NL-13-1767, 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)

ML13240A237
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	08/27/2013
From:	Ivey B Southern Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk
References
EA-12-051, NL-13-1767
Download: ML13240A237 (7)

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

Regulato ry Affa irs 40 Inverness Center Parkway Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35242 Tel 205. 992.7619 Fax 205.992 .521 7 August 27, 2013 Docket Nos.: 50-424 NL-13-1767 50-425 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Vogtle Electric Generating 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 ~ILD-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. Vogtle Electric Generating 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 23,2012

5. Vogtle Electric Generating 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 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant - Units 1 and 2 (VEGP) 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 NEI 12-02, Revision 1 (Reference 3) with clarifications and exceptions identified in Reference 2.

Reference 4 provided the VEGP initial status report regarding spent fuel pool instrumentation strategies. Reference 5 provided the VEGP overall integrated plan.

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NL-13-1767 Page 2 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, Mr. B. L. Ivey Vice President - Regulatory Affairs BLl/CLN/lac Sworn to and subscribed before me this ~ day of ti"-- Au.j lA,1- , 2013.

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Enclosure:

Vogtle Electric Generating 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. E. Tynan, Vice President - Vogtle Mr. C. R. Pierce, Regulatory Affairs Director Mr. B. J. Adams, Vice President - Fleet Operations RType: CVC7000

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NL-13-1767 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 - Vogtle Mr. L. M. Cain, Senior Resident Inspector - Vogtle Mr. B. A. Purnell, I\JRRlJLD/PMB Mr. S. R. Jones, NRRlDSS/SBPB State of Georgia Mr. J. H. Turner, Environmental Director Protection Division

Vogtle Electric Generating 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)

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Enclosure to NL-13-1767 First Six-Month Status Report of SFPI OIP Implementation Vogtle Electric Generating 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 1 Introduction Vogtle Electric Generating 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 table on the following page provides an update to the milestone schedule to support the Overall Integrated Plan. This section provides the activity status of each item, and the expected completion date noting any change. The dates are planning dates subject to change as design and implementation details are developed.

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Enclosure to NL-13-1767 First Six-Month Status Report of SFPI OIP Implementation Target Revised Target Activity Completion Milestone Completion Status Date Date Oct 2012 Submit 60 Day Status Report Complete N/A Feb 2013 Submit Overall Integrated Plan Complete N/A Apr 2013 Unit 21st RFO Complete N/A Ju118,2013 June 18, 2013 RAls submittal due Started N/A Complete Aug 2013 Submit 6 Month Status Report N/A (see Sec. 2)

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

'Full compliance after second li sted refueling outage 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 Vogtle Electric Generating 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 attachment:

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Enclosu re to NL-13-1767 First Six-Month Status Report of SFPI OIP Implementation

1. Vogtle Electric Generating 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-12-0S1)," dated February 27,2013.

2. NRC Order Number EA-12-0S1, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated March 12, 2012.

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