View source for ONS-2014-164, Revision to Tornado/Helb Mitigation Strategies and Regulatory Commitment 17T

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| number = ML14364A028
| issue date = 12/19/2014
| title = Revision to Tornado/Helb Mitigation Strategies and Regulatory Commitment 17T
| author name = Batson S
| author affiliation = Duke Energy Corp
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| addressee affiliation = NRC/Document Control Desk, NRC/NRR
| docket = 05000269, 05000270, 05000287
| license number = DPR-038, DPR-047, DPR-055
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| case reference number = ONS-2014-164
| document type = Graphics incl Charts and Tables, Letter type:ONS
| page count = 7
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{{#Wiki_filter:Scott L.Batson DUKE                                                                                           Vice President Oconee NuclearStation ENERGY                                                                                          Duke Energy ONO1VP I 7800 Rochester Hwy Seneca, SC 29672 ONS-2014-164                                                                                     o: 864.873.3274 f* 864.873. 4208 Scott.Batson@duke-energy.com December 19, 2014 Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Duke Energy Carolina, LLC (Duke Energy)
Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 Docket Numbers 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 Renewed License Numbers DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55

==Subject:==
Revision to Tornado/HELB Mitigation Strategies and Regulatory Commitment 17T

==References:==
: 1. Duke Energy Letter, "Tornado/HELB Mitigation Strategies and Regulatory Commitments,"
dated November 30, 2006 ADAMS Accession No. ML070290328.
: 2. Duke Energy Letter, "License Amendment Request to Revise Portions of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report Related to the Tornado Licensing Basis; License Amendment Request No. 2006-009," dated June 26, 2008, ADAMS Accession No. ML081840371.
: 3. Duke Energy Letter, "Tornado and High Energy Line Break (HELB) Mitigation License Amendment Requests (LARs)- Responses to Request for Additional Information," dated December 16, 2011, ADAMS Accession No. ML120030226.
: 4. Duke Energy Letter, "Revision to Tornado/HELB Mitigation Strategies and Regulatory Commitments 8T, lOT, 17T, and 25H," dated December 19, 2013.
Duke Energy's initial commitments related to tornado mitigation strategies are documented in a November 30, 2006 submittal (Ref. 1). These commitments were most recently updated in a Duke Energy submittal dated December 19, 2013 (Ref. 4). This letter is Duke Energy's notification of a needed revision to Tornado Commitment 17T of the Reference 4 letter.
This letter revises Tornado Commitment 17T, which is a modification to improve the protection for a set of double doors on the SSF. The commitment was to complete the modification by January 31, 2015. A design was conceived, and specific design criteria was developed; however, upon moving toward implementation the design was determined to be neither feasible nor constructible. Insufficient time remains to develop and implement a new design prior to the committed due date.
A commitment change is necessary to allow time for the development of a new design strategy to provide the necessary door protection. The 17T commitment has been revised with a due date of September 30, 2015 to provide an implementation completion date for the new modification. The revision is indicated on Enclosure 1 of this letter, which is a complete list of tornado commitments.
In accordance with Tornado Commitment 1OT, Duke Energy has verbally notified Louise Lund, NRC Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Licensing of this commitment change via telephone on December 19, 2014.                                                                                                 A  olI www.duke-energy.com       ,     &--

ONS-2014-164                                                                         Page 2 Revision to Tornado Commitment 17T December 19, 2014 Duke Energy remains resolved to complete the tornado mitigation commitments and values the risk benefit it will provide for the station.
If you have any questions in regard to this letter, please contact Stephen C. Newman, Oconee Nuclear Station, Regulatory Affairs Group at (864) 873-4388.
Sincerely, Scott Batson Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station Enclosure
: 1. Revised Tornado Commitments

ONS-2014-164                                                  Page 3 Revision to Tornado Commitment 17T December 19, 2014 cc (w/enclosure):
Mr. Victor McCree, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257 Mr. James R. Hall, Project Manager (ONS)
(by electronic mail only)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop O-8B1 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

