NG-14-0203, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center, Llc'S Six Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order No. EA-12-051)

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NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center, Llc'S Six Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order No. EA-12-051)
ML14239A494
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Site: Duane Arnold NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 08/25/2014
From: Vehec T
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
EA-12-051, NG-14-0203
Download: ML14239A494 (5)


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ýýARNOLD August 25, 2014 NG-14-0203 10 CFR 2.202 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Duane Arnold Energy Center Docket No. 50-331 Renewed Op. License No. DPR-49 NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center, LLC's Six Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Soent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)

References:

1) Order EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation" dated March 12, 2012 (ML12054A682)
2) Letter, R. Anderson (NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC) to U.S.

NRC, "NextEra Enerqy Duane Arnold, LLC's Overall Integrated Plan in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)," NG-13-0086 dated February 28, 2013 (ML13063A014)

On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Reference 1, an immediately effective Order to all licensees including NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (hereafter NextEra Energy Duane Arnold). In Reference 2, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold submitted an Overall Integrated Plan for the implementation of this Order. The Order required licensees to provide periodic status reports for the Overall Integrated Plan.

The purpose of this letter is to provide the next 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 enclosure to this letter NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, 3277 DAEC Road, Palo, IA 52324

Document Control Desk NG-14-0203 Page 2 of 2 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.

If you have any questions or require additional information, contact Ken Putnam at 319-851-7238.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on August 25, 2014 T. A. Vehec Vice President, Duane Arnold Energy Center NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Enclosure cc: Regional Administrator, USNRC, Region III Resident Inspector, USNRC, Duane Arnold Energy Center Project Manager, USNRC, Duane Arnold Energy Center

Enclosure to NG-14-0203 NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC's Six Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation 2 pages follow

NEXTERA ENERGY DUANE ARNOLD, LLC DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER Six Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

1. Introduction NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (hereafter, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold) developed an Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1), documenting the planned modification with regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (SFPI) in response to Reference 2. This enclosure provides an update of milestone accomplishments since submittal of the Overall Integrated Plan and the last status update, including any changes to the compliance method, schedule, or need for relief/relaxation and the basis, if any.
2. Milestone Accomplishments No milestone(s) have been completed since the submittal of the last status update (Reference 3), and are current as of July 31, 2014.
3. Milestone Schedule Status There are no changes to Milestone dates or status since the last status update (Reference 3). The dates are planning dates subject to change as design and implementation details are developed.

Target Revised Milestone Completion Activity Target M tC e Status Completion Date Date Commence Engineering and Design In Progress Started N/A Complete Design 4Q 2015 Started N/A Complete Procurement of SFP Started N/A Instruments 2Q 2016 Complete Installation of SFP Not Started N/A Instruments 4Q 2016 Instruments Operational and Training Not Started N/A Complete 4Q 2016

4. Changes to Compliance Method There are no changes to the compliance method as documented in the Overall Integrated Plan and past status updates.
5. Need for Relief/Relaxation and Basis for the Relief/Relaxation Duane Arnold is not requesting relief from the requirements of Order EA-12-051 (Reference 2) at this time.

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Status updates will delineate progress made, any proposed changes in compliance methods, updates to the schedule, and if needed, requests for relief and their bases.

6. Requests for Additional Information The following table provides a summary of the status of the currently open Requests for Information.

RAI Status RAI - 1 In progress RAI - 2 a, b, c In progress RAI - 3 In progress RAI - 4 In progress RAI-5 a, b, c In progress RAI-6 In progress RAI-7 a, b In progress RAI-8 a, b In progress RAI-9 a, b In progress RAI-10 a, b, c, d In progress RAI-11 a, b In progress RAI-14 In progress The RAI responses showing "in progress" require design information that is not available at this time. Responses to those RAIs will be provided and uploaded to the e-portal when available.

7. References
1) Letter, R. Anderson (NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC) to U.S. NRC, "NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC's Overall Integrated Plan in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)," NG-13-0086 dated February 28, 2013 (ML13063A014)
2) Order EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation" dated March 12, 2012 (ML12054A682)
3) Letter, R. Anderson (NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC) to U.S. NRC, "NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center, LLC's 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)," NG 0068 dated February 24, 2014 (ML14063A066)

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