during the onsite audit of FLEX and SFPI implementation in October 2014, as reported in Reference 7.

7. Potential Interim Staff Evaluation Impacts There are no potential impacts to the Interim Staff Evaluation identified at this time except for those identified in Section 6.

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

1. "River Bend Station Overall 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 (ML13066A509)

2. NRC Order Number EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated March 12, 2012 (ML13066A509)

3. "River Bend Station, Unit 1 - Interim Staff Evaluation and Request for Additional Information Regarding Overall Integrated Plan for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) (TAC NO. MF0953)," dated November 25, 2013 (ML13316C065)

4. "Summary of the November 26, 2013, Public Meeting to Discuss Industry Responses to Staff Interim Evaluations for Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated December 26, 2013 (ML13347B030)

5. "River Bend Station, Unit 1-Request for Additional Information Regarding Overall Integrated Plan for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order EA 12-051) (TAC No.

MF0953)" dated July 3, 2013 (ML13179A193)

6. "Entergy's Third 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), dated August 28, 2014, (RBG-47501) (ML14253A209)

7. "River Bend Station Unit 1 - Report for the Audit Regarding Implementation of Mitigating Strategies and Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Related to Orders EA-12-049 and EA-12-051," dated Feb. 18, 2015 (ML15026A645)