Enclosure 1 Revised Tornado Commitments www.duke-energy.com
  - Revised Tornado and HELB Regulatory Commitments December 19, 2014                                                                                Page 1 Cornplete Tornado Commitments                              Due Date No.
(YIN) 1T   U3 Control Room North Wall Modification.                                           -         Y 2T   SSF Diesel Fuel Vent Modification.                                                 -         Y 3T   SSF and CT-5 Trenches Intersection Modification SSF Trench at north                -
end of SSF (TORMIS).
4T   Borated Water Storage Tank Modifications.                                          -         Y 5T   West Penetration Room (WPR) and Cask Decontamination Tank Room                     -         y (CDTR) Wall Modifications.
6T   Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) LAR for strengthening selected masonry              -         y walls for tornado wind and AP.
7T   Tornado Mitigation Strategy LAR.                                                   -         Y 8T   PSW/HPI modifications.                                                        2-4-2016       N 9T   Missile inventory program developed.                                                         Y Verbally notify in advance the Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Licensing of the NRC, followed by a written communication, of significant 1OT   changes in the scope and/or completion dates of the commitments. The            2022         N notification will include the reason for the changes and the modified commitments and/or schedule.
11T   Installation of MSIVs.                                                        Ul: 2020 12T                                                                                 U2: 2021       N 13T                                                                                 U3:2022 14T   Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) LAR for strengthening selected "brick"                        y masonry walls for tornado wind and AP.
Analyze the double column set which support each unit's Main Steam 15T   lines outside of the containment building, and provide modifications, as           -         Y necessary, to meet tornado criteria Physically protect the Atmospheric Dump Valve's (ADV's) function per          Ul: 2020 16T   RG 1.76, Rev. 1.                                                              U2: 2021       N U3: 2022 Improve protection of the Standby Shutdown Facility (SSF) double doors (large 8'xl 2' doors located on the south side of the SSF structure) per 17T   UFSAR SSF tornado criteria. By 9-30-2015, this commitment will be            9-30-2015       N updated to provide the completion date for implementing the modification.
Revise and clarify the tornado LB description as documented in UFSAR            After Section 3.2.2; add the TORMIS methodology results to UFSAR Section            issuance 18T   3.5.1.3, and correct inaccurate tornado design information for the Auxiliary    of the       N Building Cable and Electrical Equipment Rooms as described in UFSAR             SER Table 3-23.                                                                              1 The SSF BASES for TS 3.10.1 will be clarified to address degradation of          After passive civil features as not applying to operability under Technical         issuance 19T   Specifications Limiting Condition for Operation (TS LCO) 3.10.1, "Standby       ofitheN Shutdown Facility," but rather as UFSAR commitments outside of the              SER.
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  - Revised Tornado and HELB Regulatory Commitments December 19, 2014                                                                                 Page 2 Tornado Commitments                                 Due Date Complete No.
(YIN)
Duke Energy will perform qualification testing and reporting in accordance 20T 1 with ICC AC1 25 [Reference 5 of Enclosure 2] for the selected FRP                    -        Y System.
Duke Energy will perform and document a technical evaluation of the FRP system (fibers and polymeric resin) in accordance with Duke Energy's Supply Chain Directive SCD230 [Reference 7 of Enclosure 2] to 21T    demonstrate that:                                                                            y
: 1. The item qualifies as a commercial grade item.
: 2. The supplier is capable of supplying a quality product.
: 3. The quality of the item can be reasonably assured.
Duke Energy will utilize technical procedures to control testing of concrete 22T    substrate and installation and inspection of the FRP system in accordance                    y with ICC AC1 25 [Reference 5 of Enclosure 2], ACI 440.2R-02 [Reference 6 of Enclosure 2], and ICC AC1 78 [Reference 8 of Enclosure 2].
