RA-17-0012, Withholding of Proprietary Information in DPC-NE-3008 - Request for Additional Information (RAI)
| ML17068A020 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris, Robinson  (DPR-023, NPF-063) |
| Issue date: | 03/08/2017 |
| From: | Henderson K Duke Energy Progress |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| DPC-NE-3008, RA-17-0012 | |
| Download: ML17068A020 (2) | |
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KELVIN HENDERSON Senior Vice President Nuclear Corporate 526 South Church Street, EC-07H Charlotte, NC 28202 980-373-1295 Kelvin.Henderson@duke-energy.com Serial: RA-17-0012 10 CFR 50.90 March 8, 2017 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT 1 DOCKET NO. 50-400 / RENEWED LICENSE NO. NPF-63 H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 DOCKET NO. 50-261 / RENEWED LICENSE NO. DPR-23
SUBJECT:
WITHHOLDING OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION IN DPC-NE-3008 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)
REFERENCES:
- 1. Duke Energy letter, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Methodology Report DPC-NE-3008-P Revision 0, Thermal-Hydraulic Models for Transient Analysis, dated November 19, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15323A351)
- 2. Duke Energy letter, Supplemental Information for License Amendment Request Regarding Methodology Report DPC-NE-3008-P, dated October 3, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16278A080)
- 3. NRC letter, Requests for Additional Information Regarding Application to Adopt DPC-NE-3008-P, Revision 0, Thermal-Hydraulic Models for Transient Analysis (CAC Nos.
MF7112 and MF7113), dated October 24, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16216A061)
- 4. Duke Energy letter, Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI) Regarding Application to Revise Technical Specifications for Methodology Report DPC-NE-3008, Revision 0, dated November 10, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16315A272)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In Reference 1, Duke Energy Progress, LLC (formerly referred to as Duke Energy Progress, Inc.), referred to henceforth as Duke Energy, submitted a request for an amendment to the Technical Specifications (TS) for Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 (HNP) and H. B.
Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 (RNP). Specifically, Duke Energy requested NRC review and approval of DPC-NE-3008-P, Revision 0, Thermal-Hydraulic Models for Transient Analysis, and adoption of the methodology into the TS for HNP and RNP. In Reference 2, Duke Energy submitted a supplement to the amendment request that superseded Reference 1 in its entirety. In Reference 3, the NRC requested additional information (RAI) regarding this proposed amendment and Duke Energy responded in Reference 4. Reference 4 requested that Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) information contained in Attachment 5 be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390. Subsequent to the Reference 4 letter,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RA-17-0012 Page2 EPRI has released this information to the public and it can now be found on their website under Product ID 3002009720, "RETRAN-3D - A Program for Transient Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of Complex Fluid Flow Systems; Volume 1: Theory and Numerics, Volume 2: Programmer's Manual, Volume 3: User's Manual, Volume 4: Applications Manual, Volume 5: Modeling Guidelines." Thus, the purpose of this letter is to remove the request to withhold Reference 4, from public disclosure.
This submittal contains no new regulatory commitments. In accordance with 1 O CFR 50.91, Duke Energy is notifying the states of North Carolina and South Carolina by transmitting a copy of this letter to the designated state officials. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, or require additional information, please contact Art Zaremba, Manager - Nuclear Fleet Licensing, at 980-373-2062.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on March 8, 2017.
Sincerely, Kelvin Henderson Senior Vice President - Nuclear Corporate JBD cc:
(all with Attachments unless otherwise noted)
C. Haney, Regional Administrator USNRC Region II R. Patterson, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - HNP J. Zeiler, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - RNP M. C. Barillas, NRR Project Manager - HNP D. J. Galvin, NRR Project Manager - RNP W. L. Cox, Ill, Section Chief, NC DHSR S. E. Jenkins, Manager, Radioactive and Infectious Waste Management Section (SC)
A. Wilson, Attorney General (SC)
A. Gantt, Chief, Bureau of Radiological Health (SC)