NL-12-144, Initial Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design- Basis External Events (Order Number EA-12-049)
| ML12319A008 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 10/29/2012 |
| From: | Ventosa J Entergy Nuclear Northeast |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| EA-12-049, NL-12-144 | |
| Download: ML12319A008 (3) | |
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Entergy Enterciv Nuclear Northeast Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Tel 914 254 6700 John A Ventosa Site Vice President Administration NL-12-144 October 29, 2012 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852
SUBJECT:
REFERENCE:
Initial Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements For Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Order Number EA-12-049)
Indian Point Unit Numbers 2 and 3 Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286 License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64
- 1. NRC Order Number EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (ML12054A736)
- 2.
NRC Interim Staff Guidance JLD-ISG-2012-01, Compliance with Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events, Revision 0, dated August 29, 2012 (ML12229A174)
- 3.
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Letter to NRC, Industry Initiative on Procurement of Equipment for the Diverse and Flexible Coping Strategy (FLEX), dated February 24, 2012
- 4.
NEI 12-06, Diverse and Flexible Coping Strategies (FLEX) Implementation Guide, Revision 0, dated August 21, 2012 (ML12242A378)
Dear Sir or Madam:
On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC" or "Commission") issued an order (Reference 1) to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy). Reference 1 was immediately effective and directs Entergy to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. Specific requirements are outlined in Attachment 2 of Reference 1.
NL-12-144 Dockets 50-247 and 50-286 Page 2 of 3 Reference 1 requires submission of an initial status report 60 days following issuance of the final interim staff guidance. The final interim staff guidance (Reference 2) was issued August 29, 2012. The purpose of this letter is to provide the initial status report pursuant to Section IV, Condition C.2, of Reference 1 within 60 days following issuance of Reference 2 This report confirms Entergy has received Reference 2 and is in the process of evaluating the guidance for the purpose of establishing mitigation strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event as described in Attachment 2 of Reference 1.
Major activities completed during this reporting period:
Additional portable equipment was ordered prior to the issuance of Reference 2, as described in an NEI letter to the NRC (Reference 3).
A site-specific evaluation is in progress to establish the coping capabilities as defined in NEI 12-06 (Reference 4).
Resources are being identified and project plans initiated, including development of milestones, to assure compliance with Reference 1.
Planned activities for the next six months:
Development and submittal of the overall integrated plan.
Technical difficulties encountered that could affect the ability to provide the licensee's February 28, 2013, submittal:
0 None at this time.
Project milestones schedule through completion of installation and testing:
A project milestones schedule will be provided with the overall integrated plan.
Implementation of the order will be completed for Indian Point Unit 2 prior to startup from Refueling Outage (RFO) 22 (Spring 2016).
Implementation of the order will be completed for Indian Point Unit 3 prior to startup from RFO 18 (Spring 2015).
This letter contains no new regulatory commitments. If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact please contact Mr. Robert Walpole, Manager, Licensing at (914) 254-6710.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct; executed on October 29, 2012.
Sincerely, JAV/sp cc: next page
NL-12-144 Dockets 50-247 and 50-286 Page 3 of 3 cc:
Mr. Douglas Pickett, Senior Project Manager, NRC NRR DORL Mr. William M. Dean, Regional Administrator, NRC Region 1 NRC Resident Inspectors Mr. Francis J. Murray, Jr., President and CEO, NYSERDA Ms. Bridget Frymire, New York State Dept. of Public Service Mr. Robert J. Fretz Jr., NRC NRR OE OB Mr. Robert L. Dennig, NRC NRR DSS SCVB Ms. Jessica A. Kratchman NRC NSIR DPR DDEP IRIB Mr. Eric E. Bowman, NRC NRR DPR PGCB Ms. Eileen M. Mckenna, NRC NRO DSRA BPTS NRC NRR DSS SCVB