ML20198E311

Forwards Safety Evaluation Accepting Licensee Response to Suppl 1 to GL-87-02,committing to Entire GIP-2,including Both SQUG Commitments & Implementation Guidance

ML20198E311
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	11/25/1992
From:	Pulsifer R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Leslie Liu IES UTILITIES INC., (FORMERLY IOWA ELECTRIC LIGHT
Shared Package
ML20198E317	List: ML20198E311 ML20198E319
References
REF-GTECI-A-46, REF-GTECI-SC, TASK-A-46, TASK-OR GL-87-02, GL-87-2, TAC-M69444, NUDOCS 9212070013
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.i c, k. f WASHINoTON, D.C. 20%5 g *** f November 25, 1992 Docket No. 50-331 Mr. Lee Liu Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer lowa Electric Light and Power Company P. O. Box 351 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406

SUBJECT:

EVALUATION OF DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER, 120-DAY RESPONSE TO SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO GENERIC LETTER 87-02 (TAC NO. M69444)

The enclosure provides the staff's evaluation of the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company's, the licensee, rasponse to Supplement No. I to Generic letter (GL) 87-02 for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), which was submitted to the staff in a letter dated September 21, 1992.

Supplement No. I to GL 87-02 required that all addressees provide, within 120 days of the issue date of the supplement, either e commitment to use both the Seismic Qualification Utility Group (SQUG) commitments and the implement-ation guidance described in the Generic Impiementation Procedure, Revision 2 (GIP-2), as cortected on February 14, 1992, and as supplemented by the staff's Supplemental Safety Evaluation Report No. 2 (SSER No. 2) on GIP-2, or provide an alternative method for responding to GL 87-02. The supplement also required that those addressees committing to implement GIP-2 provide an imple-menation schedule, and provide the detailed information as to what procedures and criteria were used to generate the in-structure response spectra to be used for USl A-46, in addition, the staff requested in SSER No. 2 that the licensees inform the staff in the 120-day response if they intend to change their licensing basis to reflect a commitment to the USI A-46 (GIP-2) methodology for verifying the seismic adequacy of mechanical and electrical equipment, prior to receipt of the staff's plant-specific safety evaluation resolving USI A-46.

A telephone call was held with members of your staff on November 18, 1992 to discuss your submittal. As a result of that discussion to clarify your respanse, the NRC staff finds your 120-day response to be acceptable.

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Mr. Lee Liu Novenber 25, 1992 The impiantation schedule proposed by the licensee is within the 3-year response period requested by the staff in Sup)1ement No. I to GL 87-02 and is therefore acceptable. The acceptability of tie licensee's in-structure response spectra was also addressed by the staff and was found acceptable.

Sincerely, Olighaltignedby Robert M. Pulsifer, Project Manager Project Directorate 111-3 Division of Reactor Projects Ill/IV/V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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