ONS-2016-005, Completion of Protected Service Water System Milestone 5
| ML16021A457 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 01/15/2016 |
| From: | Batson S Duke Energy Carolinas |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| ONS-2016-005 | |
| Download: ML16021A457 (3) | |
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SCOTT L. BATSON DUKE Vice President
~'EN RG~aOconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy ONOIVP / 7800 Rochester Hwy Seneca, SC 29672 ONS-201 6-005 864-873-3274 864-873-4208 fax Scott Batson~duke-energy.com January 15, 2016 10 CFR 50.4 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2746 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy)
Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS), Units 1, 2, and 3 Docket Numbers 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287 Renewed Operating Licenses DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55
Subject:
Completion of Protected Service Water System Milestone 5
Reference:
NRC Letter to Duke Energy, "NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND CONFIRMATORY' ORDER RELATED TO A FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM LICENSE CONDITION (OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3)," dated July 1, 2013, ADAMS Accession No. ML13114A928.
The confirmatory order (Reference), related to an ONS fire protection program license condition, requires Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy) to report the completion of each Protected Service Water (PSW) milestone within 30 days of completion. Milestone 5 activities require Duke Energy provide:
The capability to supply electrical power from the PSW building switchgear to those DC battery chargers that provide power to controls and instrumentation that allow PSW system control and monitoring from the control room for an extended period of time as prescribed by the NFPA-805 fire protection program approved for Oconee; Electrical power from the PSW building switchgear to at least 400 kW (nameplate rating) of pressurizer heaters for each unit, and provide the ability to select the PSW power source to those pressurizer heaters from the auxiliary building; Auxiliary building and reactor building environments suitable for equipment operation; and The ability to control and monitor the high pressure injection equipment, the PSW equipment and the steam generator heat removal equipment from the associated Oconee control rooms.
The order requires this modification, along with approved plant procedures, the completion of operator training necessary to accomplish this lineup, and a combination of testing and engineering evaluation in accordance with station procedures which verifies this capability, to be completed and operational no later than February 4, 2016. Duke Energy completed Milestone 5 activities on December 22, 2015.
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission January 15, 2016 Page 2 If you have any questions in regard to this letter, please contact Christopher J. Wasik, ONS Regulatory Affairs Manager, at (864) 873-5789.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on January 15, 2016.
Sincerely, Scott L. Batson Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission January 15, 2016 Page 3 cc:
Mr. Catherine Haney, Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1 257 Mr. James R. Hall, Senior Project Manager (by electronic mail only)
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 0-8 G9A Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. Jeffery A. Whited, Project Manager (by electronic mail only)
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 0-8 B1A Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. Eddy Crowe NRC Senior Resident Inspector Oconee Nuclear Station Ms. Susan Jenkins, Manager Radioactive & Infectious Waste Management Division of Waste Management South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull St.
Columbia, SC 29201
SCOTT L. BATSON DUKE Vice President
~'EN RG~aOconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy ONOIVP / 7800 Rochester Hwy Seneca, SC 29672 ONS-201 6-005 864-873-3274 864-873-4208 fax Scott Batson~duke-energy.com January 15, 2016 10 CFR 50.4 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2746 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy)
Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS), Units 1, 2, and 3 Docket Numbers 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287 Renewed Operating Licenses DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55
Subject:
Completion of Protected Service Water System Milestone 5
Reference:
NRC Letter to Duke Energy, "NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND CONFIRMATORY' ORDER RELATED TO A FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM LICENSE CONDITION (OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3)," dated July 1, 2013, ADAMS Accession No. ML13114A928.
The confirmatory order (Reference), related to an ONS fire protection program license condition, requires Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy) to report the completion of each Protected Service Water (PSW) milestone within 30 days of completion. Milestone 5 activities require Duke Energy provide:
The capability to supply electrical power from the PSW building switchgear to those DC battery chargers that provide power to controls and instrumentation that allow PSW system control and monitoring from the control room for an extended period of time as prescribed by the NFPA-805 fire protection program approved for Oconee; Electrical power from the PSW building switchgear to at least 400 kW (nameplate rating) of pressurizer heaters for each unit, and provide the ability to select the PSW power source to those pressurizer heaters from the auxiliary building; Auxiliary building and reactor building environments suitable for equipment operation; and The ability to control and monitor the high pressure injection equipment, the PSW equipment and the steam generator heat removal equipment from the associated Oconee control rooms.
The order requires this modification, along with approved plant procedures, the completion of operator training necessary to accomplish this lineup, and a combination of testing and engineering evaluation in accordance with station procedures which verifies this capability, to be completed and operational no later than February 4, 2016. Duke Energy completed Milestone 5 activities on December 22, 2015.
1DL
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission January 15, 2016 Page 2 If you have any questions in regard to this letter, please contact Christopher J. Wasik, ONS Regulatory Affairs Manager, at (864) 873-5789.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on January 15, 2016.
Sincerely, Scott L. Batson Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission January 15, 2016 Page 3 cc:
Mr. Catherine Haney, Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1 257 Mr. James R. Hall, Senior Project Manager (by electronic mail only)
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 0-8 G9A Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. Jeffery A. Whited, Project Manager (by electronic mail only)
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 0-8 B1A Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. Eddy Crowe NRC Senior Resident Inspector Oconee Nuclear Station Ms. Susan Jenkins, Manager Radioactive & Infectious Waste Management Division of Waste Management South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull St.
Columbia, SC 29201