ML15351A409

Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines

ML15351A409
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	12/14/2015
From:	Gebbie J P Indiana Michigan Power Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
AEP-NRC-2015-117
Download: ML15351A409 (3)

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INDIANA Indiana Michigan Power MICHIGAN Cook Nuclear Plant pOWeR lOne Cook Place A unt o Amricn Elctrc PwerBridgman, MI 491106 A unt o Amnca Elctrc PwerIndianaMichigan Powercorn December 14, 2015 AEP-NRC-201 5-117 10 CFR 50.4 Docket Nos.: 50-315 50-316 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

SUBJECT:

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1 and Unit 2 Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines

Dear Sir or Madam:

The Nuclear Energy Institute Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee recently approved an Industry Initiative to implement and maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs).This letter establishes commitments related to SAMGs for Indiana Michigan Power Company, the licensee for Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant. These guidelines would be used by emergency response personnel during accident conditions that progress beyond the mitigation capabilities described in Emergency Operating Procedures.

SAMG strategies are intended to arrest the progression of fuel damage, maintain the capability of the containment as long as possible, and minimize radiological releases.The new SAMG commitments are listed in the Enclosure.

It is expected that U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff personnel will conduct periodic inspection of our SAMGs and performance deficiencies, if any, will be assessed using the Reactor Oversight Process. We also understand that inspection activities will not extend to NRC review and approval of SAMG strategies, or the use of equipment described in the SAMGs.Should you have any questions concerning the content of this letter, please contact Mr. Michael K. Scarpello at (269) 466-2649.Sincerely Joel P. Gebbie Site Vice President

Enclosure:

Regulatory Commitments U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission AEP-NRC-2015-1 17 Page 2 c: R. J. Ancona- MPSC A. W. Dietrich -NRC Washington, DC MDEQ -RMD/RPS NRC Director, NRR NRC Resident Inspector C. D..Pederson

-NRC Region IlI A. J. Williamson

-AEP Ft. Wayne, w/o enclosure D. L. Young -NEI, dly~nei.org Enclosure to AEP-NRC-2015-117 REGULATORY COMMITMENTS The following table identifies an action committed to by Indiana Michigan Power Company (l&M)in this document.

Any other actions discussed in this submittal represent intended or planned actions by l&M. They are described to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the NRC's information and are not regulatory commitments.

Commitment Type Scheduled (Check One) Completion Date One- Continuing Time Compliance Action Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant's (CNP) X October 31, 2016 Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs) will be considered within plant configuration management processes in order to ensure that the SAMGs reflect changes to the facility over time.CNP's SAMGs will be updated to future X Within two refueling revisions of the Pressurized Water Reactor outages or Owners' Group generic severe accident three years of the technical guidelines, and the SAMGs will be publication date of integrated with other emergency response the guidelines, guideline sets and symptom-based whichever is greater.Emergency Operating Procedures, and validated, using the guidance in NEI 14-01, Emergency Response Procedures and Guidelines for Beyond Design Bases Events and Severe Accidents.

INDIANA Indiana Michigan Power MICHIGAN Cook Nuclear Plant pOWeR lOne Cook Place A unt o Amricn Elctrc PwerBridgman, MI 491106 A unt o Amnca Elctrc PwerIndianaMichigan Powercorn December 14, 2015 AEP-NRC-201 5-117 10 CFR 50.4 Docket Nos.: 50-315 50-316 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

SUBJECT:

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1 and Unit 2 Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines

Dear Sir or Madam:

The Nuclear Energy Institute Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee recently approved an Industry Initiative to implement and maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs).This letter establishes commitments related to SAMGs for Indiana Michigan Power Company, the licensee for Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant. These guidelines would be used by emergency response personnel during accident conditions that progress beyond the mitigation capabilities described in Emergency Operating Procedures.

SAMG strategies are intended to arrest the progression of fuel damage, maintain the capability of the containment as long as possible, and minimize radiological releases.The new SAMG commitments are listed in the Enclosure.

It is expected that U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff personnel will conduct periodic inspection of our SAMGs and performance deficiencies, if any, will be assessed using the Reactor Oversight Process. We also understand that inspection activities will not extend to NRC review and approval of SAMG strategies, or the use of equipment described in the SAMGs.Should you have any questions concerning the content of this letter, please contact Mr. Michael K. Scarpello at (269) 466-2649.Sincerely Joel P. Gebbie Site Vice President

Enclosure:

Regulatory Commitments U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission AEP-NRC-2015-1 17 Page 2 c: R. J. Ancona- MPSC A. W. Dietrich -NRC Washington, DC MDEQ -RMD/RPS NRC Director, NRR NRC Resident Inspector C. D..Pederson

-NRC Region IlI A. J. Williamson

-AEP Ft. Wayne, w/o enclosure D. L. Young -NEI, dly~nei.org Enclosure to AEP-NRC-2015-117 REGULATORY COMMITMENTS The following table identifies an action committed to by Indiana Michigan Power Company (l&M)in this document.

Any other actions discussed in this submittal represent intended or planned actions by l&M. They are described to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the NRC's information and are not regulatory commitments.

Commitment Type Scheduled (Check One) Completion Date One- Continuing Time Compliance Action Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant's (CNP) X October 31, 2016 Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs) will be considered within plant configuration management processes in order to ensure that the SAMGs reflect changes to the facility over time.CNP's SAMGs will be updated to future X Within two refueling revisions of the Pressurized Water Reactor outages or Owners' Group generic severe accident three years of the technical guidelines, and the SAMGs will be publication date of integrated with other emergency response the guidelines, guideline sets and symptom-based whichever is greater.Emergency Operating Procedures, and validated, using the guidance in NEI 14-01, Emergency Response Procedures and Guidelines for Beyond Design Bases Events and Severe Accidents.