NL-14-0185, Units 1 and 2, Second Six-Month Status Report of the Implementation of Requirements of the Commission Order with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (EA-12-051)

Units 1 and 2, Second Six-Month Status Report of the Implementation of Requirements of the Commission Order with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (EA-12-051)

ML14057A777
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	02/26/2014
From:	Pierce C Southern Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
EA-12-051, NL-14-0185
Download: ML14057A777 (6)

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Charles R. Pierce Southern Nuclear Regulatory Affa1rs Director Operating Company, Inc.

40 Inverness Center Parkway Post Office Box 1295 A

Birmingham. AL 35201 Tel 205.992 7872 Fax 205.992.7601 SOUTHERN COMPANY February 26, 2014 Docket Nos.: 50-424 NL-14-0185 50-425 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant - Units 1 and 2 Second 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. 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-14-0185 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 second 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 new NRC commitments. If you have any questions, please contact John Giddens at 205.992.7924.

Mr. C. R. Pierce states he is the Regulatory Affairs Director for 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, C. R. Pierce Regulatory Affairs Director CRP/JMG/GS

i?':to and subscribed before me this A day of J~ '2014.

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Enclosure:

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant - Units 1 and 2 Second 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. B. L. lvey, Vice President - Regulatory Affairs Mr. D. R. Madison, Vice President- Fleet Operations RType: CVC7000

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NL-14-0185 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, NRR/JLD/PMB Mr. S. R. Jones, NRR/DSS/SBPB State of Georgia Mr. J. H. Turner, Environmental Director Protection Division

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 1 and 2 Second 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 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 1 and 2 Second 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-14-0185 Second Six-Month Status Report of SFPI OIP Implementation Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 1 and 2 Second 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) 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 last status report, 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 December 31, 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.

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 N/A Unit 2 1st RFO Apr 2013 Complete N/A June 18, 2013 RAis submittal due Jul 18,2013 Complete N/A Submit 6 Month Status Report Aug 2013 Complete N/A Develop Modifications Unit 2 Dec 2013 Started May 2014 Submit 6 Month Status Report Feb 2014 Complete N/A (see Sec. 2)

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

• Full compliance after second listed refueling outage Page 1

Enclosure to NL-14-0185 Second 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 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 Interim Staff Evaluation As discussed with the NRC staff, the Interim Staff Evaluation (ISE) Open Items for SFP Instrumentation are the only remaining issues to date and, therefore, supersede the RAI response from July 17, 2013. The NRC provided thirteen (13) requests for additional information (RAis) by letter on November 4, 2013. These RAis will be addressed by separate letter before March 31, 2014.

7 Potential Interim Staff Evaluation Impacts There are no potential impacts to the Interim Staff Evaluation identified at this time except for those identified in Section 6.

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

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-12-051)," 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.

3. "Interim Staff Evaluation and Request for Additional Information- Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 (VEGP) Regarding Overall Integrated Plan (OIP) for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) (TAC NOS. MF0723 and MF0724}, dated November 4, 2013.

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