L-2015-278, St7Lucie, Units 1 and 2, Turkey Point Units 3 and 4, Seabrook, Duane Arnold, Point Beach Units 1 and 2 - Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines

St7Lucie, Units 1 and 2, Turkey Point Units 3 and 4, Seabrook, Duane Arnold, Point Beach Units 1 and 2 - Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines

ML15356A209
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Site:	Saint Lucie, Point Beach, Seabrook, Turkey Point, Duane Arnold, 07200061, 07200062
Issue date:	12/17/2015
From:	Larry Nicholson Florida Power & Light Co, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, Point Beach, NextEra Energy Seabrook
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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L-2015-278
Download: ML15356A209 (4)

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BNBxRaTM December 17, 2015 L-201 5-278

• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Florida Power & Light Company St7Lucie Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-335, 50-389 Docket No. 72-61 Florida Power & Light Company Turkey Point Units 3 and 4, Docket Nos. 50-250, 50-251 Docket No. 72-62 NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC Seabrook Station, Docket No. 50-443 Docket No. 72-63 NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Duane Arnold Energy Center, Docket No. 50-331 Docket No. 72-32 NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC Point Beach Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-266, 50-301 Docket No. 72-05

Subject:

Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Manaqement Guidelines The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee (NSIAC) recently approved an Industry Initiative to implement and maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs). This letter establishes commitments related to SAMGs for Florida Power & Light Company for itself, the licensee for the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units I and 2, and the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4, and on behalf of NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC (NextEra Energy Seabrook) the licensee for Seabrook Station; NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (NextEra Energy Duane Arnold), the licensee for Duane Arnold Energy Center; and NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (NextEra Energy Point Beach), the licensee for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (collectively referred to as NextEra Energy).

NextEra Energy, Inc. ***.

700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, FL 33408

L-201 5-278 Page 2 of 2 These guidelines would be used by emergency response personnel during accident conditions that progress beyond the mitigation capabilities described in Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs). 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 Attachment 1.

It is expected that 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 Larry Nicholson at 561-691-2798.

Sincerely, Director, Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Compliance

Attachment:

List of Regulatory Commitments cc: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Regional Administrator, Region I Regional Administrator, Region II Regional Administrator, Region Ill USNRC Project Manager, Turkey Point and St. Lucie Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, Turkey Point Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, St. Lucie USNRC Project Manager, Seabrook Station Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, Seabrook Station USNRC Project Manager, Duane Arnold Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, Duane Arnold USNRC Project Manager, Point Beach Senior Resident Inspector, Point Beach

ATTACHMENT 1 List of Regulatory Commitments

Attachment 1 L-201 5-278 Page 1 of 1 List of Regulatory Commitments The following table identifies those actions committed to by St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Seabrook Station, Duane Arnold Energy Center, and Point Beach Nuclear Plant in this document. Any other statements in this submittal are provided for information purposes and are not considered to~be regulatory Commitments.

TYPE (Check One) SCHEDULED COMMITMENT OE CNTUIG COMPLETION TIME COMPLIANCE DT ACTION St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Turkey Point Nuclear X October 31, 2016 Plant, Seabrook Station, Duane Arnold Energy Center, and Point Beach Nuclear Plant will consider the site SAMGs within plant configuration management processes in order to ensure that the SAMGs reflect, changes to the facility over time.

Duane Arnold Energy Center will update the site X June 30, 2017 SAMGs to revision 3 of the BWROG generic severe accident guidelines (published February, 2013).

St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Seabrook Station, Duane Arnold Energy XWithin 2 refueling Center, and Point Beach Nuclear Plant will outages or 3 years of update the site SAMGs to future revisions of the the publication date BWROG or PWROG, respectively, generic of the guidelines, severe accident technical guidelines, and the whichever is greater SAMGs will be integrated with other emergency response guideline sets and symptom-based Emergency Operating Procedures, and validated, using the guidance in NEI 14-01, Emergency Response Procedures and Guidelines for Beyond Design Basis Events and Severe Accidents. 1 1 - Duane Arnold Energy Center - Use of NEI 14-01 guidance begins with the update to revision 4 of the BWROG generic severe accident guidelines.

BNBxRaTM December 17, 2015 L-201 5-278

• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Florida Power & Light Company St7Lucie Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-335, 50-389 Docket No. 72-61 Florida Power & Light Company Turkey Point Units 3 and 4, Docket Nos. 50-250, 50-251 Docket No. 72-62 NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC Seabrook Station, Docket No. 50-443 Docket No. 72-63 NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Duane Arnold Energy Center, Docket No. 50-331 Docket No. 72-32 NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC Point Beach Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-266, 50-301 Docket No. 72-05

Subject:

Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Manaqement Guidelines The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee (NSIAC) recently approved an Industry Initiative to implement and maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs). This letter establishes commitments related to SAMGs for Florida Power & Light Company for itself, the licensee for the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units I and 2, and the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4, and on behalf of NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC (NextEra Energy Seabrook) the licensee for Seabrook Station; NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (NextEra Energy Duane Arnold), the licensee for Duane Arnold Energy Center; and NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (NextEra Energy Point Beach), the licensee for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (collectively referred to as NextEra Energy).

NextEra Energy, Inc. ***.

700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, FL 33408

L-201 5-278 Page 2 of 2 These guidelines would be used by emergency response personnel during accident conditions that progress beyond the mitigation capabilities described in Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs). 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 Attachment 1.

It is expected that 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 Larry Nicholson at 561-691-2798.

Sincerely, Director, Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Compliance

Attachment:

List of Regulatory Commitments cc: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Regional Administrator, Region I Regional Administrator, Region II Regional Administrator, Region Ill USNRC Project Manager, Turkey Point and St. Lucie Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, Turkey Point Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, St. Lucie USNRC Project Manager, Seabrook Station Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, Seabrook Station USNRC Project Manager, Duane Arnold Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, Duane Arnold USNRC Project Manager, Point Beach Senior Resident Inspector, Point Beach

ATTACHMENT 1 List of Regulatory Commitments

Attachment 1 L-201 5-278 Page 1 of 1 List of Regulatory Commitments The following table identifies those actions committed to by St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Seabrook Station, Duane Arnold Energy Center, and Point Beach Nuclear Plant in this document. Any other statements in this submittal are provided for information purposes and are not considered to~be regulatory Commitments.

TYPE (Check One) SCHEDULED COMMITMENT OE CNTUIG COMPLETION TIME COMPLIANCE DT ACTION St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Turkey Point Nuclear X October 31, 2016 Plant, Seabrook Station, Duane Arnold Energy Center, and Point Beach Nuclear Plant will consider the site SAMGs within plant configuration management processes in order to ensure that the SAMGs reflect, changes to the facility over time.

Duane Arnold Energy Center will update the site X June 30, 2017 SAMGs to revision 3 of the BWROG generic severe accident guidelines (published February, 2013).

St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Seabrook Station, Duane Arnold Energy XWithin 2 refueling Center, and Point Beach Nuclear Plant will outages or 3 years of update the site SAMGs to future revisions of the the publication date BWROG or PWROG, respectively, generic of the guidelines, severe accident technical guidelines, and the whichever is greater SAMGs will be integrated with other emergency response guideline sets and symptom-based Emergency Operating Procedures, and validated, using the guidance in NEI 14-01, Emergency Response Procedures and Guidelines for Beyond Design Basis Events and Severe Accidents. 1 1 - Duane Arnold Energy Center - Use of NEI 14-01 guidance begins with the update to revision 4 of the BWROG generic severe accident guidelines.