Duke Energy will perform long-term inspection of the FRP system as described in UFSAR Section 18.3.13 and EDM-410, and in accordance with ICC AC125 [Reference 5 of Enclosure 2], ACI 440.2R-02 [Reference 6 of Enclosure 2], and ICC AC1 78 [Reference 8 of Enclosure 2], on a nominal 5 year interval. This inspection frequency may be reduced to a nominal 10 year interval with appropriate justification based on the structure, environment, and previous long-term inspection results.
23T    Inspections of the installed FRP system will include:
* visual inspections of test walls and selected portions of WPR walls for changes in color, debonding, peeling, blistering, cracking, crazing, deflections and other anomalies; and,
* tension adhesion testing of cored samples taken from test walls using methods specified in ASTM D4541 [Reference 9 of Enclosure 2] or ACI 530R-02 [Reference 16 of Enclosure 2].
Duke Energy will perform qualification testing and reporting in accordance 24T    with ICC AC125 [Approved 10/2006, Effective 1/1/2007] for the selected                       Y FRP System.
Duke Energy will perform and document a technical evaluation of the FRP system (fibers and polymeric resin) in accordance with Duke Energy's Supply Chain Directive SCD230 [Reference 7 of Enclosure 2] to 25T    demonstrate that:                                                                            y
       " The item qualifies as a commercial grade item.
       " The supplier is capable of supplying a quality product.
* The quality of the item can be reasonably assured.
Duke Energy will utilize technical procedures to control testing of concrete substrate and installation and inspection of the FRP system in accordance 26T    with ICC AC125 [Approved 10/2006, Effective 1/1/2007], ACI 440.2R-02                         Y
[Effective 7/1/2002], and ICC AC1 78 [Approved 6/2003, Effective 7/1/2003, editorially revised 6/2008].
1 Tornado commitments 20-23 originate from the FRP LAR dated 6-1-2006 (NRC SER dated 2-21-2008).
2 Tornado commitments 20-26 are addressed in the NRC's FRP SER for brick masonry dated 6-27-2011.
  - Revised Tornado and HELB Regulatory Commitments December 19, 2014                                                                              Page 3 Tornado Commitments                               Due Date C No.                                                                                            (YIN)
Duke Energy will implement a long-term inspection program of the FRP system that will be described in UFSAR Section 18.3.13 and EDM-410, meet the requirements of ICC AC125 [Approved 10/2006, Effective 1/1/2007], ACI 440.2R-02 [Effective 7/1/2002], and ICC AC178 [Approved 6/2003, Effective 7/1/2003, editorially revised 6/2008], on the following schedule: at each unit's outage cycle for the first six years from 2012 through 2017, then, if justified based on no observed FRP degradation, transition to every-other outage cycle for the next four years from 2018 through 2021, then, if justified based on continued no observed FRP degradation, transition to every third outage cycle thereafter from 2022 until end of license in July 2034. Inspections of the installed FRP system will include:
* visual inspections of test walls and portions (both random and controlled locations) of WPR in-service walls for changes in color, debonding, peeling, blistering, cracking, 27T
* crazing, deflections and other anomalies; 2 tension adhesion testing of cored samples taken from designated test walls using methods specified in ASTM D7234; and,
* visual inspections of mortar joints located along the bottom edge of FRP-strengthened masonry walls.
For each inspection interval, the portions of FRP-strengthened masonry walls to be inspected will be chosen in accordance with a sampling plan developed from guidance provided by a) Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1070, "Sampling Plans Used for Dedicating Simple Metallic Commercial Grade Items for use in Nuclear Power Plants", and b) EPRI NP-7218 document "Guidelines for the Utilization of Sampling Plans for Commercial Grade Item Acceptance" (NCIG-19), as implemented at ONS by Supply Chain Directive SCD-290 [(new) Reference 21 of Enclosure 2].
Note: This response replaces the five (5) year inspection commitment made in FRP LAR (No. 2009-05) dated June 29, 2009, and will apply to the FRP application for both block and brick.
Duke Energy will install mechanical shear restraints along the brick 28T   masonry wall perimeter (top and sides only) and block masonry wall                         y perimeter (top only) to remediate potentially limiting conditions of construction.
Duke Energy will incorporate the FRP testing and inspection program into 29T   Oconee Nuclear Station's Aging Management Program.
As discussed with the Staff, Fyfe Company, LLC, the manufacturer of the 30T   FRP products, will provide Duke Energy with a Certificate of Compliance                    y certifying that both the FRP product and its installation meet all applicable requirements.}}