RA-12-024, 90-Day Response to the March 12, 2012, Request for Information Regarding Enclosures 2 and 4, Recommendations 2.1 and 2.3: Flooding

90-Day Response to the March 12, 2012, Request for Information Regarding Enclosures 2 and 4, Recommendations 2.1 and 2.3: Flooding

ML12171A199
Person / Time
Site:	Harris, Brunswick, Crystal River, Robinson
Issue date:	06/11/2012
From:	Geoffrey Miller Carolina Power & Light Co, Florida Power Corp, Progress Energy Carolinas, Progress Energy
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RA-12-024
Download: ML12171A199 (3)

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Progress En gy 10 CFR 50.4 10 CFR 50.54(f) 411 Fayetteville Street Mall Raleigh NC 27602 Serial: RA-12-024 June 11, 2012 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-325 AND 50-324 / RENEWED LICENSE NOS. DPR-71 AND DPR-62 CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT DOCKET NO. 50-302 / LICENSE NO. DPR-72 SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-400 / RENEWED LICENSE NO. NPF-63 H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 DOCKET NO. 50-261 / RENEWED LICENSE NO. DPR-23

SUBJECT:

CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY AND FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION'S 90-DAY RESPONSE TO THE MARCH 12, 2012, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ENCLOSURES 2 AND 4, RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 AND 2.3: FLOODING

REFERENCE:

1. NRC Letter, Request for Information Pursuantto Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.540'9 Regarding Recommnendations 2.1, -2.3, and 9.3, of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insightsfrom the Fukushima Dai-IchiAccident, dated March 12, 2012

2. NRC Letter, Prioritizationof Response Due Datesfor Request for Information Pursuantto Title 10 of the Code Qf FederalRegulations 50.540l Regarding Flooding HazardReevaluationsfor Recommendation 2.1 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of hIsights From the FukushimaDai-IchiAccident, dated May 11, 2012

3. NRC Letter, Endorsement of Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 12-07, "Guidelinesfor Performing Verification Walkdowns of PlantFloodProtection Features,"dated May 31, 2012 Ladies and Gentlemen:

The NRC staff issued Reference I on March 12, 2012. Enclosures 2 and 4, of Reference 1, contain Requested Actions, Requested Information, and Required Response associated with Recommendations 2.1 and 2.3, respectively, for Flooding. Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) and Florida Power Corporation (FPC) provide the following response.

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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission RA-12-024 Page 2 Recommendation 2.1: Flooding states:

Within approximately 60 days of the date of this information request, NRC staff will determine the priorityfor each reactorsite to complete the hazardreevaluationreport.

The site priority will determine the submittal date for addressees to provide written responses to Requested Information item 1 (HazardReevaluation Report).

The priorities for completing the flood hazard reevaluation reports, for the sites listed above, were issued by the NRC staff in Reference 2. CP&L and FPC acknowledge receipt of the priorities and, based on those priorities, plan to provide Required Response Item No. 2 as specified in Enclosure 2 of Reference 1. further states:

If an addressee cannot meet the requestedresponse date, the addresseemust provide a response within 90 days of the date of this information request and describe the alternative course of action that it proposes to take, including the basis of the acceptabilityof the proposed alternativecourse of action and estimated completion dates.

CP&L and FPC plan to meet the requested date for the required responses in Enclosure 2 of Reference 1.

Recommendation 2.3: Flooding , Required Response No. 1 states:

Within 90 days of the date of this information request, the addressee will confirm that it intends to use the NRC-endorsedflooding walkdown procedures orprovide the NRC a description of the process that will be used to conduct the walkdowns and to develop the needed information.

CP&L and FPC confirm their intent to utilize the flooding walkdown procedure (NEI 12-07, Guidelines for Performing Verification Walkdowns ofPlant FloodProtectionFeatures) endorsed by Reference 3 as the basis for the flooding walkdowns at the sites listed above. , further states:

If an addressee cannot meet the requested response date, the addressee must provide a response within 90 days of the date of this information request and describe the alternative course of action that it proposes to take, including the basis of the acceptability of the proposedalternative course of action and estimated completion dates.

CP&L and FPC plan to meet the requested date for the required responses in Enclosure 4 of Reference 1.

This letter contains no new regulatory commitments.

If you have any questions or require additional inforination, please contact Donna Alexander, Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs, at (919) 546-5357.

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission RA-12-024 Page 3 I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on June 11, 2012.

Sincerely, Garry iller Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Progress Energy, Inc.

DBM cc: USNRC Region II, Regional Administrator USNRC Resident Inspector - BSEP, Unit Nos. I and 2 USNRC Resident Inspector - CR3 USNRC Resident Inspector - SHNPP, Unit No. 1 USNRC Resident Inspector - HBRSEP, Unit No. 2 F. Saba, NRR Project Manager - BSEP, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; CR3 A. T. Billoch Col6n, NRR Project Manager - SHNPP, Unit No. 1; HBRSEP, Unit No. 2