NL-13-1765, First Six-Month Status Report of the Implementation of the Requirements of the Commission Order with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (EA-12-051)

First Six-Month Status Report of the Implementation of the Requirements of the Commission Order with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (EA-12-051)

ML13240A219
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	08/27/2013
From:	Ivey B Southern Nuclear Operating Co, Southern Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk
References
EA-12-051, NL-13-1765
Download: ML13240A219 (6)

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B. L. " Pete" Ivey Southern Nuclear Vice President Operating Company, Inc .

Regulatory Affa irs 40 Inverness Center Parkwa y Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35242 Tel 205 .992 .7619 Fax 205.992.52 17 August 27, 2013 Docket Nos.: 50-348 NL-13-1765 50-364 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington , D. C. 20555-0001 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant - Units 1 and 2 First Six-Month Status Report of the Implementation of the Requirements of the Commission Order with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (EA-12-051)

References:

1. NRC Order Number EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation, dated March 12, 2012

2. NRC Interim Staff Guidance JLD-ISG-2012-03, Compliance with Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation, Revision 0, dated August 29, 2012

3. NEI12-02, Industry Guidance for Compliance with NRC Order EA-12-051 ,

"To Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation", Revision 1, dated August 2012

4. Joseph 1\.11. Farley Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Initial Status Report in Response to Commission Order with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (EA-12-051), dated October 23,20132012

5. Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Overall Integrated Plan in Response to Commission Order with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (EA-12-051). dated February 27, 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen:

On March 12,2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an order (Reference 1) to Southern Nuclear Operating Company. Reference 1 was immediately effective and directs the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant - Units 1 and 2 (FNP) to install reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation. Specific requirements are outlined in Attachment 2 of Reference 1.

Reference 1 required submission of an initial status report 60 days following issuance of the final interim staff guidance (Reference 2) and an overall integrated plan pursuant to Section IV, Condition C.1.a of Reference 1.

Reference 2 endorses industry guidance document NEI12-02, Revision 1 (Reference 3) with clarifications and exceptions identified in Reference 2.

Reference 4 provided the FNP initial status report regarding spent fuel pool

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NL-13-1765 Page 2 instrumentation strategies. Reference 5 provided the FNP overall integrated plan.

Reference 1 requires submission of a status report at six-month intervals following submittal of the overall integrated plan. Reference 3 provides direction regarding the content of the status reports. The purpose of this letter is to provide the first 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 enclosed report 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.

This letter contains no NRC commitments. If you have any questions, please contact John Giddens at 205.992.7924.

Mr. B. L. Ivey states he is a Vice President of Southern Nuclear Operating Company, is authorized to execute this oath on behalf of Southern Nuclear Operating Company and, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the facts set forth in this letter are true.

Respectfully submitted,

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Enclosure:

Joseph M. Farley l\Iuclear Plant - Units 1 and 2 First Six-Month Status Report of the Implementation of the Requirements of the Commission Order with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (EA-12-051) cc: Southern Nuclear Operating Company Mr. S. E. Kuczynski, Chairman, President & CEO Mr. D. G. Bost, Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Mr. T. A. Lynch, Vice President - Farley Mr. C. R. Pierce, Regulatory Affairs Director Mr. B. J. Adams, Vice President - Fleet Operations RType: CVC7000

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NL-13-1765 Page 3 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. E. Leeds, Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations Mr. V. M. McCree, Regional Administrator Mr. R. E. Martin, NRR Senior Project Manager - Farley Mr. P. K. Niebaum, Senior Resident Inspector - Farley Mr. J. R. Sowa, Senior Resident Inspector - Farley Mr. B. A. Purnell, NRRlJLD/PMB Mr. S. R. Jones, NRRlDSS/SBPB Alabama Department of Public Health Dr. D. E. Williamson, State Health Officer

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant - Units 1 and 2 First Six-Month Status Report of the Implementation of the Requirements of the Commission Order with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (EA-12-051l Enclosure Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant - Units 1 and 2 First Six-Month Status Report of the Implementation of the Requirements of the Commission Order with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (EA-12-051)

Enclosure to NL-13-1765 First Six-Month Status Report of SFPI alP Implementation Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant - Units 1 and 2 First Six-Month Status Report of the Implementation of the Requirements of the Commission Order with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (EA-12-0S1) 1 Introduction Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 developed an Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1 of this enclosure), documenting the requirements to install reliable spent fuel pool (SFP) instrumentation, in response to Reference 2. This attachment provides an update of milestone accomplishments since submittal of the Overall Integrated Plan, including any changes to the compliance method, schedule, or need for relief/relaxation and the basis, if any.

2 Milestone Accomplishments In addition to the submittal of status reports, the following milestone(s) directly related to SFP instrumentation implementation have been completed since the development of the Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1 of this enclosure), and are current as of June 30, 2013:

• None 3 Milestone Schedule Status The following provides an update to the milestone schedule to support the Overall Integrated Plan. This section provides the activity status of each item, and whether the expected completion date has changed. The dates are planning dates subject to change as design and implementation details are developed.

Target Revised Target Activity Milestone Completion Completion Status Date Date Submit 60 Day Status Report Oct 2012 Complete N/A Submit Overall Integrated Plan Feb 2013 Complete 1\l/A Unit 21st RFO May 2013 Complete N/A Complete Submit 6 Month Status Report Aug 2013 N/A (see Sec. 2)

Unit 1 1st RFO Nov 2013 Not Started Develop Modifications Unit 2 Dec 2013 Started Submit 6 Month Status Report Feb 2014 Not Started Receipt of Unit 2 SFP Instrument Channel Apr 2014 Not Started Develop Modifications Unit 1 Apr 2014 Started Receipt of Unit 1 SFP Instrument Channel Jun 2014 Not Started Complete Functional Test of Unit 2 SFP 30 2014 Not Started Instruments Submit 6 Month Status Report Aug 2014 Not Started Complete Functional Test of Unit 1 SFP 40 2014 Not Started Instruments Unit 2 Implementation Complete (2nd RFO)* Nov 2014 Not Started Submit 6 Month Status Report Feb 2015 Not Started Unit 1 Implementation Complete (2nd RFO)* Apr 2015 Not Started Submit Completion Report Jun 2015 Not Started

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Enclosure to NL-13-1765 First Six-Month Status Report of SFPI OIP Implementation 4 Changes to Compliance Method There are no changes to the compliance method as documented in the Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1 of this enclosure).

5 Need for Relief/Relaxation and Basis for the Relief/Relaxation Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 expects to comply with the order implementation date and no relief/relaxation is required at this time.

6 Open Items from Overall Integrated Plan and Draft Safety Evaluation

• None 7 Potential Draft Safety Evaluation Impacts There are no potential impacts to the Draft Safety Evaluation identified at this time.

8 References The following references support the updates to the Overall Integrated Plan described in this enclosure:

1. Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Overall Integrated Plan in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)," dated February 27,2013.

2. NRC Order Number EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated March 12, 2012.

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